Chapter 3
Winston nearly nodded off sometime after passing into New Jersey. He caught himself swerving into the other lane and jerked awake. Talk of the weather and music had quickly died and Winston heard Erik's steady breath as he slumped against his seat. The rain had long subsided and Winston found the yellow and white lines on the road hypnotic as they flashed by the car's lights.
Once they neared Jersey City, Winston saw there was much more activity on the road. He ignored the first neon sign for a motel he saw and pulled into a large hotel parking lot. Erik grumbled something as they stopped.
“Didn't mean to wake you.”
“Had to happen eventually. Where are we?”
“Outside Jersey City,” Winston explained. “I'm going to get us two hotel rooms for the night.”
“That's too expensive,”
