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Charlie
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“WHAT ARE YOU doing?” Maddox asked in a grumpy voice.
I looked up. “I have no idea. The Check Engine light came on and I just thought I should see if something was steaming under the hood.”
I grunted. “And what would you do if it was?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’d figure it out from there.”
“Whose vehicle this?”
“I rented it.”
“Let me have a look. Why don’t you start the engine?”
I did what he asked. Of course, the Check Engine light didn’t come on. It never had.
“Good,” he said, closing the hood. “I’d still tell the rental agency about it.”
“I’m going to.”
Not saying anything else, he began walking toward his bike.
I was about to get back into the car when I saw Jeff jogging toward me.
“Going out to lunch?” he asked, smiling.
“Actually, yeah. I was going
