Post by maya fiore ♥ on Jan 22, 2011 13:47:52 GMT -5
Emma and Matt looked away from Lexi and glared at Shane. "Calm down," he winced. "And don't look at me like that."
Maya shoved Lexi gently with her hip. "Come on, get in the car. I'm riding shotgun, so don't even ask."
Lexi and Noah, who had been just about to call dibs, closed their mouths and looked stonily at her. She always called shotgun first.
"It comes from living with a sister for longer than you have," Maya said cheerfully as if she'd read their minds.
"And being bossy probably helps, too," Lexi piped in hotly. Maya ignored her and slid open the van door. "In. Now."
The kids scrambled to get their seats. Paige, Noah and Matt claimed the first row of seats and Violet, Kati and Lexi took up the middle, which relegated Emma and Marti to the very back with a couple of suitcases and bags. Marti clearly didn't mind the distance from the noise that the rest of the passengers were making, because she immediately fell asleep in her baby seat. Shane turned on the car and immediately Paige stretched over to change the radio station. Shane changed it back, which led to a station-changing war. Maya eventually slapped Paige's hand away. "You can put your own music on when you can drive," she said. Paige growled. "That'll be in two years: I can't wait for that long." Out of the corner of Maya's eye, she saw Shane grinning triumphantly like the cat who ate the canary, and chose to ignore it.
Shane revved up the engine and drove them out of Mabtown forever.
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