Chapter 5

Nolan was still chuckling and rubbing the top of his head.“I don’t think I’ve ever had a noogie in my entire life.”

“You obviously didn’t have older brothers,”Rick said.“Okay,this has been fun,but I need to head to the hardware store to get this party started.Who’s going with?”

“Not me,”Cam.“I hate that place.Besides,I need to head up to the attic and drag out my summer clothes.”

“You probably should.I’m turning the attic into a home theater next week.”Rick winked at his son.

“Not funny,dude,”Cam said.

Rick turned to Nolan.“It looks like it’s me and you.Let me throw on a shirt and we’ll hit the road.”

Rick drove an old but comfortable pick-up truck.The paint on the bed of the truck did not match the paint on the cab and Nolan had to enter on the driver’s side and scoot over,but he liked it.

“Man,you’re the coolest,”Nolan said.“I want to be you when I grow up.”

Rick chuckled and closed the truck door with a slam.“And why is that?”