One splurge at Denny’s wouldn’t make him miss the mortgage. It’s no burden to buy Eli a meal. James owed him that much for the last couple of days.

“I’ll get your ride home, too.” Since he wasn’t t driving and he wasn’t about to strand Eli at Denny’s. James finally lifted his phone to get them a ride share. This time of night, the pricing wasn’t too bad and they only had to wait a few minutes before they were in the back of a sedan on the way to the diner.