Chapter 10:-
Taylor and Rachel were toweling off and getting dressed when Matty knocked on the door again – he'd decided that they were going to see the sheriff.
Taylor agreed it would be a good idea and hurriedly got dressed. He kissed Rachel goodbye and told her to stay safe. She told him she had to go out and get something to eat because she was starving. She opened her mouth to tell him she was pregnant, but changed her mind – now was definitely not the time.
Taylor asked her what she was going to say but she shook her head. She told him to be careful, that she didn't want anything to happen to him.
Matty looked at Rachel, concerned, she didn't seem like her usual self, but put it down to all this fiasco. Matty kissed his cousin goodbye and left. Taylor kissed her and followed Matty, Scarpa and Marbles were already in the car. They drove over to the Sheriff's office in complete silence.
At the Sheriff's office, they filed through the door one by one. Matty walked up to the counter and the Sheriff spoke first, "what can I do you for boys?"
"Well, I'd say about half a million, sheriff," Matty said
"Is that so?" Sheriff Decker replied.
Matty said, "See, my friends and I, we're looking to get out of your town. But before we do, there's something we just can't leave behind."
The banter went back and forth, even after the Sheriff took Matty through to his office. Matty told the sheriff who he was, who his father was; but the sheriff wasn't about to give up the money, no that amount of money.
Sheriff Decker thumps Matty square in the jaw; Taylor, Marbles and Scarpa watch through the glass window as Decker gives Matty a real beating. Taylor marches round the counter in a bid to help his best friend.
The Deputy whips out a shotgun and sticks it in Taylor's face. Not even Taylor can argue with a gun.
The Sheriff drags Matty's beaten body out of the office and he tells them the guy they ass-whipped was his cousin, by marriage.
Taylor helps a bleeding and bruised Matty to get into the car. Marbles and Scarpa want to get the hell out of Montana, Matty tells them to if they want but he's staying; they are dirty cops, planning to keep the money, because if they weren't, their asses would be in jail by now, or the feds called.
Marbles says that they should chalk it up and move on. Taylor explodes, "move on? Look at him?" Scarpa asks Taylor what he's gonna do: kill a couple of cops?
Matty tells them to Marbles and Scarpa to leave but he's staying, he doesn't even need to ask Taylor if he's staying – Taylor would never leave his side; besides Rachel would kill him!
The boys head back into town while they try to decide what to do. Marbles is munching on an ice-cone while Taylor states: "next time I see those fucks, I'm gonna be packing." Marbles tells them he keeps a piece in his plane, so they head out to the airstrip to retrieve it
They get out of the car and stare in disbelief – the plane is completely engulfed in flames. Marbles stands up to the wire fencing, devastated. Scarpa consoles him. Matty and Taylor are leaning on the rentals' hood, while Taylor texts Rachel on her cell, telling her that they are heading out to the gun shop, and for her to meet them at the firing range.
At the 'Guns & Ammo' shop, they buy handguns, rifles, and plenty of ammo, the owner tells them they should have a three-day waiting period but as they didn't look like your average criminals, he was prepared to wave it. The 100 bill Matty slipped him helped too.
As they came out of the gun shop, they saw Rachel leaning against the hood of her car – she looked as sick as a dog.
The boys load their stuff in the trunk; Marbles and Scarpa say hi and get in the car. Matty kisses her cheek, asking her if she's ok cos she looks terrible, she play punches him. He kisses her and tells Taylor and Rachel he'll meet them at the shooting range.
Taylor kisses her, but she pulls away. Confused, Taylor asks her what's wrong. "Taylor, I need to talk to you when all this is over, ok?" He nodded but looked puzzled.
"You can't tell me now?" he asked, raising his eyebrow. "Is it about why you've been so sick lately?"
"No baby, I can't tell you now," but she really wanted to, it was eating her up inside.
He put his hands to her cheeks and kissed her forehead. They got in the car and headed out to the shooting range. "You know you can trust me don't you?" he told her. She nodded.