Stars

The bunch keeps things lively at Mom and Pop’s and they stay late, though finally know it’s time to call it a night. As everyone stands up, Jason waits for Katie, and Con glances at Nate, then at Laura again.

“Laura, you might as well ride with Jamie and me since you’re coming back anyway.”

Laura lifts her eyebrows a little, knowing the reason for the offer. “Oh, yeah, sure.” She turns to Nate, for some reason, wishing she could apologize. For what exactly, she wasn’t sure, but something wasn’t feeling right. “Um…thanks for the lift over here. Guess I’ll see you tomorrow.”


Carson grins a little and stands up. His bag with everything but his weapons and Agency information had been brought in earlier, and he goes for his denim jacket, slipping it on before following Misty. “Alright, no gas stations. But I can’t promise I won’t take off. You might frighten me away.”

As they walk down the hall, Carson’s arm automatically moves to casually sling around Misty’s shoulders. He doesn’t relax though – keeping his eyes out for anyone who might be left in the building to see him.

Once outside, he takes a deep breath of the damp night air. “Now that’s better.” He feels in his pockets, but finding no cigarettes, gives up easily. Maybe that was a battle worth fighting for once.

He aims across the parking lot, heading for the sidewalk.

A million stars dot the night sky, almost as if to trick one into thinking that rain was not going to come.