Authors: Wendy Etherington
Full Throttle (22 page)
K
ANE WON THE RACES
in Charlotte and Martinsville. He came in second in Atlanta and third in Texas. So, by the time they reached Phoenix, they were in first place.
Tonight, with a fifth-place finish at Homestead, they locked up the championshipâand Lexie gained a fiancé.
Kane refused to hoist the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup trophy until Lexie accepted his marriage proposal. As soon as he climbed out of the race car he went down on bended knee in their pit box in front of their family, entire crew and millions of TV viewers, and asked the woman he loved to be his wife.
Of course she said yes.
Two celebrations began.
Lexie knew she'd leave the wedding to the expertsâCheryl and Jamesâand simply be grateful for what she had. A man she loved more every day and whose devotion she felt constantly in return, a father who supported her both on and off the track, future in-laws who had amazing perspective and class and a championship they'd all won together.
“When do we get to escape all this attention?” Kane whispered in her ear in the alternate Victory Lane NASCAR had set up for their championship celebration.
“I told you to finish below twentieth, then we could have run off to a hotel on the beach.”
“A beach hotel with my lovely car chief or win the championship?” He angled his head in consideration. “It was a touch choice.”
“Next hat!” the photographer shouted, so everyone on the team moved to the next sponsor's hat.
“But you're getting both.”
“I am?”
“I made reservations. A week at a resort in the Bahamas. We leave the moment I can pull you away from the congratulations brigade.”
“I love you.”
“I know. I love you, too. Smile for the camera.”
During the break between pictures, James leaned across her to ask Kane, “I get to be best man, don't I?”
“Who else?”
“No wild bachelor parties,” Lexie said sternly. “Our champion has to say in fighting shape. We defend our title in thirteen weeks.”
Exchanging a smile, Kane and James upended a bottle of champagne over her head.
ISBN: 978-1-4268-0095-5
FULL THROTTLE
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