"Dominic, don't make me go upstairs!" Ashley protested, standing her
ground.
Dominic picked her up straight up off her feet and through her over his shoulder. He laughed a hearty laugh and raced up the stairs with her on his shoulder. He kicked open his door and threw her on the bed. She laughed when he climbed on top of her. He slammed her with kiss after kiss. The heat came back, and it came back with the force of a thousand men. Before either knew it, clothes were being shed and "I love you's" were said.
"Are you sure you want this?" Dom asked, his lips pressed close to hers.
That had to be the wrong thing to at the wrong time. "Dom, we cant…" Ashley whispered. His face dropped and he climbed off of her.
"Your right baby. I wasn't thinking, your sick and everything. I'm sorry."
Ashley smiled at him with a sheepish. "Dominic, I was talking about Letty being right downstairs." She said, slapping him on the shoulder.
He looked away coyly. "Yeah, that too."
Ashley looked away from him with her mind reeling. Stuff these days were getting confusing, especially anything that was concerning Dominic.
"Ok, well look. Even though we cant do anything. We can do SOMETHING. But later tonight, ok. Hunny?" She said, leaving the sweetest, softest kisses on his cheekbone.
"Listen," Dom started. He relished in her attention. "I was thinking…that maybe…I should break up with Letty. I mean I know I want to be with you, so why should I try to juggle the both of you. I want you to be my girl and I want to tell folks and stuff."
"Not right now…but don't get me wrong! I want people to look at me as "Dom's girl" I think that would be phat, but you have to look at the full circle. Letty aint just gonna smile and bare it." Ashley pointed out.
"OK, yeah you're right." Dom said, rolling off the bed. "But if she starts to catch on…I'm not denying it."
Before she had a chance to object he grabbed her once again and threw her over his shoulder and carried her down stairs.
"Now, get rest. You can come out later." He said, relinquishing his grip on her waist.
She smiled to herself. All she did these days was smile and she was happy. She was 24 years old and she could have counted her happy times on one hand before she met Dominic. Every since her mother died she felt like she owned it to her mother to be sad, even though she knew that was the last thing that she would have wanted. Her mind went back to the event of April 17, 1996. It started as a normal day, as normal as ever. She woke up, her mother fixed her breakfast, and then She went to work. Like always, but something didn't feel right. She begged her mom to stay home that day, just so they could chill. But Catherine refused saying, she would spend a special weekend with Ashley afterwards. 'I love you sweetie.' Were the last words she heard from her mother before she walked out the door. The phone call Ashley got 7 hours later crushed her, She lost her girly side, and she lost her smiles. She lost a lot. All she did was cry and lounge around. It took her forever to climb back in a car and try again. Then she raced and that opened a whole new door.
She jumped up when she heard a burst of commotion outside. She raced to the door and saw Jesse jumping around.
"What is it?" She asked, frantically, looking at all the faces
"We race, that car you won is gonna make up a couple hundred thousand dollars richer. " He said.
Her eyes traveled across all the faces. She gave them all a dry look. "Is that what you were Trippin' for!" She yelled. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Hey that's what we do. Its our other means for survival." Leon told her, carrying a Euro light in his hand.
She saw Letty over in the corner, quiet and sullen. Cautiously Ashley walked over to her. "Hey…"
Letty's head snapped up. She didn't speak a word she just gritted her teeth. "What's wrong?" Ashley asked.
Out of nowhere, something inside Letty, was released and she punched her in the face. Ashley's head snapped to the left.
"What the fuck!" Ashley screamed. "What was that for?"
"Because your so fucking perfect it makes me sick! Every last one these guys, Vince, Leon, Domininc, even Jesse has been trippin since your brought your smart, perfect little ass here! I'm sick of this shit!" Letty said punching her again.
"Don't you ever place a fucking finger on me again bitch!" Ashley yelled, lunging toward Letty. She shot her a quick jab to the right, followed by one to the left. This was the perfect time to let out all her anger. There was no better time to show off her kickboxing skills then now. She didn't even feel bad about it. Letty started so it was Letty's place to whoop ass or get her ass whooped. They fell to the ground with Ashley on top of her, punching the living shit out of her.
"I thought we were cool, but you're just like all the other bitches out there Letty! Your just like them!" Ashley wailed to the top of her lungs.
"Dominic, get in here!" Vince called, running up to the two girls. "Stop it!" He yelled at them.
It was Letty's turn now, with a bloody eye and busted lip, she flipped Ashley over onto her back and kneed her in the side. "I hate sneaky bitches! We could have been cool if you hadn't have taking Dom away!" All of Letty's pent of thoughts and feelings were being let out in the most violent way.
"Letty!" Dominic called. He and Leon rush to the girls and pulling them apart. "Letty!" Dom reiterated.
"Let me go Dom! Let me go!" She repeated.
As Leon pulled Ashley away she got one clean shot to Letty's stomach and she kicked the shit out of it. Letty reeled over in pain.
"Don't ever fuck with me again!" Ashley screamed, as Leon pulled her to the other side.
