Strangers are just friends waiting to happen

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Things were going great with everything. Dom was much closer with getting everything with Julie cleared and we could barely wait until that shit was over with. Dom and Letty were living together at Dom's place and I had all but moved in with Leon. I slept over his house 5 nights a week and would mainly go back to my apartment when I needed a break; and with Leon and Vince hanging out constantly, it was a much needed break. Those two were so much alike, even though they'd deny it. When they weren't cutting each other down, they would find someone else to rag on.

I rarely saw Jason and Jordan. Last I thing I knew of they were living together in some shitty part of town. I was hoping that they were off the drugs and finally got their shit together, but then again it was Jason and Jordan.

Sometimes I missed being around them and I really don't know why; maybe because I was around them during a time when I was completely uninhibited. I was able to channel my frustrations onto something else entirely and it was so easy; being with Leon, I would have to deal with our arguments and disagreements head on and sober… like a normal person would. It was nice being me again. I didn't have to play a role for anyone… everyone accepted each other just as they were.

Leon had been busy at the shop the last couple of weeks. He had finally saved enough money and got his dream car. The Skyline was a nice car, but it wasn't my style. He and the guys practically spent every waking moment trying to mod the car as much as possible. I didn't mind. I was happy he was happy.

I was curled up in the lazy boy chair at Leon's, watching Ricki Lake when Letty came storming in.

"Jesus Christ!" Letty growled as she threw herself on the couch, laid her head back and looked up at the ceiling. "I can't take it anymore."

"What's wrong Let?" I asked, shutting off the TV and looking at her. I tried to pinpoint why she was frustrated. I hoped she and Dom didn't get into an argument or something.

"This girl at school is driving me insane." Letty sighed, looking back at me. "She's practically fucking stalking me."

"Wait." I said, trying not to laugh. "What? Who?"

Letty sighed as if she'd told this story to a hundred other people; who knows, she probably did.

"Her name is Jamie. She and I were partners in one of my classes. Well I brought her to the shop because the assignment was to interview mechanics and whatnot. Well the assignment ended like, a couple of days ago and now she wants to hang out and shit."

"Aw, that doesn't sound so bad." I smiled. "She probably needs a friend."

"She likes Vince." Letty said.

I knew that my expression had turned from my sweet smile to the complete opposite; probably disgust. "Ew. Why?"

Letty threw her arms in the air as if someone had finally gotten it. "I don't know! She met him at the shop and now she's all into him. I told her about the race on Saturday and she wants to go. So now I have to find a way to convince her WASP parents to let her stay the night."

"Wait." I said again, trying to compute what Letty was saying. "Has she had an actual conversation with Vince or is this one of those things where she saw him from a distance?"

I didn't mean to put Vince down or anything like that. Vince was a good looking guy, that was for sure, but his whole demeanor towards women wasn't too… nice. He was an asshole and he was proud of it. It was Vince.

"He actually flirted with her and took her out for a drive." Letty said, her voice filled with disbelief. "She actually has a crush on him."

I shook my head. "This is a no go. Vince isn't exactly a one woman kind of guy. He makes out with 3 girls at once! How that's even possible is way beyond me."

"Well I told her all about him and she still wants to try." Letty shrugged. "So I'll help her out, but this is as far as I go. Once she sees how he really is, she's gonna run away fast."

I couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Letty sighed and pushed herself up off the couch. "Well I have to go find some old lady clothes and shit…"

"Why?"

"I told her that me and Mia would be over to talk her parents into thinking that we're innocent girls who just want to have this awesome slumber party." Letty rolled her eyes.

"Oh, shit." I laughed. "That means that you have to dress, well unlike you and actually be nice."

"Yeah, whatever." Letty said, rolling her eyes as she left the room.

I turned the TV back on and tried to focus on Ricki Lake and her dramatic show for the day. I couldn't help but picture Letty in a cardigan and a smile slapped on her face. I couldn't wait to meet Jamie. She sounded like a nice girl… another one that had yet to be corrupted. From Letty's description it sounded like she grew up on the right side of the tracks and had yet to experience the wild life. If she thought that being with Vince was going to be all rainbows and kisses, well she was definitely going to be in for a rude awakening.