Chapter 7
When the two siblings got back to the shop, they went straight up stairs and found Rome making out with a familiar red head.
"Get a room," Brian complained as he went into the fridge to get a beer.
"She doesn't want to," Rome complained back. Geri hit him as she got up.
"I actually needed to talk to you," Peyton told Geri. "Are you guys driving back up? Brian just gave me the go ahead going up to New York for the weekend." Geri thought for a minute.
"If I leave my car with you guys can it stay here?" Geri asked Rome.
"Anything for you, girl," Rome told her. Geri smiled before she turned to Peyton.
"I'll have Robbie drive the Viper back tonight since he rode with me and Vinnie can drive his car back so Vito can send the jet."
"The jet?" Brian and Rome repeated. Geri and Peyton laughed.
"Suki is going to flip," Peyton said to Geri. Geri smiled.
"Well go tell her not to pack right away," Geri told her. "We can't leave until Friday morning the earliest."
"Good," Brian said. Geri looked at Rome confused.
"Tomorrow's crew day," Rome informed her.
"Both shops are closed so we can all spend the day together," Peyton explained. "I'm thinking about making Steak Pizzaiola." Geri laughed.
"You've become such an Italian by association," Geri complained. Peyton rolled her eyes.
"I'm going over to the garage so I don't hear any groans," Peyton reported. She looked at Brian. "I'm going to call Mia and see if she wants to come with us to New York. I know you were probably planning a weekend alone with her but I don't want her to feel left out." Peyton looked at Geri. "You should come hang out tomorrow. The Toretto crew is coming and they probably need some extras for soccer."
"And Leo?" Peyton gave her a look. "He's sorry."
"Then he can tell me that himself." Peyton turned and left the apartment.
"She's fine," Geri told the two who starred after Peyton. "So quit worrying." Geri kissed Rome and began to rub his chest with an evil grin. "So which room is yours?"
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The next morning Peyton woke up to the sound of her alarm clock. She took a quick shower before changing into a pair of tan Bermuda shorts and a black tank for her to wear under the mesh scrimmage vest. She then braided her hair into two braids and smeared eyeliner under her eyes to make herself look like a football guy.
"Really?" Rome asked when he saw her. She simply gave him a smile and made herself a cup of coffee.
She was still drinking the cup as they waited for the Toretto crew at the public field that Tej had rented them for the day. He was sitting on the picnic table with Peter in matching white stripped polo shirts. The two were playing ref for the day much to Peter's disappointment. The doctor may have cleared him to walk, but the crew was not taking any chances.
"There here," Peyton heard Brian say. Peyton looked up and surely enough she saw Vince's Supra, Leon's Skyline, and Dom's Chevelle pulling into the parking lot. Peyton turned to the portable goal posts her and Suki had put together earlier.
"Rome, can you give me a hand?" Peyton requested wanting to avoid Dom as much as possible. Rome gave her a long stare before grabbing an end. They walked toward the goal area opposite the parking lot.
"Are we stopping for ice cream on the way home cuz your ass is finally gonna break down?" Rome asked her when they were out of ear shot.
"The more I can avoid him the less I have to worry about everyone else being up my ass about him," Peyton replied as they put down the goal post. Rome put a steady hand on her shoulder.
"You ain't foolin anyone PC. Keep that in mind when you're chilling with me cuz I thought I didn't have to tell you that." He walked back toward the group and Peyton took a breath before following him.
"Rome," Dom said as she rejoined the large group.
"What happened? Peyton asked Peter.
"Dom won the coin toss and gets first pick," Peter reported.
"I want my sister," Brian said. Peyton walked to Brian's side.
"And I want mine."
"Leon," Peyton whispered when Brian hesitated. He looked at her and she smiled.
"Leon," Brian repeated.
"Vince."
"Mike."
"Jess."
"Collin."
"Jimmy." Brian smiled.
"Guess we got you Suki."
"Next time I'm wearing a matching bra and thong so I don't get picked last," Suki told Peyton. Peyton snorted as she saw a familiar car.
"Oh Romeo your Guinevere is here," Mike teased as Geri stepped out of her Eclipse. Tony got out of the passenger side.
"And she brought the ex," Jimmy observed. "Tough luck bro."
"There is no way those two are getting back together," Peyton promised Rome. "They are like the last people who would mend their relationship to anything but friends."
