TWENTY-ONEThe old Chevy coated itself with desert dust as Cal and Kandi sped down the old road towards Camino Del Diablo. It was the one place where they could go, deserted and unnoticed and free to steal their clandestine times together. It was rare to pass another car along this arid stretch of nowhere so it was the perfect playpen for the young lovers. Kandi ran her bare foot up and down his leg as he drove, letting out a sigh of anticipation. Her times spent with her husband, the Honorable Judge Gareth Lambert, were only tolerable knowing she’d have her time with Cal whenever they had the opportunity. He was her breath of fresh air that broke up the stifling, stale air that filled her bedroom in the mansion back in Agua Verde.
Life couldn’t get better. She had the best of both worlds.
