Chapter 14 Summary

Bud gets to go eat with the Band, known at the Sweet Pea Restaurant as "NBC", or Nobody But Calloway. He and the band eat at the restaurant so frequently that the reservation at the table simply says NBC. The band name changes often, so it became simpler to place the sign as NBC instead of the newest band name, according to the band member's explanation.

Bud is enamored with Miss Thomas, the companion of his "Dad," and "vocal stylist", or singer of the band. Miss Thomas tries to uncover the reasoning that Bud feels that Mr. Calloway is his father. Band members and Miss Thomas are doubtful that this could be true, yet Bud struggles to explain to Miss Thomas. When the food's arrival interrupts their discussion, Bud finds himself relieved and eats to his heart's content.

Bud is ecstatic to find...