Lari's eyebrows tick up a fraction. It could be the truth. Larita isn't prone to assuming everyone has ulterior motives — especially not underdressed girls hitching on the roadside. But coincidences aren't coincidences in Darrow.

"Unfortunately, 'easy for me' is nowhere near Detroit right now," she starts, and then smiles when she hears Rose's stomach. "And even if it were, I'm certainly not sending you anywhere without some food," she adds with a laugh. "I was on my way to the racetrack. The clubhouses have a nice menu you can pick from, and then I'll tell you the whole kit and caboodle."