Cold City (Repairman Jack - The Early Years Trilogy) - Plot & Excerpts
for the time being. He lifted his head and blinked at Tony standing in the doorway. “What?”“Let’s go get some lunch.”Jack’s mouth tasted like stale beer. And then his brain grasped the words– “Lunch? What time is it?”“After two.”“Aw, hell.” He rolled to a sitting position and rubbed his face.Tony shrugged. “ ‘Aw, hell’ what? You got someplace to be? Not as if you’re gonna miss a delivery.”He had a point. And Jack was starving.Tony turned away from the door. “Come on. I’ll drive. I know a sandwich place up the road that’s open all year.” “Long as they have coffee.”They took Tony’s Bimmer. It had a nice smooth ride. Jack didn’t say much as they cruised south on the only road, passing through Kitty Hawk to a town with the unlikely but cool name of Kill Devil Hills. He knew he wasn’t exactly a loquacious sort, but he found morning small talk, before coffee, physically painful. Plus he was thinking about Tony dressed as a Hasid and when to raise the subject.They found a diner – appropriately named the Kill Devil Grill – where Jack washed down a foot-long ham-and-provolone sub with a carafe of coffee. Tony poked at a clump of tuna salad on lettuce.“Not hungry?”“I used to have a metabolism like you. Could down a whole pizza and a six-pack without gaining an ounce. But once you hit that half-century mark you need to start watching the carbs.”Fifty? Tony didn’t look it.“You seem to keep yourself pretty trim.”“Yeah, but it used to come naturally. Now I have to work at it.”Jack liked Tony. He seemed centered. And best of all, he didn’t call him “kid.” He figured the drive back would be the best time to broach the sighting. So, as they cruised back north toward the house… “This’ll tickle you,”
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