“Which still looks amazing, by the way.”
“And he was threatening me.”
“I hope you nailed him in the nuts,” she snapped, practically bouncing out of her seat. “No wonder you’re so shaken.”
“That’s not even the worst part.”
“Oh my God. He touched you!”
“On the ass, but that’s not the part I need to tell you.”
Lizzy set down a tray of fries, which Cheyenne immediately grabbed and started eating.
“So, he grabbed you. What happened after that?”
Lizzy pulled up a chair and took a fry of her own. “Who grabbed you?”
“Austin,” I said, giving her a pointed look.
“That asshole.”
“So, I grabbed a wrench and hit him in the head.”
“Is he dead?” Cheyenne asked. “Do I need to change my clothes? I will so help you bury a body.”
“Me too, but I don’t get off until one o’clock, so I’ll have to meet you at the ridge.”
“Wait,” Cheyenne shook her head. “Why the ridge? Why not just bury him in the woods?”
“Because the ridge has the overlook. It’s the most common place for tourists to fall. We could totally stage it as if he was a tourist who got a little too close to the edge.”
“It’s Austin. We can’t pretend he’s a tourist,” I said, rolling my eyes.
“Besides, if we bury him in the woods in a shallow grave, bears will come along and dig up his body. He’ll be gone in no time.”
“Okay, but then you have to decide whose property to bury him on, because that person is going to be wanted for his murder.”
“Who said anything about murder?” Cheyenne argued. “There are plenty of natural substances that are virtually undetectable in the human body. We head down to the apothecary shop, and in a matter of days, he’s no longer our problem.”
“If he’s already dead, why would we need the herbs?” Lizzy asked.
“He’s not dead!” I shouted, garnering everyone’s attention again.
Lowering my voice, I tried to get through to the ladies before they fled to murder Austin and got us all thrown in prison.
“I hit him with the wrench, and then Wyatt showed up?—”
Cheyenne sighed dreamily. “I always knew he had it in him to be a good guy.”
“And then he yelled at me for not working!”
“Wait, he yelled at you?” Lizzy snapped. “I’m gonna drop him off the ridge right along with his brother.”
“And he told Austin to get out unless he planned to help.”
“That’s totally like the Callahans. Always sticking up for each other. Even though Austin is a psychopath and everyone knows it.”
“Right, but then after he left, he said he told me to stay away from his brother. And then he said I should take an extended lunch and see Cheyenne.”
