Wonder if he'll be ready if I go at the usual time? No good phoning, the bitch will answer."At 8:15 Stephanie parked the car in his drive and used her...key to let herself in. David was still abed and still naked. He'd taken his tracksuit off when he got into bed and it lay on a nearby armchair where he had thrown it. "Do you wish me to drive you to work SIR?" Stephanie asked formally. "Sorry, I see you're not quite ready yet. Shall I come back later for you when your new carer has got you ready?. I needn’t have worried. She sat there as befits a proper lady waiting patiently. I opened the door and held out my hand. She took it and swung her legs over and slid out landing on her feet expertly as if she’d done it all her life. When she was married, her husband always had a full-sized pick up with large tires and wherever they went, it was in his truck. She only drove her car when he wasn’t going anywhere with her.“I remember that huge Jeep your dad had. It was so high up I was always. "N-n-no p-p-problem, T-t-terri."She held his hand as they drove out of town into the rolling hills in which the area's dairy farmers made their homes. As time went on, the tequila they had consumed took a firmer hold, easing her fears, blurring her vision, and numbing her face.The Garner farmhouse and nearby barn were brightly lit, and a banner wishing Brad a happy birthday was strung across the front porch. Adam shut the car off with a final backfire, and they opened the doors. A twangy. While he was about it, he made copies of the tape to run on other stations in the area.It took nearly 3 hours to get all four radio stations set up to broadcast the message on a continuous basis. One of the stations was located off a back road between Auburn and Opelika, and that was the last one they visited. The engineer, Sam Heston, was driving, and Bill was riding shotgun, since he was the better shot. They were headed back toward Auburn when they saw five Wasps flying around a small hill..