A/N: Hey all! I hope that you have a good weekend! Just thought I'd say
that before I started the chapter! Anywho, here is chapter 4! I hope you
enjoy it!
** JESSE'S POV **
I woke up the next morning with Audree still laying next to me. I slowly got up and made my way out of her room quietly so that she could keep sleeping. I went downstairs to see how the team got on last night, and I found them all laying through out the living room. Dom starting waking up when I headed into the kitchen, and came in to talk to me.
"She alright?" He asked as I sat down at the kitchen table.
"Yeah, she's fine." I said rubbing my forehead. He laughed slightly then smiled.
"How bout you. You okay?" He asked taking a seat across from me.
"I can't do this." I told him honestly. "I can't raise her."
"Jess...."
"I mean its not that I don't want to, I do. But I don't know anything about raising teenage girls. Out of all the people to leave her with she had to choose me."
"You're her brother."
"She just met me yesterday."
"You seem to be getting along okay.... I mean you are getting along okay aren't you?"
"Yeah, we're getting along great, but I mean it isn't like with you and Mia. I have never raised anyone before. I never even thought of raising anyone before. Someone else's life in my hands. MY hands."
"Jesse, after my mom and dad both died, I had to raise Mia. Let me tell you that wasn't easy, I didn't have anyone else. It was just me and her. But you've got me and the rest of the team, and we'll help you." Leon and Mia walked into the kitchen to catch the last part of the conversation and knew what we were talking about.
"Audree problems?" Mia asked sitting down. I nodded. "Jess, we'll help you."
"Yeah dawg, nothing to worry bout. Cant be that hard. Fourteen year old girl. That'll be easy." Leon said as the rest of the team walked in.
"Easy? Damn Leon you know nothing about teenage girls." Letty laughed.
"You remember me and Mia at fourteen?" Letty asked Vince and Dom, who both nodded. "Anything but easy."
"Guys, I think we're supposed to try and make Jesse feel better. I don't think this is helping." Mia laughed as Audree came down the stairs as the phone rang.
"I got it." She said yawning as she walked to the phone. "Hello... Oh hey... Shut up... Hahaha, yeah really... Aight I'll be here. You coming right now? Aight... Yeah it'll be fine... I'll explain... They all coming over too? Okay, I'll see you then... Kay... Bye." She said putting the phone back on the charger. "Lyric, Keith, Bryce, and Taylor are gonna come over. Is that alright?" She asked me leaning against the wall by the phone.
"Uhh, yeah sure that's fine."
"Aight.. I'm gonna go get cleaned up, they're on their way over right now." She said walking back upstairs.
"Aren't they the ones who her mom doesn't want her to see?" Mia questioned as Audree went out of site.
"Oh..." I started.
"Yeah, but she didnt like them cause they raced. We race, we want her to like us right? So telling her that she can be friends with them cause their racers is bullshit don't you think?" Dom said before I could call Audree down to tell her that her friends couldn't come over.
"Yeah, he's right." I said thinking about it as Dom had put it. Alright, so I'm not the ideal parent, but I know right from wrong. Its not like I'm going to let her get away with doing drugs or drinking or anything. I know the basics, and that should be enough to get me by... Hopefully. I do have Mia. She's good with kids. Plus the rest of the team. I wasn't on my own with this thank God, cause if I was it would be ten times harder, but I got the team. They're my family, and their hers now too.
** LYRIC'S POV **
I pulled into the driveway of Audree's house with the guys coming behind me. I walked up to the front door and knocked, while I waited for Audree to answer. On the phone I asked her if it was alright to come over, since her mom was always bitching at her about hanging out with me and everything and she said it would be fine. Either her mom has had a change in heart, or something is going on.
"Hey guys." She said opening the door, and letting us come in.
"Hey girl... So what's the deal? Your mom changed her mind bout hating us or something hmm?" I smiled.
"Well, that's what I kinda have to explain..." She started. She look worried which wasn't making me feel any better bout what she was going to say. "I'm moving to LA." She said quickly.
"Wait, what?" I asked in confusion. "LA?"
"Yeah... See, my mom took off last night, and she isn't coming back. I'm gonna go live with my brother, and his friends in LA."
"When are you leaving?" I asked hoping to have time to spend with her till she had to go.
"Next Monday." She said, as she kept looking down at the ground. I thought for a moment, then looked back and forth between the guys and Audree.
"I'm going with you." I said having already thought of a plan.
"What?!" They all said at the same time.
"Yeah I'll go with you. I'll drive out there next Monday, then I'll find a hotel or something. I'll stay around till you get settled and stuff."
"Are you serious?!" She said instantly starting to smile.
"Yeah, course. Wicked racing there anyway. Could teach you a few things." I smiled.
"You can't go to LA by yourself." Taylor said already starting to object the idea.
"So then come with me." Taylor, Keith, and Bryce exchanged glances then agreed. What was there to think about anyway? I mean really. One of our best friends is leaving for LA, and wont know anyone there so what would it hurt to go help her settle in for a while. The racing is just a bonus.
** AUDREE'S POV **
"Come on, I want you to meet my brother." I said pulling them into the kitchen. Everyone looked towards us when we walked in. "Alright, guys this is Lyric, Keith, Taylor, and Bryce." I said pointing to each one. "Then, this is my brother Jesse, and his friends, Leon, Vince, Mia, Letty, and Dom." I said pointing to them as I said their name. I looked at Lyric who was staring into space, or so I thought. But she was looking at Leon. I wasn't surprised really. Thought he'd be good for her. Plus he was hot, but he's my brother friend so that's kind of out of the question there. I looked to Leon who was staring right back at her and smiled to myself. "Alright then. Uhh, well we were wondering if it would be alright for them to come out to LA and stay at a hotel or something till I get settled in and everything." I said giving a smile towards Jesse hoping he'd give in and say yes.
