Christy Miller Collection by Robin Jones Gunn

Author:Robin Jones Gunn [Gunn, Robin Jones]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Romance
ISBN: 9780307562616
Google: T3hzn6naZv0C
Barnesnoble:
Goodreads: 7520622
Publisher: Multnomah Books
Published: 2005-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

“Good-bye, now” Bob patted the side of Christy’s car as she and Katie waved at him, ready to drive home after their full weekend.

“Call us when you get home,” Marti added. “And drive safely. Do you both have your seat belts on?”

“Yes,” Christy called out from her open window. “We’re all set. We’ll be fine.” She slipped the car into gear and eased away from the curb.

“You really don’t want to leave yet, do you?” Katie questioned as Christy glanced at her waving aunt and uncle’s reflection in the rearview mirror.

“The weekend went too fast,” Christy answered with a sigh. “I wish I could have spent some more time with Todd.”

“He’s coming down to your house next weekend. You can live till then.”

Christy couldn’t tell if Katie was teasing or being sarcastic. Katie seemed to have made considerable progress in recovering from the loss of Michael after her emotional release at Disneyland. Still. Christy couldn’t help but wonder if a few more tears weren’t left inside Katie. Christy decided to redirect the conversation.

“There are some CDs in a box under the seat. Do you want to find us some traveling music?”

Katie reached for the box. “What do you want to listen to?” Then, before she lifted the lid, Katie said, “Oh, wait! I have a new CD in my backpack. Doug gave it to me.”

“Doug gave it to you?”

“Yeah, this morning in the parking lot after church. He said it had some songs he really liked, and he thought I might like them too. Wasn’t that nice of him?” Katie unlatched her seat belt and knelt on the front seat, reaching into the luggage in the back.

“Careful.” Christy checked her rearview mirror, which was filled with the reflection of Katie’s backside. “Try to hurry, okay?”

It was dusk. Christy turned on her lights and gingerly merged into the traffic on Pacific Coast Highway.

“Where is that thing?” Katie leaned farther into the backseat.

Christy wanted to say to Katie, as if she were a child, “Sit back down right this instant! Don’t you realize how dangerous that is?” But instead she nibbled on her lower lip and checked her side mirror. To her horror she saw blue flashing lights.

“Katie… is that a policeman behind us?”

Katie popped her head up, checked the car behind them, and with a friendly wave said, “Yep, looks like he’s trying to get your attention. Hey, Mr. Policeman!”

Just then the siren went on, and Christy felt her heart stop. “What do I do? What do I do?” she sputtered.

Katie twisted around and plopped back in her seat. “Relax! You didn’t do anything wrong. Pull over to the right. Where’s your registration? In here?” She opened the glove compartment and began to shuffle through the papers as Christy nervously pulled the car over to the side of die road and rolled down her window before turning off the engine.

“Now what do I do?”

“Wait and be cool. He’ll come to you.”

“Should I get out my license? Where’s my purse?”

“Relax! It’s right here,” Katie said, handing Christy her purse.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.