Kim smirked and shook her head, remembering the event in question. “You can say that again. Taylor thought it was a dinosaur.” She grinned at him, and he winked back.
“Well,” Chastain said, “okay. Glad that’s sorted. I mean, it would have been nice to have been given some option about whether my truck was going to end up in a ditch or not, but I understand needs must. Though it puts us in an awkward position if we need to make a quick getaway at any point—Taylor’s speed notwithstanding, that is.”
Joshua shrugged. “There’s nowhere tae run here, mate. Not on these roads. Ye’d be as likely tae end up in another sort of ditch, and wi’ considerably more damage tae yer car—and ye. No, if those bastards do turn up here, our only option is tae stand and fight.”
“Fair enough. Needless to say, I
