The song for this chapter is "Keep on loving you" REO Speedwagon made it, The Donnas covered it. Frankly I like both so it could be either or. I guess it depends on if you want the song from a guys or girls POV. Enjoy and sorry for any wait. I'm trying to get a bunch up during the holidays before I go on vacation out of state.

Chapter 21

A few weeks passed and it was the strangest time to all of them. Vince was avoiding Dom and Letty, Letty was avoiding Dom, Dom was avoiding Vince while trying to get a hold of Letty and Leon and Jesse were caught in the middle; making sure all three had their equal amount of time with them.

After the breakup, Vince did the minimum; he went to school then came home; only really talking to Mia in the halls. Occasionally, he'd share a deep look with Letty. One that showed how much they missed each other yet, both were too stubborn to talk to the other.

Letty made it her main mission to steer clear of Dominic after the kitchen incident. One side of her wanted to be with him but, she knew it was a stupid idea. This was Dominic, he was a player and he only saw her because Vince was with her. And that wasn't right. Besides, she loves Vince and she missed him more than anyone could ever know. So after that, she avoided his calls, his house, and at school. It had even been spread around school. What once was a pack of close family was now split up and it was very awkward.

Once school was over, Letty threw her backpack in the back seat of her car before she pulled out of the parking lot. She decided early on that she would go and visit Vince today. It had been too long since they talked. She knocked on his door and waited for him to answer it. When he saw her, he tensed up, unable to find any words.

"Hey." She smiled and looked down towards her feet.

"Hey." His voice was flat. Opening the door wider, he waited for her to come in. She did, but hesitated first before stepping in.

"How have you been?" She asked. Vince put his hands in his pockets then shrugged. "Look," Letty paused to gather her thoughts before she went. "I'm really sorry, for everything. I know you were really upset about what happened with Dominic and it wasn't my place to make you be friends with him again. I just, I didn't want things to change you know? And it did completely." Vince stared at her intently as she said all this; unsure about how to react.

After a few minutes of thinking about it, Vince smiled and nodded towards her. It was nice that she came and apologized. It showed that she did care. Vince sat down on the couch and patted the seat next to him. Letty moved over there, sitting down rather close to him.

"Where's your mom?" She asked quietly.

"I don't know…" He shrugged and thought about how his mom was doing really well but the last few weeks she's been home less and less. She's been blaming it on her work hours but Vince isn't fully convinced.

Vince flipped on the TV as Letty sighed and leaned her head on his shoulder. It was nice to just be around him again. Even though she wanted him badly, she wasn't going to push it. It was up to Vince to decide if and when they get back together.

"I've missed this." She sighed happily against his shoulder.

"Me too." Vince replied softly as his wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

At that moment nothing was said. What could they say that wouldn't ruin the moment or bring up the past? Right now, it was just Letty and Vince spending time with each other, just like they used too. After a while, Vince had shifted his body so that he was lying on the couch with Letty draped over him as they watched a comedy sitcom on television. Every time he would laugh, her body would shake against his chest. Inhaling deeply, she dug her face into his neck and closed her eyes; it felt so nice. Vince tightened his grip around her as the past melted away for this moment. It was good to hold her again.

"There's a race tonight, want to go?" They had been silent for so long that she figured he had fallen asleep; needless to say, she was very surprised when he suggested that they go to the street races.

"Definitely." She replied getting more comfortable. They had a few hours to kill until it was time to leave so they were both content with just staying here. When they finally decided to get ready, they both walked up to Vince's room and to dig through the dresser. Letty had a bunch of clothes here it was just finding them that was the problem. Vince found the shirt he wanted to wear and quickly took off his current shirt. Letty of course couldn't help but stare and she did it shamelessly. At this point it didn't matter to her who saw her, he was hot. Vince caught her eyes before he slipped the shirt over his head. Then he resumed digging in the dresser.

"What about this?" He had finally stumbled across one of her tops. Leave it to him to find the only top that she felt like a semi-slut in.

