“Christ, that’s not safe.”
Quickly pulling over, I sat there for a moment and thought about the whole Sunshine thing. How did I know these two girls weren’t up to something?
I glanced in the mirror and saw them both get back into their car. Yeah, they were scared. There was no way they were up to no good.
Getting out of my truck, I slowly walked up to the car but stayed back enough that I hoped they would see I wasn’t a threat.
“Y’all need some help?” I asked, trying to peek into the window.
The girl in the driver’s seat rolled the window down just a bit.
“My dad is on his way to fix the tire.”
Leaning down, I caught a glimpse of the other girl and something weird happened when her eyes met mine. I could hardly see her, but a strange feeling washed over me.
“I don’t mind helping if y’all need help. I can give you my license to hold on to if you want while I change your tire.”
The driver chewed on her lip. “That’s awfully nice of you, but my father would kick my ass if he knew we got help from a stranger.”
Nodding, I bounced my gaze between the two of them. “Y’all in high school?”
“Yes. Mandy, and that’s Heather. Thank you so much for the offer, though.”
With my hand held up, I replied, “It’s my pleasure. I’m just going to go sit in my truck until your father gets here. Just so no other guy shows up. You might want to let your dad know so when he pulls up he doesn’t shoot my ass.”
The girl in the passenger seat laughed.
What in the fuck?
It felt like my heart dropped to my damn stomach. There was something about that laugh.
“I’ll let my dad know. Thanks again; we appreciate it.”
With a nod, I leaned down and smiled at the girl in the passenger seat. I’d already forgotten her name because those blue eyes of hers erased everything in this world but her.
“Y’all have a good night.”
She waved. “You too. Thanks.”
Walking back to my truck, I jumped in and pulled up the calendar on my phone.
March twenty-fifth. I was marking this day down in my calendar. It was the first day in my entire life a woman actually made my heart jump instead of my dick.
The light in the car came on, and I watched both girls. The driver had long dark hair; the passenger had blonde hair that was pulled up into a ponytail. She stared at my truck, and I knew she probably couldn’t see me sitting in there. I had my headlights off and my hazards going. Even though I couldn’t really see her that great, I could tell she smiled, and I hoped like hell it was a smile for me.
Lights in the distance grew closer, and another truck pulled up behind the girls’ car. An older man got out and walked to the window and leaned in. I was hoping like hell it was the driver’s father. I got out of the truck and stood there for a few seconds before he headed my way.
“Thank you so much for waiting here for me to get here. I appreciate you looking out after my daughter and her friend.”
I shook his outstretched hand. “It was my pleasure, sir. I would have changed the tire for them, but your daughter said you would have
been mad if the girls got out of the car.”
He laughed.
“I don’t mind changing it now for you.”
“Son, I wish there were more young man like you out there. I appreciate it, but I’ve got it. Thank you again.”