She looked off to the west and watched the sun set behind the distant mountains. The air was starting to cool. She was glad she had her grandma�s shawl to keep her warm. She glanced down to see the fading sun reflect off her charm bracelet. Too bad her feet weren�t as lucky. Her toes were cramped in a new pair of high heels and the cold ground was causing them to go numb. She shuffled around a bit and let out a soft sigh. This drew the attention of the entire crew. She felt the blush in her cheeks.
�Nervous?� Dan asked. �Nervous? Nah. What do I have to be nervous about? I�m just standing here waiting the arrival of my soul mate. Isn�t that how the promo�s go?� She smirks and shuffles her feet some more, �Just wish this was the start of spring rather than winter.�
�Well your bachelors couldn�t do spring. Winter is the only time they have available.�
�You�ve mentioned that before. Just who are these guys anyway?�
�Why don�t you turn around and watch who they are. The first car is coming up now.� Dan steps away from Jodi. The camera crew gets into position to capture her expression when the identities are revealed.
Jodi takes a deep breath and reminds herself even though she�s here to find the man of her life, she isn�t gonna get her hopes up. She thought about her last book, and her heroine�s reference to dating being like a race. Sometimes you take the checkers; sometimes you get a top five, and sometimes you DNF. Lately, Jodi was racking up more DNF�s than any other finishes. She sighs again thinking about not having a race to watch for 3 long months. She prayed that at least one of these men knew what racing was all about and more to the point what NASCAR� was.
The first car pulls up and the driver opens the door.
�This is it,� thinks Jodi, �Surely outta 25 eligible men I can find one that I wanna be with.�
The first bachelor sets out. He smiles and walks up to her. Jodi�s eyes go wide and her jaw drops.
�Jodi, may I introduce you to your first bachelor. Kasey Kahne.� Dan says in his �official� host voice.
�Hi Jodi. I�m looking forward to getting to know you.� Kasey, blushing, shakes her hand and smiles shyly. He moves on into the house. Jodi watches him walk through the door and is totally shocked.
�Uh, Jodi. Jodi, may I introduce your next bachelor? Greg Biffle.�
�Martin Truex.�
�Robby Gordon.�
�Shane Hmiel.�
�Jimmie Johnson.�
�Brendan Gaughan.�
�Elliott Sadler.�
�Jon Wood.�
�Kurt Busch.�
�Tony Stewart.
�Brian Vickers�
�Casey Mears.�
�David Stremme.�
�Dale Earnhardt Jr.�
�Larry Foyt.�
�Billy Parker.�
�Paul Menard.�
�Jeff Gordon.�
�Steve Park.�
�Kyle Busch.�
�Carl Edwards.�
�Jamie McMurray.�
�Johnny Sauter.�
�Casey Atwood.�
Jodi�s head was swimming by the time all twenty five bachelor/drivers were introduced to her. If she wasn�t nervous 2 hours ago before this all started, she sure was now. She would be spending the next 3 weeks with 25 of the hottest and most eligible men of NASCAR.
�Nervous?� Dan smirked at her this time.
�Dan, to quote Larry Mac. Driver, reach up and pull those belts tight one last time cuz we�re about to go green!�
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