"Sierra, wake up. Your mom's on the phone. She saw a picture of you on the Internet making out with the governor and she wants an explanation."

Sierra groaned and pulled the covers up over her head. It was too early for that conversation. That conversation needed to wait until at least 10:00 am. Or maybe noon. Or possibly never. Never sounded good.

After a few dazed bites of soufflé, she had taken a cab home, tip toed past a mercifully sleeping Molly, and crawled into bed with a bottle of wine. She had dreamed about Joe lifting her car again, only this time Eric had been there in the passenger seat, babbling about mysterious problems and someone named Brenda.

"I too, would like an explanation." Molly said, holding the phone out to her. "You can't hide under there all day. We'll find you."

Sierra grudgingly accepted the phone.

"Hi Mom."

After playing twenty questions with her mother, Molly was up to bat.

"So who's this skank Brenda?"

"How do you know she's a skank?"

"Man drops everything like that, my money's on skank. You should shank her."

"Great advice, Molly. Thanks for that."

But Sierra was a lot less curious about Brenda and a lot more curious about Eric. Tattooed, hippie looking Eric who spoke to the Governor of Washington like an old friend. She doubted very much Eric could get a job scrubbing toilets in the capitol, much less in "public relations".

Nothing seemed to add up, and none of Joe's supposed answers made any sense. The missing charity money. The unscheduled trek into the woods. Eric. Brenda the skank. And her car. She swore he had lifted up her car...

Sierra shook her head to clear it, reminding herself to stop focusing on the crazy.

And that kiss...why had she kissed him? Why did she find herself attracted to a man that literally lied to her every time he opened his mouth?

She decided there wasn't going to be a second kiss, or a second date for that matter. Not until she found out what was going on. Either he was going to tell her, or she would find out on her own.

And since Joe was unlikely to be forthcoming any time soon...

Sierra picked up the phone and dialed.

"Enterprise Rental Cars, how can I help you?" the voice on the other end said.

"Hi," Sierra said. "Do you rent pick up trucks?"