Hey guys! Don't be mad. I know I haven't updated lately. More excuses, but the good thing is I graduate on Wednesday so I'll have more time to update! SMILE! Hope you like this one. I already have the concept for the rest of the story; I just have to get it out of my head and onto paper. Review please, and thanks to all of you who have reviewed. I just love it.
It's been two weeks, and everything has been crazy around here! Jesse comes home today, so we're looking forward to another party. Leon, Vince and Hector are having fun planning. I'm getting bigger everyday, and tired too. These babies are kicking the hell out of me. Christina says its there way of stretching their muscles as they grow. I think they just want to remind me that they're there. Either way it hurts each time.
I talked to Brian last night. He said the Miami racing life is on point. They got a dude there that's like Hector, named Tej, except he doesn't race at all. They also got a Car Worshipper named Jimmy who sounds just like Jesse, but more flavor. But my all time favorite is the chick he called Suki. She sounds just like me, but more frilly. As soon as these kids make their appearance I want to go over there and see for myself. Designs have been my thing, like the engines are for Jesse, but with Dom I never got to do much. When we open the garage back up, I want to start designing. It's a great outlet, and every time they kick, I get inspiration.
Today, I have a pregnant lady class that Mia signed me up for. Christina is going with me though cuz, Mia somehow forgot she had a class. I ain't stupid though, I know what days she has classes, and today ain't one of them. She and V are sneaking away on their private dates like they do every week. But I'm not going to stop them. They deserve to have fun and be wild. She's overcome a lot in these past few months, and so has Vince. He has more movement in his arm and in a few weeks he'll have full use. He says he'll be able to throw the twins up in the air as soon as possible. But if one hair of my babies head is hurt, I'll castrate that ol' coyote. I told him that too. And he damn near pissed in his pants.
The class wasn't hard for me, but tiring. I will never want to see another pregnant lady huffing and puffing in my life. And the teacher! I wanted to throw my pillow at her a hit her over the head repeatedly. Christina just laughed at me. She's a pretty cool person. She's a little shy when she first meets you, but she's nice, the perfect girl for Leon. She moved in today. Leon says it's just to help Jesse when he comes home tomorrow, but I know the truth. She could come over everyday like she always does, and help Jesse, or she could move in with Leon, her boyfriend, and help Jesse. They'll both work, but the latter just sounds better. She turned red when I mentioned it to her.
When we go home I was exhausted and went to sleep breathing in the smell of Dom as I fell on the sheets. But as usual I woke up with nightmares. Maybe it's his smell, or the emptiness of the bed, or just my longing for him, but I feel him pulling away slowly. It aches my heart so much. It's like I can see him, and I walk towards him, but the closer I get to him, the farther away he is. I cry and scream out his name, but never reach him. When I close my eyes, I can still make out every inch of his face, but when I open my eyes everything is gone. He's leaving and I can't get him back and it hurts. It hurts so much.
Since sleep won't come, I go into the nursery and start unpacking boxes and rearranging things where they need to go. I had been working for a few minutes, when I hear footsteps. When I turn I see Chris and Mia standing in the doorway. Mia hands me a bottle of water, and a pint of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, and sits me in the rocker. Chris starts folding up baby clothes and Mia takes pieces of the crib out of the box. When I look at the time, its 3:15 am.
"I'm sorry if I woke you guys up, I just couldn't sleep. You don't have to do this for me. I can…" Christina cut me off with her hand and looked at me.
"You aren't the only one affected by this Letty. So just stop trying to handle everything because we are here too. You're not alone, and if you keep this up, when Jess comes out, you'll go into the hospital on bed rest. Got it?" she asks. I just nod. None of them have every really just said anything like that to me before. This chick is keeper. After I finished off my pint I eased onto the floor and started to help Chris fold clothes. Around six, we're exhausted and crash in my room so we won't wake the boys. That's exactly how they found us Saturday morning. Vince woke us up with the promise of an enticing breakfast, but first we had to shower. By the time we got down stairs the food was ready. We ate then took a caravan to the hospital to pick up Jess.
To say he was excited was an understatement. The undeniable bouncing of his leg as we pulled up was evident. He had discharged him self hours ago, and made the nurse wheel him outside. He was perky, which is never a word I would describe Jess. He almost bolted from the wheel chair had the orderly not grabbed him in time. I waddled over to him and gave my brother the biggest hug I could manage. He whispered in my ear, "We're going to be okay Let." It was enough to have me burst into tears. The guys all gave him hugs, except Mia. She almost suffocated the boy in hugs, kisses, and her crying. The doctor came out and told us about the medicine that Jess had to take for the next couple of weeks, and he couldn't drive until he was off. It was just to offset what little pain he was expected to have, and make him comfortable. But he was not allowed to do anything big, because he will still get tired easily, and being anemic didn't help at all. So he had to take it easy. By the way he was fidgeting; it was better said than done.
We had the party at Hectors Garage because he said he didn't want us trying to clean up, and me and Jessie didn't need all that stuff going on in the house, we needed peace. The party was a godsend. Jess was out of the hospital so he was happy either way, but Vince and Leon needed it from being cooped up at Harry's all week. I mean it was great because they had jobs and stable income, but it was nothing like the garage. We had our own ours, customers, and didn't give a shit about certain things. But Harry was an angel for giving us a break the way he did. We held no qualms about him working with the cops, because he had no choice. We got home around 8 that night and Jess was still buzzing. The guys took Mia and Chris to the beach, and I got to spend time with Jess. When he went into the nursery it was like he had just opened his eyes for the first time. He touched everything, and when he laid eyes on the bassinet he stopped. When he was asleep I promised him he would have the chance to build it, and do whatever he wanted with it. There it was, still in the box. He looked at me, and I just nodded. His smile lit up the room as he took it with him into his lab in the basement. I can't wit to see the finished project. I was wiped out from the days events, so I took a shower and crawled into my empty bed. Like clockwork, I woke up in a sweat with tears in my eyes from another nightmare. But this time when I woke up, Jesse rubbed my back until I fell asleep.
