3rd World Products, book 17
“I half expected to encounter Tommy again, but he didn’t show. Marie and I stepped between a couple of larger SUVs, mounted our boards, and soared into the night sky. As we approached my house, Marie suddenly veered up and left. Her board’s tail lights made a sweeping arc westward and I followed, catching up as she reached the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico. She stopped her board a hundred feet above the beach and I stopped beside her. Looking down at her board, she pointed at it and grinningly... said, “Stay!”, then carefully lowered herself to sit on it like a surfer, her legs dangling on either side. I took a similar position on mine and studied the world below us as I waited. Marie’s silence lasted maybe two full minutes. Not looking at me, she said, “I’m having second thoughts, Ed.” I promptly responded, “Okay.” She looked at me and her voice rose slightly. “Okay!? That’s all you have to say?” “Yup.” I shrugged. “You’ve been through a helluva lot, ma’am.MoreLess
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