Chapter 7
Tyler wondered what time Ward had gone to Jack’s bedroom. The door to Tyler’s room was still closed. As he lay, luxuriating in the memories of the previous night, he heard someone running down the hall.
Jack burst through the door and bounded up on the bed. Tyler engaged him in a morning tickle. Then he realized Eddie hadn’t yet come into the room. The boys usually came in together for a tussle on weekend mornings.
“Where’s Eddie?”
“Don’t know,” Jack replied.
Just then Eddie appeared in the doorway.
“Hey,” Tyler called to him. “What’s up?”
“Where’s Ward?”
“He’s sleeping in Jack’s room, remember?”
“He’s not there,” Eddie said.
“Maybe he’s in the bathroom, or in the living room,” Tyler suggested.
“Nope, I looked all over the house and he’s not here.”
Tyler’s heart froze. What was going on? Had Ward changed his mind? Just as panic was setting in, Ward appeared at the door behind Eddie, holding two large bags. The smell of sausages and pancakes filled the air.