Chapter 39
When Jessie got to the car, she was surprised and delighted to find Ceara sitting in the passenger seat.?"I have been worried half to death," Ceara said, taking out a handkerchief and wiping her eyes. "When I hadn't heard anything--"
"We don't have the Internet here, and the phone lines are sporadic at best. I can't get to the place--" Jessie said, cutting her eyes over to Tanner. She didn't want to sound like a complete loon in front of him.
"Tanner can be trusted, my dear. He is well aware what we're about."
Tanner slowed as they came to a light. "I'm just the driver today, Jess, but if you ever needed anything else--"
Jessie's mouth hung open. "Wait. You two are friends?"
Ceara chuckled. "Good friends, actually, though, to make Tanner's life easier, we don't generally let it get around. He has it tough enough as it is, and I--well--you know what the folks say about me."
"People have told me about your parents asking around. Your Dad thinks I'm some kind of hoodlum."