2 Months Later
"Speakeasy is jumping tonight, so they said the pizza will be ready in about an hour," Corinne said.
They weren't actually that busy, but Tucker had enlisted Natalie Mercer, the manager, to give him the necessary lead time to execute his plan.
"Well that's fine. I've got something in mind to kill some time before we go pick it up. You up for a little adventure, Kurt?"
"Always!" He leapt up and Tucker watched him like a hawk.
Maybe it wasn't a hundred percent smart to loop the five-year-old in on things. Tucker didn't have complete confidence the kid wouldn't blow the surprise in his excitement. But so far, he'd managed to sit on the piece he knew without saying a word.
"What did you have in mind?" Corinne asked.
"I know you're still looking for a place. A guy I know has one for rent that I think might be perfect. I thought we could take a field trip to go see it."
"Getting kind of dark out for peeking in the windows," she observed.