~Realization~
-Set during/after the previous chappie. Also contains another reference to my oneshot 'The Reason Why'. You might want to read it first, but it's your call.-
She said yes. She said yes. SHE SAID YES!
It had yet to sink in for Mater that Holley had actually accepted his proposal. After weeks of trying to muster the courage to ask, and thinking that she would have immediately rejected him, she'd said yes. The tow truck was still—quite obviously— in shock.
Even now, driving for their lives, Mater still didn't believe it. The sounds of explosions rang behind them, coupled with their vigorous laughter did nothing to quell the surprise and disbelief that welled in the tow truck's partially exposed engine block. Grinning like a madman, both he and Holley drove swiftly away from the flaming warehouse, heading for Siddeley, Finn having already gone inside when he spotted them, leaving the unconscious cars on the ground for the authorities to pick up.
The jet had left the ramp lowered for them, and Mater bowed dramatically, allowing Holley go first, and she chuckled before giving him a kiss on the fender, making the tow truck blush madly under his rust, driving into Siddeley. Mater quickly followed suite, and the ramp was elevated, closing with a firm click, and the two cars found themselves inside Siddeley's cabin.
"So, an exciting evening then?" Finn inquired, taking into account the new dents and ash covering their bodies.
"You could say that," Holley murmured slyly, sharing a knowing glance with the rusted tow truck, who smiled bashfully in return.
"Oh?"
Mater answered this time,"Ah asked Miss Holley ta' marry me."
Finn's eyes widened slightly, but hardly any surprise was evident in his features. Instead a shrewd smile crossed his grill, "Well, it's about time you asked her."
"Wha- you knew?"Holley questioned, turning towards her fiancé. Mater shuffled his tires nervously.
"…He forced it outta me…"
The Aston Martin spoke up again, a teasing glint in his eyes, "Siddeley and I both have been trying to convince him to ask you for nearly three weeks now, but our combined efforts came out in vain. Or so we thought."
Holley's gaze remained on the tow truck, understanding making its way onto her feautures,"You… were scared to ask me?"
"Terrified, actually," Finn added from the side, quickly looking away innocently when his partner sent him a glare.
"Well…kinda…" Mater muttered meekly, nervously scuffing a tire into the floor. The Jaguar placed a comforting tire over her fiancé's, and the tow truck looked up to meet her gaze.
"Mater, I already said yes. There's nothing to worry about."
"Actually," Finn interrupted, drawing the couple's attention, "I believe there is something our dear Sir Mater still has to do."
Holley glanced perplexedly towards the Aston Martin, but Mater seemed to understand what he'd been hinting at. Backing up slightly, the truck used his tow cable to pull a small black box out of his flat bed, having resided there for weeks already, throwing it into his tires. Mater had already gotten Holley's attention, and she turned her curious gaze towards him. The tow truck gulped before speaking.
"Uh, ah know tha' ah already asked ya this, but Miss Holley," Mater took a deep breath before continuing, "Would ya do me tha' honor a' becomin' my wife?" The tow truck opened the small black box in his tires, to reveal a simple, yet beautiful, diamond lug nut. Holley blinked away the tears that had gathered in her eyes, and nodded, a shaky smile growing across her grill.
"Of course, Mater," her gaze becoming slightly teasing, the Jaguar couldn't help but add, "Even if you already asked me."
The two cars neared, although Finn quickly butted it before their lips could meet,"Ah, could you please safe the 'mushy stuff' until after we land?"
"Jealous, McMissile?" Holley inquired jokingly, missing the pained look in her partner's eyes.
"Don't be daft," the Aston Martin retorted, looking away, "I simply don't wish to see you two 'make out' for the next three hours."
"It wouldn't be that long," Mater murmured sheepishly.
Holley sighed, "Fine, fine. But do you know if we have a drill anywhere?"
"Perhaps."
As the Aston Martin drove off in search of the aforementioned item, Holley began to look over the diamond lug nut she held in her tires. After a moment she turned toward her fiancé, "Did it really take you three weeks to ask me?"
