This will be my last chappie till September…I'm sorry folks, this'll be my last one unless I can talk my dad into fixing my comp AND letting me go to RAW on August 8th…we know that won't happen now will it? I have to wait until September to get it back, I had this chapter on my house comp before my laptop crashed…I do my work on my laptop. THIS IS ALL YOU'RE GETTING FROM ME TIL 2nd Week in September! SORRY

Angel40689


When I woke up, I looked at the clock…7:30. I knew everyone else was still asleep, and Don would be out for a few more hours, seeing as he drove almost the entire time…something about it being his car or something and no one drives the 8 but him…I wasn't paying attention. ANYWAY, I got up and slipped on some shorts…they were Dom's basketball shorts. I walked down stairs and started to cook breakfast for everyone: everyone being Me, Matti, Angie, Kai, Shelon and Dom. I heard someone coming down the stairs and I turned around to see Shelton standing there, scratching his stomach link he did every morning, dressed in his boxers, like always.

"Morning." I said, trying to be civil.

"No smile?" he teased. I rolled my eyes and flashed him a smile. "That's better." He joked. He went to the fridge and took out the carton of Orange Juice, drinking directly out of the carton.

"You are such a pig!" I sighed.

"I've always been one. So have you!" he shrugged, taking another sip.

"I'm different."

"HOW?"

"Well, I'm…well, me. And I can be a pig and get away with it!" I giggled.

"It's been a long time since I heard you laugh Baby Girl." He sighed. I looked over at him from the stove and saw that he wasn't smiling anymore. He looked torn.

"Well, we haven't chilled in a while."

"Why is that?"

"You know why." I shot back, getting a little annoyed.

"I keep trying to tell you that was a mistake."

"No, a mistake is kissing her…that, I could have gotten over in about two days…you were practically making a porno…THAT'S why we haven't talked Shelton…every time I look at you…I see you kissing her." I sighed.

"Baby Girl,"

"No Shelton, I told you…Baby Girl is gone…she doesn't exist anymore."

"She could."

"But she doesn't. Shelton, what you did was unforgivable…Carmella is…well to put it nicely, a slut. And then, you slept with her for almost 5 months AFTER we broke up…if you were really sorry, you wouldn't have gone back for more."

"I WENT BACK CAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET OVER YOU! Ari, you don't get it…you just don't get it. You're special, you always have been. You're something that I could never get over, no matter how long after we're broken up, I'm always going to have some type of feeling for you girl. I love you Ariel…nothing's ever going to change that...not another chick, not Carmella, not anyone." He said, running his hand over his head. I walked over from the stove and sat down next to him at the table.

"Shelton…I love you too…I always will…but, I'm not IN love with you. I'm in love with Dom. I can't lie to you…we were close, and I'd much rather have you in my life as my friend than not in my life at all…and if you love me like you say that you do…"

"I do, you know I do."

"Then you have to let me go…just let me be happy with Dom…"

Shelton nodded and I stood up, pulling him up with me. Then I put my arms around his neck and hugged him. His arms snaked around my waist and squeezed me tight.

"Thank you for understanding…" I whispered.

"I understand, but I don't want you to think I'm giving up on us."

"I know you won't, no matter how much of a non-shot it is…and I forgive you Shelton, I just won't forget what you did to me."

I pulled back and went back to cooking. Shelton turned on the Radio, and I started to sing along, feeling the words.

(A/N: this is the part where the lyrics are supposed to go, but fanfictiondotnet is not allowing us to post song lyrics…so insert the chorus to "Scars" by Papa Roach here)

When the song ended, Dom walked in the kitchen with a twin under each arm.

"Let me guess…they jumped on you, didn't they?" Shelton said, smirking.

"Yeah…right on my head…Double Trouble at…8:21 in the morning." Dom growled playfully.

"Morning Mama!" Matti smiled, hugging me. "Morning Dad."

"Morning Mommy!" Angel said. "Morning Daddy."

"Morning Babies." Shelton smiled hugging each one.

"Hola Nenas." I smiled, kissing the two of them.

"Are we still going to the beach today?" Matti asked, sitting down with a plate of food.

"Yeah, we're going!"

"When?"

"Whenever we get dressed and the dishes are cleaned…AND you've fed and walked Shadow and Spinner." Shelton said. Dom sat down next to me and kissed the side of my head.

"Morning Doll."

"Morning Bear." I turned around and kissed him sweetly and quickly. "How'd you sleep?"

"Well, pretty damn good till two 8 year olds landed on my head." He laughed.

"You wanna go back upstairs till I get finished in here and let you get some more sleep?"

"Nah, you can just drive to Myrtle Beach." He said, accepting the coffee I handed him.

"Alrigh – WAIT! Did you just say I was driving the 8?"

"yeah…you need to practice." He shrugged.

"I'm not practicing with the twins in the car. Plus, my car's right handed…I can barely drive regular cars now!" I joked. "And Dominic Jarrett Torretto, you WILL not do more than 85 in the car when the twins are in the car…unless you have my ok."

"Man, there she goes with the middle name." he muttered, making Shelton laugh.

"She's the queen of using the middle name to get what she wants…that and this pout thing…she looks like a pathetic puppy, and you just can't say no to it."

"I know…she's used it."

