I frowned. “Disappointed because…?”
“Because I couldn’t get my hand under the … thing… so I could pull out the… other thing.”
“Couldn’t get your hand under the thing to pull out the other thing, huh?” Laughing, I approached her, placing my hands at her waist after closing the short distance between us. “Maya, you’re not a mechanic… no, I’m not disappointed.”
She tilted her head to the side, turning those big brown eyes up at me. “Really? I was supposed to be your helper today, but I don’t think I’ve been much assistance. I got dressed up for nothing.”
“Ohh, is that what this is?” I asked, tugging at the knot of the bandana she was using as a headband to hold back her hair. She was wearing a plaid shirt, which she’d tied above her midriff, and denim overalls. “This is your sexy ‘grease monkey’ look?”
Maya nodded, smirking playfully as she stepped back to pose. “You like it?”
“It’s a’ight.”
“Avery!”
“You know I’m playing.” I grabbed her by the waist again to lift her onto an empty spot at the worktable, and stepped between her legs. “Of course I like it.”
She rested her arms across my shoulders, as I pushed against her. “You think it’s cute?”
“Yes, I think it’s cute.” I captured her lips in a kiss, then pulled back. “But you’ve gotta be hot in all of this, right?” I unbuckled the straps of overalls, letting the top rest at her waist as I began unbuttoning her shirt.
“What are you doing, Avery?” she purred.
“It’s too hot, you’ve gotta take some of this shit off.”
Maya giggled, raising her mouth to mine for another kiss. I finished with the buttons, then my fingers found the front clasp of her bra. I was just about snap it open when I heard the sound of the heavy front door closing with a thump, immediately followed by Nick’s voice echoing through the garage. “Ace, what you doing here this late, man? Everything alright?”
I closed Maya’s shirt and buckled her back up, and she was hopping down from the table as he rounded the corner. His eyes went wide when they landed on her. “Oh. My bad, I didn’t mean to interrupt. I saw your car outside when I was going past, and I thought you might need some help with something. I didn’t know you had your lady friend here.” He grinned as he approached us, offering his hand to her first. “How you doin’, Maya?”
She gave him the same scolding look she always did when he tried to give her the eye. “I’m fine Nick.” She turned to me. “I’m gonna use the ladies room, then wait in your office, okay?”
I nodded, then gave her a quick kiss on the lips before she left, and I turned my attention to Nick.
“What are you doing out on this side of town this late anyway man?” I asked, closing the hood of the car then starting to gather up my tools.
Nick leaned against the workbench. “I just left a speed-dating event.”
“A speed dating event?” I lifted an eyebrow.
“Yep. And you’ll never guess who I saw.”
I finished putting away my tools, then rested against the side of the car. “Enlighten me.”
“Your friend Tori.”
I jerked my head back a little. “Tori? At a speed dating event?”
“Yeah,” he nodded. “She was one of my dates, but she said she was there with her sister. Who— by the way— is gorgeous. Those dimples, man. Damn.”
“So you talked to her?”
He cocked an eyebrow at me. “Hell yeah, I talked to her, got her number too. She’s a few years younger than I am, but I can work with that. I’m gonna work with tha—”
“Nick. I’m talking about Tori, man, not her little sister.”
“Oh. Oh. Yeah, I talked to her.”