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Stepping out, I walk down the hall. The sound of my heels on the wooden floor carries through the house. I pull the front door open to find two cars in the driveway. Noah’s sports car and a shiny white SUV.
Neither of which are mine.
I turn on my heel and run right into Noah.
He doesn’t catch me this time. I just bounce right off him.
“Where is my car?”
He glances over my shoulder and sighs heavily. “I…wrecked it.”
“You wrecked my car? When? How?”
“Yes. This morning. Pretty badly.”
“W-well where is it?”
He shrugs. “At the shop. Don’t worry, you’re not stranded. I got you a replacement. It’s a loaner, but you’ll—”
“How do you wreck a Toyota? You drive a freaking sports car without a single scratch.”
He jerks like I’m not making sense. “The roads were a little rough coming up hill on that thing. I swerved a bit and totaled it.”
I release a breath, my eyes dropping to his chest. “Are you okay?”
He walks around me. “A lot better than your car.”
I close my eyes and release another slow breath. “Three.”
He turns back to me. “What?”
“Three. Bad things happen in threes. And this is it.” I smile. "I should be good now."
“Okay, so you lost your apartment, that’s one. What’s two?”
My little project…
I shoot daggers with my eyes. “Being stuck with you.”
He puts his hands in his pockets, scanning me. There isn't an ounce of desire in those eyes. Zero. In fact, he almost looks like he hates my outfit.
I shake my head and turn, pulling my phone out. “I’ll just call an Uber.”
“Why? We’re going to the same place.” He holds up a set of car keys. “And you’re driving.”
“I don’t drive big cars.”
“Well, I sure as hell can’t drive—so you’re it. Let’s move.”
I settle into the driver’s seat and feel the space out. It feels new. It smells new. And what kind of loaner only has thirty-seven miles on it?
“How do I start it?”
“Push the button with the red light around it.”
“Oh, cool. Where is the lever to select gear?”
“There isn’t one. Just hit D for drive.”
