“How big is the damage, Aaron?” I question without really wanting to know.
“Your bike, the two cars we had for sale, and my other car are all ruined.” He pauses. “The Corolla, too.”
My heart breaks at the sound of the damage, ignoring everything else he is saying. My mind drifts to the one car that symbolized our growth. Our power. The one thing that was left from our past.
“The only one that survived is the car I had parked outside, and you are currently using.”
Nova's eyes get a glimpse of sadness as Aaron continues his report.
“I had to borrow a car from Michael since I am guessing you will be busy for a while with Nova. Speaking of her, I took care of her little problem once the cops left. He won’t be coming near her again, and I am pretty sure he is leaving town as we speak. But that’s where it gets complicated.”
He pauses, and it’s a pause I recognize. It’s his‘I have bad news’ pause,one he does when he has already delivered a good amount of bad news.
“Please tell me the asshole wasn’t the one to tip Chad’s people on where to find us.”
I say, shaking my head in disappointment. Nova is already getting angry, it seems; looking at her, I can tell she is already planning at least five ways tokill her ex. At this point, I might as well join her.
“I wish I could but he sadly did tip them. On the positive side we don’t need to search for the one that did?” He chuckles, trying to hide his own feelings.
That’s Aaron, always making jokes in a failed attempt to hide the seriousness of the situation.
“Is that all?” I ask, ready to finish this call and get back to giving my full attention to Nova instead. This madness can wait until tomorrow.
“Actually, one more thing. So if you remember, I said that two of the cars we had for sale got ruined; that leaves one more. One that is clearly missing. So unless you decided to store it somewhere else, I think Chad has it.”
And there goes my last hope of having a good night.
“Not for long. Let’s go, Nova; we have a job todo.”
I say and grab the phone, heading for the driver’s seat. Aaron’s voice, still on the other line, comes in frantic.
“Ash, please tell me you are not planning to bring the girl with you to deal with a bunch of dangerous guys.”
I don’t manage to respond as Nova with a mischievous look on her face grabs the phone bringing it close to her lips even though it’s on speaker and replies on my behalf.
“Oh, don’t worry about me, handsome.” She chuckles. “I can handle myself.”
Aaron’s laugh breaks the awkward silence.
“No beautiful, you are confused; I am worried about them, not you.” Aaron’s laugh echoes in the car louder than before. “Good luck, you two.”
I take the phone from Nova andslide the button to end the call. I drop it on the back seat while I switch gears and start speeding toward the main road.
Nova moves her seat a little until she has enough room, then puts her feet up on the dashboard and a hand dangling outside of the window. She connects her phone to the car’s Bluetooth, and a playlist soon starts playing. If I didn’t know better, I would think we were going on a road trip, not on our way to mess up some people.
I chuckle. “ You are totally insane; you know that, right?” I question, even though it’s not really a question, and she gives me a toothy smile in return.
“What? Just because we are up to no good doesn’t mean we can’t have a good time, right?” She smirks. I will admit that’s definitely a good way to look at the situation.
“After we finish I will let you fuck me on the back of the car we are going to get from them.” She adds casually with a grin, and now I am more invested in getting that car back than I was before.
“Well, since we are going to cause some chaos, how about we raise the heat a little.”
Her lips curl into a smile.
“Your jerk of a boyfriend has been begging for some trouble all night.” I add.
This guy has caused me enough problems tonight, and even more problems for her. I would love nothing more than to ruin his pretty face for him.
