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From there, thoughts... weren't necessary.
Feeling was.
CHAPTER 7
When Tracy metJaime at the Valet stand outside the front door of the hotel, Jaime gave her a wink. "You look exhausted."
Tracy lowered her chin and gave her a grumpy look. "You're driving first."
"Calm down." Jaime lifted up her hands in surrender. "Of course, of course. I was planning to. I got a good night's sleep after dinner. I was thinking about reading, but I knew if I started a book, I'd be up until the wee hours of the morning and then we'd both be dragging."
Tracy smiled at her friend. "I got some sleep before the morning breakfast meeting. I'll be okay after a nap."
Jaime grinned at her. "And you'll have to give me the almost PG13 breakdown of all the fun you had last night."
Shaking her head, Tracy sighed. "There are many things that shall not be said about last night."
"But... I'm guessing by the smile on your face that you'll be seeing more of the hot cowboy?"
At her friend's mention of cowboy, Tracy's whole face heated up.
Thank goodness the valet picked that moment to pull up and Jamie moved around to the driver's side to get in.
When another valet offered to take their bags and put them in the back, Tracy happily handed over a tip and a 'Thank You,' managing to sit down without collapsing in the passenger seat. Picking up her phone, her first order of business was finding directions back to the Buckee's they'd stopped at on the way to the conference. It was just late enough that they'd likely miss the morning rush, but avoid the lunch crowd.
Jaime sat down beside her in the driver's seat and leaned in on the console to look at the phone. "That better be directions to Buckee's."
Tracy moved her hand under the screen like Vanna White. "Sure 'nough."
The valets stepped back up on the curb and waved at them.
Tracy and Jaime waved back and as the car rolled out onto the road, Tracy laughed. "Do you ever wonder if they see us in the car and wonder..."
"Wonder?" Jaime came to a stop at the sign. "About what? How awesome we are?"
"Or if we're going to go all Thelma and Louise on the road?"
"Thelma and Louise?" Jaime laughed out loud. "You think those boys know who Thelma and Louise are?"
"Ahh... point taken." Tracy looked at the directions on her phone screen. "Two lights up, right lane to merge onto the highway."
Jaime nodded. "Got it."
As soon as the car merged into the right lane, Tracy saw Jaime look over at her. "What?"
Jaime shrugged. "I was half expecting to see you and the SWAT guy locking lips when I met you at the valet."
"As much as I would have loved that, he left early to head back to San Antonio."
"Ah... Well, I'm looking forward to seeing him around the credit union."
"Ha!" Tracy smiled at the thought. "We'll see. I'm not going to put any money on it."
The mood in the car dampened a little, but they were merging onto the highway, so Tracy hoped that they could avoid the subject on the road.
"Now, I know I'm your nearest and dearest friend..."
Tracy sighed and leaned back against her seat.
