Chapter 246

“Well that’s good to know!” laughed Naomi. “I guess I’d better be very nice to you if I want Steve to like me. Is that a safe assumption?”

“Damn straight!” chuckled Jared. “Steve wants me to be happy, so the happier you make me, the better he’ll like you.”

Steve’s grandfather had arranged for a huge buffet for his guests. Steve, Gwen, and Jordan had pretty much invited everyone they knew since he had assured them that he could afford to feed an army.

The events of the day had caused many classmates and parents to stop at Marsh’s to speak with Steve, Gwen, and Jordan and to thank Steve for his fast thinking. Word had spread that the bombs had originally been placed under the stage. Everyone that felt the force of the explosion that afternoon harbored no doubts about the devastating results if the same blast had been under the stage.

Tyler Smith and his parents arrived half an hour after Steve’s group. Ralph Smith was accompanied by Billy’s father when he appr