I picked the bill up off the window ledge and set it flat on the empty passenger seat.

I sat in the cab for three minutes with the engine idling in his driveway.

No one in town knew my work schedule down to the hour but Vanessa.

It took twelve minutes to drive back across town to our street.

I kept my right hand on the wheel, rubbing pale oak dust off my thumb as the tires crunched over loose gravel.

Our road ended in a quiet cul-de-sac lined with tall pines and heavy brush.