I don\u2019t know much about cars, so when the conversation at a summer break get-together turns to everyone’s cars I sort of zone out. As I absent-mindedly braid my hair, my eyes wander from the speckled floor of the car park to the shimmering glare from someone’s windshield when something catches my eye. Snapping back to reality, I realise Luca has been trying to get my attention while I’ve been daydreaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, you still here?\u201d he says with a smirk. I let out a giggle and blamed the heat for my daydreaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex jumps in to ask what car I drive and I wave my hand towards mine. \u201cThere, the blue one,\u201d I say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The guys chuckle; apparently, I was supposed to tell them the make and model but they\u2019ve already figured it out and are back to their car talk. My eyes wander again, the green of the park behind Luca, his blue jeans, his lop-sided smirk\u2026 oh shit! How long have I been staring at him?<\/em> Luca doesn\u2019t seem to mind though, he gives me a nod and a wink before turning back to Alex. There\u2019s something about him though, his scruffy beard and the way his muscled arms make his button-up scrunch at his elbows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A car pulls up at the other end of the car park and Alex looks over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUh oh, someone\u2019s having a bad day,\u201d he remarks nodding at the flat tyre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLucky for them, you know how to change a tyre, don\u2019t you Alex?\u201d Luca prompts. Alex glances at me and flashes Luca a wry smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToo true,\u201d he says as he jogs off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luca leans beside me against his ute. I can feel the heat of the sunset reflecting off the bonnet but that’s not why I start to blush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m glad they got a flat,\u201d he says softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh yeah, why\u2019s that?\u201d I reply trying not to let my voice waver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause now that Alex isn’t here, I can do what I\u2019ve been thinking about all afternoon\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel a rush, like butterflies in my tummy and I open my mouth to ask him what that might be when he interrupts me, \u201cBut only if you admit that you were <\/em>checking me out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n If my blushing wasn\u2019t that noticeable before, it\u2019s completely undeniable now. I giggle softly and rest my head against his shoulder in mock defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luca uses his hand to lift my face, \u201cC\u2019mon, I want my confession,\u201d he teases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are such a dork,\u201d I tell him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA dork?\u201d he asks softly, leaning closer to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah,\u201d I manage to whisper as our noses brush against each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He pulls me closer to him and I can feel all the places our bodies are pressed against each other. I like the way he smells and tastes and the way he traces his fingertips across my back. Suddenly, he stops and pulls back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo you want to know something about this ute?\u201d he asks, smacking the side of the tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh sure,\u201d I say sarcastically, \u201ccouldn\u2019t you tell I was just captivated by your discussion on crankshafts and axles?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luca laughs and reaches for my hand. He leans in again until I can feel his scruffy beard tickling my neck and he whispers, \u201cIn this tub are handles and I would love for you and me to make the most of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I let out a giggle, \u201cOh my god, you are<\/em> a dork!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I don\u2019t know much about cars, so when the conversation at a summer break get-together turns to everyone’s cars I sort of zone out. As I absent-mindedly braid my hair, my eyes wander from the speckled floor of the car park to the shimmering glare from someone’s windshield when something catches my eye. Snapping back […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362],"tags":[337,339,336,338],"class_list":["post-7689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-journal","tag-diary","tag-flirt","tag-journal","tag-story"],"yoast_head":"\n