Reunion by the Sea by Jo Leigh

Author:Jo Leigh [Leigh, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488085291
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Published: 2018-09-01T15:38:41+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

IT FELT ODD to have Parker driving her Subaru, but that was the least of Ginny’s worries. Tilda was seething in the backseat while they struggled through traffic. Typically, the ride took a little over half an hour. Today, they’d already been on the road for more than an hour.

“I’m not a little kid. I’m already taking college classes,” Tilda said, her voice congested with tears. “I don’t understand why you can’t just tell me what’s going on. Keeping me in the dark is cruel and you know it.”

“I would if I could,” Ginny said. She sounded as weak as she felt. “But I don’t have all the facts yet, and until I do—”

“You’re going to send me off to someone I never met, in Boise, Idaho—a place I’ve never wanted to go to—and stick me there for an unknown amount of time, during which anything could happen to you and I wouldn’t have a clue. For that matter, anything could happen to me and you wouldn’t have a clue either.”

“You can always text me, and I’ll text you. Mrs. Nolan isn’t completely a stranger. She’s Parker’s mom. And Meg’s. We’ve talked about Meg since you were little.”

“Right, so, you’re dragging me away from my best friend to go stay with your former best friend’s mom while you run off with her brother. That makes me feel so much better.”

Ginny turned around as far as she possibly could without undoing her seat belt. Tilda’s eyes were flaming, and not just from crying. She was furious and had every right to be.

“I don’t know what to say to make this easier. Not yet.”

“At least you can tell me how long I’ll be there. I mean, come on. I feel like I’m being sent to prison. With no parole. You can’t do this. It’s not fair.”

“I know it’s not fair, but it’s far from prison.” Ginny wished she knew how long Tilda would have to stay. It was the hardest thing in the world to put her on a plane by herself, knowing the state she was in. Parker was right though. They had to act quickly. “So much depends on the storm and what happens on this end. The second I know, you’ll know.”

“This can’t be about the weather. You think I haven’t heard that it’s been downgraded to a tropical storm? I haven’t been on Mars.”

“Just because it’s been downgraded now doesn’t mean there won’t be a lot of damage. We could be without electricity for days or even weeks.”

“The bay rarely gets hit hard. You know we’re mostly protected there. And even if we weren’t, we have the generator, and we’d be fine.”

Sighing, and trying not to show her own fear, Ginny used the most rational tone she could muster. “It’s not just about the storm. It’s complicated.”

The way Tilda stared at her, openmouthed and wounded, broke Ginny’s heart.

“Kaley’s parents use that lame excuse all the time, but I never thought I’d hear that from you.”

Ginny had

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