She raised her hand and waved. What had just happened? It was nothing. He was just being nice. Maybe that’s what California boys do. It was a kiss on the cheek for heaven’s sake. She went back to the worktable and put the boxes of candles on her work cart and wheeled them out to her car. Loading the boxes of candles into her car to take them over to Katy and Derek’s for the reception, she kept thinking about Noah’s short visit. She put the cart up and locked the door. Just across the bridge that rose above the creek, she peered over the side. The water was low again today. No surprise. With little rain and record heat, water was at an all-time low. She put on her blinker and slowed a little. The right turn onto Blackwater Draw Road always came up quicker than she expected. She still had misgivings about this stupid road. Even after all of these years. When she was a teen, guys loved to scare the girls by driving down this dark twisty road and turning the lights out. She’d been in the car with a group of friends after a football game when her boyfriend thought it would be funny to try it.
What do You think about Every Yesterday (Boot Creek)?