"ANYWAY, can we not talk about my persuasion tactics? Now, finish eating and then we're going to get our showers." I said, slapping Shelton and Dom both in back of the head and going back and punching Dom in the shoulder when he smacked me in the ass as I walked past him to put dishes in the sink.

Once everything was clean and everyone was dressed, we got in the car…Dom driving. He actually did the speed limit…I was surprised. We got to the beach and immediately, the twins went and got in the water. Dom and me were still unloading things out of the car, and they were running towards the water and shedding cloths at the same time.

"Looks like they were in a rush…" Dom laughed.

"you are so weird." I rolled my eyes.

"Excuse me? I'm weird? You danced on my coffee table in a pair of my boxers and a tank top to the thong song!"

"I was drunk there's a difference!" I argued.

"Whatever Doll," he said grabbing a cooler. I picked up a couple of towels and a bag of ice and followed him onto the beach. I ran back to the car and grabbed my fold-out lounge chair out of the trunk. Then I folded it out and lay my chair out, putting my towel over the chair.

"Some one was prepared.

"Shut up." I laughed, shedding my tank top. My blue and black striped bikini top tied around my neck and back and the bottoms tied at the sides. I slid out of my shorts and I lay down on my chair while Dom put the case of pop and a six pack of Corona in the cooler. I reached in my beach bag and produced a pack of cards.

"Dom?"

"Huh?"

"Wanna play Tonk?"

"Don't know how."

"You don't know how to play Tonk?"

"Nope."

"I'll teach you later…come on, we have to watch my kids, or they'll find a way to end up killing something or someone." I laughed, still amazed that he couldn't play Tonk. Dom shed himself of his black beater and I looked at him appreciatively.

"Like what you see?"

"Hell yeah I like what I see." I smirked. We got up and started to play with the twins. Angie had buried Mattie up to his neck in packed wet sand, and he couldn't get up.

"MAMA, get me outta here! Man, Little sisters are so stupid!" he grumbled, trying to un-earth himself.

"Hey, not little sisters aren't that bad…I'm a little sister." I pointed out.

"But I have a little sister, and I agree with you." Dom said, giving me a look and going to help Mattie out of the ground.

"I'm telling Mia you called her stupid." I teased.

"So, she can't beat me."

"But if Me, Let and Mi all team up…we can together."

"Whatever."

"Alright, we'll see when we get back to LA."

We spent the day having a good time. We were starting our drive back to LA that next morning early. We put the twins to bed and went into "our" room in the house, which was really just the room that Rome used to use. We went to bed and got on the road at first light.


We were about 3 hours outside of LA when my cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Dom?"

"Yeah V, what's up?"

"It's Leon…he's in the hospital."

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" I asked, accidentally waking Ari up.

"Well, he was driving the Skyline and hit the brakes…only they didn't actually…well, brake. Me and the Mad Scientist checked the car over…the wires were cut."

"How's Le?"

"He's alright…I mean, to be in the hospital…he just has some broken ribs, and bruised kidney…Doc wants to keep him here overnight for observation or some shit…but that's not why I called…"

"What?"

"His and Jesse's Dad is here."

"How?"

"He's the Janitor or some shit…he's trying to talk to Jess, but we haven't let him near the kid."

"I'll be there in about two hours man…which hospital?"

"St. Elizabeth Memorial."

"alright Coyote."

"Alright man, we'll see ya soon."

I hung up and pretty much floored the 8 all the way to the hospital. My mind was on over drive.

"Dom…What's going on?"

"Le's in the Hospital…someone cut the break line in his Skyline."

"Is he alright?"

"Two broken ribs and some bruised kidneys."

"Alright…as long as it's not overly serious."

We pulled into the hospital and then called V to see which floor they were on. We made it up there and saw V, Let, Jess, Bri and Mimi sitting in a room talking.

"Guys!" Ari called. They looked up and smiled…well, kinda. I hugged Mi and Let then sat down.

"What's going on V?"

"He's fine, asleep right now, but fine." He shrugged.

"Hey…how was the trip?" Let asked, looking at Ari."

"Awesome…I was too happy to see the kids again…they're actually 8! Hey V, guess who's into Cars?"

"Who?"

"My son Mattias…his favorite car is a…what's it called again Dom?"

"It was a midnight blue Misubishi Eclipse Spider. It's sick as hell…"

"Cool…Oh, Edwin's upgraded."

"To what?"

"He traded in his Honda Civic for a Nissan Altima…he still can't beat Bri though…" Jesse smiled. He was sitting on the floor in front of Ari's chair. His head was in her lap, and she was playing with his hair. He was asleep right after that sentence.

"How'd you get him to do that?" I asked.

"I don't know, I used to do it to my big brother all the time, he falls asleep after a while too…" she shrugged. She and Letty switched places, and she went to visit Leon for a while.

ARI'S POV

I went into Le's Room and smiled when I saw him. I looked over at his chart, and picked up…the last thing I remember before I passed out from shock was the name on the chart.

Jacobs, Leon


I know, I know, you hate me for the cliffy...well, true fans of the A REAL FAMILY series will know why she fainted...update will be posted on SEPTEMBER 6th...I PROMISE! That's the day my dad is getting his check and paying the people who have my comp...i'm giving it up next week...if I can get a short chapter up...I will, but the next chapter, CHAPTER 10, will be up no later thatn September 5th or 6th...i swear. if it's later than that, you have full rights to email me...at johncenas. to cuss me out or flame me...

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