Chapter 4
The day they’d decided upon for their trip to the car show was humid and overcast. Thunder rumbled in the distance as Hayden got off the bus near the coffeehouse. He had no idea what Neal’s car looked like, and most of the vehicles driving along the street could have easily been his. It was no fabrication that Hayden’s car, which Neal had referred to as a classic, was being restored. Most of the time it was drivable, but today it had decided not to start. Hayden would fix it—he always did—and Steffie and Rick would help him get to school if needed, but he didn’t have the time to fool with it today. Usually Hayden took the bus to work unless he had to go right to school from there, but he didn’t want Neal to know that.
Hayden walked briskly down the street from the bus stop. A b
