clothes I wore last night. Today was too warm for my jeans and sweatshirt. I changed into a pair of leggings and a long-sleeved shirt that came down to my thighs. I slipped on my flip-flops and packed up my bag just in time for Ryder to come out from his room.
We drove for a short time until we came to a large barn in the middle of nowhere. Ryder parked his truck and grabbed a large box that sat between us.
"Coming?" he asked me.
I hopped out of his truck and followed him to the barn. I wasn't sure why he brought me here or what we were doing. When the doors were slid open, a slick black car sat in the center. It was a classic, dark with chrome detailing, and the top was down. I looked inside at the leather and old-fashioned gauges.
"Wow, it's so cool," I said. "What is it?"
"Sixty-four Mercury Comet," he told me as he placed the boxes near the hood of the car.
"Is it yours?"
"Yeah. I got it when I was sixteen. I thought I could drive it, but it broke down on my way home. I’ve been restoring it and fixing it up ever since."
I was impressed. I knew Ryder was a great mechanic, people were constantly asking him about car problems. Seeing something he was not just fixing, but rather making look new, was different. The leather seats were smooth and showed no wear for their age. The black paint was shiny and smooth. Ryder popped the hood and I came over to look inside.
"You're very impressive, Ryder Brooks," I smiled at him.
C HAPTER T EN
Ryder
Kallie walked around my baby, running her fingers on the metal. Normally, I would yell at someone for doing that, but I wanted her to. I liked watching her admire something I had spent years and all my extra money on. The car was supposed to be my ticket to freedom, but I got ripped off. I used all the money my dad had saved for my college on it.
"Does it run?" she asked me. Her eyes were excited, and I loved they way they were sparkling at me. I never really thought she would care about the Comet.
"Not yet," I told her, and her shoulders sagged. "I think I finally found the right carburetor for it, then it should," I said gesturing to the boxes I dropped off.
"I love it. Suits you," she said.
"Suits me? How?"
She smiled at me from across the car. "Sexy."
It didn't take me long to get around the long body of the car. I pulled her by the back of her neck and kissed her. I couldn't resist her most of the time, and she made it harder when I knew she didn’t want me to. Her small hands were on my chest and I broke away. I looked into her eyes and wondered why she let me do this to her.
"You deserve better," I told her.
"Than what?"
"Me. You should have someone that loves you, that isn't going to hurt you and push you away."
"I'll wait."
My throat closed up and my chest ached. She was stubborn and naive. Before I could argue more with her, she pulled away and was walking back to my truck. I closed and locked up Hank's barn before joining her. Kallie had turned on the radio on as I headed back to her hotel. She stuck her hand out the open window and sang along softly to the music on the way.
"What's Adam's last name?" she shouted over the music, startling me.
I turned down the volume, "I'm not sure. Why? You gonna run a background check on him?" I joked.
"Yeah." She leaned forward and turned the volume back up.
I didn't ask her anymore about it. She was probably serious. She was becoming protective of my sister. I knew she would do anything for her, but I just hoped Scarlett didn't find out what she was up to. She would be pissed that we didn't like him and were secretly trying to unearth some kind of damaging information.
"Do you know where an ATM would be?" Kallie asked when we reached the main strip of shops. "I want to go back to that antique store."
"Um, yeah, up here."
I pulled up to bank and pulled up to the machine. She handed me her card and gave me her pin. I withdrew more than enough for the jewelry she wanted. She
We drove for a short time until we came to a large barn in the middle of nowhere. Ryder parked his truck and grabbed a large box that sat between us.
"Coming?" he asked me.
I hopped out of his truck and followed him to the barn. I wasn't sure why he brought me here or what we were doing. When the doors were slid open, a slick black car sat in the center. It was a classic, dark with chrome detailing, and the top was down. I looked inside at the leather and old-fashioned gauges.
"Wow, it's so cool," I said. "What is it?"
"Sixty-four Mercury Comet," he told me as he placed the boxes near the hood of the car.
"Is it yours?"
"Yeah. I got it when I was sixteen. I thought I could drive it, but it broke down on my way home. I’ve been restoring it and fixing it up ever since."
I was impressed. I knew Ryder was a great mechanic, people were constantly asking him about car problems. Seeing something he was not just fixing, but rather making look new, was different. The leather seats were smooth and showed no wear for their age. The black paint was shiny and smooth. Ryder popped the hood and I came over to look inside.
"You're very impressive, Ryder Brooks," I smiled at him.
C HAPTER T EN
Ryder
Kallie walked around my baby, running her fingers on the metal. Normally, I would yell at someone for doing that, but I wanted her to. I liked watching her admire something I had spent years and all my extra money on. The car was supposed to be my ticket to freedom, but I got ripped off. I used all the money my dad had saved for my college on it.
"Does it run?" she asked me. Her eyes were excited, and I loved they way they were sparkling at me. I never really thought she would care about the Comet.
"Not yet," I told her, and her shoulders sagged. "I think I finally found the right carburetor for it, then it should," I said gesturing to the boxes I dropped off.
"I love it. Suits you," she said.
"Suits me? How?"
She smiled at me from across the car. "Sexy."
It didn't take me long to get around the long body of the car. I pulled her by the back of her neck and kissed her. I couldn't resist her most of the time, and she made it harder when I knew she didn’t want me to. Her small hands were on my chest and I broke away. I looked into her eyes and wondered why she let me do this to her.
"You deserve better," I told her.
"Than what?"
"Me. You should have someone that loves you, that isn't going to hurt you and push you away."
"I'll wait."
My throat closed up and my chest ached. She was stubborn and naive. Before I could argue more with her, she pulled away and was walking back to my truck. I closed and locked up Hank's barn before joining her. Kallie had turned on the radio on as I headed back to her hotel. She stuck her hand out the open window and sang along softly to the music on the way.
"What's Adam's last name?" she shouted over the music, startling me.
I turned down the volume, "I'm not sure. Why? You gonna run a background check on him?" I joked.
"Yeah." She leaned forward and turned the volume back up.
I didn't ask her anymore about it. She was probably serious. She was becoming protective of my sister. I knew she would do anything for her, but I just hoped Scarlett didn't find out what she was up to. She would be pissed that we didn't like him and were secretly trying to unearth some kind of damaging information.
"Do you know where an ATM would be?" Kallie asked when we reached the main strip of shops. "I want to go back to that antique store."
"Um, yeah, up here."
I pulled up to bank and pulled up to the machine. She handed me her card and gave me her pin. I withdrew more than enough for the jewelry she wanted. She
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