**Chapter 10**
"Hey Mia. Giz a look at that shopping list." Corrin said as she walked along the isles with Letty and Mia.
"All yours sista!" Mia said handing the list over.
Letty pushed the cart and eyed up all the passing talent. "I should do this more often." She said as she scoped out a Cuban looking guy, well built, nice tan, a stunner. "Shit Mia. Is that why you wont let any of us come grocery shopping with you."
Mia laughed. "Hey you had Dom. I didn't have anyone so I thought I'd eliminate you from the equation."
"Where abouts is the sweet chilly sauce?" Corrin said walking with her hand on the trolley, looking down at the list.
"Isle four I think." Mia said pointing off to the left.
Corrin stopped walking and turned the other way. "Ok, I'll go grab it and I'll meet you over in the frozens."
She skimmed the isles and found where the sauces were. She didn't even notice walking past Mack as she headed for the chilly sauces. He did though. She looked through the different brands. Too engrossed in the sauce she hardly noticed Mackenzie approach her from behind. She jumped at the touch of cold steel grazing at the skin on her belly.
"Fancy running into you here." He whispered into her ear. He pressed the pocketknife firmly against her skin, careful not to puncture it.
Corrin looked around but she was completely shadowed by his team. "What do you want from me?"
He pushed her closer to the shelves, pressing himself against her. "Nobody fucks with me and gets away with it."
Corrin half laughed, though it were uncomfortable. "What are you gonna do? Take me right here right now in the supermarket? What are you, stupid?" She felt and knife slice her skin and she let out a muffled squeal.
"Cross me again bitch and you wont have to worry about which brand of sauce you're gonna get, ever!" They all looked around making sure no one had taken any notice of what had just happened then walked off.
Corrin took away her hands that had been clutching her stomach. It wasn't all that bad, just a cut. 'That's right, just a cut Corrin' she said to herself. It didn't help the blood coming out.
"Hey, could you take your time?" Mia said as her and Letty came down with the trolley.
Letty saw the blood on Corrin's hand. Grabbing it she said, "What the hell happened here?"
Corrin looked around, a little dazed. "Nothing, just cut myself on some glass. No big deal. Can you guys come with me to the bathroom while I clean myself up?" she asked, not wanting to go there by herself just in case.
"Yeah sure." Mia said leading the way.
Letty wasn't sure if Corrin was telling the truth. She looked like she was covering something, but what?
Brian watched Dom as he put the finishing touches on his and Corrin's cars. He shook his head and laughed then looked back at Dom. "Why are you so happy?" he finally asked.
Dom looked at him trying to cover his feelings. "Whaddya mean happy? I'm content." He said. He had to look up to see if Brian had believed him, which he hadn't. "What?" he asked defensively.
"Your attitude has changed. Was thinking maybe it had something to do with a certain girl." Brian said as he redid the wiring for the neon lights under his car.
Dom laughed. "Yeah whatever Brian. Corrin's a mate, nothing else."
"You can't say you haven't thought about her" Brian said matter of factly.
Dom came out of the hood of the car and rested one hand on the bonnet. "In case you hadn't noticed O'Conner but a male has at least one sexual thought every 5 minutes. I'd hate to think of what you think of instead."
Brian cleaned his pliers thinking about that. "Mia" he said with a smile.
"I didn't need to hear that. But it's nice to know. You remember what I told you." Dom grumbled from inside the car again.
"Same goes for you now." Brian retorted before going back under the car.
"How's that?" Dom asked reappearing from the hood.
Brian pushed himself out again and looked up at Dom. "You break her heart, I'll break your neck." He grinned evilly then pushed himself back under, leaving Dom to think.
'It's too soon after Letty. And if something were to happen I don't want Corrin to be just a one nighter' he thought to himself.
"Hey Dom?" Brian called out from under the car.
Dom pulled his head out yet again and said a little agitated this time, "What?"
"It's been five minutes." Brian replied. They both then began to laugh.
