Death Gets a Time-Out (2004)
“We grabbed a couple of inferior turkey sandwiches from an organic deli in Ojai and sped down the highway in a doomed attempt to make it back to Isaac’s preschool in time to pick him up. I did my best to keep nausea at bay with an extra-large bag of blue corn tortilla chips.
“Are you all right?” Al said.
“Mmm?” I mumbled, my mouth full of food.
“You’re looking a little green around the gills.”
I blushed. “I’m okay. I just need to eat something.” I put another handful of chips in my mouth.
He tos...sed his unfinished sandwich on the dashboard. “Eat? I would have thought eating this crap would make you feel worse.”
I took a long gulp of milk to wash down the chips.
“And what’s with the milk?”
I blushed again. “Nothing. Calcium. Every woman needs calcium. I don’t want to end up hunchbacked.”
He raised his eyebrows at me. He slowed down as the traffic thickened, and I felt my stomach rebel at the change in speed. I gobbled up another handful of chips.
“You do not look good.MoreLess
“Are you all right?” Al said.
“Mmm?” I mumbled, my mouth full of food.
“You’re looking a little green around the gills.”
I blushed. “I’m okay. I just need to eat something.” I put another handful of chips in my mouth.
He tos...sed his unfinished sandwich on the dashboard. “Eat? I would have thought eating this crap would make you feel worse.”
I took a long gulp of milk to wash down the chips.
“And what’s with the milk?”
I blushed again. “Nothing. Calcium. Every woman needs calcium. I don’t want to end up hunchbacked.”
He raised his eyebrows at me. He slowed down as the traffic thickened, and I felt my stomach rebel at the change in speed. I gobbled up another handful of chips.
“You do not look good.MoreLess
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