Chapter 14
Drew, Present Day
“I got a Lyft here from my hotel. Did you drive?” From our conversations, I gathered he lived closer to my hometown than I did, making traveling by vehicle not an unreasonable assumption.
“I did, actually. I parked in the diner parking lot.” He waves in the general direction of his vehicle.
“You mean, the dollar store?” I jab him playfully in the side.
“Hmm, yeah. The dollar store.” He wraps an arm around my shoulders. “Things have changed a lot since I lived here.”
The weight of his arm is perfect, like it belongs there. “It has. I haven’t been back in several years, myself.”
“That long, huh? Does your mom still live here?”
“Uh, no. She passed away in 2003.” So many life events missed.
“Man, I’m sorry. Your mom was always really kind to me. Many night
