Chapter 1
Emily’s Pov
Today was meant to be like the rest, like any normal day you start with school then work then home. But not today no something happened that changed my life I met someone called Shane who in all honesty I wouldn’t mind wringing his neck in.
Okay so let’s start from the beginning, shall we? But first let me tell you about myself my name is Emily and you could say I’m a good girl very cliche I know but wait, I always follow the rules, top of my class and I don’t want to disappoint my parents. Now what they don’t know which is the problem, is that I love cars and I work with them after school at my job you could say I have a gift for them. But my parents want me to be this perfect student who gets a well-paying job that has nothing to do with cars, well with that happening in my story I’m thinking I maybe should have listened but I’m glad I didn’t.
Alright now that you know that let’s get back to how my life changed.
It was Monday school just finished and I was heading to work. when I got there there was a lot of commotion don’t get me wrong it's a car shop there is always commotion but this, someone was mad. but as soon as I was spotted it when quiet and they all looked at me as if I had 5 heads now let's continue.
“s she.” One asked
“Her name is Emily she works for me.” Bob my boss said he's like that father I never had the one who would be okay with me working on cars but here we are my father is always busy with work and traveling
“what’s going on,” I asked placing my bag on the side and rolling my sleeves up to my elbows, and clicking my knuckles
“don’t worry about it sweetheart.” another guy said shorter than the first but still well built and kinda scary looking but I don’t care I deal with scary mean guys in the daily life of a girl and a girl mechanic, I wasn’t about to let this one be any different.
I just scoffed “Look don’t call me sweetheart, got it princess” I may be known as a good girl but I have an attitude like I said I deal with this a lot is no different
“What did you just call me,” the guy asked shocked wondering if he heard me right my god the look on his face is priceless I wish I took a picture.
“Oh, nothing.... princess,” I remark with a smirk raising my eyebrow a little in a challenging way but I do have to keep some sort of niceness about me as it seems they are customers.
“Nathan, don’t start, leave it.” the taller guy said as the guy he called Nathan look angrier by the second the longer I was around the more pissed he seemed to get
“But she started it,” the one called Nathan complained looking at me and shooting daggers in my direction so I just stuck my tongue out and chuckled already saying my response.
“not you called me sweetheart so you started it I was just giving as much as you gave” I replied “Princess”
“Emily enough they are still customers.” Bob said “Look Drew tell Shane it’s a suicide mission if he does that, it's not worth the risk, you guys come to me because you know I will tell you straight up,” Bob said to the taller one with a stern look a look that I would call the father look
“He won’t like that Bob you know this and yeah you’re right but this is important.” The one called Drew said giving him an apologetic look in return
“I don’t care it is a suicide mission if he took it out now I haven’t finished work on it yet.”
I’m guessing they are on about a client who wants to take their car out too early, which would be stupid no matter the state of the car, if your car is in the middle of something don’t pull it out early too many risks in my opinion and liking
“What’s going on” I repeated my previous question because someone has yet to answer it
“what are you on repeat,” Nathan said like a child
“If someone answered I would not have to say it again now would I” I snap back looking in his direction and giving him the now dagger look
“Will you too stop already, jeez don’t even know each other and yet acting like siblings, fuck me Shane would like you spitfire “The one called Drew said
“Then answer my question if you wouldn’t mind,” I ask sincerely drew seems nice to ignore the nickname but that doesn’t go unnoticed by Nathan
“Hold the phone he can call you spitfire but the moment I call you sweetheart all hell breaks loose” he looks straight at me and drew
“Well drew seems nice and the way he said spitfire wasn’t degrading the way you said sweetheart was” I answer honestly hoping he gets the idea
“Anyway,” Bob interrupts “someone wants to take their car out too early knowing damn well it's not done.” Bob finally answered
“Thank you...But why does the person want it so early.” I asked curiosity spread all across my face im sure
“Because it is a very special person who needs the car back,” Nathan answered
“Can you be any vaguer” I muttered not impressed by the answer
“Well, in all honesty, that’s all you need to know,” Drew says
“fine...” I say dragging the e out “All I was gonna say is I can fix the car good enough if it is the car I think it is I just need to know the reason for me to know what to do” I sigh turning around and hiding my smirk making my voice sound defeated
“Wait...What hold the fucking phone, is that true Bob she can fix it faster” Nathan asks
“That’s right she has a gift when it comes to cars, not just that I’ve also got other cars and office work to do she doesn’t” Bob answers honestly
“Can you fix it and make it go fucking fast like win races fast, record-breaking fast,” Drew asked his attention fully on me
“yep,” I answer this time showing my smirk and popping the P
“How fast can you fix it,” Nathan asked no longer being the prick i just met
“wow look at you, you're not being mean anymore,” I say with a chuckle
“Answer the damn question,” he said back what was that 5 seconds
“There he is the jerk I came to know and loath...When do you need it by” I asked
“End of the week,” Drew said looking at me probably wondering if I could do it considering I’m still in high school but they don’t know that and Bob can’t do it he's got too much work to do and I just finished the project I was working on.
