[Diner food was kind of the best kind of food. And with his stomach rumbling it was super easy to focus on stopping and downing a cup of coffee as soon as it was set down in front of him. This was almost like a road trip! Which was totally the kind of thing real brothers did completely disregarding any possible reasoning for it.
The phone had been buzzing a few times throughout the day and Tommy finally decided to pick it up, bobbing back and forth to the old country song playing in the background. His response was full of grace, dignity, and the appropriate gravitas for the situation.]