Last Chance - L. P. Dover Page 0,30

seen her, let alone heard her voice. Evan kept me updated, so I knew her parents had come into town and left this morning. I wanted to see her before I left for Atlanta, but it didn’t look like that was going to happen.

The only thing giving me any kind of relief was that she hadn’t seen Grayson either. If Lara couldn’t retrieve her memories, there was a good chance she wouldn’t choose me. The thought of losing her again ripped me the fuck apart.

“Looking tight out there, Collins,” Zane hollered. I rode toward him on my brand new KTM 450SX and stopped. He helped take off my helmet and set it down. “You were on fire out there. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you so aggressive.”

Chance had already left for Atlanta, since he had family down there, but I’d decided to stay back as long as I could, in case I could see Lara. “Thanks. I just want to win this weekend.”

Zane chuckled. “Ride like that and I have no doubt you will.”

I hopped off my bike and wheeled it into my garage. “When are you heading to Atlanta?”

“Tonight. Want to ride with me?”

I shook my head. “I’m gonna stick around a little while longer. I’ll be up there tomorrow.”

Crossing his arms, he stepped forward. “Your head is in this, right?”

I set my bike up on its stand and laughed. “Yeah, why wouldn’t it be?”

He shrugged. “I don’t know. The past couple of weeks have been hard on you. I don’t want to see you slip up like you did this past year.”

Ever since Lara decided to be with me, it’d given me the motivation to be better at everything; not only a better man for her, but better in every aspect of my life. I was going to make sure to be that person, no matter what happened.

Facing him head on, I hoped he could see the determination in my gaze. “I’m not going to lose. I can promise you that.”

With a satisfied smile, he held out his hand. “Then I’ll see you tomorrow night.”

I shook his hand and watched him get in his car and drive away. My bike was dirty from the mud, so I hosed it off before walking inside to take a shower. When I checked my phone, there was a missed call from Evan. I hurried to call him back.

“Hey, man,” he answered.

“Hey, what’s up? Sorry I missed your call.” I was hoping he’d tell me Lara got her memories back, but I wasn’t so lucky.

“No worries. I was just letting you know Lara’s doing well. Her parents left about an hour ago, and tomorrow she’s going to be with Kate.”

“What about Grayson? Has he tried to weasel his way in there?” I hated that fucker more and more, with each passing day. Although, I’d called Lara’s phone a few times over the past couple days. I knew she hadn’t had it replaced after the accident, but I wanted to hear her voice through voicemail. As lame as it sounded, it was the only way I felt close to her.

“He’s called Summer a few times, but he hasn’t stopped by. Saturday is my day with Lara, so I’ll make sure to put in a good word about you. Hopefully, she’ll be down to watch your race.”

I sighed. “I can only hope. I’m going to need all the help I can get, especially if Grayson’s going to keep being a crap bag by lying to her. I can’t believe that fucker’s playing dirty. That’s usually my move.”

“Don’t do anything stupid,” he warned.

“Not planning on it, jackass. I have one last chance to make things right, and I’m not gonna screw it up. If Lara wants the truth, I’m going to give it to her. I’m not going to feed her bullshit so she’ll pick me.” I wanted her to choose me, but I knew without a doubt that I had to do it the right way. I’d played dirty before and it bit me in the ass.

“Smart man,” Evan agreed. “I’m sure once this weekend is over, you’ll be able to see her. She’s still adjusting to everything. To her, this is all new. Imagine having to catch up on everything that’s happened the past five years.”

It would be a fucking headache, that’s what it would be. My last five years was a whirlwind of events. Most of it was spent racing and having sex with countless women; at least, up until Lara