Free Sudden Recall by Lisa Phillips Page B

rehashing everything that went down between us doesn’t mean anything when you walked away from it.”
    He sounded so dejected Sienna glanced at him. She had chosen her job over him? And what did he mean they’d had something? Were they more than the friends he’d insinuated they’d been? She could see falling for someone like him. Tall, strong. The all-American hero she’d initially seen. That hadn’t let up, given he’d been there when she needed him and even brought her to his house. Taken vacation days just to help her.
    By his own admission he cared. And Sienna knew she cared about him. She hadn’t felt this safe in months. Maybe not even since she woke up. It had been incredibly disorienting, not knowing who she was or who these people were who’d expected her to remember them.
    Would she ever remember him?
    â€œThough evidently I was memorable enough that you told Nina all about me.”
    â€œShe’s my best friend, of course I told her.” When Parker shot her a look, Sienna said, “I don’t have to remember her to know that. It’s a sacred girl code.”
    Parker huffed. “I don’t know about girl codes. I was a SEAL. You don’t get much more not-girlie than that.”
    â€œI can imagine.” She glanced at him. Should she ask? “Is...that how we met?”
    After a moment of quiet, he finally nodded. “We were sent in to rescue you and an asset you were with. Brought you back to safety, then went back and finished the mission.”
    â€œAll-American hero.”
    Parker looked over. “Huh?”
    Sienna shook her head. “Nothing important.”
    Parker was the kind of man who knew how to separate his feelings from the job, and that was what he was doing now. He couldn’t know that she was growing attached to him, even if it was only because he’d been there for her. He wanted to help, and she was letting him. So what if that meant she just didn’t want to be alone?
    Parker had to keep thinking it was true that she’d wanted her job more than whatever relationship they’d had. She didn’t want him to worry she liked him. Though what wasn’t there to like? For whatever reason she’d cut things off between them, Sienna had to stick with that. At least until she knew for sure either way.
    Parker changed lanes without indicating. His brow had furrowed as he studied the rearview.
    â€œIs there something wrong?”
    His jaw worked side to side. “There might be someone following us.”
    Sienna wanted to turn and look out the back window. The glass was tinted, but if there was someone back there, she didn’t want to be the one who gave away the fact that they were on to them.
    â€œWhat are you going to do?”
    The highway was headed south. It wasn’t difficult to predict where they were going when the road only went one direction. But were they only being tailed, or was their pursuer planning something?
    Parker glanced at the signs for the next exit.
    â€œAre we getting off the highway?” All that was there were two fast-food places and a gas station with a car wash.
    He sped up. After they passed the exit, Parker cut right and sailed down the lane at the last minute. Sienna glanced back then. A compact car cut across two lanes in front of a semi and followed them.
    â€œYou didn’t lose them.”
    â€œI know.” Parker’s jaw flexed. “But now we know for sure they’re actually following us.”
    â€œSo what now?” He’d pulled into the gas station parking lot, but their tank was still almost full. They’d refueled not too long ago. “What are we going to do? Shouldn’t we be trying to get rid of our tail?”
    He headed across the lot. “We’re going to get the car washed.”
    * * *
    Parker grabbed his debit card and the receipt from the machine, then pulled the SUV into the car wash. “Any idea who