Chapter 38After the call, Billy asked if I had any aspirin. She'd been scrunching up her forehead throughout our conversation with Phil, Carol, and Eric, and I was worried the pain in her head was worse than she'd declared earlier.
I located the pain reliever in my duffle bag and handed it over, then asked, “Billy, maybe we should stay here for a few hours, get some more rest.”
“How far is the next town?” she asked irritably.
“Rawlins is the next town, and we're only about five miles out from where the hotel stood. After that is Rock Springs, about a hundred and ten miles further down Highway 30.”
“Can you drive?”
I rolled my neck, then stood and stretched. I felt okay and said, “Yeah, sure.”
She rubbed her temples and said, “Okay, get cleaned up. I'll sleep while you drive. Do we ne
