Before I realized what I was doing my feet were moving. I turned before I did something stupid. I walked up to the side of a car and tapped on the window. Rome got out of the car all smiles.
"Hey baby girl," he said cheerfully.
"Be safe out there alright," I said hugging him tightly.
"You know Dom's going to win right?" he asked me thoughtfully.
"Yeah I know," I sigh. Apparently everyone was wondering what I was going to do after the ten second race. "Rome will you be my best friend?" I asked lightening the mood.
"Sure thing kid," he agreed. I hugged him once more before kissing him on the cheek.
"I mean you could try and win, pull out a miracle for me," I said right before he got in the car. He smiled and waved me off. I headed over to where Mia was and she looked at me skeptically.
"Of the three cars left you really chose that one?" she asked in almost a joking tone.
"I don't know what you want from me; I just wanted to wish Rome good luck, is that so wrong?" I said annoyed by her tone.
"I love you girl but you have two choices here. First, you can go up to Dom after this race, kiss him and claim his as yours once again in front of everyone, or second you can allow Letty to do it man up and take Vince to teach Dom the ultimate lesson. There is no middle choice with Rome," she explained.
"I know I just wanted to say good luck! Is that so wrong," I barked back. She looked at me a little surprised. "I'm sorry Mia I just really don't know what to do about this. I think I'm right to be mad but getting Vince involved was probably wrong, but him using Letty is wrong too so I just don't see what the right thing is," I rambled.
"Well time to decide," she said as the girl dropped her arms and the cars shot off. The shortest ten seconds of my life occurred and then it was over… Dom had won. Brian took second, then Rome then Vince. Mia and I made our way down to the end where she broke away to get to Brian. The crowd began to grow bigger and I knew I only had a few moments left to decide. I was screwed either way, I mentally cursed. I decide what was best and along with that came one of my infamous plans. I confidently walked through the crowd who made a path for me, they all knew my rightful place was next to whatever racer I chose.
I marched up to Dom and stood right in front of him. I popped my hip out and waited to see what he would do. He put both hands on my waist and pulled my closer to him with some force. He kissed me for a second before I pulled away. I turned so I was facing the crowd not him, I felt he was dissatisfied by his body tension but he didn't say anything. I felt one of his hands slide into my back pocket, it annoyed me buy I didn't do anything.
"I'm proud of you," he whispered sarcastically. I wanted to turn and slap him but I restrained myself. It was eventually time to leave and I was very happy to get the hell away from Dom. He was so smug because he thought he had won. I reluctantly got into the passenger's seat of the Charger and he drove off towards his house.
"Don't be sad you made the right choice," he said putting his hand on my leg. I flinched away.
"You are still an ass and I only walked up to you to stop you from doing something you would regret so you're welcome."
"Well I told Letty she was not invited to his after party tonight because you had such good behavior," he said with a chuckle.
I was getting more annoyed that he was treating me like a child. "That's too bad, guess you are going to be all alone tonight," I replied rudely.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked his superior tone dropping slightly.
"It means I'm still crashing at Vince's, you embarrassed me in front of the entire team, and just because I stopped you from doing it in front of the entire racing crowd doesn't mean you're forgiven," I said looking out the window. The silence suddenly became very awkward.
"So you still want to play this game?" he asked as we pulled up.
"I'm not playing; I am doing what's best for me. If you can man up and apologize then we can move on but if you want to play childish games then I'm leaving," I said still looking out the window. He killed the engine and waited for me to look over at him. He rolled his eyes and exhaled deeply.
"Sorry," he said his tone still angry.
"Oh please, you are the biggest liar ever. You're not sorry and even if you were that's not good enough. You messed up big so guess what… you need to make up big," I said before exiting the car. He staying sitting there to cool off I imagine but honestly I knew I could win this game, I had played it many times before and he obviously has not. I saw Vince and walked right up to him and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Is it cool if I still crash at your place?" I asked with my sweetest voice. I saw him debate it in his head but then he caved. "You are the best Vince!" I said kissing him quickly. I heard the door slam loudly but decided not to look at Dom.
"So you didn't fix things then?" Vince asked putting his hands on my hips pulling me closer.
"I wasn't trying to fix things, just playing the game," I said swaying to the music. "Can we leave soon though? I just want to pack a bag for the rest of the week and then we can leave right?" I pleaded. Luckily it was easy getting Vince on my side.
"One condition," he countered to my surprise.
"And what's that?" I asked biting my lip.
"We share my bed, so neither of us sleeps on that couch," he said flashing his devilish grin.
"Deal," I said pecking him on the lips. When I tore away from Vince I was stopped in my tracks with the sight of Dom and some girl dancing together. She was the exact opposite of me. She had a deep tan, long dark hair and amazing features she was so beautiful. Not even a slut she was dressed well and looked very pretty. He caught me staring at him and smiled. I smiled back and ran up the stairs to pack. I stormed down the stairs and when I saw Vince I intertwined our hands. I knew it would really piss Dom off, it was a much more intermit gesture than dancing.
"Ready?" I asked pulling him out of the house and slamming the door. He nodded and I hoped in his car. We were at his place in no time. I threw my bag on the floor and collapsed onto the couch.
"Tired?" he asked.
"Yeah, it has been a long day," I responded. He sat next to me and pulled me onto his lap. I rested my head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms securely around me.
"Let's go to bed then," he said kissing the top of my head.
