But then the scanner gets too close and it all becomes too real. What about Carter Trescott? He has a right to know he has a son, doesn’t he?
I shake off the thought—Sadie is getting into my head.
Complicated is never a good thing. That’s why I’m doing this.
But as soon as I go in to scan the pass again, my arm cramps up. Vex, Skipper, and Carter’s gorgeous faces illuminate in the red light of the scanner. And my brain just has to make them topless.
“Uh, hello. There’s a line here,” says the woman behind me.
I consider booting her in the face, but I also don’t have the mental capacity to deal with repercussions.
I snap around. “I’m aware. Thanks.”
She darts her eyes to the scanner, clearly in a hurry.
Now I have even more of a reason to take my time.
“What’s the deal?” she snaps. “You accidentally packed the Molly in your purse instead of shoving it up your vag?”
“Watch your language. He’s two.”
The woman tosses a hateful glance down at Otis.
And that’s the final straw.
“Get the fuck out of my way, bitch!” she shouts, shouldering me aside.
Missy chose the wrong day to piss me off. I spin around and slap her in the face. Then I weave through the audience, using them as cover as they gasp.
“We’ll give it five minutes,” I say to Otis as we make it back out of the terminal.
He doesn’t hear me. He’s too busy looking through the window at the woman who’s flaying her hands in a frenzy, trying to get through to the officer who looks like he doesn’t give a damn.
I turn around to catch my breath, and that’s when I see a Harley parked in the drop-off zone. Before I have chance to examine the registration plate, a body appears.
And my heart jumps.
Skipper strides toward me, greased in sweat and leather.
“This vacation’s for two. Sorry,” I blurt out before he has the chance to speak.
“That’s not why I’m here.”
“Whyareyou here?”
“Vex figured.”
“Vex?”
The other two appear like a magician act.
I clutch Otis’s hand harder as they make their way over.
“You can’t park there.”
“I’ll park wherever I want,” Carter says.
That’s when I notice the other two bikes further up.
