Ray"s Diner, was a typical small town cafe. Still sporting chrome napkin holders, brick-red vinyl seats, and a counter with a row of classic round seats, its old-school greasy-spoon appearance contradicted the good food which the owner, Raymond Chow, had served there for the last thirty years.
It was the town hot spot for the locals, especially the crew of old retired men who gathered there every morning to drink coffee and chew on the latest farm reports, gossip, and argue desperately about politics. Raymond"s unique pie shakes—a combination of a slice of pie blended into a milkshake—were legendary and drew repeat customers from miles around.
Peter followed Kate in. He half hoped the place would be empty. He was already embarrassed enough by Lucius and Carol"s shenanigans. And then he"d
