Rather than slackening, the rain worsened, and with the coming darkness, made travel all the more perilous. The sheriff warned them there had been reports of other rock and mud slides along the mountain road, and they would be wise to find themselves rooms in town and hole up for the night. By morning, the rain would surely have stopped, and the highway department could get the roads cleared. Thinking about the close call they’d had earlier, Valerie had to agree. “But what about you?” she asked Brant. “Do you have to get back tonight?” “No, I have tomorrow off, too. I think the sheriff’s right. We’d be better off to wait until morning to start home.” The dispatcher at city hall scribbled down a list of bed-and-breakfasts in town and wished them luck. Evidently they were going to need it, Valerie thought, because the first three places they called on the list were full. On the fourth try, however, they got lucky. The Other Side of Paradise Inn could accommodate Brant and Valerie for the night.
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