Sorry for the wait and the shortness of this chapter. Not much was happening that particular day except the arrival of the kids. Now that I can start writing the day of the actual barbeque I should be able to write it straight through without any muse interuptions. I'm hoping to end this within the next two chapters. Anyways, enjoy and of course... REVIEW!


Part 2

"Where the hell are you Gio?" Neela yelled into her cell phone. Giovanni was supposed to be there an hour ago!

"Chill out ma, I'm ten minutes away." He chuckled.

"Ok," She said plainly. "Sorry for yelling."

They said their goodbyes and Neela continued making the salad. Once Neela heard the sound of her son's car pull up she grinned from ear to ear and make her way outside. She quickly lost her smile when she saw a young woman about Gio's age get out of the car. She was short and skinny with auburn hair. Giovanni walked up and hugged his mom; she was tiny compared to him. Gio was taller than Vince so it wasn't any surprise how his mother barely made it to his chest.

"Hey mom." He flashed him her charming smile and then looked at the auburn haired girl. "I want you to meet my girlfriend."

Neela forced a smile and followed Gio out towards the yard.

"Mom this is Sophie, this is my mom." He said introducing the two. They shook hands.

"It's very nice to meet you misses Sanchez, Gio talks about you all the time." Sophie smiled politely.

Neela was surprised at the manners that came from the girl. So far the first impression was a good one. Maybe Gio picked a keeper this time. God knows his last few girlfriends were far too snobby and bitchy for Neela to like. Sophie looked, normal; her hair was pulled back into a pony tail and her clothes actually covered her body.

Neela ushered the teenagers into the house and made them sit in the kitchen and them her about school while she finished the rest of the food. They chatted for a while until Letty came home and greeted her nephew. A little while later Dom and Dante walked through the back door. Dominic shook Gio's hand and made his way to the shower.

Vince walked into the Toretto house just as dinner was about to be served. He looked her in the eyes and gave Neela his all time charming smile. She froze and held his gaze; unconsciously, she licked her bottom lip and didn't blink once while they held a heated staring contest. Vince stared at her with a fiery gaze. Was this a friendly kind of stare or could it be something more?

Letty walked into the kitchen and snapped her younger sister out of it. Neela continued grabbing utensils as if nothing happened, while trying to figure out what had just happened. The look that he was giving her sent chills up and down her spine. Vince shook his head to rid it from the current thoughts as he sat in his usual seat at the table.


Mattie watched as her husband fidgeted happily as they waited outside of the airport for their daughter. They had been there for over a half an hour and they were getting more excited by the second. Today their baby girl was coming home. Mattie leaned over and kissed Jesse tenderly to keep his mind away from the waiting. He reacted by wrapping his arms her slim waist as he deepened.

"You guys need to get a room!" They both pulled away and grinned at their daughter.

Her slender framed was slightly cocked to the side with defiance. Her shoulder length light brown hair was pulled up into a half ponytail. Her hazel eyes twinkled in the sunlight as she watched her happy parents. Jesse held his arms out and quickly wrapped her in a tight embrace.

"Hi daddy." Peyton said pulling away. She turned to her mom. "Mama…" She smiled and hugged her mom and kissed her on the cheek. Mattie rolled her eyes and pointed to her daughter's lip; Peyton looked down slightly shameful. On her eighteenth birthday, Peyton had went out and got her lip pierced. Of course her parents were upset but, what could they do? Their daughter was grown now and old enough to make her own decisions. But her parents never let her live it down about the small steel ball that sits just under her lip.

Jesse grabbed her bag and threw it in the trunk while the girls made their way into the car. He followed suit and they started their journey back to the house.


(Somewhere in Los Angeles)

"What do you got for me?"

"Not much today."

"Well are they having a party or something tomorrow?"

"Yes, that is definitely on for tomorrow. I heard some kids talking about that."

"Good, that's what I wanted to hear."