Chapter 53: TODD

I went around back for the picnic basket her mom had pushed into my hand before suggesting we go for a ride. If her dad had said no I'm sure Mrs. Lyon would've found a way to make it happen. She seemed like a woman on a mission.

All day I've been getting the feeling that she, and Mrs. Mancini were up to something, every time I walked into a room when those two were together they'd stop talking and give me these smiles that I imagine make their husbands bend over backward to please them.

"A picnic?"

"Nothing major, we have to leave room for BBQ." I'd already checked and there was just some fruit and cheese with a pitcher of lemonade in there with a blanket.

I carried the basket in one hand and held her hand in the other as we walked in the opposite direction away from the crowd. I found us a nice spot beneath some trees in the shade from the hot May sun and spread the blanket for her to sit.

"I should've brought my swimsuit."

"No you shouldn't have."