Hey guys, long time no see. LOL! Well I finally decided to write some new chapters. Hope they're to your liking.
"SEAN BOSWELL, GET YOUR ASS OUTTA BED NOW," Ms. Boswell shrieked upon realizing that her son was not alone in his bed. She dropped a basket full of clean laundry on the floor in the process.
In one quick motion Sean was out of bed and shoving his mother out into the hallway before she could cause an even bigger scene. He shut the door gently behind them hoping Colby hadn't heard the commotion.
"Do you care to explain just what the hell you think you're doing," Ms. Boswell continued, eyeing her son a bit nervously.
"I was doing this thing called sleepin' til you busted in and started screamin' at me," Sean popped off. His heart was still pounding in his chest after her sudden outburst and he scowled at her, annoyed. However he did take a little pleasure in the fact that she was obviously embarrassed by the current situation.
"Don't be a smart ass. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Did your father let you sneak strange girls into your bed," Ms. Boswell ranted. "I bet he did."
"When did you become sucha concerned parent," Sean scoffed.
"I've got news for you, Sean. I don't give a shit what your dad let you get away with, this is my house and I don't appreciate walking into my teenage son's room and finding him in bed with some random high school tramp," Ms. Boswell went on, ignoring the insult.
Sean was at a momentary loss for words and his mild annoyance had now manifested into intense anger.
As soon as Colby heard the door click shut, she was on her feet and changing back into her clothes from the night before. After that, she checked herself out in the mirror above Sean's dresser. Her reflection made her grateful that she had yet to see Sean this morning. Her black eyeliner had smeared at some point during the night and her hair was in total disarray. Colby quickly got herself in order and admired the various car posters on the walls while she awaited his return.
A few minutes later, she was out the window and walking across the front lawn, when she heard a woman's voice call out, "Hey, come here. I wanna talk to you."
Colby turned and saw a woman, who she assumed was Sean's mother, standing on the front porch, smoking a cigarette and watching her carefully. She was a thin lady, fashioned in a fuzzy pink bathrobe and matching slippers. Her light brown hair hung messily to her shoulders. She looked relatively tame, but Colby found something about her slightly intimidating.
Colby took a few slow steps back toward the house. When the two finally stood face to face Colby began blurting out an informal apology. She'd never been confronted by an angry mother before.
Ms. Boswell put her free hand up, motioning for Colby to stop. "Sean told me what happened. Thank you for keeping him out of trouble. And next time you plan on coming over, please use the front door."
The living room and kitchen were both empty when Letty got downstairs, a strange occurrence considering it was Saturday morning. The only sound in the house came from the dining room where Letty found Mia. She was seated at the long wooden table, the top of which was littered with medical text books, writing furiously in a spiral notebook.
"I hate to tell you this, but your handwriting is way too neat to be a doctor," Letty observed, startling Mia, who had been totally immersed in her work. "Where is everybody?"
"Brian had to work today so I brought Maddy over here so she'd have something to do while I study for my exam. The guys took her outside with them so I could have some piece and quiet," Mia responded absentmindedly.
Brian and Roman had recently purchased The Racer's Edge. He and the rest of his crew from Miami now spent virtually all their time selling parts to every kid in the city that had a wad of cash and a car that need to go faster. Brian in turn sent the not so mechanically inclined kids over to DT Precision Auto Shop to get the rides modified. It worked out well for everyone, except Mia when she needed a babysitter.
"It's a beautiful day and I need a break, so why don't we see what they're up to," Mia added as she dropped her pen and shut the notebook.
Letty looked toward the street as she stepped onto the front porch. A jet-black Mercedes sedan with dark tinted windows that was parked on the street a few houses down caught her eye. The windows were too dark for her to see if there was anyone inside, but she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched.
As she and Mia rounded the corner of the house, they found Jesse and Maddy racing remote control cars in the driveway. Maddy's car, the Silvia that Letty had bought for her, was currently ahead. Jesse's car, a green Eclipse that Maddy had recently acquired on her 3rd birthday, suddenly ran off the concrete into the grass.
Jesse groaned in disappointment for Maddy's benefit.
"I got cha," she beamed. She held out one small hand toward Jesse. "Now where's my dollar?"
"Oh come on," Jesse exclaimed.
Maddy frowned at him and made her way a little further up the driveway to the garage where Dom, Leon and Vince were working on the Charger.
"Uncle Dom," she pouted, "Jesse won't give me my money."
"I think you oughta pay up man," Leon interjected.
Dom smiled down at his niece before glancing from the wrench in his hand to Jesse. "I really don't wanna have to come out there and break your legs."
"No!" Maddy cried, clearly horrified by Dom's threat.
Letty and Mia, who had been watching the whole time began laughing, as did everyone else.
"Uncle Dom was just playing baby," Mia cooed as she embraced her child.
Dom's cell rang so he abruptly stopped what he was doing and went toward the front yard. Letty followed him with her eyes until he was nearly out of sight. Just as Dom disappeared around the side of the house, the black Mercedes came by. It drove past slowly at first, then quickly accelerated and vanished down the street.
Letty looked around at the others, wondering if they had noticed. It appeared that they hadn't so she came to the conclusion that she was just being paranoid. It was a relatively busy neighborhood in Los Angeles after all.
Dom returned, "Leon, your brother just called asking for a favor. I'm going to the shop to take care of it. I might need a hand if anyone's interested."
Leon shrugged his shoulders, "Yeah sure. I'll come."
"Dammit! We're always freakin' workin'," Vince grumbled, pretending to be irritated by the request.
"Guess I better come too so I can afford to pay my debts," Jesse chuckled, thrusting a wadded up dollar bill at Maddy. "Here ya little midget."
Letty announced that she would stay and help Mia with Maddy. As the team headed toward their vehicles, Dom paused to give Letty a quick, but gentle kiss, making her blush.
"Well it looks like you and my brother are on good terms again," Mia said, as she watched Dom drive away.
Letty looked around to make sure that Maddy wasn't within earshot before she quipped, "Sometimes you've just gotta give in. Especially when you haven't had sex in six months."
"Whatever helps you sleep better at night, Let." Mia giggled. "That was a very disturbing tidbit of information by the way."
"Well that does help me sleep better at night," Letty said, purposely taking Mia's words out of context.
Mia grinned at her best friend. "You're sick. You know that right?"