Chapter 5Taylor took Bobby to the center of Kansas City, and they wandered through stores and small shops and galleries and a museum. Bobby had something to say about everything. He bought a few small items as souvenirs, and he had an insatiable sweet tooth. At least it seemed that way to Taylor since Bobby was always crunching on little pieces of candy and mints, and making his breath smell sweet.
Bobby hadn’t been joking about his desire for all-you-can-eat ribs. All day long, Taylor thought of little ways to cut at Bobby. Take him to dinner at a crappy buffet instead of a decent barbecue place. Tell him to shut up his chatter. Correct him when he made an obvious mistake, or even a tiny error that didn’t make a huge difference. But he didn’t. Not only that, he actively stopped himself a
