“Oh,” he said, stopping to look at me and Drew. “I’ve got Travis’s birthday present up on a truck at the gate. Wasn’t sure where you wanted it.”
“A truck?” Braeden wondered. “You had to have it trucked in?”
“It’s a Bronco,” I told him.
Romeo whistled.
“My birthday is next month,” Braeden told him.
“Buy your own car,” Gamble shot back. Turning to Drew, he said, “You got your panties out of the wad they were in over this?”
Drew sighed. “It isn’t that I’m not grateful. I just want you to know we don’t expect this kind of stuff.”
“I know.” Gamble was gruff. “But if I can’t spend my money on my family, what’s the point of having it?”
Abruptly, Drew leaned in and hugged him. Gamble stiffened a little in surprise, but Drew didn’t let go. If anything, he hugged him tighter.
Romeo and B gestured to the party, and I waved them off.
“Thank you,” Drew said, still hugging the man. “Not for the car. But for being there for our kids.”
Gamble made a sound and reached around to pat his back. “It’s been my pleasure.”
Drew pulled away and glanced at me, and I gave him a reassuring nod.
“I knew you’d be good parents from the first moment I saw you with those kids, and I’m never wrong.”
“You’re also very humble,” Drew noted.
“Being humble is like hiding a diamond in a sock drawer,” he declared. “Now, about the car…”
Hiding my snicker, I answered, “I’ll go let them through the gate in a few.”
“Good. Now, aboutGearShark,” he said, moving right along. I couldn’t help but wonder what it was like inside his brain. “You’ll meet them in two days.”
Wait, what?“Two days?” I echoed, glancing at Drew. He seemed just as clueless as me.
“They wanted to meet tomorrow. Always were afraid of being scooped,” he said as we headed toward the deck. “But I told them you needed time to fly over to Gamble Speedway.”
“Gamble Speedway?” Drew echoed.
Ron made an impatient sound. “As if you two didn’t know there’d be aGearSharkinterview. There’salwaysaGearSharkinterview.”
“What exactly is this interview for?” I asked.
“Drew’s retirement, of course. Every media outlet is scrambling and sending offers for the exclusive.”
Surprised, Drew looked at me. “Is that true?”
I grimaced. “To be honest, I haven’t checked the emails this week. I was too focused on Trav’s birthday and trying to find that woman.”
“Your priorities are where they should be,” Gamble butted in. “That’s why my office has been fielding the offers.”
“And I guess you chose one too?” Drew mused.
“Don’t be stupid.”
I laughed.
