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Through her lens she saw something in her brother’s eyes that she’d often noticed in her father’sespecially those photos of him when he’d still been driving. It was the glimmer of a winner.
“Great run, Dave.”
“Thanks, kiddo. Where were you earlier?”
“Having lunch, why?”
“Stevie was asking about you.”
“We’re catching up for a drink later at the prerace block festival. I think he’s singing.”
“Good. You know he’s single again.”
“Please tell me you are not matchmaking.”
Dave shrugged.
“He’s not into commitment,” she said, pointing out the obvious to her brother. Stevie was on the road fifty-one weeks a year. He liked the rock ’n ’roll lifestyle of traveling and dating a different woman each week. But Stevie was a lot of fun and totally devoted to only one person in his lifehis six-year-old daughter.
“You’re not looking for commitment, either, are you?” Dave asked, scrubbing his hand over his face where sweat was dripping.
“Maybe,” she said, looking for an excuse to escape the garage area and her brother.
“Then why the hell are you dating Jared?”
“Stop it, Dave. He’s a nice guy,” she said, though she wasn’t really sure that Jared was. She thought that he had the potential to be a nice guy if he’d let down his guard…something she wasn’t sure he’d ever do around her.
“Hey, cousins,” Alan Jenner said, coming up behind her. He wrapped one arm around Annie’s waist and dropped a kiss on the top of her head. He was six foot two inches tall and solid muscle. He was also the general manager for Jenner Racing.
“Nice time today, Dave,” he said.
“Thanks,” Dave answered.
“You two look pretty intense. Is everything okay with your dad?”
“Yes. Dave was just trying to set me up with a friend of his.”
“Why? I thought you’d sworn off men,” Alan said.
“I was joking when I said that.” She needed to get out of here. The last thing she needed was the two of them
“Who’s she dating?”
“Jared MacNeil.”
Alan’s eyes narrowed. He was two years older than she and Dave and they’d practically grown up together. “We’ll see about that.”
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Dave stated.
“Leave it alone, boys.”
They didn’t say anything else but changed the subject to the prerace events that were planned for later that evening. Annie walked away from them knowing that they wouldn’t change their minds because she asked them to.
And she wasn’t exactly sure where she was heading with Jared. After their lunch he might have decided that he wasn’t going to pursue her, either.
In the alleyway between the garages and the haulers she took a few candid photos of the fans. She got her focus back on the job she had to do and away from the men in her life who were trying to make her crazy. She walked out of the garage area and down pit road.
In the distance she saw Jared and Tucker talking to the folks from one of the television stations. She lifted her camera and zoomed in on Jared’s face. She saw the sun lines, evidence of the time he spent outdoors, the hard line of his jaw and the intensity in his eyes.
Jared glanced up and right at her. They were a distance from each other so if she hadn’t had the lens zoomed in his expression would have been unclear. Instead she saw the question in his eyes.
Something in his gaze made her realize he might be vulnerable, too. And that reassured her as little else could. She wanted to cut him a little slack on the mistrust thing, but deep inside she knew she wouldn’t because she refused to get her heart broken again.
Annie had the feeling that it was too late. No matter how many hoops she made him jump through or how hard she tried to protect her heart, Jared MacNeil was already finding his way into her affection.
THE PRERACE BLOCK PARTY was crowded with race fans, drivers, crew members and celebrities. Jared moved
Through her lens she saw something in her brother’s eyes that she’d often noticed in her father’sespecially those photos of him when he’d still been driving. It was the glimmer of a winner.
“Great run, Dave.”
“Thanks, kiddo. Where were you earlier?”
“Having lunch, why?”
“Stevie was asking about you.”
“We’re catching up for a drink later at the prerace block festival. I think he’s singing.”
“Good. You know he’s single again.”
“Please tell me you are not matchmaking.”
Dave shrugged.
“He’s not into commitment,” she said, pointing out the obvious to her brother. Stevie was on the road fifty-one weeks a year. He liked the rock ’n ’roll lifestyle of traveling and dating a different woman each week. But Stevie was a lot of fun and totally devoted to only one person in his lifehis six-year-old daughter.
“You’re not looking for commitment, either, are you?” Dave asked, scrubbing his hand over his face where sweat was dripping.
“Maybe,” she said, looking for an excuse to escape the garage area and her brother.
“Then why the hell are you dating Jared?”
“Stop it, Dave. He’s a nice guy,” she said, though she wasn’t really sure that Jared was. She thought that he had the potential to be a nice guy if he’d let down his guard…something she wasn’t sure he’d ever do around her.
“Hey, cousins,” Alan Jenner said, coming up behind her. He wrapped one arm around Annie’s waist and dropped a kiss on the top of her head. He was six foot two inches tall and solid muscle. He was also the general manager for Jenner Racing.
“Nice time today, Dave,” he said.
“Thanks,” Dave answered.
“You two look pretty intense. Is everything okay with your dad?”
“Yes. Dave was just trying to set me up with a friend of his.”
“Why? I thought you’d sworn off men,” Alan said.
“I was joking when I said that.” She needed to get out of here. The last thing she needed was the two of them
“Who’s she dating?”
“Jared MacNeil.”
Alan’s eyes narrowed. He was two years older than she and Dave and they’d practically grown up together. “We’ll see about that.”
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Dave stated.
“Leave it alone, boys.”
They didn’t say anything else but changed the subject to the prerace events that were planned for later that evening. Annie walked away from them knowing that they wouldn’t change their minds because she asked them to.
And she wasn’t exactly sure where she was heading with Jared. After their lunch he might have decided that he wasn’t going to pursue her, either.
In the alleyway between the garages and the haulers she took a few candid photos of the fans. She got her focus back on the job she had to do and away from the men in her life who were trying to make her crazy. She walked out of the garage area and down pit road.
In the distance she saw Jared and Tucker talking to the folks from one of the television stations. She lifted her camera and zoomed in on Jared’s face. She saw the sun lines, evidence of the time he spent outdoors, the hard line of his jaw and the intensity in his eyes.
Jared glanced up and right at her. They were a distance from each other so if she hadn’t had the lens zoomed in his expression would have been unclear. Instead she saw the question in his eyes.
Something in his gaze made her realize he might be vulnerable, too. And that reassured her as little else could. She wanted to cut him a little slack on the mistrust thing, but deep inside she knew she wouldn’t because she refused to get her heart broken again.
Annie had the feeling that it was too late. No matter how many hoops she made him jump through or how hard she tried to protect her heart, Jared MacNeil was already finding his way into her affection.
THE PRERACE BLOCK PARTY was crowded with race fans, drivers, crew members and celebrities. Jared moved
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