[Spirit of Lust 2] Chapters 814 & 815. (Patreon)

Chapter 814: intermission - Lucy White (Part 1).

All it took for Mila to instinctively know that Alice was thinking exactly the same as her was a single glance between them.

This girl here was absolutely Oliver’s type. Smoking hot, incredibly cute, looked like a badass in that bike and leather suit, had a tiny beauty mark under her left eye… and this last part was just a hunch, but she had a very friendly smile that made Mila believe, or at least want to believe, that she was a good person.

“Lucy? You came to the meet, too, huh?” Alex asked her, smiling and answering the girls’ handshake after she removed her glove.

“Not really, I was just coming back to town and took the long way on a whim,” she said, stopping the engine of her bike, parking it and leaving her helmet on top of the seat. “I didn’t know there was a car meet tonight. This is so cool.”

“You know each other?” Alice asked her brother.

“A bit. She’s been frequenting the shop lately,” Alex said. “Her old bike had an accident and she wanted us to fix it. We couldn’t, so…”

“Wait, I thought that bike looked familiar,” Alice said, eyes wide. “That’s the bike you were working on with Oliver!”

“Yep. His mom didn’t let me give it to him as planned, and your dear sister-in-law won’t let me drive it, either. I had to make back the investment, so I sold it to Lucy.”

“Wait, what’s that? This bike was meant for someone else?” Lucy asked, now looking a bit worried.

“Ah, no, no. Sorry.” Alice started. “I’m Alex’s sister, Alice. Our boyfriend,” she quickly gestured to herself, Mila and Fernanda. “was helping Alex fix that bike, so I’d seen it at the shop before. Alex wanted to give it to him as a gift, but we ended up fixing a van for him instead, so… don’t worry about it,” Alice finished with a reassuring smile.

“Ah, I see. Lucy White, by the way. And well… For what it’s worth, the bike’s been performing even better than my old one, so send my thanks to your boyfriend, too.”

“We will,” Mila said. Oh, they definitely would… The gears in Mila’s head were already turning, and she had a mission right now. She wouldn’t let a repeat of what happened with Diana and Fernanda happen again. By that, of course, she meant losing them for months not knowing if Oliver would ever see them again.

Sure, maybe Mila was jumping to conclusions too quickly. For all she knew, Oliver could get one of those warnings that said this girl was completely incompatible with him. But in case the opposite was true…

…

…

She was too hot to let go. Just adding her on social media would be enough for now. Here's hoping she was single.

Truthfully, Oliver would probably be against this. He’d tell them not to bother her, that this wasn’t the right time or that things were fine as they were right now. Good thing he wasn’t here to stop them.

“Excuse me, but… You said you had an accident?” Fern asked with a worried frown. “I hope it wasn’t anything serious?”

“Oh, no!” Lucy laughed. “My old bike had an accident, not me. I had it parked and someone ran it over. I can laugh now, but God I was pissed when it happened.”

Fern let out a sigh of relief. “I can imagine.”

“So you’re into bikes?” Alice asked, taking a single step forward and leaning against the railing separating the parking spots from the road. Mila stopped herself from smiling. If Alice was getting comfortable, it meant she wasn’t willing to let this girl go just like that, either.

“Yes and no,” Lucy said, also getting comfortable against the railing. “I like bikes a lot, but I’m not exactly an expert in them. I’m learning how to maintain this new one.”

“Lucy, right?” Mila jumped into the conversation. “What do you do?”

“Right now? Nothing,” Lucy said with a wry smile. “I just graduated university and can’t find a job.”

“Ugh…” Mila and Alice groaned sympathetically. “That sucks.”

“What did you major in?” Fernanda asked.

“English,” Lucy said with a self-deprecating smile. “Nothing special, but I was hoping to work as a book editor.”

“Oh, you’re a big reader?” Alice asked.

“Woah, girls, what with the interrogation?” Alex asked, smiling and in good humor, but clearly trying to put a stop to their questioning of a total stranger that had just stopped to say hello.

