Then I walk off, but really, I want to skip.
I just showed them all up, and in front of their boss.
Finally.
* * *
I’m in the female restroom, washing my face and fixing my hair when I see Tazen appear in the mirror. He’s standing behind me, leaning against the door frame. I meet his eyes in the glass and he gives me a lazy, gorgeous half smile. “That was impressive what you did back there.”
“I told you,” I say, lifting my hair into a neater ponytail. “I know what I’m doing.”
“Just how experienced are you, angel?”
“I’ve been doing it since I was under five years old, Tazen. My dad before, ah, we lost my mom, was one of the best mechanics around. He taught me every single thing I know. I did an apprenticeship underneath him when I was fifteen for five years. Then I became a fully qualified mechanic.”
“Jesus,” he mutters.
“Yeah,” I say. “And you thought I was just a stupid girl.”
“Never thought that.”
I meet his eyes again. “Well, it’s beside the point now. You’ve seen for yourself what I can do.”
“Yeah I have, and it’s why I’m in here.”
I feel excitement bubble in my chest, but I keep my casual expression. “Oh?”
“I want you on my team.”
I want to scream inside, but I don’t.
“You … do?”
“Yeah,” he says, studying me. “I’ve been impressed with your work. Not just today but every day. It’s neater and more precise than any of the guys on my team. Men have heavy hands, but your work is delicate. In the business I’m running, that’s important. People want perfection. So, I’m offering you a full-time job as one of my mechanics.”
I’m inwardly screaming with joy.
“Will I get to help on the builds?”
He nods. “Yeah, you will.”
“And you won’t treat me like an idiot?”
He grins. “No, angel.”
“Then I accept.”
Happy dance. Happy dance. Happy dance.
“Good, then fix your hair and get back out there. You’re part of the team now.”
I let my hair go with a massive grin. I turn and his smile gets bigger when he sees how happy I am. He steps forward and his arm lashes out, curling around my waist. “I don’t fuck employees,” he murmurs, staring at my lips.
“I’d like to hope not,” I laugh softly. “They’re all men.”
He grunts, but he’s smiling. “Exactly. But this time, I think I’ll make an exception.”
“That might not be a good idea,” I say.
“It’s a great idea. There’s a fuck load of hoods to bend you over out there.”
My cheeks get pink.
“But,” he says, looking away. “We can’t make it known to the guys.”
“I get that.”
And I do get it. Relationships in a close-knit garage like this can cause everyone tension if they go wrong. Besides, right now, I just want this between us.
“Good, now come and kiss me before I take you over this bathroom sink.”
I go up on my tiptoes and he kisses me long and deep, with a hint of tongue, before letting me go. I grin and slide past him, practically bounding into the garage to announce to the guys that they have a new team member. They already know, but I’m so happy I don’t care. I rush right over to the build they’re working on, and pride and happiness is bursting from my chest as I slide under the car with Rick.
“You sure you’re ready for the big man’s world?” he asks, handing me a spanner.
I take it with a massive grin. “Oh, I’m ready.”
“Then welcome to the team, Quinn.”
Welcome indeed.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
“Throw me those fuses, will you?” Toby barks at me.
“Say please, Toby, and I might consider it.”
He glares at me, I get back to work.
“Fuck,” he mutters. “Please?”
I inwardly grin and throw him the fuses.
“See, that wasn’t so hard.”
He doesn’t answer. I think we’re bonding.
“Quinn?”
I lift my head and see Tazen standing in the doorway to the office. It’s been a week since he gave me the job as one of his mechanics, and since then we’ve not had a second to even look at each other. I’m not entirely sure if what we did was a one-time thing or if he wants more. We didn’t exactly have a smooth start. He crooks his finger at me and I get up, moving towards him.
“What’s u—”
I don’t get to finish my sentence because he takes my arm and hauls me into the office. He kicks the door closed, jerks the blinds down and spins on me. Then he’s kissing me, deep and hard, all tongue and serious lip action. I whimper and press my body against his, hooking my fingers through his belt loops and tugging his hips closer to mine.
He kisses me for a solid five minutes. He explores my mouth, lets his hands run over my body and takes me to amazing heights without even touching my happy places. When he pulls his lips from mine, he stares down at me with lusty eyes. “I have been wanting to do that for a long fucking time.”
I lick my lips and he groans. “Fuck it, I have five more minutes.”
He pulls me close and starts kissing me again. This time his fingers go to the clasps on my coveralls and he flicks them off. My coveralls drop to the floor without the support and I’m left in my panties and a tank top. Tazen, still kissing me, reaches down and shoves my panties aside. Then his fingers are gliding through my sex.
I gasp against his lips and step even closer, rotating my hips so I can get a deeper friction. Tazen grunts and massages my clit with his fingertips as he pulls his mouth from mine and glides his lips down my neck. I close my eyes and tilt my head back, panting softly as pleasure shoots through my core. Tazen’s fingers are like magic as he rubs and flicks, bringing me to the edge.
“Come on,” he murmurs against my flesh. “Come for me.”
I’m winding up tighter and tighter, and before I know it, I’m exploding around him. He lets out a low groan of pleasure and continues rubbing until every tremble leaves my body. Then he slides his fingers out and brings them up to his lips, sucking me off them. My cheeks burn, but it’s without a doubt one of the hottest things I’ve ever seen. His eyes hold mine as he slowly slides his fingers out of his mouth and reaches out, capturing my hips.
He brings my body flush against his, and I can feel how hard his cock is. It doesn’t seem fair that he should miss out when he just gave me a great orgasm. Before I know what I’m doing, I am sliding downwards. I hit the floor on my knees and reach out for his jeans. He helps me unclasp them and I could swear his fingers were trembling as he did it. When his jeans are undone, I reach in and pull out his cock.
I’ve never put one of these in my mouth before, so I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I look up at him and he’s staring down at me with a fiery, intense expression.
“I’ve never,” I lick my lips, “done this.”
“Jesus,” he grunts. “That makes it even better.”
“Tell me what you like.”
He strokes my hair from my face, then bunches it up behind me in his fist. This turns me on, in epic ways. “Lick the head for a while, then slide it into your mouth and suck like you are enjoying a lollipop.”
Best lollipop ever.
“Okay.”
I turn my face back down and slide my tongue out, touching the soft head of his cock. The skin is like silk and there is little to no taste as I swirl my tongue around and around. Tazen groans above me, spurring me on. I do as he asked and open my mouth, taking him in as deep as I can without feeling like I want to choke. I suck, hollowing my cheeks, and start sliding my head up and down. Tazen’s entire body jerks and he hisses something I can’t make out.
Then he’s using my hair as a guide, bobbing me up and down at the perfect rhythm. His cock is full and heavy in my mouth and I love the feeling of my lips sliding over the silky skin. What I love the most, though, is the deep sounds of pleasure being torn from his throat with each suck. His cock swells in my mouth and he tugs my head back. “I’m going to come.”