Chapter 16 - How's the tuna?
*Flashback*
"Mommy!" Kat screamed when they told her. Told her that her mother had been killed in a terrible car accident. The next weeks were a blur. Her step dad left and that left her two brothers to take care of her. Not that they did much taking care. They'd told her some of the details about the accident, how her mom had been driving home from a performance and someone who'd been drinking had t-boned her car. How she'd died instantly or very quickly. But it gave Kat nightmares about her mom being trapped in a car, slowing dieing as she bled to death. Kat didn't know if it was how it had happened or not but she'd always had an active imagination.
Then her brother'd gone to sell her. Sell her! So it was obvious they didn't care about her at all. Her mom had been the only one who had and now her mom was gone.
Kat had nightmares for the whole 6 months she'd lived with her brothers after this had all happened and they didn't stop when she ran away, if anything they got worse. And she was always alone in a hotel room when they happened.
When she ended up living with the guys when Sean would hear her cry out he'd come to her, or one of the other guys would and they'd stay with her, hold her, till the tears went away and she calmed down. As she'd been with the guys longer and she'd become more confident in their love the nightmares had stopped. But Sean had been her rock, her bastion in the storm ever since those days.
*End Flashback*
In the middle of the night Sean awoke to Kat in the middle of a nightmare. He got her calmed down and went back to sleep. He hoped this was not going to set her nightmares off again.
Stacy and Kale let themselves into the house the next morning and saw Sean and Kat in the same bed.
"Do you think she's having nightmares again?" Stacy asked Kale.
"Must be." Kale answered. That was the only reason they ever slept in the same bed. If Kat had a nightmare she'd crawl in bed with one of the guys. Mostly Sean, but sometimes one of the others. The guys sat down to watch some TV till the other two woke up. Sean woke up first and went to get dressed. He gave them a very brief idea what upset Kat. Kat woke up shortly there after and they decided to take the Eclipse and go to the beach. Kat loved the beach and that'd help her feel better.
They hung out on the beach all day. Kat told them she was gonna go look at houses the next day since they had enough money saved now she thought to buy a house. Kale told her how much he and Stacy had stashed from working for Tony. She gasped. It was a lot. She had an idea.
"Why don't you guys keep the eclipse then? We don't really need the money from selling it now and you guys need a car for races and Stacy can even race in it. Then we just need to get Sean's Supra fixed up and we're all good."
"You mean it Kitten?" Stacy asked her.
"Sure. Long as I get to drive it sometimes." She giggled.
"Sweet." Stacy said. He loved that car. And chicks dug it.
They packed up and headed home. They had supper and went to do Sunday laundry and then they hung out with Conner for the rest of the night. Kat had a great time. Conner was hilarious and they danced to music and partied. She went to bed earlyish to get up in time to go house hunting the next day.
"Argh, none of these houses have been what I told you I was lookin' for." Kat said, exasperated with the female real estate agent she'd been driving around with all morning. "I told you a big place with 4 big bedrooms, two baths and in a good neighbourhood close to that store I pointed out to you. Do you have anything to show me that fits my requirements or should I go to some other company?"
"Well Miss, the kind of place you're describing won't be easy to afford. So if you need the size you say then you likely won't be able to live in that neighbourhood." The woman said with a sneer. Kat knew she looked young but she didn't look poor today. Her hair was in a fancy updo, she supposed her skirt was a little short, and her boots were a little high, but her shirt was dressy, a fancy cut sheer shirt over a tank top. She'd thought she looked good, for a 19 year old racer chick who sold auto parts for a living.
"I didn't ask you to decide what I could afford, I asked you to show me houses that match my needs." Kat said with a disgusted sigh. "I'll decide what I can afford."
