The Mechanic and the Salaryman 🤍 Vee/Mark

Chapter 2 ~ I got you ~

Wit drove Masa back to where he had left his car and he got out to take a look, it was a process of elimination. After the usual tests and tricks there was no way the engine was going to turn over so he decided to hook it up and take it back to the garage.

"you said it was a rental car, did you call the company?" Wit asked Masa.

"that was the first thing I did, the woman said there was no one available to come out until later on today so I could either find a room somewhere or find a garage and they would reimburse me the costs" Masa replied.

"ok, that seems fair, right let's get back to the garage, I can't offer you a fancy bed but your quite welcome to bunk down on the sofa, it ain't pretty but it's comfortable" Wit said.

"thank you but I'll be fine, I just want to get back on the road and get to my friends house" Masa said.

"who's your friend, maybe I know him?" Wit asked feeling curious.

"I doubt you know him, his name is J'muzu Atsomoto" Masa replied.

"ah yes, I know him, he was my junior in uni' what's the guy up to these days?" Wit asked.

"I don't really think it's appropriate to talk about his private affairs but if you give me your details I will pass them on and he can call you to catch up" Masa replied.

"okaaaay, whatever, I was just trying to make conversation there bud but yeah, let's do that" Wit answered and continued towing the car back to the garage in silence.

Wit glanced at the guy from time to time, the more he learnt the more curious he became but the guy sure had a stick up his ass, ok he had to admit it was kind of inappropriate but it's not like J'muzu was a stranger.

They arrived back at the garage and Wit opened the automatic roller shutter then after disabling the alarm system for the second time this evening, he lined his truck up and reversed the rental over the top of his grease pit before lowering the winch setting the car on all four wheels.

He told Masa he could go and sit in the back office but Masa declined offering instead to make them both another coffee which Wit accepted. Wit drove the tow truck back outside and went back in the garage to lower the roller shutter, it was a bit chilly this time on a morning. 

He splashed his face with cold water to wake himself up a bit more and wiped it with his sleeve, he was rough around the edges but if people didn't like him as he was then it was their loss because he didn't put on airs and graces for anybody. 

Masa soon returned with two steaming mugs of coffee and handed one to Wit,

"I copied how I saw you prepare yours earlier, I hope it's ok?" he said.

"it'll be fine don't worry" Wit said ruffling the guys hair.

Masa was shocked at the mechanics familiarity, no one touched him, ever, not even his family when they were still alive. Hugging and touching made a man soft his father used to say. Masa stood back a little out of reach of the mechanic and asked him what he would do next.

"I'm going to go under and have a look, do you want to go down with me and watch?" Wit asked him.

"ok, I've never seen under a car before, it should be interesting" Masa said.

After they finished their coffee Masa took the mugs back and rinsed them out leaving them to drain before returning to where Wit was already down in the pit.

"hey, get down here and take a look" he called out.

Wit had watched Masa as he approached the top of the steps, his gaze had landed on the guys butt and he couldn't help notice how firm it looked beneath his blue jeans then he felt himself blushing at his own thoughts.