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Callum reached into his pocket, then stopped short. “Goddammit.” He looked up at Liddy again. “He agreed we could just leave one, but I can’t leave mine. I can’t drive without it here. We could get stopped again. And we’ll probably need it to check into a hotel, too. So unless you can magic up a credit card once I get it going, I’ll need my passport.”
Liddy’s face drained of color. Letting out a defeated sigh, she reached into her bag and pulled out her passport. She slid it across the table to Callum. “I didn’t forget to call my credit card company,” she said with irritation. “But now that reminds me, I need to cancel mine and haven’t had a chance to do it.”
“I’m sorry.” Callum took her passport and held it out to the man, explaining the situation further. He wrote his name and mobile phone number on a napkin. “We’ll be back as soon as possible.”
They left the restaurant, and Callum swore.This couldn’t get any worse. What the fuck are we going to do?
Complicated was an understatement.
One thing’s for sure. Liddy will never forgive me.
ChapterFifteen
The car shuddered.
Liddy drew in a sharp breath as Callum slowed to a stop on the side of the road.
“What happened?” she asked, sitting straighter. She’d dozed off and now her brain was thick with exhaustion. More civilization was taking shape in the form of random houses on the roads. But nothing that looked like a town yet.
Callum was staring out the windshield, unmoving. “We ran out of petrol.”
“What?” She nearly sprang from her seat. “What? How? Why didn’t you stop?”
“First of all, because I haven’t seen a petrol station. But also, how am I supposed to pay for petrol?”
Oh my God.
How in the hell were they supposed to get to La Fortuna now?
Or a hotel?
Or get back in time to retrieve her passport?
Liddy focused her bleary eyes on Callum. “So are we . . . spending the night in the car?”
“I guess.” Callum leaned his seat back and stretched out. “I’m officially out of ideas.”
Liddy looked around the cramped space. Her back had been killing her for hours now, but she had said nothing, not wanting to bring up her condition again. “I cannot spend the night in this car.”
“Well, what do you propose we do? Abandon the car and walk to La Fortuna? We’re having a fucking amazing time, Liddy. I can’t think of anything terrible that might happen, like our car being stolen, if we leave our rental on the side of the road.”
“All right, all right, don’t yell at me.” Liddy massaged her temples, trying to think. “Did you check your phone? Maybe you have service now. You might start by seeing how far away we are. Or we could go to one of these houses and see if someone could give one of us a ride to a gas station if we’re close.”
Callum didn’t answer. But a few seconds later, he pulled out his phone and turned it on. He waited a few minutes, then breathed out. “I have five percent battery left.”
She let out a shaky sigh. “Please work,” she whispered out loud.
A few seconds later, Callum said, “All right, I’m on the bank app. This shouldn’t take long.”
He couldn’t see it in the darkness, but her fingers were shaking.
If this doesn’t work, we’re so screwed.
“It went through.” The relief in Callum’s voice was audible as he continued to tap. “GPS says . . .” He sat up then and tugged his seat back up. “We’re only a half a kilometer away.” He released an incredulous laugh. “It’s like two more turns.”
“Oh my God. Thank God.” She sank her head back. “And a hotel?”
“I’m going to send my sister a message right now. Tell her to book me a room at Tabacón. It’s the best-known hotel in this area, so not only will there be signs everywhere if my phone dies, but everyone will know how to get there.” Callum clicked through his apps.