Lad

I woke up to harsh whispers.

"Shut up you're gonna wake them."

"Just let me take the picture."  

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   The light flashed against the back of my eye lids as my lashes fluttered.

"What the hell?"I asked my voice rough from sleep.  Letty, and MIa were standing over the bed with a camera.

"umm go back to sleep this is just a dream."  MIa whispered as they backed out of the room.  Grunting I rolled back over on my stomach slinging my hand under my head.  I was almost asleep when I felt someone crawl onto the bed. Lifting my heavy lids once again I smiled sleepily at Jesse.

"I got lonley," he whispered crawling between  me ,and my sister .  Even though we were a team, Letty, DoM, and MIa had always been their own seperate family. Seeing as how they'd been together practically since birth, but now, we had our own.

L

We were sitting in the kitchen when Letty burst in like a madwoman.

"Oh my god! than you ," She said hugging Ladie

"No problem esa," She said laughing as she struggled not to spill her drink.

"What did she do?" I asked looking at V.

"I have no idea," he said laughing.

"She fixed my car," She siad making us hop up, and run down to the garage.

"I didn't know lad was this good," V said starring at the newly finished 240 sx.

"Neither did I ."    The roles were reversed that day I hung out at the garage with the guys while LAdie stayed home . SHe was working on some summer project she was doing for a class she'd taken online . To be such a hard @ss she was the biggest brainiac.

Lad

 Looking up form the computer at teh sound of the doorbell I realized I was the only one in the house. Something that rarley happened these days. Shrugging I waslked over adn swung open the door suprised to find a red headed waif on the porch.

"How you living?" I asked trying  not to be intimidating to the girl who looked liek a strong wind would blow her away

"G'good," She stuttered. " Does Jesse Thompson live here?"

"Who wants to know?" I asked leaning against the door frame.

"I'm Emilly,"  She said making me want to vomit on the spot. I knew exactly who she was, and i had a feeling she was going to cause me nothing but grief, and trouble.

"You can wait here," I said slamming the door, " I "ll go get him."

  I left in a trail of Smoke, and squealing tires, arriving at the garage in 2 minute flat.

"Jesse," I said yelling for him as I entered .

"Whats' wrong?" everyone asked at once.

:nothing , oh just Emilys here," I said smiling bitterly .

    A strange silence feel ove the garage , and a slow and steady red rage began to seep over  as I received s sympathetic looks.

"Leaindra," Jess said walking towards me.

"Just go, she's waiting for you," I said walking over to stand next to Leon, and L .

"Were talking later," he said wiping his hands off as he headed to the door.

"You know who she is don't you ?" Leon asked putting his arm around me and pulling me closer.

"Yea I do."

L

I had no idea who EMily was, but apparently she was a threat to my sister , and Jesse. That was reason enough for me not to like her.

"Who is she?" I asked turning to V who'd walked over from his whispered conversation with Dom.

"Thats Jesse's first girlfriend, she moved about two years ago, it broke Jesse's heart."

"Yea, we never thought he'd get over her, until Lad," Mia added.

"Maybe he hasn't ," My sister said making me look over to her.

"Dont' even think it ," I said walking over, and lifting her face, making her look me in the eyes.

"Leigh," She said in a voice that old me just how worried she really was.

"He aint stupid esa., he really likes you."

"But what if he does get stupid?" She whispered.

"Then we'll kill him," Leon said kissing her on top of the head as the other guys nodded.

"You got any skeltons in the closet?" I asked turning to V as Lad left with LEon.

"Naaw, a few skanks, but no skeletons," he said laughing as I slapped his arm.

"I'm just playing baby," he said running after me as I stalked to the car.

"You'd better be," I said cracking a smile as he hugged me close, and kissed my cheek in a rare show of affection in front of the 'team"

Lad

 I dreaded going  home, but I knew everyone was done for the day, and LEon insisted on driving me back, leaving my car in the shop. I think be was afraid I would just drive off, and keep going . Damn him for  knowing me so well.