40 Attitude of Each of the Three Drivers

"What do you want from me?" Martin asked shakily. He stood propped up against the wall, terrified that his dirty secret had been exposed, unable to move.

"The same as Steve," Don announced, staring at him with his eyes flaring with desire.

Martin stood frightened like a trapped mouse. His lips were trembling.

'He looks really attractive,' Don decided and stuck his lips into Martin's mouth. He pushed his tongue into him, wanting to dominate the mechanic completely, just as he did in his dream.

Suddenly Alston felt excruciating pain. Martin bit him! Martin really bit his tongue!

The Don jumped back as if scalded.

"You little bastard!" he roared.

Martin was breathing heavily and his eyes flashed.

"Don't think ... yourself ..." his fury made his speech interrupted "that you can do ... whatever you want ... Don't think ... yourself that I won't ... fight you ...!" Who ... do you think you are ?! "

Alston was furious, but also shocked. Yesterday Martin groaned being taken by Steve, today he refused Don even a kiss.

"You little twat ..." hissed Alston, forgetting his sore tongue. "How dare you…?"

Whack! Martin's fist slapped Don on the cheek. It wasn't a very hard blow, but it was enough for Alston to take two steps back.

"I don't know what you've seen, I don't care, but my life is my own and I decide what and with whom I do!" Martin announced and red with anger walked towards the building.

"You goddamn ...!" Don called after him and was about to go in pursuit.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do it."

Alston stopped immediately to see who was talking. Jack Lambert appeared before his eyes.

Damn! Don got caught.

"You're lucky," Jack continued, "that I saw you, not Steve. Judging by his temperament, if it were him, you would already be dead. However, I can only give you advice. Stay away from Martin. "

Lambert was a smiling, cheerful man. Even now, his lips were smiling. But Don knew that Jack wasn't laughing at that moment. The older driver was furious, he only appeared to be calm.. It was even more terrifying than Steve's anticipated fury.

Alston caught himself immediately. If Jack talks about what Don was trying to do, or if Jack complains to old Fergus, Alston could lose his place in the stable.

"I don't know what happened to me," Don said in a guilty tone. "I think the pressure of the new environment is greater for me than I expected."

"Perhaps," agreed Lambert. "But if you like this kind of fun, I can give you some pointers on a very interesting place. Better to have fun there than to spoil the atmosphere in your own backyard. Don't you think so? "

"Yes, of course, it won't happen again. I'm sorry." The Don showed complete remorse. "But where did you ..."

"Shush, that's a little secret" Jack suddenly became very mysterious. "You know what a secret means? You know secrets are meant to be kept secret? See, you know my little secret, I know yours. This way, we can become good friends, right? "

Don Alston was furious with rage, but he lost this round before it really started. But how could he predict Lambert's arrival?

"Yes," he nodded, pretending a pleasant smile. "It's good to have a lot of friends."

Martin felt like he was going to throw up. There was a disgusting toad in his mouth, which he swelled and it was unpleasantly irritating soft interior. The mechanic ran into the bathroom and began rinsing his mouth with water. Anyone who saw him now would believe that Martin tried to eat something gross.

The mechanic rinsed his mouth and face. He wanted to wash away any signs that he was dealing with Don.

Don ... How could he do this to him?

Don saw them in the locker room then, damn it! Steve had warned that this place and time wasn't a good idea, but Martin completely ignored the warning. He really couldn't imagine anyone spying on them! How stupid he was! How reckless! Now…

Well, what will happen now? If Alston notifies the tabloid magazines, if he spreads a rumor on social media ...

Martin felt a hideous, filthy and icy tentacle of fear on his spine. How will his mother react when she learns from the media that her son is shamelessly indulging in a man? How will Martin's friends and his siblings react? And how will such a scandal affect the career and life of Steve, who was after all a public figure?

