Chapter 41

Sophia gave a little nod. “I’ll consider it if the right opportunity pops up”

“Can you handle it?” Brandon asked.

“It’s just a part-time gig. Right now, it’s all about hitting the books.”

Brandon nodded, dropping the subject.

Sophia couldn’t help but sneak a peek at Brandon, remembering the girl Don called “Yolanda” they bumped into at the

expo.

Brandon, eyes on the road, spared her a quick glance. “What’s up?”

Sophia wanted to shake her head, but halfway through, she hesitated and then slightly nodded. “I ran into a girl who might be named Yolanda at the job fair today.”

Brandon’s hand on the steering wheel hitched for a sec.

from his hand to his chiseled side profile. “But she didn’t say she was Yolanda. The guy running the show called her that. The name rang a bell so I couldn’t help but take a few extra looks.

without a second thought, his hand smoothly navigating

to mention that the girl was the right age, but Brandon snapped his head around, shooting her

mouth shut,

bit out of her depth, her hands unwittingly tangling together on her

shifted the conversation. “What do you wanna eat

was soft, still a bit shaken from Brandon’s sudden chill, her words coming

hushed.

briefly swept over her intertwined hands and

murmured

to him, offering a

Brandon stayed quiet

laugh,

across the car’s interior until they reached

spoke for the first time during the trip. “Let’s go

Sophia nodded lightly. “Yeah.”

grocery shopping was another

most of the

something, he’d habitually check with

would just agreeably

the shots, asking for his opinion with

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