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“She asked me to tell you …” How had she phrased it? Thoughts of Sariah pushed other conversations to the back of his mind. “That she asked about you.”
“Hmm.” Griff sort of grunted.
“What’s the story there, bro?”
“Nothing. Scarlett’s … nice.”
“Nice? I think a lot of men would have a better description for Scarlett Lily than ‘nice’.” Mack was goading him now and it wasn’t nice, but Scarlett obviously felt something for his brother and he would love to see his brother fall in love. Then again, it probably wasn’t fair to Scarlett to push a hardened man like Griff on her. She did seem like a very nice person.
“Did you need something?”
Classic Griff. But Mack did need something. “Yeah, I, um, need some info, a home address, work address, phone number, whatever you can give me.”
“Why and on who?”
“Sariah Udy.” The who was so much easier to explain than the why. There was absolutely no way to explain to Griff how Sariah looked at him, how he’d fallen for her, why he couldn’t get her out of his mind. Not that Mack cared that Griff would think he was a wimp, which Griff would. It was simply that falling for a woman wasn’t in Griff’s makeup. He had no point of reference for it. It was much better for Scarlett Lily that she not see Griff again.
Mack cruised onto the freeway, pushing the buttons so his vehicle would basically drive itself.
Griff was still waiting. “Why?” he asked again.
“I love her,” Mack sputtered out. Oh, no! He didn’t love her, love her. He didn’t even know her. But he had to get to know her.
“What?” Griff grunted, his voice filled with disgust. “You’re too young to know what love is.”
“Please help me find her, Griff.” He ignored the reference to his youth. He was the baby of the family, but he was twenty-five, self-sufficient, and he knew his own mind.
“Does she want to be found?”
“I think so. It’s her brother-in-law who’s blocking me.”
“Hyde Metcalf?”
“You know who she is?”
“I watch the news occasionally,” Griff said drily.
“Do you watch Scarlett Lily occasionally?” Mack knew he shouldn’t have said that the instant the words were out.
“Do you want help or not?” Griff’s voice had gotten chillier and more raw than normal.
“Please, Griff. I just need to talk to Sariah. You know me, I’ll leave her alone if she’s not interested.”
Griff waited, let him sweat it out. He only needed to lightly touch the steering wheel to keep his car speeding along with traffic, but his grip on the steering wheel got tighter and tighter.
“Please,” he said again.
“I’ll see what I can find.” Griff hung up without a goodbye.
The conversation wasn’t bad as far as conversations with Griff went and Mack felt a giddy happiness inside. Griff was the best at finding info. Soon Mack would be knocking on Sariah Udy’s door.
* * *
Sariah made sure Teresa was settled in one of the spare bedrooms at Hyde’s condo, her stomach churning the entire time. She couldn’t get the memory of Scarlett Lily kissing Mack’s jaw out of her mind. His jaw. That perfect jaw Sariah would love to touch with her fingertips. And Scarlett Lily had touched it with her lips.
Why had Sariah deluded herself into thinking Mack Quinn was special or that she was special to him? She hated how inexperienced and vulnerable she was. A few looks and kind words and Mack had captured her heart. She had to learn how to be stronger, somehow.
“Good night, sweetheart,” Teresa said. “Don’t you worry about me. I’m just tired.”
