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A while? I thought We'd been here a long ti all that time?

He turned to Robert "I'll back ot a chain on it We'll hook it to the axle and pull you out Get in and put the car in neutral," he ordered Robert got back into the car quickly "And make sure you don't have any brakes on," Cary warned before returning to his truck

"I can't believeyour brother," Robert mumbled We turned and watched Cary turn the truck around and then back it up toward us He approached with the chain and crawled under Robert's car "Why would he follow us like this?" Robert whispered

"Lucky for us he did," I replied, choosing not to even think about his question at the moment

"It's all set," Cary called "Get ready"

He returned to the truck and slowly drove forward We felt Robert's car jerk and then lift out of the holes he had dug with the tires The car bounced along the beach road until ere on round Cary stopped and returned to detach his chain

Robert stepped out

"Thanks a lot," he said sheepishly

"I didn't do it for you I did it for Laura," Cary replied He stepped over to my side of the car "You better come home with me, Laura," he said

"I'll take her home," Robert said

"It looks like it's safer if she drives with me," Cary said, and even in the darkness, I could see Robert turn bright red

"If I don't come home with Robert, Daddy onder why, Cary"

"So?"

"You're not going to tell him about this," I pleaded

"No, of course not," he said quickly "Okay, but it's getting late," he warned He looked at Robert "And I'ain"