Before he finished waving at Antonia pulling away, he realized he had forgot his leftover food on top of her car, seeing as it wasn’t in his dumb ass waving good-bye hand. What was he doing? Were the city cousins leaving the homestead for good at the end of their summer break? He wanted to remain hopeful but that always right, cynical part of him knew damn well he would never see a second date. He was really trying to stick with being the new and improved Marvin Spangler but, per usual, life was taking a big dump on his head. He had even thought about getting in touch with Lydia to see the kids, be some semblance of a father, but then he remembered the kids. Yuck. He heard she was remarried already anyway, so they were all better off without him. He stood in the parking lot, staring at his
