Sam woke up just as Valerie took the exit she hoped was the closest to their destination. Sam looked over at her, remembering where she was and smiling at the thought. She quickly sat up and found the note on which she had written the directions to Michelle and Charlie’s place.
“Are we on the right track, baby?”
“I’m pretty sure,” answered Sam, shaking herself awake. It was dark now, and, according to the directions, they were only about a mile or so from their destination.
Pink sang on the car radio, “Get this party started!” and the two women grinned at each other. Sam had no way of knowing what was going on in Valerie’s mind, but Sam herself felt like she had shivers of electric current running through her body. She felt young and reckless…and happy. She couldn’t wait to “get this pa
