Nerd Gone Wild by Thompson Vicki Lewis

Author:Thompson, Vicki Lewis [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Published: 2012-04-14T02:18:59+00:00

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The closer Ally came to the back end of Heavenly Provisions, the more certain she was that the tractor was running again. A cleared road would be a good thing for Uncle Kurt, so she hoped the tractor was operating. She’d wondered if he knew about the iffy road conditions around Porcupine. If he’d given her a telephone number, she would have called to let him know.

But Uncle Kurt wasn’t a telephone kind of guy, as he’d told her. To him, telephones tied you down. You had to interrupt whatever you were doing to deal with a telephone call, and he didn’t like that. He preferred e-mail.

She didn’t really want to talk to Mitchell, because she was still mad at him, but she was curious about the tractor situation, and he might know the story, considering that she’d last seen him pinning Ernie to the floor. “I think someone’s plowing the road,” she said. “Do you know anything about that?”

“Nope. I just hope to God it’s not Ernie. Last I saw, he was putting away the beer like it was going out of style. If he’s both plowed and plowing, we’d better make a run for the Top Hat before we get scooped up in his shovel.”

“Who said I was going to the Top Hat?” She didn’t want him making assumptions about her schedule, although she was getting very hungry, and the Top Hat was the only game in town if she wanted lunch.

“So you’re not going to the Top Hat?”

With the limited options in Porcupine, a girl had a tough time making an unpredictable move. “I guess I am.”

“Me, too. I need some food and I have to pick up my sculpture.”

“So you bought one.”

“I did.” He didn’t sound very proud of his purchase.

“Why is it at the Top Hat?”

“Dave wanted to show Clyde which one I bought, so Serena took it over while Dave and I carried Ernie.”

“I’m sorry I missed that.” She walked down the narrow alleyway between the store and the building next to it, a combination beauty parlor and barbershop.

“Yeah, we made quite a procession. You should really stick around instead of wandering off into the woods by yourself. No telling what will happen next in Porcupine. Maybe you could switch to human interest photography.”

“Nice try. Ain’t gonna happen. But if it makes you feel any better, I should be getting a mentor soon.” She stepped onto the snow-covered sidewalk. Sure enough, the tractor was working about a block down from where she stood.

Mitch came up beside her. “Whoever that is, he doesn’t act drunk.”

“I wouldn’t know. I’ve never seen anybody plow a road before, drunk or sober.”

“Well, I have, and my money’s on Dave being the operator of that machine. I think it’s safe to cross.” He started toward the Top Hat.

Ally fell into step beside him. “Speaking of money, if you don’t mind my asking, how much did you end up paying for your nude?”

“Let’s put it this way. For a room freshener, it was expensive.

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