“Car trouble, miss?”

She glanced over at the handsome man. She figured he was in his midthirties, possibly a little older. “I believe I have a flat and was about to call for roadside service.”

“There’s no need to call anyone. I can change it for you.”

It was a little after the lunch hour and a steady stream of vehicles was on the road. Catalina Cove was a pretty safe town. Sawyer made sure of that. “I hate for you to bother.”

“No bother.”

When he pulled off the road to park his SUV in front of her vehicle, she noticed his license plate was for a rental vehicle. Was he visiting someone in the cove?

She watched him get out of his truck and walk back to her car. In addition to being good-looking, he was tall and well built, dressed in jeans and a Western shirt. When he reached her car, he said, “You don’t have to get out. If you’ll just release the trunk, I can get out your spare and everything else I need.”

“All right.”

“My name is Jeremy Skinner, by the way,” he said. He smiled and offered her his hand through the open window.

“Hello, Jeremy. I’m Bryce Witherspoon.”

“Hello, Bryce.”

“Are you from around here, Jeremy?”

He shook his head. “No, I’m from Shreveport. I love to fish and heard this is the best place for it and rented a cabin near the water for a few days.”

It didn’t take the man but a few minutes to change the tire. “You have a leak and will need to get it repaired. I got the spare on for now.”

“Thanks, Jeremy.”

“You’re welcome.”

“What do I owe you?”

“Not a thing. It was my pleasure to help such a beautiful lady.”

His flirty words made her smile, and since he didn’t have a ring on his finger, she figured she could do a little flirting, as well. “I really would like to show my thanks. Here’s my business card. If you ever return to the area, please give me a call. Maybe we can get together for coffee.”

He glanced down at the business card and then back at her, and a huge smile curved his lips. “Thanks, Bryce. I’ll do that.”

CHAPTER FIVE

“MORNING, KAEGAN.”

Kaegan turned when Ray walked into the office. “Morning, Ray. What are you doing here so early? I take it your in-laws are still in town.”

“Yes, they’re still here.”

He’d gotten a call from Ray last night offering to do the audit this morning. Claimed doing so kept his mind sharp. “When will they be leaving?”

“Not soon enough. At least my father-in-law is handling his wife better than I remember. But she’s still a pain in the ass. She told us yesterday that she doesn’t like the names we’ve chosen for the twins. Like we give a royal damn.”

Kaegan chuckled and then headed toward his office.

“By the way, I heard Bryce left town today.”