The One Safe Place
“She could hardly take her eyes off the sloping green mountainsides, the tumbling orange rows of pumpkins, the placid silver ribbon of a winding creek.
Eventually, she couldn’t resist. She needed to get back to the house—Tigger probably was ready for a walk—but she wanted to enjoy the scenery without worrying about wrecking Reed’s luxurious little BMW. She pulled onto a paved overlook, slipped on her suede jacket and climbed out of the car.
Amazingly, she had the overlook all to herself. Just below her, Firefly Glen lay peacefully in the open palm of the mountains. For a moment the glen seemed like a living thing, as cherished and protected and safe as the kitten she had earlier held in her own hand.
Safe. She breathed deeply, trying to absorb that feeling. She’d been tense a couple of times during their shopping expedition, imagining that she saw the same expensive black sedan parked near them no matter where she went. Then she’d realized that Firefly Glen’s high-income crowd loved ex...pensive black sedans.MoreLess
Eventually, she couldn’t resist. She needed to get back to the house—Tigger probably was ready for a walk—but she wanted to enjoy the scenery without worrying about wrecking Reed’s luxurious little BMW. She pulled onto a paved overlook, slipped on her suede jacket and climbed out of the car.
Amazingly, she had the overlook all to herself. Just below her, Firefly Glen lay peacefully in the open palm of the mountains. For a moment the glen seemed like a living thing, as cherished and protected and safe as the kitten she had earlier held in her own hand.
Safe. She breathed deeply, trying to absorb that feeling. She’d been tense a couple of times during their shopping expedition, imagining that she saw the same expensive black sedan parked near them no matter where she went. Then she’d realized that Firefly Glen’s high-income crowd loved ex...pensive black sedans.MoreLess
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