The five people who had just invaded my breakfast starred at me in wonder.
"You do realize that we are vampires?" One of them asked.
"Yes, of course I do. But that threat does not work, because you are vegetarian and Rose and Alice would never let you hurt me." I said smugly. "Now please introduce yourself or I am going to continue my breakfast."
They stared at me unbelieving. "Yes, we are sorry for invading on your breakfast but we heard your heartbeat and we were not told that there is a human in this house. My name is Eleazar this is my wife Carmen. And these ladies are our coven mates Tanja, Kate and Irina." The now named Eleazar said.
"Well it is nice to meet you. My name is Isabella Swan but you can call me Bella." I said still eating my breakfast. "Now I heard you can tell if someone has a gift and what kind of gift it is."
"Yes that is my gift. It is a gift of identification if you want to call it that." Eleazar said smiling.
"Could you perhaps test me if I have a gift, or can you only test vampires?" I asked.
"Yes I can test you but often a gift only appears after the person was turned. For vampires I know immediately when I'm in close proximity whether they have a gift or not. With humans I have to concentrate to detect a gift and I cannot tell if the gift will be more powerful after they are turned or not." After he explained his gift a little more in detail he concentrated for a minute and began to smile. "You my dear lady you already have a powerful gift. Your gift is a gift of deception I think you can call it. You have the ability to let people see what you want or the opposite you can hide things from people. And I also think that is the reason why Edward can't read your mind, you are hiding your thoughts from him and I think it's a defensive mechanism."
Sadly I had to leave shortly after that. The Denali's were a pleasant bunch of people and I enjoyed talking to them but I had to leave for San Francisco.
I let Rose drive us back to my home because she wanted to drive the Jaguar and I enjoyed watching her handle my car with such a precision. Sadly the ride was over fast and I had to fit my three suitcases in the trunk of my F12tdf. Finally when I was ready to leave I hugged Rose. "I'm going to be back before you know it. You will not even notice it." I said.
"I know it's not a long time but I am going to miss you." Rose sighed in my shoulder while she hugged me.
"I'm going to miss you too." I said. We were still hugging when my Dad walked in to my room ten minutes later to say his own good-bye to me.
"Bells, how am I going to survive without you making me something to eat?" Charlie asked me after he hugged me.
"Just like you survived while I was still living with Mum. You are going to eat at the diner in town." I said smiling, happy that my father needed me.
"Yeah, I guess I have to. But your food tastes so much better." He whined. "Now you have to leave if you want to make it to San Francisco today." He said after releasing me from his hug and pushing me in the direction of my loaded Ferrari F12tdf. "Bella, don't drive to fast. Eat and drink enough and make enough breaks so you don't get in any accidents."
"Don't worry Dad. I won't have any accidents and I won't get a ticket for speeding." Just before I was going to sit down in my car I hugged my Dad and told him that I love him.
After I sat down in the driver's seat I started the car and slowly rolled out of the garage over the driveway to the road.
Rose had already left for her home and now I would begin my journey down to San Francisco.
Of course most of the time when the highway was free I was speeding with around 140 mph. So I reached San Francisco at around 0900 in the evening. When I parked in front of the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco my car door was opened immediately and I was helped standing up from my seat.
"Hello, I would like to check in." I said to the lady behind the desk.
"Yes, do you have a reservation?"
"On the name Isabella Swan for two nights." I answered.
After the paper-work was finished I went back outside and let the clerks take my suit-cases up to my room before I drove the car to the underground car park. Dinner would be served until 1100 pm so I went to my room and took a shower before I put on a dress ( shop/viewitem-PD1129689) a pair of high-heels ( . ) and a little bit make up before I went downstairs to the restaurant and ordered Lasagna.
After I finished eating I slowly began to get tired after my eleven hour drive and decided to retire to my suite. When I was finally in my bed it was already half past eleven in the night so I decided to go to sleep. For the next day I had planned to go a bit shopping and look around San Francisco before I had to leave for Carson the day after.
