Sorry it took so long to update. Writer's block kills. But thanks again for the reviews ladies. If you're reading my story and not reviewing, shame! Just kidding, but I'm wishing for reviews people. Special thanks to LadyofthePlains. At first, yes I did freak out but I understand what you're saying. I read over my story today in my 4th block class and I see what you're saying. So I'm gonna try to make them more lengthy and detailed. I'm only fifteen ladies, bare with me. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
x3 Kita
Chapter 37-One Helluva Barbecue
No POV
Next Sunday morning ...
It was about 9:45 a.m. The great L.A. skies peeked through the living room of the Toretto home. Mia was up early working on her studying. She had finals the following week and was trying as hard as she could to get in as much studying as possible. Dom and Mr. Toretto always had big hope for to her to get into college and get a better life then the Toretto lifestyle. Anthony never wanted Mia to be a racer. He hated the fact that she went to the races with Dom at night, but knowing she had the love for cars too, he couldn't keep her away. He wanted a better life for both Mia and Dom. Dom had already crashed all Mr. Toretto's hopes of Dom's better life when he decided not to take the basketball scholarship he was offered. He explained that he'd rather stay home and race. He loved that more then the world. But Mia had already accomplished getting into college, for she was going to community college a few hours away. It wasn't exactly what she was planning, but she didn't want to leave Dominic with sole responsibility of the store, the garage, or the mortgage. She always promised her father that she'd help out as much as she possibly could. Now going to this community college, with the spectacular grades she has, she'll be able to graduate with her master's degreen in business. Now all she had to do was pass next week's finals and she'll be graduating.
"What are you doing up babe? It's early. You know the guys don't get up for another couple hours." Brian groggily stirred into the kitchen in only boxers and tube socks. He grabbed a water from the fridge and joing Mia at the table.
"Just studying a bit. Nice socks." She replied, nodding at his ridiculous choice of footwear. He just smiled and kissed her on the lips.
"Why don't you take a break. You've been studying for these finals for months. Here, I'll cook breakfast for the guys in a minute. You go upstairs and get some rest." Brian offered, closing Mia's 'How to Start Your Own Business' text book.
"If you insist." She wrapped her arms around his neck and they leaned their foreheads together. Brian held her by her waist and nuzzled his nose against hers. They just stood their ... staring into each others eyes, thinking of how much one loved the other. They shared a timeless, heartfelt kiss before hesistantly pulling away.
"You better get upstairs before I change my mind.' Brian teased, pushing her towards the doorway. She smiled and turned back for the stairs. "God, I love her." He whispered under his breath, pulling out pans from the cabinets.
Mia and Brian had a special relationship. Even after Brian betrayed her family, he still had the guts to come back and win her love all over again. She loved him enough to take him back, even after he almost tore her family apart. They tried as much as they could to spend every second of the day together. To make up for lost time. Mia knew how Dom felt about Brian. He didn't like him one bit. But he had to get used to him being around because Brian might be a Toretto one day. Mia was happy that Dom was calling a truce so they could try their luck at love. She was extremely happy that Vincent hadn't killed Brian yet. Her boys were finally growing into men.
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Dominic was awaken by the room door closing next to his. Mia, he thought. He peeked one eye open, trying to not be blinded by the pinkish-orange sunrise that crept into his and Letty's room. Looking down at Letty, who was still sleeping, he pushed the hairs that covered her face. A smile crept on his sore face as she scrunched up her nose by the feel of his touch. Next, Dom did one thing that was sure to wake Letty up ... and piss her off. He pinched her nostrils so that when she went to breathe in, she'd choke. It was mean, but Letty did it to him the previous morning. He told her he'd get her back. When Letty went to inhale, sure enough, she choked.
