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She couldn’t count how many times she wished she could distract Alain from his focus on the old car and continue where they left off with that nighttiherself up to Alain’s de him take her pleasure to new realms Could it be he’d lost interest in her physically now that he was deep into what she kneas his other great passion, cars?

As the days drew on, the once beat-up old 1965 Corvair Monza convertible took on a new lease of life, e break fros took shape within her Spending ti hours with him when she wasn’t at thefor him

Maya also began falling s worked and not just going crazy over the exterior or overall look of the classic ride

Oh, but it wasn’t beautiful classic cars she dreaarage while she slept, or tried to Yes they ht picnic on the beach, but it never got much further Alain had once mentioned how expectation built up the pleasure when it happened, but wasn’t he taking the sense of anticipation too far?

Deep down, Maya knew that she liked how Alain seee of the situation to the utht not know about hi – that Alain was real She wanted to get closer and closer, know him better and better but there were so many invisible walls

Maya sensed she’d already fallen for this , yet was coh not to worry about whether he was ‘spit-shined and polished’ Working at a men’s store Maya was used to men ere ever too conscious about their physical attributes and playing it to their advantage Alain with his wavy dark hair that flopped on his forehead and touched his collar, worked hard at what he did and always had a positive attitude that rubbed off on Maya

She only had loose connections with her family and not thatsolitary and now she had Alain around, she realized everything she’d beenThe co there for her was so she cherished

Not that they’d officially assigned theed it enough with how , and the aiven they couldn’t possibly spare time for anyone else

And yet…Maya didn’t like to think they became exclusive simply by circumstances and not decision But she quickly told herself to stop overthinking things, and accept the situation for what it was That both of theether, and that was all that mattered

The one thing that wouldon the cake, would be for them to finally become lovers in the fundamental sense

Yes, Alain had given her a few earth-ry for ard and didn’t treat her like a slab of meat just because she was readily available and alithin reach

All her friends were envious of her new ‘catch’ and the arrangeh, Maya couldn’t exactly tell her pals that nothing freaky was happening just because she had a hot e He hardly had ti the car and come what may, Maya admired his work ethic

The only one who possibly kneas going doas Nikki, whoh school days, back when their fa Maya all too well and had her own take on Maya’s hopes where Alain was concerned

“The best thing that could happen would be watching you and your vanilla prince charuys spend so ,” teased Nikki

Maya felt her cheeks go hot and she shrugged as she tried to hide her disco way too ahead of ourselves And yet…I can’t help but seeabout him that makes me feel that he could be the one”

“Normally I’d say let’s wait and see, but it doesn’t see he came here on holiday,” said Nikki doubtfully