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“Would you stop worrying?” I asked, standing back.
“Who’s worrying?”
“You.” I laughed. “I can feel it coming off you like, seriously vibrating. I’ve done this run hundreds of times before. My truck is in top notch shape, and I got this.”
Levi merely hugged me again.
“Go.” He tapped my ass. “Be safe. Love you.”
“Bye, Soli.” I used his Drag first name. “Have fun on that stage tonight.”
He air-kissed at me and I hoisted myself into the front of my truck.
When I started the ignition, he backed up and I honked at him before beginning the next sixteen hours of my life.
It was my last haul of the week, but as the truck picked up speed, I was unsteady about it.
This wasn’t what I had envisioned for my life—hell, at this point, I couldn’t even remember the dreams I had.
When my family turned their backs on me, I had nothing.
I wanted to go to school, and they couldn’t afford to help me.
Or so my father said.
They were just building their business then.
When I pointed out that they were helping my brother and should at least try with me, my father made it very clear that educating a woman was a waste of time.
He said Brady’s education as an investment, one he wore would pay off once Brady graduated.
I knew better—Brady was a moron.
Years later, he still lived with my parents.
The military was my only choice, and they didn’t want that.
At first, they said nothing because it turned out my father didn’t think I would be accepted.
When I was chosen to start basic, my father became irate. All of a sudden being in the military wasn’t something women should do, and he wouldn’t carry that shame.
I glanced in my mirrors to check around my rig, signaled and moved into the center lane, giving other vehicles the chance to go around me.
This was the life I was left with after I was injured.
Four hours into the drive, I decided to take a shortcut to get around the early morning traffic. There was nothing worse than driving a big rig through start stop traffic.
Ensuring I was clear on all sides, I signaled, wait for a couple of assholes to try outrunning the rig, then exited the highway.
In about ten minutes, I was on the tolled highway.
Levi had gotten me a pass for it for Christmas and I had yet to use it.
Here, I had wide open lanes—I could pick from any one and while I couldn’t go at any speed I wanted, it was better to move about without worrying about too many idiots.
Another hour and the rush was gone.
I could get back on the regular highway but had to pass through a couple neighbourhoods because of construction.
