Chapter 13: Destination Unknown

"I just know that call is going to cost a fortune in roaming fees." Craig said while dialing information for the umpteenth time. The operator assured him the number she gave him was the nearest tow driver in ten miles of the highway but it had been three hour wait since he first called the driver."Operator can you give me..," Craig saw what looked like a tow truck driving towards them."Never mind," He hung up the phone. Craig and Sean stood by the car and waited for the driver to come by them.

"You guys look pretty tired," The tow truck driver said to Sean and Craig who had been waiting all night for him to arrive while Jimmy was in the back resting he was too tired after the three hour wait. The tow driver was a short thin guy. He looked rather creepy with large bulging eyes and thin lips not to mention he was wearing pajama's on underneath his jacket. "Sorry it took me so long we don't get too many calls at this time around here."

"Thanks for coming." Sean said while shaking the drivers hand. "Mister.."

"You can call me Willie."

"Willie didn't you get my message we only needed a jump," Sean looked at the large truck.

"Why did you bring the truck," Craig asked.

"Well you can never be too sure about these things I always bring ol' Sara along for the ride just in case." Al patted his truck. "Besides I got some..," A guy in a pickup truck interrupted Al. "Well speak of the devil here he is right now." The guy in the pickup pulled up by them and walked out of the truck. "This here my son Willie Jr. but you can call him Junior, he's going to give you the jump."

"Nice to meet you," Craig shook Juniors hands which were rather large along with the rest of him he had to be no taller then 6'5.

"Oh he doesn't say too much," Willie Sr. answered." Well c'mon Junior lets get these boys back on the road." Junior grunted before opening up the tow truck hood, pulling out jumper cables and connecting them to the vans.

"Let me go start up the car," Sean said while Craig didn't know rather to follow him or stay by creepy Willie and Juniors side.

"What time is it?" Spinner rubbed his eyes. He had finally had a chance to rest after four hours of non stop driving.

"It's time for you to get up." Jay answered.

Spinner looked at the digital clock on Jay's radio it was 1 am in the morning. "Jay I thought you said we were going to be there at midnight did you take a wrong turn or something?

"No it's all your fault you should've drove faster anyway it doesn't matter were here now all I need for you to do is look around and see if anything looks familiar."

Spinner looked around most of the homes were covered with large shrubs and even larger gates there was no way to tell the difference between each one or if they were even near the right address. "The cottage should be on Bay Avenue it's by the beach."

"We are on Bay Avenue we have been for an hour now and the beach is to your left but when I first got here it was to my right until I took a turn.

"So your telling me you've been driving around in circles."

"Exactly." Jay agreed. "Just give me the address again it is in the East Hampton right."

"Yeah I mean no I mean I don't think so it's in North I mean Southampton I think."

"You think or you know," Jay asked before pulling over."Look Spin I want to get there before daybreak I don't want anyone to know where we are.

"OK," Spinner exclaimed."It has to be in the Southampton because none of these landmarks look familiar not to mention these houses are too extravagant the cottage is a little modest.

"Are you sure," Jay asked "Were almost low on gas I don't want to get stuck out here."

Jay just keep driving," Spinner said. Jay turned the key in the ignition and pulled off. " I'm bound to remember some of the scenery sooner or later."

"There you go guys," Willie shut the pickup trunk. "Looks like every things ok now there shouldn't be too much trouble with the van from now on."

"Thanks again, Wil..,"Craig yawned."I'm sorry I'm kinda tired."

"I wish I would've got here sooner but like I said before we don't get too many calls this time of night, right Junior," Willie looked at his son who was nodding and grunting in agreement. "I think it's too late for you guys to be driving around this time of night, there's a motel not to far from here Junior will be glad to show you the way, I have to take this truck back to the shop." Willie shook the boys hands, got in his car and drove off.

"Junior," Craig gulped. "You're not seriously going to let Lurch there show us around," He whispered to Sean.

Sean ignored Craig. "Thanks Junior we'll be happy to follow you to the motel." Junior got in the pickup truck while Craig and Sean went in the van.

"You're not seriously going to follow that guy." Craig said nervously.

"Stop being such a chicken he's harmless would you rather sleep in the van by the highway or sleep in a comfortable bed tonight?"

Craig looked at Jimmy resting in the back "Jimmy looks rather comfortable in the back."

Sean didn't say another word until they arrived at the motel. "See Craig we're here now."

"Thank God," Craig replied. "I'm much too young to die."

Sean shook his head and got out of the car and walked to Junior's pickup. "Thanks Lur..I mean Junior." Junior gave Sean a mean expression before driving off. "This has been some night," Sean mumbled to himself.

"Turn right here." Spinner said to Jay that white house replica mailbox looks familiar.

"We're going on a wild goose hunt." Jay said.

"I'm sure this is it," Spinner replied. "Turn right there's the fork in the road go left I mean right no left." Jay gave Spinner the evil eye and turned left after driving down the road for what seemed forever they finally reached the end of the road.

"Great," Jay exclaimed. "You lead us to a dead end. "I knew it was in East Hampton forty five minutes wasted I'm going to turn around."

"No! This is it I know it," Spinner got out of the car. It's just these bushes look different they're really high. Spinner pushed the bushes and disappeared.

"Spinner," Jay screamed." This isn't the time for any games it's almost day br.." Spinner grabbed Jay through the bushes. "What the hell is your...what the." Jay couldn't believe his eyes he was staring at a lush green lawn lit by small dim night lights. He looked around and saw a huge white house with a large pool in the back and a patio overlooking the lake."Where are we?"

"I don't know," Spinner answered."This can't be the cottage." Spinner walked slowly to the main house and looked at the address 124. "This is it," Spinner said to Jay.

"I thought you said the house was modest more like a dump this place isn't a dump."

"I told you Jimmy's rich uncle did some renovations to the property."

"Looks like he did one hell of a job." Jay looked around."Hey Spin so where's the pool house?"

"The what?"

"The pool house you know the place the silver key is suppose to go to."

"Oh yeah, it should be this way." Spinner walked to pool house. He stopped at a large mini home. "Wait this can't be it, I mean it should be."

"What,"Jay looked at the mini home."I thought you said the pool house was a shack?"

"It is I mean it use to be." Spinner walked closer to the house." Jimmy's uncle must have redid the pool house too,daaaannnng," Spinner shouted.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Don't you get it if he redid everything the doors and locks might have been replaced too."

"Don't tell me that there's no way I drove all this way to have to go back not after looking at this place," Jay took the key out of his pocket."This key's going to fit in this door even if I have to weld it into the lock." Jay pushed the key into the lock, turned it hard and it opened."Spin my man were in." Jay turned the lights on and walked inside the lavish pool house. "Spin." Spin didn't say a word. "Spin are you listening to me?" Jay turned around and saw Spinner standing paralyzed by the door way. "Spin you can come in now." Spinner didn't move. Jay walked to the doorway and saw the reason Spinner was standing so still by the doorway.