The New Star

family reunion

Shelby didn't seem to mind his ramblings though, in fact he could see a hint of a smile tugging on her mouth. That's a relief, at least she doesn't think you're a freak. "Don't worry about it. I'm actually here for an oil change, how fast could you get it done?"

"Oh, that's easy, then." Ryan thought for a moment. "I think I could finish it in half an hour. Forty-five minutes tops. You could leave your car here, if you'd like, or you can wait in the lounge." Ryan hoped she'd stay, he needed to figure out why he was drawn to her. Maybe a chat would help.

Kurt and Burt entered the garage, the latter holding out his hand. "Hello, what can we do for you today, miss…?"

"Corcoran, and I was just telling Mr. Berry here that I need an oil change." Shelby gestured at Ryan. "He told me he could get it done in half an hour?"

Burt glanced at Ryan. "He did, did he? Well, Ms. Corcoran, that's doable, it's a pretty slow day for us. You can leave your car here and come back for it, or you can wait around until he finishes up."

"I think I'll stay, I don't really have anything else to do today," she said with a smile. Ryan smiled as well. Maybe he'd figure out what it was about her that made him feel this way.

"Ok then, I just need you to sign off on the paperwork in the office. If you give your keys to Ryan, he'll get your car on the lift," Burt said amiably.

Shelby rifled through her purse, extracting a set of keys and handing them to Ryan. She then followed Burt into the office, after telling Ryan not to scratch her car. Ryan looked at the keys in his hand and whistled. "A Range Rover? Nice! Not a lot of people around here have those."

Kurt nodded in agreement.

"Kurt, do you know who that was?"

Kurt rolled his eyes. "Yeah. She's Ms. Corcoran. She said so herself."