AN: Thanks for all the wonderful reviews guys! I am swamped with school right now so please forgive me if you asked questions and I haven't answered. Some people have asked to see more of Letty and what she is up to. Well Letty is the one character that never follows my plan. I know that we will see more from her, but I'm not sure when or even what she is thinking right now. Letty is always a surprise, even for me. Some people have asked to see more of Jesse. The Jesse in my head is a lot like the movie; there, but happy to stay in the background a lot, wrapped up in the cars computers and his own mind. So we will see what happens there. As for Dom and Brian, there will definitely be more to come. And Vince and Jenna? Well patience is a virtue. Enjoy the new chapter and let me know what you think.

Chapter 25 Back in Barstow

Jenna drove out to Barstow Friday afternoon. After lunch with the team Dom told her to take the rest of the day and get an early start.

"Don't want you tired and driving all that way in the dark," he said with a wink.

"Yeah Jen, you shouldn't be out on the interstate by yourself that late. Anything could happen," Leon agreed. "Get going. Call when you get there."

Vince still had not committed to meeting her there, but he knew where she would be and knew he was welcome. He seemed reluctant to let her go. He kept pulling her back for one more kiss, making Jenna beg and plead for him to meet her. The closest she got to a promise was, "Maybe I'll surprise you."

So Jenna made the two hour drive alone, singing along with her favorite CDs. When she got close to the rally, she called David's cell.

"Hey Dave! I'm here! Where are you?"

Jenna listened as David told her how to locate him.

"Alright. See you in a few. Chow Babe."

Jenna parked her car behind the camper. David was there opening her door even before she killed the engine. He wrapped her in a bone-crunching hug as soon as she got to her feet.

"You're early! I wasn't expecting you for hours," David said laughing as he picked her up, her toes barely touching the ground.

After a minute or so, Jenna realized David had no intention of letting go anytime soon. She was forced to gasp, "David. Air. Need air."

David laughed and loosened his hold on her enough to let her starved lungs fill with air. He kissed her on the lips and spun around in a circle a couple of times, before he sat her on her feet.

"Damn girl! What the hell! You had to go and move halfway across the country. Do you have any idea how much I've been missing you?"

"Awww David! That's so sweet! I never woulda guessed" Jenna laughed as she fell back into his arms. "I have missed you like crazy too! Where is Pops?"

"Down at the track. Come on let's grab a beer and catch up before he gets back."

They walked hand in hand around the camper. David pulled a couple of Rolling Rock Ales from a cooler and handed her an open one. They sat side by side in a couple of lounge chairs under the shade of the camper awning.

"You know he counts these." Jenna said with a grin.

"I gotta six pack stashed in my truck. I'll replace them." David shrugged.

They spent the next two hours talking mostly about Jenna and all the changes in her life. A good portion of that time was spent talking about Vince. David actually stuck up for Vince's reluctance to sleep with her. Jenna knew if Vince had just been trying to get in her pants, David would have verbally torn him apart.

"OK so the geezer sounds like a decent guy, who is determined to spend the next year or so sexually frustrating you and torturing himself. Can't wait to meet him." David said with a grin.

"Well you might get your wish this weekend. I invited him to join us. He said he would think about it."

"Wait a minute. You invited him to spend time with you away from the ever watchful gaze of the big brother, and he didn't jump at the chance? What gives?" David asked with confusion.

"Ummm…Not sure. He has been acting strange all day. He gets so jealous over Brian; I thought for sure he would want to check you out." Jenna mused.

"Why?"

"Ummm well I told him all about you after he made such a big deal about wanting me to see other guys. He just got really tense and I invited him, thinking I would put him at ease. He just said he would think about it and changed the subject." Jenna told David, as she picked at a fingernail.

"Jen, how close did you tell him we were?" David asked very carefully.

Jenna just shrugged and picked at her finger.

David sighed and looked heavenward. "Jen did you tell him you spent most nights in my bed?"

Jenna shrugged and picked at her finger. "I told him I snuck out and spent the night at your house all the time.

"Did you tell him about how we learned to kiss?"

Jenna shrugged and mumbled.

David groaned. "Please God…Tell me you did not tell him about…that," he scrubbed his hands through his hair and leaned back in the chair with his eyes closed.

When she didn't answer he rolled his head toward her and opened one eye. Jenna sat there blushing and biting her lip.

David moaned and sighed. Closing his eyes again he continued as if she had actually given him a verbal answer. "We swore, Jen. We swore…would never tell anybody about that."

"I didn't tell him who that was with. I just said 'a really good friend.' I didn't tell him it was you!" She protested, knowing it sounded lame, but trying it anyway.

"Is the geezer senile?"

"No! And stop calling him that! He's not old!"

Okay…sorry. But Jen, if he isn't senile and you told him about me and sneaking over to my house and about a really good friend that fingered you while you jacked him off one night. I think he might just add 2 and 2 and get 4. Don't you?" David asked, his voice rising a little with exasperation.

"Maybe! But if you don't shut up…the entire motocross community is going to know about it too, you jerk!"

"Well you better hope that if he shows up…He doesn't kill me in a jealous rage. Cause if that happens I will haunt your sneaky little ass forever, you hear me! Shit!" David ranted, and then lay back in his chair as if drained.

Jenna let the silence ring for a few minutes before she asked quietly "I asked him to make love to me for my birthday… but he thinks we should wait. I may need a little help getting past his good intentions"

David shook his head chuckling and dropped his chin to his chest. "Shit. I am so going to regret this," he moaned.

