~Chapter 16~
"What about this one?" Mia asked, Holding up the five-hundredth wedding dress.
Ashley shook her head. "Nope, WAAAAAAY too girly!"
"It's a wedding dress for god's sake! The millionth one! Do you want to just wear a tux?"
She slouched her shoulders and slumped against the wall. "I'd rather a tux than that girly little dress!"
"You are sooo hard to please!" Mia groaned, holding up another dress.
Ashley stuck her tongue out at her as her phone rang. "Huh?" She answered.
"That's a horrible way to answer the phone."
She blushed sheepishly. "Sorry Daddy. Isn't Dom there?"
"Yes and we need you here now."
"Why?"
"Now." Randall said, hanging up.
Ashley shot Mia a look. "We gotta go…"
"Why?"
She shook her head and grabbed her arm, something was defiantly not going as planned.
Ashley trudged to her car and climbed in. She and Mia drove almost silently to her house. She was so worried about what her dad was gonna say about this quick marriage.
When she pulled up to the house, He knees were hitting together nervously.
"Daddy…Dom?" She called.
Her dad walked through the kitchen door with Dom behind him. Dom had a blank stare. Not sad, but defiantly not happy.
"Lets get straight to the point. This marriage is spure of the moment, and crazy. You two have only known each other one month. You are my 24 year-old daughter, my baby. My love. You're still a Daddy's girl and you miss your mother. You're young you haven't lived, and you haven't seen the world." Randall said to Ashley. She stood there looking at him.
"But Daddy, I…." He stopped her.
He turned to Dom. "You, you're an ex-con, a car racer, you own a shabby store and garage…. But my daughter loves you. Even though this is crazy…I give you my daughter's hand. I except you to treat her well, like your world, like the queen that she is…Make me proud…" He said.
Ashley and Dom both stood there dumbstruck with their mouths hanging open.
"Don't just stand their- Hug!" He said, opening his arms. Ashley and Dom both went in to hug him at the same time.
Mia stood in the same place she was from the start with a tear in her eye.
"I love you daddy!"
He smiled. "I have another surprise for you. Come…all of you." He said, looking at Mia also. They followed him up to and across the attic. He opened a tall trunk, reveling the most beautiful wedding dress any of them had ever seen.
"You look about her size." He stated.
Ashley could have cried out her eyes but she didn't.
"I love you daddy!"
~*~*
The Motorcycle whose license plate read; FSTTRAC pulled to a stop in front of an
Abandoned warehouse. The driver pulled off his helmet and tucked it under his arm.
He walked slowly up to the door. Disappointed in himself. Once again her came up
Empty-handed. He knew Johnny would get on his ass again for not getting the girl on
his second try. Johnny didn't like slack. Non-at all.
He knocked on the door and it immediately opened and he was pulled in.
"Chill out on the Versace, Lance!" He exclaimed, referring to his leather
Jacket.
"Always gotta be on my P's and Q's." He said. "Johnny has been expecting you, and since I don't see Dominic's girlfriend kicking and screaming while you drag her by the hair, He's gonna be in an even worse mood.
"Is he really in that bad of a mood?"
Lance pointed to a man with a black eye and busted look. "Well, Jack, That guy said the Sixers were better than the wizards, but I'll let you make your own judgments."
Jack shuddered. "Shit!" He mumbled. He pushed open another door and saw Johnny
Posted up on the side of the pool table. He looked at Jack, and then he looked behind him. Johnny burst out
with laughter. "Where's the girl?" He asked.
"I-I didn't get her. I lost the race, you know. Dom was with her the other day,
And today at the Wedding place, She left so quick I didn't even get a chance to make
A plan. Just give me another chance Johnny. I got this!" Jack said.
Johnny laughed then lunged at him. He jerked him up by the shirt. "GET ME THE
GIRL! SHE IS HOW WE GET DOMINIC! I'M GOING TO KILL HIM! AND IF I DON'T
GET HER, I DON'T GET HIM, AND IF I DON'T GET HIM, I KILL YOU! YOU HAVE TIL' RACE WARS. THAT
GIVES YOU FOUR DAYS. YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE!"
