Seeing Clearly by Casey McMillin

Author:Casey McMillin [McMillin, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-06-29T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Joel

"A juice bar?" she asked as we pulled into the parking lot at The Main Squeeze. Her eyes were wide with surprise.

"Yeah, a juice bar," I said. "It's good for you."

She rolled her eyes as if to tell me she could take care of her own nutrition concerns, but didn't hesitate to get out of the car and order a large Berry Pro Plus with a shot of protein powder. "This is good," she said. She was pounding that thing like she hadn't eaten in days.

"You wanna hit the In and Out Burger?" I asked, watching her suck the last drops of her juice through the straw. She reared back and socked me in the shoulder for the question. I wasn't trying to be mean. I'd feed her a burger if she'd let me. Hell, I'd almost gone there in the first place, but I figured a glass of juice was all she'd agree to. I was obviously right if I was getting slugged just for mentioning it. "What?" I asked. "I love a nice, tasty burger every now and then."

She thought for a second, then smiled and said, "Okay, you talked me into it… but just a kid size."

"Deal," I said, starting the car to head for the nearest place to get this girl some sustenance.

****

An hour later, I was staring at flashing blue lights in my rearview mirror. "You have got to be kidding me! I was only going seven miles over the limit." We were driving on a winding road on the outskirts of town, heading to a place I knew she'd love. She still had no idea where we were going. The cop who approached my side of the car was young and all decked out in cop gear complete with mirrored sunglasses. "Is there a problem officer?" I asked, looking at him from over my shoulder.

"Do you know how fast you were going?"

"I thought I was just a few miles over," I lied.

Just then, Gretchen leaned over me, looking up and through the window, trying to get a good view of the officer. "Carlos!" she said. She smiled up at the cop.

"Gretchen McKay, what are you doing out here?" he asked.

"I was about to ask you the same thing."

"I'm on my way to my mom's house. She lives out here. She struggled for years, and then she met a rich guy. It's pretty out this way. Where you headed?"

"I have no idea, actually. It's a surprise." She looked at me and I smiled stiffly at the cop. I couldn't help but wonder who he was and how they knew each other.

"Well, any friend of Gretchen's is a friend of mine. She's one tough cookie," the officer said. I smiled again. I didn't know how I felt about him calling Gretchen cookie. At least he decided not to issue me a ticket. They talked for a few minutes before he went back to his car. I couldn't really gather how they knew each other based on their conversation, but I did pick up a few comments about seeing each other in South Central.

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