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Her eyes widened as she finally understood the riddle. “I’m going to be in one?” she guessed.
“Yes.”
“And it is going to be moving?”
“If not, then you won’t need to worry about speed,” he teased.
She was too excited to even laugh. “How?”
“I have connections,” he said. “Now let’s get you suited up and get you in the Mustang 5.0.”
Her hands started to tremble. “I’m going to drive one of the race cars? Me? On that track?”
She loved watching racing and had gone to a local speedway in Rhode Island, but nothing like this. And watching was far different than driving one.
Jerry got out of the car and said, “Only if we actually go in.”
Reanna opened her door slowly and got out. I can’t believe I’m about to do this.
As she walked inside, Jerry reached out and took her hand in his. “Why are you so nervous?” he asked.
“Oh, because my dad taught me not to borrow something if I can’t afford to replace it.”
“Drive like you own it.”
She laughed. “I don’t think you remember what my beat-up Ford truck looks like,” she said. “But don’t worry. I didn’t put those dents in it. Got it that way.”
After an hour of brief training about the Mustang and the track, she was suited up and inside. She reviewed all the controls one last time, but now alone she noticed on the inside dash there was a red heart. It was odd and didn’t fit anything else about the race car. Maybe the love of racing? It would make sense, but she knew that couldn’t be it. She wasn’t sure if Jerry would even know, but if she remembered, she’d ask him later. That was going to be difficult, because this was so exciting, she barely recalled her own name.
If Jerry thought her nerves had calmed any, he was wrong. The feel of the vibration as the car idled was more intense than anything she’d ever driven before.
Reanna was just sitting there on the track when she heard Jerry’s voice come through the headset, “You can hit the gas any time.”
Forgetting that he could hear her as well, she said softly and chuckled, “Maybe I’m just enjoying the vibration.”
She heard Jerry laugh. “Maybe I’ll see if we can take it home with us.”
Reanna turned beet red. Oh yeah. Audio and video. Shit! She cleared her throat and slowly pressed on the gas. It’d been a while since she’d driven a stick shift, but it all came back to her quickly. Each lap was faster than the last. She wasn’t sure which was revving more, the Mustang or her.
Damn Jerry. You really know how to give a woman a fucking good time.
If this was how their night was starting, she could only imagine what was coming next. As she pulled the Mustang behind the pit wall, she smiled to herself. This had been amazing and her body was still tingling from the thrill. With any luck, this won’t be the only hot ride I have tonight.
As she headed for the changing room to put back on her own clothes, she pulled out her cell phone.
YOU NEED TO STAY AT A HOTEL TONIGHT.
Bobby replied. IF I COULD, I’D ALREADY BE THERE.
Reanna closed her eyes, pissed. THEN SLEEP IN THE BARN.
He didn’t respond, and hopefully that meant he’d be gone when she got home. There was a part of her that felt badly, but she didn’t owe Bobby anything. And like he did when they had been married, Bobby was taking advantage of her kindness. Time to find someone else to mooch off of. I’m done being your doormat.
Jerry didn’t needto ask if she had enjoyed herself. Her shrieks through her headset had told him everything. Even now, as they sat across from each other finishing up their lobster dinner, she was all smiles.
“I think I could’ve fed you a grilled cheese sandwich and you’d have the same expression right now,” he teased.
“You’re right. What can I say? That wasn’t something I even dreamed I’d ever do. When I go back to work on Monday, everyone at the station is going to be so jealous.”
