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“I’m always in here because my shit’s always broke down,” I smiled and paused, “who’s this dumb fuck parts kid? What is he, sixteen?”

Kelli shook her head, “He’s Derek’s nephew.”

“The Bone?” I asked.

Kelli nodded her head.

“Well he’s a good solid guy, but his nephew’s a fucking idiot. I need a starter cable and he brought me a negative ground cable. Where’s Teddy or Jake?” I asked.

She looked down at her watch, “Teddy should be back in like ten minutes.”

“I don’t know where the dumb fuck kid went. I’ll just wait for my man Teddy,” I grinned.

Teddy was as big as Jak plus thirty pounds. He had a full beard, arms as big as my legs, and a massive chest. He was built like an old school pro wrestler and was as nice as anyone I’d ever met. He had a gravelly voice and talked in almost a southern slang. Seeing him was always a pleasure of mine when I came in and he helped me. Having him assist me instead of the incompetent piece of shit who was trying would possibly make my day a little more enjoyable. Teddy always had at least one story to tell, and they were always funny.

“Okay. Well, it was nice seeing you, Karter,” Kelli smiled.

“Same to ya,” I grinned.

Kelli was beautiful and had jet black hair. She was tiny and very quiet. She married another member of the club who everyone said used to be a doctor. He didn’t look like a doctor, he looked like a biker. I’d seen him around, and at a few poker runs, as their club had a tremendous presence at all of the local poker runs. He seemed nice, and he was good to Kelli, but I didn’t personally trust him. Something about him just seemed off. My guess was that he was mean in private and nice in public. I guessed as long as Kelli was happy with him that was all that mattered. I turned from the counter and walked toward where Jak stood.

“Karter, I want you to meet Steve. His dad was a SEAL. He died about the time I went into the Navy,” Jak said as soon as I approached.

“Steve, this is my fiancé, Karter,” Jak smiled as he pointed to the salesman.

“Nice to meet you. Sorry about your father,” I nodded.

The salesman nodded in return and shook my hand, “I’ve seen you around a few times. I’m not here much, only in shitty weather and in the winter. You’re hard to miss with all the tats.”

“Yeah, the tats and the ‘tude,” I laughed.

“You found Kelli?” he asked.

I nodded, “I’m waiting on Teddy to get back from lunch.”

I turned from the salesman to Jak, “You mind waiting for another fifteen minutes?”

Jak shook his head, “No. as a matter of fact, I was thinking about riding this bike.”

“Say again?” I chuckled.

I couldn’t believe my ears. Before he had a chance to respond, I excitedly blurted out another question, “Why?”

The thought of being able to ride with Jak was beyond exciting to me. I had purchased the motorcycle from my mother when I was fifteen. It had been in her garage as long as I could remember. She had told me she got a really good deal on it when I was a kid, and had kept it in hopes of someday having a boy. She never had another child, and when I turned fifteen I bought it for five hundred bucks. I studied on the internet, read repair manuals, and repaired it myself. Two summers later, I had the awful green paint job repainted to black. I’d never ridden with anyone else, but always wanted to. The thought of being able to share something I held as sacred as riding excited me to no end. Hell, I’d even teach him to ride.

“Well, I thought we could ride together,” he shrugged.

“Fuck yeah we can,” I squealed.

I glanced back and forth between the salesman and Jak. It was so exciting to think of Jak on a bike. I wanted him to hop on it, ride it, and buy it. I leaned between Jak and the salesman and wrapped my arms around Jak. As he hugged me, I raised my mouth to his ear.

“I thought you hated bikes. Do you know how to ride?” I whispered.

He nodded his head, “I used to ride. I always loved it,” he whispered in return.

You cocksucker, I can’t believe you kept this from me.

“Seriously?” I said softly.

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