She Defended a Lonely Biker, and Her Town Never Saw It Coming

of hot engines, sugar, coffee, and summer dust.

Inside the diner, plates were stacked everywhere, chairs were being turned upside down onto tables, and Marisol was threatening to quit if Naomi ever turned a Thursday into a miracle again without warning.

Naomi laughed too hard to answer.

Roy and Linda waited until the room had thinned.

Then Roy set a long continue reading …