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“We are getting into an Uber right now. The guy said he was just going to drive south. He might be able to get us to Foxborough if we can get out of this mess. That’s about forty-five minutes without traffic. I told him we’d tip him an extra fifty on top of it, but just drive as far as he could.”
He laughed. “Put me on speaker.”
“Hang on,” Blaze said. “You’re good.”
“I’ll add a zero to that tip if you can get them to Foxborough, but do it safely. Even if one of us has to wait for the other. Does that make it worth it for you?” he asked the driver.
“Shit yeah,” he heard a guy say. “I know some back roads to just get out of this mess and will head that way. Makes it easier, to be honest, but probably an hour or more still.”
“I’m just getting gas, so I’m more than an hour out to Foxborough. Take your time. Is it snowing there yet?”
“No,” Blaze said after he was taken off of speaker. “But windy as a mother.”
“Be safe. All of you. Hope to see you in ninety minutes or less. That would be a blessing.”
He got in his truck, went to the gas station first, filled up, then stopped at the ATM for cash.
He called Sage to let her know what was going on.
“Hi, Knox,” she said. “I was just thinking of you.”
“I’m always thinking of you,” he said.
“Aww, that is sweet.”
He still hadn’t said he loved her and wasn’t sure what was holding him back. “I know we had plans tonight, but hadn’t finalized them.”
“I’m probably getting out of work at four. Not much going on and Rose told us to take off and get ready for the storm.”
“Speaking of that, Blaze is stranded in Boston at the airport. I’m on my way to get him and his friend. They are in a Uber and trying to get out of the city and I’m going to meet them wherever we land.”
“Be safe,” she said.
She didn’t even question it.
“I will. They are talking about the power going out. Why don’t you come to my place tonight?”
“You’ll have guests,” she said.
“And a generator,” he said, laughing. “You don’t have that.”
“I don’t,” she said. “Smart.”
“I’m a smart guy.”
“Call me when you’re on the way back,” she said. “You could be a long time.”
“I’m hoping not,” he said. “It’s one now, if we can get home by dinnertime I’ll be thrilled.”
“Fingers crossed,” she said. “The snow will start around then, so I hope for everyone’s sake you are.”
“It’s going to start there first, so I just want to get them while I can, but we’ll make it back before it’s too bad, I’m sure.”
“I’ll talk to you soon. Call me with updates or I’ll check in,” she said.
“Bye,” he said.
He was driving for thirty minutes when Blaze called and he hit the dashboard to answer.
