“You made it. I was wondering if you were going to stand me up.” Rob rested his hand on the roof of Darren’s car, peering inside.
“Turn about,” Darren replied with a brief smile. “Get in.”
“Uh, I thought we were going to get something to eat.” Rob nodded toward the diner.
“We are, but not here. Too many people around.”
“It’s damned near dawn. Anyone who’s in there is probably more than half asleep, or trying to sober up.”
“Rob. Please.” Darren reached across to open the door.
With a shrug, Rob asked, “So where we going?”
“To my house, where we can talk in private.”
From the look on his face, Rob wasn’t certain he liked the idea, but he got in anyway. “What’s so important we need privacy?”
“I’ll tell you when we get there.” Darren pulled out into traffic. Not too much later he was
