Once again, Derek laughed a little, shaking his head. "'Under the surface,' she says," he said more to himself than to her. Lately, there wasn't a whole lot under the surface so much as there were just humans who refused to believe what was right under their noses.
"This place is fifty shades of crazy. And nobody passes through here without a reason since it's not really on the way to anywhere worthwhile. ...so what brings you to town?"