Not only did Emily not take her to the store, but Neil had taken the truck keys and said he was driving Candy there himself. Emily appeared spooked for a minute until Candy filled her in on having told Neil about the pregnancy test, and Emily had slid her coat off, offered Candy a sympathetic smile, patted her arm, and said, “You’re marrying a Friessen man, honey. You better get used to how they step in and take over everything.” She’d then walked away, calling out to Brad as she went up the stairs.
The small drug store in Hoquiam was open late, and the shelf contained a dozen different brands of pregnancy tests alone. “What’s with all the different tests? Geez, and look at the prices,” Candy said.
“Stop worrying about the price, will you?” Neil said as he grabbed one box after another f
