Hector narrowed his eyes, probably studying Coal. I didn’t blame him. When Coal wasn’t smiling, he had a resting bitch face that was almost as grumpy as Hector’s. “And I know nothing about you. I assumed you heard what I told Rhett? You better treat him right, you hear? I’ll be watching,” Hector said. He used his threatening tone, the one he reserved for the drunks who’d wandered into the diner in the middle of the night. Coal sat straight up as he answered seriously, “I will. There’s nothing more important to me than Rhett, and I plan to treasure him for the rest of my life.” Hector stared
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