The Detour
Alex thought escaping her past was as simple as putting her hometown in the rearview mirror. But when her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere on her cross country road trip things get complicated…and fast. To start, she’s rescued by a sweet-talking local mechanic named Sierra who claims that her car won’t be able to be fixed for days. And what’s worse, Alex finds herself attracted to her. They go back to Sierra’s repair shop and Alex watches her work from the dusty old couch. And as the hot summer night swelters on, Alex finds her initial icy resistance to Sierra melting away.
Written by Meryl Wilsner
Author of "Cleat Cute" and "Mistakes Were Made"
The Detour 1: Stranded in a Small Town
17 min | 19,352 plays
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Alex thought escaping her past was as simple as putting her hometown in the rearview mirror. But when her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere on her cross country road trip things get complicated…and fast. To start, she’s rescued by a sweet-talking local mechanic named Sierra who needs at least a few days to fix her car. And what’s worse, Alex finds herself attracted to her. They go back to Sierra’s repair shop and Alex watches her work from the dusty old couch. And as the hot summer night swelters on, Alex finds her initial icy resistance to Sierra melting away.
The Detour 2: The Secret Spot
21 min | 16,118 plays
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After Alex's big city attitude rubs Sierra the wrong way, the rough-around-the-edges mechanic decides to show the stranded city girl what real fun looks like in her tiny desert town. Sensing some lingering tension from their scorching one-night stand, Sierra takes Alex to her secret swimming hole to cool off, but try as they might, they just can’t seem to keep their hands off one another.
The Detour 3: Now or Never
14 min | 11,170 plays
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The week is winding down way too fast, and Alex can feel the heat between her and Sierra reaching a dangerous temperature. Hot nights tangled together in Sierra's tiny apartment have turned their supposed one-night stand into something much stickier. But neither one is ready to admit they're catching real feelings. When the part finally arrives for Alex’s car, they spend the night watching the town’s annual fireworks show together. And under the kaleidoscope of colors in the sky, their true feelings finally come out.
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