They seem nice."
Zane raised his eyebrows. "Sure. Skinny, starving kids. I can hardly wait for the rest of the folks to turn up. Maybe we'll have a rock star next. Or some business executive who wants to bring his laptop along so he can work while riding."
She wasn't sure what to say to that, so she ignored his comments. "Thanks for letting the kids go get something to eat."
His gaze narrowed. "What has Maya told you about me?"
The only thing she could think of was her friend's claim that Zane looked like Adam Levine. "Ah, what do you mean?"
"You're surprised that I wouldn't want kids to starve. I figured she'd claimed I was a jerk, but it sounds like she's also telling you that I'm mean to children."
"No, nothing like that." She took a step back. "Maya thinks you're a little, you know, uptight maybe."
His expression hardened, and she wanted to suck back the words.
"But not in a bad way."
"Right.
Zane raised his eyebrows. "Sure. Skinny, starving kids. I can hardly wait for the rest of the folks to turn up. Maybe we'll have a rock star next. Or some business executive who wants to bring his laptop along so he can work while riding."
She wasn't sure what to say to that, so she ignored his comments. "Thanks for letting the kids go get something to eat."
His gaze narrowed. "What has Maya told you about me?"
The only thing she could think of was her friend's claim that Zane looked like Adam Levine. "Ah, what do you mean?"
"You're surprised that I wouldn't want kids to starve. I figured she'd claimed I was a jerk, but it sounds like she's also telling you that I'm mean to children."
"No, nothing like that." She took a step back. "Maya thinks you're a little, you know, uptight maybe."
His expression hardened, and she wanted to suck back the words.
"But not in a bad way."
"Right.
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