"Fine, well I do have a house that might be ok in a neighbourhood called." They headed off to see this other house. They rolled up to the place. It was big. So mission one was accomplished. The lady let them in and Kat looked around the ground floor. It had a huge living room, a fair sized dining room, and a big, airy, light kitchen. There was also a half bath and a mudroom. There was a deck and a big backyard. The basement was finished and had a den and a laundry room. They went upstairs. The master bedroom had it's own bathroom. The other 3 bedrooms were huge. It was the perfect house for them. Close to work and not too far from the old hood. It had enough space for them all, and enough to have some nice parties too.
Kat looked at the price. It was high, but with the down payment they had they could afford it. They should make an offer right away. She couldn't wait to move, then start to buy furniture. She had the money already lined up to buy the place. She should just tell the woman she'd take it now so that she wouldn't sell it to someone else that day.
"Well, it's perfect. We'll take it. Where do we do the paperwork?"
"What do you mean you'll take it?"
"I mean what I said, I want to put an offer down on this house and purchase it." Kat told her with a sigh that clearly said she felt as if she was dealing with someone who was a tad slow in the brain. "I don't have all day to deal with this, I have to work. Could we wrap this up so that I don't end up late and you don't feel the need to sell this house to someone else?"
"Well, alright. We'll go back to the office and do the paperwork. Do you have a mortgage already?" The woman didn't seem to believe that Kat had the money to buy the house.
"Lady, this isn't all that expensive, it's not Beverly Hills ya know."
They went back to the real estate office and did the paperwork. They took possession in three days. The people had moved out long ago so they didn't have to wait for them to move out or anything. The place was empty and ready for them to move in. Kat even made a bit of a deal because it had been empty a while. She headed to work and made it on time. She had the Eclipse today because it seemed to make a more professional statement then her Skyline with all the graphics did. Not that she would ever be ashamed of her Skyline but she wanted to make a very good impression on the realty people.
She walked in the store and Brian made some sort of noise.
"What's the occasion? You never get that dressed up for work. You look like you got a new job in an office or somethin'. You're not quittin' are you?"
"As if, Brian. I had an appointment to look at a house today. I bought it too. I get to move in three days." She did a little happy dance. "And I have a change of clothes in the bag."
"Aw don't change till Harry sees you." Brian smiled. "He'll think I hired someone else at first."
"I don't look that different." She really didn't think she did.
"Ok, just wait for Harry. He'll be here any minute."
So she didn't change right away. Harry came in the store and offered to help her till she turned to face him. He was shocked. Kat laughed then begged to be allowed to go change before any racers came in and her rep was shot to hell. The guys laughingly agreed. She came out of the washroom with very lowrise cargo pants and a little camo print tank top. She'd taken her hair down as well.
Harry asked her about the place she'd bough and she told him all about it but told them she wasn't telling anyone where it was till she moved in cause she didn't want to jinx anything. They laughed at her. It had been the same with the car. She hadn't wanted anyone to know anything about it till it was all done. They got to work. Harry got a phone call and went to take it in the office. He came out awhile later and left in a very bad mood. Kat and Brian had no idea what his problem was.
Around 3 in the afternoon her tummy growled and she remembered she'd skipped lunch and she never ate breakfast so she hadn't eaten yet that day. She was starving. Brian heard the rumble and told her to go get something to eat. So she did.
She wasn't use to driving around in the area where the store was, she normally left and went straight home. She thought she'd seen a Mickey Dee's down this one street at one point so she turned down it. She didn't find McDonald's but she found Torreto's. The café wasn't far from the store, just like Brian had told her. She figured Mia was harmless enough and she'd may as well get lunch there at the café. She parked and walked in. Mia was all alone thank god. Mia had her back to the counter and Kat sat down quietly.
"How's the tuna?" Kat asked. Mia jumped then turned around.
"Crappy, last time I checked." Mia answered with a laugh. "What are you doin' here?"
"I'm hungry and I got lost looking for the Mickey Dee's."
"Oh, you got lucky. That place is a sty. Have a ham sandwich."
"Sounds great. Say, this is gonna be a strange question, but you're not expecting your brother are you?" Kat asked with a grimace.
