“Oh. I forgot to mention. They have erected steel gates at the end of the right-of-way. There is a key on there for that too. Just make sure that you lock it when you leave. If not, someone will start prying.”
“Will do. I'll be back in twenty minutes. You two stay here and c***k open a beer.”
Wilf's smiled in the darkness. “Best thing you have said all night young sir. I'm sure us old un's can keep each other company while you're gone.”
Jake shook his head. “Just don't drink too many. We may meet someone nasty on the other side. We all need clear heads.”
A minute later the car was making its way back along the hillside, leaving the two men stood in the darkness. Doug used the bottle opener to c***k open two bottles of ale, handing one to the strange man from another world. They clinked
