Turbo shrugged, handing Reid the keys. “You don’t need to know that bit.”
“How can we pay it back then?” Logan demanded, a frown taking over Turbo’s face.
“You’re not. I fixed it because I wanted to. Slick was a problem, and I didn’t handle it before people got hurt. I know this won’t mean I’m forgiven,” he said lightly, glancing at Raven who was surprisingly quiet. “But I knew it would be helpful to you guys, and I’m kind of being selfish about it because I need Reid to have a car for when we race on the track.”
Logan snorted, crossing his arms. “You honestly think Beckett’s going to let you anywhere near that place?”
“Actually,” I said slowly, clearing my throat. “Mom told him he’s allowed. She’d prefer us being able to race in a safe space instead of me sneaking off to do it on the streets again. Beckett’s not happy about it, but I think she’ll let it slide. Will she be nice about it? Doubtful. But once she gets to know him properly, she should back off a little.”
“No shit?” Reid asked, finally finding his voice as a smirk spread across his face. “We can all still race together?”
“Yep. It seems people have been asking about racing in groups instead of one-on-one, so hopefully, if Mom can figure out the safety stuff, we can all race against each other instead of taking turns.” I smiled and suddenly knew why Reid was so grouchy. Like me, his addiction was the street races, and he thought he’d never get to feel like that again.
Now that he had his car back and had hope about racing us all again, his mood had completely shifted.
Raven seemed to notice it too, and as much as I knew she didn’t like me, she mouthed a thank you. I didn’t feel like I deserved any credit, but I gave her a small nod, turning my attention back to Turbo.
“So, are you buying me a new car to replace the Supra since you’re handing them out?” I teased, making him chuckle.
“I heard through the grapevine that you already replaced the Supra.”
“My girl looks hot in her new wheels too.” I winked, glancing down at my phone as it started ringing, Luna’s name flashing on the screen. I answered it, my stomach doing that stupid little flip that it had been doing lately whenever I heard or saw her name. “Hey, baby.”
“How long until you leave the Heights?” she whispered, alarm bells ringing in my head. She sounded scared, and I hated that.
“I can leave right fucking now. What’s wrong?” Everyone’s attention landed on me, but they stayed silent so I could hear her properly.
“I’m at the diner hiding in the bathroom. Stan came in with some friends and he said some nasty stuff, and then he said he was going to let his friends fuck me until I learned my lesson.”
“I’m out,” I said to the others without hesitation as anger filled me, Turbo’s brow creasing.
“What happened?”
“Stan’s threatened to let his friends rape Luna. She’s locked herself in the bathroom at the diner,” I answered quickly, pulling my keys from my pocket and walked towards the Escalade. “Baby? You stay where you are. I’m coming, okay?”
“I don’t want him to touch me. I think he’s blaming me for Raymond dying,” she choked out, and I yanked the driver’s door open and climbed behind the wheel.
“I won’t fucking let that happen. I’m leaving right now, I promise. Do you want me to stay on the phone?”
“Please.”
The passenger door opened as I started the engine, and Turbo slid into the seat with a bat in his hand, Logan and Zavier climbing in the back.
“We’re coming too,” Turbo said firmly as he held the bat out to me, and I wasn’t going to argue. I had no idea how many friends Stanley had with him. “This is for you.”
“You got me a bat?” I asked with surprise, but a smile spread across my face as he nodded.
“I had a feeling it would mean more to you than a fancy car. Good timing, right?” he asked with a grin.
“Is that Ander?” Luna asked softly, joining the conversation through the speakers.
“Yeah. Do you know how many friends he has with him?” Turbo asked, and I let the guys talk to her while I started driving towards Ashburn Valley. I hadn't expected them to jump at helping me, but I had a feeling they were doing it for Luna.
I’d found out Luna had been texting Logan regularly for updates on Reid while he’d been in the hospital, and I was glad Logan had her to lean on a little. Especially since Raven had been giving him the cold shoulder for a while.
I broke all the road rules on my way and didn’t realize how anxious I’d been without my bat until Turbo handed me the new one. The moment I parked, my fingers wrapped around it tightly as something settled inside of me. I pulled my hood over my head, telling Luna we were here so she could relax more, then we bailed from the car to start making our way towards the diner door.
My eyes caught on Stanley’s piece of shit car, and a smirk slowly crept across my face as I toyed with the bat in my hand. I might as well leave an extra message.