(2008) Down Where My Love Lives
“I pulled around the house and almost ran into the front end of Amos's truck.
Amanda was at the wheel. She rolled down the window. "She in?" I thumbed over my shoulder at the loft. "Yeah, but I don't think she wants to see anyone right now." Amanda nodded. "Maybe I'll try anyway." She tilted her head and chewed on her lip, sizing me up. "How're you doing?" I shrugged.
"You sure?" She was getting more like Amos every day.
I turned toward the barn and said, "Make sure she knows it's yo...u. Otherwise, get ready to duck." I meandered along back roads until I found myself weaving in a rather straight line to Jake's car lot. The closer I got, the faster I drove. I turned into the lot going a little too fast, hit the brakes, and slid to a dusty stop in front of his office. When I looked at my hands, my knuckles were white.
Jake walked out, holding the last bite of a hot dog. Both mustard and ketchup streaked across his white shirt and blue plaid tie.MoreLess
Amanda was at the wheel. She rolled down the window. "She in?" I thumbed over my shoulder at the loft. "Yeah, but I don't think she wants to see anyone right now." Amanda nodded. "Maybe I'll try anyway." She tilted her head and chewed on her lip, sizing me up. "How're you doing?" I shrugged.
"You sure?" She was getting more like Amos every day.
I turned toward the barn and said, "Make sure she knows it's yo...u. Otherwise, get ready to duck." I meandered along back roads until I found myself weaving in a rather straight line to Jake's car lot. The closer I got, the faster I drove. I turned into the lot going a little too fast, hit the brakes, and slid to a dusty stop in front of his office. When I looked at my hands, my knuckles were white.
Jake walked out, holding the last bite of a hot dog. Both mustard and ketchup streaked across his white shirt and blue plaid tie.MoreLess
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