No ten minutes after I lay down I was already deep asleep from the constant driving exhausted.
The next morning I woke up at 10 am and stood up. Not wanting to loose time I got up immediately dressed in skinny jeans, white puma sneakers, a tank top and a leather jacket. After a healthy breakfast in the cantina I went to my car and drove to the Union Square where some of the bigger shopping center were. Three hours later I had bought two pairs of high-heels, a pair new sneakers, a few jeans and a few more clothing articles. After I loaded all of them in my car I drove back to the hotel and had the clerks bring all my new possessions to my room. After everything was in my room and my car parked I went outside and began to explore the city. At around 0800 in the evening I returned to my room. For the rest of the evening I just watched TV and packed my things in my suit cases. My dress for the next day lay already on the couch and the high-heels were standing by the door.
When nothing interesting came in the TV I turned it off and went to sleep dreaming about my amazing girlfriend at home.
The next day I woke up at 0700 in the morning and got into the shower. When I was dry again I put on my dress and put on a bit of make-up. Just when I put on my high-heels somebody knocked on my door. When I opened a boy with a cart for my luggage stood there and asked me if he could bring my luggage down to my car.
After I had paid for my room I went and got my car. When I parked the clerks packed cases in the trunk of my car and I was off. The distance to Carson was around 400 miles and around four to five hours long.
When I arrived at Los Angeles the first thing I did was checking in at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
After I shut of the ignition of my car a valet immediately opened my door and helped me out. Here in LA it was around 30°C. Ever since I moved to Forks I was not accustomed to hot temperatures so I immediately began to sweat. When I stood beside my car the valet give a small metal slab with a number on it. I thanked him and he drove away with my car. Looking around I walked inside to the front desk.
"Hallo, I have a reservation on the name Swan." I said to the man at the desk.
After a short time where the man searched after my name in his computer he handed me a stack of files with I had to fill out. Ten minutes later I had everything filled out and the ma gave me my room card and a few other things including a menu for the room-service which was free and a menu for their restaurants. After everything was finished I just gave him the number in the metal slab and he sent a bellboy to my car to fetch my luggage and bring it to my room.
When I reached my room on the 11th floor the first thing I did was opening the curtains letting in the sunlight and went on my balcony. After lounging on a chair for a few minutes I went back inside and changed in one of my bikinis. Taking out my phone from my bag I went back on my balcony and made a selfie with the blue sky and the good weather in the background and sent it to Rose.
Having finished making my girlfriend jealous I gripped a towel and went to the pool. Just as I lay down on one of the sun loungers my phone began to ring and I saw the face of my beautiful girlfriend on the screen.
"Hey, babe." I said when I took the call.
"Hey, Bella. I see you are in Los Angeles. How is the weather?" She asked sounding slightly jealous.
"It's around 30°C here, blue sky and some really hot girls. I wish you would be here with me." I said a little bit sad.
"Honey, you know I can't be with you in the sun. But I miss you too." Rose said sounding equally sad. "When you're home again we will train you in the use of your power. Perhaps when you are good enough with your power you can stop the people from seeing the sparkles when sun hits our skin." She tried to console me.
"Yes, we have to do that." I said agreeing immediately.
After a short break were none of us said something Rose asked. "How was the drive, I hope you had no problems?"
"I had no problems. The Ferrari drives perfectly and the hotel in San Francisco was also perfect. I even bought you something in San Francisco." I said smiling slightly at what I brought her. "And no asking Alice what I brought you, I want it to be a surprise." I said seriously.
For the next half an hour Rose and I talked about random things until she had to go.
The next three hours I kept on laying around at the pool and occasionally jumping inside to cool down. After that I decided to explore the city for a little bit. At 0700 pm I arrived back at the hotel to eat dinner and went to my room.
The next morning my clock woke me up at 0600 in the morning. I had to be at PP-Performance at 0800. After taking a shower and dressing in one of my dresses I put on a pair of high heels and left my room for breakfast.
