(with input by
Irish Lass
& editing by
LarryInSeattle
)
(Since I started writing I've been asked on more than one occasion if my stories are true and I can honestly say that everyone is ... in part. In every story, something is true. It could be a name, the description of a person, a location, or an event. I leave that to my readers to decide as part of the mystique. In this case, since it was related to me by a third party, I felt it necessary to let my readers know that this is not about my wife [if I have one]. Enjoy)
The moment she walked in the door of the bar, where I was working, I knew two things. The first was that she wasn't from around here and the second was that I HAD to meet her.
She was taller than most women and the high-heeled sandals she was wearing added a few inches, making her almost as tall as me. Her auburn hair hung down her back and seemed to be continuously changing, getting darker here and lighter there, as the sun reflected off it through the open door. Her eyes were a brilliant shade of jade-green that seemed to twinkle as she looked around the room. Her skin was smooth and creamy-white with freckles scattered across her cheeks and the bridge of her nose. And she was wearing lip gloss that drew a person's attention to her full 'kiss me' lips.
But it was her chest that drew my attention. They were, by far, the largest set of breasts I'd ever seen. She was wearing a blue-checked, flannel shirt that was tied together underneath them leaving her cleavage completely exposed. And to top it all off, she was wearing a pair of "Daisy Duke" shorts that were so tight they looked as if they'd been painted on. Definitely, NOT the usual 'cowboy' gear that most people in the area wore.
"Can someone tell me where I can get some hep with my car?" she asked with a soft, Irish lilt.
"I'll be 'appy to give you a ride, shweety," one of the locals slurred.
"Me too," another said.
"Me three," another chimed in before they all started laughing.
"Only three of you? That's not nearly enough for what I need," she replied as she winked at them.
Instantly, all three stopped laughing as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped on them.
"Can I help?" I offered.
"That depends," she replied as her eyes gave me the 'once over'.
"I own the local repair shop."
"Thank god," she sighed, as the icy tone in her voice suddenly disappeared. "I'm not sure what happened. I was coming down the highway and I think I ran over something. The next thing I knew my car was starting to act funny and then a bunch of the lights went on and the car just stopped."
"Sam, take over for me." I yelled over my shoulder.
The beautiful vision looked at me. "I thought you said you owned the repair shop?"
"I do but there isn't a whole lot of work to be done all the time so I fill in as a bartender once in awhile."
"Ahhhhhhh."
"So where's your car?"
"Down the road a couple of miles."
"So how did you get here?"
"I caught a lift from a young kid on a tractor," she laughed.
"Lucky kid,"
I thought to myself. "We better grab my flatbed, then. It will be easier to bring your car back to the shop, if I need to."
My truck looked old and beaten up but after everything I'd put it through it was no wonder. Dents were scattered across the body and long scratches ran down the sides but if anyone took the time to look they would see that I kept the engine and hoist in almost-new condition. Not that any of that mattered as I watched my mystery woman's ass sway as she walked across the street to where the truck was parked. When we got there I was going to offer to help her up into the elevated cab only to be amazed as I watched her climb into it like an old pro.
"What's the matter? Never seen a girl get into a truck before?"
"Not a truck this big."
She laughed. "What, this little thing? My da' drove an 18-wheeler. I've been hopping in and out of trucks most of my life."
"Okay then," I said as I walked back around the truck and climbed into the driver's seat.
A few moments later we were at her car and I knew the moment I saw it that I was in trouble. A ruby-red 1998 Porsche Boxter was parked on the side of the road and though I'd worked on all kinds of cars in the past this one was way out of my league.
"Wow."
"Yep, that's my baby," she purred as she slid from the seat.
"Well, I can tell you right now there's not much I can do for you," I said, as I stood next to her staring at the car.
"I thought you said ..."
"I said I owned the local repair shop. That means I work on cars and trucks the locals can afford. THIS is definitely not something you'd normally see around here."
"SHIT," she growled as she kicked the tire, followed almost immediately by, "OH FUCK," as she grabbed her foot. "What ... oh shit," continued her tirade as she looked down at the blood covering her big toe.
I tried to hide my smile, though I doubt I did a very good job. "Here, let me take a look at that."
"What ... are you the local doctor too?"
"Nahh, nothing like that. Just a member of the local EMS and rescue crew."
"That explains it."
"What?"
"The dents and scratches in your truck," she said as examined her toe. "My da' took care of his truck better than he took care of just about anything ... except my mom. He ..." she faltered and a far-away look covered her face for a second before returning to look at me, the corners of her mouth turned up in a small smile. "Is there anything you don't do?"
"Unfortunately, yeah. I don't do Porsche's."
She laughed long and hard, temporarily forgetting about her foot.
Then, I helped her back to my truck and with one quick hop she was in, her foot at almost the perfect height for me to see what she'd done to it. "I hate to tell you this but you took a chunk of skin out of your toe and split the nail almost half way down.
"So much for that gig," she muttered until she saw the curious look on my face. "I work as an entertainer and was supposed to start a two week dancing gig this Monday."
"Sorry, don't think that's gonna happen."
"Oh well. Nothing I can do about it now," she shrugged. "Is there anything at all you can do with my car?"
"I could try but, honestly, I'm afraid I might make it worse," I said as I pulled out my medical kit and carefully wrapped her toe with Kerlix. "But I'll tell you what. I'll put it on the flatbed and take it to my shop. I know a guy who works on imported cars. Maybe I can get a hold of him and see what we can figure out without having to tow it all the way to his place."
"That would be great," but then as an afterthought she asked. "How much do you think it will cost?"
"That all depends on what we can figure out. If I can do the work I'm sure it will be a lot cheaper but ..." I hesitated. "If we need to take it to his place that's gonna cost ya. To start with, his place is about 45 miles away."
"Arrrghhhhhh," she groaned.
"Hey, don't give up yet. Let's get this thing on the flatbed and see want happens."
She smiled as I got to work and within 30 minutes I had her car on the truck and almost back to town.
"Things look pretty quiet around here. Is there a motel or something close by that I can stay at?" she asked as we pulled into the lot in front of my repair shop.
"Sorry. The last motel closed almost 5 years ago. We're kinda off the beaten path so about the only time anyone comes here is to see family and then they usually stay with them."
She sighed, a look of defeat covering her face.