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Watson grunted. “Right, okay, but please?” he begged. “Do this and I’ll never ask you for another thing again. Ever.”
“Watts!” someone called out to him, and he quickly put on his usual smile, our conversation forgotten, as some of the football team came over to the table to bullshit. They acknowledged me, they had to because Watson made sure to include me, but my mind was elsewhere.
Could I leave home and go on the road with him? Could I live in an RV for days, weeks even, with Watson? Learn to do whatever they asked me to do? I had no plans to go to college other than maybe get an education in journalism. I wasn’t even sure what I wanted to do with my life. I was always so wrapped up in Watson. Cheering him on the weekends with his racing and following him around from track to track with our parents. Could I see myself working on some racing team? Also, Watson was bi? Did he just realize this? Why was he just telling me this tonight? Had he been with guys before? I wasn’t sure I could survive here without him.
When his friends left, and we were alone again, Watson checked his phone. “You want to go to a movie or something? Heard the new Thor movie was pretty good.” He took a sip of his water.
“You want to go to a superhero movie? With me?”
“I mean, if you don’t want to see it...”
I shook my head. “No, I’ll go,” I assured him.
“Great, let me just get the bill.” Watson flagged down our waitress.
“No, I mean, I’ll go. With you. Wherever you end up. Trucks or whatever.” I watched the way Watson’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “No, stay in your seat. Watson, I’m serious. No more hugging!” I tried to push him away, but as usual, I was no match for my stepbrother, who swooped in, pulled me from the booth, and yanked me against him. “You know, it’s not like I weigh ninety pounds,” I hissed.
Watson chuckled. “Yeah, but you’re smaller than me.”
“Everyone is smaller than you. You’re literally a redwood tree,” I teased, only for him to laugh even harder before he finally put me back on my feet.
Watson beamed happily. “We’re a team then. Watts and H. They want me; they get you.” He stuck out his hand.
“Watson and Holt.” He knew I hated the nickname he’d given me, even if it did make my dick twitch—something he would never know about. I took Watson’s outstretched hand, and when his large one engulfed mine, I hoped I would never regret it.
Chapter One
Watson
I reluctantly steered my car down pit road, giving up the lead of the race but knowing I had no other choice. My car was perfect. I didn’t need any adjustments other than new tires and fuel, so when I slid into my pit stall, I told Miles, my crew chief, exactly that.
“Ten four,” he answered over my headset.
Man of few words, that guy, but it’s why we got along so well. He’d been with me since my rookie year in the Xfinity series, and I liked him. Kept me nearly as levelheaded as my stepbrother, Holt Walker. I would be lost without him. He was my best friend, my go-to, and the one person I trusted with my life. It didn’t matter that we weren’t blood; I loved him like he was. Our parents had married when we were fifteen, and we’d bonded instantly.
Where I was bold and outgoing, Holt was shy and could be a little awkward. He kept me grounded, stopped me from doing stupid shit, and I helped him be who he really was. When Holt had confessed to me he was gay, I’d stood by him when he’d told his father. Who, by the way, didn’t even bat an eye at his son. Anderson Walker was a great man. As was my mother, Joyce. It was why our parents worked so well together. Kind of like Holt and me.
