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"No, not exactly" He wagged his finger at me and took out his credit card for the waitress as she ca"

"You mentioned this boy that your character was friends with in the ainst her You said he drove a Mustang?"

I nodded, wondering where he was going with this

"Jared Trent drives a Boss 302 A Mustang Boss 302," he pointed out

Sweat broke out acrossat, but there wouldn’t be any answers if that hat he was hoping for It was bad enough that I’d kissed Jared, behind KC’s back, but Jared and I only had one kiss And that’s all there would be I wasn’t about to explain so I didn’t even understand to Ben

"And?" He placed his elbows on the table and crossed his ar evasive would co

Looking to the side and then back toyou his undivided attention during that reen eyes were interested

"How do youout to be easy I could do this all night

He looked like he was trying to contain a sue about hiues were supposed to be from a book or film?"

"What book or film did yours come fro fro fun

"It’ll all be in ht Ben’s card and receipt back "But…Jared is nothing to me, just so you know"

His lips curled up at the corner, hopefully satisfied hat I gave hi my hand, he led me out of the restaurant and to his car Unfortunately, he was driving, so he opened the door for ht?"

"Nope" I fastened my seatbelt and pulled o The three thin buckles over the right thigh caught the streetlight shining through the

"Well, you’ll love it And they’ll love you" His gaze slid to my chest before he quickly averted his eyes I suddenly wished I had worn a t-shirt instead My white tank was slightly less revealing, thankfully, under ray military jacket, but I still felt exposed The need to cover ht, didn’t I?

Or ot dressed

"They’ll love me? Why is that?" I asked

"Because you look like candy" He shook his head and started the engine

KC’s words came back to haunt me Well, I, for one, am pretty excited to see the look on his face when he sees you!

My hands clenched into fists, and I bit my bottom lip to stifle a smile

Yep, I bit my bottom lip Shit

The Loop was located on Mr Benson’s farraduated two decades ago, started a weekly racing scene around the pond on the premises Over time, Dirk took control of the farm and still allowed races to take place on the property even though he rarely attended As long as he received the fee charged to get through the gate, everyone else could make their bets and have fun without any intrusion

We travelled down the long, dirt road leading to the farht, but with the traffic coht cruise

"I’ll just park here You don’ta little, do you?" Ben asked Cars lined the sides of the road, and since ere pushing race tiled with the anticipation in the air I hopped out of his Escalade, immediately thankful for the Chucks I’d worn Not very stylish with the skirt, but I wasn’t a heels kind of girl The dirt road featured dips and puddles, along with tiny gravel

"Here, take my hand" Ben reached out as he came around the front of the car to estured to the car "Do you want to leave your bag in the trunk?"

"No, I ht need my cell I’m fine" I hooked my thumb behind the strap of o," I chirped and started walking at a brisk pace

Ahead of us, the track split to the left and to the right Directly in front was the pond The smell of exhaust already filled my nostrils, and I couldn’t help the bounce in hts fro the track

Fortunately for Dirk’s faht of the main house Most of the time, people came and ithout any disturbance to the faraduated around the same time as Dirk, the Loop was seen as a local treasure instead of a nuisance Since racing was just as illegal as allowing people to use your property for it, anyone injured couldn’t throw the Bensons under the bus without themselves as well It was all very convenient and tidy

As we headed onto the Loop, Ben guidedline There were two cars already parked side by side, and people crushed around the scene like tightly packed molecules One of the cars was Madoc’s 2006 GTO and the other was a late model Camaro

Liam

"Tate!"

I spun around totowards , and I stumbled to keepsince we’ve seen each other, has it?" Laughing at her obvious beer-induced love, I straightened us up