to.” Drake said.  “The police will figure it out eventually.”

Cheese approached them from the side, and they both turned in surprise, having almost forgotten about the old man. 

“If we are to reach the village by nightfall, we must leave now.” 

Drake offered his hand to Amanda, and she took it.  It felt strange holding another man’s hand again. After Geoff, she had promised herself she would never trust a man again, not while she still had Jimmy to think about.  Yet here she was, allowing this strange man to lead her, direct her and comfort her.  She was breaking her own promise, she realized, but she also sensed that Drake was not at all like Geoff had been.  That he was, in fact, the furthest thing from Geoff!  He was sensitive...

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