"Adam, how did you get here?," Phoenix manages to say.
But Adam just stares at Jesse, who's holding Phoenix and asks, "Who's this?"
"This is Jesse."
"You two look awfully comfortable," says Adam as Jesse lets go of Phoe.
"Don't give me that shit Adam. You and me were hardly goin' out in the first place," says Phoenix trying to defend her situation with Jesse.
"You still didn't have to go and fool around with some other guy. I loved you," Adam says getting even more pissed.
"I do not love you Adam. I'm sorry, but.....i just don't love you."
Jesse feels really awkward and just stares at the ground.
"What, so you love this guy? Is that it?," Adam yells pointing at Jess.
"Hey!," says Jesse standing up.
"Yea, Adam. Actually, I do love him," phoenix yells holding Jesse back.
"You can't leave me like this Phoe! You just leave me for some asshole who looks like he belongs in a garbage heap!"
Jesse suddenly comes out of no where and punches Adam. Adam's on the floor with a bloody nose.
"Jess! What the hell!," yells Phoenix.
Jesse's shaking with anger as Adam starts to stand up. Adam flies at Jesse and it turns out to be a full-blown fist fight. The front door opens and Dom walks in.
"Dom!," screams Phoenix.
Dom comes running and sees what's happening. He gets Adam off Jesse and flings Adam into a chair.
"Chillout! Phoe, who is this?," Dom asks.
"My ex-boyfriend," she answers.
Dom gives Adam a dirty look and sees Jess with a swollen eye. Phoenix notices too and runs to get some ice. She puts it into a bag and puts it on Jesse's eye.
"Jess, you okay?," she asks.
Jesse just stares at her, but doesn't say a word. He gets up and goes upstairs.
"Dom, I'll talk to Adam. Can you make sure Jesse's okay?"
"Sure. Just keep him away from Jess."
Adam and Phoenix are alone in the kitchen.
"I'm sorry he hit you. But you shouldn't have said that about him," says Phoe getting more ice for Adam.
"Phoe, come home," Adam says looking up at her.
"I have no reason to go back. i don't even know how I got here.......but I know I came for Jesse."
"I can't force ya to come home, but it'll be different without ya."
"Just.....when you go back.......tell my mom I love her. she probably won't care either way, but-can you tell her that?," Phoenix says holding Adam's hand.
"Sure. Tell that guy I'm sorry," Adam says heading for the front door.
"I love you Phoe."
And that was it. Adam was gone. Even if he did go back home, it wouldn't be the same there. Dom comes down the stairs.
"Jesse's pretty upset. You should go up there and try to calm him down. I think his ADD is gettin' the best of 'em," says Dom nodding upstairs, "He's in Mia's room lying down."
"Thanks Dom," Phoenix says as she squeezes his hand.
She heads upstairs until she finds Mia's room and sees jesse with ice up to his eye.
"Jess, can we talk?"
He doesn't even look up.
"I am so so-" Phoenix starts.
"Are you in love with him?," he asks still not looking up.
"No."
"Are ya sure?"
"Yea, Jess. I think i would know if I was in love with anyone, and it's not Adam," she reassures as she sits by Jesse.
"I just don't want you to leave," says Jesse squinting his swollen eye.
"I-"
"I know I sound selfish," Jesse starts, "but I just don't wanna let you go. You're the only thing that keeps me stable in my life."
Phoenix takes his hat off and scrunches up his hair some more.
"How's you eye?," she asks examining it.
"Okay, considering your ex hits like a girl," Jesse says with a smile.
Phoe laughs and takes Jesse's hand.
"Let's go downstairs. I think Dom's barbaqueing out back and I'm starving."
"I forgot how hungry I am. I hope he's making burgers," says Jesse licking is lips.
"Race ya."
"You're on girlie."
Jess and Phoe come running out back laughing. Everyone else is scattered around doin' something.
"You're pretty slow there mr. mad scientist," jokes Phoenix.
"It was a lucky win," says Jesse rolling his eyes sarcastically.