"Naw, not expecting him today at all. He mostly spends time at the garage. And after what happened on Saturday I don't blame you for not wanting to see him. He can be an ass sometimes."
"Yeah he can. Well, I was just as much to blame. I have this issue with backing down from people who run their mouths. But I have a tendency to run mine too."
"Brian said you were toe to toe with 'im and that he didn't see either of you backing off on your own." Mia said with a look that said she clearly would have loved to see someone other then Letty stand up to her brother.
Kat winced and nodded yes. "Man. I'm an idiot."
"I have no doubt he deserved it totally." Mia smiled and put the sandwich in front of her. "Is that the car you won?" Mia asked pointing at the Eclipse. Kat told her yes. They chatted while Kat ate.
"Well, I gotta go back to work. Thanks for the sandwich." Mia smiled. Kat went and bought some candy for the afternoon and headed back. Dom came in just as Kat's car rounded the corner.
"That sounded like a tuner car?" Dom asked his sister.
"It was." Mia answered and continued to wipe off the counter. When she didn't offer any more information Dom asked her,
"Well, who was it?"
"No one." Mia wouldn't look Dom in the eye.
"It was her wasn't it?" Dom asked with a sneer.
"Yeah it was, she got lost lookin' for McDonald's and I wasn't sendin' her to get food poisoned. You know how gross that place is."
Dom nodded and went to do some work on the orders for the next week. It wasn't when he would normally do it but he'd had to get away from the garage for awhile. Had to get away from Letty and her bad mood, Leon and his moonie looks, Jesse and his hyperness, and Vince and what was his almost permanent bad mood lately. And Dom wasn't having a great string of luck lately either. Letty losing hadn't been something he'd foreseen. Kat was better then he gave her credit for at first. But she wouldn't beat him. He'd make sure of it.
Kat got back to the store and stopped her car with a squeal of brakes at the curb and wandered back in with her plastic bag of treats clutched in her hand. She didn't see anyone at the counter or up front.
"Brian, hey Bri, where are you?" She started to walk out back calling his name. They never left the front of the store unmanned. Someone was always there watching for customers and waiting to answer the phone. She went back up front and set her bag down. Then she went out back again and again called Brian's name. No one answered her. She stood in the middle of the storeroom, which was huge, with her hands on her hips looking around the back room. She felt like calling 'where is everybody, where did everybody go' like that old Harvey's commercial but she didn't. She walked slowly back up front. Where was Harry, or Brian? She didn't think they would just leave the store alone.
While she was standing at the counter with her back to the back area someone grabbed her from behind.
"Argh." She screamed and jumped in the air. She tried to kick who ever was back there but they dodged her. She was abruptly released.
"Chill out Kat, it's just me." Brian gave her that goofy grin.
"Damn it Bri, you had me scared to death." She panted with her hand held to her chest. "I called for you like a hundred times."
"I know, I didn't say anything cause I wanted to surprise you. I guess it worked huh?"
"I'm gonna kill you." She said with a snarl and lunged at him.
"Oh boy." Brian said and started to dash away from her. She chased him laughing all around up front till Harry walked in the door.
"What's goin' on here?" Harry asked while both his employees looked at him with sheepish smiles.
"He started it." Kat said and pointed at Brian.
"Yeah, I sorta did didn't I?" Brian had his typical I'm a bad ass but you love me anyway smile on his face.
"Will someone tell me what's goin' on please?" Harry asked.
"Brian sent me to get somethin' to eat since I forgot to get lunch before I came to work. So while I was gone he hid. Then while I went through the place looken' for him he didn't say anything so I figured I was all alone. Then when I was standing up front puzzling over where everyone had gotten to he came up behind me and grabbed me and screamed gotya. I got away and chased him. Then you walked in." Kat finished with a dirty look at Brian. Harry just laughed. He'd been mad at first but imagining Kat shocked like that put him out of the bad mood he'd been in since the phone call he received.
"You two are worse then a couple of little kids." Harry shook his head and headed to his office.