Alice, Fern and Mila flinched and grimaced. “Sorry, we didn’t mean…”

“Nah, it’s fine,” Lucy said, her smile bright. “Since I bumped into this, I was thinking of staying for a while to watch. Alice, right? I think I heard your brother say you’re super into cars.”

Alice looked at her brother with a raised eyebrow, almost as if asking “do you tell everyone about me?” but she didn’t say anything to him. Instead, she turned to look at Lucy again.

“Well… Yes, I am. This is my car,” she said, nodding to her RX-7.

“Then… would you mind showing me around?” Lucy asked.

Alice turned to look at Fern and Mila, both of whom smiled and nodded.

“Sure, it’ll be fun,” Alice said. “Let’s hang out together.”

“Cool! I was going to ask Alex, but I’d rather not ask a married man, you know?” Lucy said with a teasing grin.

Alex cleared his throat. “Speaking of… I think I feel a glare in my back. Don’t go too far, you hear?”

“What happened to watching over us?” Alice asked, smirking teasingly.

“You’ll be fine so long as you don’t race,” Alex said, sighing heavily and looking around. “Honestly, I don’t have a good feeling about tonight. I see too many faces I’ve never seen before.”

“Oh, then better be careful on the road,” Lucy said. “You know what they say, right? Drive like everyone around you is an idiot. It’s what keeps me alive riding a bike.”

Alice laughed and nodded in agreement.

Yeah, so far, Mila was getting a good feeling about Lucy.

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Chapter 815: intermission - Lucy White (Part 2).

Fernanda might be new to the group and, by her own admission, a bit of an airhead, but even she wasn’t that blind. She understood what Alice and Mila saw because she saw it, too. Physically speaking, at least, Lucy fit Oliver’s type of woman to a T.

It was clear that Alice and Mila had immediately moved in to do… something about it, even she didn’t know exactly what their objective was. Her best guess was that they wanted to at least form something of a friendship with Lucy to stay in contact and eventually introduce her to Oliver. Honestly, they had moved to do what Fernanda wanted to do, but couldn’t. She didn’t have the charisma Alice and Mila had, so all she could do was provide some manner of backup.

The girls all introduced themselves properly and began to walk around, looking at the cars as they talked. At one point, Lucy asked Alice a question about what V6 or V8 stood for in car lingo. As Alice began to explain, Mila subtly pulled Fernanda aside.

“What is it?” Fern asked.

“Sorry, I acted quickly so as to not lose our chance, but… I need to ask you if you’re okay with this.”

Fern chuckled. “So you ARE trying to hook her up with Oliver?”

Mila smiled sheepishly and began to fidget. “I mean… I think it would be nice if they met at least once. It’s not like Oliver’s, but I have a good feeling.” Mila then shook her head hard. “But we abort this plan immediately if you’re not okay with it. You just started dating him officially, after all.”

“...” True. Introducing Oliver to a new girl just as her own relationship with him was just starting seemed… counterintuitive. That said, Fern had, at no point, assumed she’d be the last woman to be in a relationship with him. She had agreed to this knowing there might be more after her. Still… “My only issue is that it’s so soon,” Fern admitted. “I do see what you mean about missing this chance, though.”

“You suddenly disappeared on us and we didn’t know if we’d ever see you again,” Mila told her. “I’d like to at least add her on social media. And besides, you know Oliver won’t rush anything, even if he does end up liking her.”

Fern nodded. “Yeah, I know. And anyway, I suppose there’s no harm in seeing where this goes, right?” She grinned with a hint of mischief. “Also… I’m guessing I’m not the only one who’d like to… watch them.”

Mila matched her grin.”Oliver was right. You ARE a freak. I love you.”

The two girls laughed together before returning to Alice and Lucy.

“Ah, by the way,” Alice said, addressing Lucy. “You said you want to be an editor, right?”

