Free Revved Up Hearts by Kristy D Kilgore

showing how proud he was of her. That afternoon Dawn went back to her hotel room and called home. When she told her parents what she had done, they thought she had absolutely lost her mind. Both said they wouldn’t do it for all the money in the world, but her brothers thought it was really cool. They wanted to know if Dawn could arrange it for them when they came to visit. Dawn said that she would try. Dawn told them all that she loved them and asked them to tell everybody else back home that she loved them and was thinking about them. Almost as soon as Dawn hung up, the phone rang again. It was Bryan.
    “Good afternoon,” he said. “What are you doing?”
    “Nothing. I just talked to my family back home. I was thinking about watching some TV. Do you need me for anything?”
    “Yeah, I do.” I need you to come over to my motor coach. There are some people here that you need to meet.”
    “Okay. I’ll be right over.”
    When Dawn got to Bryan’s motor coach a few minutes later, he opened the door before she could knock. “Man, you got here quick. Come inside, and meet my wife.”
    Dawn wasn’t quite ready for that; it shocked her for some unexplained reason. Dawn had spoken to Bryan’s wife, Valerie, over the phone, but she was nervous about meeting her face to face. Dawn took a deep breath and walked up the motor coach steps. Valerie Richardson was sitting on the sofa. She stood to greet Dawn and extended her hand. Dawn could tell Valerie was assessing the woman who would be spending a lot of time with her husband. “Hello, nice to meet you,” Valerie said.
    “Nice to meet you, too,” Dawn answered as they shook hands.
    “Please, have a seat.” Valerie sat and motioned for Dawn to do the same. “Would you like something to drink?”
    “A Mountain Dew would be nice.”
    “Bryan, get Dawn a Mountain Dew please. And bring me one, too.”
    “Okay,” Bryan answered from another part of the coach.
    “Bryan tells me that you are from Arkansas. Is that right?”
    “Yes, ma’am. Jasper, Arkansas.”
    “Please don’t call me ma’am. I’m younger than you.”
    “But you’re my boss.”
    “No. I’m not. Bryan is,” Valerie said with a smile. “I got out of the racing business when I had Lena.”
    “Bryan showed me some pictures of her. She is so cute.”
    “He is very proud of her. I would introduce you to her, but she’s asleep.”
    “Here ya go, Dawn,” Bryan said as he entered the room and handed Dawn her drink. He handed a can to his wife. Then he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and went to check on the baby.
    “So, you were saying,” Valerie continued after she took a sip of her soda, “that you are from Jasper, Arkansas. What part of the state is that?”
    “In the northwest corner up in the Ozark Mountains. It’s not far from the Arkansas-Missouri border and only about an hour drive to Branson, Missouri.”
    “Really? Bryan and I want to go there sometime. Is it as fun as they make it sound?”
    “Yes. I like the shopping more than anything. They have the greatest outlet malls up there. I’ve never seen a show that I didn’t really enjoy. Let me know when you want to go, and I’ll set it up for you.”
    “You would do that for us? That would be great.”
    “Sure. No problem.”
    “Thank you. So what did Bryan tell you that you’d be doing for him?” Valerie asked.
    “My job will be to set up personal appearances and make sure he gets to them on time. I’ll make sure he has plenty of pictures to sign and pens to sign with. He also wants me to keep the motor coach clean, do his laundry, and cook for him.”
    “What!” Valerie exclaimed.
    Dawn was speechless.
    “Bryan Lucas Richardson, get in here right now!” Valerie yelled.
    “What?” Bryan said as he ran into the room.
    “Did you tell Dawn that she would have to clean this motor coach, do your laundry, and cook for you?”
    “Yeah. So?”
    “You were supposed to hire a personal assistant, not a maid.”
    “But