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Take deep breaths. There’s no need to panic.
ОглавлениеMarlee gripped the steering wheel so tightly her fingers were pratically fused to the leather. She gnawed her lower lip and tried to think calming thoughts.
Except that she didn’t have a clue where she was, or even if she was headed in the right direction. She glanced over at Craig, still sleeping, snoring softly. Thank God he wasn’t awake to witness this.
She’d done fine for the first hour or so driving. Then one of those nasty orange signs had popped up on the side of the road. Detour.
She’d told herself she could handle it, she just had to follow the signs. No problem.
Except she must have missed one of the signs, or maybe they’d forgotten to put one out. By that point she’d made two or three turns and had been completely confused.
So she’d guessed. A dangerous proposition, but the only other alternative was to wake Craig. And admit that she’d gotten lost. In the middle of nowhere. Not anywhere close to his precious planned route.
And what self-respecting woman wanted to do that?