Inevitable by Tamara Hart Heiner

Author:Tamara Hart Heiner [Heiner, Tamara Hart]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Tamark Books
Published: 2013-01-29T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Aaron started the car in silence. I didn't want to talk about what had just happened, either, so instead I pulled out my cell phone. My fingers trembled as I dialed Dana's house phone. Sure, she might never speak to me again, but at least she'd be alive.

“Hello?” The deep, groggy voice of Dana’s father answered on the second ring. I glanced at Aaron’s car clock and my heart skipped a beat. Twelve eleven. Almost a quarter after midnight.

“Mr. Sparks, it’s Jayne.”

He cleared his throat, and I knew I’d waken him. “What’s the matter, Jayne?”

“It’s Dana.” I gripped the phone tighter, trying to control my tremors. In my peripheral vision, I saw Aaron looking at me. “She’s at a party, and she’s with a bad crowd. I couldn’t get her to leave.”

“Is she in trouble?”

I almost said no but changed my mind. “Yes.” I closed my eyes. I’d doomed her. Her father would either call the police or personally retrieve her, and Dana would be caught. She’d hate me.

“What’s the address?”

I fed it to him before hanging up my phone, letting my hand drop into my lap. Tears leaked from my eyes, and I stared out the window. I brushed the tears away as they rolled down my cheeks.

“What’s going on, Jayne?”

Aaron’s soft voice broke through my reverie, and I looked at him. “I can’t really explain it. But I know something bad is going to happen. Dana’s got to leave there, and not with those guys.”

I saw the way he studied me, intense blue eyes flicking over my face. “She’s going to be well angry with you.”

“Yeah.” I nodded. “I had to, though.”

The car gave a sudden lurch, sped up, and stopped. I stared at the road in front of us, not comprehending why we weren’t moving.

Aaron sat for a moment before hitting the steering wheel and throwing the door open. “I just bought this two bob car! What a mug! What’s wrong with it now?”

I climbed out as well, the air a lot nippier without the bonfire. My face felt stiff where the salty tears had dried. “Now? Does this keep happening?” I looked over the dark green BMW, wondering how something so expensive could be faulty.

Aaron popped the hood. “Last time it was the battery. Replaced it. Then it was an oil leak. In England you’d get nicked for selling a bad car!”

“Here we have someone inspect it before we pay,” I tried to joke. Aaron pressed his lips together, obviously not amused.

“Yes, well, let’s see where the problem lies this time.”

I fished around in my purse. “We can just call a tow truck. I’m covered for emergencies on my parents’ insurance.”

“Give me a minute,” Aaron grunted.

I waited while Aaron messed with the car. Every time he started it, the engine turned over, but that was it. It didn’t respond to any attempts to go forward or backward.

I didn’t know anything about cars, but I felt like a useless log sitting inside, so I got out and hovered by Aaron, pulling his jacket close around my shoulders.

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