Potential - S01 E258

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Potential - S01 E258

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 258

Harry was waiting for him to scramble out of the car so he could take it to tech for the post-race inspection.

All positions that paid money were required to report.

They hadn't considered this possibility. Harry jumped in and zoomed away leaving Evan alone with his thoughts.

He unzipped what felt like his Superman suit. He had never sweat so much in his life. He couldn't wait for Cindy to get there to share his victorious moment the way he had with her so many times. Then they would talk about the race.

Cindy rushed into the pit ahead of KK and punched Evan in the chest so hard he thought she cracked his sternum. "You jackass," she said, then hugged him. He was aware of KK's excited chatter, but he couldn't understand her. Cindy let him go, and KK hugged him. He took advantage of the frenzy and lifted KK by her butt. Cindy gave him a look, but KK didn't care.

Cindy interrupted his groping. "Jackass, told you to ride in the back and get some laps under your belt. So what did you do?"

"You said if I had opportunities, I should take them, so." He held up his hands and shrugged. "I didn't know, lost track of my position."

"Opportunities? Three wide, half on the track, leaning on the side of Bill Davis's car. You call that opportunities?"

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I had a run and I-"

"Relax, you did a hell of a job. Took some chances, but you'll learn after a few crashes."

"You were great, great, super great," KK said. Her exuberance could have been confused with a climax.

"I had a lot of lucky breaks," Evan said.

"Not as many as you think, Cindy informed him. "You're a good driver. You got some serious potential, but if your father finds out. we're in trouble."

"You think Uncle JC knows?

"Stan was blabbing about a rumored driver change," KK said. "I think he said someone else was racing Dale's car Harry was waiting for him to scramble out of the car so he could take it to tech for the post-race inspection. All positions that paid money were required to report. They hadn't considered this possibility. Harry jumped in and zoomed away leaving Evan alone with his thoughts.

He unzipped what felt like his Superman suit. He had never sweat so much in his life. He couldn't wait for Cindy to get there to share his victorious moment the way he had with her so many times. Then they would talk about the race.

Cindy rushed into the pit ahead of KK and punched Evan in the chest so hard he thought she cracked his sternum. "You jackass," she said, then hugged him. He was aware of KK's excited chatter, but he couldn't understand her. Cindy let him go, and KK hugged him. He took advantage of the frenzy and lifted KK by her butt. Cindy gave him a look, but KK didn't care.

Cindy interrupted his groping. "Jackass, told you to ride in the back and get some laps under your belt. So what did you do?"

"You said if I had opportunities, I should take them, so." He held up his hands and shrugged. "I didn't know, lost track of my position."

"Opportunities? Three wide, half on the track, leaning on the side of Bill Davis's car. You call that opportunities?"

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I had a run and I-"

"Relax, you did a hell of a job. Took some chances, but you'll learn after a few crashes."

"You were great, great, super great," KK said. Her exuberance could have been confused with a climax.

"I had a lot of lucky breaks," Evan said.

"Not as many as you think, Cindy informed him. "You're a good driver. You got some serious potential, but if your father finds out. we're in trouble."

"You think Uncle JC knows?

"Stan was blabbing about a rumored driver change," KK said. "I think he said someone else was racing Dale's car Cindy said, "Naah, my dad doesn't pay attention to the PA system during the super stock races."

"If he did," Evan said, "he'd already be over here."

After a few minutes, Harry returned. "We're good. Nobody asked where Dale was. I left the car there with Bruce. He'll bring it back. I'll see if I can pick up your money later, if not Dale will give it to you when he gets it next week."

"Money" Evan sald.

"Yeah, second pays two fifty," Harry said. "Give it to your old man to put towards getting you a car before next weekend."

The PA system squeaked, then Stan came through, "Super late model drivers, get your cars to the line, now."

"Shit," Cindy said. "I gotta go. We'll talk later. She hustled off.

"Yeah, if I'm still alive," he yelled after her.

"You ready?" KK asked. "We should get back before Jason-Come on, we should go."

"Why don't you go out on pit road and come back in the front gate," Harry said. "Less chance of runnin' into your uncle that way."

"Great idea," Evan said. "Thanks for everything, really."

"You deserved a chance to show your talent,' Harry said. "I hope it works out for you."

"Thanks, and don't tell Dale about that three wide thing. Okay?"

Harry laughed. "Oh, he's gonna be hearin' 'bout it. Bill Davis will still be bitchin' next week."

"Great."

"We should hurry, KK said, tugging on his arm.

At the main entrance, Evan and KK bypassed the latecomers in line. He held up his arm, displaying the plastic bracelet, while KK waved to her mother who returned a warning scowl that Evan supposed was for him.

Once they were on the walkway behind the hill that acted as the grandstands, Evan spotted Jason at the far end. He was above turn four at the back edge of the grass. Billy Joe was glued to him. Evan heard the scuff of a shoe behind him. Someone grabbed his shoulders and jumped on his back. Even though he knew the smell of her hair and the feel of the girl's body, Evan's senses reeled, trying to understand how she could be there.

Unlike that day out in front of the school, Evan didn't threaten to dump Deana in a trash can. "What the hell!" He bounced her higher, and her face came over his right shoulder. Deana kissed his cheek.

"You killed it, brother, you killed it, big time," Deana said. "I wish you had won. You deserved to win."

Evan stopped and unloaded his sister. KK kept going. When he spun around to face Deana, Evan had to fight back tears. Candy, Gloria, and Rebecca were ten feet away, walking quickly toward him. "Holy, shit, I can't believe this. I can't believe ya'll are here."

Gloria launched herself at him. He caught her, and she wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him like she wasn't too big and too old to be in that position. He avoided the ass grab that would have happened naturally if there wasn't a bunch of strangers around.

Candy had tears in her eyes. He grabbed her and crushed Gloria between them. "Ah, Mom, oh, I'm so happy you're here. Thank you."

Candy pressed her lips to his ear. "I love you, I wouldn't have missed it."

Because he was still feeling paranoid about getting caught, Evan thought he needed to get these four excited, gorgeous women out of the open area. After all, they were blocking the main walkway behind the grandstands. "We should go down there." He pointed to where Jason, KK and Billy Joe were standing at the top of turn four, beyond the end of the grandstands. "Cindy's race is going to start soon."

Hey, I'm here, too, Rebecca said and gave him a big kiss, slipping him the tongue and groping his ass. "You scared the shit outta us more than once."

Gloria asked, "Who was that girl you were with?"

A huge grin was unavoidable. "She works here and was helping me stay under the radar. You got nothing to worry about"

"Good" Gloria said.