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"Man, you really got to loosen up," Tej tells Luke as they enter the car sale. "You can't just throw a bunch of factory line Beemers at people and expect..."

"Hey..." Luke says defensively as he grabs a brochure. "That car is a hell of a car. You're talking about twin turbo V8, spitting out 560 ponies, son."

"Big brother reads the brochure," Gabby taunts as she and Tej each grab a glass of champagne. "I'm proud."

"With cars, you have to customize. It's all between you and the car you build. It's a bond, it's a commitment," Tej explains.

"It sounds like a marriage," Gabby retorts with a small smile.

"Yeah, but with cars, when you trade up, they don't take half your shit," Tej says in agreement causing Gabby and Luke to laugh.

"Jesus," Luke says as he starts looking through the brochure. "With price tags like this, these cars better be made out of gold." Tej starts looking around at all of the cars. "You ain't thinking about stealing these cars, are you, Parker?" Tej shrugs causing Luke to frown before a man walks up to them.

"Kitchen help entrance is towards the back," The man tells them, causing Gabby to look at him confused.

"Come again?" Luke asks him.

"I don't mean any offense, gentlemen and lady, but you couldn't possibly afford the cars in this auction," The man explains before looking at Tej. "Substantial lack of gaudy jewelry, no entourage, no honeys. Clearly you're not a 'baller'." The man then turns to Luke. "And you. Hmm. Shoes, shirt, trousers. Functional. And your posture, too rigid, no swagger. My guess is military. Take home of 50,000 a year. That's U.S. Which is not enough to be playing here." The man then turns to Gabby. "Lack of a fancy dress and jewelry, shows no effort. Not hanging off of the arm of either gentlemen further shows no money between the three. So, if you're not kitchen help, then you must be in the wrong place. But please, do finish your champagne."

"Oh, he needs to be taught a lesson," Tej says as he points in the direction the man had walked off to.

"Definitely," Gabby says with a smirk.

"Like I said, you ain't stealing these cars," Luke says as he looks at Tej.

"I got this," Tej tells him.





"So this is how you 'got this'? By buying all of his cars?" Luke questions Tej.

"What good is having millions of dollars in the bank if you don't spend any of it?" Tej asks him with a smirk. "But don't worry about that. Watch this." The man then walks over to them.

"Mr. Parker, again, can I just express our gratitude and say how much we appreciate your business. If there's ever anything else you need, you just have to ask," The man explains causing Gabby to smirk.

"Anything?" Gabby asks him.

"Mmm-hmm," The man says in agreement.

"Now that you mention it, my swaggerless friend here, he really likes the shirt you have on," Tej says causing Gabby to hold back a laugh as the man looks at him confused.

"This shirt?" The man asks.

"That shirt," Tej answers him.

"I'm not entirely sure that this shirt would fit your friend," The man says with a chuckle.

"It will fit," Luke tells him.

"He needs a shirt that's a little less..." Tej starts.

"Functional," Luke finishes for him.

"That's it functional," Tej says in agreement.

"Okay," The man begrudgingly says before taking off his jacket.

"I'll hold that," Gabby tells him.

"Come on, man, time is money," Tej tells the man as he fumbles with the buttons of his vest.

"Yes, doing my best," The man says before sliding the shirt over his head.

"Damn, You need some hedge clippers for that shit," Gabby says as she tries not to gag from the sight of all of his chest hair.

"Well, if that will be all..." The man starts as he holds out the shirt.

"And the pants, too," Luke says after Gabby hands the man his jacket.

"Right," The man says causing Gabby to hold back a laugh.

"While you're at it, let me get that watch," Tej adds. "I like that watch."

"This is for you," The man says as he hands Luke the pants as Gabby holds back a laugh at the sight of his pink underwear. "And this is for you."

"Thank you," Tej says as he takes the watch.

"Good day, gentlemen and lady," The man says before walking away. Gabby lets out a laugh as Tej shows off his new watch. Tej walks away before Luke throws the clothes in the trash.

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