"Wow, the cars look amazing!" Corrin said as she walked into the garage and admired what the guys had done for her and Brian. She had been patched up; after the blood had been wiped away it was only a small scratch.
"Yeah well what can I say?" Brian said walking outside. "I'm a pro."
"Give it a rest Brian" Dom said walking out from behind him. "So you like it?"
"Wouldn't have said it if I didn't. So what time are we leaving to go to this place?"
"Hey Dom. What do you want done with this stuff?" Letty called out as she piled the groceries out of her car.
"Just put it in the fridge for now till we're ready." He turned to Corrin and noticed she looked a bit pale. "You ok?"
"Box of roses. So what time are we off?" She lied through her teeth.
Dom didn't buy it but he knew he'd get a chance to find out later. "Alright. Soon. Just gotta go home, shower and change."
"Yo Dom. You want Jesse, Leon and I to hook the trailers up and take them out now?" Vince said pointing to the caravans/trailers that they normally would take to Race Wars.
"Yeah, we'll meet you out there." Dom said moving along to help them hook them up.
"Are we staying out there?" Corrin asked anyone who walked by.
Jesse happened to stop and hear. Wanting to get out of having to lift the trailers he answered, "Yeah. This is like something we do when we wanna run in our cars or something. We have this track, it's like an abandoned stadium, really run down and shit which nobody goes to cos its so far outta town. We go out there, have a burn, stay the night, and get drunk and shit. It's like that ah, shit, bonding crap. Yeah. You comin'?" Jesse explained.
She smiled and nodded. "I'm up for anything. This should be exciting."
Dom crept up behind her and whispered ever so gently in her ear, "You have no idea." He smiled then walked off.
"I'll go grab my tent and I'll meet you all back at your house." Brian said after hooking the last trailer up.
"Oo wait for me, I'll follow you so I can grab some clothes and stuff." Corrin shouted as she went to find her keys.
About an hour later, Jesse, Leon and Vince had taken the three trailers out to the sight and all that were left was Dom, Letty, Mia, Brian and Corrin. "MIA? You seen my boots?" Dom called from upstairs.
"The guy can drive but he's hopeless when it comes to keeping his shit together." Mia said as she picked his boots up from the door and took them upstairs.
Letty saw Corrin's fidgeting fingers. "What you jumpy for?" She asked having a seat next to her.
"Just anxious to get away and stuff I guess."
"LETTY. CAN YOU GRAB THE FLARES FROM THE SHED OUTSIDE? THERE SHOULD BE TWO BOXES" Mia screamed from upstairs.
"You wanna hand?" Corrin asked as Letty got up.
Letty smiled. "That'd be great." The pair went outside leaving poor old Brian all by himself.
Just as the girls walked out Dom came pounding down the stairs. "We ready?" he asked as he put his maroon leather jacket on. Tonight he was wearing his black cargo pants and a black sleeveless muscle top. Very nice!
"Ah, Letty and Corrin are just grabbing the flares." Brian said as he helped Dom with the food. As they carried it outside Brian said what had been on his mind since he handed the keys to the supra over. "Dom. Thank you for accepting me."
Dom looked up confused. "Whats that for? You goin' soft on me Bri?" Dom said, a broad smile across his face. He patted Brian on the shoulder then walked back inside to grab his overnight bag he'd packed.
Brian smiled. Everything was perfect.
"Oo, I hope there ain't anything explosive in here." Corrin said as she popped a flare to see if it worked. "Oooo pretty."
"You sad bitch." Letty said laughing at Corrins simplicity. "Come on, let's get these out there before his highness throws a fit."
"Who's the spunk?" Corrin said, holding the flare up to some old newspaper clippings hanging on the wall.
Letty looked across at what Corrin was looking at and smiled. "That's their father. Dom and Mia's. He was a racer, a helluva good one too. He died in a track accident." Letty recalled from the faint memories she had of their dad.
"That's right. That's why Dom went to prison. Poor guys." Corrin stared at the warming picture of the father figure holding his daughter on his shoulders and his son beside him, hugging him for dear life. Smiles on all of their faces. The flare died and the girls left the shed.
