left and Lilly said he’s been pretty out of it at the shop.”
“I… I don’t really know. He hasn’t really talked to me much since Saturday,” she said. Not since discovering his sketches of her.
“Well I hope he snaps out of it before this weekend. By the way, Lilly said if I talked to you to give you her number because she had some questions for you ,” Dana said.
“Oh , ok. Do you think it’s safe to call now?” she asked.
“I would guess so... I know Tommy was just over there working on the best route to take to the Bama Bike Fest this weekend,” Dana said.
After Dana gave her Lilly’s number she called and a man answered.
“Is Lilly there?” she asked hesitantly.
“She’s in bed…who ’s this?” he asked.
“This is Meredith… Dana said she wanted me to call her…” she said. “I’m sorry it’s so late, Dana thought she might still be up. I can try another time.”
“This is Bobby. She told me she worked with you on the books for the shop and she wanted to know if you’d be interested in helping out a couple of days a week at the garage,” he said.
“Oh… well I’d have to think about it,” she said.
“Did Chuck tell you about the Bama Bike Fest this weekend?” he asked.
“Umm… no… he hasn’t talked to me very much this week,” she said.
“We leave on Friday evening and will be back late on Sunday night. I think Lilly was going to see if you could go and help her out in the booth. Dana can’t because of the baby but Gretchen’s going… and with the show… it might be a bit much for her and I don’t want her too worn out,” he said. “It would give you an idea of what the job entails.”
“I don’t know…” she said.
“Think about it and I’ll tell Lilly you called ,” he said. “Just to be sure Chuck doesn’t catch any shit from the judge… I’m the one who invited you, ok?”
“Oh… sure… yea he wouldn’t care anyway or even know…” she stammered.
After hanging up she thought about the awkward conversation she’d had with Bobby. Why would he think that Grandpa Patterson would do something to Chuck if she got a job at the shop or went to a motorcycle show in Alabama? It didn’t make any sense.
Her doctor had given her a crutch to use in order to learn balance and to help her get used to being mobile again while they waited for her prosthetic. She managed to finish getting ready for bed without using her chair.
After showering the following morning and getting dressed , her phone rang so using the crutch she made her way over to her bed and sat down. Picking up her cell phone she didn’t recognize the number.
“Hi , Meredith, this is Lilly. Sorry I missed your call last night. I was so tired I think I was out by nine,” Lilly laughed. “Bobby said he talked to you a little bit about maybe working at the shop part-time?”
“Yea and he said something about going to the Bama Bike Fest this weekend?” she said as her mother entered her room with a laundry basket.
“He did?” Lilly asked. After a few seconds she heard a sigh “What did he say exactly?”
“I don’t have to go… in fact I’m not sure I can…” she said looking at her mother who’d stopped when she realized she was on the phone.
“No! It’s not that… it’s just that… remember I told you that Chuck saved my life?” Lilly asked.
“Yea…” she prompted.
“Well , there is a trial that I have to testify in next month and he’s absolutely going bonkers thinking something will happen to me and doesn’t want me alone…” Lilly said. “I’d love it if you could go so I’m not the only girl… but I don’t need a babysitter so if you have other plans or just don’t want to go… don’t feel obligated.”
“Well I’ve been using a crutch for a couple of days now and I can get around fairly well but I think I might just end up being more in the way than anything…” she said.
Lilly laughed , “I
“I… I don’t really know. He hasn’t really talked to me much since Saturday,” she said. Not since discovering his sketches of her.
“Well I hope he snaps out of it before this weekend. By the way, Lilly said if I talked to you to give you her number because she had some questions for you ,” Dana said.
“Oh , ok. Do you think it’s safe to call now?” she asked.
“I would guess so... I know Tommy was just over there working on the best route to take to the Bama Bike Fest this weekend,” Dana said.
After Dana gave her Lilly’s number she called and a man answered.
“Is Lilly there?” she asked hesitantly.
“She’s in bed…who ’s this?” he asked.
“This is Meredith… Dana said she wanted me to call her…” she said. “I’m sorry it’s so late, Dana thought she might still be up. I can try another time.”
“This is Bobby. She told me she worked with you on the books for the shop and she wanted to know if you’d be interested in helping out a couple of days a week at the garage,” he said.
“Oh… well I’d have to think about it,” she said.
“Did Chuck tell you about the Bama Bike Fest this weekend?” he asked.
“Umm… no… he hasn’t talked to me very much this week,” she said.
“We leave on Friday evening and will be back late on Sunday night. I think Lilly was going to see if you could go and help her out in the booth. Dana can’t because of the baby but Gretchen’s going… and with the show… it might be a bit much for her and I don’t want her too worn out,” he said. “It would give you an idea of what the job entails.”
“I don’t know…” she said.
“Think about it and I’ll tell Lilly you called ,” he said. “Just to be sure Chuck doesn’t catch any shit from the judge… I’m the one who invited you, ok?”
“Oh… sure… yea he wouldn’t care anyway or even know…” she stammered.
After hanging up she thought about the awkward conversation she’d had with Bobby. Why would he think that Grandpa Patterson would do something to Chuck if she got a job at the shop or went to a motorcycle show in Alabama? It didn’t make any sense.
Her doctor had given her a crutch to use in order to learn balance and to help her get used to being mobile again while they waited for her prosthetic. She managed to finish getting ready for bed without using her chair.
After showering the following morning and getting dressed , her phone rang so using the crutch she made her way over to her bed and sat down. Picking up her cell phone she didn’t recognize the number.
“Hi , Meredith, this is Lilly. Sorry I missed your call last night. I was so tired I think I was out by nine,” Lilly laughed. “Bobby said he talked to you a little bit about maybe working at the shop part-time?”
“Yea and he said something about going to the Bama Bike Fest this weekend?” she said as her mother entered her room with a laundry basket.
“He did?” Lilly asked. After a few seconds she heard a sigh “What did he say exactly?”
“I don’t have to go… in fact I’m not sure I can…” she said looking at her mother who’d stopped when she realized she was on the phone.
“No! It’s not that… it’s just that… remember I told you that Chuck saved my life?” Lilly asked.
“Yea…” she prompted.
“Well , there is a trial that I have to testify in next month and he’s absolutely going bonkers thinking something will happen to me and doesn’t want me alone…” Lilly said. “I’d love it if you could go so I’m not the only girl… but I don’t need a babysitter so if you have other plans or just don’t want to go… don’t feel obligated.”
“Well I’ve been using a crutch for a couple of days now and I can get around fairly well but I think I might just end up being more in the way than anything…” she said.
Lilly laughed , “I
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