EMT basic and then worked his way all the way up to chief. Now the only time that he got in the back of an ambulance was when they were short four paramedics or there was a big emergency that required all-hands-on-deck.
He loved his job, and I loved him.
I pressed my hand over my still flat belly and wondered if Sin would have the kind of relationship with our child like Johnny and I had with our father.
I sure the hell hoped so, because I knew how much my relationship with my dad meant to me, and I wanted the same for my child. Whether that baby was planned or not.
My next phone call was to a towing company who said that they would be here in ten minutes, leaving me standing on the side of the road with a smoking car and nowhere to go.
Surprisingly, not a single person stopped.
They slowed down, sure.
But stop they did not.
At least until the latest one.
I was in the process of giving my car a lecture when I heard it.
The familiar sound of a motorcycle engine.
It was something that had been ingrained in me since before I’d even been born.
The sound was distinct.
And what made it even more distinct was the fact that I could tell what type it was based solely on the sound of the pipes.
I didn’t bother turning around.
Instead, I did what any sane woman would do.
“Stupid, stupid, stupid,” I grumbled as I kicked the car again. “I swear to God. This is what happens when I try to be the good guy. I get shafted, and not in a good way.”
Just as I heard the motorcycle turn off, I turned to find Sin sauntering toward me with a look of worry on his face.
“What happened?” he asked, looking at the smoking car.
The car that was literally putting out less smoke now than it had been before he’d arrived.
I narrowed my eyes.
“I don’t know,” I admitted. “My car’s a freakin’ lemon. It just… hates me.”
His lips turned up slightly at one corner. “What happened this time, specifically, though?”
I looked at the vehicle that was now no longer smoking at all.
What the absolute hell?
“I pulled over because it was smoking,” I admitted. “It was coming through the air conditioning vents. Then when I pulled over and popped the hood, it started pouring out so fast that I was really worried it was on fire. Now it’s… not.”
It was just sitting there, looking innocent.
What the crap?
His amused eyes turned to me, and my entire body did a full stretch at the sight of him standing there looking so hot.
God.
In the time that he’d gotten out of prison—four weeks to be exact—he’d gotten sexier.
How was that possible?
His moss-green eyes were leveled on me, and he was staring at me like he knew all of my secrets.
I fidgeted.
His eyes warmed as he said, “Do you need a ride somewhere?”
I looked at his bike, then looked at him, and thought, Oh hell no.
“My brother is on his way,” I lied. “And the tow truck driver should be here any second.”
Speaking of, said tow truck driver rolled up moments later and got out, grinning at me.
“Hey, girl,” he said as he got out of the truck. “It givin’ you trouble again?”
I sighed.
I’d been here six weeks, and my car had already needed to be towed three separate times.
“Yes,” I grumbled. “Before he pulled up, my stupid car was billowing smoke like an imitation freight train. Now it’s… not. But I’m not comfortable driving it anyway. Just in case it does happen to blow up while I’m inside it.”
The tow truck driver, his name was Evander, laughed.
Evander was a tow truck driver for Hail Auto Recovery. He’d accidentally been in the right place at the right time last time, and I’d liked him. So I kept calling him even though most of the time he was at least thirty minutes away.
Sin, however, didn’t laugh.
The thought of me blowing up inside of a car obviously didn’t strike him with amusement like I’d intended.
I quickly looked away from his scowling face toward Evander.
“I’d offer you a ride this time,” he said as he started to hook my car up to the truck and load it on. “But I got my kids in there. We were out doing some shopping in between tows while their mother gets her nails done. I’m sorry.”
I waved him off, even though he was supposed to be my ride.
Now I was either going to have