Joel
I make a quick stop in Franklin to take care of some business before heading back to Texas. I almost head straight through, but when I called Gina from the road, she begged me to make a quick stop. I suspect she figures I’m blowing her off since my trip up to Willoughby took longer than expected.
I pull up outside her place, and she comes running out. “Thank God, you"re back!” She looks over my shoulder, as if checking to see if I"m alone. “Come in, come in.” She hurries me through the front door and slams it shut.
She looks good, and after the initial shock of my presence, she is all smiles. I tell her I can"t stay long, I"m heading back to Texas, and she drops a bomb on me.
“I’m coming with you.”
“Now?”
“Is that a problem?”
“What about your father?”
“I"ll come back in a few