Jenna jumped out of her chair and plopped down in his lap, wrapping her arms around David's neck. She planted a big wet smacking kiss on his upturned lips and gushed "I knew I could count on you!"

David sighed, "It's not like making him jealous will be hard. I mean there is a reason neither of us has ever had a serious relationship. Everyone always thinks we are together no matter what we tell them. Jenna…are you sure you want to lose your virginity to this guy?"

Jenna laid her head on David's big shoulder and whispered, "I couldn't image being with anyone else now, D. I love him."

"Does this mean I'm off the hook for your birthday present?"

"Ha! Not-a-chance, buddy!"

Jenna and David went down to the track and found Pop who was thrilled to see her. After a few questions about John, LA, and Leon, Pop pointed at one of the motorcycles and said "Jen that ornery little bitch over there is skipping again, would you take a look at her?"

"Sure Pop, no problem."

An hour later, Jenna proclaimed the bike race worthy, but grinned and told Pop she needed to take it out for a test run 'just in case.' Since they had no practice time scheduled for the track, Jenna and David settled for racing each other on the outskirts of the rally. Since it was dessert the ground wasn't too bad for such activity, and several other groups of racers were doing the same thing.

As the sun set, the younger crowd broke off from the rally area. A bon fire was lit and David tossed a couple of sleeping bags and a cooler in the back of his Dodge Ram pickup. They drove out to the bon fire and parked at the edge of the light. They joined the partiers, small groups melded into a large gathering. Groups of people danced near trucks that had their sound systems cranked up. Different types of music could be heard from the various sound systems as Jenna and David wandered around.

It wasn't long before they had run into a few acquaintances they had met at other races. They were introduced to several new faces, one of which Jenna recognized from the derby a two weeks ago. The young handsome black man named Roman Pearce. They spent quite a while in the company of "Rome" and Jenna really like the guy. He was funny and down to earth and he didn't constantly hit on her. In fact after a few hours and a lot of alcohol, Jenna could have sworn Rome was eyeing David.

The hour grew late and people started to drift away, back to campers, tents or trucks. David, Rome, and Jenna wound up sitting in the bed of David's truck, talking quietly. Jenna pulled the acoustic guitar out of the truck cab and began strumming it softly. Things continued to quite down, until eventually Jenna realized Rome and David were just sitting there listening to her softly play the few love ballads she knew. Rome eventually broke the silence.

"You got a real purty voice there sweetheart. I could just sit here and listen to you all night. But it's getting late and I'm gonna head back to my camper. Give you two love birds some privacy." Rome winked at her before he jumped down from the truck. Once on the ground he turned to bump knuckles with David.

David looked kind of flushed and embarrassed, when he said, "Nawh, man. It ain't like that. Jen and I are just friends. You can hang out if you want."

Rome just grinned, a big bright white-tooth smile, "Friends, riiiiiiight, Dawg. Nawh its cool man. I'll see you tomorrow. Gotta get some shut eye. We got races to win tomorrow. Night Sweet Thang." And with that Rome faded into the darkness.

Jenna and David spread out the padding and sleeping bags on the floor of the truck bed. They both kicked off their sneakers. Jenna unhooked her bra and pulled it out of the sleeve of her t-shirt. David tossed his belt on top of their sneakers, and then he pulled his shirt off tossing it in the pile too. They lay down on top of the sleeping bags and curled up together pulling a light blanket over themselves.

"You have washed this thing since your hot date with Mandy Sikes, right?" Jenna asked holding the blanket away from her body and wrinkling her nose.

"Shut up." David huffed and tried to cover her head with the blanket.

"Arhhh! You uncouth bastard! Don't you dare fart!" Jenna squealed, laughing and wrestling with him to keep the blanket off her head.

They laughed and played for a minute before calling a truce and settling down. Laughing softly, David kissed Jenna's temple and squeezed her in his arms, with a whispered, "Missed you Jenny."

"Missed you too, dickhead." Jenna said with a grin.

They lay quietly side by side; their heads leaned together, touching. Before sleep could claim them Jenna grinned evilly and said "You know he was calling you 'Sweet Thang' right?"

David did not immediately answer, Jen knew he was awake, so she waited, not sure this was something David would even talk about.

Finally in a very quite tentative voice David asked, "Would it be too weird if I said that there was just something about Rome that made me want to get closer to him?"

Jenna smiled, "No that is not weird at all. I saw the way he was looking at you. I would be willing to bet he feels the same way."

David blew out a deep breath after a moment, "What the fuck am I talking about? He is a guy. I'm not into guys, I'm not a fag."

Jenna turned over and put her arms around David. "It's okay David. Sometimes people just connect for no good reason, regardless of all the reasons they think they shouldn't. Feeling a connection like that with another guy doesn't automatically make you gay."

When David didn't say anything after a while, Jenna leaned up on one elbow and kissed him softly on the lips, before she said, "You know even if you do fall in love with a guy and turn as queer as a football bat, I will always love you. No matter what."

This made David smile shyly. So Jenna grinned, "Besides it would be cool having a gay best friend. You could go shopping with me and tell me when jeans make my ass look fat. Plus I suck at interior design so I would be able to count on you to pick out my china pattern and window dressings and all that shit!"

Jenna started snickering before she could finish, and David retaliated by rolling her over and pinning her to the makeshift bed in order to tickle her senseless.

Finally they settled down and fell asleep. The blanket had been kicked down around their feet and so they just cuddled together for warmth. Jenna fell asleep on her side with David spooned up behind her, his arm slung over the hip.

And that is almost the exact position they were in some five hours later when Vince found them.