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| "What's that?" she asked, nodding in the direction of the truck "Why don't we finish the paperwork? I have to get to work "I had a helluva time," he said, "but I got the boss to go along with your deal Tina smiled and shrugged The salesman glanced in the direction of the car Tommy arrived in " Tommy headed for the lawyer's office "Actually, this is neat," Tina commented as they crested a hill and started down the other side " Tommy turned and started for the car "It is, isn't it?" Tommy agreed "Pretty fancy "Anything over that, I'm going for new," he said " "He's a really neat kid," Tommy said A little under an hour later, Tommy climbed into his truck, put the key in the ignition, and fired it up Tina laughed The man wore glasses and a plaid suit On the way home from the dojo, Tommy passed the car dealership where he'd seen the 4 X 4 pickup " He put his smile back on He handed Tina her soda "I think there are six or eight speakers in here somewhere Attorney Brothers was red-faced with mirth after the young man finished relating his dickering session with the car salesman If a lot of people had been stopping, none of them were buying After a couple of minutes a portly, balding salesman appeared He knew the salesman was trying to put pressure on him I'm sure we can knock something off, make it more reasonable, you know?" "I won't need financing," Tommy said " Tommy looked at his watch The lights were still there, a distance back, but constantly behind them He knew the area well, and since the truck was four wheel drive, he thought of a way to see if the car really was following them "She's only got nine thousand miles on her," he said All Tommy had to do was give the agent the information about the truck once he had it "Where you going?" the salesman asked "They're really nice for this kind of thing "My new truck," Tommy replied "Ah After leaving the lawyer's office, Tommy drove to the bank, then dropped the car off at Karen's and walked to the car lot "Don't you?" The man scratched his head again and looked aggrieved When he did, he saw a car pull to the side of the road a little way back He wasn't good at it "Have you heard from your ex lately?" he asked when he got back in the truck There were no lights behind him any more "And it seems to be working pretty well "Is Greg still away?" Tommy asked Tina as they filled salt and pepper shakers " He allowed himself a little hopefulness She smiled at him and said, "I guess I do " He was more careful about watching behind him after seeing the car yeah, sure "You can call my lawyer and check," he said He put it in gear and pulled out of the lot "I picked it up on my way to work, so I haven't had a chance to find out what everything does "It looks nice," Tommy said, "I noticed it when I was driving by the other day Tommy pulled into the parking lot of the store, got out of the truck, and walked inside "How are things between you and Greg?" he asked "I hope so," she said " "It's nice," Tina said Tommy had the impression the salesman wasn't happy about the way he had treated him, but that was too bad "Planning on trading that?" he asked "You sure this won't hurt your truck?" Tina asked as they twisted and jolted over the rugged road, being thrown against their seat belts " "Tommy, that's not nice," Tina responded He smiled at the man Diet, though " "Ah, sure, why not?" the man said He had quite a bit of time before he needed to be at work, so he pulled into the lot, parked his parents' car, and walked over to the truck Tommy nodded The salesman was out, talking with a young couple "You know, I haven't," she said He smiled " "The radio sounds good," Tina said "The car belongs to my parents I don't understand it He'd seen the truck sitting in the same spot for several weeks I'm not sure I'd be able to see where I was going with just the regular headlights "Like that baby, son?" he asked " Tommy turned off the highway onto the side road Attorney Brothers said he'd call the agent and assure him of payment Tina made such a fuss about the new truck that Tommy had to show it to Mr " He had an idea "I might take you up on that," Tina answered, grinning back at him " The salesman's eyes widened "Why don't you come on down to my office? We can see about arranging financing, and I'll see what I can do with the boss about the price All he does is talk about the day we went to the park What about insurance and registration?" Tommy gave him the name of his parents' insurance agent "Sure "To the dealership down the street," Tommy replied over his shoulder "We got out early Tommy headed on out of town "Want to try some four-wheeling?" he asked Tina as they approached a rugged side road " "If you treat me nice, I'll give you a ride," Tommy replied, smiling "That's one of our best units," the man said " "Never been off the road "I like him a lot "How soon you want it?" he asked It was bright red, had jacked-up suspension and huge tires, an extended cab, even a chrome roll bar with lights on it in the bed "See you in an hour " Tina looked behind the front seats, at the small jump seats behind them He liked that a lot The fact that Bobby didn't like Greg didn't upset him, either, even though Tina's stalwart defense of the man did Tina was just arriving at the Inn when Tommy pulled up "I was just teasing " "I have to be to work at three," he said Greg tries hard to be nice to Bobby Heck, it's better than new, really When I told him you were taking us to the amusement park, I thought he was going to explode he was so excited "Come back this afternoon," the salesman said "This is impressive," Tina commented as they drove toward her apartment building "This baby has all the extras Maybe, since you're paying cash, I can talk him down to ten "OK," the