He's Fast, She's Furious

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CHAPTER FOUR

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~~Cordelia POV~~

I turned back to Mia once Alex finished his story. "Did those guys ever get caught?"

Mia simply shook her head.

"Trust me," Letty added. "That car is worth a lot more then seeing those two dicks sit in county for a few months."

"What is it, a Ferrari or something?"

I watched as the three of them burst out laughing, I didn't understand why though. If this car was so valuable, it was a valid question.

Alex stopped at a light, and gave me an amused smile. It didn't last after I smacked him on the arm.

"You're already in it deep from being in that race mister, this joke had better be very funny."

"It's just, do we," He waved his hand around the car. "Look like people that could own a Ferrari?"

I closed my eyes, annoyed that I was out of my depth. Sure, I knew my Mustang, but other then that, not a whole lot. I just never had a reason to.

"Is it nicer then Alex's?"

Another round of laughter started. The dweeb was so dead for this.

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I suddenly noticed that I didn't recognize where we were driving. It had never clicked, that Alex had no idea where my apartment was. "Where are we headed anyway?"

"We're going to my place, there's a barbecue being prepared for Alex's victory." Letty informed me with a smirk.

Turning back to Alex, I gave him a glare. My Jeep was totaled, and he was celebrating?

"Hey," He held up his hands, before placing them back on the wheel. "I was in the hospital all night with you, this is the first I heard of it."

"The guy that hit you was a kid toucher." Mia said. "That's why we're celebrating."

That got my attention. "Really?" I was hoping they weren't just saying that.

"Dirty, he used to have his way with little girls in the ghetto, then pay off the mother's to keep their mouths shut. His dad is some big-shot executive for a food company, so Sanchez tossed hundreds around like they were nothing."

"Good then." I replied coldly. My insurance would cover the Jeep, and that son of a bitch would never get his hands on another child again. That didn't mean Alex was off the hook though.

With that, I turned back to Alex. "So dork, you saved the girl, which you seem to make a habit of."

"What can I say, I-"

"Can the bullshit Harris." Letty interrupted.

I giggled at that, these two knew him real well. "How come you didn't go back to Sunnydale, I thought you were a lifer?"

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++Xander POV++

We finally pulled up to a house on a quiet block. The house itself was anything but quiet though, it looked like there was a helluva party going on inside. "Ah, I wasn't exactly invited..."

"It's my house, you're officially invited as of now." Mia told me, as she got out of the car.

I did the same, and looked around. There was a shitload of beautiful cars like Mia's parked up and down the street, every one of them put mine to shame. "Are you in some kinda car club?"

"Something like that." She told me as she grabbed her purse and closed the door. "C'mon, help me with those Corona's."

I stepped up to the trunk as it opened by itself. Being the manly-man I was, I stacked one on top of the other, and picked them up with a grunt.

"Do you need a hand with that stuff?" She asked, as we headed for the door.

"Nah, I got it, just get the door for me." I stepped into the house ahead of her, and immediately knew I was in the wrong place. It was filled with hot women in skimpy clothes, and a bunch of hulking guys. The exact kind of parties I'd never been invited to in high school.

"I uh-" I felt a shove from behind as Mia came into the house.

"Just go for the kitchen, if anybody gets in the way, just start pushing, they'll figure it out."

"Jesse, clear off some space!" She called out to somebody.

"Yeah sure," A sarcastic voice came from the side. "I live to serve." A blond guy pushed a bunch of plastic cups and half-empty bottles to the side of the counter.

Finally able to put my load down, I found him staring right at me.

"And you are?"

"This is Alex," Mia cut in. "A couple of assholes tried to carjack me outside the beer store, he scared them off."

"Good job." He complimented holding out his hand. "Jesse."

I took it and shook. "Thanks, nice to meet you."

"Dom's RX7 is a work of art, we can't just let a couple of heathens take it for a joy ride."

"It's good to know you rate his car above me."

"Oh come on Mia. Those guys would end up in the hospital for the car, for you, Dom would kill 'em both."

"What's this about my car, and killing somebody?" A deep voice asked behind us.

I turned around to a mountain. The guy was maybe an inch or so taller then me, but he was massively built. There were two guys on either side of him, almost like bodyguards, as if he needed them.

The guy at his left had slicked back hair, and was in a red T-shirt and jeans. He had this look on his face like he expected something funny to happen any moment. The guy on the right was the polar-opposite.

He had bushy hair and a couple of days growth on his face. The guy wore a tank top, that showed off a lot of tats, it looked like he'd just gotten out of jail. Plus, he didn't look happy to see me, at all.

The big guy glanced over to the one on his right, and turned back with a grin. "So who's your new friend?"

I could see the one on the left was smiling too, I was definitely missing something here.

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~~Cordelia POV~~

Alex stopped talking when Letty and Mia started howling in the back seat. "It's not that funny." He insisted.

"Yes it is." Mia tried to catch her breath. "My brother can make a whole lot of guys piss themselves with a look. Then you've got poor Vince, who thought you were trying to move in on me too."

"C'mon Mia," Alex interrupted. "I've met guys a lot scarier then Dom, I just wasn't expecting him."

"It's true, I don't know how big your brother is, but I can guarantee he isn't as scary as some of the guys Alex met back in Sunnydale." I decided to add, figuring it couldn't hurt.

He shook his head at me, I guessed he didn't want these two asking questions about the Hellmouth.

"Plus, I don't know why you don't give Vince chance, he's a good guy..."

"Only you would defend a guy that was going to take your head off Harris." Letty needled.

"We found some common ground, it's a guy thing." He insisted.

This was fun, I hadn't seen Alex in over a year, and now we were right back to where we had left off. Busting his butt never got old, and now I had some extra help to do it. I wasn't seeing a downside...

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