Chapter 6

“Well, this will probably get worse. A foot’s a lot here.”

“I guess so,” Dane said, taking in the area again.

They stared at each other for a moment until Dane said, “So what now?”

“Maybe we should leave your car here. The rest of the hill isn’t so straight and we don’t want to end up on a tree,” Heath said.

“That we don’t,” Dane agreed. “So do we walk down the other part of the hill?”

“And do what?” Heath asked.

“Well, I guess walk to…Well, maybe there’s somewhere we can get a cab.”

Heath raised his eyebrow as he looked at Dane. “I think if you’re having trouble in an SUV with Buffalo driving experience, a DC cabbie’s not going to do any better. Icy roads suck no matter who you are or what you’re driving.”

Dane looked at Heath and shook his head in agreement. “So what do we do?”

“How far do you actually live?” Heath asked.

“Oh, we’re back to that are we?” Dane asked with a smile.

“Seriously,” Heath said.