After finishing breakfast I went to my room got my purse and let the valet service bring my car to the front entrance. Driving through the morning traffic of Los Angeles is incredibly strenuous making me regret my decision to stay in a hotel so far away from my working place.
Sighing to myself I reached the PP-Performance at ten to eight. Seeing the gate to their garage standing open I stopped directly in front of it and gunned the engine.
After a few minutes a few people were standing at the gate appreciating my car when Michel finally reached the gate also. Stepping out of the car I approached Michel and asked. "Good morning. Now what do you think of my newest baby?"
I was smirking smugly because Michel didn't manage to find out what car was after we got into contact for the internship and now his jaw was moving but no sound came out.
Laughing loudly I said. "I take it you are impressed?"
"Bella!" A woman squealed behind me and before I could turn around a pair of arms were wrapped around me.
Turning around in the embrace I came face to face with one of the two woman in the company Michel's 22 year old daughter who I became good friends with after I had my first internship with them.
"Ally!" I squealed back and flung my arms around her returning the hug.
While Michel was still gaping at the Ferrari Allison and I had begun bouncing up and down, a thing I would never do with anyone but her. After a few minutes of hugging and bouncing Allison began to drag me to my car demanding a test drive.
Turning back around to Michel his wife was just pushing up his chin to close his mouth. Looking at me with a smile. Madison was the only other woman beside her daughter in the company at least in LA.
"Go before my daughter rips of your arm." Madison said. Grinning at her I waved and sat down in the driver's seat.
Looking back to the gate I saw Madison approaching the car so I opened the window. Bending down to the window she said. "Be back at 0100 pm lunch will be ready by then." Stepping back she waved us as I drove away.
Driving down to Long Beach didn't take much time. Whenever we looked outside the windows at least one person was staring at the car.
Ally and I were talking about everything that happened after I left from my last internship and I had missed her. Even though she was 22 years old she didn't act like it. Ally was just beginning to tell me about her boyfriend who she found a month after my internship ended the last time. Driving out of Los Angeles to a country road leading through the hills we put the Ferrari through its paces.
At 1245 we arrived back at the company and parked the car in Ally's personal working space. Because Ally had no current project in the moment we decided to work in the Ferrari together after her father convinced me to tune it. In the moment we planned on improving the software for the engine and the transmission control. The tires and breaks were already top of the line so there was no use is trying to find something better. The only thing we wanted to change was a bit of the paintwork. After we were finished with the planning we crashed in Michel's office and began to present him our work and idea's what to do to get the F12 an even higher Vmax and more Horsepower. In the moment the Ferrari F12tdf had 780 BHP at 8500rpm and a Vmax over 211 mph. We planned to increase the 780 BHP to at least 850 BHP and the Vmax to 270 mph.
After we finally finished our impromptu presentation Madison had stepped in the room and was waiting patiently to ask us the lunch which was set up in front of the garage gate.
Before going down to join the others at lunch Michel turned to Ally and me. "When you can pull this off and make the Ferrari even better looking than it is now I'm going to invite the CEO of Ferrari and the CEO of PP-Performance to the Seattle Car Show."
Ally and I hugged each other and went down to get lunch and begin with our project. The F12tdf already costs a lot and with the specializations I made while building it myself it was easily worth more than an original F12tdf and after the tuning it was worth even more.
The first part we did was taking of the hood of the F12 and set it down on a table beside the lifting platform. While Ally was better at things like painting I was more adept with the electronic and software things. So we divided the work I was going to go over the engine and transmission software while Ally would paint the Scuderia symbol on the hood of the car. After taking out my MacBook Pro and connecting it with the car I downloaded the software for the engine from the car and began to search after drops in the productivity and began to correct the mistakes that lead to these drops.
When I finished with the software for the engine it was almost 0700 in the evening and Madison was already calling to dinner. Uploading the improved software back to the engine I disconnected my MacBook and stepped out of the car. Ally had already prepared everything for the next day when we would paint the Scuderia symbol on the hood of the car. When we reached the dinner table all of the people who worked for PP-Performance here in Los Angeles were already sitting at the table waiting for us.
