Last Ride (Taming the Stallion Series Book 4) by Carolina Mac

Author:Carolina Mac [Mac, Carolina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Tuesday, November 13th.

Rest Area. Pensacola. Florida.

Betty jumped and let out a little screech when somebody knocked on the window right next to her head. Forgetting she was sleeping in her car, she tried to open her eyes wide enough to see where she was and why she was so close to a window.

Sitting up straighter and becoming more awake, she noticed the uniform and figured it out. She was sleeping in her car and a cop was at the window. She lowered the window to hear what he was saying.

“Wake up, ma’am. You can’t sleep here. Didn’t you see the sign?”

Using her pathetic voice, Betty laid it on thick. “I guess I was too tired to see the sign, officer. Sorry. I’ll get going. Is it all right with you if I use the washroom first?”

“Sure. Where you headed, ma’am?”

Betty switched to her best fake-friendly voice, “Austin, Texas, officer. I’m going to see my son. He’s in the VA hospital there. I had no money for a motel, so I tried to drive straight through. Guess I didn’t make it, did I?”

She gave a little fake laugh when what she really wanted to do was kick the asshole trooper in the nuts and give him black and blue balls to remember her by.

“Austin is a long drive, ma’am.”

“I’ll be there by tomorrow night.”

“It’s already tomorrow, ma’am.” He almost smiled. “You’ll be there by tonight.”

“Yeah, I guess I will be if my car holds together.”

“Have a safe trip, ma’am.”

Still half asleep, Betty trudged up the path to the brick building housing the washrooms. She went into the ladies’ and used the facilities. Middle of the night the place was stone cold empty.

She splashed cold water on her face and dried off with a scratchy brown paper towel. One look in the mirror at her hair and she shook her head. Hopeless. Worry about her looks later.

Tired and cranky, she lit up a smoke as she slowly walked back to her old Ford Focus. That car had been repaired more than a dozen times at the garage near Charlie’s house, but Betty hoped she could get one more day out of it before it died. Would the old girl get her to Texas?

Hope you’re going to start and keep going for me.

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