Page 36 of Fall For Me

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“I’m Brad. Nice to meet you.” Brad looks at Aiden, then points at me. “Your wife looks good on it.”

“Oh no, we’re not?—”

“She does, doesn’t she?” Aiden agrees, cutting me off as he turnsto Brad. “Why don’t we step into your office and see what we can do to get this deal done? This the one you want, darlin’?”

“Yup.”

“This might take a while. You should pop over to the cafe next door, and I’ll call you when we’re done,” Aiden suggests, following the salesman across the showroom. Halfway to the office, he stops and spins on his heel. “Oh, and if myfather-in-lawasks, I wasn’t involved in shit!”

Laughing, I hop off the bike, and study it, running my fingertips along the matte black body, then snap a picture. When my phone vibrates in my hand, I look down at the screen, and butterflies take residence in my stomach.

The feelings I have for Sean are jumbled into one big cluster of confusion, but there’s one thing I absolutely can’t deny, and that’s how my heart thunders violently against my ribcage at seeing his name pop up on my text notifications.

Sean

I think all that faking fucked me up for real.

Hannah

That’s what you get.

Sean

Was that sass? Hmm?

Hannah

Stating facts.

Closing out of our text, I pocket my cell and head toward the exit, checking out the items in the glass cases, the leather jackets hanging on the racks, and the helmets on shelves along the way.

Outside, the streets of SoHo are quiet except for horns blaring in the distance. I walk down to the cafe on the corner, and when I’m seated, my phone vibrates again. I pull it out of my back pocket and tap the screen.

Sean

I need you to fix me. I’m not faking this time. Drew and I were doing some drills this morning and something’s not right.

I shoot him a picture of the bike.

Hannah

I’d love to, but I’ve had my eye on this baby for a week. Trying to work out a deal now.

Sean

Is that a Ducati?

The server approaches my table, and I quickly give her my order, then go back to my text.

Hannah

Yes! Gah. I love it.

Sean

Damn, that’s a sweet ride.

Hannah

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