Lone Star Hero. Jolene Navarro

him back between four and four-thirty.”

      “I’ll come pick him up, no need for you to drive all the way out here. What time is it over?”

      “We’re usually done before four, but it’s pretty informal, so he can leave whenever you get there.”

      “Okay, sounds good.”

      They stood there like idiots not wanting to leave but not having any reason to stay.

      “Are we going or not?” Insolence laced Seth’s voice.

      “Seth!” Embarrassed at his attitude, Vickie sent an apologetic glance to Jake.

      “It’s okay.” Jake patted the sullen teen on the back. “I’m ready for some football.” With a wink to Vickie, he followed Seth out the door.

      That wink made her feel things she needed to pack away with her homecoming mums. She wanted to be independent. She needed to be independent. Instead, he made her consider giving it all up to hide in his arms. Coming home, she would have never guessed Jake Torres would be the biggest threat to her sanity and heart.