Chapter One
“I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY so excited to ride a bus before.”
Audrey Graham gave a little bounce on the vinyl-covered bench seat, strangely delighted with the squeak of springs. “I’ve never been on one. I mean, not a school bus. Just the public transit kind.”
Beside her, Samantha Ferguson, her partner in this adventure, chuckled and grabbed hold of the seat in front of them for balance as the bus lurched through a pot hole. “Whatever floats your boat, sugar.”
“If you’re looking for an authentic school bus ride, I can always start a spitball fight.” This came from the guy who’d twisted around from the next seat up. The mop of sandy hair and smattering of freckles across his cheeks made him look several years younger than he probably was. He stuck out a hand. “Charlie.”
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