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Now she felt stupid and rude

“Sorry,” she muttered “I just feel a bit e”

“Well, not nothing I get to stop into the diner and grab a piece of cherry pie to share with my wife” When he spoke of Laken his whole face lit up It was really kind of sweet “But I would like to knoho took your car and returned it I’ll do so around”

She shook her head, the gesture al around her business wouldn’t lead to anything good “Please don’t It’s fine I’lad to have it back”

Well, lad was a bit of a stretch

“I’d be interested to know if it runs now” He raised an eyebrow and reached out an ihed and reached into her handbag, which she’d grabbed in case she needed her license, and handed hie frame into the driver’s seat and turned the key

It started on the first try In fact, the engine practically purred Noret it to start and then it usuallyto start up But it had never sounded like this Not even when she’d first bought it

He turned it off “You all right, Aspen?”

She rubbed a hand over her face “Yeah, it just sounds really good”

“It does Alht have fixed it You don’t happen to keep a spare key in here, do you?”

“No, of course not Oh, shit” She opened the passenger door and pulled down the sun visor A key slipped free “My ot all about it”

Idiot

Duncan sighed, no doubt having that saht “If it had really been stolen, I doubt your insurance company would have paid out on an unlocked car with a key in it”

She didn’t bother telling hi she needed was a fine for driving without any “I know”

“I think I o pay Matt a call”