Night Life

Chapter 10

Anthony and I started planning our next move. "When the car is done we leave immediately"

"Okay" Anthony responded. "But..?"

"But what?" I asked.

"Where do we go, if they messed with our car then he knows we are coming."

We, "really... No about him knowing we are on to him, why not draw him into us instead of always being 1 step behind him?"

"Oh," Anthony said, but I cut him off. "And we will revisit this 'our' situation later." Anthony gulped realizing what that car actually meant to me.

"And even if he knows we are after him," I smirk, "he won't let his pride let us go."

"What if he lays a trap?" Anthony asked with concern.

"And, what if he does. All we have to do is spring it before they are ready" I start to picture all the gruesome ways I could kill him. "Or we will spring one of our own"

Anthony, more than a little confused "how if we are still behind him?"

"You will see." I say flatly as I lay down and go to sleep.

(Next morning)

I awake to the phone ringing, I answered finally feeling rested. "Hello" I say.

"Hello is this mister Night?" A grizzled voice asked.

"Yeah but uh...please call me Phoenix." I answer slightly confused.

"This is Hal."

"Who?"

"Hal, from hal's handy mechanic shop."

"Oh...sorry bout that what's up?" I ask wanting to kick myself.

"Your car is done." The bear said.

"Be there in 20 to pick it up thankyou"

"No problem"

**Click** I hung up.

"Babe get up" I say and shake Anthony. He starts to stir but I'm already getting in the shower and washing up. I holler out "our car is done"

"Oh" he seemed to wake completely up all at once. He grabbed his clothes and was in the bathroom to wash up quickly before we left.

We hit the front desk at the same time saying "thanks miss" as we took off for the mechanic shop.

We ran in breathing a little hard but it wasn't a real long way but as we hit the door of the motel it became an impromptu race to see who could make it first.

"Ha I win" I said at the same time as Anthony said "I beat you" we looked at each other and just started laughing. "Hal" I call out

"I'm back here" came the deep voice id heard over the phone.

We walk out behind the shop into a fenced in courtyard full of scrap cars and old wrecks, and there she was in all her beauty, my car. "What did you do wash it?" I ask

Hal nodded "and waxed and even did a touchup on your decals. But...." He paused.

"What?" I asked my face falling.

"He reached in his oversized pocket and said "I found this up under the bumper." Handing me a tracking device.

"Oh great so he knows where we are" Anthony said.

I smile "and he doesn't know we know that"

Hal said "you can get out through the back gate hardly anybody even know it's there. And uh Phoenix if y'all ever need a mechanic" he hands me his card. "I don't ask questions"

"Thankyou Hal" I say and hand him a 300 dollar tip. "I'll be in touch"

After Hal opened the gate we hauled ass out. Anthony asked, "didn't he go the other way?"

"Yup, but I know where he is going" we did like 140mph on the way back to my sister's house.

(Hey guys sowy for the wait *cute puppy dog eyes* please don't be mad. No seriously though sorry for the wait hopefully there are still people reading this. My fiancé, Dagger talked me into continuing it I was just gonna let this book go. Thankyou to those of you still here. Things have been hectic. As always this is Phoenix Night signing off.)