To the Rescue

Riley

How ready I was for a different life. I wasn't sure the life that Ethan lived was necessarily the one I was after, but one where I didn't have to search for change in the bottom of my car for gas or a loaf of bread at the store would be righteous. To have people pawing at me and worshiping the ground I walked on sounded horrid, but I would take that any day for a paycheck capable of pulling me out of poverty.

Charlotte's phone sent me to voice-mail, and I growled loudly and called Jace instead. He answered on the first ring.

"Hey, baby girl. What's up? Need me?" The laughter in the background told me quickly that he wasn't alone.

"I'm stuck on the side of the road off Vance and Timmons. Can you come give me a ride or are you too busy?" I kept my tone light. Jace was a good guy with a healthy lust for women – all women. He didn't deserve my shit, and after us being friends with benefits since our senior year in high school, he didn't much put up with it either.

"I'm good. Just le