Compass of the Heart

When Steve Bernard finds his college classmate Ava Jones stranded in the rain, he takes his chance to be a knight in shining armor and offers her a ride home. Only instead of a white steed, he's driving a white Volkswagen camper van named Pearl. State by state, Ava and Steve get to know each other on the road trip of a lifetime. When they reach the West Coast, will the compass of Ava's heart point toward a new home?

“Compass of the Heart” is a short story originally included in the Loving Hearts anthology in honor of Richard and Mildred Loving.