Heya guys - ok so this song came up on my shuffle... and I just couldn't resist. Sorry! :-D x x x

'Greased Lightening' from Grease the movie/musical "Go greased lightning your burning up the quarter mile, go greased lightning you're coasting through the lap trails, you are supreme...Greased lightning!"

"Ooo nasty..."

"My poor baby's not well Rose!"

"I do not like the sound of that at all. Why didn't you bring me to her sooner? Whatever it is seems to have been stewing for a while..."

"I swear Ashie's only been making that noise for a couple of days – you know I can't stand it. Can you help her?"

I watched as Edward ran his hand down the side of his Aston Martin affectionately. Rose was sitting in the driving seat with her foot on the accelerator experimentally. I know nothing about motors compared to those two but even I could tell that the grinding noise being emitted by the complaining engine wasn't a happy sound. The drama Edward was making seemed mad to me – after all it was just a car. But I wasn't going to say anything, I was just a quiet observer, he needed his own little hobby and I wasn't going to deny him his guilty pleasure when it gave me such great amusement as well. Ashie I tell you – madness!

"Let me take a look." Rose got up of leaving the engine running. Edward was still making soothing noises to the car. His sister glanced at him with frustration as she made her way to the front. "That's not going to make it any better you know. I can't promise anything – sounds like we may have to invest in a couple of new pistons straight away..."

"Shh don't say such things so loud." Edward exclaimed nervously. Then, and by this point I was only just managing to keep my laughter at bay, he honest-to-god turned to the car and addressed it soothingly. "She's only making empty threats don't listen – I sat on her Ferrari and now she's trying to get back at me. I wouldn't do such a thing..."

The crooning was starting to scare me – I knew he had a sensitive side; I had seen it countless times with me and Renesme, his sisters and with Esme – but the seriousness of his tone was threatening to make my giggles escape.

"That's take a look under the hood..." Rose seemed to have just ignored Edward. "It's definitely an engine noise so if we just have a quick play here..."

"She won't hurt you; she knows what she's doing – I swear!" Edward whispered but everyone in the garage heard her. I only just contained my snigger.

"...Yes. She's got rusting here Edward look –" Both of them disappeared under the bonnet of the car for a moment. Rose was using her condescending voice to explain to him that was usually accompanied gesticulation. She had used that very same voice on me this morning when explaining the pro's and con's of face powder. "That isn't good is it? We need to replace this... and this here seems to have gone. What have you done to her – she was in perfect shape a couple of months ago! This might need adjusting and this. How did you let it get so bad?"

Edward reappeared looking guilty. He rested his hand on the wing-mirror and shook his head sadly.

"I'm sorry; I never meant to do this to you. I'll make sure that it doesn't hurt and I'll make it up to you – buy you something nice while I'm done at the garage ei?"

"You know there is another alternative right?" Alice's bell-like voice interrupted his crooning. Edward looked up towards her silenced for a moment as if he hadn't heard her come in. I figured this was unlikely – from where I stood, even I had heard her come in through the other door and settle on the front of her yellow Porsche. Edward would have no doubt heard her thoughts too.

"I don't think there is Ali – he's really done it this time." Rose said staying under the hood where she was tinkering with something. I could hear the scrap of metal on metal and the rustle of tools as she worked.

"You could always buy something newer – better. Like a Porsche; they do them in Aston Martin racing green too you know." Alice grinned slightly and I almost laughed out loud. Edward's face was a mixture of horror and indignation. Rose laughed but didn't comment as Edward spluttered angrily.

"Don't say that! Don't listen to her! You're a beautiful faithful car aren't you? Yes you are..." Edward talked to his Ashie again and I finally had to laugh at the tone of his voice. All three of my family looked up at the noise and it seemed I had caught Edward by surprise. I walked over and leaned next to Alice watching as Rose tinkered, muttering to herself.

"She's just a car Edward, you do realise that? Or are you sleeping out here with her tonight?"

Happy laughter surrounded me from my sister's in law as my husband spluttered again. After a moment I joined in, and so did Edward eventually. The car didn't matter. Nothing did – we had everything we could ever need for the rest of eternity but just that we had each other was enough on it's own.