Johnny screamed. "Now," His voice lowered. " Its time for you to leave." He
Said, grabbing his drink.
Lance quickly escorted Jack out. "Now, what's your judgment?" He said, throwing Him out the door.
~*~*
"Bye Mr. Hernandez. It was a pleasure meeting you." Mia said, shaking Randall's hand.
"Likewise, Mia." He said.
"Ok, Daddy. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you, bye." Ashley said, grabbing Dominic by the arm.
"Bye sweetie." He said. "Dom, I need to talk with you for a few seconds. It won't take long."
Ashley looked at her dad, shrugged and turned to Dom. "Ok Papi, I'll see you at your house." Ashley said, Kissing Dominic softly on the cheek. She followed Mia out the door.
Dominic stood there in the entryway feeling stupid. "Uh…"
"I just want to let you know that my daughter is a flower and she hasn't fully bloomed yet. I give you her hand in marriage because she loves and if she loves you, then I do to. But if you hurt her, I'll kill you. I promise." Randall said, sternly.
Dom was kinda shocked. The thought of hurting her had never crossed his mind.
"Sir, I…"
Randall put up his hand to silence him. "I don't want to hear anything, but your promise to never, as long as you and I both walk this earth, hurt her, physically or mentally. She's had it hard and I trust that you will make her happy not hurt. Give me your word."
His eyes burned into Dominic's. "You have my word Sir. I've never had the intention or even the thought of hurting her- ever. She means everything to me, and,"
"How would you know?"
"Because we,"
Randall cut him off. "You've only known her a month are you positive that she is the one you want?"
"More than anything!" Dominic said quickly.
Randall stood posted with his arms across his chest, looking Dom straight in the eye. Was this a showdown?
After 5 solid minutes of standing there analyzing each other. A smile played on the corner of Randall's lips.
"Welcome my family- Son."
"What about this one?" Mia asked, Holding up the five-hundredth wedding dress.
Ashley shook her head. "Nope, WAAAAAAY too girly!"
"It's a wedding dress for god's sake! The millionth one! Do you want to just wear a tux?"
She slouched her shoulders and slumped against the wall. "I'd rather a tux than that girly little dress!"
"You are sooo hard to please!" Mia groaned, holding up another dress.
Ashley stuck her tongue out at her as her phone rang. "Huh?" She answered.
"That's a horrible way to answer the phone."
She blushed sheepishly. "Sorry Daddy. Isn't Dom there?"
"Yes and we need you here now."
"Why?"
"Now." Randall said, hanging up.
Ashley shot Mia a look. "We gotta go…"
"Why?"
She shook her head and grabbed her arm, something was defiantly not going as planned.
Ashley trudged to her car and climbed in. She and Mia drove almost silently to her house. She was so worried about what her dad was gonna say about this quick marriage.
When she pulled up to the house, He knees were hitting together nervously.
"Daddy…Dom?" She called.
Her dad walked through the kitchen door with Dom behind him. Dom had a blank stare. Not sad, but defiantly not happy.
"Lets get straight to the point. This marriage is spure of the moment, and crazy. You two have only known each other one month. You are my 24 year-old daughter, my baby. My love. You're still a Daddy's girl and you miss your mother. You're young you haven't lived, and you haven't seen the world." Randall said to Ashley. She stood there looking at him.
"But Daddy, I…." He stopped her.
He turned to Dom. "You, you're an ex-con, a car racer, you own a shabby store and garage…. But my daughter loves you. Even though this is crazy…I give you my daughter's hand. I except you to treat her well, like your world, like the queen that she is…Make me proud…" He said.
Ashley and Dom both stood there dumbstruck with their mouths hanging open.
"Don't just stand their- Hug!" He said, opening his arms. Ashley and Dom both went in to hug him at the same time.
Mia stood in the same place she was from the start with a tear in her eye.
