Free Under a Georgia Moon: Georgia Moon Romance Book 1 by Cindy Roland Anderson Page A

He was banking on Reggie getting the talent scout to one of his performances so he could prove he had what it took to be successful.
    Before he knew it, Chase had come to the mini mart on the outskirts of town. Crossing the road, he brought his bike to a stop and climbed off. He took off his helmet and ran his fingers through his damp hair. He felt better already.
    After locking one of the wheels to a bike rack, Chase went inside the gas station and purchased an electrolyte fortified water along with a Georgia chili dog. The weather was too nice to be cooped up inside so he took his purchases and found a spot at an empty picnic table outside.
    Chase took a big bite of his chili dog and pulled out his phone. He was hoping to hear back from Reggie today. Since Thursday, Chase had only gotten his voicemail. He’d left several messages with his agent, but hadn’t heard anything from the busy man. If he didn’t hear something soon, he’d take a trip into Macon to catch Reggie at his office.
    There wasn’t any new texts but he had one missed call from Hayden. The hotdog lodged in his throat as he debated about listening to the message or just deleting it. Whatever she had to say, Chase was sure he’d hear about it at the party tonight. Unless maybe she was calling to say she wouldn’t be able to be there.
    He took a long drink of water and finally decided to go ahead and listen to the message. Hayden’s sultry voice was familiar and sounded just as seductive as she had the last time they’d talked.
    Hey, Chase. You need to call me right away. I promise you won’t regret it. Talk to ya later.
    Not regret it? When it came to Hayden, Chase had too many regrets to count. He deleted the voicemail and took another bite of his hotdog.
    Trying to ignore that part of him that wanted to find out what Hayden wanted, he opened his Facebook app and searched for Addie Heywood. There was only one result and it wasn’t the girl he’d met yesterday. He typed in her full name which still only came back with one result that definitely wasn’t her. He was surprised. Didn’t everyone have a Facebook account? Even his mother had joined the social media site.
    He finished his chili dog while scrolling through the newsfeeds. A recent post by Hayden seemed innocuous enough so he clicked on it and read all about her supporting role in a new television drama that would start shooting the pilot in six weeks. Until that time, she was home for an extended visit and wanted to reconnect with old friends.
    Yeah, Chase was pretty sure he wasn’t going to be one of the many guys who’d be lining up at her house to “reconnect.” If he knew Hayden—and he did—the invitation would mean much more than just a friendly little chat to catch up.
    An alert sounded that he had a Facebook message. Fantastic . It was from Hayden. He wasn’t sure he liked that others could see he was currently logged in. Hopefully, Hayden didn’t know he’d actually been reading her latest post.
    Her message was pretty much the same thing he’d just listened to only she added a little teaser. A teaser Chase couldn’t ignore.
     

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Six
     
    Tossing his trash in the garbage can, Chase walked away from the picnic table and did something he’d vowed to never do again. He called Hayden Barclay.
    The phone rang several times before she answered.
    “I got your message,” he said abruptly.
    “Well, hello to you too.” Her voice was husky and velvety smooth. At one time he’d found her voice sexy. Now he knew it was all just part of the act.
    “Hayden, you’ve left me two messages to call you back so I’m callin’ you back.”
    Light laughter filled his ear. “Oh my, somebody’s in a grumpy mood. Maybe I should tell Daddy to find me another escort tonight.”
    Chase’s fingers gripped the phone tight as he closed his eyes and mentally counted to three. The temptation to tell her to go right ahead and then hang up was too strong. “Hello,