Survive Me (A Vibrations Novella) by Chelsea McDonald

Author:Chelsea McDonald [McDonald, Chelsea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

I put my coffee cup back down on the workbench, the taste of the coffee suddenly tasting more bitter than I like. Looking around the garage, it’s not anything big or flash but it’s my home. I notice that TJ has vanished, he probably seen her coming in. Yeah, I wouldn’t wanna be here for this either, in fact, I wish I could hideaway with TJ - wherever the hell he’s gone off to.

Tj is the only other full-time mechanic at Jenson’s Garage & Bodyshop. I wouldn’t say that we’re close as friends, but we’ve known each other for years, he was here when I first started my apprenticeship. I’d say we have a mutual respect for each other, one of the reasons we’ve been talking about putting an offer in to buy the shop.

I’ve got a nice chunk in my savings account ready to go down as a deposit, TJ says that he’s ready for the next steps. Now, we just need to actually do it and soon, better to put in an offer before Jenson goes public with selling.

I’ve known for a while now that old man Jenson is looking to retire. He hasn’t said anything to anyone yet but you can just see that he’s distancing himself from the business. And, why shouldn’t he? He’s in his seventies, and he’s owned the garage for the last thirty-plus years. The place is doing really well, runs like one of our fixed-up cars.

I had plans for this place, but also for the extra income that would come in. This could set me up, have me living comfortably for years to come. I have to say, a big part of my plans for the future had included Katie...

“What do you want?” I don’t like the way my voice comes out, harder than intended but it seems necessary for the situation. After everything that has happened, I don’t even know how she could come here again. I wasn’t her boyfriend, I wasn’t even her friend and I sure as hell wasn’t gonna be her mechanic anymore, either. Too much had changed for any of that.

Not only had Katie been my soul mate, at least in my mind, but she’d also been my sister’s friend - and mine. We all went through a lot of shit together throughout college, we had been a perfectly woven basket. I almost feel guilty about breaking the chain except that wasn’t on me in any way, shape or form. She broke us, I guess the perfectly woven chain just wasn’t as perfect as I’d thought it was.

“I was in the area.” Lie. Not only does she have no reason to be over this side of town, but I catch the slight quirk at the corner of her lips as the words pass through them.

“Sure,” I say, eyes narrowing. At the sight of her, I can almost hear my heart beating. She’s fatally beautiful, as she always has been - but I can’t think of that now. No, I reprimand myself as I long for her.

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