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She turned to find Benjamin standing right in front of her, away from his expensive supercar. Ava jumped. “Jesus Benjamin… you scared me.”
Stumbling a few steps back, she took a good look at the man in front of her. Like Ava, he was in his late twenties. He was wearing an immaculate, sleek suit without a tie. He was probably on his way to a date—as always. His short brown hair was made to look natural, but Ava knew from their childhood years that he had spent a lot of time styling it. She hated to admit it, but Benjamin Radcliff’s looks were far above a solid ten. Yes, he was that good-looking and in shape. Movie-star level. And worst of all, he was well aware of it.
“Iscaredyou?” he said with a smirk on his face. “You’re the one swinging down from the trees like a wild monkey.”
Ava cursed under her breath.
“I wouldn’t have to play primate if your mother would have been so kind to open the gate for me so I can get my father.”
“Sounds about right,” he said nodding his head. “Well… anyway…” He got back into his car. “It was nice catching up and watching you swing around in the branches, but could you move your car now? I’m already late.”
Ava strode back to her car and leaned against it; arms crossed tightly.
“Then why not get your butt out of your billionaire ride and help me push it!” she retorted. For a moment Ben just sat there looking at her, but much to her surprise, his car door opened, and he stepped out.
“I see. What’s wrong with it?” he asked, walking over to her.
“It won’t start. Can you not see that?”
He sighed. “Fine. Step aside.”
“For what? We should push it together so we—”
“Won’t be necessary,” he interrupted her and moved over to the front of her car. Folding up his lower sleeves, his muscular arms showed. For a brief second Ava was distracted by them but was quickly brought back to the present by the unstoppable amusement that formed inside her. There was no way he could fix her car.
He popped the hood and winced when he felt just how hot it was. Her smirk grew wider.Rich boy doesn't know what he’s doing.
“Hmm,” he mumbled and leaned into the car, examining it. “Car’s overheating. Is your AC working?” His voice came out low over the hood.
“No.”
“Just as I thought…let me try something really quick.”
He walked around her car and got in on the driver’s side. She smirked and grunted again, loudly this time, so he knew she was mocking him. But he ignored her and played around with her AC. Clearing his throat, he turned the car key, and it started. Her smirk vanished as Ava’s mouth fell wide open and Ben threw her a triumphal wink.
“W-wow,” she stuttered rushing over to him.
“A common issue with ancient cars like this. People leave their broken AC’s on and the car overheats. Best thing to do is turn the heater on. It has a coil core inside, and it draws the heat out of the engine. Turning on the heater at full blast will vent the heat into the cabin and allow the engine to cool a bit. Not an ideal solution, but it works.”
Ava rubbed her eyes. Was this really Ben in front of her?
“Where did you learn how to do that?”
He shrugged his shoulders.
“My Uncle Barney; he’s as nuts as he is handy with cars. I learnt a thing or two from him. Now, can you get it out of the way please?”
“Y-yes. Of course. Thank you.”
She waited for him to get out. Maybe Benjamin Radcliff wasn’t so bad after all. But just when she wanted to thank him again, he stopped right next to her and reached over to pull a leaf out of her hair.
“Is that the latest fashion amongst the monkeys now?”
Ava felt fire run though her veins once more. Her jaw clenched. She wanted to say something smart in return, but Benjamin was already back inside his supercar and honked at her.
“Alright!” she yelled over to him to make him stop honk. She rushed back into her car and moved it out of the way.
As if the devil was after him, Benjamin hit the gas pedal of his Porsche and raced off, scattering dirt behind his spinning wheels. She narrowed her eyes and watched him disappear in the far distance.
“Radcliffs!” she muttered shaking her head.
