Chapter 4
The next morning Leon couldn't wait to get to the garage and see Emily again. He was the first person up in the house up that morning, he was even awake before Mia, which was no mean feat. He was sitting at the kitchen table dressed in his usual baggy jeans and basketball jersey with a cup of coffee when Mia entered the kitchen. "Wow. Why are you up so early?" Mia asked in shock. Leon shrugged. "Oh, I remember now. Emily's gonna be at the garage today", she said with a smile. "It's not cause of that, I just have a lot of work to do today", he mumbled, embarrassed that he was so transparent. "It's okay to want to see her Leon. I take it last night went well then?" "Yeah, we just talked about stuff. You know? Family stuff, car stuff, everything and I didn't feel like I had to hold back. You know?". Mia grinned at her friend. "You're in love Leon", she smiled sweetly. "Nah, Mia. You're trippin'. I've only known her for what? A week?" Leon shrugged. "You fell in love at first sight. That's so sweet Leon. Don't worry I won't tell the guys if you're embarrassed. But just for the record, if you really like Emily I think you guys should give it a go. I think you could have a good thing goin' on", Mia smiled. "Thanks Mia", Leon smiled as he got up from the table and kissed her on the forehead before heading back up to his room.
It was an hour later when Emily surfaced from her cosy bed and headed for the shower. She had butterflies in her stomach at the thought of seeing Leon today. 'Girl, you gotta stop thinkin' bout him. You've only known him for a week and spoken properly twice', she scolded herself as she walked into her closet. She dressed in a pair of baggy khaki coloured cargo pants, a tight black wife-beater and a pair of black Timberland boots. She tied her long, curly hair back in a loose ponytail. She then descended the stairs and made herself breakfast before heading out to the garage.
At 9:00 Emily pulled up at the garage and smiled to herself when she saw Leon's Skyline parked outside. She took her time gathering her folder of work and cell phone then locking her car and sliding the key into her pant pocket to kill time, she didn't want to seem totally desperate to see him.
She looked around the garage when she entered and saw Letty working on a Civic near the front of the garage. "Hey Letty", Emily smiled. "Hey girl. How you doin'?" she asked her new friend. "I'm good. How bout you?" Emily asked. Just as Letty started to answer her Leon came out of the office and onto the garage forecourt. Emily was in her own world as she watched him open the hood of a nearby car and bend down to look at the engine. She was only brought back down to earth when Letty snapped her fingers in front of her face. "Wha-at?!" Emily frowned. "I said, welcome back to the land of the living!" Letty laughed, "Damn girl, you got it bad!" she chuckled. "Don't Letty. It's not funny", Emily pouted, "I can't stop thinkin' about him. It's so weird. I mean I've never felt like this before" "Ah, young love", Letty breathed with a smile. "Don't even go there Letty. It's not funny. Anyway it can't be. I mean we've only known each other for what? A week?" Emily frowned. "So? Don't you believe in love at first sight? That's how Dom and I got together", Letty reasoned. "I thought that you just bugged him for sixteen years until he took notice of you?!" Emily laughed. "Hey!" Letty playfully slapped Emily on the arm, "That's just how Mia tells the story!" The two girls laughed loudly until they attracted the attention of Dom, Leon and Jesse, who were working in the garage.
Leon looked up when he heard Emily and Letty laughing hysterically at the front of the garage and looked to Dom for some sort of indication as to what they were laughing at. "What're you two findin' so funny?" Dom asked as he approached the giggling pair. Letty clamped her hand over Emily's mouth. "Nothin' for you to worry about!" Letty reassured him with a sweet smile, "Eeeeww! Emily!" Letty yelled as she pulled her hand away from Emily's face. "Well don't put your hand over my mouth!" laughed the other girl. The three men just looked at each other and shrugged. Just then a car pulled up and Emily glanced at her watch, 9:30. "Ooo, looks like my mystery customer's decided to show up today", Emily commented as she smoothed her wife-beater over her flat stomach.
