I waited for the oil to drain, a familiar black ’72 Cutlass came to a stop in front of the driveway. Through the half open windows, “Toxicity” by System Of A Down poured through. I stood slowly, wiping my hands with the oil covered shop rag I had in my back pocket. I gazed at the striking black paint job as the engine turned off. Three doors opened simultaneously, producing the three henchmen, or LCD, as they liked to be called whenever they were together.
I watched as the three sauntered in my direction. Behind me, I heard the front door of the house open and close, then the dragging noise of Jade’s house slippers against the concrete. It had been almost a year since I saw my brothers and Connor. I wasn’t ready to see them then, and I wasn’t ready to see them now.
As always, Lincoln led the way. He smiled at me, but when he saw Jade his eyes lit up. Lincoln was the better looking of my brothers. Donnie was attractive too, but Linc was the type to leave a trail of broken hearts behind him. He was charming and outgoing, while Donnie was silent and observant, not to mention hot tempered. Donnie wore his hair short like a soldier and Linc had his in a trendy haircut with the sides shaved off and the front combed back like some sort of modern tamer version of a mohawk.
Lincoln was taller but Donnie had a more muscular body. We all shared the same brown hair and eyes we inherited from our mother. In between the two stood Connor, who was dodgy and cunning; it was unmistakable in his gray eyes. Connor was blond with unkempt hair that ran just below his earlobe and no tattoos. None, well, except for one. One that we were all forced to get. All three wore black, just like they were told to with a touch of green. Donnie wore black pants and a green fitted army jacket. Lincoln’s graphic shirt had green lettering. Connor wore a black and green flannel button-up over his black shirt.
“You’re just gonna stand there and not say hello to your family?” Lincoln scolded.
“I’m covered in oil. I wouldn’t want to ruin your colors,” I replied, gesturing to my hands and clothing. Just then the front door opened and closed, again. I watched as all three eyed Pete walking down to Jade. Here we go. I heard Jade whisper, shit, behind me.
“Lincoln, Donnie, Connor. How you been?” Pete asked. My heart began to rumble against my bones. Whenever Jade, Pete, and Lincoln were in the same space something always went down. I turned around to look at Jade and Pete.
“Hey, why don’t you give me a minute? I’ll be in soon,” I said, looking specifically at Jade.
“Yeah, okay,” she replied with a scowl. Pete jerked his head up at the guys as a way to say bye.
“Looking good, Jade,” Lincoln taunted. Jade whispered something to Pete before they went inside.
“Don’t be a dick.” I glowered. Linc just chuckled before bending down to check the oil dripping on the pan.
“Piece of shit import,” he grumbled. Both Donnie and Connor grunted in amusement. Just as I was ready to tell him off, my phone rang in my back pocket. I slung the rag over my shoulder before looking down at my screen at the unknown local number.
“Hello?” I answered, but not before getting gripes of annoyance from the threesome.
“Hey, Billie, it’s Christian.”
Instantly, my throat dried and a nervous heat ran through my body at the sound of his velvety rich voice. Sometimes he’d say his name with a Spanish pronunciation, like now for instance. He must do it out of habit because it was random when he did it. And it made my heart beat just a little faster.
“Hi.”
“Sorry to bother you on your day off, but Ava called off today. Do you think you can cover her shift?” I could picture him rubbing the back of his neck. That always made me smile.
“Yes, of course. Four o’clock?” I knew I was grinning too much because my cheeks were stinging, but I couldn’t help it. Christian groaned in relief and it sounded so close to sounds
I watched as the three sauntered in my direction. Behind me, I heard the front door of the house open and close, then the dragging noise of Jade’s house slippers against the concrete. It had been almost a year since I saw my brothers and Connor. I wasn’t ready to see them then, and I wasn’t ready to see them now.
As always, Lincoln led the way. He smiled at me, but when he saw Jade his eyes lit up. Lincoln was the better looking of my brothers. Donnie was attractive too, but Linc was the type to leave a trail of broken hearts behind him. He was charming and outgoing, while Donnie was silent and observant, not to mention hot tempered. Donnie wore his hair short like a soldier and Linc had his in a trendy haircut with the sides shaved off and the front combed back like some sort of modern tamer version of a mohawk.
Lincoln was taller but Donnie had a more muscular body. We all shared the same brown hair and eyes we inherited from our mother. In between the two stood Connor, who was dodgy and cunning; it was unmistakable in his gray eyes. Connor was blond with unkempt hair that ran just below his earlobe and no tattoos. None, well, except for one. One that we were all forced to get. All three wore black, just like they were told to with a touch of green. Donnie wore black pants and a green fitted army jacket. Lincoln’s graphic shirt had green lettering. Connor wore a black and green flannel button-up over his black shirt.
“You’re just gonna stand there and not say hello to your family?” Lincoln scolded.
“I’m covered in oil. I wouldn’t want to ruin your colors,” I replied, gesturing to my hands and clothing. Just then the front door opened and closed, again. I watched as all three eyed Pete walking down to Jade. Here we go. I heard Jade whisper, shit, behind me.
“Lincoln, Donnie, Connor. How you been?” Pete asked. My heart began to rumble against my bones. Whenever Jade, Pete, and Lincoln were in the same space something always went down. I turned around to look at Jade and Pete.
“Hey, why don’t you give me a minute? I’ll be in soon,” I said, looking specifically at Jade.
“Yeah, okay,” she replied with a scowl. Pete jerked his head up at the guys as a way to say bye.
“Looking good, Jade,” Lincoln taunted. Jade whispered something to Pete before they went inside.
“Don’t be a dick.” I glowered. Linc just chuckled before bending down to check the oil dripping on the pan.
“Piece of shit import,” he grumbled. Both Donnie and Connor grunted in amusement. Just as I was ready to tell him off, my phone rang in my back pocket. I slung the rag over my shoulder before looking down at my screen at the unknown local number.
“Hello?” I answered, but not before getting gripes of annoyance from the threesome.
“Hey, Billie, it’s Christian.”
Instantly, my throat dried and a nervous heat ran through my body at the sound of his velvety rich voice. Sometimes he’d say his name with a Spanish pronunciation, like now for instance. He must do it out of habit because it was random when he did it. And it made my heart beat just a little faster.
“Hi.”
“Sorry to bother you on your day off, but Ava called off today. Do you think you can cover her shift?” I could picture him rubbing the back of his neck. That always made me smile.
“Yes, of course. Four o’clock?” I knew I was grinning too much because my cheeks were stinging, but I couldn’t help it. Christian groaned in relief and it sounded so close to sounds
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