Leon's checkin' out Phoenix and Jesse notices.
"I think Leon's got a thing for you. Oooo la la!," jokes Jesse.
"I can't help it if I'm so stunningly beautiful," Phoenix says giving a fake model pose at Jesse.
Jesse laughs and walks over to help Dom while Letty walks over by Phoenix.
"So, you two serious?," Letty asks.
"I guess so. He's cool to be around," replies Phoe.
"He's a great guy.......You two look good together," Letty says with a smile.
"Thanks. He's a great person..........it sucks that he had such a shitty childhood."
"But he has all of us now. So, it's all good girl!," says Letty putting a friendly arm around Phoenix and smiling.
Dom turns around, "Let's eat!"
Everyone dives for a spot at the table outside.
"So, Phoe," Vince starts, "You race?"
"No. It's a long story," she answers.
"We got time," adds Leon.
"Well, my brother used to race. His name was Mike. He loved cars, he's the one who taught m all about them. That's why I love cars. Anyway, he had a hot temper with this guy called Rip. Rip really pissed 'em off and challenged him to a race. Of course, Mike accepted. I was watching from the side at the finish line."
Tears start to come to Phoe's eyes, but she goes on.
"I remember when they yelled go and the roaring of their engines from the distance. Then about halfway through th race, there was an explosion and a ball of fire. i knew it was Mike. I couldn't move, couldn't breathe........They say he overloaded on NOS."
And that was that. Phoenix wipes her eyes as everyone just stares in astonishment. Jesse comforts her.
"I'm sorry. I shouldnt've asked," Vince says.
Phoenix just smiles.
"Well, that's all over............Let's eat!," Phoe says trying to sound cheerful.
Everyone smiles back and acts as if nothing happened. Jesse moves closer to Phoenix.
"You okay?," he asks.
"I'm fine," she whispers back.
Jesse puts two fries in his nose and looks at Phoe.
"Is this a good look for me?," he jokes.
"You're beautiful Jess. Just plain beautiful," Phoenix says kissing his lips softly.
But Adam just stares at Jesse, who's holding Phoenix and asks, "Who's this?"
"This is Jesse."
"You two look awfully comfortable," says Adam as Jesse lets go of Phoe.
"Don't give me that shit Adam. You and me were hardly goin' out in the first place," says Phoenix trying to defend her situation with Jesse.
"You still didn't have to go and fool around with some other guy. I loved you," Adam says getting even more pissed.
"I do not love you Adam. I'm sorry, but.....i just don't love you."
Jesse feels really awkward and just stares at the ground.
"What, so you love this guy? Is that it?," Adam yells pointing at Jess.
"Hey!," says Jesse standing up.
"Yea, Adam. Actually, I do love him," phoenix yells holding Jesse back.
"You can't leave me like this Phoe! You just leave me for some asshole who looks like he belongs in a garbage heap!"
Jesse suddenly comes out of no where and punches Adam. Adam's on the floor with a bloody nose.
"Jess! What the hell!," yells Phoenix.
Jesse's shaking with anger as Adam starts to stand up. Adam flies at Jesse and it turns out to be a full-blown fist fight. The front door opens and Dom walks in.
"Dom!," screams Phoenix.
Dom comes running and sees what's happening. He gets Adam off Jesse and flings Adam into a chair.
"Chillout! Phoe, who is this?," Dom asks.
"My ex-boyfriend," she answers.
Dom gives Adam a dirty look and sees Jess with a swollen eye. Phoenix notices too and runs to get some ice. She puts it into a bag and puts it on Jesse's eye.
"Jess, you okay?," she asks.
Jesse just stares at her, but doesn't say a word. He gets up and goes upstairs.
"Dom, I'll talk to Adam. Can you make sure Jesse's okay?"
"Sure. Just keep him away from Jess."
Adam and Phoenix are alone in the kitchen.
"I'm sorry he hit you. But you shouldn't have said that about him," says Phoe getting more ice for Adam.
"Phoe, come home," Adam says looking up at her.