It had always been somewhat of tradition to have lunch and dinner with the colleges and sometimes even the wives and girlfriend would come and bring the food. Sitting down beside Madison I slummed down in the chair, until now I didn't notice how exhausted I was. Beside me Ally had laid her head on my shoulder and was waiting for the food to arrive.
"Bella, where are you staying until now I didn't have time to ask?" Madison asked.
"I'm staying at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills until I have to go back to Forks." I answered sleepily my head resting on top Ally's whose was resting on my shoulder.
"What did I tell you last time you had your internship here." She asked me sternly.
"That I could always stay with you." I answered subdued. "But I couldn't possibly intrude on your family like this." I protested.
"And like the last time I tell you. YOU are not intruding! You are practically like family to us. Now after dinner you and Ally are going to take a car with a trunk big enough to fit your suitcases. You can stay the night at the Four Seasons and tomorrow you will check out again and come and live with us till you have to go back to school in a month. And no you cannot argue about that with me." Madison's with hard as steel and there was no way I could get out of staying with them. That didn't mean I wouldn't like staying with them but it still felt as if I would be invading the family.
"Ok." I said defeated.
A few minutes later the food was finally ready and brought to the table and everyone began to gather something on their plates. The whole dinner was a lively affair and everything was relaxed. In my opinion it was the best working atmosphere I could ever imagine.
At ten o'clock in the evening everybody finally went home and Ally and I griped the keys to a Suburban and drove to my hotel.
When we finally reached my room I went to shower while Ally washed her teeth and when I finished Ally went in the shower while I brushed my teeth. When both of us finished with our hygiene we collapsed on the bed and turned on the TV.
In the moment a German TV show was on named GRIP – Das Motormagazin where they test new cars and do everything around cars. Halfway through the show Ally fell asleep so I turned the TV of and snuggled in the soft and warm bedsheets. After a few minutes I was fast asleep.
The next morning I woke up at the same time like Ally. After packing up all my things we went down to breakfast and when we finished we drove to Ally's home to load of my luggage and went to the garage where we continued to work on the Ferrari. Today we would work on painting the Scuderia symbol on the hood and if we have the time we will begin with the new exhaust system. The catalytic converter were already top of the line, but they could still be done better so they would lessen the exhaust.
Around noon Michel was visiting us in our corner of the workshop when he told us that we had a new project that we had to finish in a week. Michel wanted us to find a few cars for someone, who had contacted him. For the choosing Ally and I would meet the person on the Porsche Driving Center in Carson. After receiving just the basic information about the person who asked for help to choose a new sports car I began to search for cars that would fit the specifications.
The only thing I knew was pretty much that it was a woman who searched for a new car and that it should be a sports car. Taking out my laptop I began to note down a few thoughts that came to my mind. The first was a Ferrari 488 GTB, second was Mercedes GTS AMG and a few other cars. Mostly just the cars that I owned came to my mind because I knew that they were good cars.
When Ally finished the preparations for the painting of the hood I showed her what cars I already had for the customer. She added a few Lamborghini's and other cars to my list.
Later at lunch Ally and I sat down on either side of Michel and began to pester him to tell us more about the wishes of the woman we were choosing potential cars for.
Finally after a good bit of pestering Michel he gave in and gave us a few more details in what category the car should fit. It should be a Grand tourer Sports car so more than half of the cars on my list were deleted and we concentrated on narrowing it down a few a few cars after we were finished with lunch.
The list contained four or five cars in the end. The first was a Maserati GranTourismo MC Stradale, the second was an Aston Martin Vanquish Carbon Edition, a Ferrari FF, a Jaguar F-Type AWD R Coupe and a Porsche Carrera 4S.
When we showed Michel our selection he smiled and got all the paperwork for the day of the testing ready and called all the dealerships so that he could borrow the cars from them.