"Hey Mia. Giz a look at that shopping list." Corrin said as she walked along the isles with Letty and Mia.
"All yours sista!" Mia said handing the list over.
Letty pushed the cart and eyed up all the passing talent. "I should do this more often." She said as she scoped out a Cuban looking guy, well built, nice tan, a stunner. "Shit Mia. Is that why you wont let any of us come grocery shopping with you."
Mia laughed. "Hey you had Dom. I didn't have anyone so I thought I'd eliminate you from the equation."
"Where abouts is the sweet chilly sauce?" Corrin said walking with her hand on the trolley, looking down at the list.
"Isle four I think." Mia said pointing off to the left.
Corrin stopped walking and turned the other way. "Ok, I'll go grab it and I'll meet you over in the frozens."
She skimmed the isles and found where the sauces were. She didn't even notice walking past Mack as she headed for the chilly sauces. He did though. She looked through the different brands. Too engrossed in the sauce she hardly noticed Mackenzie approach her from behind. She jumped at the touch of cold steel grazing at the skin on her belly.
"Fancy running into you here." He whispered into her ear. He pressed the pocketknife firmly against her skin, careful not to puncture it.
Corrin looked around but she was completely shadowed by his team. "What do you want from me?"
He pushed her closer to the shelves, pressing himself against her. "Nobody fucks with me and gets away with it."
Corrin half laughed, though it were uncomfortable. "What are you gonna do? Take me right here right now in the supermarket? What are you, stupid?" She felt and knife slice her skin and she let out a muffled squeal.
"Cross me again bitch and you wont have to worry about which brand of sauce you're gonna get, ever!" They all looked around making sure no one had taken any notice of what had just happened then walked off.
Corrin took away her hands that had been clutching her stomach. It wasn't all that bad, just a cut. 'That's right, just a cut Corrin' she said to herself. It didn't help the blood coming out.
"Hey, could you take your time?" Mia said as her and Letty came down with the trolley.
Letty saw the blood on Corrin's hand. Grabbing it she said, "What the hell happened here?"
Corrin looked around, a little dazed. "Nothing, just cut myself on some glass. No big deal. Can you guys come with me to the bathroom while I clean myself up?" she asked, not wanting to go there by herself just in case.
"Yeah sure." Mia said leading the way.
Letty wasn't sure if Corrin was telling the truth. She looked like she was covering something, but what?
Brian watched Dom as he put the finishing touches on his and Corrin's cars. He shook his head and laughed then looked back at Dom. "Why are you so happy?" he finally asked.
Dom looked at him trying to cover his feelings. "Whaddya mean happy? I'm content." He said. He had to look up to see if Brian had believed him, which he hadn't. "What?" he asked defensively.
"Your attitude has changed. Was thinking maybe it had something to do with a certain girl." Brian said as he redid the wiring for the neon lights under his car.
Dom laughed. "Yeah whatever Brian. Corrin's a mate, nothing else."
"You can't say you haven't thought about her" Brian said matter of factly.
Dom came out of the hood of the car and rested one hand on the bonnet. "In case you hadn't noticed O'Conner but a male has at least one sexual thought every 5 minutes. I'd hate to think of what you think of instead."
Brian cleaned his pliers thinking about that. "Mia" he said with a smile.
"I didn't need to hear that. But it's nice to know. You remember what I told you." Dom grumbled from inside the car again.
"Same goes for you now." Brian retorted before going back under the car.
"How's that?" Dom asked reappearing from the hood.
Brian pushed himself out again and looked up at Dom. "You break her heart, I'll break your neck." He grinned evilly then pushed himself back under, leaving Dom to think.
'It's too soon after Letty. And if something were to happen I don't want Corrin to be just a one nighter' he thought to himself.
"Hey Dom?" Brian called out from under the car.
Dom pulled his head out yet again and said a little agitated this time, "What?"
"It's been five minutes." Brian replied. They both then began to laugh.
"Wow, the cars look amazing!" Corrin said as she walked into the garage and admired what the guys had done for her and Brian. She had been patched up; after the blood had been wiped away it was only a small scratch.
