Nolan POV "Why was Ellie at the racetrack?" Lance asked. I was speaking to him from my office phone. The sounds of music and laughter were clear in the background and I didn’t even have to ask to know that he was on that damned boat of his. I was irritated by his question, leaning back in my chair and glaring at the phone. "Is there some reason she shouldn't be there?" I asked sharply. "No, I guess not," Lance replied, "except that she's never come to one of my races before." "I'm sure she wasn't there for you. It’s probably just something Rae was interested in,” I replied coldly. "Yeah, I guess," Lance replied, although he didn’t sound convinced. “Are you honestly calling me to talk about why Ellie was at your race today?” I demanded. “No,” Lance said sharply. “I’m calling be

