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30. Just Remember If It Bounces, Go With It
"Alright, we'll be back later babe" Carter comes over to kiss my forehead.
"No"
"What?" He asks.
"No! You're leaving again. You invited me on this trip saying you wanted to be with me but you've left at this time every night we've been here and you don't come back until late" I frown.
"Brogan" He sighs.
"Gosh what is it now?" I huff "I'll end up hurting myself?" I mock him "I'm a fucking big girl and I know how to handle my own"
"No, that's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is there's a lot you don't know about me and I don't want you to find out" He clenches his jaw.
"Then why'd you even ask me to come?" I yell, and he huffs rolling his eyes.
"Go" He points to the door "You better follow after the boys before I change my mind" He closes his eyes and I smile in accomplishment as I run out to the truck, climbing in beside Zach.
"So he's letting you go? That's surprising" AC chuckles.
"Well I mean, I wear the pants" I joke.
"I'd believe it" AC smiles. Carter storms out of the house and we drive to wherever the hell we're going.
"What is this place?" I ask as we park in front of a trailer, all I see are old cars however they're the good kind and large trailers. Everyone ignores my question and climb out of the car.
"Carter, nice to see you. You're in line 3, and you'll be racing line 4 so be ready" Some guy comes over, shaking Carter's hand.
"Racing?" My jaw drops "Carter do you eve-" He pinches my lips shut to keep me quiet.
"You wanted to come here remember"
"It's dange-"
"Shh, Baby Girl" He pulls me into him "I'll be alright" He coos, his head flicking to the trailer as he looks at Zach.
"Hey, can you two go and see how far back in the line my car is?" He asks Rob and AC. They nod and walk away down the hill.
"I'll be right back" He says following Zach to the trailer. Obviously I wasn't going to just let him walk away, I was curious and wanted to know what him and Zach were going to talk about. I walked over to the door, careful to not be seen.
"I don't know man, I'm actually worried" Carter sighs "This car just isn't right"
"Everything will be fine" Zach reassures "Just remember if it bounces, go with it"
"But that's the thing, if it bounces, I know I'll lose control. This car isn't ready for this" Carter says, fear in his voice.
"You got this" Zach says, I hurry back over to Carter's truck, leaning against it and kicking rocks.
"Babe, you're going to stay with the guys. Don't go anywhere unless one of them are with you. Don't talk to anyone you don't know understood?"
"Yes father" I roll my eyes and Carter huffs.
"I'm just worried about you"
"Don't be, I'm fine" I shake my head.
"Lines 3 and 4 get ready, we're coming down to our last race from lines 1 and 2" A voice says over the intercom.
"Wish me luck" Carter buries his face in my neck.
"Good luck" I run my fingers through his hair "I love you so so much" I kiss his neck.
"I love you" He says, grabbing his helmet. He kisses me slowly, as if he savoring the moment before pulling away and running to his car.
"Come on, let's go watch" Zach says, linking his arm through mine and walking with me to the stands. We get a seat high up, giving us a view of the whole track, it isn't much, simply a straight two-lane track that runs about a half a mile.
"Alright, now racing are lines 3 and 4" The same voice says, and a cloud of smoke is seen as the two cars do a burnout.
"Hey guys" Rob and Alex come back "He's going to be third, which thankfully means we don't have to stay that long"
"Cool" Zach nods.
"Zach, is he going to be okay?" I ask in a whisper, and he nods.
"He'll be fine"
"I heard you two talking" I admit "Why is he worried? Zach please tell me nothing is going to go wrong?"
"He always worries" He shrugs, but I can tell he's lying. He doesn't tell me that nothing will go wrong and my palms begin to sweat. The first two cars go, lane 1 winning, the next two pulling up, doing the same procedure, lane 1 winning again.
"Now pulling up is a black 69 camaro, very beautiful car. The driver is racing against a green 69 camaro. It's a battle of who takes better care"
"Here he is" Zach says, everything seems to suddenly turn slow motion, all sounds are drowned out except for the thumping of my heart. Everything seems like a blur as the green light glows both cars taking off, the front of Carter's car raises high into the air "Fuck" I hear Zach curse, my hand squeezes his and I try to scream but nothing comes out. Carter's car flips over everyone gasping as it rolls along the track.
"We gotta get him out" I faintly hear people scream, workers of the track open his doors, smoke falling out as they drag his away from the car.
"He's okay. He's fine" Zach whispers, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and pulling me into his chest.
"Zach" I cry, and he rubs my back.
"Come on" He says, pulling me away from everyone else and running over to where Carter is. By now I'm crying uncontrollably, Zach talking to the paramedics. They have Carter laid out on a gurney, his helmet off "He'll be alright. He's Austin, he'll make it" Zach continues to whisper.
"You can meet us at the hospital" The paramedic smiles warmly, getting into the back as they drive off.
"Let's go" Zach says, we all follow him to Carter's truck getting inside and speeding to the hospital. By the time we get there Carter already has his own room. We ask the lady where he is and she gives us directions all of us speed walking to his room, just as the Doctor was walking out.
"Friends I'm guessing" The Doctor chuckles "I'm Dr. Reed, you're friend is quite alright, just bruised slightly, if it wasn't for his helmet and padding, he wouldn't be here. He's quite lucky for his safety precautions" He nods, walking away from us.
"He knew it would happen" AC says, all of us turning to look at him.
"I talked to him when he was walking up, he said he knew something would go wrong so he prepared" AC explains.
"Thank god for that" Rob says.
"Brogan, you go in" Zach says "You mean more to him than we do, so you go" He says, the guys nodding in agreement. I nod slightly, walking through the door. Carter's eyes flick over to me, and he smiles, opening his arms. I run into them, a groan leaving his mouth.
"I'm sorry" I squeak, going to pull away but he pulls me into his lap instead.
"It's okay" He shakes his head "I don't like when you cry" He whispers, rubbing his thumb under my puffy eyes.
"How could I not?" I ask "And to make it worse, you knew something would go wrong" I scoff.
"Baby, please don't be angry. I'm okay, I'm still here and I'm not leaving you, I promise" He laces his fingers through mine, putting his other hand on the back of my neck and pulling me down for a kiss "Now will you help me out so I can leave?" He whispers, and I nod climbing off his lap. I help him out of bed, pulling the hospital gown off of him. My eyes scan over his back, not seeing any injuries. I turn him around, his chest covered in bruises. I squeeze my eyes tightly, hoping that maybe it's all a dream, but when my eyes reopen, I realize it's not.
"It looks worse than it feels" He shrugs, catching my stares at his black and blue chest "I think it makes me look bad ass" He chuckles, pulling his pants on. He sighs when I don't smile or laugh at his joke and he walks over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"I'm okay. I don't know how many times I have to tell you before you believe me. I'm still here and I'm not going anywhere okay?" He whispers.
"I can't lose you Carter" I cry into his chest.
"You won't" He kisses my forehead "I'm yours forever" He whispers, and we just stood there, holding each other in the middle of his hospital room, confessing our love for each other for what felt like an eternity, though I didn't mine one bit.
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