Working until late in the evening we finished painting the Scuderia symbol on the hood of the car and let the paint dry for the night.
After a week after working with the Ferrari F12tdf there was nothing left to do to make it even faster, so Ally and I turned to new projects. The most pressing was the woman who wanted a new car but we already had the cars and there was nothing left to do. The meeting with the woman would be in a week and Ally and I were equally excited.
Michel had always something for us to do when we finished with our projects. We had already tuned a number of cars and not even half of my time of the internship was over. In the moment Ally and I were working on a Corvette C7 Stingray. The owner wanted a bit more HP and a higher Vmax and we could do that just by a little bit of Chip-Tuning.
After another few cars it was finally time to meet the woman who wanted us to find her a good sports car.
When we reached the Porsche Driving Centre in the morning the cars we ordered were already waiting for us parked in a line in front of the main house in the parking lot hidden under sheets.
After I parked my Ferrari F12tdf beside the other cars I waited for Ally to park her Audi R8 before I got out of the car. We began to make last preparations like building a slalom to let them test the handling of the cars. We even got someone to work all the different performance facilities to show them what their car can do and how to work it right.
Just when we got back from our test round a long stretch limo stopped in front of the cars. After the limo drove away three persons were staying there waiting for Ally and me to park and get out of the cars.
"First of all, good morning." I said when we gathered in front of the cars. "My name is Isabella Swan, I'm an intern at PP-Performance. Beside me is Allison Blake daughter of the CEO of PP-Performance here in LA."
Stepping forward a blonde woman with short hair introduced herself. "It's nice to meet you. Originally it was only me who wanted a new car but when I told them what kind of car they annoyed me until I let them come with me. Oh, my name is Kaley Cuoco. These are my friends and colleges, Melissa Rauch and Mayim Bialik. It's nice to meet you."
"Do you have any questions before we begin?" Ally asked them.
"Yes, can you teach us a bit about race driving? Because we are invited to charity event where we have to drive a race against other celebrities." Kaley asked.
"Of course we can help you with that, Miss Cuoco." I answered. "I myself have a racing license."
"Ohh please call me Kaley and the same for Melissa and Mayim. In a few month there is a charity event where we have to drive a race against a few of our friends. Now under no circumstances can one off the boys get first place. PP-Performance was recommended by a friend for your good work on his Mercedes."
"Under these circumstances let us begin." Ally began and moved to the first sheet covered car. "The first car we have to offer is a Maserati GranTourismo MC Stradale. The Maserati has a top-speed of 190 mph and a maximum power of 460 HP." After ripping away the second sheet Ally continued. "Under the second sheet we have an Aston Martin Vanquish Carbon Edition. Top-speed 200 mph and maximum power 576 HP." Ripping away the third sheet she continued. "And now we have a Ferrari FF with a maximum power of 660 HP and a top-speed of 210 mph. The next car is a Jaguar F-Type R AWD Coupe with 550 HP maximum power and a top speed of 190 mph. Last but not least we have a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S with 420 HP and 180 mph top speed. And just to be complete this is Bella's self-build Ferrari F12tdf and my Audi R8." After a short silence to let the three friends absorb what they just heard Ally continued. "Now with which car do you wish to begin?"
"I would like to begin with the Ferrari FF." Melissa answered and went to stand beside the car.
"I take the Maserati." Mayim said and went to the car.
"Well I will take the Aston Martin." Kaley said and went to the Vanquish.
"Ok remember at any point in time you can change cars. We will do everything we do today with everybody in every car, so that we may find the right car for you. And now that this is all over I will give you back to Bella who will teach you a bit about car handling in dangerous situation like when you lose the control on a patch of ice in the winter or when it rains heavily."
At noon the exercise with the water on the road and with a kick-plate simulated drifting finally paid off and all were able to control all car without the help of electronics.
After this challenge was mastered we moved on to the 800- yard long handling course the driving center had. The course was simulating a mountain road. After a few basic instructions on how to take the turns and when to accelerate I took turns and showed them how to drive this road the best way.
