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“No,” he says.
Pop goes that bubble then.
“Then why ask that?” I snap at him.
“Trying to calm things down.”
“Ah, yes, the classic I’ll figure this out man attitude. Hey, let me just tell a woman to calm down! I bet that will work!”
“Better yet,” Cutter says as he reaches into his back pocket. He shows me a big, fancy key fob. “I’ll drive you. Pick up your son so everything is on time. I can drop you two off. You can make arrangements for your car.”
I laugh out loud. “This isn’t some cute meet up in a movie, Cutter.”
“Okay,” he says. He places the key fob on the roof my car. “Take the rental. Do what you need to do and we’ll catch up tomorrow.”
“Excuse me?”
“What else do you want me to do here, Piper?”
His jaw tightens with annoyance.
Oh, I annoy you, Cutter? Boo-hoo. Shouldn’t have come to this town and bothered me.
“This is just some cheap attempt to get my number, isn’t it? Or worse yet… you’ll use this against me. For a… a kiss or a blowjob or something!”
That sends Cutter back a few steps.
He shows me his hands. “What the hell is wrong with you? Are you kidding me? Is that how things work in this town?”
His voice gets louder, angrier.
He reaches for the key fob and I quickly grab it at the last second.
I shut my eyes and take a deep breath.
“I need to get Saxon,” I whisper. “So… thank you…”
“Saxon,” Cutter says. “That’s your son’s name?”
I open my eyes and look at him.
“I don’t know what you think is so bad about me, Piper. You know what? Good luck with everything tonight. You might as well take off before you’re late.”
“What about you?” I ask. “How will you get to wherever you live?”
“I’ll call for a ride.”
I smile. “You think they have that stuff here? This little town? This town is so small we don’t qualify for rides or food deliveries.”
“I’m a famous baseball player, Piper,” he says. “If I need a ride, I’ll get a ride.”
And there’s that cockiness again.
Only this time his tone is a little different.
He’s… a little bit of an asshole…
“Thank you for this,” I say as I hold the key fob tight. “I’ll give you my number. Text me. I’ll figure out how to get your vehicle back to you.”
