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wouldn’t
have thought I’d be able to fit in with the front seats all the way
back, but I’m good.”
    I went around to the
driver’s side, keyed open the lock, and slid into the seat,
realizing as I did that Webb was chuckling in the back.
    “What?” I
demanded.
    “I think you’re the
only person left in the world who doesn’t have power locks. How old
is this car, anyway?”
    “It’s a ’98,” I
replied primly. “I love this car. It’s never let me down.”
    He nodded
understanding, his eyes still dancing. “It’s a great car,” he
soothed.
    I grinned at him in
the rearview mirror. “It’s about to haul your ungrateful ass over
to Blue Eddy’s for lunch. You better believe it’s a great car.” He
laughed as I pulled away from the curb.
    The excellent blues
music made me smile when we walked into Blue Eddy’s. My usual table
was available, and I made a beeline for it and sat down with my
back to the wall so I could observe the rest of the bar. Kane slid
in beside me, and Spider sat across from us with a mischievous
grin.
    “You guys never
change,” he said.
    I shrugged, taking him
in good fun. “So I’m a paranoid freak. So sue me. It beats having
my back exposed.”
    Eddy glanced up from
behind the bar, and I waved to him. His face split into a smile as
he came over to the table. “Aydan, hi! I thought you weren’t coming
in until Tuesday. And John. Long time, no see.”
    Kane smiled and shook
Eddy’s outstretched hand. “It’s been a while.”
    “I’ll be back again on
Tuesday,” I assured Eddy. “Today I’m just looking for food.”
    “As usual, Hungry
Aydan,” he teased. “Do you want a beer, too?”
    I shook my head.
“Want, yes, but I can’t have one. I’m driving. Just a glass of
water, please.”
    He turned to Kane.
“John?”
    Kane nodded. “I’d kill
for a beer right now. Do you still have that dark draft on
tap?”
    The turn of phrase was
a little frightening coming from him, and I kept my face carefully
neutral. I’d seen him kill. It wasn’t for beer.
    Eddy nodded, obviously
unfazed.
    Spider shook his head
as Eddy turned a questioning gaze to him. “I still haven’t learned
to drink. Just a Coke. Thanks.”
    Eddy dropped menus on
our table and went back to the bar to get our drinks. I turned to
Kane with a smile. “I finally get to return the chauffeuring
favour.”
    He leaned back in his
chair, hands clasped behind his head, and I briefly regretted not
sitting across from him. I was quite sure Spider couldn’t
appreciate those bulging biceps the way I could.
    Kane shot me a
devilish look. “Now you get to suffer while you watch me enjoy my
beer, instead of the other way around.”
    I shrugged, returning
his grin. “Payback’s a bitch.” I picked up my menu, giving it a
cursory scan. I already knew it more or less by heart.
    Eddy returned to
deliver our drinks and take our food order. Kane took a grateful
slug of his pint, and I sighed as he licked the foam off his
lips.
    “You’re a cruel man,”
I said, eyeing him wistfully. Quite apart from envying his beer, I
was also having secret thoughts of licking that foam off his lips
myself. I turned to Spider for distraction. “So what movies have
you seen lately?”
    He immediately
launched into an enthusiastic account of his latest viewings. I
knew it would be a lengthy exposition, and true to form, he
chattered blithely throughout the rest of the meal.
    Kane finished off his
pint with obvious enjoyment, letting the conversation roll over
him. Spider showed no sign of running down while we finished our
food and paid the bill. It was good to see him back to his usual
convivial self, but I was glad he wouldn’t be riding to Calgary
with us. Two hours of constant conversation, however stimulating,
was too much for me.
    We dropped Spider off
at the office, and I steered the car toward the outskirts of the
small town. We drove in companionable silence until we neared the
turnoff for my farm.
    I turned to Kane.