Prom
“As soon as I buckled my seat belt, Nat handed me a cup of coffee with a lid and a funky-looking pastry that smelled like a Cinnabon, only it didn’t have any icing.
“You’re bribing me.”
“Yes.” She pumped her accelerator and started the car. The engine bucked and coughed loudly and finally turned over.
I took a bite and then I took another bite. Wow. It was amazing; butter, some kind of nuts—walnuts?—sugar, but not too much . . .
“Like it?” Nat asked.
“’S all right.” I sipped my coffee, which she... had doctored up exactly the way I liked it. “You’re on a roll, aren’t you? Breaking and entering, kidnapping, and bribery all before the sun is up.”
Nat lit a cigarette, put the car in gear, and pulled away from the curb. “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” She watched me take a huge bite. “There’s more in back if you want.”
I turned around. Layers of pastries separated by wax paper were stacked in two cardboard boxes on the backseat. “Where’d those come from?”MoreLess
“You’re bribing me.”
“Yes.” She pumped her accelerator and started the car. The engine bucked and coughed loudly and finally turned over.
I took a bite and then I took another bite. Wow. It was amazing; butter, some kind of nuts—walnuts?—sugar, but not too much . . .
“Like it?” Nat asked.
“’S all right.” I sipped my coffee, which she... had doctored up exactly the way I liked it. “You’re on a roll, aren’t you? Breaking and entering, kidnapping, and bribery all before the sun is up.”
Nat lit a cigarette, put the car in gear, and pulled away from the curb. “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” She watched me take a huge bite. “There’s more in back if you want.”
I turned around. Layers of pastries separated by wax paper were stacked in two cardboard boxes on the backseat. “Where’d those come from?”MoreLess
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