Page 86 of Undefeated

My heart sank. I have had the same car since my senior year in high school. My Mazda Protégé. It has three hundred thousand miles on it, and it isn’t much, but it’s all I have. If he hit my car and it’s damaged, I’m going to be taking the bus to work.

“Mr. Martin, I have to go outside. Something’s happened to my car. I’ll be right back in,” I yelled down the hallway.

“Okay, Kace. I’ll answer the phones,” he responded.

I stepped outside the office door and onto the sidewalk. The man stood beside the curb with another man in a shirt just like his.

“What happened to my car?” I asked.

“I’m not sure what you mean, ma’am. We’re making a delivery. You’re Kace Meadows?” he asked.

“Yes, I’m Kace Meadows, why?” I responded.

He held out a set of keys.

“Delivery from Lofton Mini Cooper. From a Mr. Shane Dekkar. Just out of curiosity, how do you know Shane Dekkar?” he asked.

Confused, I looked at him and responded, “He’s my boyfriend.”

“Shane Dekkar, the boxer?” he asked.

I nodded my head slowly.

“Kip, this chic is Dekkar’s boyfriend. The guy from here in town that fought on Pay-Per-View. Shame on Dekkar,” he said over his shoulder to the other man in the uniform.

“Holy shit. You think you could get us his autograph?” the other man asked.

Still confused, I shrugged my shoulders, “Uhhm. I don’t know, maybe.”

“Well, when you bring this in for service, or warranty work, bring him with you.” He said as he pointed toward the street, still holding the car keys in his hand.

“I don’t understand what’s going on,” I responded, turning my palms upward.

“Oh, sorry,” he said as he dropped the keys into my hand.

I scrunched my brow and looked at the keys.

“From Mr. Dekkar. He bought you a new Mini Cooper,” he said as he pointed to a new car sitting at the curb beside the other man.

My heart rose up into my throat. I turned and looked down the sidewalk in each direction.

“This isn’t a joke?” I asked.

“No ma’am. We delivered it for him. Kip’s taking me back to the dealer. Mr. Dekkar bought it from the sales department. We work in the service department. They just asked us to deliver it,” he responded.

“You’re not making a YouTube Video or something?” I asked.

“Nope,” he said as he shook his head.

“This is mine?” I asked as I pushed the button on the keys.

The lights flashed and the horn honked.

“Yes ma’am.”

I pushed the button again. The lights flashed and the horn honked again.

“Can I look inside?” I asked.