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Chapter Fourteen
Just before dawn, Lucas touched her face to wake her up.
When she opened her eyes, he kissed her forehead and told
her he?d be back in a bit to take her to school. Then he
jumped out her window and flew away. Helen decided
there was no way she was going to be able to fall back
asleep, so she got up and made a big elaborate breakfast for her
dad.
?You okay?? Jerry asked between mouthfuls of pancake, syrup,
and bacon.
?Considering? I?m great,? she answered honestly as she sipped
her coffee.
?How are things with you and Lucas?? he asked cautiously.
?Weirder?n hell,? she replied with a smile. Then she shrugged and
laughed. ?But what can you do??
?What can you do?? her father repeated. His chewing slowed
down as an all-consuming thought hijacked his motor skills.
Helen knew he must be thinking about Kate, but an instinct told
her to let him be. He still needed more time, and when he was
ready he would come to her to talk about it.
Lucas picked her up as planned; they sparked and blushed at the
sight of each other. Just sitting in the same car with him put Helen
in such a good mood that when one of her favorite songs came on
the radio she danced in her seat and somehow convinced Lucas to
sing along with her as they drove to school. He would deny it later,
but he got really into it, and Helen stopped to listen to him with
her mouth hanging open.
?What?? he said, stunned when he noticed he was belting out the
refrain all by himself.