That Runaway Summer (Return to Indigo Springs 05) by Darlene Gardner

Author:Darlene Gardner [Gardner, Darlene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Series, Harlequin Superromance, Return To Indigo Springs
Amazon: B0041KLEPU
Publisher: Harlequin Superromance
Published: 2010-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

THE WOODEN TRACK ROSE from the ground at Hersheypark, its crazy curves and plunges making it hard to figure out the path of the roller coaster train that was navigating its insane twists.

“Ready to ride the Wildcat, Chris?” Dan asked. With his Ohio State cap slung low over his eyes, dark shorts that ended a few inches shy of his knees and a distressed-graphic T-shirt screen-printed with the image of an eagle, he looked young and vigorous.“No. Nuh-uh. No way.” Chris had barely strayed from Jill’s side since they’d boarded the charter bus that morning in Indigo Springs, first sitting next to her, then keeping within a few feet of her at the amusement park’s zoo. Now he edged even closer.

The rest of the dozen or so children in their group, who ranged in age from ten to twelve, hurried to get in line, laughing and pointing at the impressive wooden structure. Stanley Kownacki and the three other chaperones followed, not as quickly but just as eagerly.

Stanley had talked up the Wildcat on the bus ride, claiming it reached speeds of up to forty-five miles per hour and was the most thrilling of the park’s eleven coasters. Since most of the children didn’t meet the minimum height requirements for three of the coasters, Jill thought he’d tailored his comments for the audience.

Still, the Wildcat looked impressively daunting. Chris certainly seemed to think so.

“Are you sure you don’t want to try it, honey?” Jill wished she had the magic words to help her brother conquer his fear. “It might be fun.”

Chris stared down at the ground, saying nothing.

Jill shot Dan a resigned look. That morning while they’d visited mountain lions, black bears and gray wolves in the eleven-acre walk-through zoo, she’d quietly reiterated her concerns that Chris would be too timid to try many of the rides.

“He might surprise you,” Dan had said.

She’d wanted to believe that. Unfortunately, she doubted Chris was about to spring any bombshells on her.

“Jill, have you seen Brittany Waverly?” Dan asked, a non sequitur if she’d ever heard one.

Brittany was the only girl on the trip and the sole child besides Chris who wasn’t a 4-H member. Brittany’s mother, one of the chaperones, had brought her along, to the obvious horror of her older brother Timmy.

Jill indicated the line, where the adorable young girl was craning her neck and bouncing on her toes while the boys ignored her. She was maybe nine, but at about four foot three or four she was almost the same height as Chris. If the two of them were any shorter, they wouldn’t meet the minimum height requirements for the ride. “She’s over there with the rest of the kids.”

Almost as if she knew they were talking about her, Brittany looked over at them. Jill noticed Dan give the girl a slight nod. Brittany immediately broke off from the group, skipping across the pavement on her pink tennis shoes, her blond ponytails flying.

“C’mon, Chris.” Her high-pitched, little-girl voice sounded breathless. “I saved you a place in line.

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