Free Fast and Loaded: A Bad Boy Sports Romance by Roxy Sinclaire Page A

eyes, “I promise you, she is ready. I have checked and double checked, and I tested her out yesterday. What more do you want?”
    Desmond smiled at me, “Nothing, everything is perfect. I just don’t want to risk any more damage.”
    I knew that he was worried. I had placed a guard at the shop twenty-four hours a day since the last time I had gone over Theresa, but it was still frightening since Luke was able to get to her so easily before.
    I had done everything I could, even making more modifications as I went. For Desmond to do anything but win this leg of the race would be almost unheard of. Theresa was now capable of out running every other car there.
    “Desmond, I know that you are worried, but I have put every precaution in place. All you have to do is go out there and show those people who the best driver really is, okay?” I said reassuringly.
    He smiled at me and clicked his seatbelt, “Okay, I trust you. After all, you are the best mechanic that I have ever known.”
    I laughed, “You know that I am going to tell José that you said that, right?”
    Desmond grinned, “I think he will understand, he’s not as pretty as you, and that’s a hard thing to compete with. Plus, there’s that thing you do with your tongue.”
    “Desmond!” I scolded him before playfully reaching through the window and slapping his arm.
    The announcer called for the drivers to make their way to the starting line and I saw him let out a nervous sigh. I couldn’t help but be worried right along with him. This part of the race, he had told me the night before, was the most difficult.
    It would push both the car and the driver along the way. It was about speed and precision as the track looped around several miles of steep and dangerous terrain. Most of the race was only going to be watched on giant screens placed around the stadium.
    Not being able to see Desmond and Theresa as they went, made me more than a little nervous. Up until that point, I could watch to see what modifications needed to be done to shave off valuable seconds along the way.
    A camera view though wouldn’t give me the information I needed. Instead, I would be sitting with the rest of the crew, waiting and watching to see if the past few days had paid off or not.
    “Don’t worry, you’ve got this,” I said to him reassuringly.
    He smiled and leaned out. I knew what he wanted, and I was more than happy to give it to him. I bent down and kissed him tenderly. The motion was almost as natural to me as breathing now. His lips felt like they had found a home when they met mine. Everything about our relationship was different and new for me. He had been such a pleasant surprise. I knew that we were going to need to talk about what would happen after the race, but it could wait. The next few days were going to be life changing, for both of us.
    “Thanks, Amber. I don’t know what I would do without you.” He cooed as he started the engine.
    “Well, Luke would have a better chance at winning that’s for sure,” I replied playfully.
    He glared at the road ahead, “That bastard is done winning.”
    I smiled. Knowing how he felt about the other driver and knowing that I too, wanted to see him get knocked from his high horse.
    “Go put him in his place baby, leave him in the dust,” I said encouragingly.
    He smiled at me before pulling away. I knew that as long as Luke hadn’t done anything further to Theresa, there was no way that he was going to win the next stage of the race. Between Desmond’s exceptional driving skills and my own adjustments to the car, no one would be able to beat them.
    As I joined the rest of the staff to watch the race, the only concern I had was for myself. When the race was over, would Desmond and I just part ways? Would our romance just be called a summer fling or would we be able to make it work off the track as well as we had on the track?
    I had questions that needed to be answered, but they would just need to wait until after