the mechanic mumbled a small donât worry about it at javierâs thanks, himself wondering why he didnât just call one of his guy to come and tow javierâs car. why go out of his way, in the middle of the night, to help a man who did not return any calls. it was months ago, and javier did not owe robbie anything. still, robbie didnât owe anything to javier either. why was javier able to pierce so easily in that wall robbie had taken years to build up, that was a mystery.
when the words left javierâs mouth, robbie paused, and unable to focus anymore on the metal skeleton in fron of him, turned to the mayor. âdonât do this, javier.â robbie, it seemed, kinda had a type. charming, sly smiles and silver words. it did not make for ideal partners, especially when they ended up running for mayor like, days after anything happened between them. thing was, robbie was bad at this : dating, talking, sharing any emotions. so of course, his ego had been bruised when heâd decide to put some effort in the whole thing, just to hit a wall decorated of banners and crime stopping promises.
robbie removed a wild curl from his brow, probably putting grease on his face as usual, before sighing and going back into the heart of the machine. âyouâre doing enough for the city, consider this a gift from one of your subject.â and fine, that was way too harsh, meaner than what javier deserved.
thing was, robbie was just a lowlife mechanic in the small town of paraiso. doing his thing, keeping out of the MC business, keeping out of the cops business. keeping out of everyoneâs business. heâd help whoever needed help. he wasnât important enough, not upperclass enough, to deserve any of javierâs attention.
The plead silenced him, touching some part of his heart that he did his best to ignore. All he could do was nod and let it all go. He fucked up. Numerous times with many but for some reason the words stung and he forced himself to push down the bitterness. Relationships werenât his thing. Robbie knew this and yet tangled himself in Javierâs web of bullshit that now he was suddenly feeling horrible about. Perhaps it was because he valued the other man. His opinion, his judgement --- and if Javier was being honest, he saw something special in Robbie. He couldnât pinpoint what that was exactly but there was something about him. And allowing himself to draw closer felt too dangerous for him.
Of course now the mechanic was making remarks and Javierâs once smile flat-lined. âIâll send you a check tomorrow morning then,â he replied almost emotionlessly, not daring to look back over at Robbie. He didnât want to see the otherâs face. Didnât want to make any sort of eye connect. In fact currently the mayor was regretting deeply about not calling for a tow truck. With an audible sigh, he leaned against part of the car, hand still shining the flashlight on the engine. âAnd I promise next time to call someone else.âÂ
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