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expecting anything in return.
Addison sat back, wiped her moist eyes and remembered the jacket on her lap. She held it out to Belle. “I almost forgot. Would you give this back to your brother for me. He let me borrow it last night.”
Belle glanced out the window and her eyes took on a fleeting twinkle. “Why don’t you give it to him yourself? He just pulled up outside.” She winked and then walked away.
Addison looked out the window just in time to see Logan slide his lanky body out of her rental car. She chuckled to herself. He must have had to fold up his legs to fit in the driver’s seat.
She stirred her coffee and avoided looking up as he made his way into the diner and sat across from her at the table.
“Your car’s ready to go. The mechanic in town looked it over and I washed the mud off it too. It should work just fine for your trip.”
She peeked up at him, attempting to keep a neutral expression and avoid his dreamy blue eyes. “Thanks. You really didn’t have to do all that.”
“Well, I wanted to make sure your trip goes smoothly.” He pulled out a folded map and spread it out on the table. “I got you one of these too.”
She grinned, seeing that he’d marked out her route, including good rest stops along the way. “You’re quite savvy with directions, aren’t you?”
Logan shrugged her comment away. “It’s easy since I’ve lived around here for most of my life. It’s kind of second nature.”
She nodded and handed him his jacket. “I believe this belongs to you.”
Logan smiled and thanked her. After slipping the jacket on, he furrowed his brow. “About what I said last night. I never meant…”
“Don’t worry about that. It’s water under the bridge.”
“Are you sure?”
Addison nodded and allowed herself a brief glance into his eyes. If possible, they were even more captivating when he felt guilty about something. She shook her head, clearing her mind of distractions. “Yes, of course. I’d like us to be friends.”
He shook her hand. “Well, friends it is. Safe travels Addie. I hope you find the escape you were looking for.” Logan stood without another word and walked outside.
Addison watched him through the window until he got into his truck and drove away. What was it about him that unnerved her so much? His presence made her dizzy and now the thought of never seeing him again created a hollow ache in her stomach.
Addison swept the feeling away and silently reprimanded herself. Snap out of it and pull yourself together. Don’t get sentimental now.
~ ~ ~
After an hour of traveling Addison stopped at a rest stop and checked her phone. She had several voicemail messages. Some were from Jared. Addison ignored and deleted most of them until hearing one from her little sister. The worried tone in Brie’s voice made Addison call back right away.
“Addie, where have you been?”
She grinned, happy to hear her sister’s voice again. “Out in the middle of nowhere, sis. You’ll never believe what happened to me. I got stranded on a horse ranch.”
“A horse ranch? I can’t picture you anywhere near horses.”
Addison chuckled. “Oh, they’re really not that bad, once you get used to them. I’ll have to tell you the whole story when I get back. Enough about me. How are you and Dad?”
Brie sighed. “I’m keeping busy. Dad left yesterday. He’s filming some movie in Canada.”
Addison gulped as homesickness knotted her stomach. “Don’t worry. I’ll be home next week. I just need to clear my head.”
“About that. I’d stay away for a few more weeks if I were you. There’s paparazzi camped out everywhere.”
She groaned. “I hoped things would have died down a little. Gosh, these people obviously don’t have lives if they insist on invading mine.”
Her sister chuckled on the other end of the line. “Yeah, I guess not. But you did kind of ask for trouble when you agreed to televise the wedding.”
Addison sighed. “Yeah. I
Addison sat back, wiped her moist eyes and remembered the jacket on her lap. She held it out to Belle. “I almost forgot. Would you give this back to your brother for me. He let me borrow it last night.”
Belle glanced out the window and her eyes took on a fleeting twinkle. “Why don’t you give it to him yourself? He just pulled up outside.” She winked and then walked away.
Addison looked out the window just in time to see Logan slide his lanky body out of her rental car. She chuckled to herself. He must have had to fold up his legs to fit in the driver’s seat.
She stirred her coffee and avoided looking up as he made his way into the diner and sat across from her at the table.
“Your car’s ready to go. The mechanic in town looked it over and I washed the mud off it too. It should work just fine for your trip.”
She peeked up at him, attempting to keep a neutral expression and avoid his dreamy blue eyes. “Thanks. You really didn’t have to do all that.”
“Well, I wanted to make sure your trip goes smoothly.” He pulled out a folded map and spread it out on the table. “I got you one of these too.”
She grinned, seeing that he’d marked out her route, including good rest stops along the way. “You’re quite savvy with directions, aren’t you?”
Logan shrugged her comment away. “It’s easy since I’ve lived around here for most of my life. It’s kind of second nature.”
She nodded and handed him his jacket. “I believe this belongs to you.”
Logan smiled and thanked her. After slipping the jacket on, he furrowed his brow. “About what I said last night. I never meant…”
“Don’t worry about that. It’s water under the bridge.”
“Are you sure?”
Addison nodded and allowed herself a brief glance into his eyes. If possible, they were even more captivating when he felt guilty about something. She shook her head, clearing her mind of distractions. “Yes, of course. I’d like us to be friends.”
He shook her hand. “Well, friends it is. Safe travels Addie. I hope you find the escape you were looking for.” Logan stood without another word and walked outside.
Addison watched him through the window until he got into his truck and drove away. What was it about him that unnerved her so much? His presence made her dizzy and now the thought of never seeing him again created a hollow ache in her stomach.
Addison swept the feeling away and silently reprimanded herself. Snap out of it and pull yourself together. Don’t get sentimental now.
~ ~ ~
After an hour of traveling Addison stopped at a rest stop and checked her phone. She had several voicemail messages. Some were from Jared. Addison ignored and deleted most of them until hearing one from her little sister. The worried tone in Brie’s voice made Addison call back right away.
“Addie, where have you been?”
She grinned, happy to hear her sister’s voice again. “Out in the middle of nowhere, sis. You’ll never believe what happened to me. I got stranded on a horse ranch.”
“A horse ranch? I can’t picture you anywhere near horses.”
Addison chuckled. “Oh, they’re really not that bad, once you get used to them. I’ll have to tell you the whole story when I get back. Enough about me. How are you and Dad?”
Brie sighed. “I’m keeping busy. Dad left yesterday. He’s filming some movie in Canada.”
Addison gulped as homesickness knotted her stomach. “Don’t worry. I’ll be home next week. I just need to clear my head.”
“About that. I’d stay away for a few more weeks if I were you. There’s paparazzi camped out everywhere.”
She groaned. “I hoped things would have died down a little. Gosh, these people obviously don’t have lives if they insist on invading mine.”
Her sister chuckled on the other end of the line. “Yeah, I guess not. But you did kind of ask for trouble when you agreed to televise the wedding.”
Addison sighed. “Yeah. I
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