Labeled by Jenni Linn

Author:Jenni Linn [Linn, Jenni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

Seven Twenty-Five

The line for entry into the track is about as long as to be expected. I spot Vaughn and Wes' car not that far ahead of us. The line moves smoothly, and when we reach the pay booth I pull out my wallet to pay for my way in.

"Put that away." Chase pushes my hand away.

"You don't have to pay for me," I tell him.

"I know, but I want to."

"Thank you," I say with a smile.

"Racing?" asks the young guy standing inside the doorway of the booth.

Chase takes a second to think about it before giving an answer, "Sure."

The man grabs the window marker and steps out from inside, "Number?"

"Seven, twenty-five." I watch as the worker writes the number on the side window, and the top front, then steps back into the booth.

"That'll be thirty."

Chase hands him the money. "Good luck," The guy says, handing Chase the track rules and regulations. He hands me the paper, and I place it in my lap.

"Seven twenty-five?" I question.

"Yeah. My birthday."

"Ohhh. Right! I knew that."

He puts the car into first then drives towards our usual spot near the chain-link fence. Vaughn and Wes' car are parked--they're already standing around with their hoods popped up. There's an orange Subaru parked on the other side of Wes. "Is that the guy he's racing?" I ask.

"I'm not sure," Chase says, shutting his car off. As we both get out, I catch Taylor looking our way and wiggle her eyebrows, making me laugh. I come to a stop next to her and Chase moves over towards my brothers and Wes, putting some space between us.

Vaughn is talking to the guy I don't know, so I can only assume that he's a friend of his. He introduces Chase but doesn't even bother to acknowledge me. Okay. "Aren't you going to introduce me?" I ask, annoyed that I'm being ignored.

"No," Vaughn says, and I catch Chase’s eyebrows rise. So I move towards them and put out my hand to the unknown guy. "Hey, I'm Veronica,"

"Brandon. Nice to meet you." He smiles, showing nice white teeth. He has a head full of hair--not in any particular style--and black glasses. His shirt says ‘Gamer’.

"Are you done hitting on my friend?" Vaughn barks.

"I am not hitting on him!"

"Hey, she can hit on me any day," Brandon says, playfully.

"Uh. No," Vaughn says, as another voice adds in, "Get the fuck outta here," from behind me. I look over my shoulder at Vance who's glaring at me and glance at Chase who just looks amused.

"I was being polite!" I throw my hands out, shake my head, then stalk back over to Taylor. "They're so freakin' stupid." She shrugs and laughs. "Psychos.”

"For real," She leans in and asks, "so how was the ride?"

A large grin breaks upon my lips. "That good, huh?"

I just nod and she loops her arm around mine. "Let's go for a walk,” She whirls around and yells, "We're going to the bathroom!"

As soon as we're far enough away I can’t help but squeal, "He kissed me!"

"Ah!" She squeezes my arm.

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