Lucy nodded. “Yeah. I’ve always been more into books and comics that TV shows and movies. I used to proofread fan fiction in high school, even made some pocket money out of it. I wanted to do it professionally.”

“Our Fernanda here is trying to write her own comic, you know?” Alice said, smiling proudly. “Her art is already great. She’s just trying to come up with a story.”

Fernanda’s face heated up. She didn’t expect to suddenly be the topic of discussion.

“Are you serious? That’s so cool. Are you trying to publish for one of the big companies?”

Come on, Fern. Push yourself out of your comfort zone some more. You can share your interests with a stranger. She’s the one asking, after all.

“N-No, not really. I just want to draw something for myself and then… maybe publish independently if I think it’s good enough. It’s difficult, though.”

“I bet,” Lucy said, nodding. “But this way you keep your freedom to write what you want, right? I’d say indie comics are some of my favorites.”

“Really? What have you read?”

“I read Sword of Promise when I was 18,” Lucy said, smiling fondly. “It’s one I still think about from time to time.”

“Oh, I read that, too!” Fernanda said, smiling excitedly.

“What’s it about?” Alice asked.

“A knight finds a magic sword that’s super powerful and makes him one of the best warriors of the land,” Lucy started.

“But using it forces him to uphold every promise he makes or he dies,” Fernanda added. “It’s more of a romantic comedy than a serious epic, but it had some good fight scenes.”

“Hah! It’s my first time finding someone who’s also read it.”

“I happened to see it recommended on a forum and thought it looked interesting.”

Things were getting livelier between them. They walked around as they talked, with Lucy turning her head every other moment to look at the cool and strange cars as she began asking her own questions.

“So… Let me say it to remember it well. Alice, Milana and Fernanda, right?” Lucy said, remembering their names. “What do you girls do?”

“Alice and Fernanda university,” Mila answered for them. “I’m going to modeling school, trying to make use of my meager talents.”

“She sells herself short, but she already has a following on social media,” Alice said.

“Ah, speaking of. Do you mind if I add you?” Mila took the chance to ask.

Lucy smiled wryly. “Sorry, I don’t use social media at all. I’m not cut out for it.”

“What do you mean ‘not cut out’?” Fernanda asked.

“I don’t like to share my personal life, or take pictures of myself, or even what I eat. I believe in… living in the moment, I suppose.”

“Oh, I get that,” Alice said, nodding firmly. “I don’t like sharing my private life, either. And our boyfriend is the same, too.”

“Oh, that,” Lucy said, raising an eyebrow. “You mentioned your boyfriend, then gestured to the three of you. So…”

“Ah, yes, we’re all dating the same man,” Mila said easily. “Us and four other girls, actually. It works.”

“Does it? Well, you do seem happy to me, at least.”

“He’s… very attentive,” Fernanda said, smiling shyly. “I only started dating him a couple of weeks ago, but… He really has a way of making you feel special.”

“Yeah…” Alice said, smiling fondly.

“Don’t get us started, though, unless you’re ready to hear us gushing about him,” Mila said, grinning.

“Well, maybe I do,” Lucy said, crossing her arms and smirking. “If the guy can keep seven women happy, then he must be VERY special.”

“We could introduce you, you know?” Mila said, jokingly and teasingly, of course. But you know… Maybe it would work? Fernanda couldn’t blame her for shooting the shot. “Are you single?”

Lucy took it well. She laughed. “I am, but I don’t know if I’m looking for a boyfriend right now. Especially not one who seems so busy. Speaking of, what’s he doing now that he’s not here with you?”

“Ah, he’s at work,” Alice said. “He’s a waiter at a bar and training to be a bartender.”

“Ugh, don’t say that… I could really use a drink these days…”

“Well…” Fernanda couldn’t help her own smirk. “We happen to know a master bartender.”

Overall, it was a fun night. They watched the races, or the bits they could. Alice gave them an easy ride downhill with some drifting, which was incredible, and they ended up parting ways with Lucy at around 12:30 am, when the girls started making their way back home.