Fixing Love

15

I learned more about Ethan last night. I learned he stopped fighting, but he still trains. He is almost going to be named the new CEO on his father's half of the company. He has also been hanging out with James and Jenny more. He's also stopped seeing that squirt, I forgot his name.

"Carter! Stop dreaming and move your ass!" Freddy was running from one car to another. For some reason we got swamped today, and have a line of cars waiting to be checked out.

"Shit! My bad!" I started finishing the car I was on, and moved to the next one.

"Carter! I got another one for you!" I looked up to see Dave bringing in another car. Majority were here for new tires, or oil changes. I simply grabbed my stuff, and moved to the next one.
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"I'm gonna die!" Freddy was laying on his stomach on a pile of tires. We are finally able to get a break, but we still have about two or three more cars to work on. "I need food!"

"So go buy some." I was leaning on one of the rails, drinking a rock star. Normally I avoid energy drinks, but lord do I need one.

"Feed me." He was now leaning on me, practically sliding down the front of my body.

"Freddy, get off! You're sliding my shirt down!" He was stretching my black tee, so now you could see my white wife beater underneath, and a corner of my tattoo.

"Feed me!" The ass was still sliding down.

"Fine! You can have my lunch, now get off!" He screamed, and made a beeline to the fridge in the back. "Damn it Freddy! You stretched my shirt!"

"Sorry." I know he wasn't. I took my shirt off, leaving me with my under shirt. I ignored some of the stares I was getting from women waiting in the office, and quickly put a different one on. Sadly it had some old oil stains on it too.

"Carter." I looked at the person who owned that soft, yet husky voice.

"Ethan." I smiled when I saw the red on his cheeks. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see where you work. I hope you're not mad. James told me where it was." I shook my head, and walked towards him.

"No I'm not mad, I'm happy. Today is a huge pain, but you being here made me feel a hundred times better." He smiled more, and started looking around. "Come on, I wanna introduce you to someone."

He followed me inside, and we walked to the back room in the office. It is for employees only, that's why our stuff is back here. I spotted Freddy going to town on my lunch, and Dave staring at him with a mixture of disgust and fascination.

"Hey Dave!" He looked up when I called him. "I wanna introduce you to someone. Dave this is my husband Ethan, the one I told you about. Ethan, this is my boss Dave."

"Hello, it is a pleasure to meet you." As polite and formal as ever. He stuck his hand out, and Dave took it in a firm handshake.

"You too kid. I gotta say, you're exactly like how Carter here described you. You're welcome here anytime." I was glad to see how excepting Dave was about this. Some people now a days aren't, but thankfully I haven't had to deal with any yet.

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"So what are you gonna do now?" Ethan ended up staying until closing. He said he wanted to watch me work on the cars. I couldn't help but notice he would pout whenever a woman would flirt with me. He was still too adorable. He was too busy being jealous, he didn't notice the attention directed at him. You can't come into a auto shop dressed in a suit, look sexy as hell in it, and not get attention.

"I have a meeting with some clients later. We're going to dinner at a restaurant. Our fathers are going to be there as well." I couldn't help but feel my heart drop at the mention of my dad. He still hasn't called me, or taken any of my calls

"I see. Say hi to them for me."

"I will." He gave me a sad smile. "What about you? What are you doing tonight?"

"Me and Freddy are just gonna head home, eat and watch a horror. The idiot picked a scary movie, and he knows he can't sleep once he does."

"You and Francis seem to be really close." I knew he was jealous. He called him Francis instead of Freddy. I lifted his face up with both my hands, and gave him a deep passionate kiss. I felt him hold onto my arms, and I pulled back. His cheeks were red, and his eyes were half close. I love this look on him.

"Ethan I love you. Freddy is a friend, and straight as they come. Unlike me, he actually enjoys a woman's touch. He is just helping me keep my head on straight." He seemed to think about it for a second, and then nodded his head. I gave him one more quick kiss, and held him close. "Call me after your dinner, okay?"

"Okay. I love you." I smiled at his words.

"I love you too." I walked him to his car, and watched him drive off. Once he turned the corner, I made my way to my car. Freddy was in there playing with my radio. He was flipping stations until he landed on a Spanish station that had a man talking really fast. Like scary fast. I sat down, and notice him staring at me.

"Carter, just so you know." He stared me right in the eyes. His face was serious. "I love. your cooking." I punched his arm, and he started rubbing it. "Hey! It's not okay to hit!"

"Shut and let's go home." I pulled out of the parking lot, and started driving home. Today has just been one hell of a day. "I don't think my family likes you very much."

"They're just jealous." He placed his hands behind his head, and wore a cocky grin on his face. "Don't know why though, I made it clear I'm not replacing anyone. I guess I'm just to awesome."

"Yeah. An awesomely big pain in the ass." We both started laughing. This is why I need Freddy. He's keeping me sane through this. At the moment I can't fully rely on James, Jenny or Ethan. I have too many issues. Freddy is drama free, and I need that right now. I could never say it out loud to James or Ethan, but I need Freddy more right now. I just hope all of this ends soon. I really hate drama.