"Vince…" I said not sure how to start.
"Yeah?" he said tightening his grip around me.
"I really appreciate you letting me crash here and I know I have kinda been giving you unusual affection but… I do actually love Dom and," he caught me off guard by chuckling.
"I wasn't going to try and sleep with you," he said. I turned and looked at him doubtfully. "Alright I might have tried but I would have told Dom, he's my brother I wouldn't do that to his girl," he explained.
"Your amazing Vince," I said hugging him tightly. He stood up with me in his arms and carried me to bed. He dropped me onto the sheets and began stripping. I whistled as he pulled his shirt off. He looked at me and I knew I was in for it. He grabbed me as I tried to get off the bed.
"Vince let go your hurting me," I lied as he tried to rip my shirt off. I couldn't stop giggling so he wasn't convinced. I grabbed the pillow and hit him over the head. He looked at me like I had just started world war three. We wrestled for another 20 minutes before both of us were only in our underwear. He was on top of my and had me pinned.
"Fine you win, you win," I said out of breath. He smiled and kissed my collar bone before letting me up. "Now if you don't mind I'm going to change into my pajamas," I said rolling off the bed.
"Don't you just want one of my shirts?" he asked confused.
I couldn't help but laugh. I did have pajamas but I had only worn them like twice since moving down here. Dom always wanted me in his shirts. I guess guys like the fantasy even if nothing's going to happen. "Yeah that would be great," I said smiling. He threw a shirt at me and I slipped it on. I crawled into bed next to him and he wrapped his arms around me protectively.
I thought Vince had fallen asleep because neither of us had spoken in over an hour. I was close to sleep but it was a weird feeling knowing Vince was next to me not Dom. I turned around in Vince's arms so I was facing the wall instead of him. I felt him move closer to me instinctually.
"You know he loves your right?" Vince said in a completely clear voice. He obviously had not been asleep.
"Why would you say that?" I whispered.
"Dom told me the night before he told you. It's not some big secret, everyone knows just because it hasn't been said out loud doesn't mean we don't all see it," he responded.
"He told you?" I asked turning around so I could see his face.
"Yeah, asked me if it was crazy so soon and I told him hell yes it was but guess he told you anyways. I know he messed up by dising you in front of the team but you need to let things go. Don't get so angry," he said with a chuckle.
"I'm sorry," I said after a long silence.
"For what?" he asked brushing his hand up my back.
"That it wasn't you," I whispered.
"Me too."
"I think it's time I go home. This isn't fair to either you or Dom," I said pulling away slightly. He groaned loudly but I knew he was joking.
"You really going to make me drive you, it is almost 4, can't you wait a few more hours," he said getting out of bed.
"Get back in bed I can take a taxi," I said pulling on my sweatpants. He threw a pillow at me as he grabbed his jeans.
"Let's go," he said grabbing my wrist and dragging me out of the house. He grabbed my two bags on the way out as well.
"Leave the bags" I said getting a grip on my balance. He looked at me confused but dropped the bags. "You never know when I might need a place to crash," I said with a small smile.
"You are always welcome here," he said kissing me softly. I followed him out the door and we headed off to Dom's. We pulled up quickly and I was a little surprised when I noticed my car was missing. I didn't say anything to Vince; he had done enough for me.
"I owe you a lot," I said kissing his lips and then his bare chest before exiting. He just laughed. I waved as he drove off. I was suddenly nervous that Dom could have someone in his own bed. His Charger was still there so I didn't understand where my car had gone. I silently walked in the front door, and headed straight up stairs. Our bedroom was empty and I wasn't sure what to do. I walked down stairs and that's when I saw Dom asleep on the couch. I crawled on top of him and he slowly woke up.
"What are you doing down here?" I whispered. He took a moment to realize it was me.
"It didn't seem right," he answered. He seemed to be pretty awake. Probably wasn't sleeping that well on the couch. He was still fully clothed but had kicked off his shoes.
"What didn't seem right?" I asked resting my head on his chest.
"Sleeping in that bed without you, it was too empty and you're the only one I want to fill it," he explained.
I was completely taken off guard. "I'm sorry for everything Dom, I over reacted and was trying to be hurtful by using Vince. It was wrong," I explained.
"It was my fault I was hurtful first, trying to teach you a lesson. I usually don't struggle over power in relationships, but you made that power play in the garage and so I wanted to show you I was in charge. It was wrong and I'm sorry too," he said sitting us up now.
"Can we just go to bed?" I asked. He nodded with a smile. I collapsed in bed and Dom quickly changed. He lay down next to me and I wrapped my arms around him. "Hey where is my car?" I asked remembering its absence.
"Mia needed to borrow it, she and the buster had a fight and she refuses to drive the Charger. She said you wouldn't mind," he explained.
"Where did she go? Wouldn't she just stay here if they got in a fight?" I asked confused.
"She just wanted to drive, it's how she thinks, I guess she thought the fight wasn't that bat. Brian called and said she was safe with him. If she's not happy tomorrow though I will be having some words with him," he said getting annoyed.
"Brian loves Mia things will be fine," I assured him.
"I love you," he said kissing me gently.
"Love you too," I responded. We drifted to sleep pretty quickly after that. Things felt right again and I was happy to be where I belonged.
A/N
Alright guys I'm getting ready to wrap this story up with one final blow out between the team and Rez, hope you all love this, please let me know what you think!