Chapter 22 Summary

Dwayne comes back to Thalia for a weekend. Sonny is relieved that Jacy is in Dallas for the weekend, and Dwayne seems to know nothing about them. Dwayne is browner and drives a nice second-hand Mercury. Sonny and Dwayne decide to drive to Wichita, and Dwayne insists that Sonny drive the Mercury to see how well it handles. They are having a nice time when Sonny feels an edge come into the evening, and even though Dwayne is his best buddy, he feels uncomfortable. Finally, Dwayne tells him that he knows about Sonny and Jacy. He tells Sonny he is going to marry Jacy one day when he gets a little more money. Sonny is shocked that Dwayne could be so wrong about the situation, and he tells him that Jacy is going to college and won't marry either of them.

Dwayne makes...