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“Why?” I looked in
“Just noticed a pickup that’s been with us for a while,” he said, giving ht exactly where Olive is, yeah?”
“Fuck,” I breathed, clenching my fists on my lap
“Should belanes He gave a chin lift to Forrest as we passed his SUV “They’re probably freezing their asses off in this weather”
“I know Just another reason for everyone to be pissed at me,” I said dryly “Hooray”
“Nah,” he said, s “They’re probably happy to ride, even in the shit”
“Until one of the”
He leaned forward to look at the sky above us “I think we’ll ued “Rain’s nothing They’re used to it”
“I’ to miss the sun,” I said wistfully “But it’ll be nice to have actual seasons again if we stay that long”
“Yeah,” he agreed “That’s one of the things Icooler and everything so”
“And Christain Mark seeh alert “They’re so expensive in San Diego”
“I know, right?” he replied “Nothing like paying twenty bucks to some roadside stand for a seven-foot tree”
“In San Diego, I always paid at least a hundred for a small one for my condo,” I confessed “The fake ones just don’t do it for me”
“They don’t shed
“What’s the point of a Christmas tree if it doesn’t make the house smell like Christmas?”
“Agreed,” he replied
We lapsed into an easy silence, and long before I was ready, we took an exit that led to a rest stop right off the freeway Sitting up straight, I stared through the front windshield trying to see sohts flashed on, and I felt tears clog my throat