The sound of Sophie's stomach was a reminder that we hadn’t eaten a meal today. Since I had collected her from the office this morning, we had been on the go. We needed food.
I looked over at Sophie. She was breathtaking. Her red hair was falling from her bun. Her white T-shirt was tight and accented her curves.
“In about ten miles, we’ll stop and have dinner. I don’t have food at the house we are heading to. We’ll run out tomorrow and grab some groceries.”
Sophie shifted in her seat. “If we stop at a store to pick up food, I can grab clothes and other things. It’s been a long day.”
“No.”
“I need more than ‘no.’”
“We have both had a long day. I need food, and from the sound of your stomach, you also need something to eat. I have clothes at the house you can wear, and then tomorrow, we can run to the store.” I turned the SUV into the Greasy Spoon Diner.
The diner was showing its age. When Zack and I were kids, we spent summers up at the lake, and we would eat at the restaurant. Zack doesn’t know I bought the cabin we used to go to when we were kids. It’s the one place that reminds me of our mother.
The bell to the diner dinged when we opened the door. With one step into the diner, a tall, leggy blonde had me wrapped in her arms. “It’s been too long, little Z.”
I could feel Sophie stiffen behind me and heard her clear her throat. I stepped back from Georgia.
“Sophie, this is Georgia. Georgia, this is Sophie.” Sophie reached out her hand to shake Georgia’s. Georgia ignored her hand and engulfed her in a hug.
“Take a seat at the counter. Travis's flight landed a few minutes ago, and he’s on his way here. It’s been too long.”
When we sat down at the counter, Sophie leaned into me. “I thought we were going into hiding at a safe house, not to find your ex-girlfriend.” Sophie's knuckles were white from the grip she had on her fork. She looked close to using the fork to take Georgia out.
I would have let her stew in her jealousy for a few minutes, but Georgia was not having it. She must have overheard. She set a cup of coffee in front of Sophie and me. “Honey, you have nothing to worry about. We might live in the back hills of Virginia, but I’m not into incest. I married the man of my dreams. No need to marry my brother.”
Sophie choked on her coffee. “Brother? I thought the president only had one sibling, according to the newspaper, and nobody ever sees that brother.”
“Georgia’s mom and my dad have had a relationship since my mother passed. Mary raised us, but she didn’t like all the publicity that came with being married to the governor. We offered to go public and announce Georgia as our sister.”
Georgia shook her head. “I love my life. The media was always in my brothers’ lives. This one here somehow dropped off their radar years ago. I know who my brothers are. I don't need the media to tell me. Zack said you were in trouble and I wouldn’t hear from you for a while. I take it you still haven’t told him?”
I could tell Georgia didn't like that I was keeping things from Zack,but I disappeared to the cabin to escape the world. “I will tell him when he retires.”
Before Georgia had a chance to respond, the bell dinged. At the sight of her husband, her face lit up with pure joy. Georgia had married one of my Navy SEAL friends. Travis had come to the cabin with me one summer, and they hit it off. Travis worked for a private security firm. I knew that if Sophie and I needed him, we could call.
Travis walked around the counter and wrapped Georgia in a hug and kiss that made my stomach roll. Sophie sighed. I looked over to see her staring at them. She looked lost in thought.
“Paying customers shouldn't have to watch you make out like your teenagers,” I chided before Sophie elbowed me in the side.
Travis pulled back, and a grin spread across his face. “When you pay, I will listen to your demands. I don’t think you or your brother have ever dropped a dime in here.”
He was more than likely right. Zack and I had bought the house they lived in for their wedding gift. They both knew that if they ever needed a dime, we would do anything to help them.
Sophie reached out her hand to shake Travis’s. “It’s nice to meet you, Travis.” He brought her hand to his lips and gave it a kiss. I might have growled at his antics, but I knew it was dumb since he was my sister’s husband. He was testing to see what Sophie meant to me.
Sophie gave me a puzzled look. I didn’t tell her I planned to murder him later for giving me crap.
While Travis and I were getting caught up, Georgia brought us our food. We had both ordered her chicken and waffles. Nobody could beat her cooking.
The noises coming out of Sophie’s mouth were making my dick hard.
“Do you like it?”
“This is the best food I’ve ever had.” She put another forkful of food into her mouth and closed her eyes to savor it. I had to look away before I embarrassed myself.
“Travis, do you still have cameras on the entrance leading out to the cabin?”