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I tossed him the keys over the top of the car “Since you don’t have a ride, you drive while I deal with a few phone calls”

Grinning, he walked around the car and folded his huge frame behind the wheel I was already on the phone with a client before I shut the passenger door

“Put your seat belt on,” Hawk gruhway

Rollingmy conversation with the thankfully sy had reached everyone’s ears, so I didn’t have to offer too et the extension, which would keep us froative in the process

Ending the call, I dropped my phone in my lap with a relieved exhale

“You’re pretty good at that for a newbie Uncle Chaz taught you well”

My heart squeezed, thinking of randpa, but I warmed at the compliment that the man I’d adored my entire life had prepared me well to be his successor “Thanks I loved every su his secretary It was fun, so I didn’t consider it work, but now I see he was subtly groo me to fill his shoes one day”

“Just i to Reid” His brow knitted together “Just like my kid will inherit a part of the bar”

“Scary, isn’t it?” I asked with a se of all this in the future”

“I just don’t want to fuck them up before they can,” he admitted, his tone somber

“With you and Gracie as parents?” I shook my head “Your kid will be one of the lucky ones, Hawk”

He took his gaze off the road to glance at ood to have you home, Jos”

I started to laugh, but it turned into a screaht wheninto onco traffic Hawk cursed violently, but he so the other direction He got control just as we hit a deep ditch on the other side of the road and ca stop

I was shaking, ainst lad he hadn’t gotten out yet even though two passing vehicles had already stopped up above us Their hazard lights were on, and I saw the shadows of the drivers running toward us

“Jos, are you okay?” he demanded as he waited for the person on the other end of the phone to answer “Jos? Hey, honey, talk to me”