"Dom, you better be running by the time I count to 3." Letty threatned, her eyes still closed. Dom jumped out of bed, ran to his dresser to grab underwear, and ran into the bathroom. Soon enough, she was knocking at the door and yelling obscenties at him. "Open the fucking door Dom! I'm not kidding." Letty continued pounding on the door. She stepped back as she heard it unlock. The door slowly retracted as Dom peeked at Letty through the gap. Letty kicked the door in, sending Dom flying back onto the toilet. She approached him, wrapped in the bed sheet. She grabbed his manhood, squeezing enough to make him wince. "Say sorry." She wanted him to beg her to stop. Noticing she wasn't gonna let up, he apologised.
"I'm sorry. Now out, I need to shower." He pushed her out the bathroom. He turned on the hot and cold water then pulled the lever for the shower. The room began to steam as Dom entered the shower. He stood under the hot water, letting it run wild over his body. He rubbed his hands over his throbbing head. He could feel the fuzz gradually growing back on his head. I need to shave, he thought. Just as he was feeling his muscles relax under the water, he heard the bathroom door open, but there was no sound. He figured he was just hearing things so he went back to relaxing. He held onto the walls of the shower as he bent his head down, allowing water to wash over his neck and back. Seconds later, Dom felt another presence in the shower. He turned swiftly and cleared the water from his face to see a naked Letty, already soaked. "You're a light stepper sometimes ya know?" He smiled, pulling her demanding body close to his. Dom kissed her lightly, his hands roaming all over her body. She scratched her nails softly down Dom's chest as he planted small kisses down the crook of her neck. Not being able to contain her composure much longer, Letty pounced on Dom like prey, and soon enough they were making love in the shower
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"Everyone breakfast is ready!" Brian yelled from the bottom of the stairs. Not even five seconds later did he hear Vince making his way down the hall. He knocked on all the rooms, waking everyone for breakfast.
"You really are a princess aren't ya Buster?" Vince grilled as he stalked the food that awaited him on the kitchen table. There was scrambled eggs, half-done bacon (the way Mia loves it), syrup-smothered pancakes, and hashbrown grilled to a T.
"Don't touch it until everyone gets here." Brian warned him, grabbing out the 6-pack of Corona's.
About ten minutes later the kitchen was cluttered with an angry team and even angier Vince. They were anticipating the arrival of Dom and Letty so they could dig in. Mia got fed up with waiting and went upstairs to their room.
"Dom and Letty cut the shit! Everyone is down here fucking starving! The foods getting cold!" Mia blared just as their room door flew open.
"Mi take it easy girl. We're coming now." Letty said, dressed in baggy jeans that fit on her hips perfect and a tight beater. Dom appeared behind her in a sleeveless top and basketball shorts. They followed Mia down the stairs and once they the kitchen, everyone else began to dig in. Breakfast talk was was brief and random. Vince brought up talk of a customer that came in the other day with a '68 Mercury Cougar. Vince seemed pumped to be working on such a classic car. Other talk such as Leon and Bianca. The team seemed to enjoy her company, like she belonged with them. When breakfast came to an end, everyone decided on the task each person would do.
"I'll go to the supermarket today and buy somethings for the barbecue." Dom volunteer, gulping down the last of his coffee.
"I'll go with the girls to the store today." Sasha said, standing and stretching from her spot on Vince's lap.
"I'll close the garage and me and the boys will go over to Maria's and help set up. I'll call Le and Bianca right now." Vince added, sipping yet another Corona.
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The team dispersed to get their day started. Everyone showered and got dressed nicely for the barbecue. Leon and Bianca showed up shortly after everyone retreated downstairs.
"You guys look nice." Mia complimented as all the men trampled down the stairs. Dom was dressed in khaki slacks and a white button up top with his clean Stacy Adams' shoes. Vince had on light blue jeans with one of his famous mesh tops with a white tank under it, choosing black boots for shoes. Jesse was in a baby blue tee with a black jeans and his black beanie with his black and blue checkered Vans. Leon was dressed in an all black Dickie's outfit, with a red tee underneath his button-up. He wore his black NIKE sneakers.
