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“Yeah, but the worst part is coming up. And you're about ten minutes away from it.”
Theo scowled and started toward his door. “What is it?” If there was a timer on it, whatever it was, he needed to get over there.
“This is where Mitch comes in. Somehow they rigged it so her power’s going to cut out. And it’s not just the circuit breaker or anything. It’s something Mitch will have to come out and repair.”
“And it’s on a timer?” Theo asked. “How?”
“No idea. But yeah, they wanted it to happen when it’s nice and dark.”
“I’m going to kill them.”
“They did it for a good reason.”
“Don’t defend them,” Theo snapped. He was feeling even more protective now after the time they’d spent earlier. “She's not going to have any lights, or air conditioning.”
“Exactly. They’re trying to make her a little freaked out and uncomfortable.”
“This ischeating,” Theo said, his boot hitting his porch. “If she bails on staying out here, it has to be on her terms. We can'tdriveher away.”
“That’s the thing,” Zander said quickly. “They were just trying to drive herintoyour cabin.”
Theo paused on the bottom step. “What does that mean?”
“They’re not trying to ruin her project. They’re playing matchmaker. They figure if she doesn't like staying in that cabin, she’ll come next door. To you. You can save the damsel in distress.” He paused. Then chuckled. “Sucks having us all know you so well, doesn't it?”
Theo swore under his breath. Because it really did. “I can get my own girl.”
“Well, they seem to like Savannah for you.”
“They're still assholes.”
“No question. But you're on your way over there, aren't you?”
“Of course. I can't leave her over there in the dark, with no air conditioning, stinky rodents, and a possible huge scare with a fake alligator.”
“But you could. If you really wanted her to hate her night on the bayou.”
“Like I said, if she bails it has to be because she decides this isn’t for her. Straight up, fair and square.”
But as he jogged along the road toward the cabin, he had to ask himself if before he knew about her anxiety, before he looked into her gorgeous blue eyes and seen vulnerability, would he have felt this way? Or would he have let her sit in the dark and sweat? Would he not have cared so much that she would've found a dead rodent? Finding dead nutria out here was really not out of the norm. That could even happen to her hoity-toity rich guests that might be coming to her luxury cabins.
Though he supposed she was going to hire people who would go through the cabins and be sure that wasn't an issue before guests checked in.
“Want me to drive down and pick her up?” Zander asked. His tone was completely teasing, and Theo knew that Zander knew what his answer was going to be before he even said it.
Still, he answered, “Nope. I've got her.”
Zander chuckled. “I know you do, buddy. I know you do.”
Theo climbed the steps to Savannah 's cabin, disconnecting with his best friend, without a single other word.
He knocked on her door and called, “Savannah? It's me.”
He didn't hear an answer. In fact, he didn't hear any noise at all.
He knocked a little harder. “Savannah!”
Still no answer.
