A/N: OMG. I have been so busy with work and school that I totally forgot that I have a story in progress. I will try to finish this up quickly since I'm jobless and am done with school. Besides that, I have other stories in my mind that I want to write for Nalu (: Anyway I do not want to hold you up. Here's chapter 3!

Chapter 3

"W-what are y-you doing here?" Honestly, I was stunned because I really thought I would never see him again. But here he is, fixing my car that he helped to tow away. He stood up and grabbed a towel that he stashed in his back pocket and wiped his hands.

"Well, I work here." That figures if you told me initially.

"B-but you didn't say anything about working here?"

"Well because you didn't ask." Gray said before winking at me. Now that I thought back, I didn't actually ask him. We did talk about my work but that's because he asked what I was doing there last night.

"I guess you're right." I rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly before realizing how Natsu managed to find out my name. "So you were the one who told Natsu didn't you?" He looked at me confusedly before blinking his eyes. "My name. I was wondering how the hell he knew my name and then I was thinking was he a stalker or something but then he didn't look creepy so maybe he was-" And Gray burst out laughing causing me to look at him, this time was my turn to be confused.

"Sorry Lucy." He apologised after he managed to tone down his laughter. He then cleared his throat and looked at me. "You were yapping away again." This caused me to blush upon hearing what Gray said. Oh no. Why did I have to do the most embarrassing thing in front of him? "Anyways, your car is really beat up. Did you ever I don't know, send it for servicing?" Thank God for making Gray change the subject. I looked up at him as I thought about it.

"Not really. I mean once in a while I guess."

"Seeing how beat up your battery is, I bet you have not been warming it up before driving off right?" I mentally smacked myself on the forehead upon Gray's remark. He was right. All I ever did was drive off after starting the car up because I've been waking up late.

"You're right." I heaved out a huge sigh. "I've been waking up later than usual so I didn't get the chance to warm it off before speeding to work."

"Why is that so?"

"Well, let's say I just moved here a week ago so I've mentally and physically drained from it." I smiled sheepishly at him as I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Well you're lucky we've met because I'm going to make you a brand new baby." My eyes widened, if possible with sparkles as I clasped my hands together.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you Gray!" My voice sounding a bit excited than usual. "It means a lot to me."

"No problem." Gray grinned widely before leaning towards me. "For that, you owe me one." I didn't know what to do at our close proximity thus I just blinked at him in embarrassment. I could literally feel his breath on my face. What is he doing? Staring into my eyes like that?

"Oi Gray!" Gray gritted in annoyance before turning away to look for the source that called for him. To be honest, I was thankful for whoever called him because I don't think my heart could take it any longer. It was beating so much just now that I won't be surprised if I went into a heart attack.

"What the hell you want flame brains?"

"Who you calling flame brains you ice popsicle?!" The pink hair man that I recognized stepped in and gritted in annoyance at Gray but his face immediately changed when he saw me. "Oh hey Lucy! You actually came?"

"O-of course I will. I wanted to check on my car." I said as I crossed my arms across my chest. "It's hard not having her around. I'm depending a lot on cabs now." He just laughed it off before slapping on Gray's back.

"Why you-" Natsu didn't let him finish whatever he wanted to say.

"Then you got to chase this guy. He desperately wanted to work on your car alone without anyone's help." My eyes widened upon hearing what Natsu said. I turned my gaze towards Gray and I swear, I could see he was blushing before he brushed it off.

"Okay that's enough from you." Gray said as he started to push Natsu out of the room.

"Wait why?! I want to talk to Lucy more." He wailed and I couldn't help but to giggle. After he slammed the door on Natsu's face, he walked back towards me. He saw me staring at him and I didn't understand why his cheeks started to turn red again so he looked away. I decided not to press him about what Natsu said earlier and leave it as it is for today.

"Well, it was good seeing you again Gray but it's getting late so I got to go before I can't grab any cab like yesterday."

"I'll send you back." He said it quickly but I managed to catch it.

"It's alright Gray really, I don't want to bother you." He walked over to a desk at the end, grabbing a helmet and walked back towards me.

"I insist. It's pretty late already." He shoved the helmet into my hands. "Just let me go wash up a bit." And he ran off. I couldn't help but to cover my face with the helmet as I blushed. The next thing I knew, Gray was back. "Ready?"

"Y-yes!" I squeaked out before following after him. I mentally wanted to slap myself. What am I being so nervous around him? As Gray's bike was coming into my view, I decided it was time for me to put the helmet on but Gray beat me to it. He wore the helmet for me before hopping onto his bike. Seriously, this guy was going to be the death of me.

