“I only need you to meet me tomorrow morning and sign them,” I said.

“Bring them by the hardware store,” Glenn said.

“My car’s got a cracked radiator hose,” I said.

“I’m not driving it all the way out to the highway.

You can come to the motel.”

“Nine o’clock tomorrow,” Glenn said.

“Have the papers ready, or I walk.”

The line went dead, leaving me listening to empty air.