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Jax had what he thought was a run-of-the-mill SUV. Nothing cheap but not a luxury brand like her father sold.

Multiple brands were part of the Patrick Auto Group.

“No,” she said. “He won’t. Doesn’t mean he might not try to sell you one.”

He laughed. “I’m pretty firm with that. I’m only interested in you, not what your father has. Not even what you have, just you as a person.”

If he hadn’t felt unsure of things before, he sure the hell did now.

She already had a higher earning potential than him.

Not something he ever put much thought into since he did pretty well himself.

But knowing about her family's worth was much more intimidating.

Could that be part of why she didn’t date much too?

That she didn’t know if someone would be after her for that?

“That’s good to know,” she said. “But if I thought any differently, we wouldn’t be having our second date.”

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CRUSHING ON YOU

Dillion didn’t plan on volunteering so much information tonight, but she took charge and put it out there.

Some men didn’t like knowing where she came from.

They felt threatened by it.

Others wanted a part of it.

She never once felt that Jax was the type who was interested in her because of her profession or the wealth she might have from it. But there was no reason for him not to know who her parents were either.

Since she’d confessed what happened to Alec, it would have looked odd if she hadn’t explained that it was easy for her mother to come stay with her.

Hell, her father had dealerships in Charlotte and he even split his time between there and Durham while she lived there.

“You know how to put a lot on the table in one conversation,” he said.

Thankfully, someone placed their food down, giving her a minute to think about what he said.

But the silence was like rough water before a storm and she finally said, “Too much too soon?”

“No,” he said. “Not even a lot to process. Or it was, but I’m fast on my feet. I normally am. I’m getting better with you now that we are at this stage and me not crushing on you like a teen from a distance.”

She laughed. “Thanks for lightening the load of the conversation there. I don’t know that I meant to say as much as I had, but one thing feeds another.”

“I’m glad you did. I understand. You saw how I felt about Roni’s ex. You wanted me to know that there is no ex to deal with in your life.”

“That’s it,” she said. “I could have said it differently and I’m sure you’ve got a lot of questions.”

“I always have questions,” he said, “but we can save them for another time.”

“Thanks,” she said. “It’s fine.”

“I’m sure it is, but I’ll still save them if it’s okay with you.”