After only a few tries the girls were driving it almost perfectly. Still they were not as good as a Walter Röhrl but nobody could seriously expect that to happen.
Finally when there were only four hours were left until the Porsche Drivers Center would close the drives at the mountain road were finally finished.
As a last challenge they would drive a little race.
Allison's POV
"Ok, now that you have driven all the cars, which are your favorites?" I asked when they stepped out of their cars.
"After all the things we were taught by you today I like the Ferrari FF the best. Even though the looks are still not my favorite I can handle it the best." Mayim answered when none of the other two said a thing.
Kaley went next. "In the beginning I liked the Maserati the best. But after the Kick-Plate the Aston Martin was the best for me. It's easy to handle and really direct to steer. And I can control the power below the hood." She said with a slight laugh.
"Well you know, I don't really like the whole driving fast thing to much. But when I do I like the Porsche the best because when I lose control all the electronical helpers are a huge help. But even after you turned all the electronics off I still found it to be the easiest to control." Melissa said with a smile.
"Bella will show you a bit about race driving. At first you will drive a few laps with her, then we will explain you a little bit and then you drive yourself with Bella beside you. Is that Ok with you?" I asked.
"Where is Bella if she is going to show us how to drive a race?" Kaley asked when she didn't see Bella and her Ferrari.
"Ahh she is warming up the engine and the tires so they have good grip on the ground." I answered. "Now if you listen carefully you might hear the screeching? That is Bella worming up." I said smiling.
Not a minutes later Bella stopped beside us with screeching tires. When she got out of the car a huge giddy smile illuminated her face.
"Now who wants to go first?" I asked while was bouncing happily beside me.
After a few skeptical looks at Bella Melissa finally stepped forward and said she would go first.
Without warning Bella rushed forward gripped Melissa's hand and dragged her to the passenger side of the gar and pushed her in the seat.
Before Melissa could even buckle up Bella was already sitting in her seat buckled and ready to go.
"Bella please bring her back like she is." I pleaded with my friend.
Without answering Bella accelerated away from us.
"Until they come back I can ask you a few questions." I said to the two remaining girls. "Can you give me a little feed-back about the day so far?"
"Before today I would never have driven something as powerful as the Ferrari FF on my own, but after the training you and Bella have put us through I'm not afraid of the car anymore." Mayim began.
"I have join Mayim in what she thinks. Before today I knew almost nothing about what to do if the rear of my car breaks out and with the kick-plate was the best to learn under controlled circumstances. The simulated mountain road was great to learn when to accelerate and when to break when you reach a turn. And the right moment to shift the gears was explained to us at the beginning." Kaley added to her friends observations.
"It's good that you learned so much. I know when Bella was in drivers' school for race driving there were a few guys who were serious dicks. They were saying things like girls should not be allowed to drive races and stuff like that. At the end of the course they had to race against each other, a few of the boys tried to push her of the road since then she can't stand boys who think they are god's gift to woman." I retold the story with a sad smile. "I think that's the reason she is lesbian." I mumbled to myself.
After around six minutes Bella finally stopped beside us again. I went around to Melissa's side and opened the door. Inside Melissa was as white as a ghost in the face. She was muttering "She is insane. She is insane." over and over again.
Bringing myself down next to her so that I could help her get out of the car I gripped one of her legs and slowly helped her coming to her feet and taking a few steps away from the car before she sank to the ground in a heap.
"Bella, didn't I tell you to bring her back like she was." I said incredulous. "And what did you do to the poor girl?"
"She is just not accustomed to high speeds and fast turns and the sharp breaks." Bella answered me slightly guilty.
Turning to the other two she asked. "Who wants to go next?"
Without hesitation Kaley stepped forward. "Seems like fun! Let's do it." She said grinning while she and Bella ran to the car and jumped inside.
For the next ten minutes the air was filled with the sound of screeching tires that had no grip on the street and the roar of the V12 engine.
