His bear shifted restlessly.She’ll stay. She has to.
So, you like my plan?Caleb asked.
Hell no!His bear shook his head.But if she leaves... we follow.
Matt stood, clapping him on the shoulder. “Take my truck. Keep it as long as you need.”
“Thanks.”
“One condition, though,” Matt added, his expression serious. “When she decides to stay—and she will—I get to be your best man.”
Caleb laughed. He’d agree to anything if Hannah agreed to be his bride. “Deal.”
Chapter Nineteen – Hannah
This wasn’t how she’d expected the day to end. Alone in Caleb’s cabin.
When she’d learned the part would be another couple of days, she’d expected to find herself in a hotel room. When Caleb had offered for her to continue her stay at his cabin, she’d imagined a cozy evening with him.
But this...
It just felt weird.
As if something was missing. Because it was. And that something came in the form of a handsome restaurateur called Caleb.
Was that why he’d offered her his truck keys and his house keys? So she could come back here alone and finally realize what she was missing?
She’d never thought Caleb calculating… but the timing made her wonder.
She shook her head. There was no errand. He was simply trying to manipulate her. Well, that would not work.
She pulled out her phone and dialed Roy’s garage. She wasn’t ready to take him up on the offer of a part-exchange. But maybe he had a car he could lend her while hers was being fixed.
She should have thought about that sooner. It sure would have saved her a lot of heartache.
“Bear Creek Auto,” Roy answered on the third ring.
“Hi, Roy. It’s Hannah. I was thinking about my car...” she began. “I know you said a couple of days...”
“Oh, don’t worry.” Roy’s voice brightened. “Caleb will have the part to me tomorrow, and I can squeeze it in.”
Hannah blinked, the words not quite making sense at first.“Caleb has the part?”
“He will,” Roy said. “It took a bit of arranging, but Caleb will collect the part tonight and then bring it over to me tomorrow, first thing.”
“Caleb went to Riverside? For my car part?” She wanted to make sure she had not misunderstood Roy. Because no one had ever done anything like that for her before.
“Yeah, said something about expediting the process since you were keen to leave town.” Roy chuckled. “Although I don’t know why you are in such a rush to leave our beautiful town.”
“It’s not the town,” Hannah assured the mechanic. “It’s just that I am starting a new job soon and I want to get myself settled in my new apartment.” She could not bring herself to call it her new home.
“I guess Caleb decided to pull out all the stops to get you where you need to be,” Roy said. “It’s a three-hour drive each way.”
Three-hour drive. Each way.
The world seemed to tilt beneath her. “When... when did he leave?”
“Bout an hour ago, I’d say. Won’t be back till late.”