Kat stuck out her tongue at Brian. "I thought he was gonna be mad we were runnin' in the store."
"So did I, actually." Brian answered. "I think he goes easy on you."
"Easy on me? Why do you say that?" Kat looked puzzled.
"Cause he would normally have been pissed we were runnin' in the store. It must be that he doesn't want to yell at you." Brian said with a smirk.
"Well, maybe he just had a good day and doesn't feel like yellin'." Kat answered. She refused to have him go easy on her just because she was a girl or he perceived her as delicate or something. Brian gave her a look like 'not likely' and then went back to cleaning displays. The phone rang and Kat got it. She took an order for some parts and then leaned on the counter and stared out the window. "We need some music or somethin' Bri, it's too quiet."
"You have any CD's in your car?" Brian asked.
"I should." She said on her way out the door to grab some. She got her CD collection out of the car and headed back in. Brian showed her the stereo and she popped on a CD. All her CD's were homemade so the stuff that was on them could be very funky, especially to have some of the stuff on one CD. The first song on the cd she put in was rock your body by Justin Timberlake.
"Hey, that has a catchy beat to it. Who is it?" Brian asked. Kat told him and he groaned out that he hated that guy. Kat laughed at him.
"All guys are the same. They like the song till someone tells 'em who is singing and then they hate it. Stop bein' a hater for three minutes and just enjoy the song. I don't like the guy either but this is a good song." Kat just liked music, she didn't care who was singing it very often. Who cared if the guy was a wiener if he could sing alright.
Kat grabbed a broom and started to dance with it. Brian was laughing at her antics. "Is that the best you can do?" He asked her with a smile.
"While dancing with the broom, yes." She said. What did he expect? "Can you dance white boy?" She asked with a grin.
"I've been known to cut loose occasionally." Brian tried to look serious.
"Well, let's go then." She walked up to him. "Whatcha got?" She tried to dance with him but he wasn't as good as he let on. She sighed. "Brian you dance..."
"Like a white boy." Someone cut in from the door.
*Flashback*
"Mommy!" Kat screamed when they told her. Told her that her mother had been killed in a terrible car accident. The next weeks were a blur. Her step dad left and that left her two brothers to take care of her. Not that they did much taking care. They'd told her some of the details about the accident, how her mom had been driving home from a performance and someone who'd been drinking had t-boned her car. How she'd died instantly or very quickly. But it gave Kat nightmares about her mom being trapped in a car, slowing dieing as she bled to death. Kat didn't know if it was how it had happened or not but she'd always had an active imagination.
Then her brother'd gone to sell her. Sell her! So it was obvious they didn't care about her at all. Her mom had been the only one who had and now her mom was gone.
Kat had nightmares for the whole 6 months she'd lived with her brothers after this had all happened and they didn't stop when she ran away, if anything they got worse. And she was always alone in a hotel room when they happened.
When she ended up living with the guys when Sean would hear her cry out he'd come to her, or one of the other guys would and they'd stay with her, hold her, till the tears went away and she calmed down. As she'd been with the guys longer and she'd become more confident in their love the nightmares had stopped. But Sean had been her rock, her bastion in the storm ever since those days.
*End Flashback*
In the middle of the night Sean awoke to Kat in the middle of a nightmare. He got her calmed down and went back to sleep. He hoped this was not going to set her nightmares off again.
Stacy and Kale let themselves into the house the next morning and saw Sean and Kat in the same bed.
"Do you think she's having nightmares again?" Stacy asked Kale.
"Must be." Kale answered. That was the only reason they ever slept in the same bed. If Kat had a nightmare she'd crawl in bed with one of the guys. Mostly Sean, but sometimes one of the others. The guys sat down to watch some TV till the other two woke up. Sean woke up first and went to get dressed. He gave them a very brief idea what upset Kat. Kat woke up shortly there after and they decided to take the Eclipse and go to the beach. Kat loved the beach and that'd help her feel better.