Bella stopped beside us when the time was over with screeching tires. Stepping out of the car she said to Kaley. "I know I wanted to keep driving but in ten minutes you can try to do that yourself." Bella said smiling to Kaley.
Nodding Kaley stepped to the side and let Mayim approach the passage door.
When she was buckled up Bella shot away. This time there were no screeching tires but the sound of the V12 engine still penetrated the silence.
After Kaley sat down beside us Melissa looked at her. "Let me guess you liked it, didn't you?" Melissa sked after seeing the smile on her friends face. "You are just as insane as Bella is, you know!" Melissa said shaking her head.
"Come on, how can you not like something like that. That girl has the perfect control over her car." Kaley complained about her friend.
"Ok, now do you feel confident to do that yourself?" I asked her.
"Bella gave me a few tips, that she will give you later." The second part she said to Melissa. "And with these tips I think I can control the car even if I don't drive a speed like she is doing."
After Mayim and Bella were finally back the girls went to their chosen cars and drove away heading for the race track.
Bella and I followed them in our own cars coaching them to find the breaking point for the turns and to find the racing line of the track.
Within the next three hours Kaley, Melissa and Mayim became relative proficient in driving the racing track of the Porsche Driver's Center.
"Now that you know who to find the racing line of a track the only thing you need is experience on other tracks." Bella said when we stepped out of the cars. "Sadly we have to end this day now. The Driver's center will be closing in a few minutes and it's already getting dark."
Bella sounded really sad when we had to leave but I knew she loved driving at high speeds and especially on racing tracks.
I went over her and drew her in hug. "Poor Bella, No time to play anymore." I sad mockingly to her and she pouted at me.
The rest of laughed at the face Bella made in my direction. "Come on, I want to invite you both to dinner." Kaley called to us after Bella and I had just picked up all the traffic cones we had place earlier for some of the tasks we had set the three girls.
"Where do you want to go?" Bella asked smiling at the prospect of food.
"Some new restaurant called ´Curtis Stone's Maude`. It's said to be a good restaurant and is new. I was never there before." Kaley answered.
After everything was packed away and Bella and I were talked into going to dinner with the girls we were finally on our way to the restaurant. Suddenly my walkie-talkie cracked and I heard Bella's voice. "What do you guys think of driving through a drive-through by McDonald's? I'm thirsty." Bella asked.
Kaley immediately answered with a "Sure!" and headed straight for the next McDonald's.
When the sales Lady saw Kaley, Melissa and Mayim in their cars with us in our cars behind them she was of almost no use to us because she almost fainted.
Bella POV
'Damn Lady, just because she almost faints I didn't get anything to drink. Now I have to wait until we reach Kaley's restaurant.' I grumbled to myself a little bit annoyed.
Finally ten minutes later we arrived at the restaurant and got a table for five almost immediately.
After everyone ordered I asked. "Earlier you said something about a charity event where you have to drive a race?"
"Yes what do you want to know?" Kaley asked back.
"Where is the race?"
"At first it was planned in Germany. On a race track the call the Nordschleife." At this my face paled.
"Are you sure it was the Nordschleife?" I interrupted her before she could continue.
"Yes pretty sure, why do you ask?"
Without answering I took out my phone opened the YOUTUBE App and searched for Nürburgring: The Nordschleife. The first page of hits were only crash compilations.
"The Nürburgring Nordschleife is the most dangerous Race Track in the world. The Formula 1 has taken the track out of their calendar because too many people die on this track. More than 140 people died since the opening in 1927. The track is also called the Green Hell." After I told them what I knew they were shocked and relieved that they didn't have to drive there.
"We are lucky that they canceled that idea and the race is taking place in Laguna Seca." Melissa said sounding relieved.
"Yeah, well Laguna Seca is one hell of a cool racing track. They have a hanging Corkscrew after a little hill. Sadly I had never the chance to drive there myself." I was a little disappointed I never had the chance to go there.
Later that evening Ally and I were driving back to her home after we finished eating and it got to late when we spent the rest of the time chatting.
