Page 96 of Pinch of Love
She chuckled. “Promise? I just may hold you to it.”
I leaned over and kissed her, instantly feeling the pull to keep her in my arms.
But my brother did a double honk of his horn, and Maya pulled away.
Just then, a fox pranced between my truck and my brother’s car.
“Wait,” Maya said softly, craning her neck. “Is that Brielle screaming?”
We both looked over to see Brielle’s hands up to her mouth as Hunter tried to calm her down.
“Is it too late to get back home?” Maya teased.
“She’s not really afraid of a fox, is she?” I glanced at Chewie. “If anyone should be afraid of a fox, it should be that thing.”
Maya chuckled and nuzzled Chewie from her sleep. “I’ll be holding onto you tightly.”
Hunter’s car door opened, and then Brielle’s. I glanced at Maya and couldn’t believe her beauty. It was effortless. Watching Brielle struggle in her heeled boots, I kept in my chuckle as Maya, her boot, and Chewie slid to the ground.
Brielle hightailed it to the trailer with Hunter right behind her.
“I’ll unlock it,” I promised, making my way to the door. “I’d planned on unhitching everything, but hey. What do I know?”
Brielle reached over and rested her hand on my shoulder while my brother came over. “Thanks, Cash. I love that name.”
Hunter shook his head. “No, you love the meaning.”
She laughed. “That too.”
I backed away from her grasp as the door opened, and I turned my attention to unhitching the trailer. This was going to be a long couple of days, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why Hunter brought Brielle…
Unless it was to chase away an lingering doubts about Maya, which I didn’t have.
Maya and Chewie appeared to my right. “Anything I can help with?”
I shook my head and smiled at the woman who was stealing my heart one snort at a time. “I’m just going to pull forward a bit, hook up the electricity and hoses, and we should be set.”
Maya stood there watching me.
“You don’t want to go in there alone?”
She shook her head. “No. Not really.”
I laughed and nodded. “I don’t blame you.”
Voices from inside the Winnebago heightened to a level that didn’t sound good. Maya’s brows furrowed as she craned her neck to see through the open door. “Ooh. She sounds pissed.”
I snickered. “Maybe she’s not happy that I don’t have an espresso machine.”
“I’m going to be brave.” She turned around and started toward the door. “Oh, who am I kidding? I’m just nosy.”
I laughed, watching Maya gimp into the trailer with her boot. Even with only one good foot, she was more capable in the woods than Brielle.
The whole thing between my brother and Brielle was baffling. He never settled down long enough to go date someone for more than a couple of weeks, and certainly not long enough to bring someone on a trip with his family.
I hopped into the truck and pulled forward before hooking up our lifeline to civilization. By the time I got inside, Maya was preparing a tray of food for everyone, and Brielle was moping on the couch.
“Okay, so I’m just going to push this button, and both sides will slide out, so we have more living space.”