of lies. What was happening to her?
She was so out of characters she didn't recognize
herself.
"We had a summer romance. He'd kissed
me, and for the life of me, I couldn't get over him. I tried.
Honestly, I tried. So I came out here, hoping."
"Wait a minute, he kissed you one time,
and you drop a perfectly good guy like Chad for a fling you had one
summer? Am I missing something here? Get out of here Savannah. One
kiss?"
"I know it sounds crazy, but I'd never
been kissed like that before."
"Like what?"
"I don't know...like I saw stars, and
hearts and happily ever afters."
"Oh my," Janet shook her head. "You've
got it bad, don't you? But honestly, Savannah, no one would believe
it of you back home. You're so...."
"Please don't say sweet."
"So what happened when you got here?"
Janet changed the direction of her questions.
"Nothing..."
Janet was having none of
that.
"Nothing?"
"Well, I went to his house, I spent the
night...he kissed me again, and the same thing
happened..."
"You spent the night....?"
"No...not like that. I had car trouble;
he was merely helping me out."
She neglected the handcuff story that
might ruin it all.
"You had car trouble again? And he
didn’t catch on to that little trick? So he kissed you again, and
you saw stars. So then what?"
"Nothing..."
"What do you mean nothing?” It was
obvious Janet was braced for a real story.
"Oh, you'll think I've lost my mind
entirely if I tell you," she cried.
"Try me, what happened?"
"He arrested me...."
"For what?" Janet nearly shouted, as
heads turned in their direction.
Savannah pulled Janet up the stairs,
"His attitude toward marriage enraged me, so I flirted with some
guys in a pool hall. I mean...I really flirted. I flaunted myself.
For the first time in my life...I played. Only…I wasn't very good
at it."
"You did what? Why....Savannah, this
doesn't sound like you at all. I just don't understand."
"I guess I was trying to get his
attention. I did..."
"Well despite what you told me about
him not wanting marriage, it sounds like he was a little interested
himself." Janet said watching her every move. "So come on tell me.
What happened between you and the Sheriff?"
"Happened?"
Her friend smiled, and pushed her long
golden hair from her blue eyes.
"Nothing...I told you. He's a
red-necked male chauvinist. He just didn't want me stirring up
trouble in his little town."
"He didn't arrest you, sweetie," Janet
corrected her.
"What do you mean? He put handcuffs on
me. I spent the night in jail."
"Under protective custody, more than
likely." Her friend chimed.
“No he put me in jail.”
“Did he fingerprint you? Did he charge
you bail money?”
“Well, yes, he said I owed $150 for
disturbing the peace.”
“So why didn’t you pay it and
leave?”
“I only had two-hundred dollars on me.
I was afraid to spend it all on something like that. He didn’t
really have a case against me, so I figured he’d have to let me go
the next day. They can’t hold you over twenty-four hours without
charging you with something. Jared told me that once.”
"And you purposely came to this little
town in nowhere for what? Now...I'm beginning to see. You left Chad
for the Sheriff, didn't you? Why, you little minx."
Savannah sighed, not digesting the lie
very well, she swallowed hard and continued.
"Yes, but Sheriff Ben Hogg is not interested in me. Or marriage."
she cried, sure she had put a stop to Janet's wayward curiosity.
But she stopped short of making her see the light. After all, if
Janet and her family thought the Sheriff was interested, maybe they
would soon forget about Chad. And what could it hurt, the Sheriff
would never know. She was sure she'd never see Ben Hogg again, even
though a tiny voice in her head said she wanted to.
"You know Chad was really sweet. He
calmly stood up and told the entire congregation that the two of
you had changed your minds and apologized for the expense. And your
parents were livid. I was a little shocked
She was so out of characters she didn't recognize
herself.
"We had a summer romance. He'd kissed
me, and for the life of me, I couldn't get over him. I tried.
Honestly, I tried. So I came out here, hoping."
"Wait a minute, he kissed you one time,
and you drop a perfectly good guy like Chad for a fling you had one
summer? Am I missing something here? Get out of here Savannah. One
kiss?"
"I know it sounds crazy, but I'd never
been kissed like that before."
"Like what?"
"I don't know...like I saw stars, and
hearts and happily ever afters."
"Oh my," Janet shook her head. "You've
got it bad, don't you? But honestly, Savannah, no one would believe
it of you back home. You're so...."
"Please don't say sweet."
"So what happened when you got here?"
Janet changed the direction of her questions.
"Nothing..."
Janet was having none of
that.
"Nothing?"
"Well, I went to his house, I spent the
night...he kissed me again, and the same thing
happened..."
"You spent the night....?"
"No...not like that. I had car trouble;
he was merely helping me out."
She neglected the handcuff story that
might ruin it all.
"You had car trouble again? And he
didn’t catch on to that little trick? So he kissed you again, and
you saw stars. So then what?"
"Nothing..."
"What do you mean nothing?” It was
obvious Janet was braced for a real story.
"Oh, you'll think I've lost my mind
entirely if I tell you," she cried.
"Try me, what happened?"
"He arrested me...."
"For what?" Janet nearly shouted, as
heads turned in their direction.
Savannah pulled Janet up the stairs,
"His attitude toward marriage enraged me, so I flirted with some
guys in a pool hall. I mean...I really flirted. I flaunted myself.
For the first time in my life...I played. Only…I wasn't very good
at it."
"You did what? Why....Savannah, this
doesn't sound like you at all. I just don't understand."
"I guess I was trying to get his
attention. I did..."
"Well despite what you told me about
him not wanting marriage, it sounds like he was a little interested
himself." Janet said watching her every move. "So come on tell me.
What happened between you and the Sheriff?"
"Happened?"
Her friend smiled, and pushed her long
golden hair from her blue eyes.
"Nothing...I told you. He's a
red-necked male chauvinist. He just didn't want me stirring up
trouble in his little town."
"He didn't arrest you, sweetie," Janet
corrected her.
"What do you mean? He put handcuffs on
me. I spent the night in jail."
"Under protective custody, more than
likely." Her friend chimed.
“No he put me in jail.”
“Did he fingerprint you? Did he charge
you bail money?”
“Well, yes, he said I owed $150 for
disturbing the peace.”
“So why didn’t you pay it and
leave?”
“I only had two-hundred dollars on me.
I was afraid to spend it all on something like that. He didn’t
really have a case against me, so I figured he’d have to let me go
the next day. They can’t hold you over twenty-four hours without
charging you with something. Jared told me that once.”
"And you purposely came to this little
town in nowhere for what? Now...I'm beginning to see. You left Chad
for the Sheriff, didn't you? Why, you little minx."
Savannah sighed, not digesting the lie
very well, she swallowed hard and continued.
"Yes, but Sheriff Ben Hogg is not interested in me. Or marriage."
she cried, sure she had put a stop to Janet's wayward curiosity.
But she stopped short of making her see the light. After all, if
Janet and her family thought the Sheriff was interested, maybe they
would soon forget about Chad. And what could it hurt, the Sheriff
would never know. She was sure she'd never see Ben Hogg again, even
though a tiny voice in her head said she wanted to.
"You know Chad was really sweet. He
calmly stood up and told the entire congregation that the two of
you had changed your minds and apologized for the expense. And your
parents were livid. I was a little shocked
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