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“Here you go,” the waitress said as she ducked around Ford “I got you to-go boxes and extra rolls To-go sweet teas and the check I didn’t charge you for dinner I’ain”

That hen she looked up and realized that she’d just passed Ford, asn’t Jackson

“Ummm, hi” She blinked “Bye”

Ford’s lips tipped up in amusement as I placed cash onto the table to pay for the drinks and the tip A big tip

Ford helped s and helped me to my Jeep Once I was settled in, he ruffled my hair and hurried to his motorcycle, started it up, and headed out almost as quick as he’d arrived

I put the Jeep in gear and started to drive out of the parking lot

That hen I saw Jacksonhis wife as he pushed her into his truck

My foot came off the accelerator, but common sense reared its head

The wo

He was only pushing her into the car

And not altogether in a bad way

I wouldn’t have liked it if he’d put his hand on my head but maybe his wife didn’t mind?

A shiver of worry slid down my spine

I drove out of the parking lot anywayChapter 12Snakes on a plane? Who the fuck came up with that horrible idea?

-Oakley’s secret thoughts

Oakley

My head almost hit the dash of the Jeep when he slammed on his brakes

“Pace What the fuck?” I said

But he was already out of the Jeep In fact, he was circling the hood and looking down,me frown

“Pace, what on Earth?” I called, about to get out of the Jeep and follow behind him

He disappeared froarden snake in his hands, and a smile that could be seen from the moon on his face

“Look!” he said, allowing the surprisingly cute snake to slither in his hands

His big masculine hands that kne to drive me insane

I bitat this man

This big, inti cop that always looked as if he was about a second away fro over a daarden snake

I grinned “Bring it closer I want to see it”

He did, walking up to his door and showing me the snake

It really was cute, and its pink tongue slithered out constantly as it tried in vain to get away from my man—well, the man I wanted, anyway