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Small Town Monsters

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Chapter 14

Tory sat in his car in the parking lot of Abigail’s Diner. His Toyota idled, billowing its exhaust into the air like a smoker. He enjoyed sitting in a rumbling car; he could clearly think. How could he present what he had in mind to Lucy? He’d watched her boy friends come and go since Jr. High School. He knew most of them personally. Some of them were good guys; some of them were creeps. She’d burned through a lot of boys. But one name never made Lucy Cadano’s boyfriend list: Tory Bently.

The truth was, Tory had never foraged enough courage to ask her out. He thought she might have considered dating him. She’d certainly had her romps with guys much worse than him. Tory would have treated her like a queen; that’s certain. The two of them had grown up together. They’d played together for long summers as kids. But now he could barely look at her without clamming up. And here he sat in a parking lot waiting for her to get off work, clamming right up again. How could he ever propose what he had in mind?

The passenger’s side door opened, startling Tory out of his stupor. He gasped and panic-glanced up, the dome light flicking on, blinding him. He recognized Lucy’s elegant curves as she got into the passenger’s seat and shut the door behind

Concerning:

Tory Bently

Lucy Cadano