Mike hadn't been expecting a return call so fast, then again with cell phones these days who the hell could judge where a person was while you were talking to them? And what he was being told made him frown. Even if he could believe that Pippa took off for parts unknown and unannounced, there was no way in the world the redhead would leave her dog behind. Mr. Beaker was nearly all she talked about, besides Rory and his band.

Between the noise in the bar and the noise of a yipping, barking dog on the other end of the line, Mike spoke up as he responded, "What about her car? Is it there?"