The Princess Sisters (The Princess Sisters Series) by Stacy Lynn Carroll Read Free Book Online Page B

and taken a
football buddy with him.  Cinderella decided to focus on this happier
conclusion and she ran down the stairs to ask permission.
    Dana
was not happy about the idea of her daughter going anywhere with a boy at
night, let alone driving an hour each way with him, but she finally gave in when
she saw the pleading in her daughter’s eyes.
    “Take
your cell phone,” she said as Cinderella sat on the bottom step, tying the
laces of her large black boots.
    “Mom,
I always have my cell phone.”
    “And
put this in your purse…just in case,” Dana added, handing her a small black
bottle.
    “Mom! 
This is Dave!  I’ll be fine!”
    “Put
it in, or you’re not going.”  Cinderella reluctantly accepted the bottle of
mace and threw the blue purse straps over her shoulder.
    “I’ll
call you when we’re on our way back.”
    “I
love you.”
    “I
love you too,” Cinderella said, chuckling softly as she closed the door behind
her.
    “What’s
so funny?” Dave asked, walking toward her.
    “My
mom’s just crazy.”
    “Aren’t
they all?” 
    Cinderella
smiled at Dave before climbing into his mom’s shiny black sedan.
    “Wow! 
This is a nice car.”
    “Yeah,
my grandpa owns a dealership.  My mom gets a new car like every year.”
    “Cool.”
    “Yeah.”
    The
car remained silent for the first few minutes.  Cinderella had never been alone
with Dave before.  It was easy to talk to him with all of her cousins there,
but alone was a different story.  Even he seemed a little nervous, which
Cinderella found unusual.
    “So
I didn’t even know you had a brother,” she finally got up the nerve to say.
    “Yeah,
Scott just graduated high school last year.  He’s starting at Utah State this fall, but when we moved down here, he decided to stay in Logan for the summer.”
    “Cool.”
    “Yeah. 
You ever been to Logan before?”
    “No,
I don’t think so.”
    “Oh
man, it’s great!”  All the awkwardness in the car melted away as Dave continued
to speak.  “It’s a small town, surrounded by mountains, and there’s this
restaurant called the Bluebird that has the best food ever!  We should stop
there and get something to eat.”
    “Sounds
good.”  Cinderella noticed his eyes seemed to brighten as he spoke.
    “It’s
just a fun place cause it’s a college town, so there are always activities
going on.”
    The
drive seemed more comfortable after that and soon, the two were lost in
conversation.  Cinderella didn’t realize how long they had been driving until
she noticed they were surrounded by beautiful, green mountains on either side. 
They passed an occasional house, but mostly all she could see was green and
more green for miles ahead.  Cinderella gasped quietly when she noticed several
deer climbing up a hillside, a few hundred feet from the road.  As the car
rounded the bend, coming out of Sardine Canyon, Cinderella’s hand flew to her
nose.
    “Ugh! 
What is that?”  Dave looked over at her and laughed.
    “Another
one of Logan’s charms.  Those are cows you smell.”
    “How
can anyone live here?!”
    “Come
on!  Where’s your sense of adventure?”
    “I
think I lost it back there, along with my sense of smell.  I’ll never be able
to breathe again!”
    “We’re
not even into town yet.  The smell will be gone in a minute.”
    “Promise?”
    “Promise.”
 He grinned.
    No
sooner had Dave finished speaking when Cinderella started to feel the pleasure
of fresh air.  Soon after, they began passing the stores and restaurants that
lined the streets.
    “The
return of civilization,” Dave announced, his hand pointing out the sites.  It
didn’t take long for Cinderella to know she wanted to return to Logan with the girls one day soon.  She knew they could spend hours just walking through
all the little shops and exploring the old buildings.  Then Dave turned off Main Street and pulled into a parking lot behind several of the buildings.
    “I’m
hungry,” he said.