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I leave him standing by the truck without waiting for a response as I book it into the diner and find the bathroom at the back of the dining room. As soon as I’m locked in the stall, I dial Mercedes’ number.
“Jett? Everything okay?”
“Um…”
She sucks in a breath. “What is it? Did you make it to the diner okay?”
“Yeah, I’m here.”
“And is Sawyer there?”
I close my eyes as I picture him standing next to his truck and nod. “Yep.”
“Then what is wrong?”
“Nothing,” I answer, pinching the bridge of my nose as I picture the man outside. My heart thumps and I press my trembling hand to my chest. Oh, this is ridiculous. “It’s just… how well do you know this guy?”
“Sawyer?”
I nod. “Yes, Sawyer.”
“Well, I’ve never actually talked to him…”
“Mercedes,” I hiss, rolling my eyes as my shoulders fall back against the wall. “You sent a stranger to drive me back to Louisiana?”
She laughs. “I mean, kind of, but you just have to trust me. All those boys in the club are top notch. You can trust him with your life.”
“The club?”
“Yeah, he’s in the Bayou Devils.”
An image of that sexy man out there straddling a bike pops into my mind and I suck in a breath. “Jesus Christ.”
“Just go with it, Jett.” She laughs. “Would I steer you wrong?”
“No, I guess not,” I grumble. When I was little, my mother used to say that the universe gets bored sometimes and likes to have a little fun at our expense which is why things happen to us when we’re least expecting it. She liked to say that in the end, things usually worked out the way they were supposed to but that didn’t mean it wasn’t a huge mess in the middle so it makes complete sense that I’m wildly attracted to a man I just met only moments after breaking off my engagement to a man I can’t remember. On second thought, maybe that’s all this is. My life has been upside down for the past week and it’s making me a little crazy. Of course.
“Is there something else?” Mercedes asks and I shake my head.
“No, I trust you.”
“Good.”
“All right, I’m turning my phone off for the night but I’ll text you with updates.”
“You’d better,” she replies. “I love you.”
“Love you, too. See you soon.”
We hang up and I suck in a breath before making my way back out to the truck. Sawyer glances up from behind the wheel as I step out and the butterflies in my belly take flight as I blow out a breath and slowly shake my head.
Get a grip, girl.
As I turn my phone off, I walk to the passenger side and slide my phone into my pocket before climbing inside. He arches a brow as he studies me.
“You good?”
I nod. “Yeah. I just had to call Mercedes and let her know I got here safe before we take off.”