"You ladies do too." Dom returned the compliment, grabbing his keys off the coffee table. Mia was dressed in black dress pants and a white halter top that showed much cleavage. Her choice of shoes were her black casuals. Letty had on a tight leather skirt and an orange spaghetti top with her flame-tipped boots. Diana had on hip huggers with a Hollister tank top and her black and red NIKEs. Sasha was in light brown slacks and loose-fitting camo top in her camoflauge NIKE Forces. Bianca showed up in an American Eagle stripped shirt with light blue jeans and blue flip flops.
Soon after everyone arrived, the team split up until the barbecue.
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Letty's POV
I was really nervous about today. Something tells me that something is gonna go down tonight. I'm not sure if it's bad or good. It's just this gut feeling in my stomach that tells me 'The barbecue is going to be drama'. Not only am I worried about tonight, I'm worried about myself. Lately I've been really sick. I know it's not the Corona's. I was always drinking those and I never got sick. But for the past two weeks, I've been throwing up like the exorcist. That was one of the main reasons I've stayed away from the alcohol. I don't know what's wrong with me, but if it's what I think it is, I'm not going to be drinking for awhile.
"Letty you awake?" Sasha asked, waving her hand in front of my face. I came back from my thoughts and nodded at her. I was in sitting in Dom's recliner chair in the back of the store with Sasha. We were watching racing footage filmed by one of Hector's boys, Loco. It was of our past races when we first started off as a team. Right now, we were viewing the film of me racing against Tru, Chon, and Edwin. I remember it like it was yesterday.They knew the ladies were no competition to me which is why I always raced with the guys. On the tape, I was racing in my first car, a Toyota Celica. It was me and against Edwin, him ahead of me. Just like Dom taught me, I waited until the finish line was in sight before I gassed the NOS. I won $4,000 that night. Good night.
"You sure you ok Let? You seem kinda off." Sasha replied, cleaning from under her fingernails.
"Yeah I'm fine." I lied. I was feeling sick to my stomach but I couldn't let her know that. She'd panic and run and tell Mia who'd go nuts and drag me to the hospital. I hated hospitals. The bad smell ... the sick people ... the bullshit doctors. Ugh, just a bad place altogether.
Me and Sasha gathered up the ladies and decided it was around time to head to the dinner. We packed into our respective cars and left for Sasha's.
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No POV
When the ladies arrived, the party was in full-affect. The boys were dancing to old school soul music that was bumping on the porch, with the exception of Dominic. He was still out shopping and informed the fellas he'd be home soon. Meanwhile, they were sprawled over the lawn, kicking back Corona's. Entertained Maria sat on the porch, weakened by her illness. She had a few more days before she is turned over to the hospital and awaits treatment. Tony will become Sasha's sole responsibility. She wasn't worried. She knew she had a house full of race junkies who wouldn't mind making room for one more.
"Hey Ma." Sasha greeted, kissing her mother on the cheek as she entered the house. She came back out and gathered everyone around the porch. "Everyone, I know you know my brother, Tony. This is my mother, Maria. Ma, this is Mia, Brian, Jesse, and Leon. You already know Vince and Letty. This is Bianca, she's Leon's fiance'. And this is Dominic Toretto." She introduced.
"Nice to meet you all. My how much you and Mia have grown up." Maria said to Dom, giving a heartfelt smile. Everyone gave her confused looks.
"Excuse me?" Dominic said, clearly freaked out.
"Well I guess we better get started then huh? Let's go eat." Maria responded, leading the team to the backyard. Everyone took their seats at the tables and joined hands. Maria proceeded with saying grace:
"God, thank you for sending my Sasha this group of angels to take care of her. I know I wasn't as good as I wanted to be. But I hope that Sasha will forgive me for all the bad things that have happened in the past and Leticia as well. I wish health and happiness on all the souls here today. And also please pray that my dumplin' Vincent will stop being hungry all the time. I love you all. Amen." She praised the young group of people. "Amen." The group said in unison.
