The Breakup Bet: A Forced Proximity, Opposites Attract Romance by Violet Stafford

Author:Violet Stafford [Stafford, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

CASEY

I leaned into the curve, wind whipping past my shoulders as I pinned the throttle, only easing off when I straightened my line to match the road ahead. I had no idea where Jordan’s family lived; only a guess left over from high school, which wasn’t very promising right now seeing how my last three guesses had been wrong. But Windsor only had so many roads that boasted larger houses, and I knew that much about the DeWalter family at least.

Mentally, I cursed myself for being so naïve earlier. Jordan had acted fine when she’d come out of the shower, even agreed to wait for me to ride with her after all. And I’d let myself be convinced she was telling the truth. Instead, the minute I’d stepped underneath the hot water, she’d taken off.

I was pretty sure she hadn’t seen me bolt onto the porch in nothing but a hand towel. Side note: I needed to do laundry.

It wasn’t until she’d left me high and dry that I’d stopped to think how on edge she must be about today. And, more than that, how much I cared if she was hurting. She didn’t need to tell me how hard it was to lose a parent. I had no intention of letting her do it alone. Or anything else, for that matter. I wanted Jordan. Not just in my bed but on my arm. In my ear. A relationship, someone to laugh with. To get to know. I had no idea why or when it had happened, but something had changed for me. I wanted Jordan—all of her—and I wasn’t messing around about it anymore.

For once, I was going after what I wanted.

I leaned into the turn then righted again and braked for the stop. Like a bat signal, my gas light blinked at me from the tiny dashboard between my handlebars. Shit. Guess I was going left instead.

I knocked the shifter into first with the toe of my boot, barely stopping before preparing to hit the throttle again. But then a familiar fading pickup caught my eye on the far shoulder, and I pulled in both clutch and brake and planted my feet.

The hood was angled toward the shoulder so all I saw was the truck bed and driver’s side door. Through the window, Jordan sat hunched over the wheel, her face in her hands. Even from here, I could see the way her entire upper body shook with her sobs.

I gunned the engine, released the clutch, and shot forward.

Gravel sprayed as I pulled up behind my pickup, tucking the bike near the rear wheel and leaning it against the closest tree as I hopped off. The next thing this baby needed was a kickstand. But working brakes had come first, and then I’d run out of time. I’d planned to work on her today but…

I rounded the truck and stowed my helmet in the bed before opening the door and sliding into the cab on the passenger side.

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