"I have no reason to go back. i don't even know how I got here.......but I know I came for Jesse."
"I can't force ya to come home, but it'll be different without ya."
"Just.....when you go back.......tell my mom I love her. she probably won't care either way, but-can you tell her that?," Phoenix says holding Adam's hand.
"Sure. Tell that guy I'm sorry," Adam says heading for the front door.
"I love you Phoe."
And that was it. Adam was gone. Even if he did go back home, it wouldn't be the same there. Dom comes down the stairs.
"Jesse's pretty upset. You should go up there and try to calm him down. I think his ADD is gettin' the best of 'em," says Dom nodding upstairs, "He's in Mia's room lying down."
"Thanks Dom," Phoenix says as she squeezes his hand.
She heads upstairs until she finds Mia's room and sees jesse with ice up to his eye.
"Jess, can we talk?"
He doesn't even look up.
"I am so so-" Phoenix starts.
"Are you in love with him?," he asks still not looking up.
"No."
"Are ya sure?"
"Yea, Jess. I think i would know if I was in love with anyone, and it's not Adam," she reassures as she sits by Jesse.
"I just don't want you to leave," says Jesse squinting his swollen eye.
"I-"
"I know I sound selfish," Jesse starts, "but I just don't wanna let you go. You're the only thing that keeps me stable in my life."
Phoenix takes his hat off and scrunches up his hair some more.
"How's you eye?," she asks examining it.
"Okay, considering your ex hits like a girl," Jesse says with a smile.
Phoe laughs and takes Jesse's hand.
"Let's go downstairs. I think Dom's barbaqueing out back and I'm starving."
"I forgot how hungry I am. I hope he's making burgers," says Jesse licking is lips.
"Race ya."
"You're on girlie."
Jess and Phoe come running out back laughing. Everyone else is scattered around doin' something.
"You're pretty slow there mr. mad scientist," jokes Phoenix.
"It was a lucky win," says Jesse rolling his eyes sarcastically.
Leon's checkin' out Phoenix and Jesse notices.
"I think Leon's got a thing for you. Oooo la la!," jokes Jesse.
"I can't help it if I'm so stunningly beautiful," Phoenix says giving a fake model pose at Jesse.
Jesse laughs and walks over to help Dom while Letty walks over by Phoenix.
"So, you two serious?," Letty asks.
"I guess so. He's cool to be around," replies Phoe.
"He's a great guy.......You two look good together," Letty says with a smile.
"Thanks. He's a great person..........it sucks that he had such a shitty childhood."
"But he has all of us now. So, it's all good girl!," says Letty putting a friendly arm around Phoenix and smiling.
Dom turns around, "Let's eat!"
Everyone dives for a spot at the table outside.
"So, Phoe," Vince starts, "You race?"
"No. It's a long story," she answers.
"We got time," adds Leon.
"Well, my brother used to race. His name was Mike. He loved cars, he's the one who taught m all about them. That's why I love cars. Anyway, he had a hot temper with this guy called Rip. Rip really pissed 'em off and challenged him to a race. Of course, Mike accepted. I was watching from the side at the finish line."
Tears start to come to Phoe's eyes, but she goes on.
"I remember when they yelled go and the roaring of their engines from the distance. Then about halfway through th race, there was an explosion and a ball of fire. i knew it was Mike. I couldn't move, couldn't breathe........They say he overloaded on NOS."
And that was that. Phoenix wipes her eyes as everyone just stares in astonishment. Jesse comforts her.
"I'm sorry. I shouldnt've asked," Vince says.
Phoenix just smiles.
"Well, that's all over............Let's eat!," Phoe says trying to sound cheerful.
Everyone smiles back and acts as if nothing happened. Jesse moves closer to Phoenix.
"You okay?," he asks.
"I'm fine," she whispers back.
Jesse puts two fries in his nose and looks at Phoe.
"Is this a good look for me?," he jokes.
"You're beautiful Jess. Just plain beautiful," Phoenix says kissing his lips softly.