They hung out on the beach all day. Kat told them she was gonna go look at houses the next day since they had enough money saved now she thought to buy a house. Kale told her how much he and Stacy had stashed from working for Tony. She gasped. It was a lot. She had an idea.
"Why don't you guys keep the eclipse then? We don't really need the money from selling it now and you guys need a car for races and Stacy can even race in it. Then we just need to get Sean's Supra fixed up and we're all good."
"You mean it Kitten?" Stacy asked her.
"Sure. Long as I get to drive it sometimes." She giggled.
"Sweet." Stacy said. He loved that car. And chicks dug it.
They packed up and headed home. They had supper and went to do Sunday laundry and then they hung out with Conner for the rest of the night. Kat had a great time. Conner was hilarious and they danced to music and partied. She went to bed earlyish to get up in time to go house hunting the next day.
"Argh, none of these houses have been what I told you I was lookin' for." Kat said, exasperated with the female real estate agent she'd been driving around with all morning. "I told you a big place with 4 big bedrooms, two baths and in a good neighbourhood close to that store I pointed out to you. Do you have anything to show me that fits my requirements or should I go to some other company?"
"Well Miss, the kind of place you're describing won't be easy to afford. So if you need the size you say then you likely won't be able to live in that neighbourhood." The woman said with a sneer. Kat knew she looked young but she didn't look poor today. Her hair was in a fancy updo, she supposed her skirt was a little short, and her boots were a little high, but her shirt was dressy, a fancy cut sheer shirt over a tank top. She'd thought she looked good, for a 19 year old racer chick who sold auto parts for a living.
"I didn't ask you to decide what I could afford, I asked you to show me houses that match my needs." Kat said with a disgusted sigh. "I'll decide what I can afford."
"Fine, well I do have a house that might be ok in a neighbourhood called." They headed off to see this other house. They rolled up to the place. It was big. So mission one was accomplished. The lady let them in and Kat looked around the ground floor. It had a huge living room, a fair sized dining room, and a big, airy, light kitchen. There was also a half bath and a mudroom. There was a deck and a big backyard. The basement was finished and had a den and a laundry room. They went upstairs. The master bedroom had it's own bathroom. The other 3 bedrooms were huge. It was the perfect house for them. Close to work and not too far from the old hood. It had enough space for them all, and enough to have some nice parties too.
Kat looked at the price. It was high, but with the down payment they had they could afford it. They should make an offer right away. She couldn't wait to move, then start to buy furniture. She had the money already lined up to buy the place. She should just tell the woman she'd take it now so that she wouldn't sell it to someone else that day.
"Well, it's perfect. We'll take it. Where do we do the paperwork?"
"What do you mean you'll take it?"
"I mean what I said, I want to put an offer down on this house and purchase it." Kat told her with a sigh that clearly said she felt as if she was dealing with someone who was a tad slow in the brain. "I don't have all day to deal with this, I have to work. Could we wrap this up so that I don't end up late and you don't feel the need to sell this house to someone else?"
"Well, alright. We'll go back to the office and do the paperwork. Do you have a mortgage already?" The woman didn't seem to believe that Kat had the money to buy the house.
"Lady, this isn't all that expensive, it's not Beverly Hills ya know."
They went back to the real estate office and did the paperwork. They took possession in three days. The people had moved out long ago so they didn't have to wait for them to move out or anything. The place was empty and ready for them to move in. Kat even made a bit of a deal because it had been empty a while. She headed to work and made it on time. She had the Eclipse today because it seemed to make a more professional statement then her Skyline with all the graphics did. Not that she would ever be ashamed of her Skyline but she wanted to make a very good impression on the realty people.
She walked in the store and Brian made some sort of noise.
"What's the occasion? You never get that dressed up for work. You look like you got a new job in an office or somethin'. You're not quittin' are you?"
"As if, Brian. I had an appointment to look at a house today. I bought it too. I get to move in three days." She did a little happy dance. "And I have a change of clothes in the bag."
