Chapter 4
“Are you okay?” Travis asked, his eyes coasting over her face.
Janie swallowed against the tightness in her throat and nodded, swatting back the feelings she hadn’t expected to rise up right now. “Oh yeah, I’m fine.” She tried to inject a breeziness in her tone, but it came out flat. On the heels of the old fear she thought she’d chased away long ago rose embarrassment. All she’d done was climb in his truck, and he seemed to notice she felt a little off. She took a breath and let it out slowly. “Where are we going?” she asked, hoping to move the conversation along normal topics.
He held her gaze for another beat and then seemed to accept her shift in topic. “Thought I’d leave it up to you.”
“Oh. Hmm. Maybe you can tell me a few places you like and we’ll go from there? I’m pre