In total the whole day was a huge success. In the end each of them chose a different car and they were happy with the selection we brought and with what we taught them. If they have a little bit of time to get to know the track in Laguna Seca they should be able to make a good race.
There were still two weeks left of my internship so Ally and I continued to get new cars to do a bit of Chip-Tuning and a pit of body- and paintwork.
Sometimes Michel took me with him to bring cars to costumers when they were finished and introduced me to some pretty famous people.
The day just before I had to go back to Forks Michel called me to his office.
"Hey Bella, we have to deliver a car to his owner today. I want you to follow me in your Ferrari so we can get back here." Michel said when I arrived in his office.
"May I ask who the costumer is?" I ask when he didn't elaborated any further.
"You may ask, but that doesn't mean I will answer you." Michel answered with a cheeky grin. "Oh and please dress nice. You can't go there in your dirty work attire."
Shrugging I left his office and headed to Ally's home where I changed into one of my dresses and headed back to the garage.
"Hey Ally, your dad has told me I need to deliver a car to its owner today with him." I called out when I reached the little working space where Ally and I worked for the last month together on whatever we got our hands on.
"Do you know which car and who is the owner?" She called back from where she was working on the back of a car.
"No, he didn't tell me. He made it this huge mystery where the car would go." I told her a bit annoyed at her father "Do you remember the last time he didn't tell me whom the car belonged to. I had thought it was some huge celebrity, but in the end it was some little punk who thought he was the greatest." I still shuddered in disgust at the memory.
"I know what you mean Bella. I can still feel how he was staring at my tits and my ass." Ally said sounding disgusted and a shiver went through her. "Don't worry if he pulls something like that again I will get Mum to make him sleep on the sofa." Ally was smiling evilly in revenge.
Finally two hours later Michel finally fetched me to follow him to the costumer.
When I drove out of the garage he was sitting in a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6. I followed him for the next hour through LA until we reached an out-of-the-way huge warehouse that looked pretty well for its location.
"Michel where the hell are we? Who is going to collect his new car in such a shady area?" In the moment I was seriously pissed with Michel in the last hour I could have been doing something more important than following Michel on one of his loose chases.
"Bella you can't tell anyone where we are in the moment. This place is secret from almost everyone except for the family of the car collector." Michel said dead serious.
I didn't say anything in replay just waiting for the collector to show himself so that I could get out of here.
When finally someone came out it was an older man and he went straight for Michel greeting him like an old friend.
When he came nearer I finally recognized him as Jay Leno. Many people knew that Jay Leno had an impressive collection of all kind of vehicles but what I saw when I stepped in the warehouse was truly unbelievable. There were so many cars and motor cycles I don't think I could drive every one of them in a year if I would change every day.
"Mr. Leno who many vehicles do you have total?" I asked.
"I don' really know but I think more than 400 perhaps even more than 500."
When he told he didn't really know it was unbelievable. What kind of person didn't know who many cars he owned?
After Michel had packed the car Jay offered us to show us a bit of his collection. Being the race driver I am, I made a beeline for the racers and dragged Jay with me. Seeing me so eager to see the cars Jay laughed and followed me at a more sedated pace.
There were around 50 race cars from all times. Even a NASCAR, a German GT Masters car and Formula 1 car.
"MR. Leno this is the most impressive car collection I have ever seen in my life." I complimented him
"Thank you. Have collected these since I started in the show business and my wife is pretty happy with my hobby because she knows where I am." He said laughing loudly when he said this.
After an hour of being lead around Michel and I had to get back to the garage and I had to get my stuff from all over the garage together.
For the rest of the day I helped Ally with one of her projects and began to write my report I had to hand in a weak after I got back to school.
In the evening Michel had organized a huge cook out with the whole families of all who worked at the company here in Los Angeles. It was lots of fun but at 12 pm we finally called it a night and everyone returned home.
The next morning at 6 am all my suitcases were packed and leaded in the trunk of my car and I was ready to head home to see my girlfriend after one long month.