Chapter Twenty-Two
Mark left the quiet country road and turned onto the highway leading into town. He was more tired than he’d thought. Perhaps he should have pushed for an invitation to stay at Beth’s for the night. Now that was a delicious idea.
It was a long drive home and he missed having cruise control. The old jeep’s crackling radio droned away, lulling his drink-blurred mind into a dangerously sleepy state. The wheels began a slow drift across the highway.
An ear-shattering blast from the horn of an approaching semitrailer startled Mark into alertness. With a mighty effort, he wrenched the steering wheel sideways, narrowly missing the oncoming vehicle.
The near miss left him shocked and shaken, but it also left him thanking his lucky stars for the gift of life – a life that no l
