We left a note for Billie, just in case he came to his senses and returned to the house. Then we all loaded into the Yukon. Tiny and Kristie sat in the front, I lodged in between Henry and Bryce in the second row, Paige and Justice sat in the third, and Nora crawled into the back cargo area.
“You going to be okay there?” asked Justice, looking back at Nora.
She looked around and nodded. “Yeah. I’ve got plenty of room.”
“Okay, but like I said before, I’d be more than happy to switch with you.”
“Your legs are a lot longer than mine,” she replied, yawning. “You’d be cramping up in no time. Anyway, I like it back here. I’m probably going to sleep on the way. I’ll need all the rest I can get if I’m going to kick Billie’s ass back to Atlanta.”
I laughed.
Smiling, she pushed her short, dark
