Chapter Ten
The Garage
“‘What tickles your fancy is similar to ‘slap and tickle’ but not quite the same.”—Archie
Mex, along with the rest of the gang, had spent the morning in a garage for, as Don called it, “a quote.” Which led to the car staying in the garage and Don getting the use of a people carrier, once sorted.
Don did explain what a quote was, but Mex didn’t listen. She was too busy looking about the garage, a perplexing place full old equipment, noise, and strutting men—a sight she had not seen in a long time.
Mex wanted to inspect, pull apart, and explore. She wanted to stand underneath a car high up on a ramp and see what archaic instruments they used, then shout over the radio, the blasting machines, and the yelling men how there was an easier way of doing things and, of c