"Not really," Vince muttered under his breath. Peyton shot him a look as Geri stopped Tony. The red head said something to him and he took her keys before heading back to the car.
"I didn't think you were gonna show," Rome told her. Geri smiled at him before kissing him. Peyton had to force herself not to gag.
"I got held up at a meeting," she apologized.
"I'd say," Peyton whispered. Geri wore jean capris, a black halter that showed a whole lot of cleavage along with her bra straps, and red candies. Peyton knew Geri well enough to know the outfit had been one of the many tricks Geri had used at whatever meeting Vito had asked the redhead to attend. Geri looked a Peyton.
"No comments from the peanut gallery Missy," she ordered. Peyton snorted.
"Yea no comments from you," Rome agreed.
"I want Tony," Dom told Brian.
"Bull shit Dom," Brian replied. "I already have Peyton and Suki."
"I get first pick."
"Yea and they weren't here at the beginning so it doesn't count."
"I really don't think me and Peyton on the same team is a good idea," Geri said siding with Brian. "It really wouldn't be fair."
"Dom, you could have Geri stand around on defense or something," Rome argued. "Her standing on our side isn't a big prob…" He stopped when he saw her face and it took all of Peyton's control not to laugh, but she shook silently.
"You invited me to stand around?" Tears were streaming down Peyton's face and Mia looked at her curiously.
"Why else would I invite you?" Peyton released the laughter bottle up in her and the group looked at her as if she had ten heads.
"I swear I didn't think that was why," Peyton swore to Geri in between laughs. "I would have said something."
"Fine if Dom doesn't want me I'll play for your side," Geri stated annoyed. Brian opened his mouth to argue.
"Trust me on this one Bri," Peyton told him still laughing.
"What's so funny?" Tony asked Peyton as he handed Geri a Victoria's Secret bag that had a pair of socks and her cleats.
"You're with us since Geri seems to be pissed at me," Rome told Tony as he handed the New Yorker a red mesh vest.
"You're with them since Rome was under the idea that I would be standing around," Geri informed Tony as she stripped off her shirt and wore only her bra leaving the blue mesh vest to reveal her upper torso. Peyton knew Geri was doing to make a point that girls can play soccer and Peyton would have done the same if her brother wasn't there. Geri pulled her cell out from her capris and put it in the bag.
"So now she's with me," Peyton said as she pulled her blue vest on. Tony's eyes became irritated.
"We deemed that unfair three summers ago," he reminded the girls.
"She tried to reason with them," Peyton defended. "As did I, but us girls just stand around and don't play, right." Tony shook his head and looked at Rome.
"You do realize they have been playing soccer long before you even started to drive and have been on one of the most elite soccer teams that has made them both nationally rank soccer players, right?" Tony asked the group
"Say what?" Tej asked since Rome stared at the two New York girls.
"Yea Geri just looks older than she is," Peyton said as Geri grabbed the ball. She bounced it on her cleat a couple of times before kneeing the ball and hitting it with her head toward Peyton. Peyton caught it by doing a body roll until it got past her stomach. She bounced it on her knee a few times alternating. She then rolled it off her right foot and kicked it with the inside of her left perfectly completing an air jester. Peyton smiled at Dom's team who were open mouth before her and Geri headed out to the field.
"I was suppose to watch?"
"Let it go Ger." Brian and the rest of their team joined them.
"How come I didn't know you played football?" Colin asked as stood in front of her. Peyton shrugged.
"I guess it just never came up." Mike grinned.
"What position do you two want?" Brian asked Peyton and Geri.
"As long as one of us is on either side I'm good," Geri told him.
"We have seven people so we can do three offense, one midfield, and two defense along with a goalie," Peyton suggested. She looked at Geri. "Wanna play midfield or should I?" Geri smiled.
"But it wouldn't be fair on the other team." It was eventually decided who played what positions after a hissy fit from Mike. Brian would play forward with Leon on his right and Geri on his left. Peyton was center midfield so she could play the right and middle. Usually Peyton played left, but Rome was on their left and Geri was still pissed about his comment. Mike to his dislike was playing defense with Suki and Collin (who used to play as a kid) was playing goalie.
"Not that I'm going to see any action because of those two," Collin said with a nod toward Peyton and Geri. "That is unless they don't play their position the right way."
