Chapter 7:-
The guys leave the bar and head off in the rental, looking for a phone. Matty rings Teddy to tell him the latest news on the missing money, Benny is listening in on the extension. Benny is furious, telling Matty he didn't want him to get involved in the first place. Benny slams the phone down in temper and Teddy is left to sort it all out, asking Matty where he is. Teddy tells him if they don't get the money back in the next twenty-four hours, it's the three R's for them: the roof, the river or the revolver. Matty tries to apologize but Teddy puts the phone down on him.
The next morning Rachel has gone into work early, just in case. Clueless is sat at the bar blowing smoke rings, when Teddy walks over. Seeing Rachel, he greets her, "you feeling better, now, sweetheart?" and he kisses her cheek.
"Yeah, thanks Papa, a bit better. Still feel a bit queasy though," her mind was constantly on Taylor. "You ok Papa?"
"Yes sweetheart, but I have to fly out to Montana for a bit, sort out that fuck mess the boys are in," he turned from Rachel to Clueless. He asked him to book them a flight from Santos at the 504, asking for flight plan and tail number. Teddy tells Rachel he'll be back in a couple of days, but he has to go pack a few clothes. Rachel just stood there nodding, before making her way to the toilet, pulling her cell phone, and dialing Taylor's number. There's no answer. 'Damn,' she thought. 'Only one thing for it, I'm gonna have to get out there myself, and pretty sharp too!'
Rachel quickly dialed her friend Innez's dad, who has a plane, and begged and pleaded for a quick flight to Montana. Jackson Delaney was only too happy to oblige his daughter's best friend, and agreed to take her on the spot.
Her head was spinning and her stomach was churning, as she knocked on her Uncle Benny's door.
"Come in. Rachel? What'sa matter honey? Oh you do look like shit don't you?" Benny put his arm around her shoulders and the cigar smoke nearly knocked her senseless.
"Uncle Benny, I know this is going to leave you in a mess, but I don't feel well at all. Would you mind if I took off?" she asked him.
Benny said as long as she got someone in to cover he didn't mind, he suggested Sammy to cover and said he'd ring him so she could head off.
Rachel grabbed her bag and headed for home, calling at the pharmacy on the way. She picked up a pregnancy test kit; she just had a feeling that wouldn't go away. As soon as she got through the door, she went to the bathroom and read the instructions. She did the test and left it while she went and chucked some clothes in a bag, she had ten minutes before Mr. Delaney was gonna pick her up.
There was a knock at the door. 'Damn, he's early,' she thought but grateful she didn't have to wait around longer than necessary. She remembered the test and went to fetch it. She looked at it, sighed, and tossed it in her shoulder bag before leaving with Mr. Delaney.
Rachel told Mr. Delaney that she was sorry in advance if she fell asleep, he said not to worry and to get her head down. Truth was she just couldn't talk, she was stunned and shocked, she was still worried about Matty and Taylor, but now she was freaking about telling Taylor she was pregnant!
She did fall asleep and it felt like five minutes later that she landed in Wibaux, Montana. They exited the plane and Rachel tried to pay Mr. Delaney fuel money but he wouldn't take it, stating that it was the only thing in 25 years she had ever asked him for and he wasn't about to accept money for a favor. When she went into the airport lounge, she asked the woman, Louise, if she could pay for the fuel, she gave her 200. Rachel then asked Louise if she could hire a car, Louise joked that she would be running out of cars soon.
Once everything was sorted out, she asked Louise if she happened to know where four guys from New York were staying. Louise said she was pretty sure they'd be staying at The Roadside Motel – it was the only one, so she wouldn't miss it
Meanwhile Taylor and Matty were lay on their motel beds, watching a survival program, Matty was telling Taylor about the time him and his pops were planning on doing something like, when the cops came and hauled him off to jail.
Outside, Brucker's truck pulled up and Brucker got out, knocked on the door and told Matty what he wanted to hear.
Scarpo and Marbles had hit some bar in town and wouldn't be back till whenever!
