Chapter 35: Chapter 35

Ohmigod! Laney's eyes filled up with tears as she remembered all too well how she'd felt when her mother got sick. "I'll go with you, if you want," she offered. "I should probably drive. You're a little shaky."

"No," he said as he pulled on a pair of jeans. His fingers struggled with the zipper. "Oh, hell, you're right. Besides, if I left, you'd be trapped here. At least, this way, you can use my car to get home. You can drive a stick, can't you?"

Laney nodded. It wasn't much of a stretch. She'd driven her mom's old manual station wagon, way back when. It had just been a few years. She was too busy throwing on clothes to worry much about it. Five minutes later, she was running out the door, right behind Zach.

"The shaking's stopped. I'll drive, since I can run with my flasher on." He didn't even hold the passenger door for her as usual, just popped the magnetic bubble light on top of the car while she climbed in. A moment later, they were flying down the road.