Sumter Point by KG MacGregor

Author:KG MacGregor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
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ISBN: 9781594930898
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2007-04-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The sun was brilliant, its beams aglow in angular columns where they burst through the trees to slice the wooded trail.

Ending the day at Sumter Point had become their circadian ritual, a chance to celebrate another glorious day at nature’s theatre.

Audie reached out and took Beth’s soft, warm hand as they strolled down the path. Never before had she known a magic like this, a tingling in her fingers where their hands touched.

Buster licked her hand again, imploring her to wake up and answer her cell phone.

Audie couldn’t remember a time when she was this—

“Wha—?” She opened one eye and tugged her crumpled jacket closer, finding the phone in the front pocket. “Hello?”

“Audie, it’s Beth. Nothing’s wrong.”

“What?” Audie swung her legs out from under the covers and sat up, getting her first clear look at the clock. Six-fucking-thirty on Monday morning! “What is it?”

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“My car won’t start.”

“You need a ride to work or something?”

“No, I need a ride all the way to Tennessee State. Today’s my test. If I’m late, they won’t even let me take it. They don’t offer it again until the spring and that means I won’t be able to take the new job in December like Hazel wants me to and I’ll have to go through all this cramming again and—”

“Whoa! I’ll come get you. Just let me grab a quick shower.”

“There’s no time. I have to be there at eight and it’ll be rush hour by the time we get into Nashville. That’s why I was going so early.”

“Okay, I’ll be right over. Let me find a clean shirt at least.”

“I really appreciate this.” Beth knew she had said that already about six times, but she couldn’t control her nervous energy.

Racing to get there under the wire was the worst possible scenario for staying calm enough to take this stupid test.

But at least she had someone to call, someone she was certain would come to her rescue. Ginger would probably have taken her too, but Ginger was staying with Mallory most nights and Beth wasn’t even sure she could find a number to reach her. Besides, if Mallory was the jealous type, she might not like her girlfriend doing a favor of this magnitude.

Beth had no doubts about Audie, though. Their friendship seemed to grow more solid with each passing day. In fact, Audie was invading her thoughts more often as they got to know each other—though, technically speaking, thinking about someone while using one’s vibrator was called something else.

“We have plenty of time. Did you have a good breakfast?”

Audie’s question brought her back to the here and now—not a bad idea, since she was about to take the most important test of her life. “I was going to eat when I got there. I thought it would help me relax, but now I won’t have time.”

Audie took a sudden turn into downtown Sumter.

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“Where are you going?”

“You need something to eat.” She pulled up in front of a coffee house and got out.

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