Checkered Past by Abby Gaines

Author:Abby Gaines
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction, Man-Woman Relationships, Automobile Racing Managers, Hotelkeepers, Contemporary, General, Romance, Sports, Stock Car Racing
ISBN: 9780373185214
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

THEY ATE FAST and were back on the road within half an hour. The rain stopped as they traveled north, but the night grew steadily colder. By the time they arrived back at Matheson Racing headquarters, a frost crisped the parking lot’s grassed verges.

One of the mechanics had called Chad’s cell phone to say he’d replaced the starter motor in Brianna’s car. Chad drove right up to the Mustang.

“Wait here while I get it started,” he said. He found the key inside the wheel rim and got into her car. The throaty roar of the engine confirmed all was well.

Brianna hunched her shoulders as she stepped out of Chad’s warm Viper.

Chad turned on her heater and directed the blast at the fogged-up windshield before he got out. “Okay, you’re good to go.”

“Thanks.” Brianna slung her briefcase into the back seat. Chad was so close to her she could feel the heat of his body in the cold night air. His breath was visible, mingling with hers.

She shivered. He chafed her arms through her jacket. “Get in the car or you’ll freeze.”

She nodded. But he didn’t take his hands away, and she couldn’t move—it was as if they were locked together.

Brianna tilted her head, parted her lips. Chad read it as an invitation—which she now realized it was—and lowered his mouth to hers.

Sweet. Tempting. Demanding. His kiss held a tenderness Brianna couldn’t remember experiencing with him before, a newness, a sense of adventure. He coaxed her mouth open, entered. It was slow and languorous—crazy, given how cold it was out here.

She pulled away first, with difficulty. “Um…like you said, I’d better go.”

He slid his hands down to cup her elbows and they stood, very close to each other, for several long seconds. She thought he might kiss her again.

Then someone called Chad’s name, startling them both.

He cursed, stepped away from Brianna and lifted an arm in greeting to Zack, who was crossing the parking lot toward them. “Where did you come from?” Chad asked.

“I’ve been in the office going over the data from the wind tunnel.”

The office Trent and Zack shared was at the end of the workshop, around the back of the building, which explained why they hadn’t seen any lights.

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