Chapter 36
Friday
THE REST OF THE week was a virtual repeat of Tuesday. They made two more Walmart runs, and were happy to be having a day off. As Jake pulled the Mustang into the parking lot of the café, he put that thought into words.
“I’m glad we’re not going anywhere today,” he said.
“Yeah,” Josh said. “Maybe we can do some creative loafing.”
In the café, they got the boys situated in a booth and told them to order whatever they wanted for breakfast. Then the two men went to the round table and took their seats. There was a pot of coffee on the table, so Josh used it to fill two cups for himself and Jake before they joined a conversation that was already underway.
“… Can we really use that much fuel oil?” Sam was saying
“Why not,” Claire said. “It’ll keep just as well here as it
