Too bad that she can’t stay. She surely would come in handy after a heavy snowfall.”After a slight hesitation, Jeff replied, “She is pleased tha... you referred to her as a lady, and she asked me to assure you that she will remove the snow from your path any time she’s here and the path needs shoveling.”As they were removing the covering, “I hope you don’t mind, but I have decided to increase your battery capacity quite a bit, Jeff said, tongue in cheek. “The downside to that is we’ll have to. "You got all your things packed?" Yeah," he said reluctantly. "I hate to leave, but I don't see any choice." Sorry, man," I said, "I didn't mean to bring this down on you." Uncle Hurley, did you decide where you're going?" Sally asked."Yeah. I'm going to stay with your mother for a while. I know a place up near Idyllwild that looks good. Not that far from El Cajon. Rick's trailer is plenty big enough for me. I still don't feel right about taking this in trade for a dollar, Rick." My being here. ” I can be polite for Maria, but fuck this bitch, I don’t need to be polite to her face.“Did you like the little slut’s performance?”Pretending didn’t last long.“What?” I say, mostly as filler. I don’t know how I would begin to respond.“She was a little too eager for my taste,” continues Reyna, ignoring me. “It takes all the fun out of it.”“That was a game to you?”“More of a hunt, but she wasn’t the target. She was the bait.”Goosebumps crawl all over my arms and down my back. I miss my. ”“Might just be a wreck,” Danica said.“If she is, she’s a pretty one. Someone’s going to make good money on the salvage if they can get her unstuck. I don’t see any signs of distress or damage. She might have beached herself of purpose for repairs or something,” Will handed the spyglass back to Danica.“Well, we’ll be going right past her. We’ll keep an eye out,” Danica shrugged. __________________ Bella went down her mental checklist of everything she needed to do to prepare for this. Her foci.