The five people in the garage looked over to the car that had pulled up and looked at the young man that got out of it. "Hey, I'm meant to be meetin' some guy about sprayin' my car?" he asked when he entered the garage. The guy was young, possibly still in high school, tall, with sandy blonde hair and a muscular build but was nothing compared to Dom. "That would be me", Emily stepped forward. "Oh..." the potential customer looked her up and down. "If that's gonna be a problem then I suggest you take your business elsewhere" "No. Its an unexpected surprise that's all", the guy recovered, quickly. 'If looks could kill Leon would be liable for a life sentence', thought Dom. "Is that your car?" Emily asked and pointed outside to the car he had arrived in. "Yeah" "Can I take a look and you can tell me if you've got any ideas for colours or images. Okay?" she asked. "Sure", he led her over to his car. The rest of the team that were present returned to their work. "Stay cool dog, she ain't yours to get all possessive of yet", Dom warned Leon as he walked past him on his way back to the office. "I'm just lookin' out for her is all", he explained, never taking his eyes off Emily and the young man.
Emily returned to the garage after about an hour of talking to the young man, Luke. "Hey", Leon smiled at her as she walked towards the car he was working on. "Hey", she smiled as she leant against the hood of the car. "So, you gonna spray that guy's car?" he asked. "Yep. Well, I'm gonna draw up a few ideas then he'll have to decide on which one he wants then I'll start sprayin'", she explained. "That's good. Umm, I was wondering if you were planning on going to the races tonight?" Leon asked. "Yeah, I was gonna take some more pictures", Emily told him. "Oh, I was gonna ask you if you wanted to come with me but if you're gonna be workin' then I don't wanna interrupt you", he said, looking down. Emily walked in front of him and lifted his chin gently. "I'd love to go with you. I can take photos any night. I'd rather spent tonight with you", she leaned forwards and kissed his lips softly, "Pick me up at ten", she smiled wickedly before walking away. Leon stood, dumbfounded, and watched the beautiful girl that had just kissed him walk away. 'Damn boy, she's got you good'.
The next morning Leon couldn't wait to get to the garage and see Emily again. He was the first person up in the house up that morning, he was even awake before Mia, which was no mean feat. He was sitting at the kitchen table dressed in his usual baggy jeans and basketball jersey with a cup of coffee when Mia entered the kitchen. "Wow. Why are you up so early?" Mia asked in shock. Leon shrugged. "Oh, I remember now. Emily's gonna be at the garage today", she said with a smile. "It's not cause of that, I just have a lot of work to do today", he mumbled, embarrassed that he was so transparent. "It's okay to want to see her Leon. I take it last night went well then?" "Yeah, we just talked about stuff. You know? Family stuff, car stuff, everything and I didn't feel like I had to hold back. You know?". Mia grinned at her friend. "You're in love Leon", she smiled sweetly. "Nah, Mia. You're trippin'. I've only known her for what? A week?" Leon shrugged. "You fell in love at first sight. That's so sweet Leon. Don't worry I won't tell the guys if you're embarrassed. But just for the record, if you really like Emily I think you guys should give it a go. I think you could have a good thing goin' on", Mia smiled. "Thanks Mia", Leon smiled as he got up from the table and kissed her on the forehead before heading back up to his room.
It was an hour later when Emily surfaced from her cosy bed and headed for the shower. She had butterflies in her stomach at the thought of seeing Leon today. 'Girl, you gotta stop thinkin' bout him. You've only known him for a week and spoken properly twice', she scolded herself as she walked into her closet. She dressed in a pair of baggy khaki coloured cargo pants, a tight black wife-beater and a pair of black Timberland boots. She tied her long, curly hair back in a loose ponytail. She then descended the stairs and made herself breakfast before heading out to the garage.
At 9:00 Emily pulled up at the garage and smiled to herself when she saw Leon's Skyline parked outside. She took her time gathering her folder of work and cell phone then locking her car and sliding the key into her pant pocket to kill time, she didn't want to seem totally desperate to see him.
