Fast Track 5 by Douglas Cheryl

Author:Douglas, Cheryl [Douglas, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Nashville Nights Next Generation#5, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Justin didn’t know why he’d even bothered coming to the Hotshots head office for their sales meeting. Yes, he did. Anna knew he was in Nashville, and he held out hope she would call and ask to see him while he was in town.

“What’s up with you?” Deacon asked after their sales managers and associates had cleared the boardroom.

Justin and Deacon had been friends since college, which meant Deacon wouldn’t be satisfied until he’d uncovered Justin’s problem.

“What makes you think anything’s going on with me?”

“For starters, you decided to get back out on the track sooner than planned. I thought you said you were going to take the rest of the season off to get your head together?”

“Turns out it didn’t take as long as I thought. I came back when I was ready.”

Once he met Anna, Justin knew he would get in too deep if he stayed on the island with her for the rest of the summer as planned. Going home wasn’t an option unless he was prepared to man up and accept his responsibilities, so the decision seemed like a no brainer.

Justin continued, “It feels good to be racing again.” Racing made him feel alive, but between the races, training, meetings with his team, and sponsorship events, he still had too much time to think about her.

“Glad to hear it.” Deacon stroked his dark goatee. “So, why do I get the feeling something else is going on with you, something you’re not telling me?”

“I don’t know. Everything’s fine. It’s good.” Good may be a stretch, but his friend didn’t have to know that. “I’m winning again. I’ve managed to bury my demons, and that’s the only thing that matters, right?”

“I don’t know. Is it?”

Deacon got married a few years after they graduated from college. He and his wife, Mallory, had a beautiful baby girl. According to Deacon, all Justin needed was the love of a good woman to complete his life. Justin had always laughed at that, but since he met Anna, it didn’t seem quite so outlandish.

“You know me, man. Racing’s the only thing that matters.”

“Interesting.” Deacon’s stare was penetrating, as though he was trying to read Justin’s mind. “Why have you spent so much time in Nashville lately?”

“I don’t know.” Justin rubbed his hands over his face, wishing he could end the interrogation. He feared Deacon would come at him again the next day if he didn’t get the answers he was looking for though. “You’re the one who’s always on me about making more time for our business. Maybe I finally decided to start listening.”

Deacon chuckled. “We both know that’s bullshit. You do what you wanna do. Always have and I suspect you always will.”

“What’s your point?”

“I want to know the real reason you’ve been coming to Nashville so much the past month or so.”

Knowing his friend wouldn’t let it go, Justin sighed. “I met a girl who lives here, all right?”

Deacon leaned over the polished wood table and pushed his coffee mug aside.

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