"Four if ya count the first week ah din't tell Finn," Mater mumbled uncomfortably.
And looking back on it, the tow truck still couldn't believe his luck. She had said yes, after all.
However, the one thing they hadn't counted on would be their friend's reactions.
The jet landed softly in the tall grass, the sun beginning to set in the distance, submerging most of the county in darkness. The ramp lowered and two cars drove down, stopping at the bottom to turn towards the Aston Martin still inside the jet, "Be sure to send them my love!" he called teasingly, much to the Jaguar and tow truck's amusement.
"Sure thing, you old git!" Holley responded, beginning to drive away, Mater already twenty feet down the dirt path, shifting impatiently from tire to tire. But before the spy car could turn all the way, Finn spoke again.
"Joking aside, I believe I never congratulated you on your engagement, so…congratulations."
The younger spy car looked surprised for a moment, before a smile spread across her grill, "Thank you, Finn."
The Aston Martin only nodded as way of an answer, before disappearing inside Siddeley, the ramp closing and the jet lifted, giving his own word of praise before blasting off. Holley lingered for a moment, her gaze locked on the steadily disapearing jet, but her fiancé interrupted her reverie, calling from the path, "C'mon, Holley! We still gotta tell everyone 'bout us gettin' married!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Holley chuckled, driving over to the tow truck, and they both began to make their way towards town.
"Is there any reason you didn't want to go with them?"
Finn barely glanced up at his old friend's inquiry, instead choosing to continue looking out the window. After a moment he sighed, "You know exactly why."
Siddeley was silent for a moment,"….Even after so long?"
"Of course," Finn answered with as much tact as he could muster, putting next to no emotion into his voice. The jet paused.
"So you decided not to go?"
"I didn't decide on anything," the Aston Martin snapped suddenly, but his expression softened soon after, "It just…brings back bad memories…"
"You were going to propose to her," Siddeley said. It wasn't a question, as much as a stating a fact.
Finn remained silent for the rest of the flight.
"You're getting married? To him?"
The old Model T's cry went unanswered, seeing as how a majority of the town had gathered around the couple in question, firing off inquiries faster than could be answered.
"Since when, dude?"
"Where's the ring-a?"
"Do you have a screw loose? You're marrying Mater!"
"Congratulations, man."
"I'm happy for both of you!"
"Non ci posso credere!"
Both Jaguar and tow truck seemed at a loss for words at the sheer number of questions, and unable to escape, their friends having creating an enclosed and impenetrable circle around them. The two of them tried to get a word in, but were swiftly drowned out by their friends' queries. Although not everyone was gathered around the couple.
Red stood off to the side, idling next to Lizzie—who in turn remained in her curios shop—watching the large group with wide eyes. He noted the pair in the middle of the throng seemed a bit…trapped, and after gathering his courage, blared his horn loudly, drawing everyone's attention.
The fire truck blushed, though it was clear from expression that he wanted them to stop harassing the couple in question. The mob stepped back a bit, allowing Mater and Holley to have some space. Lightning spoke first,"Geez, Mater. Engaged, huh?"
The tow truck drew himself up proudly, "Yep!"
"Y'all have a ring?" Flo inquired curiously, and Holley nodded, turning her right front tire so that the diamond lug nut was visible. Several of the men whistled appreciatively.
"You will be-a needing new tires!" Luigi cried suddenly, his excitement well spent, Guido nodding animatedly as well.
"Ones without tasers," Mater muttered, making several of his friend's laugh. Holley's eyelid rose, and the tow truck chuckled nervously,"Ah, jist kiddin'."
"So do you know when the wedding's gonna be?" Sally queried.
The Porsche was greeted by blank, panicked looks from both cars.
yeah, they have a LOT of stuff to plan...I feel bad for Mater already...
Anyway, that conversation between Finn and Siddeley could either be about the stuff in 'The Reason Why', or in Funkywatermelong's case, her awesome sorta-OC. Who I would love to write about ;P( hint, hint)
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