Baxter silently stewed in his seat after Roxanne walked away. He looked around, but for the most part people in the restaurant area went back to their own conversations, uninterested in the exchange between Roxanne and Baxter after Roxanne walked away. The cans on various tables glared back at Baxter.
“I should go," Ruby said in her perky voice, jumping from the chair. “Call me if you want to make the deal." She flounced out of the restaurant.
No one was sure if Baxter believed Ruby's ruse or if he figured she was in on it. Nevertheless, she safely escaped while Baxter sat with beer suds stuck to his face and a shirt drenched with alcohol.
With the first stage of their plan complete, they put phase two in motion. Even though they'd managed to agitate Baxter, they still needed him to le
