Chapter 11: At the distillery.

Tennessee had sighed five times by the time they drove up to the Red Owl Distillery, and he’d barely interacted with Rusty, Gunner, and Mary-Jo. Not that anyone in the group seemed to notice Tennessee’s silence.

After Mary-Jo asked Paxton a handful of questions about himself, the group moved on to other topics. The men chatted about the ribs, who would be there, Huck’s band, dancing, and getting a shot of the best whiskey in ‘these-here’ ...