Masterpiece by Bernadette Marie

Author:Bernadette Marie [Marie, Bernadette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63112-244-6
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing

Chapter 24

The drive out to Jake’s garage had already calmed Todd’s nerves. This was familiar to him, he thought. How many nights had he driven out there and sat with his brother while he fixed up his car for a race? There were a lot of fond memories in that garage.

Missy had seen him first and walked toward him, a wrench in her hand and a greasy smudge on her cheek.

“Where’s your lady? I thought your days of coming out here solo were over,” she teased as he pulled his bag from the passenger seat and shut the door.

“She’s working. Just needed a few minutes and a few beers with my brother,” Todd said as he kissed Missy on her clean cheek. “Here, Jessie wanted me to show you this.”

He handed her the small album.

“Pearl wants me to do this,” she said looking at the photos of pregnant women embracing their stomachs. “I don’t know if this is me.”

“So do it with your twist. Wear your racing suit and pose next to your car.”

Her eyes lit up with that suggestion. “You’re good at this too.”

“No, Jessie has the eye. I just know you.”

She smiled widely at him. “He’s in with his car in the back. He’s had a hard day. I think he’ll be glad to see you.”

Missy headed toward the office and Todd walked to the back garage where he heard his brother cussing at the engine he was working on.

“You must have gotten the same email I got this morning. Your mood sucks too,” Todd called and Jake lifted his head to watch him walk closer. “I brought beer.”

“Thank God.” Jake tossed the wrench on the bench behind him and pulled over a turned over bucket and a stool for them to sit on as Todd pulled a beer for each of them from his bag. “She freaking ran away and got married? Again?”

“Yep, you got the same email.”

Jake twisted off the top to the beer and drank down half of it before taking a breath. “She gives the sanctity of marriage a bad name. I’ve lost count. How many is this?”

“I don’t know. One of them only lasted a month.”

“That was number three,” Jake confirmed.

“Right. Did you hear from Dad?”

Jake let out a grunt. “I try to avoid that with all my might. Anyone who makes bets against his own son in a race, doesn’t deserve my time.”

Todd wondered if they could get a discount if they went to counseling together for their combined daddy issues.

He twisted off the cap to his beer and took a long sip. “I suppose he’ll call wanting to know all the details, or worse yet, he’ll run off and get married just to one up her.”

Jake shook his head. “Except he’ll steal the money from someone, make it seem as if it’s owed to him, and then call again when he divorces whoever he conned into marrying him.”

Todd thought he should laugh at his brother’s assumption of the situation, but unfortunately he knew he was probably spot on.

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