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Here's a little teaser , with one of their road trip games.
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Holden pulled in front of a convenience store. “Ever done a road trip?”
I shook my head and followed him into the brightly lit interior of the store.
“What we always used to do was a snack run before we start out. You get a max limit of let’s say ten bucks, and you load up on junk food. Whatever will get you to the next stop.”
“And you don’t worry about getting sick?” Since he was standing by the length of shelves stocked with chocolate bars upon candies upon bags of toffee, it seemed a reasonable thing to question.
“It all depends on what you grab. But you only get two minutes.” He scrolled through his phone and set a timer. “And go.”
“Are you serious?” My eyes widened.
“You have to be at the checkout in one minute fifty-two seconds.” Holden was already over in the chips and salty needs aisle, scanning for an item or two to add.
Feeling the time crunch, I dashed to the cooler and grabbed a small carton of chocolate milk, then ran to the coffee station. Practically speaking, caffeine was a must.
“One minute twenty-eight seconds.”
“Okay, okay.” I imagined the seconds ticking by as I pushed the button for a sugar loaded French vanilla which took forever to dispense into the extra-large size cup.
“Fifty-three seconds,” Holden yelled behind me.
A coffee and a chocolate milk weren’t going to be enough, as I had no idea if we’d be stopping for a breakfast or driving straight until our next fill up, so I quickly scanned around. What my body needed was nourishment. I spied a basket of yellow-green bananas and yanked one out.
“Twenty-six seconds.”
Tick-tock.
First to the counter, I added a Mars bar.
Holden arrived with a hot drink and an arm full of snacks, almost as if a child had been set loose. He dropped his two chocolate bars, a bag of gummies, a small packet of chips, a snack size Skittles and his extra-large cup beside mine.
I laughed at the lunacy of his choices, but had to admit, it was fun.
He stared at my choices. “Really? Where I'd let the chocolate milk slide because it has chocolate in its name, the banana is not really junk food worthy.”
“It’s a treat for me,” I said with a wink.

Read the rest in Journey to Cheshire Bay ( www.books2read.com/CheshireBay5 ) , and see what other fun road trip activities these two play while they discover more about themselves, each other, and fall in love.