POV Holly
I pulled away from Payne’s spicy chestnut scent reluctantly, and he smirked before letting me go. But not completely. His hand grabbed mine without a second thought and our fingers intertwined with ease. He pulled me toward the group as Wyatt pulled out to head to the starting line. “Alright! Pedal to the metal, Wyatt. Hold nothing back!” Payne shouted. I looked up to see he had a headset over his head, and I was surprised. When the heck did he put that on?
Sawyer rolled his eyes and snatched the device off of Payne’s head while Noah pulled me into his side. Payne turned his head back and forth to glare at the pair of them while I giggled. That got all three of their attention. “Hey, are you guys going to let Payne be the crew chief in this race? I, uh…don’t think that’s a good