"Aw don't change till Harry sees you." Brian smiled. "He'll think I hired someone else at first."
"I don't look that different." She really didn't think she did.
"Ok, just wait for Harry. He'll be here any minute."
So she didn't change right away. Harry came in the store and offered to help her till she turned to face him. He was shocked. Kat laughed then begged to be allowed to go change before any racers came in and her rep was shot to hell. The guys laughingly agreed. She came out of the washroom with very lowrise cargo pants and a little camo print tank top. She'd taken her hair down as well.
Harry asked her about the place she'd bough and she told him all about it but told them she wasn't telling anyone where it was till she moved in cause she didn't want to jinx anything. They laughed at her. It had been the same with the car. She hadn't wanted anyone to know anything about it till it was all done. They got to work. Harry got a phone call and went to take it in the office. He came out awhile later and left in a very bad mood. Kat and Brian had no idea what his problem was.
Around 3 in the afternoon her tummy growled and she remembered she'd skipped lunch and she never ate breakfast so she hadn't eaten yet that day. She was starving. Brian heard the rumble and told her to go get something to eat. So she did.
She wasn't use to driving around in the area where the store was, she normally left and went straight home. She thought she'd seen a Mickey Dee's down this one street at one point so she turned down it. She didn't find McDonald's but she found Torreto's. The café wasn't far from the store, just like Brian had told her. She figured Mia was harmless enough and she'd may as well get lunch there at the café. She parked and walked in. Mia was all alone thank god. Mia had her back to the counter and Kat sat down quietly.
"How's the tuna?" Kat asked. Mia jumped then turned around.
"Crappy, last time I checked." Mia answered with a laugh. "What are you doin' here?"
"I'm hungry and I got lost looking for the Mickey Dee's."
"Oh, you got lucky. That place is a sty. Have a ham sandwich."
"Sounds great. Say, this is gonna be a strange question, but you're not expecting your brother are you?" Kat asked with a grimace.
"Naw, not expecting him today at all. He mostly spends time at the garage. And after what happened on Saturday I don't blame you for not wanting to see him. He can be an ass sometimes."
"Yeah he can. Well, I was just as much to blame. I have this issue with backing down from people who run their mouths. But I have a tendency to run mine too."
"Brian said you were toe to toe with 'im and that he didn't see either of you backing off on your own." Mia said with a look that said she clearly would have loved to see someone other then Letty stand up to her brother.
Kat winced and nodded yes. "Man. I'm an idiot."
"I have no doubt he deserved it totally." Mia smiled and put the sandwich in front of her. "Is that the car you won?" Mia asked pointing at the Eclipse. Kat told her yes. They chatted while Kat ate.
"Well, I gotta go back to work. Thanks for the sandwich." Mia smiled. Kat went and bought some candy for the afternoon and headed back. Dom came in just as Kat's car rounded the corner.
"That sounded like a tuner car?" Dom asked his sister.
"It was." Mia answered and continued to wipe off the counter. When she didn't offer any more information Dom asked her,
"Well, who was it?"
"No one." Mia wouldn't look Dom in the eye.
"It was her wasn't it?" Dom asked with a sneer.
"Yeah it was, she got lost lookin' for McDonald's and I wasn't sendin' her to get food poisoned. You know how gross that place is."
Dom nodded and went to do some work on the orders for the next week. It wasn't when he would normally do it but he'd had to get away from the garage for awhile. Had to get away from Letty and her bad mood, Leon and his moonie looks, Jesse and his hyperness, and Vince and what was his almost permanent bad mood lately. And Dom wasn't having a great string of luck lately either. Letty losing hadn't been something he'd foreseen. Kat was better then he gave her credit for at first. But she wouldn't beat him. He'd make sure of it.
Kat got back to the store and stopped her car with a squeal of brakes at the curb and wandered back in with her plastic bag of treats clutched in her hand. She didn't see anyone at the counter or up front.
