Winter Turns to Spring by Catherine Palmer

Author:Catherine Palmer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook
ISBN: 9781414329673
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011-03-18T20:00:00+00:00

It was hopeless.

Patsy could see that right away. No matter how many times Derek Finley let Cody maneuver his car around the road that encircled Deepwater Cove, the boy was bound to mess up one way or another.

“Keep trying, honey!” she called out, waving a gloved hand as Cody made another pass by her and Jennifer. With the salon closed for the next few days, the two women had agreed to venture outside and cheer on Cody’s latest driving lesson.

“Go, Cody!” Jennifer yelled.

“You can do it!” Patsy pumped her fist as he steered down the hill on the left-hand side of the road.

“He can’t do it,” she muttered. “He never will, Jennifer, and that’s just the plain old truth of the matter. We are going to have to figure out how to tell Cody in the sweetest possible way before he runs Derek’s car smack-dab into someone’s deck. I don’t understand why Derek keeps trying. I’ll swear that poor man must have lost a good two years off his life by now.”

Jennifer laughed. “We didn’t believe Cody could pass the written test, remember? But he did.”

“Barely. I think the officer cheated just because Cody’s so earnest.”

“They can’t do that!”

Jennifer was smiling, looking as beautiful as ever, Patsy saw. She still hadn’t sorted out her feelings or made any decisions about her future. But at least the memory of what had happened in Mexico seemed to be fading. Thank the Lord. He could soften terrifying memories, and He could certainly guide a lovely young woman in the right direction. No question about that.

“Do you see them?” Patsy asked, standing on tiptoe to scan the back side of the looping road. “I hope that boy hasn’t plowed into a ditch.”

“Oh, here they come again.” Jennifer clasped her gloved hands together in excitement. “Look, Cody’s staying mostly on the right side of the road! He’s doing it, Patsy.”

The car screeched to a sudden stop right beside the two women. Both Cody and Derek snapped forward, kept from slamming against the windshield only by their seat belts. The driver’s window lowered, and Cody stuck his head out, grinning from ear to ear.

“How about that?” His blue eyes fastened on Jennifer. “Did you see me go all the way around without drifting into the middle?”

As Jennifer congratulated him, Patsy studied the man in the passenger seat. Derek had leaned his head back and was breathing as though he’d just completed a half marathon. Despite the chilled air, beads of sweat dotted his hairline.

“You doing okay there, Derek?” she called.

He glanced her way and rolled his eyes. Patsy took the silent message to heart.

Laying her hand on Cody’s shoulder, she spoke softly. “You’ve been working hard on your driving. How about some chocolate cake?”

She could see the struggle. Driving around the circle another time … or chocolate cake at Patsy’s house. Which would it be?

“I cut the cake into squares,” she told him. “Just the way you like it.”

“Okay!”

Before she could step back, Cody put the car in gear and started down the road.

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