When we got over to Dom's, Letty all but bombarded Amber.

"You got the scissors?" She asked.

"Uh, yeah…" Amber said, sounding confused. "What do you need me to do?"

"Come with me." Letty said, grabbing Amber's hand.

"Nice to see you too, Letty." I grumbled.

"Pfft." Letty snorted with a wave of her hand. "Like I don't see you everyday. Why don't you go keep Dom and Vince busy? I gotta steal your girlfriend for awhile."

"Yeah, whatever." I said as I gave Amber a quick kiss. "Don't let them talk you into anything crazy!"

"Yeah, whatever." Letty laughed. "C'mon, she's upstairs…"

I thought about asking Letty who was upstairs, but thought the better of it. I didn't want to know.

"Yo!" I said, walking into the family room.

"What's up, man?" Vince nodded. "Where's your girl?"

"Lemme guess…" Dom said, a smile hinting on his lips. "They snatched her up didn't they?"

I shrugged. "What can I say? Didn't really have a choice and you can't argue with girls; Especially Letty."

"So what are they doing up there exactly?" Vince asked.

"No fucking idea." I said as I sat down.

We both looked at Dom.

"Hey, don't look at me. It's like a secret society up there and I know I'm not invited." Dom said as he tossed me a beer.

I took a swig of my beer. "So who's up there with 'em?"

"That one chick we met at the garage. Jamie." Dom said absently.

"But I thought their project was over?"

"It is. Looks like Letty found a new friend." Dom said.

"Letty has a friend from school? A girl at that?" I tried not to choke on my beer. "When the fuck did that happen?"

"I dunno." Dom said, his eyes stuck on the TV. "All I know is that she's going to the races with us tonight."

"Does she know about –" I pointed up at the ceiling and then at Dom.

"What? Are you a fuckin' mime or something?" Dom laughed, "No, she doesn't know and we aren't gonna say anything either."

"Hey man," I said, raising my hands in front of me, feigning defense. "Just checkin'"

We stopped that talking and finally focused on the game.

Vince stood up, "I'm gonna go see if there's anymore beer..." He turned to us, "You guys want one?"

"You know I do pumpkin." I grinned at him.

He stopped and shook his head, "One of these days, man…" He laughed.

"Yeah, but until then why don't you get me that beer, sweetheart?"

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