Take 2 on Love by Torrie Robles

Author:Torrie Robles [Robles, Torrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Torrie Robles
Published: 2017-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

“Sonofa…!”

I hit the steering wheel. It’s the last day of school before the three-week break, my car won’t start, and it’s so cold I can see my breath. The constant whir of the engine as I turn the key doesn’t help the situation. I’m not sure if the battery’s dead, or what. All I know is that I need to get to school.

I jump when there’s a tap on my window. I see Liam standing there in joggers and a Henley with a beanie pulled close over his ears. His nose has a pink tinge to it that matches his cheeks. I roll my window down. “What are you doing?”

“Just got done with my run.” A run I usually join him on, but I flat refused once there was frost on the ground in the mornings. Now that winter has finally settled in on the valley, I won’t be picking up my running shoes any time soon. “I heard your car. What’s the problem?”

“I don’t know, but it won’t start.” My head falls back on the headrest.

I don’t have time for this. I never have time for the things that could happen. I barely have the time for the things that do happen. That was one thing Heath always made a point to tell me, the fix for all of my tardiness: get ready sooner. It’s easy for a man who gets up, showers and walks out the door. Me, on the other hand, had to get myself and the kids out the door every morning. It wasn’t as simple as he tried to make it be. Now that the kids aren’t with me all the time, I shouldn’t have any excuses, but I do. It’s called I don’t wanna.

He pulls my door open, steps around it, and then leans over to pop the hood. “You smell good, by the way.” Before I can get my wits about me, he has the hood to my car up. “Okay,” he calls out. “I see your problem. The battery terminals are corroded. You should get a new battery.”

I get out of the car and walk toward Liam. “Can’t I pour some Coke on it or something?”

He drops the hood. “I’m impressed that you know how Coke can eat away at the erosion.”

“Trevor did his science experiment on the subject in the fifth grade, so I had to do my homework.” I rub my hands up and down my arms trying to get warm.

“Just buy yourself a new battery, Whitney. Make it easy on yourself.”

“Yeah, okay. Thanks.”

He starts to walk backward towards his house. “I’ll be back in ten minutes. Let me take a quick shower then I’ll get you to school.”

“What? You don’t have to do that. I can call one of the teachers, or catch an Uber.”

“Nonsense, that’s what neighbors are for. Just go wait inside so you don’t freeze, and I’ll be back in a minute.”

“I thought they were for cups of sugar.”

“Well, then,” he says turning around, “I guess I meant to say, that’s what friends are for.

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