There had been no more customers after the two couples early in the afternoon, and the last of the reserved costumes had been picked up, so at five, Trey decided to close for the day. Carol was all for that and took off—“Before you change your mind.” He put up a sign to let anyone who came by know that the shop had closed early because of the weather, and a second one announcing that it would be closing at noon tomorrow, which was Christmas Eve day.
Trey told Marty he’d be glad to drive him to pick up his car. Marty called to see if it was ready, only to be told it wouldn’t be until the day after Christmas, since the shop was about to close and wouldn’t open until then.
“That sucks,” Marty grumbled when he’d hung up and relayed the news to Trey.
“So I’ll take you home, instead,” Trey re
