Family Fruitcake Frenzy by Margaret Lashley

Author:Margaret Lashley [Lashley, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zazzy Ideas, Inc.
Published: 2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00

I SAT SILENT AS A STONE in the seat beside Tom as we hurtled down Interstate 10 to my impending doom. Winky’s cousin’s wife, Charlene, had gotten a flat tire on the way to pick them up. We’d spent half the afternoon sorting out that mess. When we’d finally waved goodbye to them and they drove away in a rusted-out Chevy pickup, Tom and I were three hours behind schedule. I’d used the extra time on my hands to exponentially expand my anxiety, and to call my mother to let her know we were running late. After making sure I was well aware of all the inconvenience our delay had caused her, she’d grunted and hung up.

I was almost glad I had something else even more troubling to worry about.

Is Jergen behind Ha-Pet-Ly-Ever-After? Is that simply a pseudonym for his Pet Patrol business? I’d made Winky and Winnie promise not to say a word to Tom about Jergen. Not yet, anyway. I wanted to make sure it was true before I let the cat out of the bag. Heaven knows Tom and Jergen didn’t need anything else to fight about.

I felt a pat on my thigh.

“Would you stop your worrying, Val?” Tom smiled. “I promise, it will all work out with your mom.”

“And if it doesn’t?”

“Hey, I’ve got wheels and a credit card.”

I forced a smile and braced myself as the Quincy exit flew by. The next one would be ours.

“Fair warning, Tom. If you thought last night’s supper was crazy, that was dinner with the Pope compared to what you’re in for with my family.”

Tom gave me a dubious look. “Why are you just telling me this now?”

I shot him a sly grin. “Because it’s too late to turn back now.”

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