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After an awkward pause, I cleared my throat. “So…what would you like me to do about your car?” I asked.
She sighed. “Just fix it. I’ll figure something out,” she muttered. I nodded just as her two friends approached her, putting an arm around her.
“So what’s the damage?” her friend with chestnut hair asked.
“You don’t even want to know,” she answered, rubbing the back of her neck. Her friend looked at me, her eyes scanning me from head to toe before a smirk pulled at her lips.
“You new around here?” she asked.
I shrugged. “Maybe.”
“Hmm…” She bit her bottom lip for a moment before smiling. “You’re hot for a mechanic.”
I raised an eyebrow at her. “Um thanks?” I said with a chuckle.
“I’m Alex,” she said and gestured to the blonde. “And she’s Ava. I’m sure you’re pretty well acquainted with Ashton here.” She gave the dark-haired woman a gentle shake.
So the deer killer had a name.
“Ashton…it’s more fitting than deer killer,” I said with a wink. She rolled her eyes again.
“Yeah, no shit, Sherlock,” she replied. I grinned and shook my head. I probably shouldn’t be turned on by riling her up, but she made it entirely too easy. At the rate she was going, she’d make me want to bend her over my workbench and fuck out all that pent up frustration she had inside of her. Wishful thinking.
“Well ladies, while I’d love to stay and chat, I have work to do.” I looked at the scowling beauty in the middle. “Rocky should be in his office now. You can handle the paperwork with him.”
“Whatever,” she mumbled, moving past me to head to the lobby. A low whistle escaped from my lips as I watched her walk away. She spun around on her heels. “And don’t check us out while we’re walking away!”
I placed a hand over my eyes and turned my head from side to side. “Welp, can’t see a thing but darkness!” I exclaimed sarcastically.
“So mature,” she retorted. I removed my hand at the sound of the jingling bell, indicating they’d gone inside. Though the woman was a feisty firecracker, I was curious about her. I definitely wasn’t on the market for a relationship anytime soon, but a little no-strings-attached fling was always welcomed.
No sooner than the thought crossed my mind, my phone rang again. I was sure she’d just keep calling until I answered, but I didn’t know if I could bear to hear her voice again. I hated that I still loved her and missed her despite what she'd done. My heart made it so hard for my mind to move on. Her voice would only remind me that I’d still never be good enough for her unless I forced myself into the mold she’d made for me. The devil was a goddamn liar if she thought a relationship would ever happen between us again.
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“So what’s the verdict on the car, Smith?” Rocky asked as I lounged on the couch in the break room a few hours later. I shrugged and bit into my apple.
“Everything is the same as I’d told her. She’s lucky.”
“So just the things for the front end, a radiator, and coolant reservoir?”
“Yes, sir,” I stated, just as my phone rang again.
“Just answer her, kid. May as well get it over with,” Rocky said with a sympathetic grin before walking out the room. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, trying to brace myself.
“What?” I said upon answering.
“Now I know I didn’t teach you to answer the phone like that,” my mother fussed.
I sat up with a sigh. “Sorry, ma. Thought you were Kayla.”
“Have you talked to her? She’s been calling me almost nonstop since you left! You two need to stop the foolishness and deal with your issues.”
I clenched my jaw. I wished it were as simple as everyone made it out to be. “Just talk to her,” or “try to work things out,” and “well, maybe she’s ready now.”
“It’s not foolishness, Ma. She’s the one who practically kicked me to the curb, remember?”
“Well, now it seems like she’s ready to reconsider—”
