Crescent Bound (10 page)

I park in front of the office and go in to put up my things.  My father is there sitting at his desk and glances up to me.
“
Your time Alyssa is 10.9 seconds and top speed of 133mph.  The Nissan ran 11.2 and his top speed is 127mph.
”

“
Wow, not too bad,
”
I say and sit down on the leather couch in the office.  I still have that adrenaline rush going on.  I have missed racing so much and
I’m
more than ready to do it again. 

“
I
’
m going to order some parts for my car and a few more for yours
,
”
he says laying
a
n
order form down on his
desk.

I stretch out my feet onto the matching leather ottoman
.
“
Well let me know when
they come in
and we can work on the
Shelby
together.
”
I tell him
scooting down
becoming more comfortable on the couch.

Dawson
walks in and asks,
“
Mr. Worthington, would you look at this
guy
’
s
car, he has
a
hesitation when he hits
the gas and I can
’
t figure this one out.
”

Dad gets up and glares over at me for a moment. 
“
Don
’
t forget to eat, okay?
”
 

I kick the ottoman to the side, thinking to myself
, I
just sat down and was getting cozy too. 
Walking out of the office into the cool night air, I stand by my car looking up at the night
sky;
the moon is full and captivating.  I shift to the other side of the track, finding Lisa and Megan at the food court already eating at a bla
ck and white checkered table.

“
Hey you guys, where
’
s my food?
”
I yell playfully making a fake pouty face
at them
.

Megan looks up and slides a plate with a slice of cheese oozing pizza over to me. 

“
Sit here Alyssa and dig in, more pizza than I can eat, unless
,
Mr. tight jeans over there
,
wants to help.
”
  She finishes with a wink and a smile at a random smokin
’
hot guy about three tables away.  He didn
’
t miss Megan either, but neither did the girl with him.  She hits her man with a blast of air, knocking him out of his seat for looking at Megan that way.  I shake my head while taking a bite of the double cheese pizza.  I didn
’
t realize how hungry I am until I start eating on piece number two.

Lisa comes up, absently si
tting a bottle of water in front of me. 

“
Thanks Lisa
,
”
I say but she
is
staring off at
Dawson
as he talks to one of the d
rivers having engine problems.

I love seeing these two together, the air, the
atmosphere;
the pure energy feels good when Lisa and Dawson are around.

“
So what did Mr. Heartbreaker say to you on the race track?
”
Megan asks
curiously taking a bite of her pizza.

“
All he got out of me was
‘
hey
’
,
”
I mumble
still trying to finish my last bite. 

“
I saw him on the track helping
Dawson
.
”
Megan says looking
mischievous; she wipes her mouth and tosses the lipstick tainted napkin on the table
. 

Taking a drink of my water
,
I finish,
“
I really didn
’
t talk to him
Meg
, we saw each other
,
but I was kind of in the middle of something, like, oh…I don
’
t know
, getting
ready to race.
”
  I say jokingly, shrugging my shoulders
with a careless manner
.

“
Well
,
if you think
it
’
s really over between the two of you,
then
do
you mind if I hit on him?
”
  Megan says with complete and utter seriousness in her voice. I take another drink from my water and just about choke on it.

“
What?
”
  Trying to compose myself and then I jus
t sha
ke my head.
“
Sure, why not
”
w
aving my hands in a
“
I surrender
”
motion.  I mean, I am talking to Megan here. 
“
Who am I to stop true love?
”

Megan
reaches over and
hugs me.
“
See why I love you Alyssa, you truly
go
by the motto
“
Live and let live
.
”
 

We finish our pizza and walk back to the stands. 

“
Sorry girls
, but
I can
’
t wait any
longer;
I need
to
go see my man.
”
Lisa flashes her celestial smile
as she shifts out of sight. 

Megan and I sit watching a few more races, I
check the time on my cell and I
’
m
surprised to see it is already
after
midnight
. 

“
I
’
m going to
check on Dad to make sure he doesn
’
t need me before we head out.
”
 
I step down the stands.

