I finally pulled into the alley and parked.
“Coming up?” she asked softly.
“Won’t your uncle be there?”
She shook her head. “He sleeps over at Buzz’s.”
“Buzz? Buzz Felten?”
She nodded, a smirk on her face.
“Really?” I was astonished.
Jody nodded. “I guess it’s been years, but they keep it hidden.”
“Oh, my God!”
“He comes back here when Buzz opens the store at 7:30. He comes in and makes a pot of coffee, then he’ll sit and read the newspaper until I get up or the shop needs to open.
“Unbelievable.”
“I don’t think they’ve ever told anyone. I know Dad doesn’t know.”
I had to laugh. “No one even suspects, or I would have heard about it around town.”
“Then I guess we have a lot to keep secret. Come on up.”
She opened the car door and got out.
I got out, locked the car, and follow