She looked around the garage when she entered and saw Letty working on a Civic near the front of the garage. "Hey Letty", Emily smiled. "Hey girl. How you doin'?" she asked her new friend. "I'm good. How bout you?" Emily asked. Just as Letty started to answer her Leon came out of the office and onto the garage forecourt. Emily was in her own world as she watched him open the hood of a nearby car and bend down to look at the engine. She was only brought back down to earth when Letty snapped her fingers in front of her face. "Wha-at?!" Emily frowned. "I said, welcome back to the land of the living!" Letty laughed, "Damn girl, you got it bad!" she chuckled. "Don't Letty. It's not funny", Emily pouted, "I can't stop thinkin' about him. It's so weird. I mean I've never felt like this before" "Ah, young love", Letty breathed with a smile. "Don't even go there Letty. It's not funny. Anyway it can't be. I mean we've only known each other for what? A week?" Emily frowned. "So? Don't you believe in love at first sight? That's how Dom and I got together", Letty reasoned. "I thought that you just bugged him for sixteen years until he took notice of you?!" Emily laughed. "Hey!" Letty playfully slapped Emily on the arm, "That's just how Mia tells the story!" The two girls laughed loudly until they attracted the attention of Dom, Leon and Jesse, who were working in the garage.
Leon looked up when he heard Emily and Letty laughing hysterically at the front of the garage and looked to Dom for some sort of indication as to what they were laughing at. "What're you two findin' so funny?" Dom asked as he approached the giggling pair. Letty clamped her hand over Emily's mouth. "Nothin' for you to worry about!" Letty reassured him with a sweet smile, "Eeeeww! Emily!" Letty yelled as she pulled her hand away from Emily's face. "Well don't put your hand over my mouth!" laughed the other girl. The three men just looked at each other and shrugged. Just then a car pulled up and Emily glanced at her watch, 9:30. "Ooo, looks like my mystery customer's decided to show up today", Emily commented as she smoothed her wife-beater over her flat stomach.
The five people in the garage looked over to the car that had pulled up and looked at the young man that got out of it. "Hey, I'm meant to be meetin' some guy about sprayin' my car?" he asked when he entered the garage. The guy was young, possibly still in high school, tall, with sandy blonde hair and a muscular build but was nothing compared to Dom. "That would be me", Emily stepped forward. "Oh..." the potential customer looked her up and down. "If that's gonna be a problem then I suggest you take your business elsewhere" "No. Its an unexpected surprise that's all", the guy recovered, quickly. 'If looks could kill Leon would be liable for a life sentence', thought Dom. "Is that your car?" Emily asked and pointed outside to the car he had arrived in. "Yeah" "Can I take a look and you can tell me if you've got any ideas for colours or images. Okay?" she asked. "Sure", he led her over to his car. The rest of the team that were present returned to their work. "Stay cool dog, she ain't yours to get all possessive of yet", Dom warned Leon as he walked past him on his way back to the office. "I'm just lookin' out for her is all", he explained, never taking his eyes off Emily and the young man.
Emily returned to the garage after about an hour of talking to the young man, Luke. "Hey", Leon smiled at her as she walked towards the car he was working on. "Hey", she smiled as she leant against the hood of the car. "So, you gonna spray that guy's car?" he asked. "Yep. Well, I'm gonna draw up a few ideas then he'll have to decide on which one he wants then I'll start sprayin'", she explained. "That's good. Umm, I was wondering if you were planning on going to the races tonight?" Leon asked. "Yeah, I was gonna take some more pictures", Emily told him. "Oh, I was gonna ask you if you wanted to come with me but if you're gonna be workin' then I don't wanna interrupt you", he said, looking down. Emily walked in front of him and lifted his chin gently. "I'd love to go with you. I can take photos any night. I'd rather spent tonight with you", she leaned forwards and kissed his lips softly, "Pick me up at ten", she smiled wickedly before walking away. Leon stood, dumbfounded, and watched the beautiful girl that had just kissed him walk away. 'Damn boy, she's got you good'.