After my first try as a pillion with Gray last night, I was a bit more comfortable now as Gray rode the roads. I wasn't afraid now instead I was able to enjoy the scenery that passed by us or even the sky that have many stars twinkling the night. It was so amazing and beautiful. I never thought that I would pillion someone on a bike before. The experience was so much different from sitting inside a sheltered vehicle.

"Hey Lucy!" Gray shouted over his shoulders.

"Yes Gray?" I leaned in so that both of us could hear each other more clearly.

"Have you eaten your dinner?"

"No, not yet! Why?"

"Wanna grab something along the way?"

"Sure!"

I couldn't help but to scream as Gray suddenly sped up, making me clutched onto him tighter. Since I didn't dare to open my eyes at all, I didn't even realize when we came to a stop.

"Hey Lucy, you can open your eyes now." I slowly open my eyes and when I looked up, I could see Gray was smiling over his shoulder at me through his full face helmet. I smiled sheepishly back before getting down from the bike. Oh my god, was that embarrassing or what?

I freed myself from the confines of the helmet and hand it over to Gray who left the helmets on the bike before entering what seems like a diner together. We took a seat by the booth at the window.

"Hi, what drinks will you guys like to get?" A waitress asked us as she approached our table.

"Water is fine for me." I answered her.

"Make that two." Gray added on and the waitress walked away with our order. "So you know what you want to go for already?"

"Yeah, I think I'll just get a cheeseburger. What about you?"

"I'm still deciding actually." Gray skimming through the menu as he answered me. Tough luck on him though because the waitress was back with our drinks.

"I'll get a cheeseburger for myself please." The waitress nodded as she wrote down my order on her notepad.

"Make that two." Gray added as he closed the menu and handed them over to the waitress. The waitress thanked us before grabbing the menus and walked off.

"So you ended up ordering the same as me?" I couldn't help but to tease him as I took a sip of my water, earning a chuckle from him.

"Well yeah. Everything seems so good. Guess going for the cheeseburger is always the best choice."

"True that." Minutes later and our food arrived so Gray and I enjoyed our meal in silence.

"So Gray, how long have you been a mechanic?" I decided to break the silence after a while and create a conversation instead.

"I think about 2 years?" Gray answered me after he swallowed his food. "What about yourself?"

"I've been a florist for a few months actually. I was giving this place a try because my best friend felt that I was wasting my life away at home doing nothing but when I went over, I noticed how florists don't only tend to the flowers but they actually help people make bouquets to according what they want. That is what I love actually, helping people. Seeing them smile makes me happy." I smiled at Gray after telling him my story.

"That's really kind of you." Gray was done with his meal so he was resting his cheek against his palm as his elbow anchored on the table while smiling at me. I couldn't help but to blush upon seeing Gray smile like that at me but I decided to act cool and divert the attention to him instead.

"Y-You're kind too Gray. I mean, you helped me out there when my car broke down. Hell, you even sent me home. That was really sweet of you. Thank you." And I caught Gray off guard as I could see a tint of blush on his cheeks now. I giggled as Gray cleared his throat.

"You're welcome Lucy. Are you done? Shall we go?" I nodded my head back in reply and Gray called for the bill. I was reaching for my wallet but Gray already beat me to it as he placed $30 before getting up from the booth and headed towards the exit.

"Gray?" I grabbed my things and followed him in pursuit. "What was that about?" I asked once I got to his side.

"It's my treat."

"No I won't allow it. You've helped me a lot. The least I could do was treat you to dinner." I said as I pulled out the money from my wallet and held it out to him.

"I'm serious Lucy. It's ok." Gray insisted as he held my helmet out to me, totally ignoring the money.

"Mr. Gray Fullbuster, if you don't take this money I am going to leave you here right now and not talk to you forever." I tried to act angry but I think it failed because all Gray did was just raised an eyebrow at me. I need to make it seem more believable. "You think I'm joking?" I crushed the money into my bag as I started walking off. I started getting further and further and he has yet to stop me. I was getting worried that my plan has failed but it seems God was on my side today.

"Okay fine Lucy." I immediately turned around and ran up to him.

"I knew you would come around." I smiled widely and I held out the cash to him once again.

"No, I didn't say I would take your money." Gray said as he gently pushed my hand away. "However there is another way you can pay me back." I hesitated for a while before finally deciding to hear what he wanted in return.

"Okay, I'm listening."

"I would like to get your number."

A/N: I am going to upload chapter 4 soon, please bear with me. I can't wait to finish this story and get started with my next story. Your reviews will be much appreciated, thank you!