The next morning I awoke to the sound of someone pounding on the door of Dee and Kevin's coach. I wandered to the door and pushed it open, trying to blink away the sunlight to see who my human alarm clock was.
"Yes?" I asked Shane, a little grumpy. "I need you" he said. I shook my head to see if I heard him right. "Huh?" I asked. �Look we have mad work to do on that car and almost all of my guys have food poisoning from supper last night�. I sighed, knowing that he needed my help.
�Lemme change� I said, walking back into the coach. I grabbed my clothes and went into the bathroom to change. I came back out and threw on my tennis shoes.
Shane had the golf cart parked out front; I hopped on and held on to the side bar.
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�Thank you so much� Shane said, dropping me off at the front of the coach. �Not a problem� I paused �hopefully your boys get better before the race.� Shane smiled, �They probably will be, i'm more worried about how I am going to pay you back for this. Let me take you out to dinner.� I hesitated, I can�t go to dinner with Shane, I thought to myself.
Shane obviously saw the look of doubt on my face. He spoke quietly, �Only as friends�. I agreed, still unsure about the situation. Shane and I both needed showers so we decided to meet at his coach in an hour.
I quickly showered and started getting ready. I laid out three outfits. �Why the hell am I being so picky?!?!� I said aloud to myself. �Its JUST Shane�. I decided on a pair of Khaki Capri�s and a spaghetti strap tank top.
I was in the bathroom doing my make up when I heard the front door of the coach open and close. �Damn boy I thought I was meeting you at your place� I hollered, chucking to myself.
Dee surprised me when she popped her head into the bathroom. �Who?� she asked, an evil smirk on her face. I sighed �Shane�. Dee�s eyes all but bugged out of her head. �You�re going out with Shane?!?� she asked, shocked. I nodded, continuing to put on my mascara. �How did this happen? I thought you two were just going to be friends� she asked.
I shrugged my shoulders and gave myself one last look. �We are going to be friends, I did him a favor today and this is my payment� I answered, picking my purse up off the couch. Dee snickered, �Well I guess I will see you tomorrow� she said. I looked at her, not exactly knowing what she meant. �You will see me when I get home tonight, unless you and Kev are going out�
Dee laughed at my bewilderment. �I mean that I won�t see you tonight, that you won�t be home, that you will be at Shane�s� she rattled off her list of explanations. I rolled my eyes and gave her a friendly push.
I walked through the coaches, stopping when I heard Jr call my name. �Hey you� he said, catching up to me. �Hi� I replied, still walking. �Where ya going?� he almost had me convinced he didn�t know. I cocked my eyebrow. �Ok Ok Ok� he said, putting his hands up in a defensive motion. �Shane told me, so, yall going to get back together?� he asked, playfully making kissy noises. I chuckled and shook my head no. Jr walked me to the front of Shane�s coach. �One last thing, he loves you. I know he does, he didn�t mean to do it.� I rolled my eyes and opened the door to the coach.
I walked up the stairs and heard the water on in the bathroom. �Shane?� I said cautiously, not wanting him to walk out naked. �Well it would be a nice sight� I said to myself. I chuckled at my little comedic performance in my head.
I was snapped out of my musing by Shane coming out of the bathroom. �Whatcha laughing at?� he asked. �Nothing� I answered, turning a little red. �Half naked isn�t bad� I thought to myself as the last part of his stomach was covered by his shirt. Shane threw his shirt over his head and tucked it in.
�Ready� he asked, grabbing his keys off the hook by the door. I nodded and followed him out the door.
We got to the parking lot; Shane walked around and opened the door for me. He hopped in and started the rented vehicle. �Where are we going?� I asked. Shane smirked �It�s a surprise� he simply stated.
We drove a few miles and pulled into the parking lot of Hibachi Japanese Steak House. I smiled; I guess he remembered how much I loved Japanese.
He got out of the truck and opened my door for me, locking it after I climbed out. We walked to the restaurant and he opened the door, guiding me in by the small of my back. His touch sent a chill down my body. �This will be interesting� I said to myself as the waitress showed us to our table.