"I love you daddy!"
He smiled. "I have another surprise for you. Come…all of you." He said, looking at Mia also. They followed him up to and across the attic. He opened a tall trunk, reveling the most beautiful wedding dress any of them had ever seen.
"You look about her size." He stated.
Ashley could have cried out her eyes but she didn't.
"I love you daddy!"
~*~*
The Motorcycle whose license plate read; FSTTRAC pulled to a stop in front of an
Abandoned warehouse. The driver pulled off his helmet and tucked it under his arm.
He walked slowly up to the door. Disappointed in himself. Once again her came up
Empty-handed. He knew Johnny would get on his ass again for not getting the girl on
his second try. Johnny didn't like slack. Non-at all.
He knocked on the door and it immediately opened and he was pulled in.
"Chill out on the Versace, Lance!" He exclaimed, referring to his leather
Jacket.
"Always gotta be on my P's and Q's." He said. "Johnny has been expecting you, and since I don't see Dominic's girlfriend kicking and screaming while you drag her by the hair, He's gonna be in an even worse mood.
"Is he really in that bad of a mood?"
Lance pointed to a man with a black eye and busted look. "Well, Jack, That guy said the Sixers were better than the wizards, but I'll let you make your own judgments."
Jack shuddered. "Shit!" He mumbled. He pushed open another door and saw Johnny
Posted up on the side of the pool table. He looked at Jack, and then he looked behind him. Johnny burst out
with laughter. "Where's the girl?" He asked.
"I-I didn't get her. I lost the race, you know. Dom was with her the other day,
And today at the Wedding place, She left so quick I didn't even get a chance to make
A plan. Just give me another chance Johnny. I got this!" Jack said.
Johnny laughed then lunged at him. He jerked him up by the shirt. "GET ME THE
GIRL! SHE IS HOW WE GET DOMINIC! I'M GOING TO KILL HIM! AND IF I DON'T
GET HER, I DON'T GET HIM, AND IF I DON'T GET HIM, I KILL YOU! YOU HAVE TIL' RACE WARS. THAT
GIVES YOU FOUR DAYS. YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE!"
Johnny screamed. "Now," His voice lowered. " Its time for you to leave." He
Said, grabbing his drink.
Lance quickly escorted Jack out. "Now, what's your judgment?" He said, throwing Him out the door.
~*~*
"Bye Mr. Hernandez. It was a pleasure meeting you." Mia said, shaking Randall's hand.
"Likewise, Mia." He said.
"Ok, Daddy. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you, bye." Ashley said, grabbing Dominic by the arm.
"Bye sweetie." He said. "Dom, I need to talk with you for a few seconds. It won't take long."
Ashley looked at her dad, shrugged and turned to Dom. "Ok Papi, I'll see you at your house." Ashley said, Kissing Dominic softly on the cheek. She followed Mia out the door.
Dominic stood there in the entryway feeling stupid. "Uh…"
"I just want to let you know that my daughter is a flower and she hasn't fully bloomed yet. I give you her hand in marriage because she loves and if she loves you, then I do to. But if you hurt her, I'll kill you. I promise." Randall said, sternly.
Dom was kinda shocked. The thought of hurting her had never crossed his mind.
"Sir, I…"
Randall put up his hand to silence him. "I don't want to hear anything, but your promise to never, as long as you and I both walk this earth, hurt her, physically or mentally. She's had it hard and I trust that you will make her happy not hurt. Give me your word."
His eyes burned into Dominic's. "You have my word Sir. I've never had the intention or even the thought of hurting her- ever. She means everything to me, and,"
"How would you know?"
"Because we,"
Randall cut him off. "You've only known her a month are you positive that she is the one you want?"
"More than anything!" Dominic said quickly.
Randall stood posted with his arms across his chest, looking Dom straight in the eye. Was this a showdown?
After 5 solid minutes of standing there analyzing each other. A smile played on the corner of Randall's lips.
"Welcome my family- Son."