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other racers and creating a   whooshing   sound.
    They were coming up to the first corner and Bekah dropped the clutch, doing a partial donut around the sharp turn. She straightened up and whooped.
    “Amazing, eh ?” she grinned. Kaitlyn nodded.
    Bekah shifted gear again and sped up, now doing one hundred and sixty on a narrow, bumpy road. Kaitlyn was terrified.
    They were quickly coming up to a roundabout, and Bekah drove straight on through, not even noticing the bump as she went straight over it. Kaitlyn stayed quiet, hoping not to distract her.
    The drove through a series of winding streets and when they hit a long straight, Kaitlyn relaxed a bit.
    That was, until she saw the U-turn at the dead end.
    Bekah slowed down a little then pulled on the handbrake, swiftly manoeuvring the car around the cones. Kaitlyn felt the seatbelt cut into her when she fell against it. She hit the back of the seat with a thump.
    Ouch,   she cried mentally.   Whiplash .
    They made their way back the way they came, with a few variations along the way. Bekah kept on pushing the speed limits, leaving Kaitlyn terrified out of her mind.
    Without either of them seeing it coming, Bekah lost control of the car. She swerved dangerously and came perilously close to hitting a lamppost on the passenger side – where Kaitlyn was sitting. Kaitlyn screamed.
    “Got it!” Bekah suddenly cried, and the car straightened up.
    “Maybe you should slow down?” Kaitlyn asked timidly.
    Bekah laughed. “Slow down? You’ve got to be kidding me! Can you not   feel   that adrenaline rush? It’s exhilarating!”
    Kaitlyn tried to get her breathing under control, and relaxed as the finish came into sight. Carter was standing there, looking like he was having a hard time controlling his temper.
    Bekah swung the car around to a stop and cut the engine. Before she could step out, Carter had wrenched open the passenger door and gathered Kaitlyn into his arms.
    “Are you ok?” he asked hurriedly. “Are you hurt?” He kept talking, but his words were soon lost in the screams of joy around the car.
    Kaitlyn didn’t say anything, but buried her head in the crook of Carter’s neck and held on to him like he was her lifesaver.
    “She lost control of the car,” she mumbled.
    Carter’s sharp hearing heard that.
    “What?!” he yelled angrily. “She did what?!”
    Kaitlyn shrugged. “She lost control. She was going two-ten and hit the roundabout wrong.”
    Carter growled and hugged Kaitlyn tighter to him.
    “You are never getting in the car with her again, ever,” he growled angrily. “From now on, only I am allowed to drive you anywhere. I don’t care what your parents say. From now on, you’re living with me.”
    Kaitlyn ignored him and pressed her lips to his throat.
    “I love you,” she whispered.
    “I love you too,” he replied. “And don’t you   dare   ever say I don’t.”
    She nodded and squeezed him tighter, loving the safety and protectiveness he radiated. She loved Carter, and would do anything to keep him happy.

 
 
 
 
Chapter 5
     
    Kaitlyn didn’t go home that night. Instead, she waltzed in at breakfast time, ignoring the scowl on her father’s face.
    “Morning, Daddy!” she chirped brightly. “Lovely morning today, isn’t it? I thought you’d be out enjoying the fresh air?”
    Her father frowned. “Where were you last night, Kaitlyn?” he asked sternly.
    She shrugged and ignored his question as she walked into the kitchen. Her mother was making pancakes.
    “Morning, M ummy,” she said brightly. “What’ s for breakfast? Pancakes? Yum !”
    Her mother rolled her eyes. “Just go and set the table, will you?”
    Kaitlyn grinned and walked into the dining room, striding purposefully past her dad.
    “Kaitlyn,” he said sternly. “We need to talk.”
    She shrugged him off and went and collected the placemats and cutlery, laying them out carefully on the table.
    “Kaitlyn,” her father tried again.
    She looked up