Taming Mad Max by Theresa Ragan

Author:Theresa Ragan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Theresa Ragan
Published: 2012-01-03T16:22:33+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Early the next morning, Kari knocked on Molly’s door. She headed inside when she didn’t get a response. “Wake up sleepy head. We’re going house hunting today.”

No response.

Her daughter was breathing though, she could see her chest rising and falling. Faker. “If you want to ignore me and never talk to me for the rest of your life, go right ahead. But refusing to speak to me is not going to get you out of doing chores and it’s certainly not going to stop me from dragging you along to look at houses with our realtor.”

Still no response.

“If you aren’t dressed and ready to go in forty-five minutes I’m going to buy a house in Sacramento where I’ve been offered a job of a lifetime and you’ll just have to say goodbye to all of your friends, including that little gigolo, Grant Parker.” She walked to the door. “I’m serious, Molly. Forty-five minutes.”

Kari left the door open and headed down the stairs. Her brain felt foggy. She’d had too much wine last night, and she and Lindsay had stayed up too late.

The twins grabbed her legs the moment she hit the last stair. “Hey, you two. What are you doing?”

They giggled and ran off.

Through the front window, she saw Cole half buried beneath the hood of Lindsay’s Volkswagen.

The smell of freshly brewed coffee called her name. She headed for the kitchen where she found Lindsay humming to herself while she scrambled eggs in a frying pan.

“Did you know Cole was already outside working on your car?”

Lindsay nodded. “He’s been out there since six thirty this morning.”

Some girls had all the luck. “Is there anything that man can’t do?”

Lindsay laughed. “Don’t even go there. It’s way too early in the morning.”

Kari poured herself a cup of coffee and took a seat at the kitchen table. “I really don’t feel like going house hunting today.”

“Call Richard and tell him you’ve changed your mind and you’ve decided not to move.”

“Don’t even go there,” Kari mimicked. “It’s too early.”

Thirty minutes passed before Molly sauntered into the kitchen. With her head bent forward and her eyes downcast, she looked as if she’d lost her best friend. Lindsay and Kari watched quietly as Molly scooped a spoonful of eggs and a small piece of ham onto her plate. Molly made the short walk from the counter to the kitchen table seem like a mile long trek through the desert. The twins tried their best to disturb her, but she ignored them, poking at her eggs instead.

“She’s like a walking zombie,” Kari said to Lindsay. “I think I’ll go check on Cole while I wait for Richard to arrive. Molly, you can come outside when you’re done eating.”

Lindsay walked over to the table and nudged Molly’s arm. “It’s not going to kill you to at least nod your head, Molly.”

Molly nodded her head.

“Progress,” Kari said before heading outside.

Kari couldn’t understand why Lindsay wasn’t all over Cole Fletcher. As he searched through his toolbox, she couldn’t help

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