The Gilmore Twins

~5~

I wake up to my fucking alarm screaming at me to get up and get ready for work. I jump in the shower and play the radio. I sing and dance wondering why I'm having a shower when I know I'm going to be covered in grim and grease. I step out my hair dripping and clean.

Me
Morning idiot.

Johnny <3
Oh rude I was just about to say, 'Good morning sexy.' and then you go and call me an idiot I'm hurt.

Me
Okay I'm sorry.

Johnny <3
Okay good, now lets start this again shall we.
Good morning sexy.

Me
Morning handsome.

Johnny <3
See how good that was we sound like a couple or something.

Me
That we do. What are you up to?

Johnny <3
Just about to get up for breakfast. What about you?

Me
Getting ready for work.

Johnny <3
Oh is that right well as a matter of fact I've scheduled to have some mechanical trouble today.

Me
Oh really well maybe you'll have to come in for me to check it huh.

Johnny <3
Guess I'll have to do that won't I. Okay love I'll let you go and head off to work I'll see you later alright?

Me
Alright, see you then.

I get changed into my blue work shirt and dark blue jeans. I go downstairs and put some pop tarts in the toaster and make a coffee and walk out the door grabbing my keys and my brown leather jacket. I rock up at 8 for the 8-hour shift to begin, opening to closing. During the week it's 6am to 6pm, on weekends its 8am to 4pm. I just finish closing up shop when Johnny rocks up on the best-looking motorbike I've ever seen. A red chrome, 2000 classic road king, Harley Davidson. I'm practically drooling from the sight of him in a denim jacket, taking off his helmet and shaking his head to fix his hair. He walks closer to me, but I can just see it not process it. It only hits me that he's here when he brushes his thumb over my bottom lip. His smile just making the whole situation more unbelievable. I can't control myself I grab his face gently and kiss him with so much passion I drift off in the moment.

"Damn chick you weren't kidding when you said he was pretty. Very pretty, Patty must approve." I hear Gypse say from her car window as she is about to drive off. I just laugh as I wave goodbye.

"Well hi." Johnny says in his beautiful accent.

"Hey." I say giddily. "Please take me for a ride." I gesture to the bike.

"Oh you like it do you." He turns to face it and wraps his hand around my waist, and we walk toward it. I get on my knees and glide my hand along the paint, the seat and the handlebars.

"Very much. So much I think I love it. What's her name?"

"She doesn't have a name."

"Are you kidding, every ride needs a name."

"Well how do you know that it's a girl."

"Look at her! She is for sure a girl."

"Okay well then you name her."

"She feels and looks like a Ruby."

"Ruby it is. Come on." He lifts up the seat and pulls out a black passenger helmet.

I jump on and we go for a ride out of town and to a beach in Hartford. We go for a walk and get ice cream and talk. He's got a baby brother named Nathan and a 10-year-old sister named Sarah. His mom and dad are together but fight every night and don't talk for days on end. He looks after his siblings when his mom is out bar hopping and dad is at work. He had a steady girlfriend in England named Holly, they don't keep contact, but his friends inform him regularly that she misses him.