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Chapter 9
Sebastian
Thenextday,wewake up early and are on the road straight away. We don’t talk about last night. The only acknowledgement is how gingerly Mimi is sitting on her seat.
I grin widely.
That was the hottest sex I’ve ever had. Not even just the first round. By the time we got to round three in the early hours, we were exhausted, but it was… I shake my head and keep focused on the road.
As tired as I am, the memories that are flooding my mind are distracting.
I claw my fingers around the coffee we’ve just picked up. I drink a long sip and then take one of the donuts. The rain that had promised to pour down overnight has only come this morning. We’ve got a proper storm pelting us. Mimi watches me drink my coffee and then smiles too.
I lick my lips, grinning like a wolf. I’m trying to think of a fitting joke, and I can tell that she can tell that I’m thinking of one when—
“Shit!” Mimi points out the windshield.
I look back and see some idiot pulling out of a slip lane and into ours!
I veer away to the left of the car. Sliding across the lane with slicked tires, I yank the wheel back, and the coffee is flying along with the donuts. We come back across to the right, skirting the damn idiot, and then crash down into the storm drain. A tire pops and we jam back upwards, crossing the little cement trail. The front of the van clunks down, and I screech on the breaks. We’re sliding forward over grass, headed quickly and yet painfully slowly towards a side rail...
The van crashes to a stop as we impale the grill onto the rail.
“Are you alright?” I grab Mimi.
“Yeah, yeah, fine! That asshole just pulled out!” She’s leaning over her seat and looking out.
I wrench open the car door and jump out. That asshole hasn’t even stopped. I see it heading off down the highway. I run after it for a bit and then stop. We’re barely an hour into the day, and now we’ve come crashing to a halt.
I go back to the car and inspect the front. Coolant is leaking out of the radiator. We need a new one. I go around to Mimi’s side and see where the storm drain has ripped one of the wheels to shreds.
“Fuck!” I bark.
“How bad is it?” Mimi asks, getting out.
“Bad.” I grab my head and she rubs my back. “You sure you’re alright?”
“Yeah, a little shocked. I mean, I didn’t see the morning going like this, but you know.”
I nod my head in agreement. I stare at the tire and then sigh. “Well, I can fix that. But that I can’t fix.” I point at the radiator.
Mimi purses her lips, and suddenly I realize the water is battering down on her. She looks beautiful in the rain. She realizes I’m staring…
“Think with the other head,” she snaps her fingers.
I laugh. “Sorry. You’re right. I just—” I take a deep breath in. My body feels light. I almost feel like this isn’t even a bad problem. “I couldn’t help it. But you’re right.”
“I know I am,” Mimi says. But she smiles too.
I head back around to the other side of the van as she gets back in her seat. I get my phone and call Luca, inspecting the cargo in back as I do. He answers on the second ring. “Sebastian! How are you?”
“Hiya, Luca. Sorry to call so early. Bad news.”
“Oh,” is all he replies.
“Some idiot pulled out in front of us. A merge lane onto the highway. Didn’t look and cut across us. It’s storming up here in Georgia. I’m lucky I saw him so that I didn’t plough right through him.” I leave out the part thatMimisaw the car and not me. “But anyway, we were veering all over the road and then crashing down into the ditch and back out over it and ran into the end of a guard rail.”
“Jesus,” Luca utters. “You’re alright?”
