myself wanting to go and see Amber, to see what she thought of the race.
I shook my head, freeing the idea from my mind altogether. I knew she had been tracking the time when I saw her off to the side with an analysis dashboard. In my opinion, I couldn’t think of any way she could possibly make Theresa run any better. I was already stunned by her speed. I did the usual round of press announcements before quietly stepping away. My car was already back in the garage, no doubt one of the staff had taken it.
When I walked in, shaking the hands of the crew, I saw that Amber was already underneath Theresa, wrenches working diligently.
“Don’t you ever take a break,” I asked playfully.
The noise didn’t stop, “Sure I do, and I will, once we win all three races.”
I laughed, “You are dedicated, and I’ll give you that. There’s no way you can make her faster though. I had the best time out there.”
“Never say never, you had a couple of lags. I just want to see if we can get them out,” she replied.
I shook my head, “Okay, fair enough. However, you work for me right now, and I insist you stop.”
Right away, the noise died down, and I watched as she slid out from under the car. She was glaring at me, but I didn’t mind. Once again, her raw beauty struck a chord inside of me. I couldn’t believe she was so talented and so attractive at the same time.
“I don’t want to stop,” she muttered.
“Too bad, we just won the first part of the largest race in the United States, I think that deserves a drink,” I said with a smile.
She sighed, “Do I have a choice?”
I shook my head, “Nope, I think you’ll have fun anyways.”
“Can I at least change first?” she asked.
I replied, “Sure, I’ll wait for you right here.”
“Great,” she muttered as she walked away.
I knew that she would try and get out of coming if I left. Instead, I didn’t budge. It only took a few minutes, but when she came back, my jaw dropped. Gone were the stained overalls, in their place she had donned a pair of skin tight jeans. The low cut, red, shirt that hugged her chest was enough to make a sane man go insane. I quickly closed my mouth and cleared my throat, looking away to find anything to distract me from her beauty.
“Ready?” I asked with a smile.
“Sure thing boss,” she said with sarcasm.
I laughed, “Come on, you’ll love this place.”
We walked through the racing grounds and went out a back entrance, unseen by the press still lingering around the area. Less than half a block from the track, a little building came into view. The noise and neon signs called it the “Racerback Dive.” It was a favorite among drivers.
In the years that I had spent attending the race as a spectator, I had never known about it. It was a well-kept secret. I pushed open the door, and the crowd started to cheer. I smiled and laughed as we walked through, shaking hands.
The rest of the pit crew was already there waiting for us, I looked at Amber, and she shot me a confused look.
“You didn’t think I would just ask you out, did you?” I said with a grin.
She smiled, “Of course not.”
When the cheers went up again, I looked up and saw everyone’s favorite announcer making his way through the crowd, he joined us at our table.
“Wow man, they really like you tonight,” he said to me before giving his full attention to Amber. “I don’t think we’ve officially met, my name is Glen Cooper, I’m the announcer.”
Amber smiled, “I know who you are, and you are a legend in the racing world. You call races better than anyone in the last twenty years.”
I was stunned; I couldn’t believe how well Amber knew racing. Glen looked shocked too before he started to blush. I quickly began to talk, covering for my friend’s awkwardness around woman.
“Yeah, Glen and I go way back,” I replied.
Amber raised a quizzical eyebrow, “You two seem like a bit of an odd pair.”
I smiled, “We are, but we came
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough