19
Cari had a bad case of nervous energy. Ray would be picking her up in a few minutes to drive her to the jail. It was visiting day with Vanessa. She still wasn’t sure she was doing the right thing. A horn honked, interrupting her thoughts. Peeking out the window, she saw Ray was right on time. Couldn’t he ever be a little late?
Cari opened the door, hurried down the walkway, and jumped into the warm truck before Ray had a chance to get out and open the door. She leaned over to peck his lips. “Let’s go. I want to get this over with as soon as possible.”
“Sweetheart, we don’t have to do this. We can forget about it and do something else today.” Ray didn’t attempt to put the truck in gear. “You can still change your mind.”
She smiled at the term of endearment. Shaking her head, she said
