Wesley chose to tell her the truth.
“I drove Megan and her classmates there once. But I didn’t go in. When they got through the turnstile, I left.”
“Oh. Wait, what? Megan?” She finally realized what he was saying.
“Are you going to take care of her for the rest of your life?”
Blair knew all about Megan. Stidbits she heard from others. Sfrom Colleen. She even told her things that nobody else knew about.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I never thought about it before.” Wesley paused.
“Maybe till she can find someone to take care of her.”
That was the sthing he said to her. Blair rolled her eyes.
“Officer
Wesley, you’re such a noble, decent, warm-hearted, selfless, wonderful man!” She used all the words she could think of at that moment. She was being sardonic, of course. Blair didn’t buy into the “captain save-a-hoe” story. Wesley didn’t say anything
Blair knew he wouldn’t.
Angela’s Library
She sighed and asked, “Are you sleepy?”
“No.” He didn’t understand why he would be tired. It was still morning.
They had just gotten up
Blair leaned back in her seat and was going to doze off.
“I am. I’m going to take a nap. Wakeup if you start to get sleepy.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Why would I do that?”
With her eyes closed, Blair answered feebly, “I’ll talk to you so you can stay awake.”
“Just go to sleep. Wake you up when we get there.” Wesley thought she slept too much as it was. Of course, he didn’t need much sleep anyway
“Okay.” She yawned, used the lever to ease the seat back until she felt comfortable, and then drifted off.
When they arrived, Wesley woke her after he parked the car.
“Do you need more Zzzs? We can go in later,” he asked as he looked at her droopy eyes.
“No, I’m good. Let’s not waste any time.” To prove that she was already totally awake, Blair unbuckled her seat belt quickly and jumped out of the car. Or at least, she tried, and then she remembered how high up his vehicle was, and stepped onto the running board, and then down
Then she closed the door
A long line had formed in front of the ticket office.