The Wildwood Sisters by Mandy Magro

Author:Mandy Magro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

CHAPTER

14

Feeling a little more human now that she was showered and had coffee and two golden syrup-soaked crumpets in her belly, Renee pulled into the last remaining car park of the small country hospital, thankful for the automatic parking assist in Nan’s shiny black Holden Caprice. She was shocking at reverse parallel parking, quite often finding herself up the gutter and on the sidewalk or red-faced because she’d banged into something like a wheelie bin or lamp post.

Tia always refused to go anywhere in reverse with her, it being a long-standing joke between the two of them that Renee was only a good driver when going forward. Tia often got her kicks trying to get Renee to walk backwards after a few drinks, Renee just as clumsy on her feet in that situation as she was driving a car sober. On a few occasions she and Tia had found themselves upended, the pair of them in utter hysterics as they’d tried to get back on their feet, or high heels for that matter—a feat in itself after a few drinks. The recollection made her giggle as she switched the car off and tugged the keys from the ignition, making another mental note to ring her friend tonight, not having had the chance last night after her eventful day out on the station. She missed her best mate, and had so much to tell her. If only they could catch up in person.

Mick sat in the back seat of Nan’s going-to-town car, his broken leg resting up on the centre console, the cast covered in squiggles and signatures thanks to his good mates who popped in for a cold bevvy of an afternoon—an act that was helping him keep half sane with being confined to the house. Grabbing her handbag from where it had slipped down the side of the passenger seat when she had barely avoided hitting a frill-necked lizard on the way over, Renee jumped out and tried to help Mick from the back seat. But he refused to let her help him.

She respected his need to be self-sufficient and stood back, even though she had to bite her tongue as she watched him grapple with his crutches. It was painful to observe as he edged and slid himself in all types of crazy angles out of the car, looking and sounding as though he was re-birthing himself, it taking five long minutes of grunting and groaning before she was finally able to push the central locking button on the key.

Free of the confines of the car and basically upright, Mick tried to catch his breath as he shoved his crutches under his arms. ‘I wish I was never stupid enough to become a smoker. Doesn’t take much for me to lose me breath these days.’ He gave her a lopsided grin. ‘I reckon me and you should have some lunch at the pub today before we head back home, make the trek into town worth it. What do

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