Rocco and I carefully closed the door and locked it. The temporary repair was just a piece of plywood scabbed over the cracked wood at the deadbolt lock. The door frame had a similar repair, so the door would remain closed and locked. Of course even the slightest bang on the door would force it open, but it should hold until the door and frame could be replaced.
Once again Rocco and I settled onto our couch, happy to be home, safe and sound at last. We only sat for a few minutes because, though we had clothes and some furniture, the kitchen was empty. Rocco still had some money left in his checking account, so we decided to head out to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Hopefully it would tide us over until I started working for our lawyer.
"It was very nice of him to offer you a job," Rocco said as we walked to the store.
"Yeah, once I get my car out of the impound lot I should be able to get started. Until then we can fix up our apartment."
"We don't want to get too extravagant, I'm not real sure how much money I've got tucked away. I'll take a cab to the bank tomorrow and see what I have there."
"You better be careful going into the bank, the way things have been going you'll probably get arrested for bank robbery."