Page 96 (1/1)
"We’re going to the airport to pick up a friend, and you’re coroup consensus, Kelly was never left alone in the house for any reason, not even for a fewher in the custody of a few of Maggie’s Fictionals, and even then, it was never forto run--not anymore--but there was always the chance the CDC would finally track her doe weren’t there to protect her
To her credit, Kelly had stopped arguing about our refusal to leave her by herself after the first week, and she wasn’t arguing now She nodded, saying, "I’ll go getroolance "I didn’t think he’d come here," she said "I’ve only met him the once, at… the last ti was Georgia’s funeral I nodded, both in acknowledg the word "funeral" out loud "He’s a good guy If he’s here, hefro"
"That’s also possible" Mahir hadn’t said anything about his wife being with hiine that she’d approved this little jaunt without a good reason "Let’s go find out, shall we?"
"I’ie said, and pattedenough to grab uess this ht
Maggie and Kelly aiting next to Maggie’s van when Iaround their feet Maggie soutside that doesn’t involve playing with them"
"I’ll throw tennis balls for an hour once we finish the debriefing," I said, holding up ie, as she lobbed theet there alive"
Maggie’s laughter was echoed by George, the two of the up a weird reverb that no one butto send the both of us to an early grave every ti down I do the driving for both of us these days, by necessity, and she iveeither one of us
Even when she was alive, George would have adie I’ve never let the car spin out just to see ould happen, for example, and I don’t view rainy days as an excuse to hydroplane I ood chance that Maggie’s suicidal
Kelly crawled into the backseat Maggie and I took the front, Maggie progra an address into the GPS as I started the van I drove slowly down the length of the driveway, pausing only for the exit checkpoint--a small, alers inherent in choosing to leave the property--before turning onto one of the winding two-lane roads that pass as major streets in a town the size of Weed There weren’t many potholes That was about as far as the civic planners went in ter the citizenry for an outbreak In places like Oakland and Portland, there are standing defenses, blood test checkpoints, and lots of fences In places like Weed, there are doors with locks, safety-glass s, and room to breathe I’d never spent ht the people who chose to live that ere sort of insane It was sort of surprising to realize that I liked it
When all this is over, I’ll make sure you can retire on a farm with lots of rooe dryly
Iie and the Doc could seenot to shove re the boss is crazy is one thing Dealing with it is so between the seats so she could see the road Her hair was starting to grow out, and it tangled in front of her eyes in a tawny fringe It made her look more like herself, and that made it easier forBuffy’s clothes everywhere One ghost was ie She picked up the radio reh the frequencies Our van has a sophisticated antenna array capable of picking up police and even soe’s endless willingness to throw ie’s van, on the other hand, has six hundred channels of satellite radio Prior to riding with her, I didn’t know there was enough, say, Celtic teenybopper surf rock to fill a podcast, ie settled on a station blaring pre-Rising grunge pop, cranking the volume a few notches before she put the remote down and reclined in her seat "That’s better"
"Better than what?" asked Kelly