Chapter 75

He petted the dashboard, fiddled with the radio, and whistled under his breath. Every time he glanced in the rearview mirror, he saw Carson’s familiar car. He had been willing to go with Edwin to San Diego to meet Hazel, but he’d flatly refused to get in the Spider. Edwin didn’t want to go by himself, but Hazel had insisted he bring the car. She wanted to see it. “I don’t have anything of Cooper’s.” Forty-seven years, but the note of loss in her voice when she said Cooper’s name still rang clear.

“I can’t get over how good you look in this car,” Cooper said from the passenger seat.

Edwin glanced at himself in the mirror. This time, his heart didn’t jump to his throat, but he felt like he was looking at a stranger.

“Why did you do this?”

“I thought you liked it.”

“What have you been doing for the past couple of days?”

“Watching you. Waiting for you to drive the car again.”

Edwin gestured at his face. “Fix this. I don’t want to look like this anymore.”