I sighed as I finished doing an oil change on a 2004 Toyota Camry. "Alright its good to go." I said.
"How much do I owe you?" The woman asked.
"Sixty." I said.
She nodded and took three twenty dollar bills out of her purse. She gave them to me. "Thank you." She said.
I smiled. "Anytime. We hope to see you in three months." I said with a smile.
"With this friendly service you'll see me anytime there is something wrong with my car." She said.
I smiled. "Well you may come anytime." I said.
She smiled and nodded. She got in the car and left.
"Looks like you're doing good kid." Someone said behind me.
I turned around and smiled. "I've learned from the best." I said with a smile.
Father smiled. "That you have." He said with a smile.
A truck came into the shop just as Brian reached us.
"Dom there is someone waiting for you in your office." Brian said.
"I'll take care of the client." I told father.
Father nodded and left with Brian.
I took a deep breath and let it out since I already knew who was looking for him and for what. I walked to the truck that had come in.
A young guy got off the truck.
"Yes sir, how may I help you?" I asked.
"May I speak with a mechanic?" He asked.
I smiled. "You're looking at her." I said.
He raised an eyebrow. "You're a mechanic?" He asked.
I nodded.
"I've never seen a woman working at a shop before." He said with a smile.
I smiled. "There is always a first time for everything." I said with an amused smile.
He smiled. "Yes there is. Well if you're a mechanic then you may help me."He said.
I nodded. "Is something wrong with the truck?" I asked.
"It's making some noise when it runs." He said.
I nodded. "Okay. May I borrow the keys to check it out?" I asked.
"Sure." He said hanging me the keys.
When his skin touched mine, I felt like electricity ran up my arm. "Okay ill be right back." I said.
"May I go with you as well?" He asked.
"Um sure." I said before I went to get in the driver's side. I turned on the truck.
He got in the passenger side and closed the door.
I saw that father got up from his seat clearly not approving but I put the truck on reverse and quickly got out of the shop. I turned and put the truck on drive. I put the turning signal and waited for the cars to pass. Then I turned right. I sped up and noticed that the truck was fine.
"The truck sounds fine." I said.
"It usually starts when I'm driving on the freeway." He said.
I nodded. I got on the freeway and started to speed up.
The truck started to make some noise then and the tires shook a little.
"It's probably one of the wheel bearings." I said.
"Which one?" He asked.
"We're going to have to lift it up and get it checked out. Then we'll have to order the part." I said as I got off the freeway.
"Can it be done today?" He asked.
"Yes. I'll let Brian check it out and ill go get the part and change it." I said as I put the brakes and changed lane.
The guy nodded.
"By the way you need some new brakes as well." I said with a smile.
He chuckled. "Well might as well get them changed." He said.
I nodded.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"Karla." I said with a smile.
"Karla." He said.
I nodded and turned right. "What's your name?" I asked.
"William but I prefer to be called by my second name." He said.
"Which is?" I asked looking at him.
"Jace. Jace Lightwood." He said.
I nodded. "Well nice to meet you Jace. I'm Karla Marroquin. My father is the owner of the shop where I work so I guess that's why you thought that all the mechanics were men." I said with a smile.
Jace smiled and nodded. "Someone told me that that shop is one of the best, and I think that they weren't joking." He said.
I smiled. "Well the customer is always right. Besides we always try to give our customers the best service." I said.
"And that's good because there are some that just want to take the money and don't do a good job." Jace said.
I nodded as we turned right and went into the shop. I parked the truck and turned it off. I got off and so did Jace.
"What have I told you about leaving without letting me know?" Father asked.
"Sorry. We just went to check the truck." I said.
"Dom relax. It's part of our job." Brian said.
"I'm sorry sir I didn't mean to upset you its just that I wanted to show her what is wrong with the truck." Jace said.
I turned to look at him. I didn't need anyone defending me or making it worse. "Brian I think it's one of the wheel bearings. Why don't you check it out?" I asked.
"Sure." He said.
I gave him the keys and Brian put the truck in so he could connect it to the computer.
"We'll talk later." Father said before turning around and leaving.
I sighed. I thought that it was going to be worse.
"Is he your father?" Jace asked.
"Yes. Thank you for trying to defend me but next time don't. You could make it worse." I told him.
Jace looked down and nodded.
"I'm sorry if I offended you." I said feeling guilty.
"It's okay." He said.
But I knew that I had hurt him. "How can I make it up to you?" I asked.
He looked up and smiled. His golden eyes looked like they were shinning with excitement. "How about I take you out to dinner?" He asked.
"Dinner. You mean tonight?" I asked.
"Yes. I want to get to know you more." He said.
"Well I can't tonight because there is something I have to do, but we can go tomorrow." I said.
Jace smiled. "That's perfect. Do you want to meet me there or do you want me to pick you up?" He asked.
"Karla its both of the wheel bearings on the front and I already ordered them." Brian said behind me.
I nodded. "I'll go pick them up then." I said turning to look at him but he was looking at Jace.
"I'll go with you." Brian said not taking his eyes off Jace.
"Okay." I said.
Brian nodded and left.
I turned to look at Jace. "I'll meet you at Cha Cha Cha at seven." I said.
Jace nodded.
"Well I have to go." I said.
Jace nodded. "Can I have your number?" He asked.
I smiled. "Sure." I quickly wrote it down on a card from the shop and gave it to him quickly. "I'll see you in a little bit." I said with a smile.
He smiled and nodded.
I turned around and went to get in my car.
Brian got in a few moments later.
Okay guys that is it for this chapter. I was thinking of starting it a different way but I might do the other one into another story. Let me know what y'all think. Thank you for reading, and thank you for reviewing. Take care and until next time!
