“Symbolic.” That made her smile.
“If we hadn’t struck up a conversation, we would’ve missed each other. Like two ships in the night.”
Remi laughed. “Hope you weren’t planning to put that on our anniversary plaque.”
“Too sappy?”
“And clichéd.”
“How about . . . the tower, with the light emanating from it, and you. That’s what I think about”—he cleared his throat—“whenever I want to get my mind off something.”
Remi leaned her head on his shoulder. “Who thought being locked in a box could be so romantic?”
“Who knew?”
Remi closed her eyes, doing her best to let the feel of the ocean soothe her. Finally relaxing in the crook of his arm, she actually dozed for a while, then woke with a start, having completely lost track of time. “Where are we?”
“Almost to Dover,” Sam said.
“We need a plan,” she said.
“Bonnie and Clyde.”
His comment surprised her, and she sat up. “They died in a hail of gunfire after being ambushed.”
“Epic blaze of glory.”
“In the movies, Sam. This is real life?”
“Okay. Forget the blaze of glory part. Concentrate on the epic portion of the plan.”
“I’m listening.”
74
A sudden jar alerted them that they’d arrived in Dover. Sam slipped his flashlight from his backpack and turned it on. “First thing we’re going to need to do is figure out if this car runs.”
“Chad said it did.”
“Let’s hope nothing’s happened to it since then.”
“I doubt they’ve had the time or inclination to worry about batteries or draining fuel.”
“Well, let’s find the battery and make sure it’s charged.”
“I think you need to bang on the fuel tank to be sure it’s not empty,” Remi said. “You know, just planning for the blaze of glory.”
Sam and Remi found the battery and were rewarded when Remi tried the horn. The battery had juice. Sam determined there was enough fuel for their escape.
“We’ll have to time it perfectly. Move the blocks and get the straps off, then start it the moment they open up the container. I’m hoping the shock value will work in our favor. We can drive right on out.”
“The pallets, Sam. You forgot the pallets.”
“This baby can blast right through them.”
“What if they move the container inside a warehouse first? Nowhere to drive, at that point.”
“We go to Plan B, Remi.”