Chapter Six––––––––
“What?”
“Yep. We’ve had folks coming in all evening. I don’t have a room left.”
Nat carried Nicki over to a chair.
“You must have something?”
The man shook his head.
“Look, the lady probably has a serious case of frostbite. We’ve been out walking for an hour. We’re freezing and tired. You must have something. Something small? Don’t motels have emergency rooms? Cause this is one hell of an emergency.”
“We have an emergency room for maids or desk clerks. Let me see. It’s awful small. Just one double bed. One chair. No dresser.”
“Does it have a bathroom?”
The man nodded.
“We’ll take it,” Nat said. He hadn’t wanted to tell Nicki how worried he was that she might lose some toes from this adventure.
“Just let me check.” The clerk disappeared into the back room.
Na
