Check out four moments in the Pastor Stephen Grant adventures that feature some sweet rides...
1. From Root of All Evil?...
Jennifer got into her red Thunderbird, turned the key, and as she lowered the convertible top, called Stephen.
He answered, “Hello, Jen. Did you survive your lunch with Drew? I just realized that it’s almost three.”
“We wound up having a great conversation. Stephen, he’s just a very lonely, sad man.”
“Well, apparently you did have quite a conversation.”
“We really did. He’s coming over on Tuesday for dinner and to take a look at the sword collection. If that’s okay?”
“Okay? That’s spectacular. I’ve never been able to connect with Drew. What did you do?”
“I’ll explain later tonight?”
“Fair enough. By the way...”
“Yes, I have a quart of lobster bisque and a piece of toasted almond cream cake for you.”
“Great. Love you.”
“Love you, too. Bye.”
With the top down, Jennifer Grant loaded the new Beach Boys CD into the car radio/CD player, flipped over to the “That’s Why God Made the Radio” track, and made a right onto Main Road.
2. From Shifting Sands...
Stephen Grant had mastered an assortment of skills as a Navy SEAL. Later, his repertoire of abilities was both fine- tuned and expanded while at the Central Intelligence Agency. And then came four years of very different training at the seminary, and his subsequent extended period of time as a parish pastor.
But his prowess over a wide breadth of abilities – from profiling to prayer – mattered little right now. There was no way out. Traffic on the Long Island Expressway crept ever so slowly toward the Midtown Tunnel, leaving Grant no alternatives or escape routes for his Mojave Sand-colored, four-door Jeep Wrangler. But it really didn’t matter. Grant was in no hurry. He enjoyed the company.
His wife, Jennifer Grant, sat next to him on the passenger side, and in the backseat was Father Tom Stone, one of his closest friends.
3. From Heroes and Villains...
The four stopped at the closed front door. Guy, Diane and Stephen were beaming. And then Stephen opened the door. Jennifer stepped outside and saw the car that the Nodells had delivered. It was a red 1957 Thunderbird with its top down. Jennifer stood still and put a hand over her mouth.
Guy asked, “This is the one, right? Stephen said that growing up you were a big fan of the TV show Vega$ with Robert Urich.”
Jennifer still didn’t move or reply.
Diane explained, “And this is the car he drove in the show. Well, not the exact car, but you know what I mean.”
4. From Murderer’s Row...
After the SUV drove off and Victor entered the home, Paige Caldwell pulled up and parked her blue Mustang GT.
Charlie Driessen, sitting in the passenger seat, said, “A stakeout in an attention grabbing Mustang, with the top down no less. I still don’t see how this makes sense.”
“Like I said before, look at the view of the water and these houses. A couple sitting in a convertible, looking out at the water, enjoying two coffees, and generally not bothering anyone is more likely to fit around here, as opposed to a nondescript white van.”
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