BY THE TIME THE GUYS have finished installing all of the equipment and eating what I've cooked, night has fallen over the town. The guys decide that they'll head down to Carla's to meet with some of the Iron Order groupies who will be more than willing to help them forget their troubles. As they're leaving, Sinclair alerts them that he'll be staying with me tonight so there's no need for them to stand guard. This causes a feeling that is somehow icy and blisteringly hot to stir within me as the guys walk through my door and out onto my lawn. The sound of multiple bikes starting up ripples across the smooth darkness that is a North Carolina night, and I can hear the sound of tires and throttling engines as they disappear.
The sound of Sinclair shutting the door makes me jump a little in su