portly salesman said, "you said ten, right?" Tommy nodded " The man scratched his head and tried to look as if he were thinking sure it is," the man stammered The young man was a little embarrassed by their effusive praise "I can let you know then "Most single guys have a problem with kids who aren't theirs " he stammered "This is the kind of thing this truck is meant for," he said "You really like him, don't you?" Tina asked "We'll have to bring Bobby along next time "Yeah, sure!" she said "If I'm going to pay fifteen thousand, I might as well have a new truck, don't you think?" He reached the car and got in You want it, you're gonna have to move quick or it'll be gone He felt good about the way things had turned out He smiled when he saw Bud's car parked in front of the garage, and noticed that the house was dark He shifted the truck into all-wheel drive and kept going, bouncing wildly on the rough road He flipped a switch under the dash and the row of lights above the cab came on, lighting the way ahead with daylight brilliance " They left the inn, climbed into the truck, and headed down the street There was a twenty-four hour convenience store just ahead The road began smoothing out That Tina was willing to go for a ride with him made him feel good, even though he knew it probably didn't mean anything other than that she liked being with him I have to watch my weight," Tina told him "Of course, there were other reasons, too "Tell you what," he said finally, "I think I can convince the boss to let it go for just under fifteen "Is cash OK?" Tommy asked innocently Off-road kit, five-speed, tape deck, special off-road tires, winch, even air-conditioning "How long will it take?" Tommy asked "It does, doesn't it?" Tommy agreed You won't have any depreciation "I'll call the bank and have them issue a cashier's check for the amount you need "Its one now "it's your truck I mean, he's thoughtful and gentle, and "Am I wrong, or does it even have air conditioning?" "It has everything," Tommy said cash? I " "Aw shucks," Tommy said I'll get a cashier's check and come back in an hour " "Ah, sure, let's go in my office," the man said The salesman had gone back to other customers and didn't even look when the truck left the lot "I just got it "Why not?" she said He drove along country roads, some of which weren't that heavily traveled "Want a soda?" Tommy asked " He patted the truck's shiny side It ain't gonna be easy, but I'll give it a shot "If I buy it, I'll pay cash "No," Tommy said He parked the truck behind his folks' car, got out, and went into the house As far as Tommy was concerned, the guy was still a jerk "Since it's used, I think ten thousand's fair," Tommy said "You know," Tommy ventured, "People say kids and dogs can tell if someone's OK or not "She's quite a rig As he undressed, he realized he hadn't called Donna, but given the fact he'd had such a nice evening with Tina, that really didn't matter and Mrs It's been so long since he left me alone I guess I've just been trying to enjoy it and not think about it He brings him gifts, but Bobby doesn't thank him, or even play with the stuff Bobby will come around The man followed him to the car and gestured for Tommy to roll the window down "I gotta talk to the boss He'd been more interested in making the most of the time he had alone with Tina "Wow!" Tina exclaimed The man was red-faced and sweaty Soon it was time to close "I don't know," he said, looking pained Dreisbach, who also fussed about it "Those lights are bright!" "Yeah, they sure are," Tommy agreed as he guided the truck through the ruts carefully " "I'm sorry," Tommy said "He won't be back until Monday," she replied There had been lights following them earlier, but he hadn't been paying attention She waited while he parked the truck "Actually, I'd been wondering about it "I mean, we got to make something, you know What made you ask?" "No reason," Tommy said, "I just wondered He knew it was the same car, because one of the parking lights was out He slid into bed, pulled the covers over himself, and went to sleep you really got enough money to pay cash, kid?" he asked " Tina sighed The road was fairly good near the highway, but turned into a rutted, rugged trail after a mile or so He turned onto the main road, switched off the driving lights, and put the truck back in two wheel drive, then started back toward town He'd bested a used car salesman the first time he bought a vehicle "Lots of room Lot of people been checking this baby out, I'll tell you "Most single guys," Tina had said, "not single guys your age "He likes you, too When he saw Tommy, he excused himself and hurried over " He checked the mirrors Fifteen minutes later, he dropped Tina off at her apartment, then headed for Aunt Karen's house "You know, young man, you are going to do all right if you conduct all your business that adroitly," the lawyer said "Then you need a ride home," he said "I like the cab," she said "OK, I guess," she said Give him a little time Like a little brother You got the money?" "I do," Tommy said " "You are unusual, you know that?" Tina said, looking at him with more than a little interest " "How much is it?" Tommy asked He didn't want to upset her "You want me to believe you bought this just so Bobby would have a place to sit?" "I did," Tommy said Want to go for a little ride?" "Why not? Tina said Apparently Bud and his aunt were getting along very well "Greg's a very nice person " "I got it because I needed a place for Bobby to sit when we go to the amusement park," Tommy said " "It isn't new," Tommy said, "isn't that a little high?" The salesman frowned "Bobby still isn't warming up to him, though The Inn was busy, which made the evening go quickly It sounded good |
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