Starting Over (Whiskey Ridge Book 1) by Rachel Hanna

Author:Rachel Hanna [Hanna, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-19T22:00:00+00:00

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The drive was fairly quiet as Edie fell asleep in the back seat of the large pickup truck. When she suddenly woke up about thirty minutes from home, it was to announce her inability to wait to go to the bathroom. It was after midnight, but Quinn stopped at the nearest gas station he could find.

“I’ll be a little while. I ate tacos for dinner… before my house burned down,” she announced as she got out of the truck and headed into the convenience store.

Kelly covered her eyes and shook her head in embarrassment. Quinn laughed.

“I’m so sorry. I don’t know why she feels the need to announce her digestive issues in such detail,” Kelly said.

“It’s okay. I find it pretty humorous, actually. She definitely doesn’t have a filter between her mouth and brain, huh?”

“Never has. I think the drugs did something to her because my grandma said she was pretty normal until then.”

“Drugs?”

“Oh yeah. Lots and lots of them. Her and my father.”

“You’re an amazing woman, Kelly Cole,” he said with a smile. She finally looked at him.

“Why do you say that?”

“Look at what you’ve accomplished and how you’ve turned out even though you were raised in that environment. Amazing.”

“Well, I don’t feel so amazing these days,” she said, leaning her head against the back of her seat.

“We all go through rough times, but you’ll make it. And you’ll be better for it,” he said.

“How are you so sure?”

“Because I’ve done it. I thought I would die when Penny died. I thought I would never be able to get out of bed again. Never smile or laugh again. I felt so guilty the first time I wanted to laugh at a TV show, but then I realized she wouldn’t want that for me. She would want me to go on, so I did. And you will too. Whatever has you so anxious inside… so sad… you’ll come through it.”

Before she could respond, her mother reappeared, banging on the window for Kelly to unlock the door. Quinn chuckled again and they were on their way home.

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