Shooter (Burnout, #1) by Dahlia West

Author:Dahlia West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: dahlia west, burnout, shooter
Publisher: Dahlia West
Published: 2014-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Hayley had managed to avoid Chris until he’d finally left for work. Then she’d headed over to his house, retrieved Pepper, and brought her back to the little blue house. She was so humiliated that she couldn’t imagine facing him again. What the hell had she been thinking, grabbing him like that? As if the kissing wasn’t bad enough. And then, he’d actually stopped her. Oh, God. That had been the low point. The rock bottom of her misguided attempt at....what? Who the hell knew? But whatever it was, Chris had not been interested. He’d grabbed her hand and admonished her. She knew she wasn’t his type. She should have known better.

Working days, she thankfully got off an hour before Chris closed up the garage. She practically sprinted back home and flung the door shut. She considered her bag and the cost of a bus ticket but, for the first time in five years, she found herself hesitating. She didn’t want to leave. And what about Pepper? No doubt Chris would take care of her, but Hayley didn’t want to leave her behind. She sighed and steeled herself. She would apologize. Eat her own crow and tell Chris to just forget about everything that had happened. It couldn’t possibly be the first time a woman had hit on him and he’d declined. Surely he’d be willing to just forget all about it.

By the time he’d come home, she’d put on her shoes again and taken a deep breath. She was about to head over to his place when she heard his heavy boots on her front porch steps. Her stomach fluttered. She twisted the knob and took another deep breath, ready to let him know what she had on her mind. But instead of getting any of it out, she was hit in the stomach. Not particularly hard, though.

Her mouth gaped as she looked down, instinctively grabbing the large black helmet he’d thrust at her. “Get your jacket,” he commanded.

His tone brooked no argument. Hayley nearly stumbled back, tightening her grip on the helmet. She snatched her jacket off the back of the chair and pulled it on. Chris wordlessly led them to his Harley and got on. Only hesitating for a moment, she swung her own leg over the back.

It was a nice night. A beautiful night. They hit the highway headed east with the sun at their back, sinking down past the horizon. The trees lost their colors as the light continued to fade and their silhouetted shapes eventually faded to black with the rest of the darkening sky. Well past the city limits, the street lights were fully behind them and the stars revealed themselves overhead. Hayley was mesmerized.

Finally, it was so dark and the sky was so clear that it seemed more like they were riding through the stars rather than simply under them. Hayley forgot about everything except the warm wind, the feeling of flying, and the millions of diamonds glittering in the darkness.

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