Innocent Princess (Modern Princess Collection Book 2) by Lauren Helms

Author:Lauren Helms [Helms, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-18T05:00:00+00:00

12

Zella

The last chords of the famous musical duet come to a close. I hug the burly man who just helped me nail the song. The performance was super fun and required the audience's participation when it came to singing the chorus. The man smells of outside, and there's a faint hint of cigarette, but I don't mind. We've been hanging out in Cuddle Ducks for more than an hour now, and I'm almost used to the smell.

Tiny, the man I just debuted my Grease duet skills with, picks me up and spins me around the small stage. When he sets me down, I find Ryker in the crowd. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the guy is on edge. He's been cheering me on but refused to come up and sing. Every time I get up here with one of Cuddle Duck's regulars, he stiffens in his chair. I don't know if he's feeling protective or possessive, but I can't deny the thrill running through my blood.

I throw him a bone though. This has been a rough night for him, so I put down the mic and step off the stage. A few steps bring me face to face with the stressed-out Ryker.

"Did you get the contact info for the mechanic yet? I'm ready to get out of here." I can see the relief drip from him as his shoulders relax.

"Hawk is contacting him." He tosses his thumb over his shoulder back toward the bar. The bartender, who I'll be the first to admit scared the bejeebies out of me when we first came in, has turned out to be quite surprising. He's got a voice on him, too. He took a break from the bar and belted out a wonderful rendition of Whitney Houston's, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. I think the whole bar was shocked by that performance.

"That's great. What time is it anyway?" I guzzle down the water that Ryker keeps having refilled for me.

"It's nearly eight. I'm worried about how much time we lost today." He hasn't messed with his phone once since we've been here. His focus has been on me. The power of having his whole focus really boosts a girl's confidence. Now that I'm sitting next to him at the table, he pulls up his map app on his phone and studies the route.

"When did you plan on stopping for the night?" I wasn't positive about the sleeping arrangements he'd planned. Truthfully, I hadn't asked because I didn't want to fret over it.

"I'd planned on us stopping around nine. So, we lost roughly three hours of drive time." He's still fiddling with his phone when Hawk approaches our table.

"Little lady, you were fantastic tonight." He smiles down at me, and there is a warmth in his eyes. He slides his eyes over to Ryker, and they immediately harden. I fight back a giggle. Poor guy can't catch a break tonight. "I called in a favor, and Big Ben is going to open up his shop tonight and work on your car.

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