can’t take you with me, Gretchen… I have to paint all day and Lilly’s too busy right now to watch you.”
“Your girlfriend can watch me ,” Gretchen yelled back at Chuck while buckling her seatbelt. “And I promise to be good.”
Chapter Six
“Gretchen, why don’t you go with me for now and maybe when Daddy gets home we can go to Gran’s house?” Dana offered.
“I could go to Gran’s with Lilly and meet you there ,” Gretchen suggested and then looking at Chuck said, “Please?”
Dana looked at Chuck and gave a non-committal shrug.
“I can’t say no, Dana… I try… but I can’t” he said with a smile. Then looking at Gretchen and sighing he said, “Get your seat.”
“Yes!” Gretchen whispered . She unbuckled her seatbelt and got back out of the car to retrieve a child’s booster seat from the back of the other vehicle.
After Chuck had poured gas into the tank, Dana began buckling the tiny infant back into its car seat. Then looking at Chuck she said, “Double thanks,” and then looked pointedly at Gretchen.
“I’ll follow you to make sure you make it to the gas station ,” he said.
After watching Dana’s car pull into a local gas station he smiled over at her and said , “Sorry…”
She smiled back at him , “Your sister seems nice…”
He laug hed and said, “I’m an only child. Dana’s my buddy Tommy’s girlfriend. The rug rat in the back and the baby are his daughters.”
“Shut it , Chuckie… I’m not a rug rat,” Gretchen said.
Meredith tried unsuccessfully to contain the giggle that escaped. Chuck smiled over at her and she felt herself heat from the inside out. God he was downright hot!
They pulled into the lot of a building that looked like it might have been a gas station at one time. The garage bay was open and she could see a man’s legs sticking out from under an automobile. Chuck got out of the car and headed to the trunk and Gretchen got out of her seatbelt and opened the door.
“Come on and I’ll show you around ,” she said hopping out of the car and slamming the door.
This was the part she’d been dreading… the staring . Chuck closed the trunk and wheeled her chair over to her door and opened it. Gretchen had run inside the bay and through a doorway with the words “office” printed on the glass.
She pulled herself out of the car and into her chair and Chuck closed the door and wheeled her into the bay. Gretchen ran back through the door into the garage area with a woman following behind her. Seeing her in the wheelchair Gretchen came to a complete stop… and stared.
“I bet that shit hurt!” Gretchen said loudly staring at her missing foot that she’d pulled a sock over.
“Oh my God… she just cussed!” she said, looking up at Chuck who stood behind her with his hands on the bars of her chair. He smiled down at her as though trying not to laugh.
“Gretchen… you want to apologize for your filthy mouth?” A dark haired man said with a slight grin. He was built even bigger than Chuck and taller…he was huge. His chest and arms were massive and his dark looks made him an attractive but imposing looking man.
The man whose legs had been sticking out from under the car rolled out from under it and looked at her. He was handsome for an old guy with dark hair that was grey along the sides.
“Sorry, Edith,” Gretchen said looking remorsefully around at those who’d gathered.
Chuck burst out laughing and walked away from her but she could see his shoulders shaking as he tried to stop.
“Shut it, Charlie,” Meredith said with a laugh.
“I like her already. I’m Lilly Jackson. It’s nice to meet you , Edith,” she said, holding out her hand.
Chuck’s laughter started all over again even worse than before.
Unable to stop her own laughter she held out her hand and said “It’s Meredith actually. It’s nice to meet you too.”
“I won’t ask because I probably
“Your girlfriend can watch me ,” Gretchen yelled back at Chuck while buckling her seatbelt. “And I promise to be good.”
Chapter Six
“Gretchen, why don’t you go with me for now and maybe when Daddy gets home we can go to Gran’s house?” Dana offered.
“I could go to Gran’s with Lilly and meet you there ,” Gretchen suggested and then looking at Chuck said, “Please?”
Dana looked at Chuck and gave a non-committal shrug.
“I can’t say no, Dana… I try… but I can’t” he said with a smile. Then looking at Gretchen and sighing he said, “Get your seat.”
“Yes!” Gretchen whispered . She unbuckled her seatbelt and got back out of the car to retrieve a child’s booster seat from the back of the other vehicle.
After Chuck had poured gas into the tank, Dana began buckling the tiny infant back into its car seat. Then looking at Chuck she said, “Double thanks,” and then looked pointedly at Gretchen.
“I’ll follow you to make sure you make it to the gas station ,” he said.
After watching Dana’s car pull into a local gas station he smiled over at her and said , “Sorry…”
She smiled back at him , “Your sister seems nice…”
He laug hed and said, “I’m an only child. Dana’s my buddy Tommy’s girlfriend. The rug rat in the back and the baby are his daughters.”
“Shut it , Chuckie… I’m not a rug rat,” Gretchen said.
Meredith tried unsuccessfully to contain the giggle that escaped. Chuck smiled over at her and she felt herself heat from the inside out. God he was downright hot!
They pulled into the lot of a building that looked like it might have been a gas station at one time. The garage bay was open and she could see a man’s legs sticking out from under an automobile. Chuck got out of the car and headed to the trunk and Gretchen got out of her seatbelt and opened the door.
“Come on and I’ll show you around ,” she said hopping out of the car and slamming the door.
This was the part she’d been dreading… the staring . Chuck closed the trunk and wheeled her chair over to her door and opened it. Gretchen had run inside the bay and through a doorway with the words “office” printed on the glass.
She pulled herself out of the car and into her chair and Chuck closed the door and wheeled her into the bay. Gretchen ran back through the door into the garage area with a woman following behind her. Seeing her in the wheelchair Gretchen came to a complete stop… and stared.
“I bet that shit hurt!” Gretchen said loudly staring at her missing foot that she’d pulled a sock over.
“Oh my God… she just cussed!” she said, looking up at Chuck who stood behind her with his hands on the bars of her chair. He smiled down at her as though trying not to laugh.
“Gretchen… you want to apologize for your filthy mouth?” A dark haired man said with a slight grin. He was built even bigger than Chuck and taller…he was huge. His chest and arms were massive and his dark looks made him an attractive but imposing looking man.
The man whose legs had been sticking out from under the car rolled out from under it and looked at her. He was handsome for an old guy with dark hair that was grey along the sides.
“Sorry, Edith,” Gretchen said looking remorsefully around at those who’d gathered.
Chuck burst out laughing and walked away from her but she could see his shoulders shaking as he tried to stop.
“Shut it, Charlie,” Meredith said with a laugh.
“I like her already. I’m Lilly Jackson. It’s nice to meet you , Edith,” she said, holding out her hand.
Chuck’s laughter started all over again even worse than before.
Unable to stop her own laughter she held out her hand and said “It’s Meredith actually. It’s nice to meet you too.”
“I won’t ask because I probably
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