Page 113 of A Moment In Time

Sydney pulled to the side of the road, and Booker parked behind her. Then he got out and came up to the window.

She looked at him. “What did I do?”

Booker laughed. “You didn’t do anything. I just thought I was seeing things. As far as I know, Gage has never let anyone drive this thing.”

She leaned her head against the back of the seat. “You scared the crap out of me.”

Gage laughed. “The only thing I could think of was she was driving too slow.”

“Is this the first time you let her out of the barn?”

“The car or Sydney?” Sydney swung an arm at Gage and he dodged out of the way. “It seemed like the perfect day to take her out. The car, not Sydney.”

Booker laughed. “Clementine is going to be very jealous.”

Gage looked at him. “You could not tell her.”

Booker cocked his head. “You know how well that always works out for me.” He stepped back from the car. “Sorry I scared you, Sydney. You look good behind the wheel.”

“It’s okay. And thank you.”

Gage shook his head. “Yeah. Don’t get used to it.”

“Are you headed into town?”

Gage nodded. “We’re going to spend some time in the darkroom and maybe grab some dinner.”

“I’ll let you get to it.” Booker headed back to his vehicle, and Sydney looked at Gage.

“Lights and siren just to say hi?”

Gage laughed. “It was a bit of a power trip.”

“Right. That sounds like Booker.”

“Let’s get going.”

“I’m going to let him go first.”

Booker pulled around them and waved as he passed by. Then Sydney pulled onto the road. She glanced at Gage. “Am I the first person to drive this besides you?”

“Cooper and Pax took it out once without my permission. They think I don’t know. But I do.”

“Oh no. You didn’t want to kill them when you found out?”

“Yeah. I did. But then I figured it was some good ammunition. Someday, I’ll use it.”

They reached the edge of town, and Sydney slowed down even more. She continued to the newspaper office and parked in Gage’s spot. When she turned off the motor, she turned to him and smiled.

“Thank you for trusting me with your car.”

He took her hand. “I figured since I’m trusting you with my heart. I might as well trust you with my car.”

She put her arms around him. “I’ll take extra special care of both.”

Chapter thirty-two

"They've always liked him more than me."

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