CHAPTER SIX
DURING A PAUSE IN CONVERSATION, Donny glanced at his watch. “It’s almost five. Is it all right if I use the shower? I’d like to get out of this suit anyway, so if I can clean up too, that’d be great.”
“Help yourself,” Lizzie said. “There should be fresh towels in the cabinet.”
He stood and made his way back to what once had been Frank Zimmerman’s bedroom.
After he left the living room she reflected on their conversation. It had become spirited once they realized they shared two big loves - rock music and reading.
“You’re in for a treat tonight then,” she’d said. “Rick and Faith own a building in Pantego, and the whole top floor of that building is their apartment. The bottom floor is the bookstore they own.”
“Get out! Really?” Donny’s eyes had shone with excitement at the