Megan
’
s eyes twinkle.
“
Such a good girl Alyss, I
’
ll meet you by the cars.
”
  I narrow my eyes at he
r as I hop down to the ground,
point
ing
my finger at her.

“
Be good
,
Meg.
”

She flamboyantly flips her hair around
.
“
I
’
m always good Alyssa, even when I
’
m bad, no
,
especially when I
’
m bad.
”
  She winks at me and shifts away.  I start counting how many people are winking at me tonight, five,
six;
it must be wink at Alyssa night I guess. 

My father will be closing down the track in the next hour or so and I want to check on him before we leave.  Back at the office I walk in and lean my shoulder against the back wall.  Dad looks up at me and comes over. 
“
Is everything
okay
?
”

“
Absolutely, why do you ask?
”

“
You have this distracted look on you
r
face.
”
I didn
’
t realize my anxiousness was showing. My dad knows me too well.  Pushing off the wall I hug him. 

“
I guess I
’
m just tired and Megan wants to leave for a party, and I know Lisa doesn
’
t care one way or another, just as long as she
’
s with
Dawson
.

My father hugs me back and kisses me on the cheek
.
“
Go, have some fun, I
’
ll see you later.
”
 

I step back and start to walk out, but I slowly turn to him,

“
Y
ou already know this, but I love you.
”

Chapter 7

I
’
m going to the party.
  I guess,
the sooner the better
, as I walk toward
the cars.   I see Megan hanging all over some guy and wouldn
’
t you know it, it
’
s David.  I shift to my car
before they see me
and text her
“
Meg, come on we r going 2
your
party.”

I see Lisa and Dawson over by the food court and quickly shift beside them.

“
Hey you two, Megan and I are going to that party, you guys want to go?
”
 

“
Sure
,
”
Lisa says as she grabs
Dawson
’
s hand and follows me back to the parking lot. 

“
Lisa can ride with me if she wants
”
Dawson
says gently wrapping his arms around her
, whispering in her ear making her laugh
. 

“
Not a problem, I will hunt Megan down and be right behind you
.
”
I say while I scan the crowd for her. 

Megan isn
’
t too hard to find, she and David are standing by my car.

“
Hey, guys I think Lisa is riding with
Dawson
, I know that may be a shock to you, but believe me when I sa
y, i
t
’
s for the best.
”
I
r
oll my eyes. Megan intertwines her arms around David
’
s.

“
David wants to drive us over to the party, and since he knows the wa
y, what do you think Alyssa?
”

I know there is no way I am going to ride in the backseat of David
’
s Chevelle for an hour with Megan
g
one
-
w
ild
in the front
seat, the gods know I would be in for a show that could traumatize me for life
.

“
I think I
’
ll just take a rain
-
c
heck on the ride and follow you.
”
I
look
directly at David.

He moves so fast that it takes me a second to realize he
’
s at the driver
’
s side door of my car.  I hit the remote and unlock it.  He opens the door for me like a true gentleman and I slide into my car.  He leans in just inches from my face.  I can see his enthralling hazel eyes, the smell of his Varv
atos cologne, and even the scent
of his rich leather jacket.

“
When we get there, can we talk?
”
  His voice says
,
but his eyes tell another story. 

I just reply
calmly
back
“
Sure, sounds like a plan.
”
  He shuts my door and shifts away.  I quickly glance over my shoulder and see Megan waving to me and then she shifts away too.  Driving around to the main parking area, I find the Dodge and the Chevy waiting at the front.  I am not looking forward to an hour drive
, but
here we go.

The house is an exquisite mansion and not too far from the
Arcane
University
.  I know this is an all out witch party with out a doubt.  All kinds of vehicles, from Hummers to Porsches even a
two
Bugattis.  There are three limos parked out front. When we walk up the drive you can
’
t hear anything
,
but the minute you step into the actual yard you hear the music and feel the vibrating bass.  I have flashbacks of going to the clubs in
California
.