Despite Eddie’s slight restlessness and Max’s as well in the car right beside us, I hoped Casey would take his time. Maybe even meet a hook up and shoot me a text to say he wasn’t coming back. I didn’t even care he had my debit card. I explained to Jamal where we were headed through our open windows, while Max and Eddie made goo goo eyes and kissy faces through closed ones. The lot wasn’t terribly full, but we did catch at least one pair of eyes.
“Mommy…”
“Come on, Frances. We have to go pick up your father.”
I wondered if Frances’s mother would believe Frances later when she said she saw two real life monkeys riding in cars.
Casey was in and out in twenty minutes. I considered speeding off as he approached, but I opened the back of the Jeep remotely instead, so he could load in the fo
