Chapter 1: Saveen
I have been working on freeing up the bolt on this carburetor for the past 2 hours, and it just won't break free. At this point in time, I'm about to cut it off. If I have to break out the tap and die set, I am going to be so pissed off. A job that was to take me maybe an hour is now pushing me at 3 because of the old rusted farm truck. Why don't farmers take care of their trucks like they do their farm equipment. "Hey baby girl, how is it coming? I know you have been at this for a minute and just want to check on you?" Dexter, the owner of my garage I work at and long-time friend of 8 years. With him being just at 6 foot 7, he is just shy of being a tree as he is leaning over the truck to see what I am working on. While my 5 foot 4 self in half way in the truck feet dangling over the sides like I am a little kid. Just as I am about to say something smart to him, the bolt finally breaks loose, and I can finally get this damn carburetor out! " Great, now that you're here, stud, it wasn't coming loose, and I was about to cut it off! I always knew you were my good luck charm." grabbing the part and hoping down. He chuckled. " It's always fun to watch you struggle halfway in a truck with that nice ass of yours in the air." I look up at him mean mugging him. Being in the shop, he has built for this kind of work. Covered in grim from working on what customers have brought in, but muscles all over and tattoos on top of those muscles. With that dark brown hair and bright blue eyes, he isn't bad looking. " Such a sweet talker, but keep your eyes to yourself, or I'll use them as my new lucky dice in my race car." Grinning at him. He laughed a gut busting laugh and looked down at me. " Always so feisty, speaking of racing, are you going tonight, and is your car ready?" As I'm spraying carburetor cleaner into the throat of it to make sure I don't have to replace the whole thing, it just needed a good cleaning from sitting for a while. " That is a silly question, I have never missed a race sense yall drug me to one junior year. Pebbles just needs to have the harness checked, and she is ready to roll out." I reply, not looking at him satisfied that the carburetor will live to see another day and can be put back in the old farm truck. For a 1980 Chevy k-10, she is in really good shape. He just needs to maintain her, and she will last forever. Dex starts walking towards pebbles. Peddles is a 1996 300zx she looks amazing. As the only gift given to me by my birth parents, she went from not even running to now a champion race car. She is a good car and has helped me with so much in this world. " Allow me, keeping you safe is my first priority, and it won't be in anyone's hands but my own." he said with all the seriousness in the world. Dexter is like an older brother to me. He has been looking out for me all this time. When he opened the garage, I was his first employee not only because I was a mechanic but to keep me close so he could watch out for me. At first, I hated it, but now I'm okay with it. Asher walks up with Sebastián and Grayson. " There goes our big bro, being a big bro to you but not us. oh, how it hurts." Sabastian says dramatically, which has me grinning. With them being quadruples, they each look similar but are all looks so different, that goes for their personalities too. Sebastián was the goofball he loves to mess around and have a little fun, but in a pinch, he is the person to call because he knows everyone. Grayson was the brain with a 135 IQ. There is nothing too hard to learn, useless it was talking to his wife, and his IQ is a 20 because all logic and reason goes out the door for her. Though I guess she loved it because him and Clara have been together since senior year and are married, have 4 kids with 1 on the way. She still makes him go all awkward when she walks out of the office and into the shop area. Asher he is the quiet one of the four, but he is the most observebent one. He is also the one I never want to cross. while Asher does see me as a little sister as well and has always been there for me. It's what he does outside of the shop that worries me. He is soul reason we no longer have any gangs but the Los Diablos themselves. Being the leader for this branch of them, I've learned to stay on his good side. He mostly does it because he wants to protect his town and family, and nothing will stop him from doing so. As for Dexter, he was the first to be born and is the biggest of the brothers. He made Reachers garage to not only provide for the family but to keep his brothers out of trouble and me close to his side. " Sebastián shut up and get to work, or is Saveen going to have to fix your mess up again." booms, Dex, causing us to snicker." I mean, I don't mind showing you again, sebby, we all know you need a little help." I tease him to which Asher chuckles." I didn't know you were medically trained, V. Maybe you could help sense mom dropped him as a baby." I start to laugh but am silanced when momma Tot (the boys' mother) walks in yelling,"Asher Leslie McDermott! I did not drop your brother apology now." I giggled out Leslie before he grumbled out sorry stupid and went back to his station. For a woman who is 5 foot nothing surrounded by nothing but giants she sure took no smack from her boys. Talya Salone McDermott is single-handedly the most amazing women you could ever meet. She walks over, patting me on the arm, " Good to see you dear, but don't you encourage them either." I look at her kissing her on the cheek." Wait, how am I in trouble? how are you, Momma Tot?" she waved me off, saying good. As she looks over at Dex, looking over all safety measures on pebbles. " You racing tonight, Saveen?" I nodded, waiting on the lecture that street racing isn't for girls and that I need to find someone settle down and have some kids. However, instead, she shocked me by saying, " Okay, my dear, stay safe and make sure you really bring that heat. I have watched you over the years, and you, my dear, are the best around. Make sure they know it, too." I just stood there staring, astonished that she finally accepted it. She has been fighting with me ever sense, Dex brought me home to be patched up after my first race and my father's fits. Momma Tot was a doctor before she retired last year and has been patching us up since I was accidentally put into the mechanic shop class junior year. "Yes, ma'am." she nodded.
I go back to the old farm truck officially weirded out and reinstall the carburetor. It was so easy to go back in and get everything straight. I close the hood and walk over and hop into the truck. I turn the key, and she comes to life, sounding good as new. I signal I'm backing up to let everyone know and pull out. I swing it into the parking spot and turned her off. locking the truck, it's close to quitting time, which is perfect, gives me time to do paperwork, go home, and shower. Then head to black pits peak for the races. I walked into the office were is see Clara typing into the computer. She is about 6 foot and resembles a Brazilian model. Dark brown hair is lightened by the sun, beautiful caramel skin, and the greenest eyes I ever saw in my life. She sees me walking in and stands up with her big round belly, being 7 1/2 months pregnant. She looks so uncomfortable. " Hey V, is that farmer Jerry's keys?" holding out her hand. " Yes, they are now sitting down. You're making my back hurt. I'll bring them to you." smiling at her. she sits down just in time for me to walk around, to hand then to her, and bend over to talk to my newest God baby. " Listen, you little turd, imma need you to be nice in there for your momma. You kick your daddy, not your momma." I want to rub her belly, but after Clara had the second one, she said the next person to rub her belly. She will put sugar in their gas tank. I don't blame her having people rubbing on me all the time would make me mental, too. " Why did I have to find that cute giant so dang cute? Now I'm stuck caring gaint babies. V he said he wants two more! What am I going to do?" I chuckled and looked at her with as straight of a face as I could muster. " I guess you're gonna have a football team then." stifling a laugh. " But in all seriousness, Clara, you know you would have a dozen in a heartbeat." she swatted her hands at me playfully." Yes, yes I would. I love my kids, and God do I love that man. see you at the races tonight, my dear. Has Dex told you there is going to be a new guy on the roster tonight? He said his money was on him instead of you for a change." she said smuggly. " Well, it looks like he is out some money because pebbles need some upgrades, and I don't plan on losing any time soon." laughing. I finish my paperwork and go up to the time punch machine and clock out. I yell my goodbyes to the boys and get into my truck that has pebbles already loaded onto the trailer. Dexter told me earlier that everything was all set. Now, to head home and get ready, I look forward to this day every month.