"Brian, hey Bri, where are you?" She started to walk out back calling his name. They never left the front of the store unmanned. Someone was always there watching for customers and waiting to answer the phone. She went back up front and set her bag down. Then she went out back again and again called Brian's name. No one answered her. She stood in the middle of the storeroom, which was huge, with her hands on her hips looking around the back room. She felt like calling 'where is everybody, where did everybody go' like that old Harvey's commercial but she didn't. She walked slowly back up front. Where was Harry, or Brian? She didn't think they would just leave the store alone.
While she was standing at the counter with her back to the back area someone grabbed her from behind.
"Argh." She screamed and jumped in the air. She tried to kick who ever was back there but they dodged her. She was abruptly released.
"Chill out Kat, it's just me." Brian gave her that goofy grin.
"Damn it Bri, you had me scared to death." She panted with her hand held to her chest. "I called for you like a hundred times."
"I know, I didn't say anything cause I wanted to surprise you. I guess it worked huh?"
"I'm gonna kill you." She said with a snarl and lunged at him.
"Oh boy." Brian said and started to dash away from her. She chased him laughing all around up front till Harry walked in the door.
"What's goin' on here?" Harry asked while both his employees looked at him with sheepish smiles.
"He started it." Kat said and pointed at Brian.
"Yeah, I sorta did didn't I?" Brian had his typical I'm a bad ass but you love me anyway smile on his face.
"Will someone tell me what's goin' on please?" Harry asked.
"Brian sent me to get somethin' to eat since I forgot to get lunch before I came to work. So while I was gone he hid. Then while I went through the place looken' for him he didn't say anything so I figured I was all alone. Then when I was standing up front puzzling over where everyone had gotten to he came up behind me and grabbed me and screamed gotya. I got away and chased him. Then you walked in." Kat finished with a dirty look at Brian. Harry just laughed. He'd been mad at first but imagining Kat shocked like that put him out of the bad mood he'd been in since the phone call he received.
"You two are worse then a couple of little kids." Harry shook his head and headed to his office.
Kat stuck out her tongue at Brian. "I thought he was gonna be mad we were runnin' in the store."
"So did I, actually." Brian answered. "I think he goes easy on you."
"Easy on me? Why do you say that?" Kat looked puzzled.
"Cause he would normally have been pissed we were runnin' in the store. It must be that he doesn't want to yell at you." Brian said with a smirk.
"Well, maybe he just had a good day and doesn't feel like yellin'." Kat answered. She refused to have him go easy on her just because she was a girl or he perceived her as delicate or something. Brian gave her a look like 'not likely' and then went back to cleaning displays. The phone rang and Kat got it. She took an order for some parts and then leaned on the counter and stared out the window. "We need some music or somethin' Bri, it's too quiet."
"You have any CD's in your car?" Brian asked.
"I should." She said on her way out the door to grab some. She got her CD collection out of the car and headed back in. Brian showed her the stereo and she popped on a CD. All her CD's were homemade so the stuff that was on them could be very funky, especially to have some of the stuff on one CD. The first song on the cd she put in was rock your body by Justin Timberlake.
"Hey, that has a catchy beat to it. Who is it?" Brian asked. Kat told him and he groaned out that he hated that guy. Kat laughed at him.
"All guys are the same. They like the song till someone tells 'em who is singing and then they hate it. Stop bein' a hater for three minutes and just enjoy the song. I don't like the guy either but this is a good song." Kat just liked music, she didn't care who was singing it very often. Who cared if the guy was a wiener if he could sing alright.
Kat grabbed a broom and started to dance with it. Brian was laughing at her antics. "Is that the best you can do?" He asked her with a smile.
"While dancing with the broom, yes." She said. What did he expect? "Can you dance white boy?" She asked with a grin.
"I've been known to cut loose occasionally." Brian tried to look serious.
"Well, let's go then." She walked up to him. "Whatcha got?" She tried to dance with him but he wasn't as good as he let on. She sighed. "Brian you dance..."
"Like a white boy." Someone cut in from the door.