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Chapter Thirty-Three
TREAT SPED THE whole way to Max’s apartment. Traffic was light, and he made it there in record time. He flew into the parking lot and took a cursory glance for Max’s car as he ran for the steps, taking them two at a time and feeling lighter on his feet than he had in years.
He knocked on her door twice, then twice more without waiting for her to answer. He had no idea what he’d say, but knew he’d figure it out when he saw her beautiful eyes.
Treat held his breath as the door swung open.
“What did you forge—”
“Kaylie?”
“Treat?”
He looked over her shoulder. “Where’s Max?”
A smile spread across Kaylie’s lips. “She’s heading toward your father’s ranch.”
“My father’s—”
“Yes! Go! She just left ten minutes ago.Go!”
He bolted down the stairs and then sped toward the highway.
BY THE TIME Max pulled up in front of Treat’s father’s house, she was so nervous she could barely see straight. She watched one of his brothers riding a horse across the field, toward the driveway. As he approached, she saw it was Rex, the one with the big muscles. Not that all of them weren’t cut from some incredibly sexy fabric that she’d never known existed, but Rex’s biceps were the size of footballs.
He pulled up on the reins as Max stepped from the car. She realized he was riding Hope and took that as a good sign.
“Max?” He ran an appreciative gaze down her body.
Ugh!She had forgotten what she was wearing, and now, with the swell of her breasts saying hello to the world and her leather pants leaving nothing to the imagination, she felt like a fool.
“Rex, right?” she asked.
“Yeah, that’s right. You just missed Treat. He took off to find you.”
“Me?”Oh gosh!
Rex shrugged. “That’s what he said.”
His gaze returned to her breasts and Max cleared her throat. His eyes darted up to hers again. “Thank you,” she said curtly and climbed back into her car, vowing never,ever, to try to surprise Treat again. She was the worst at pulling off surprises. Her surprises needed to be preceded by a bright red neon sign alerting Treat—SUCKY SURPRISE GIVER COMING YOUR WAY!STAY PUT!She snapped on her seat belt thinking about the way Rex had ogled her. She’d come out looking to entice Treat, and now Rex probably thought she was a tramp!
Ugh!She jerked her car into reverse and slammed the pedal to the floor—she couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
She felt the impact that sent her flying chest-first into the steering wheel before she heard the crunching of metal on metal.No, no, no, no, no.Dazed and shaken, she blinked away her tears and saw the rest of the Braden clan running toward her car. What had she done now?
Rex yanked open the door. “Are you okay?”
“Is she okay?” Max heard someone yell.
“Get away from her.”
Treat?
“I’ve got her,” Treat said.
And then he was yanking Rex from beside her door and gathering Max in his arms.Treat. My Treat.Max registered voices, but she was too shocked from the accident to think beyond being in Treat’s arms.
