fingers itched to reach out and run her fingers through that scruff and she tucked them into her pockets.
“Given its age it might take me a few days to locate some of the parts.” He turned and faced her, steel blue eyes looking into her green ones. “Will that be okay?”
“Huh?” she asked absently, she had been busy checking him out and had hardly heard a word he said, something about hoses or something. Oops.
“I might have to come back later in the week....if that's okay?”
Maddie smiled, of course that would be okay, and he could come back any time he liked. “Yeah, yeah of course.....that will be fine. Do you think you will be able to get it going?”
Dex scratched his head, over the top of his beanie. “Yeah, I think I will.”
Maddie could barely hide her grin, she loved this little car, her granddad had bought it for her before he died. She had not had her licence long and it had definitely added to her coolness factor amongst her friends. Of course she was with Tom then and he had a car, but his was a beat up old Mazda.
“When can you start?”
He let out a low laugh, “You're keen to get it going aren't you? Well I can get a few things done today, if you like. I can take a few things apart and make a list of parts I need.”
She gave a little jump with glee, “Oh I would love that.”
Dex's eyes darkened and burned a trail over her body. “Would you now?”
It had been a long time, but she was no idiot, she could tell when a man was flirting with her and she liked it. She turned and leant her bottom against the grill of her open bonnet, giving him a shy smile.
Dex leant forward resting both hands on the grill only inches from her looking at the motor.
“Well then,” he said in little more than a whisper. “Where should I start?”
Maddie sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, biting down gently. “You could start anywhere you like.”
Another low chuckle, that sent vibrations right through her body. He turned his face to hers, without removing his hands, their faces were so close. It felt like he was staring right into her soul. In that moment, all rational thought left her mind, her lips ached to reach out make contact with his. Without any conscious effort she felt herself moving closer, slowly, she wondered how he would react, if he would reject her, he was not moving away.
“You out here Madd?”
Came a voice from the open shed door. Before she even had a chance to speak, Patrick was standing beside her.
“Ah you must be the mechanic. I'm Trick.” Patrick extended his hand.
“Dex,” Dex replied taking Patrick's hand in a firm handshake. “Ah yeah, I am the mechanic. I was just telling your wife, I should be able to fix her car, but it might take a week or two to get the parts, as it's an old vehicle.”
Patrick nodded.
What? Husband? Really? “Trick is not my husband.” Maddie spluttered.
Both men looked at her in apparent surprise, as if they had both forgotten she was even there. Why had Patrick not corrected him? Men.
“Well anyway,” Dex turned back to Patrick. “I will make a start today.”
“Cool, no worries man, let us know if you need anything,” he nodded at Dex, then turned to Maddie. “Can you come back to the house for a minute I need to have a word with you.”
Maddie was most annoyed, she would much rather stay out here with Dex, but she folded her arms across her chest and let out a huff. “Okay.”
She turned and smiled at Dex, “I've just got to go inside with him.” She rolled her eyes and jerked her thumb at Patrick, “Can you let me know before you go, when you might be coming back?”
“Sure thing,” Dex smiled and gave her a wink.
Maddie was sure her insides would melt. Standing there just smiling at him, for a moment longer, she probably looked like an idiot but didn’t care.,
Trudging up the stairs to the back door behind Patrick, she asked. “So what’s the rush Trick?”
“Ah no rush, I just thought it best if you
“Given its age it might take me a few days to locate some of the parts.” He turned and faced her, steel blue eyes looking into her green ones. “Will that be okay?”
“Huh?” she asked absently, she had been busy checking him out and had hardly heard a word he said, something about hoses or something. Oops.
“I might have to come back later in the week....if that's okay?”
Maddie smiled, of course that would be okay, and he could come back any time he liked. “Yeah, yeah of course.....that will be fine. Do you think you will be able to get it going?”
Dex scratched his head, over the top of his beanie. “Yeah, I think I will.”
Maddie could barely hide her grin, she loved this little car, her granddad had bought it for her before he died. She had not had her licence long and it had definitely added to her coolness factor amongst her friends. Of course she was with Tom then and he had a car, but his was a beat up old Mazda.
“When can you start?”
He let out a low laugh, “You're keen to get it going aren't you? Well I can get a few things done today, if you like. I can take a few things apart and make a list of parts I need.”
She gave a little jump with glee, “Oh I would love that.”
Dex's eyes darkened and burned a trail over her body. “Would you now?”
It had been a long time, but she was no idiot, she could tell when a man was flirting with her and she liked it. She turned and leant her bottom against the grill of her open bonnet, giving him a shy smile.
Dex leant forward resting both hands on the grill only inches from her looking at the motor.
“Well then,” he said in little more than a whisper. “Where should I start?”
Maddie sucked her bottom lip into her mouth, biting down gently. “You could start anywhere you like.”
Another low chuckle, that sent vibrations right through her body. He turned his face to hers, without removing his hands, their faces were so close. It felt like he was staring right into her soul. In that moment, all rational thought left her mind, her lips ached to reach out make contact with his. Without any conscious effort she felt herself moving closer, slowly, she wondered how he would react, if he would reject her, he was not moving away.
“You out here Madd?”
Came a voice from the open shed door. Before she even had a chance to speak, Patrick was standing beside her.
“Ah you must be the mechanic. I'm Trick.” Patrick extended his hand.
“Dex,” Dex replied taking Patrick's hand in a firm handshake. “Ah yeah, I am the mechanic. I was just telling your wife, I should be able to fix her car, but it might take a week or two to get the parts, as it's an old vehicle.”
Patrick nodded.
What? Husband? Really? “Trick is not my husband.” Maddie spluttered.
Both men looked at her in apparent surprise, as if they had both forgotten she was even there. Why had Patrick not corrected him? Men.
“Well anyway,” Dex turned back to Patrick. “I will make a start today.”
“Cool, no worries man, let us know if you need anything,” he nodded at Dex, then turned to Maddie. “Can you come back to the house for a minute I need to have a word with you.”
Maddie was most annoyed, she would much rather stay out here with Dex, but she folded her arms across her chest and let out a huff. “Okay.”
She turned and smiled at Dex, “I've just got to go inside with him.” She rolled her eyes and jerked her thumb at Patrick, “Can you let me know before you go, when you might be coming back?”
“Sure thing,” Dex smiled and gave her a wink.
Maddie was sure her insides would melt. Standing there just smiling at him, for a moment longer, she probably looked like an idiot but didn’t care.,
Trudging up the stairs to the back door behind Patrick, she asked. “So what’s the rush Trick?”
“Ah no rush, I just thought it best if you
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