Two Tickets to Paradise by Carrie Jacobs

Author:Carrie Jacobs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carrie Jacobs

Chapter Twenty-Two

The weather turned gloomy as they drove. The skies filled with thick gray clouds. The traffic was light, as though everyone had decided to stay home rather than be outside. Even the lush green scenery seemed subdued.

Becky watched out the window. "You know, this kind of weather is perfect for curling up with a good book. It's gloomy, sort of damp, with just enough of a chill in the air to put a fuzzy blanket over your lap."

"That does sound nice. What books do you usually curl up with?"

She relaxed back in her seat. "It's been so long I hardly remember. I like mysteries. My favorite is probably Carl Hiaasen. Lots of humor in his books."

"I've read a few of his. Bad Monkey and I think Tourist something."

"Tourist Season. It's one of my favorites. I also like Darynda Jones. Her Grave series is so good. The main character is a private investigator and a grim reaper. I think I'm on book six in that series, so I need to get caught up. I think she's up to twelve or thirteen now. And Nora Roberts. I love her stuff."

"Have you ever read James Rollins? His Sigma series is fantastic. Sort of mystery adventure with a secret military investigative team. Lots of history and action."

"No, I'll have to check it out."

"I think he's got a new one out. Maybe two. I haven't sat down to read a book for a while either."

"There aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do."

"Like what?"

She stared out the window and thought about it. "Like… anything. I go to work, I come home, I do stuff with Wyatt, I cook and clean. And that's about it. I have lunch with friends every once in a blue moon, but I don't really have any hobbies or go out and do anything. Except grocery shopping or a trip to Target, but those hardly count."

"I get it. Ditto everything you just said, with Lilly instead of Wyatt."

"Is Lilly in a lot of activities? It seems like Wyatt has something going on all the time. One sport or club no more than ends than another one starts. Sometimes they even overlap and I feel like a shuttle service."

"Let's see. She's in field hockey in the fall, basketball in the winter, and softball in the spring. Luckily, we seem to have the summers off."

"Wyatt does baseball in the spring. He played basketball for one season but hated it. He plays soccer in the fall and then he's in an indoor soccer league over the winter. He also does a chess club that's year-round, but they started doing a lot of their meetings online, which is definitely more convenient for me."

"That's a lot."

"It is. And I try not to complain, because it's so much better than being on his computer or Xbox 24/7."

"Very true. I swear Lilly's phone has grafted to her hand. She's always texting or snapchatting or whatever the kids do on their phones these days that vacillates between making them happy and making them cry hysterical tears.

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