She found herself thinking often about Dan Truitt. Maybe a little too often. The man had obviously made an impression on her. Those thoughts were accompanied by feelings she hadn’t felt for a long time. Not since Billy had died in that fatal crash back when Abe was just two years old. It was something about Dan Truitt’s eyes. They were an intense steel blue that seemed to look straight inside her, as though allowing him to read her thoughts while simultaneously he said something completely ridiculous. But, of course, Dewey, who had to come along, pulled Leah out of her memories. “I reckon this is the best steak I ever ate,” Dewey said. Leah was a little put out when everyone was supposed to be ordering burgers and when it came time for Dewey to order, he asked for a “ten-ounce sirloin, medium rare, please.” “How many steaks you ever ate?” Abe asked. “Well,” Dewey said, looking up at the ceiling, which was covered in old license plates from all the different states. “I reckon this is my fifth.”
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