"I didn't lie," he said, then he shrugged and corrected himself. "Okay, I did. But only because you wouldn't listen any other way. I've been trying to get you to listen to me, and you won't give me five minutes."

The highway stretched before them, nearly empty at this hour. The dashboard clock read 11:47 PM. Most guests had left after Honey and Grayson's departure, but Nate had lingered, delaying the inevitable confrontation. He had known he would have a fight on his hands.

"Where are we ...