"Watch it," Jimmy warned. "They look like they can kill." Peyton had gotten Geri and Suki to smear eyeliner under their eye lids like she had. Peyton smiled and she looked to see Geri's reaction. Geri was looking at Rome who was saying something idiotic to her.
"Tell you what, babe, I'll make you a deal," Geri offered. "We lose and I'll wear a skirt and a lacy bra with a matching short skirt to dinner. Same goes for you if we win."
"Girl, I don't think you want to do that yourself," Rome said with a wolf grin. "I'd hate for you to feel uncomfortable."
"Yes or no Rome."
"I accept."
"We're dead," Tony complained as he looked at Peyton. "Come on Bambi, this is beyond not fair. Do something!"
"There not winning," Dom told him. "The Toretto crew never loses."
"There's a first for everything," Peyton replied. "Plus we have Leon."
"Why don't we make it interesting?" Geri suggested. "The losing team has to be in a skirt and bra during dinner." She looked at Mia who was slightly blushing. "Excluding Mia and Suki."
"No excluding Mia, Suki, and Peyton," Brian corrected.
"Stop being a butt," Peyton ordered. "I'm in."
"Me too," Suki called.
"Me three," Mia hollered.
"So is any of your manhood making you manly men back down?" Peyton asked the guys.
"I'll do it," Tony spoke up. "My Uncle doesn't see these pictures though." He looked at Peyton and Geri. Both nodded in agreement. Brian looked at the guys on his team.
"I guess we can't let the girls show us up," Brian told Dom. "We'll do it if you will."
"We're in," Dom replied. He stole a look at Peyton and she quickly looked away.
"Alright alright everybody knows how to play, right?" Tej asked. Fourteen people nodded. "Let's play." He dropped the ball in the center of the field in front of Brian and Dom. Dom had a faster reaction time and kicked it to Tony on his left. Tony passed a surprised Leon, but Peyton did a half roll to steal it. She flew toward the goal post since Dom had put three people on defense instead of two. Vince (who was playing defense for the right of the field) came at her with full speed. Peyton faked right and he fell for it. She instead kicked it left to Geri and Vince tripped. Peyton jumped over him and felt him grab her ankle. She fell on her right knee, but got right up and ran to the goal post. Geri had Dom and Rome on her and managed to find an opening to Brian. Brian kicked it to Peyton as Jess and Jimmy came at her and Peyton headbutted it into the goal.
"Sorry Mia," Peyton apologized as she grabbed her right knee.
"What happened?" Brian asked her.
"I'm fine," Peyton said. He aimed a kick at her knee to prove she wasn't, but Geri pushed him to the floor to stop him. Peyton's mouth opened a bit shocked and there were snorts.
"Did it pop?" Geri asked her as Brian got up.
"Nope."
"Come on kiddo," Tony said as he went to pick her up. "We're sitting out for the rest of the game."
"You can but I'm not," Peyton replied as she stood straight. "As long as Vince doesn't grab me again I'll be fine."
"You really want to sprain your collatrial ligament again a week and a half before try outs?" Tony asked her.
"I'm fine," Peyton repeated. "Stop trying to get me to sit out so we don't win."
"Peyton if you're injured you need to sit out," Dom told her. She opened her mouth to reply but Geri beat her to it.
"Would all of you get off her fucking back about every little thing?" Geri screamed. "You need to remember she is her own God damn person who is capable of making her own fucking decision! Holy shit, you would think she was the crown princess the way you all treat her! I think Prince William gets more air then Peyton does!" Peyton looked at Mia who did her best to bite back a smile. Geri threw an arm around Peyton shoulder and the two began to walk back to the middle of the field.
"If you stick around long enough I think we're going to be really good friends," Suki informed Geri.
"How the two of you have not killed them yet. Merciful Lord, they'd make a fucking nun swear. Of course she'd be dead because she had no air to breath but un-fucking real! Peyton, I think you got more air in New York and that's with being followed by Vito's people at every minute of every day." The guys returned to their position and Brian came over to her.
"You'll say when you need to rest, right?" he asked her.
"Of course," Peyton said with a smile. Peyton grinned when none of them would meet her eyes.
"One nothing Brian," Tej said. "Peyton gets a penalty kick after the next goal."
Author's Note- So question do you guys and gals see PC in a ball gown or fit&flare style dress for her sour 17? As always remember to review :)
