Chapter 17
Alec laughed when he saw the car. “Wow, you weren’t kidding, Claire.”
Parked neatly in front of us was a tiny blue Ford Fiesta.
Miko chirruped on my shoulder, wondering why Alec thought the car was so funny. “Aren’t all cars the same?” he asked me.
“Mmm,” I answered him quietly, “some cars are bigger than others. This one’s going to be a tight fit, I think.”
“Seems pretty big to me,” Miko shrugged and went back to eating an acorn one of the local chipmunks had given him.
“Looks like you get to sit up front again, Loch.” Alec clapped Mialloch on the shoulder. Alec was close to six feet tall, but Mialloch topped him by several inches.
“I do? Thank you, Alec, I will enjoy having such a good view.” I caught him looking at Claire, and he hastily added, “of the road, of course.