"Who started this?" Dominic asked, loudly. His voice was as serious as ever. "I said who the hell started this!"
"I did Dom! She was asking for it!" Letty said, trying to pull away from his grasp, but he tightened up. "I know something is going on between to two of you. No need to lie anymore. The way you look at her is the way you used to look at me. If you want to be with her fine! I give up! Its over!" She said, with tears in her eyes. That was the first time Dom had seen her cry in a long time. The grip he had on her loosed and she pulled out of his grip. She didn't say a single word, she mumbled nothing, and she just walked away.
"Ashley…" Dom said, walking over to her. Leon released her. "What happened?"
"Get away from me!" She said, pushing past him. "Take me home Leon!"
Leon jumped at her request, not asking any questions.
"NO!" Dominic yelled. "You're not going anywhere! You have to stay here."
"I have to do nothing!" Ashley screamed back, heading to Leon's car.
"Leon, don't!" Dominic said, and Leon stopped.
"Leon!" She said. He started walking again. This time they made it to the car, but Dominic was quickly in toe.
"I said no! Dom yelled, kicking a deep dent in the side of Leon's car. Leon and Ashley sat froze. "Get out."
Leon and Ashley both stepped slowly out of the car. Leon flashed Ashley a helpless look and walked towards the house.
"What do you want from me?" She asked him, looking down.
Dominic put his head in his hands. He was confused. What just happened? What in the hell just happened?
"I just want you!"
~*~*
"That was stupid." Dominic said, nursing Ashley's wounds.
"What happened?" Mia asked.
Jesse took his hands out of his faded jean pockets. "Letty just snapped. She went Psychiatric Ward man. She just punched her in the face and then Ashley went Commando on her ass doing all these kicks and shit."
They all watched Jesse act of the fight again.
"Uh…thank you for that little play…yeah…" Dom said, bringing back his attention. "Are you alright."
"I'm fine."
Dominic's soft side left when he stood up. "Ok, its 9:30. We need to be at 5th and Glen by 10 o' clock." He said, getting up.
Ashley's mind then went into overdrive. Something didn't feel right. There was this gut feeling she had watching them all walk out the door.
"Dom!" She said, running to catch up with him. He turned around, facing her. "Don't go…. guys…don't go, please just trust me…. Don't go." She said, grabbing his arm.
"Ash," He said stroking her face. "Calm down, we'll be right back." He bent over and kissed her right there in front of everyone and it felt good. She watched him and the guys walk to their cars and get in.
"I love you sweetie," He yelled back to her, and her heart fell. A strange warm sensation came over her, as if she was living a past moment- all over again.
Dominic picked her up straight up off her feet and through her over his shoulder. He laughed a hearty laugh and raced up the stairs with her on his shoulder. He kicked open his door and threw her on the bed. She laughed when he climbed on top of her. He slammed her with kiss after kiss. The heat came back, and it came back with the force of a thousand men. Before either knew it, clothes were being shed and "I love you's" were said.
"Are you sure you want this?" Dom asked, his lips pressed close to hers.
That had to be the wrong thing to at the wrong time. "Dom, we cant…" Ashley whispered. His face dropped and he climbed off of her.
"Your right baby. I wasn't thinking, your sick and everything. I'm sorry."
Ashley smiled at him with a sheepish. "Dominic, I was talking about Letty being right downstairs." She said, slapping him on the shoulder.
He looked away coyly. "Yeah, that too."
Ashley looked away from him with her mind reeling. Stuff these days were getting confusing, especially anything that was concerning Dominic.
"Ok, well look. Even though we cant do anything. We can do SOMETHING. But later tonight, ok. Hunny?" She said, leaving the sweetest, softest kisses on his cheekbone.
"Listen," Dom started. He relished in her attention. "I was thinking…that maybe…I should break up with Letty. I mean I know I want to be with you, so why should I try to juggle the both of you. I want you to be my girl and I want to tell folks and stuff."
"Not right now…but don't get me wrong! I want people to look at me as "Dom's girl" I think that would be phat, but you have to look at the full circle. Letty aint just gonna smile and bare it." Ashley pointed out.
"OK, yeah you're right." Dom said, rolling off the bed. "But if she starts to catch on…I'm not denying it."
Before she had a chance to object he grabbed her once again and threw her over his shoulder and carried her down stairs.
"Now, get rest. You can come out later." He said, relinquishing his grip on her waist.
She smiled to herself. All she did these days was smile and she was happy. She was 24 years old and she could have counted her happy times on one hand before she met Dominic. Every since her mother died she felt like she owned it to her mother to be sad, even though she knew that was the last thing that she would have wanted. Her mind went back to the event of April 17, 1996. It started as a normal day, as normal as ever. She woke up, her mother fixed her breakfast, and then She went to work. Like always, but something didn't feel right. She begged her mom to stay home that day, just so they could chill. But Catherine refused saying, she would spend a special weekend with Ashley afterwards. 'I love you sweetie.' Were the last words she heard from her mother before she walked out the door. The phone call Ashley got 7 hours later crushed her, She lost her girly side, and she lost her smiles. She lost a lot. All she did was cry and lounge around. It took her forever to climb back in a car and try again. Then she raced and that opened a whole new door.