Maybe…

Martin wondered if he had reacted too hastily by pushing Don away? After all, he would be fine if he did it with Alston. If that were to keep him and Steve's secret, why not "close your eyes and think about England"? Martin, however, reacted instinctively. Don had no right to touch him like that, to kiss his lips, to stick his tongue into it. No man had that right, only Steve. But but…

Martin didn't know what to do? His instincts told him to defend himself against unwanted breaches of his intimate zone, but if an offended Alston did something that could ruin Steve's career and life ...

"Martin" suddenly heard a familiar and friendly voice. It was Jack who entered the bathroom. "Are you okay? You look like you have food poisoning. "

"No, no, everything's okay. It's only temporary," he assured, trying to smile. "I'm better now."

Lambert subtly checked that no one was in the booths, which was quite a strange behavior, then went to the next sink, turned on the water, lowered his voice and announced.

"Don't worry about that little bastard. The matter has been settled. "

"What?!" Martin exclaimed in surprise.

"Steve went to shower, but I forgot to take something, so I went back. I saw you guys going out together. I didn't like Alston's expression. I shouldn't have followed you guys, sorry, but that little rat did look suspicious. What I saw was quite interesting. Especially the parts where you almost bit his tongue off. Bravo, little one. "

"Jack, what if he tells the media ...?"

"He will not tell, because then I will say that he committed blackmail and attacked the mechanic. Steve is threatened with a scandal, Alston is threatened with a scandal and a criminal trial for sexual assault, blackmail and civil trial for defamation. Who do you think is more at risk? "

"But we don't have proof! How can we scare him with an accusation? "

"He doesn't either. If he had evidence, he would have told you because he would have gained more negotiating advantage over you. Both sides rely solely on what they have seen and heard. Both have only witness statements. He has only himself, there are two of us. Credibility also matters. If Don slanders you because of your track past and Steve because he is his current competitor, he will have a clearer motive to lie. You will be the only defending victim, and I will be an impartial witness. When it comes to credibility, we have an advantage over him. "

"Wow! Jack, you do know a lot about this! " exclaimed Martin admiringly. "You sound like you graduated in law from a university!"

"Come on, let's not go overboard," Lambert welcomed the compliment. "I haven't told you this yet, but my guy is a professor of criminal psychology. Like it or not, I learned something from him. "

Martin was even more impressed.

"Wow! A real professor? Criminal Psychology? "

"An academic professor," Jack said. "He's too young to be a full professor. But he's on the right track. "

Jack's eyes sparkled with pride, and Martin wasn't surprised at all. To a ignoramus like Martin, the words 'academic professor' sounded exceptionally impressive. In addition, the guy really had to be wise, since Jack gained knowledge from his company that allowed him to solve Martin's nightmare problem in just a few minutes.

"Jack, you don't even know how grateful I am!"

"I will give you reasons to be even more grateful to me. Come!"

Martin didn't understand anything, but he politely followed the driver who led him to Allen. Here, in completely unceremonious manner, Lambert began to complain that he found the young mechanic puking in the toilet so much that the driver could not concentrate on his own affairs. The kid definitely needs to be taken home in a comfortable private transport so that he does not throw up on the bus. Martin tried to deny it, but under Allen's watchful eye, he felt tiny, insignificant, and actually paled.

Jack was up to something more. He was preparing for something when Steve suddenly interrupted.

"I'll drive him," he offered. "What we've already done today should be enough, huh, Allen? You still have to do an analysis with Jack. I'll come back later ... "

" I agree! Take Martin home. And you don't have to go back. Initial analyzes of your driving are good and I will draw more precise conclusions only after a deeper analysis. I won't have them ready until tomorrow, so it doesn't make sense for you to hang around here for no reason."

"What?" Jack groaned exaggeratedly. "If I knew that I would get the rest of the day off with that, I'd volunteer!"

"Stop moaning!" Allen snapped. "If you weren't wandering around, God knows where, we'd be analyzed too!"

"All right, all right ..."

Following Abe, Lambert winked at Martin as if to ask if the boy was actually even more grateful to him now?

Of course he was! Martin's opportunity to spend some time alone with Steve has always been a source of joy and gratitude.