Tell Me About Orchard Hollow by Lin Stepp

Author:Lin Stepp
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational, womens fiction, southern fiction, smoky mountains, dollywood, tennessee fiction, artists fiction
Publisher: Canterbury House Publishing

Chapter 12

Jenna rose early the following day to get some household chores done before Charlotte came to pick her up to go shopping. After breakfast, she made sugar cookies for Tyler Dean. She knew they were his favorites, particularly with colored sprinkles on the top. Besides, whatever cookies Tyler Dean didn’t eat on their trip, Boyce would make quick work of later.

Charlotte arrived at about nine o’clock and they were soon on their way. “I figured I’d better drive today, since we have the kids,” Charlotte told her. “Their seats are already in the back and all their junk. This car here is not as pretty and new as yours, but she sure is a sentimental friend to me and full of memories. Her name is Theda.”

“Your car has a name?” Jenna looked at her in surprise.

Charlotte grinned. “Sure, I name all my cars. This one’s Theda Thunderbird. I call your car Catalina Cadillac. It seemed like she needed a fancy name.”

Jenna’s mouth quirked in a smile.

“I got this car back when I was sixteen years old,” Charlotte continued. “Daddy has an auto shop and repairs cars, and he found me this black Thunderbird at a car auction, only six years old and not many miles. Whoo-ee, girl. I thought I was hot stuff driving Theda T. to high school after daddy got her fixed up for me. I can remember a lot of fine times with my girlfriends piled into Theda going to the drive-in or to a football game. And then me and Dean dated in Theda. He had a Chevrolet truck, so we often took my car instead. I have some serious memories of young passion in this vehicle, plus all these new memories of carrying my children around in it. I’ll probably have myself a good cry when I finally have to trade ole’ Theda in.”

They drove in silence for a minute, enjoying the spring day.

Charlotte looked over her shoulder to check on three-year old Tyler Dean in the back seat. “Tell Miss Jenna what we’re going to do today, Tyler Dean.”

His face brightened. “We’re goin’ to shop for Easter clothes, and if I’m good, I get a new bucket and a shovel and we get to go to the park for a picnic. I get to play in the big sandbox at the park and swing on the swings and climb on the jungle gym.”

“That’s right,” said Charlotte, approvingly. “And what if you’re bad?”

A little frown crossed his face. “We don’t get to go to the park for a picnic,” he said, with a pout in his voice, “and I don’t get a new bucket or a new shovel, either. I might even have to take an extra long nap when we get home, too. If I’m real bad, I might even get a spanking.”

Charlotte nodded. “I’m glad you remember all that, Tyler Dean. Now, I want you to know that no little boys like to go shopping for clothes, but it’s a necessity sometimes. It has to be done.

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