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shouldn’t let
strange girls into your car.”
    “I can take care
of myself.”
    “So can I. Please.”
Her voice broke. “I don’t want to go home tonight. I don’t want to answer any
questions.”
    “I can’t take you
back to my place.” I shook my head. There was no way I was taking this girl
back to my house. Not only would my dad and brothers wonder what was going on,
it would go against my own rules. I never brought women back to our place. It
was something I had never done. And I wasn’t about to start with her.
    “You think I’m
pitiful, don’t you?” Her voice cracked and I could barely hear her as her face
was pressed against the window. “You think I’m just this beautiful girl, with
nothing better to do than just steal cars for fun. And now I’m practically
begging you to be with me, and you’re disgusted with me. Do you think I’m
crazy?”
    “Yes.”
    “I can’t believe
you said that.” She turned towards me, laughing. “I guess the pity act doesn’t
work on you, does it?”
    “What do you want,
Maddie?” I turned to look at her again. “I’m tired and…”
    “ Shhh .” She leaned over to me and kissed my cheek. Her hand
reached up to my face. She twisted my face towards hers and I felt her lips
press down on mine. Her lips were soft and firm as she kissed me, and I felt a
warm surge of electricity run through me. She pulled back after a few seconds,
and I sat there immobile. She sat back in her seat and smiled to herself. “I
live on Manor Road. You can take me there, or we can go somewhere else. Your
choice.”
    I stared ahead and
didn’t answer her. My mind was spinning with questions. She lived on Manor
Road? That meant she was rich, really rich. The sort of rich that made the
Forbes’ Richest People in the World list. What was she doing trying to steal a
cop car? And what was she doing with the likes of me? And how brazen was she to
kiss me? I grinned to myself as I thought about the kiss; I could still taste
her on my lips. She was trouble, plain and simple. The only possible outcome to
this evening was to take her home. Take her home and never see her again. I’d
warn her that a life of crime wasn’t the way to get attention from her rich
parents. Obviously, she was crying out for attention. Maybe her daddy worked
too many hours and her mom was too busy servicing the pool boy and getting her
hair done. Maddie was lost and crying out for help. I couldn’t do anything to
help her. Not a damn thing. She didn’t need to get messed up with a Martelli .
    I stared straight
ahead and pressed my foot on the gas, ignoring the thumping of my heart and the
heat in my face and pants. Maddie was not the girl for me. I wanted nothing to
do with some rich girl who was looking for a joy ride. I could sense the exact
moment the grin spread on Maddie’s face. As I passed Manor Road and kept
driving, I wondered what I was doing. But I ignored the niggling thoughts in my
mind. I’d worry about everything tomorrow. Tonight was special, it was crazy,
it was beautiful, it was full of wonder. Tonight, I
was going to just be with Maddie, and tomorrow, I’d worry about all the other
shit.

 
    Chapter 2
    Logan

 
    “I can take you
back home if you want.” I looked at Maddie as we walked across the grass. “It
won’t be comfortable.”
    “I see a blanket
in your hand. Where did you even get a blanket from?” She laughed and pointed
at the Disney Princess blanket in my hand. “I’m sure I’ll be fine.” She paused
and said casually, “Do you bring a lot of girls here then?”
    “No, and I got the
blanket from the backseat.” I shook my head and turned away from her. The truth
was, I had never brought another girl here. It was my special place, the place
I came to when I wanted to think and be away from my brothers and my dad.
    “The stars look so
close,” she whispered in hushed tones. “I didn’t think the sky could look any
prettier than it does down by the pier, but it