Prince Crossing - Book 3 of the Blackberry County Chronicles by JoHannah Reardon

Prince Crossing - Book 3 of the Blackberry County Chronicles by JoHannah Reardon

Author:JoHannah Reardon [Reardon, JoHannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-06-09T04:00:00+00:00


The sun came in the window at just the right slant to shine directly into my eyes. Rolling over, I remembered what day it was. I sat bolt upright in bed. "Oh my word. My parents are coming. What time is it?"

I squinted at the clock. "Nine o'clock! They'll be here in a couple of hours." I threw back the covers, popped up and hurriedly made the bed. As I headed for the bathroom, I looked back at it. "Oh, for heaven's sakes. I've got to make it up for Mom and Dad." I quickly stripped the sheets, putting another set on. By the time I'd smoothed every wrinkle, I started noticing every other thing out of place in the room. I gathered all the clutter, stuffing it into the closet in the spare bedroom.

My shower was a record thirty seconds, barely time to get all the soap out of my hair. Then I scrubbed every inch of the bathroom until it shown. By the time I made it downstairs, James was casually washing dishes. "The wallpaper looks nice," he smiled.

I frowned back. "Why didn't you wake me up? I have so much to do."

"I thought you'd want to get some sleep. Isn't everything done?"

"Look at this place! I have to dust and vacuum."

"I can do one of those."

"Fine. I hate dusting. You can take that over forever if you want."

"I guess I'd better watch what I say," he said with his eternal good humor. Right now I wanted to wipe that smile off his face.

"We have exactly an hour and a half. Let's get to work," I barked.

"Yes sir!" It was hopeless. I couldn't do anything to make him take me seriously right now.

The vacuum was safely tucked away and the furniture gleamed when my parents pulled up. "It's good it's winter or I would have had to weed the yard, too."

"Thank heavens for small blessings." James lifted his hands and looked up at the ceiling as he said this, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"Stop it. You're going to ruin everything. Let's go out to meet them."

I opened the door just as they were climbing the porch. "Mom, Dad, I'm so glad you could come." I threw my arms wide, welcoming them with a big smile.

"I hope you didn't go to any trouble," my mom said as she hugged me.

"None at all," I lied, refusing to look at James, although I'm pretty sure he snorted.

"Come in, come in." I led the way, holding my breath.

"This is charming, Vicki. It is so country." The way my mother said this, I was not sure whether it was a compliment or an insult.

"You've done a good job," my dad said with pride in his voice. "This is really nice."

"Thanks Dad. How was your trip down here? At least the weather wasn't bad."

"Clear as a bell. This sure is miles from anywhere. I've never seen so many small towns. It makes me a bit nervous. What would we have done if our car broke down?"

"A kind farmer would stop and help you, Dad.



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