10 The emergency astronomy club meeting was held at Road Hog. Dad was able to get word to Fritz, so the entire bar was filled with bikers and club members. “They’re really getting into it,” Brandy said, watching as Fritz rolled out a diagram on the billiard table. “Did you know he likes astronomy?” I asked. She shook her head and then took a sip of her cosmo. I knew it was short for cosmopolitan, but I was trying to pass off the drinks as “cosmos” instead. “I really didn’t know,” she said. “What do you normally talk about?” I asked. Brandy coughed into her drink, sputtering. She wiped her mouth off with the back of her hand, blushing. “Nothing that you’d be interested in,” she said. Jack pushed through the kitchen door, arms loaded with appetizers. “Can you help with these?” he as

