Run Wild Horses

Chapter 11

You're like that cigarette
That shot of 100 proof
No matter how much I get
I'm always craving
That feeling when we kiss
The way your body moves
No matter how much I get
I'm always craving you
Craving you

Things moved rather quickly over the course of the next couple of weeks. I found an apartment that was within fifteen minutes from Courtney and Chase, and about another fifteen minutes from HMS. I had already begun to settle into my job. I was absolutely loving my work. William was so sweet and easygoing, it almost didn't feel like work. It was a breath of fresh air. Because I was working so closely with William, it was almost a given that I would be spending a lot of time with Erin as well. She and I quickly bonded and formed a friendship. I still had trouble believing that she was Ryan's sister. She was such a sweetheart.

Ryan and I did our best to avoid each other, but because I was always either with Courtney and Chase, or William and Erin, it was nearly impossible. There was so much tension between us, admittedly, a lot of sexual tension, much to my dismay.

It was an off week for NASCAR, but William had a Q&A session later that day that I needed to help him prep for, so I agreed to meet up with him and Erin that morning for coffee. Once all that was taken care of, I had to meet up with Chase to go over the final details for Courtney's birthday party later that night.

William and Erin were already there, and waiting for me, so after ordering my iced mocha, I took a seat across from them, and getting right down to business, I pulled out a piece of paper from my bag and handed it to William.

"This is the list of questions. I got them to take off anything personal and questions like most embarrassing moment type stuff and keep it racing related. At least mostly racing related anyway. Just look over everything and if it's good, I'll give them the go ahead." I said in nearly a single breath. I really wanted to do a good job. I finally took a sip of my coffee and waited for William to respond.

"Favorite track. Least favorite track. Which race is top of your bucket list to win. Which teammate do you get along with the best. Dream vacation. Closest friends off the track. Biggest competitors on track." William began reading the list of questions out loud. "How did you get them to eliminate the personal questions?" He asked with a grin.

"I asked nicely." I laughed.

"Michelle would have had them leave the most embarrassing moment on there. Thanks Sam. I owe you one. This is fine with me." He laughed and handed me the sheet back. I wasted no time texting the interviewing reporter back to give him the go ahead. Efficiency was one of my better qualities.

"I wouldn't do that to you." I said with a laugh.

"I would." Erin retorted. "What is your most embarrassing moment anyway?" She teased.

William's cheeks turned red. Poor kid. I meant it, I would never put him on the spot like that. He was too sweet of a guy.

Ignoring his girlfriends question, William turned to me. "So how is everything going so far? Settling in? Like the job?"

"I love it. I'm actually having fun, and I'm learning a lot. I'm going to be pretty bummed when it's over with." I replied.

"When Michelle comes back, come and talk to me. We might be able to use you at the foundation." Erin said, piquing my interest.

"Foundation?" I asked.

"The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation. I'm the executive director. We work closely with the Alzheimer's Foundation raising money and awareness for not just Alzheimer's disease, but overall brain health as well." Erin explained. She went on to give me even more in depth information, and it sounded like something I would really enjoy. With my background in healthcare and with marketing, and administration, and also my work with The Neuromedical Center, it really sounded like something I would be pretty good at as well. I also had a personal interest in Alzheimer's research. I just wasn't sure if I wanted to be with anything associated with Ryan. Courtney had told me Ryan was involved in charity work, but this was not what I expected. I had lost two grandparents to Alzheimer's, so this was near and dear to my heart.