He opened the driver’s side door and climbed in. “You don’t believe in love at first sight?”
She didn’t. Instead of answering, she kicked off her shoes and pressed her feet against the dash.
“My dad claims he knew the moment he laid eyes on my mom. He married her three months later. My older brother, Seth, tied the knot six months after he’d met Sandie. Alec took longer. He and Gianna married two years after they’d started dating, but if you ask him, he’ll tell you he knew the day he met her, too. The only reason they waited was because her father had insisted she finish college first. The men in my family just know.”
Her stomach fluttered with the implication of his words. She deflected as best as she could. “I don’t know about love at first sight or even true love. I thought I loved Spencer, but…” Bringing Spencer's name into this conversation might not have been the best choice, but the damage was done.
Ash turned on the radio and cranked the volume. Hard rock blared through the speakers, drowning out further conversation as he guided them back onto the road.
Her phone buzzed with an incoming text from Forest.
You want good news or bad?
Forest’s words scrawled across her screen as a tease.
Bad news first, Beanpole.
Okay, my summer Skye…it’s legal. You married a rock star.
Her heart skipped as her fingers clutched the phone.
Are you certain?
Of course Forest was certain. Their army of lawyers wouldn’t get something like that wrong.
With her head slanted to the side, she regarded the man sitting beside her. Fingers tapping on the steering wheel, jaw clenched tight, Ash remained an intriguing mystery. He drew her in with an undeniable magnetism.While she wouldn’t call it love at first sight, would it be such a bad thing to spend more time with him?
But she needed more time.
Ash had the volume turned up loud enough that it was clear he was done with talking. She turned back to her conversation with Forest.
What now?
You get it annulled. That’s the good news.
She worried her lower lip with her teeth.
I think it’s too late for that.
LOL! Thought you said you weren’t sleeping with him.
We weren’t.
Ah, past tense. So, is your rock star any good in bed?
Her fingers tapped the display.
How bad is it?
Considering there’s no prenup, the ramifications are significant.
She didn’t believe in prenups, but she also never thought she’d find herself accidentally married.
I’m in trouble, aren’t I?
I’m sending a voice message.
She waited several moments, and then Forest’s voice message came through. She dialed the volume down low and held the phone to her ear.
