Chase
FORTUNATELY, I DIDN’T get any further texts from Mattie. I thought about sending her a message explaining that I was just doing Mackenzie’s grandmother a favor. But, deep down, I knew it was more than that. I’d wanted to drive her. And then sitting in front of her house, I’d started thinking about what it would be like to kiss her. Hell, I’d started thinking about doing much more than that.
The news about her parents had been shocking. I definitely knew the kind of pain she’d gone through. As I thought about it, my phone started to ring. I checked the screen and saw a number I didn’t recognize.
“Hello?”
“Uh, is this Chase?” the guy on the other end asked.
“Yeah. Who’s this?”
“Jack Freemont.”
“Oh. Hey, man.”
“I hope you don’t mind but Bruce gave me your number. He said I shoul
