Chapter 65
REX HEADED HOME TO start primping for his date with Emily. He put on a clean, orange pullover, and jeans. He looked out his bedroom window toward the sky. No chance of rain. So he put on a comfortable zipped hoodie. He looked at the time and saw it was 9:35 pm. He grabbed his bag and headed out to Dots Cafe.
It took Rex fifteen minutes to get back to Dots. He leaned his bike against a tree and peeked in the window. Emily was busy wiping down the counter. He leaned against the bike rack and played a game on his phone. At 10:05 pm the lights went dark inside the cafe, and she emerged a minute later with several other employees. As she said goodnight to her co-workers, she looked over at Rex and smiled.
“Why, hello there,” Rex said to her as she approached. “What's a pretty lady
