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“Sloane?Are you okay?”
“Huh?”I blink rapidly, trying to get back to the here and now.“Um, I’ve got your order from the bar.My brother couldn’t make it, so it’s just me today.”
I hand him the box of supplies, our fingertips briefly touching during the exchange.“I brought you everything you ordered and included your nuts.I mean, nuts for you.”
The corner of his mouth ticks up, but he refrains from laughing in my face.“You brought me nuts?”
“I did.Special nuts.I mean, free special nuts because this is your first order with us.”
“Okay,” he says, looking amused while I’m hoping for a sinkhole to appear.
Yeah, I should get out of here before I embarrass myself any further.
“Anyway, I’ve got to go.There’s a storm, and it’s not safe to be driving now.Bye.”
I hightail it out of there and fumble with the car keys.
“Sloane, wait, don’t go,” he calls after me.
“I’m okay,” I reply and get in the car.
“Stop!”
It sounds like an order, and for a split second, I want to do as he says and stop, but I don’t.I turn on the engine and see him running toward me, barefooted.He waves his arms at me to make me stop, but I can’t.I’m too shocked to act reasonably.
How long has it been since I’ve seen the guy?Gah, I don’t even remember.All I know is that my feelings for him, the ones I thought I’d left behind, come rushing back all at once, and it’s too much to deal with right now.
A splatter of dirt flies in the air and soils my windshield as I rev the engine of my brother’s truck right before a deafening crack and thud causes the world to go black.
Chapter Two
Maverick
What the fuck?The blood drains from my face as I watch a tree fall smack dab in the middle of Sloane’s car hood.
I run toward her, not giving a rat’s ass that I’m barefoot.I yank open the truck door, feel for her pulse, and let out a sigh of relief.She’s still breathing.
My stomach turns as I think of what could’ve happened if the tree had fallen a few seconds later.She’d be dead right now.
“Sloane?Can you hear me?”I try, but she doesn’t respond.
She must’ve hit her head during the impact.I put my arms under her head and legs and carry her to my cabin.
I kick the door shut with one foot and gently lay her on the couch.
“Sloane,” I try again.
This time, she lets out a small moan.I hate that it turns me on.The girl is hurt, for fuck’s sake.The last thing I should be doing is appreciating the adorable sounds she makes and how good her curvaceous body looks spread out on my couch.
Her eyes flutter open.“Maverick?What happened?”
“You’re okay,” I say, relief flooding through me.“A tree fell on your car.Why did you run off like that anyway?You told me yourself that this weather isn’t safe.”
“Benson is going to kill me.It’s his truck,” she says, expertly ignoring my question.
“I bet he won’t be mad once he hears that tree could’ve ended you,” I say.
“My head hurts.”