She jumped up when she heard a burst of commotion outside. She raced to the door and saw Jesse jumping around.
"What is it?" She asked, frantically, looking at all the faces
"We race, that car you won is gonna make up a couple hundred thousand dollars richer. " He said.
Her eyes traveled across all the faces. She gave them all a dry look. "Is that what you were Trippin' for!" She yelled. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"
"Hey that's what we do. Its our other means for survival." Leon told her, carrying a Euro light in his hand.
She saw Letty over in the corner, quiet and sullen. Cautiously Ashley walked over to her. "Hey…"
Letty's head snapped up. She didn't speak a word she just gritted her teeth. "What's wrong?" Ashley asked.
Out of nowhere, something inside Letty, was released and she punched her in the face. Ashley's head snapped to the left.
"What the fuck!" Ashley screamed. "What was that for?"
"Because your so fucking perfect it makes me sick! Every last one these guys, Vince, Leon, Domininc, even Jesse has been trippin since your brought your smart, perfect little ass here! I'm sick of this shit!" Letty said punching her again.
"Don't you ever place a fucking finger on me again bitch!" Ashley yelled, lunging toward Letty. She shot her a quick jab to the right, followed by one to the left. This was the perfect time to let out all her anger. There was no better time to show off her kickboxing skills then now. She didn't even feel bad about it. Letty started so it was Letty's place to whoop ass or get her ass whooped. They fell to the ground with Ashley on top of her, punching the living shit out of her.
"I thought we were cool, but you're just like all the other bitches out there Letty! Your just like them!" Ashley wailed to the top of her lungs.
"Dominic, get in here!" Vince called, running up to the two girls. "Stop it!" He yelled at them.
It was Letty's turn now, with a bloody eye and busted lip, she flipped Ashley over onto her back and kneed her in the side. "I hate sneaky bitches! We could have been cool if you hadn't have taking Dom away!" All of Letty's pent of thoughts and feelings were being let out in the most violent way.
"Letty!" Dominic called. He and Leon rush to the girls and pulling them apart. "Letty!" Dom reiterated.
"Let me go Dom! Let me go!" She repeated.
As Leon pulled Ashley away she got one clean shot to Letty's stomach and she kicked the shit out of it. Letty reeled over in pain.
"Don't ever fuck with me again!" Ashley screamed, as Leon pulled her to the other side.
"Who started this?" Dominic asked, loudly. His voice was as serious as ever. "I said who the hell started this!"
"I did Dom! She was asking for it!" Letty said, trying to pull away from his grasp, but he tightened up. "I know something is going on between to two of you. No need to lie anymore. The way you look at her is the way you used to look at me. If you want to be with her fine! I give up! Its over!" She said, with tears in her eyes. That was the first time Dom had seen her cry in a long time. The grip he had on her loosed and she pulled out of his grip. She didn't say a single word, she mumbled nothing, and she just walked away.
"Ashley…" Dom said, walking over to her. Leon released her. "What happened?"
"Get away from me!" She said, pushing past him. "Take me home Leon!"
Leon jumped at her request, not asking any questions.
"NO!" Dominic yelled. "You're not going anywhere! You have to stay here."
"I have to do nothing!" Ashley screamed back, heading to Leon's car.
"Leon, don't!" Dominic said, and Leon stopped.
"Leon!" She said. He started walking again. This time they made it to the car, but Dominic was quickly in toe.
"I said no! Dom yelled, kicking a deep dent in the side of Leon's car. Leon and Ashley sat froze. "Get out."
Leon and Ashley both stepped slowly out of the car. Leon flashed Ashley a helpless look and walked towards the house.
"What do you want from me?" She asked him, looking down.
Dominic put his head in his hands. He was confused. What just happened? What in the hell just happened?
"I just want you!"
~*~*
"That was stupid." Dominic said, nursing Ashley's wounds.
"What happened?" Mia asked.
Jesse took his hands out of his faded jean pockets. "Letty just snapped. She went Psychiatric Ward man. She just punched her in the face and then Ashley went Commando on her ass doing all these kicks and shit."
They all watched Jesse act of the fight again.
"Uh…thank you for that little play…yeah…" Dom said, bringing back his attention. "Are you alright."
"I'm fine."
Dominic's soft side left when he stood up. "Ok, its 9:30. We need to be at 5th and Glen by 10 o' clock." He said, getting up.
Ashley's mind then went into overdrive. Something didn't feel right. There was this gut feeling she had watching them all walk out the door.
"Dom!" She said, running to catch up with him. He turned around, facing her. "Don't go…. guys…don't go, please just trust me…. Don't go." She said, grabbing his arm.
"Ash," He said stroking her face. "Calm down, we'll be right back." He bent over and kissed her right there in front of everyone and it felt good. She watched him and the guys walk to their cars and get in.
"I love you sweetie," He yelled back to her, and her heart fell. A strange warm sensation came over her, as if she was living a past moment- all over again.