Pete has absolutely no idea what he’s doing with his boat, that much is obvious.
William’s windjammer is parked out back. It looks picked apart, skeleton-like, and the name Santi is now prominently displayed on the side of Pete’s pleasure yacht, as he calls it - it’s an old wreck he dug out of the beach - and Pete says, “We’ll just paint over that part,” like it’s not seven kinds of illegal, what they’re doing.
“Right,” Spencer says, squinting at him.
Pete’s got an engine up on a block. Spencer suspects it’s from William’s Viper, which is settled in one side of the garage.
Patrick has on ear buds and is humming over a tiny little hybrid, ignoring everything Pete’s doing.
Pete says, “I’m thinking of calling her Pattycake, or The Man Mobile, or, hey, El Guapo, the handsome, like me.”
Spencer sort of wishes he was somewhere far far away. Ryan deserves to die.
“Spencer, hey, how do I know when she’s sea worthy?” Pete asks, patting the hull affectionately.
Seriously. Spencer is going to kill Ryan. “I’m pretty sure this will never be sea worthy, Pete,” Spencer says.
“Oh, come on, I’m awesome, there is no way I can’t fix this baby up,” Pete counters, grinning at him. “Admit it, Spencer, you’re jealous of my prowess with a monkey wrench.”
“Did you even use a monkey wrench for this?” Spencer thinks Patrick’s the brains behind this operation, but he’s not completely sure. He’s just got a feeling.
“I used all sorts of wrenches.” Pete nods. “I’ve got a belt and everything.”
“Uh huh, right.” Spencer does not want to ever ride in anything Pete has worked on. This is going to be one of his life rules.
I'm actually really surprised that this One Crazy Summer AU is kind of following the movie. A little. More than usual, for me.