There was nothing special about the diner, and Darcy supposed that in its innocuous nature the true specialness thrived. Like McDonald’s had been built on a foundation of sameness and familiarity, diners like this were the same, relying on the same basic concepts.

They sat at a booth in the back of the place and, after ordering milkshakes for starters, Bella was drawing on the paper placemat.

Outside the dark windows, vehicles rolled by on the interstate ...