Christmas with You by Amy Sparling
Author:Amy Sparling [Sparling, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amy Sparling
Published: 2017-12-01T05:00:00+00:00
Chapter 6
I donât want to say goodbye to Plainville, but Park is awake bright and early on Saturday morning. I know this trip is important to him, but Iâm getting more nervous by the second. Itâs one thing to meet your boyfriendâs parents over dinner or something. But weâre going to be staying at their house. Will they make us have separate rooms? Will they let us sleep in the same room? Both options sound awkward. I tell myself to suck it up and deal because this is important and if I want a future with Park then Iâll need to know his family.
I take a quick shower after my alarm goes off. When I get out, Park has just returned to the hotel room, carrying two coffees.
âBreakfast is served,â he says, pulling a folded napkin out of the pouch on his hoody. âDanish, donuts, and coffee.â
âWe have a coffee maker in here, you know,â I say, pointing to the complementary coffee maker and coffee right here in the hotel room.
He scoffs. âDo you know what happens to those gross things?â
âNo?â
âI read an article once that said flight attendants wash their underwear in hotel coffee makers.â
âCoffee pots?â I say with a laugh. âHow is that possible?â
Put detergent where the coffee goes, and it pours hot soapy water into the glass part to wash your dirty underwear,â he says, curling his lip.
âOkay, I will never look at hotel coffee makers the same way again,â I say, laughing. âActually, Iâll never look at any coffee the same way again.â
When we get back on the road, heading toward Arizona, I try to start out the day in a good mood. Yeah, driving for twelve hours straight will suck, but if I try to be happy maybe itâll go by quicker. I tell Park to roll down the windows and turn up the music and we jam out while weâre cruising.
When it gets a little cold, he turns on the floor heater and the blast of warm air mixes perfectly with the chill on my face. Arizona is beautiful and barren, and Iâm pretty sure Iâm in love with it.
We stop for lunch around noon, and since Park thinks weâre making great time, we go inside the little diner instead of getting our food to go. When we get back to the truck, Iâm texting with Bayleigh and I donât realize something is wrong at first.
Park curses under his breath.
âWhatâs wrong?â I say, ignoring the new text from Bay.
Park turns the key in the ignition. âMy truck wonât start.â
âHow is that possible? Itâs like less than a year old.â
He shrugs and tries again. The engine doesnât even sound like itâs trying to start.
âAre you out of gas?â I ask.
He shakes his head. âWe have more than half a tank.â
âDo you know what it could be?â I ask nervously.
He shakes his head. âI hope itâs nothing serious.â
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