I stand there for a second longer than I should, halfway between where I started and where I meant to go. Then, reality catches up and I realize I’m just…standing in the middle of the diner staring at the door where Asher and the man had disappeared.
Heat creeps up my neck as I turn back to the boot. I try to ignore the way an uneasy feeling curls low in my stomach as I slide back in my seat. My gaze immediately finds them in the parking lot through the window. I don’t look away, watching as they walk towards a truck parked by the tree line.
Almost as if he senses my gaze, Asher’s head lifts, looking back towards the diner. No, not towards the diner. At me. His eyes linger for a second, then they’re climbing into the truck and driving away.
“Well…” my mom starts, then pauses. “That went
