Fighting a smile, he shook his head. “Just get out of the car, Tegan.”
The first thing I heard when I got out was loud music but I couldn’t figure which song it was, a few playing at the same time muffled the sounds. We were going to an illegal rave?
Chapter Sixteen
Tegan
We turned a corner and I realised I was very wrong. Lined up on either side of the road were loads of high performance cars. Hundreds of people were walking around drinking and dancing. Okay, have I stepped onto the set of Fast and Furious?
We pulled up against the most gorgeous orange Lamborghini Gallardo. How is Lucas in this world? I jumped out of the car and stared at the Lamborghini’s beauty. Beside me, Lucas said hello to a couple people but I couldn’t take my eyes off the car that I was seriously considering stealing.
“So, Luke, who’s the hottie?”
Oh, great.
I looked up and saw three men that all looked similar with dark hair and green eyes. They didn’t look like brothers but I would put money on them being related in some way. “Danny, Zack and Leon, this is Tegan,” he said, pointing to them as he said their names. Danny, the one that called me ‘hottie’, took my hand and kissed my knuckles. Like that shit was going to work on me.
“Hello, Tegan,” he said, releasing my hand.
I raised my eyebrow and turned to face the love of my life, the Lambo. “Is this yours?” I asked.
“Yep. Do you wanna go for a drive?” he asked, wiggling his eyebrows and dangling the keys in front of me.
What kind of a question was that? “Uh, yeah!”
Lucas eyed me with a blank expression. Not liking the idea of me going off with Danny maybe? I snatched the keys off Danny and threw them to Luke. He caught them just before they slammed against his chest.
“I’m taking your motor, Dan,” Lucas said.
“Knock yourself out, dude, but you scratch it and, like always, I’m cutting your balls off.”
Lucas rolled his eyes and stuck his finger up at Danny.
I walked round the side and stopped. “What’s up?” he asked, frowning at me. I looked up at him getting captured by his deep blue eyes; it literally took my breath away. “Tegan?” He waved his hand in front of my face, smirking.
Right, his question. “Um, how do I get in? I mean the car’s really low and this dress...” I trailed off, gesturing to the dress. He looked down; tilting his head slightly, eye-fucking me. “Lucas!” I exclaimed, clicking my fingers in front of his face. I was greeted by a schoolboy grin and a deep chuckle.
Bloody pervert.
“Just get in, Tegan, no one’s looking.” I raised one eyebrow, there was someone looking – him! “Right, sorry.” He turned his head to the side while I climbed in the car. There really was no elegant way of getting in it so I let myself drop in the seat.
Luke got in, a lot more elegantly than me, and turned the key in the ignition. The engine roared to life. I stopped myself stroking the soft leather seats. “Ready?” he asked.
“Oh, yes.”
As he pulled away, I heard Danny shout ‘don’t stack it’.
Fuck! My scalp prickled and my heart thudded against my rib cage. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I gripped the edges of the seat as the air was sucked from the car. Fear gripped me as I pictured the car rolling over, just like Dad’s had. I blinked rapidly, trying to stop the images and the tears. Everything was closing in. My vision blurred and black dots danced in front of my face.
Lucas, sensing something was up, slowed down and called my name. He sounded really far away. I sunk under the water and his voice almost disappeared completely.
I felt the car jolt to a stop and Lucas touching my hand.
“I-I’m fine,” I muttered.
“You’re not fine. It’s what Danny said, isn’t it? About crashing? I would never put you in any danger, Tegan, I won’t be driving fast.”
“I know. It’s just…” I stopped talking, completely unable to finish the sentence.
“Just what happened to your dad.” I looked out of the window, clenching my jaw. I didn’t want to talk anymore. “I’m so sorry, Tegan.”
Shoving everything away, I met his eyes and smiled. “Can we go for that drive now?”
He blinked twice before replying, “Sure.”
You’re fine, just lock it all away. I couldn’t think about what happened. I couldn’t let myself go there. I wasn’t strong enough to make it back.
We parked the car back beside his and although I’d enjoyed the ride, I was more than ready to get out. Plus, I felt like a dick after my freak-out.
“So how was it?” Danny asked.
“Awesome,” I replied. “I want one.”
“When I’m rich I’ll buy you one,” Lucas said and winked.