Honey and Leonard by Mark Paul Smith

Author:Mark Paul Smith [Smith, Mark Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781938985812
Amazon: 1938985818
Barnesnoble: 1938985818
Goodreads: 27420006
Publisher: Christopher Matthews Publishing
Published: 2015-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

"LEONARD, SLOW DOWN, PLEASE," Honey said as the Peugeot's tires squealed through the hairpin turns on the steep road down through the orchards to St. Tropez.

"I'm not going that fast, pumpkin," Leonard said. "These turns are just too tight."

"You are going too fast. If the tires are making screeching noises, you're going too fast."

"I am not going too fast," Leonard said as the car hit a dangerous curve and skidded into the oncoming lane like it was headed over the edge of the mountain.

"Stop the car this instant," Honey yelled. "I am getting out before you kill us both."

Leonard regained control of the vehicle in plenty of time to avoid oncoming traffic.

"Stop the car now, Leonard Atkins. I mean it. I am getting out. I'll walk the rest of the way if I have to. My heart can't take this wild driving."

Leonard pulled off the road and got out of the car. He was still wearing the priest cassock. Honey got out of her door and stomped around the car to confront Leonard. She was wearing the nun's habit. To passing motorists, it looked like the Catholic church was coming apart at the seams. Honey was poking her finger in Leonard's chest and he was doing his best to stay out of harm's way.

Honey and Leonard were having the first major fight of their relationship. She pushed him with both hands in his chest so hard he actually had to take a step backwards to keep from falling over. As she came at him again, he sidestepped her with some nimble footwork. This only made her angrier. She came at him once more. This time he let her push him, but he braced himself and held his ground. He couldn't help but see the humor in this little nun trying to push him around with no success. He laughed out loud, and even Honey began to see how foolish she must have looked.

A mother with two children in her car was so unnerved by the sight of the nun attacking the priest that she pulled over and asked if anyone needed help. She spoke first in French but quickly changed to English when Leonard said, "No Francois."

"Is everything good?" the mother asked.

"Oui," Leonard replied with one of the few French words he knew and then switched back to English. "The sister is just confessing her need for God's help," Leonard said as Honey waved to the mother that everything was fine.

"You're the one who's going to need God's help," Honey said as the mother drove away.

"Settle down, Honey," Leonard said. "You're making the whole church look bad."

Honey put her hands on her hips and stared at him with a look that said, "Pay attention."

"Hold it, hold it," Leonard said. "Okay, I'll admit it. I was going too fast. Here, why don't you drive for a while? We're almost there. You can drive us into St. Tropez."

"I'm not going to drive down this sidewinding road for you or any man," Honey said.

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