"Ok mom time to spill. What the hell is going on?" Sasha was finally fed up with her mother's behavior. It was time every secret was known.
"Ok. I don't know how to put this so I'm just gonna come out and say this. Letty I'm your mother." She forced out. Everyone's head shot to Letty, who had a look of complete disbelief on her face.
"No seriously, what's going on?" Letty asked, not wanting to believe what Maria was telling her.
"I'm your mother. You're my daughter." She justified, looking Letty straight in the eye.
"But you can't be. My family died in a fire a long time ago." Letty discredited, slopping down macaroni onto her plate.
"Yes, but your biological family didn't. I'm your mother, Leticia. You were my first born. See, when we lived in Texas where you and Sash were born, I gave you up to my sister when you were just a baby. I was so young and I didn't know how to take care of a child. But when you got older, I talked my sister, Janis, into letting you stay with me for a while. You always thought I was the aunt and Janis was your mother. You were always in trouble in everything you did. I couldn't handle it. I sent you back to Janis when you were just turning 8. I only sent you there for awhile for a couples months but she insisted it wasn't going to happen. She knew the things Marcus was doing to Sasha. I was too stupid to believe her and take notice to what was happening. But I see you've grown into a beautiful young lady and I'm happy for that. But I'm so sorry." Maria explained, her sincere eyes full of tears. She fought hard to keep them back, but the thoughts of giving away her first daughter broke Maria down. "I moved Sasha here so she could be close to you still. You and Sash were the best of friends. You were so overprotective of her it was scary. But I loved it. See Leticia, I never wanted to give you up. I hated myself for doing it."
By the end of her story, all the ladies had tears streaming from their eyes. Letty continued to fight back the tears that threatned to fall from her eyes. She looked at everything to avoid eye-contact with Maria. She didn't want to look at the woman who gave her up when she was just a child. What they didn't know was the story wasn't over yet.
"When I heard that Janis and your uncle Daniel and Jonah died in that fire when you were just ten, I was distraught, but so happy to here you weren't in the house. I felt horrible that you had to go through so many foster homes when you were young. When you were about 15, I got a call from an Anthony Toretto saying that he was going to keep you, but not adopt you. He wanted to give me a chance to get my shit together so I could come and get you. But I knew it was already too late. He told me how close you and Mia became and how much you loved it there, I couldn't tear you away from that. But I brought Sasha to visit all the time. Somehow, we just fell apart over the years. When I heard that Anthony had passed away, I named Tony after him. For all his love and compassion he gave to you. He called me at times and told me that you weren't an easy kid to care after. He told me how you were always in trouble, but you were such a good kid. I felt horrible to give you up, but I'm glad you landed with him. He was a good man." Maria continued to explained, cleaning the dry tears from her face.
"I knew you seemed so familiar. My father was always telling us about you. He never mentioned you were Letty's real mother though." Dom broke the ice, slowly chewing the chicken in his mouth.
"Well he decided he wouldn't say anything about it. He wanted me to be the one to tell her. I just wish it didn't have to happen to much later." She replied, running her hands down her sore face.
"This is fucking bullshit! You never told me one fucking thing about this! You never mentioned when I was older that I had a fucking sister! What the fuck!" Sasha yelled, crying hestircally. She slammed her chair under the table and stormed into the house, Letty and Tony on her heels.
"This is one helluva barbecue. Oh, the food's good too." Jesse joked, trying to break the tension.
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There is it. Full of detail and damn lenghty LOL. I've been working on this for days, trying to get things to add up. But I lied, that was the hardest and longest chapter I've written. I think I have carpeltunnel though LOL. Well it'll be a while (a couple hours or maybe a day or two) before I review again cus my fingers need to recover. So read&review please. LadyofthePlains, please- your honest opinion.
x3 Kita