“It would take a lot of work and coming here all the time after school and maybe some sleepless nights but I can get I done,” I said thinking about it at the same time and how I would do it and I start making mental notes about what todo
“whoa...whoa you still in school please say college,” Nathan asked shocked
“Yeah still in school but nope not college high school. why is that a problem” I say challenging him as I have proven I know how to hold my own.
“Um...I just never expected Bob to have someone who hasn’t even graduated yet he usually has high standards about education and this line of work” Nathan answers eyeing Bob up, looks like they have known each other for a while
“Like I said she has a gift a pretty good one,” Bob said like a proud father
“Fine but don’t screw the car up,” Nathan says “Please because all of us would be screwed if anything happens”
“I hurt a car is like me hurting a baby NEVER, you can trust me I swear” I give them all a look that says please trust me and I promise nothing bad will happen
“Alright Bob lets do the paperwork to hand it to her and to have it by the end of the week,” Drew says walking into bobs office
RING RING RIN
My phone went off so I took it out of my pocket to look at the caller id to see that it was my father, my eyebrow raises because it's rare I hear from him
“Sorry but I got to take this,” I say and Nathan just nodded
“hey Dad” I answer finally building up the courage to talk to him
“hey sweetheart hows is study group going, I just came home and your mother told me you were studying today”
“study group it’s going well but I'm gonna go to the library after so I will be home late, you know how it can be”
“Okay but don’t come home too late me and your mother are going out so have you got your key?”
“Yeah I don’t worry” that's why he’s home not to see me but go out with mom
“Bye sweetheart,” he says in a rush
“Okay see you later Dad bye,” I said as I hang up the phone on my father neither of my parents know I work in a car shop let alone that I like cars because all they want me to do is study like there is no tomorrow. I brought up maybe working in a car shop and they instantly shut it down thinking it was a waste of time and it would do nothing for my future. So I started working here without them knowing and it has been the most fun I have had for a very long time.
“So group study huh” I heard Nathan say behind me “Damn and here I thought this was a car shop, must be in the wrong place”
“Shit you scared me and have you never heard of a private conversation,” I say back jumping a little when he first spoke
“look, I’m not looking for a fight I’m just curious why study group why doesn’t he know” Nathan looks at me and he looks sincere so I answer honestly
“My parents don’t know I work here, I didn’t want to give up cars so I work here secretly,” I say not looking at him thinking he won’t let me work on the car but I catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eyes and it looks like he's got understanding on his face
“1 why and 2 How can you work on a car day and night after school and not have your parents find out,” He says making me look at him and he has one eyebrow raised the understanding look still there but not as prominent as before now its just confusion
“1 Because they think it is a waste of time and will do nothing for my future, 2 I’ll tell them I’m studying somewhere and as long as I keep up my grades and get straight A’s everything will be fine. Just please still let me work on the car” I say looking into his eyes
“You can still work on the car but be careful and don’t let it interfere with your learning and grades got it, like you said as long as you keep the good girl act going it's fine but if your parents find out that affects the car,” He says with a stern look
“got it” Nathan is nice you just got to try not to annoy him I think we can be friends,
“You sure you can handle this” I hear Drew says as he walks behind Nathan
“Pretty sure” I answer
“Good have it ready by the end of the week,” Drew said
“yes sir,” I said lifting my hand to do a salute making Bob and Nathan chuckle
“We gotta go see you both soon,” Nathan said walking out of the door
“Bye,” Me and Bob say
“let's go introduce you to the car,” Bob says
“lets,” I say back and with that, we go into a separate part of the shop where all the expensive cars and racing cars are and then I see it “Wow,” I say to Bob
“I know” Bob replies