"That's kind of, slutty but, whatever…" She was in a hurry, if they didn't leave in the next few minutes than they would never make it on time. Turning her back to him, she stripped off her shirt and bra. Now it was Vince's turn to stare at her; he was getting hot. She slipped on the black corset top and decided she would wear her leather jacket over it. Adjusting her jeans, she looked at Vince and smiled. "Ready?" Vince was on another planet at the moment; good lord she looked amazing and he wanted to touch so badly but he forced himself not too. Letty watched as he battled with himself and it made her feel good to know that she was still wanted as much as he was.

Walking up to him, she patted his chest. "Maybe later V…" She whispered with a smirk before she grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the house. Letty went to her car and grabbed her jacket before locking it and getting into Vince's car which was already running and ready to go. Letty cranked the stereo and rolled down her window as Vince sped towards the races.

When they exited the car, there were a few people who walked up to them and greeted them happily, glad to see them at the races again, together.

"Vinny!" Leon joked as he and Jesse walked up to them and bumped fists. Letty smiled at them before blindly reaching down to lace her fingers with Vince. Leon caught this and grinned widely and suggestively before Letty pushed him before rolling her eyes.

"Come on, let's watch this race." They all rushed to their cars and followed the stream of cars to the race site. Dominic watched from the starting line as Vince and Letty exited his car. Vince leaned on his hood and Letty stood between his legs. To say he was jealous at this point would be an understatement. When did they get back together? Is that why he couldn't get a hold of Letty after all this time? He had been trying like hell to talk to her but; she was becoming a pro at avoiding him. Dominic's fists clenched the steering wheel as he watched Vince smile and whisper in her ear before she laughed.

Letty's POV

We watched as Hector started the race. Dominic definitely was not at the top of his game tonight because he started in third but he managed to catch up and just barely win. Once it was over, Vince and I said goodbye to Leon and Jesse.

"Food?" Vince asked as he started the engine. I nodded as he made his way to our favorite little Mexican take out restaurant. We ordered a bunch of food and drove back to his house. We spread the food out on the coffee table as Vince turned on the football game. We managed to catch the last few minutes of it as we gorged ourselves with food.

Once we were stuffed, we threw ourselves against the couch and groaned from over eating. We never learned. "This was really fun V." I said casually; wanting him to know my feelings even though I wasn't the type to really share them.

"Yeah, I've been so bored lately. It was nice to just get out of the house." He sighed heavily. I glanced at him and smiled.

An hour had passed and we have yet to move; although it seemed that our feast had finally settled in our stomachs. I grabbed my cell phone and dialed my mother's number.

"Hey mama, I just wanted to call and say goodnight." She of course gave me that worried tone. "I'm okay ma, I'm hanging out with Vince and I don't know when I'll be home." She reluctantly let it go and we hung up. I playfully rolled my eyes at Vince who smirked in return.

"I'm going to change." He grumbled as he stood up slowly. When he was out of sight, I stood up and followed him. I walked in on him in his boxers pulling on a pair of basketball shorts.

"I need to get out of this top." I sighed in annoyance. Vince dug through his drawers and found the smallest thing he own. He walked over to me and held the clothes out. I stared up at his gorgeous eyes; wanting him more and more.

"Was that a statement or an offer?" He grinned before chuckling; I couldn't help but giggle at his antics. Unbuttoning my top, I let it fall to the ground leaving my torso completely bare. Vince's breathing became heavy as the wheels in his head began turning wildly. Neither of us objected to what was bound to happen. V moved closer to me and I allowed him to get as close as he wanted. I have missed him terribly.

When our chests were together and his arm was wrapped around my back, my breath hitched and then he spoke. "So you're crashing here tonight?" I couldn't tell if it was a question or a statement but either way I nodded slowly before he bent down and kissed me softly. It felt so good to kiss him, all the air in my lungs had long escaped. I love this man.