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This was so not starting out well
Lifting her head, her gaze slid to her cell phone She snatched it off the seat, thuh her contacts, and quickly hit the call button After only two rings, sorabbed the line
"Maddie? Where in the hell are you, girl?" Her father’s concerned voice exploded "Your mother’s about to call the state police, and I’m not sure how much--"
"Dad, I’m fine I blew a tire about ten hter and clanking silverware, her father huffed "You did what?"
Her sto her that it was past eleven and she hadn’t had breakfast yet "I blew a tire"
"You blehat?"
Madison rolled her eyes "I blew a tire"
"Wait I can’t hear you Guys, can you keep it down?" His voice got a little farther away from the " The roo God
"Sorry about that, honey Nohat happened?" her father asked "You blew a fire?"
"I blew a tire! A tire! You know those things that are round and et it" Dad chuckled "It’s an ani all at once Did you reet that spare tire of yours replaced since your last flat? You know, dear, you should always be prepared What if you needed to leave town during an evacuation?"
She was seconds away fro wheel She loved her parents to bits, but she really didn’t want to talk about her lack of planning skills while a roo--while Chase laughed, because she’d definitely picked out his deep baritone in the background Her belly was already filling with knots at the thought of seeing hiet a new spare tire yet"
"You should always have a spare Have we not taught you anything about preparedness?"
Well, wasn’t that a ht now? And it wasn’t like a cohed like all fathers do when their daughters need rescuing, no et you, honey"
"Thanks, Dad" She ended the call and dropped the cell into her purse
It was so easy ie fa their heads Only Maddie would be late Only Maddie would blow a tire and not have a spare Being the youngest in a family that consisted of blood relations and the Gamble horde sucked
No matter what she did, she was always little, itty bitty Maddie Not Madison, who oversaw the volunteer services at the S up, she considered her career choice fitting
Madison tipped her head back against the headrest and closed her eyes Even with the air conditioner running, heat froun to seep in She undid the first couple of buttons and was grateful she’d opted for lightweight linen pants instead of jeans Knowing her luck, she’d get heat stroke before her dad or brother showed up
She hated knowing she was dragging either of them away fro she wanted And right next to the last thing was the fact there was no doubt in herwith everyone else
A few minutes passed and sheshe knew, so slowly, she pressed the button to lower theand turned her head to stare into a pair of cerulean blue eyes fanned by incredibly thick black lashes
Oh…oh, no…
Her heart stuttered and tuh cheekbones she was painfully faly soft but could be fir Dark brown hair fell over his forehead, always a shy away froht buave the otherwise flawless e
Madison’s gaze dipped over the plain white shirt that clung to broad shoulders, a rock-hard chest, and a narroaist Jeans hung low on his hips and thank God the rest of the vieas cut off by the car door
Forcing her gaze back to his face, she sucked in a sharp breath
Those lips had curved into a knowing half ss to her insides And like a asoline, her body sparked alive and flames licked every inch of her
She loathed her iuy in the tri-state area could evoke the same inferno, and yet was thrilled by it Absolutely undone
"Chase," she breathed
His grin spread and damn, there were those dimples "Maddie?"
Her body quivered at the sound of his voice It was deep and s with the rest of the package Her gaze dropped again Dae was quite impressive
For a brief, unwanted second, she was thrown back to her junior year of college, to the night she had visited Chase’s club for the very first ti…
Snapping out of her stupor, she sat up, her spine rigid "They sent you?"
He chuckled, as if she’d uttered the funniest thing in the world "I volunteered, actually"
"You did?"
"Of course," he drawled lazily "I had to co"
Chapter Two
About a second after those words left his ret theht sinful flush stole across her cheeks and down her throat There was a part of his and crush hands to see how far that blush travelled