"Yeah well what can I say?" Brian said walking outside. "I'm a pro."
"Give it a rest Brian" Dom said walking out from behind him. "So you like it?"
"Wouldn't have said it if I didn't. So what time are we leaving to go to this place?"
"Hey Dom. What do you want done with this stuff?" Letty called out as she piled the groceries out of her car.
"Just put it in the fridge for now till we're ready." He turned to Corrin and noticed she looked a bit pale. "You ok?"
"Box of roses. So what time are we off?" She lied through her teeth.
Dom didn't buy it but he knew he'd get a chance to find out later. "Alright. Soon. Just gotta go home, shower and change."
"Yo Dom. You want Jesse, Leon and I to hook the trailers up and take them out now?" Vince said pointing to the caravans/trailers that they normally would take to Race Wars.
"Yeah, we'll meet you out there." Dom said moving along to help them hook them up.
"Are we staying out there?" Corrin asked anyone who walked by.
Jesse happened to stop and hear. Wanting to get out of having to lift the trailers he answered, "Yeah. This is like something we do when we wanna run in our cars or something. We have this track, it's like an abandoned stadium, really run down and shit which nobody goes to cos its so far outta town. We go out there, have a burn, stay the night, and get drunk and shit. It's like that ah, shit, bonding crap. Yeah. You comin'?" Jesse explained.
She smiled and nodded. "I'm up for anything. This should be exciting."
Dom crept up behind her and whispered ever so gently in her ear, "You have no idea." He smiled then walked off.
"I'll go grab my tent and I'll meet you all back at your house." Brian said after hooking the last trailer up.
"Oo wait for me, I'll follow you so I can grab some clothes and stuff." Corrin shouted as she went to find her keys.
About an hour later, Jesse, Leon and Vince had taken the three trailers out to the sight and all that were left was Dom, Letty, Mia, Brian and Corrin. "MIA? You seen my boots?" Dom called from upstairs.
"The guy can drive but he's hopeless when it comes to keeping his shit together." Mia said as she picked his boots up from the door and took them upstairs.
Letty saw Corrin's fidgeting fingers. "What you jumpy for?" She asked having a seat next to her.
"Just anxious to get away and stuff I guess."
"LETTY. CAN YOU GRAB THE FLARES FROM THE SHED OUTSIDE? THERE SHOULD BE TWO BOXES" Mia screamed from upstairs.
"You wanna hand?" Corrin asked as Letty got up.
Letty smiled. "That'd be great." The pair went outside leaving poor old Brian all by himself.
Just as the girls walked out Dom came pounding down the stairs. "We ready?" he asked as he put his maroon leather jacket on. Tonight he was wearing his black cargo pants and a black sleeveless muscle top. Very nice!
"Ah, Letty and Corrin are just grabbing the flares." Brian said as he helped Dom with the food. As they carried it outside Brian said what had been on his mind since he handed the keys to the supra over. "Dom. Thank you for accepting me."
Dom looked up confused. "Whats that for? You goin' soft on me Bri?" Dom said, a broad smile across his face. He patted Brian on the shoulder then walked back inside to grab his overnight bag he'd packed.
Brian smiled. Everything was perfect.
"Oo, I hope there ain't anything explosive in here." Corrin said as she popped a flare to see if it worked. "Oooo pretty."
"You sad bitch." Letty said laughing at Corrins simplicity. "Come on, let's get these out there before his highness throws a fit."
"Who's the spunk?" Corrin said, holding the flare up to some old newspaper clippings hanging on the wall.
Letty looked across at what Corrin was looking at and smiled. "That's their father. Dom and Mia's. He was a racer, a helluva good one too. He died in a track accident." Letty recalled from the faint memories she had of their dad.
"That's right. That's why Dom went to prison. Poor guys." Corrin stared at the warming picture of the father figure holding his daughter on his shoulders and his son beside him, hugging him for dear life. Smiles on all of their faces. The flare died and the girls left the shed.
