when Alex opened the driver’s door and got behind the wheel.
“Quite the characters, aren’t they?” he said.
“Uh-huh.”
“Are you uncomfortable?”
Though heat surged up Kristen’s neck, she said, “No, of course not. Why would I be?”
“Why, indeed?” Alex murmured, as he started the engine.
Kristen gave him the next address, then said, “I wonder how old they are.”
“Depends on how young they were when they married. Could be mid-eighties. Herman looks older.”
“Sixty-three years. That’s amazing. I’ve never met a couple who’ve been together that long before. Relationships usually don’t last.”
“It all depends on the couple. My parents have been together nearly forty years. You just need to find the right person.”
“Well, that’s the trick, isn’t it?” She’d thought Jason was the right guy for her and look how wrong she’d been. “People can fool you.”
Feeling Alex’s questioning stare, Kristen looked away from him out the side window. She didn’t want to talk about the man who’d disappointed her, who’d ditched her when things got rough, so she was relieved when Alex didn’t press her.
She checked her watch. Good grief, she’d been gone for nearly an hour already, and she hadn’t even called her sister to tell her what was up. Heather had seen Alex haul her off, though, so it wasn’t as if she’d just disappeared. She left her cell where it was. Explanations could wait until she got back to the store.
The final few deliveries went faster than she’d expected. Alex kept the conversation on general topics about the town. Then he headed the patrol car back toward Sew Fine, and Kristen girded herself to be tormented by Heather. Undoubtedly her sister would have her own suppositions about Alex’s arresting her.
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