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“How did you even hear rabbed his outstretched hand and allowed him to draw her close

“Don’t you know by now, baby?” He kissed her for a good thirty seconds “I know all”

With a snort, Toni followed hioods to back it all up, but still…

He snatched the diner’s keys out of her hand and secured the building He had a thing about being the one to lock the house if they left together and the diner when he was taking her home, which was pretty much all the time Said if he wasn’t the one to lock it, he stressed over whether or not it was done properly Not that he didn’t trust her to take care of it, it was just a thing for him

So, she indulged his quirk and let him lock the doors Such a small concession for his peace of mind

“Where’re we going?” Toni asked, accepting her helmet

“Foothills Parkway” After another kiss, Zach straddled the bike and waited for her to climb on

“My favorite”

“I know”

“I forgot to tell you,” Toni said as she swung her leg over the bike “I received an envelope from Mark in the mail today On the back it said not to open it unless you ith me”

“Huh Guess we’ll open it e get there” Zach sounded almost disinterested in whatever it was she’d received froot the impression that wasn’t actually the case It sounded more like he already knehat they’d find when they opened the package

What were those two up to?

She settled in behind him and took a moment to enjoy the feel of Zach in the circle of her arth of his firm back and shoulders The hills and valleys of his abs beneath her fingertips The smooth feel and earthy smell of his leather cut Combine it all with the power and ruhs and it was a sensory experience to be savored

As Zach h town and out onto the Foothills Parkway, the view changed froeous scenes ifted the area

The farther froh Toni There were a feeeks in there that she’d worried she’d never climb out of the darkness that had slowly enveloped her after she killed Shark It had only been within the last seven days that she’d been able to sleep through the night without night, sense of guilt throughout the day