California's Calling (Hunt Family Book 3) by Brooke St. James Page A
Authors: Brooke St. James
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where I'm working, but she always comes when I go to the rescue center. The kids love her."
He started the truck, and did a three point turn to get out of his driveway. I was forced to lean into him as we turned, which I didn't mind at all. He smelled good, and I caught myself thinking I hoped my stuff smelled like him when I left and not vice versa. I blamed his rugged handsomeness for even making me have thoughts like that.
I gave my head a little shake to clear it before shifting in my seat to look out the back window at Tess. I could only see the tail end of her body because her head was wrapped around the driver's side so she could feel the wind in her face.
"I can't even see her face," I said. I craned my neck, to get a better look out the back window but still couldn't see her.
"She's right here," Cub said. He put his hand out the window to pet her, and I peered around him to see the end of her nose through the driver's side window.
"Spoiled rotten," I said.
He smiled and shook his head, and I focused on the road instead of continuing to stare straight at his profile.
"It's crazy seeing everything for the first time in the daylight," Mia said.
"I was just thinking the same thing," Evan said.
Cub glanced at them with a smile. "Nairobi's huge. You didn't get to see much of it last night. I'm sure your drivers took the bypass from the airport out to the center."
"Rachel said it was sort of dangerous," I said.
"It can be," Cub said. "It depends on where you go. It's best to have an experienced tour guide who knows where not to go."
"The center's not dangerous, is it?" Mia asked.
"No. We had a problem with people trying to break in a while back, but we built a fence, and we haven't had any problems since."
"Seriously, people were breaking in?" I asked. I glanced at him as we bounced along down the dirt road, and he nodded.
"Like bad guys?"
He laughed as if he thought the question was cute. "I guess so," he said. "Guys who want to steal from the center."
"That's heartless," I said.
"I'm sure they don't really care," he said. "They're probably desperate."
"Why can't they just climb the fence?" Mia asked.
"Because it's ten feet tall with barbed wire," Cub said.
"You didn't notice it last night?" Evan asked.
Mia and I both shook our heads since we had no recollection. "I'd be scared," Mia said. "I'm used to my regular-old life where no one tries to break in and take my stuff."
"I wouldn't like that either," I said.
"It's just something you deal with here," he said. "You can't really give yourself the option to be scared. You just build a fence and deal with it." He paused before adding, "And Rachel said your brother has to deal with photographers following him around all the time. I think that'd be just as annoying."
"It's pretty annoying," Evan said. "They kind of leave him alone when he travels, but it's crazy in L.A. he can't even leave his house."
Cub shook his head. "That's what Rachel said."
"It's a small price to pay when they give you an ungodly amount of money to pretend to be other people."
Cub smiled and shook his head. "I say he deserves the money for having to deal with the photographers."
We talked about Logan being in movies until we pulled up at the center. Cub had a lot of questions about the process of shooting a film, and I knew how to answer all of them. He thought the whole thing was fascinating. Mia and Evan even chimed in with questions of their own—things they'd never asked Logan before.
Everyone was already sitting around the dining hall when we arrived. Including the students, there were roughly fifty people in there. I could see that the kids had already eaten and were just wrapping things up. Everyone in our group was sitting around on the left side of the room with coffee mugs in front of them. I caught sight of my mom who waved us over to her table.
"You guys go ahead," Cub said, noticing her calling us. "I'll go see if Mary needs help in the kitchen."
"I can help,
He started the truck, and did a three point turn to get out of his driveway. I was forced to lean into him as we turned, which I didn't mind at all. He smelled good, and I caught myself thinking I hoped my stuff smelled like him when I left and not vice versa. I blamed his rugged handsomeness for even making me have thoughts like that.
I gave my head a little shake to clear it before shifting in my seat to look out the back window at Tess. I could only see the tail end of her body because her head was wrapped around the driver's side so she could feel the wind in her face.
"I can't even see her face," I said. I craned my neck, to get a better look out the back window but still couldn't see her.
"She's right here," Cub said. He put his hand out the window to pet her, and I peered around him to see the end of her nose through the driver's side window.
"Spoiled rotten," I said.
He smiled and shook his head, and I focused on the road instead of continuing to stare straight at his profile.
"It's crazy seeing everything for the first time in the daylight," Mia said.
"I was just thinking the same thing," Evan said.
Cub glanced at them with a smile. "Nairobi's huge. You didn't get to see much of it last night. I'm sure your drivers took the bypass from the airport out to the center."
"Rachel said it was sort of dangerous," I said.
"It can be," Cub said. "It depends on where you go. It's best to have an experienced tour guide who knows where not to go."
"The center's not dangerous, is it?" Mia asked.
"No. We had a problem with people trying to break in a while back, but we built a fence, and we haven't had any problems since."
"Seriously, people were breaking in?" I asked. I glanced at him as we bounced along down the dirt road, and he nodded.
"Like bad guys?"
He laughed as if he thought the question was cute. "I guess so," he said. "Guys who want to steal from the center."
"That's heartless," I said.
"I'm sure they don't really care," he said. "They're probably desperate."
"Why can't they just climb the fence?" Mia asked.
"Because it's ten feet tall with barbed wire," Cub said.
"You didn't notice it last night?" Evan asked.
Mia and I both shook our heads since we had no recollection. "I'd be scared," Mia said. "I'm used to my regular-old life where no one tries to break in and take my stuff."
"I wouldn't like that either," I said.
"It's just something you deal with here," he said. "You can't really give yourself the option to be scared. You just build a fence and deal with it." He paused before adding, "And Rachel said your brother has to deal with photographers following him around all the time. I think that'd be just as annoying."
"It's pretty annoying," Evan said. "They kind of leave him alone when he travels, but it's crazy in L.A. he can't even leave his house."
Cub shook his head. "That's what Rachel said."
"It's a small price to pay when they give you an ungodly amount of money to pretend to be other people."
Cub smiled and shook his head. "I say he deserves the money for having to deal with the photographers."
We talked about Logan being in movies until we pulled up at the center. Cub had a lot of questions about the process of shooting a film, and I knew how to answer all of them. He thought the whole thing was fascinating. Mia and Evan even chimed in with questions of their own—things they'd never asked Logan before.
Everyone was already sitting around the dining hall when we arrived. Including the students, there were roughly fifty people in there. I could see that the kids had already eaten and were just wrapping things up. Everyone in our group was sitting around on the left side of the room with coffee mugs in front of them. I caught sight of my mom who waved us over to her table.
"You guys go ahead," Cub said, noticing her calling us. "I'll go see if Mary needs help in the kitchen."
"I can help,
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