The quiet of sleeping under the stars in the part of the world that was Arkansas was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful things Boyd had ever experienced in his life. They hadn’t gone as far as the city, opting to pull over at a rest stop where the grass was still green and the trees were still thick. It was a perfect setting for sleeping, but for the fact that with the damper air, and the cooler surroundings, only one of them was dressed for anything other than desert heat. “I’ll be fine,” Oliver had told Boyd. They’d taken their requisite spots with Oliver stretched out along the front bench and Boyd on the back. The rear window offered Boyd a view of stars unlike anything he could have imagined, and if he tipped his head back to peer out the side window, the silhouettes of the trees o
