Page 126 of Every Broken Promise
Adam was at the counter, engrossed in the computer. This was something you didn’t see often. Adam being on his phone texting some chick, that was expected, but him actually working more than necessary—that shit was odd.
“You good?” I asked as I tapped the counter to get his attention.
Adam barely glanced at me and continued to type away on the computer.
“Everyone has social media nowadays, right? It’s weird if they don’t. Even we have a few socials for the shop.”
He added that last bit as a justification, and I gave it to him because between the three of us, since Dad didn’t count, we always forgot to update that shit. I made a mental note to hire someone to run it for us. It was a good idea, mainly because of the expansion.
“Who are you looking for?”
He stopped typing and gave me his full attention.
“It doesn’t matter. Just someone I hadn’t seen in a long time,” he mumbled, and I knew he was lying.
“Maybe they go by a different name or their mom’s maiden name? Try looking into people you think are their friends, maybe LinkedIn?”
Adam was now looking at me like I had grown two heads.
“You’ve given this quite some thought, haven’t you?”
I shrugged it off, hoping I didn’t look as sheepish as I felt.
“Is the car all set? I’m going to tow it to Haywards’.”
“Yeah, I rigged it up earlier.”
“Thanks,” I knocked on the counter twice, then headed toward the back.
“Is everything good? I know the Rach shit is fucked up, but I’m sure Dunnett will get it sorted. Astrid doing okay?”
“Yeah, she’s fine,” I told him, not wanting to get into the shit that was fucking with me. I’ve dragged my brothers down enough with my issues with Astrid that I needed to overcome this problem on my own. “I’ll see you later. I want to catch Rusty before he leaves the shop.”
Adam gave me a two-finger salute as he continued to search for whomever had caught his attention. I had no doubt it was a woman because my brother didn’t put effort into anything other than the shop and women, and women only when it was convenient with him.
I had enough of my own problems to worry about Adam’s.
On my drive to Sunny Pines, all I could do was contemplate what I needed to do. It was a bitch, this feeling that started to consume me. Was this my karma for being a dumb kid who was too much of a pussy to tell his best friend he had fallen for her?
I was still too much of a pussy.
My thoughts were all over the place, going around in circles, getting me nowhere. The next thing I knew, I was pulling into Haywards’ Garage. The last bay was already open so I could unload the car.
“Hey, man,” I greeted him with a shake and a fist bump. “Thanks for the favor.”
Rusty couldn’t contain his smirk.
“Any chance your girl will try to pull that stunt again?”
I sure as fuck hoped not.
“We’re good now.”
“I almost felt like I was taking advantage of you.”
“That means you’re paying me then?”
“Almost being the keyword, Ty.” The asshole chuckled.
