Under The Hood by Juanita Kees

Author:Juanita Kees
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857990297
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Australia Pty Ltd

Friday dawned damp and gloomy as the cold front the weather forecast had predicted finally showed up. The boys grumbled as they piled into the back of the SUV—Scott’s replacement for the ute. It made sense for them all to travel to work together, he’d said. It saved putting mileage on Bruce’s odometer and strain on his engine. TJ wasn’t about to argue. It saved her money on fuel. Bruce, bless his grey motor, was a bit of a fuel guzzler up the hills.

She yanked her hood up over her head and made a dash for the passenger side as Scott held the door open for her. She wished she could get rid of this feeling of foreboding that had settled in her stomach. The boys argued in the back over who’d beaten whom in their war game the night before. Scott steered the SUV down the slippery, winding road to the foothills with strong, capable hands and perfect concentration.

“You should’ve let me drive,” she said, pouting a little.

“I’d like to get to work in one piece thanks.” He softened his words with a smile.

“I know the road better than you in this weather. The trucks dump oil all over this road. Watch out for the patches.” She pointed to a puddle on the side of the road streaked with a layer of oil that glittered silver and blue under the dense cloud.

“I’m not driving in the emergency lane. I’m driving in the lane where I’m supposed to.”

“Just saying.”

“That constitutes back seat driving. Behave or I’ll pull over and you can take the back seat.”

She folded her arms. “City boy,” she muttered.

Scott smiled and slipped a hand from the wheel to squeeze her thigh. TJ stiffened as fire shot up through her leg and into a place she’d really rather it not go. She picked up his hand and put it back on the wheel, trying to suppress a laugh as he made to move it back to her leg again.

“At least I’m driving the speed limit and keeping my travelling distance. You’d be in and out of the traffic, weaving like a mad woman.”

“Well at least we’d get to work on time!” She looked pointedly at the hand that had returned to her leg.

He removed it with a grin. “Just saying.”

They pulled up into the car yard parking and piled out just as the clouds parted and dumped a shower on them. Soaked to the skin, TJ skipped over puddles to unlock the door and turn off the alarm. The boys dashed past, laughing as they trailed water across the reception floor.

“One of you needs to come back with a mop and clean that up before a customer slips and falls! You’ve got five minutes to change, boys.”

“Sure thing, TJ. Be right back.” Surprisingly it was Tiny who responded. In the past TJ had been unable to get him to lift so much as an oil rag.

She looked up as Scott pushed through the door and her heart stopped. His dark hair was damp from the rain as he removed his raincoat and shook it out.

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