Chapter 21“So we’re almost at the border,” Rory said as he tightened his grip on the wheel. “Would you mind if I shut off the music so I could call my parents?”
Taggart shifted in his seat. He turned down the 1980s playlist he’d kept on for the past five hours as they navigated through Illinois and then Indiana and Michigan traffic. They were still fifteen minutes away from the border. “Sure, not a problem. Do you want me to stay quiet, or should I..?”
“I’d really like to tell them about you,” Rory said, biting the bullet. “But I’m honestly not sure how it will go.”
Taggart nodded. Rory expected another round of questions, more explanations about his family life and why this prospect scared him so much, but no interrogation was forthcoming. Taggart merely nodded again, as if he’d worked
