Chasing Xander by Lexi Lawton

Author:Lexi Lawton [Lawton, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, college; player reformed; friends to lovers; grief, na, Romance, new adult, contemporary, Lexi Lawton, Collins Brothers, Entangled, Embrace
Goodreads: 36280264
Publisher: Entangled Publishing. LLC (Embrace)
Published: 2017-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

The sound of Kylie singing along to the radio pulled him from his deep sleep. He kept his eyes closed and didn’t move so he could listen to her. She sang softly, probably so she wouldn’t wake him, and lightly drummed her hands on the steering wheel as she bopped her head to the music. Her voice was sultry, whispering over him like a warm breeze on chilled flesh. She appeared to be oblivious to him, lost in her own world, happy and carefree. Her features were highlighted by the dashboard lights, giving her an ethereal look. Damn, she was a vision. Regardless of what happened to him or his trust fund or his position in RAT, it would all be worth it for this moment right now.

Xander rubbed his sore neck. It was still dark outside, and the clock on the dash read 4:39 a.m. He’d slept a little over five hours. He sat up and rolled his shoulders to ease some of the stiffness from them. “Are you seriously listening to country music?”

“What’s wrong with country music?”

He shook his head.

“It’s Jake Owen’s ‘Alone With You.’” She reached over and turned up the volume. “This is a really good song.” She sang along a little louder this time.

He listened to the lyrics for a moment, mildly shocked by the content, but also able to relate. He could feel the guy’s pain, wanting a woman but knowing he didn’t have the strength to be alone with her. The song ended and another came on. “Oh, I love this song!” She turned up the volume a little more.

He yawned and rubbed his hand across his stomach. “We’ve got to be close, right?” He turned down the volume so he could hear her response.

“Yeah, about another hour and a half or so, if we stop again. If not, we’ll get there sooner. Do you want me to stop?”

He shrugged. “If you want.” He didn’t need to, but he wouldn’t mind taking over behind the wheel. Not that she was a bad driver or anything, but he hated riding. He needed to be doing something.

“Okay, I’ll pull over at the next rest stop. Feel better now that you slept?”

“A little. Although every muscle in my body is sore.”

“I was thinking. You don’t have to get a hotel. The house has three bedrooms. You can stay in one. I mean, there’s no need to spend money on a hotel when there’s plenty of room at the house. If you want to, that is.”

“I’m not worried about the money.” Did she forget he was loaded? Or did she really not care? A hotel meant separate rooms and distance. Staying at her house meant too much proximity. He wasn’t sure he could handle that. But if he said no, he’d upset her. She’d said more than once that she wanted to pay him back for this trip. Maybe this was her way of doing that. Or maybe she didn’t want to be alone.

“I didn’t figure

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