42Becca watched as the wild countryside quickly morphed into subdivisions and malls, golf courses and business developments. When she'd arrived in Arizona, she'd been exhausted and the drive to the inn had been in darkness. The sprawling landscape of the Phoenix metropolitan area was shocking when compared to the wild land around the inn.
Noah sped west along the 202 that would take him to Interstate 10 and into the heart of Phoenix. “So, where am I taking you? I'm about an hour and a half early for my appointment, so…?”
There was no way to avoid the issue, so Becca just blurted it out. “I need to find a pawn shop.”
“A pawn shop?”
“You sound surprised.”
“I thought you were going shopping for clothes.”
“I will be. But first I have to go to a pawn shop.”
“Oh! I hope it's not something
