Nowhere but Here (Thunder Road 1)

She’s lost and that’s what I’m going for. “That’s what I do—protect things. On the weekends I work for the club protecting semi-loads from being stolen. Can be dangerous stuff. Sometimes I’ve had to pull a gun. I’m assuming that’s why you brought up the money. You need me to protect something for you.”

She blinks. A lot. I have to fight to keep from smiling.

I press her again, knowing she’ll feel so bad for calling me a crook that the next time I ask, she’ll accept that ride. “Is that why you brought up the twenty dollars? Were you trying to hire me?”

And when she stares at me, unblinking, I know for a fact that Breanna Miller will be on the back of my bike tonight.

Copyright © 2016 by Katie McGarry

Playlist

Theme:

“Hey Brother” by Avicii

“Counting Stars” by OneRepublic

“Umbrella (Travis Barker Remix)” by Rihanna

“Berzerk” by Eminem

“Ride the Wind” by Poison

Oz:

“Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons

“It’s a Great Day to be Alive” by Travis Tritt

“It’s Time” by Imagine Dragons

Emily:

“Summer Girls” by LFO

“Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel

“Standing Still” by Jewel

Songs that helped inspire specific scenes:

When Emily and Oz first kiss:

“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” by Luke Bryan

Eli toward Emily and Meg:

“Let Her Go” by Passenger and “Story of My Life” by One Direction

Oz and Emily at the Pond:

“Crash My Party” by Luke Bryan

Oz and Emily’s conversation the first time she’s in the clubhouse:

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sp; “One More Night” by Maroon 5