"Pllllleasseeeeeeee!!!!!" Lyric and I said at the same time smiling. Jesse looked over to Dom who nodded.
"It's alright with me." He said after thinking about it for a moment.
"Thank you!!!" I said running toward him giving him a hug. "Come on you gotta help me pack." I said pulling Lyric upstairs as Taylor, Keith, and Bryce followed.
A/N: Well there ya go! That's all for this weekend since I'll be at my dads house. Hope ya liked it! Lata y'all!
** JESSE'S POV **
I woke up the next morning with Audree still laying next to me. I slowly got up and made my way out of her room quietly so that she could keep sleeping. I went downstairs to see how the team got on last night, and I found them all laying through out the living room. Dom starting waking up when I headed into the kitchen, and came in to talk to me.
"She alright?" He asked as I sat down at the kitchen table.
"Yeah, she's fine." I said rubbing my forehead. He laughed slightly then smiled.
"How bout you. You okay?" He asked taking a seat across from me.
"I can't do this." I told him honestly. "I can't raise her."
"Jess...."
"I mean its not that I don't want to, I do. But I don't know anything about raising teenage girls. Out of all the people to leave her with she had to choose me."
"You're her brother."
"She just met me yesterday."
"You seem to be getting along okay.... I mean you are getting along okay aren't you?"
"Yeah, we're getting along great, but I mean it isn't like with you and Mia. I have never raised anyone before. I never even thought of raising anyone before. Someone else's life in my hands. MY hands."
"Jesse, after my mom and dad both died, I had to raise Mia. Let me tell you that wasn't easy, I didn't have anyone else. It was just me and her. But you've got me and the rest of the team, and we'll help you." Leon and Mia walked into the kitchen to catch the last part of the conversation and knew what we were talking about.
"Audree problems?" Mia asked sitting down. I nodded. "Jess, we'll help you."
"Yeah dawg, nothing to worry bout. Cant be that hard. Fourteen year old girl. That'll be easy." Leon said as the rest of the team walked in.
"Easy? Damn Leon you know nothing about teenage girls." Letty laughed.
"You remember me and Mia at fourteen?" Letty asked Vince and Dom, who both nodded. "Anything but easy."
"Guys, I think we're supposed to try and make Jesse feel better. I don't think this is helping." Mia laughed as Audree came down the stairs as the phone rang.
"I got it." She said yawning as she walked to the phone. "Hello... Oh hey... Shut up... Hahaha, yeah really... Aight I'll be here. You coming right now? Aight... Yeah it'll be fine... I'll explain... They all coming over too? Okay, I'll see you then... Kay... Bye." She said putting the phone back on the charger. "Lyric, Keith, Bryce, and Taylor are gonna come over. Is that alright?" She asked me leaning against the wall by the phone.
"Uhh, yeah sure that's fine."
"Aight.. I'm gonna go get cleaned up, they're on their way over right now." She said walking back upstairs.
"Aren't they the ones who her mom doesn't want her to see?" Mia questioned as Audree went out of site.
"Oh..." I started.
"Yeah, but she didnt like them cause they raced. We race, we want her to like us right? So telling her that she can be friends with them cause their racers is bullshit don't you think?" Dom said before I could call Audree down to tell her that her friends couldn't come over.
"Yeah, he's right." I said thinking about it as Dom had put it. Alright, so I'm not the ideal parent, but I know right from wrong. Its not like I'm going to let her get away with doing drugs or drinking or anything. I know the basics, and that should be enough to get me by... Hopefully. I do have Mia. She's good with kids. Plus the rest of the team. I wasn't on my own with this thank God, cause if I was it would be ten times harder, but I got the team. They're my family, and their hers now too.
** LYRIC'S POV **
I pulled into the driveway of Audree's house with the guys coming behind me. I walked up to the front door and knocked, while I waited for Audree to answer. On the phone I asked her if it was alright to come over, since her mom was always bitching at her about hanging out with me and everything and she said it would be fine. Either her mom has had a change in heart, or something is going on.
"Hey guys." She said opening the door, and letting us come in.
"Hey girl... So what's the deal? Your mom changed her mind bout hating us or something hmm?" I smiled.
"Well, that's what I kinda have to explain..." She started. She look worried which wasn't making me feel any better bout what she was going to say. "I'm moving to LA." She said quickly.
"Wait, what?" I asked in confusion. "LA?"
"Yeah... See, my mom took off last night, and she isn't coming back. I'm gonna go live with my brother, and his friends in LA."
"When are you leaving?" I asked hoping to have time to spend with her till she had to go.
"Next Monday." She said, as she kept looking down at the ground. I thought for a moment, then looked back and forth between the guys and Audree.
"I'm going with you." I said having already thought of a plan.
"What?!" They all said at the same time.
"Yeah I'll go with you. I'll drive out there next Monday, then I'll find a hotel or something. I'll stay around till you get settled and stuff."
"Are you serious?!" She said instantly starting to smile.
"Yeah, course. Wicked racing there anyway. Could teach you a few things." I smiled.
"You can't go to LA by yourself." Taylor said already starting to object the idea.
"So then come with me." Taylor, Keith, and Bryce exchanged glances then agreed. What was there to think about anyway? I mean really. One of our best friends is leaving for LA, and wont know anyone there so what would it hurt to go help her settle in for a while. The racing is just a bonus.
** AUDREE'S POV **
"Come on, I want you to meet my brother." I said pulling them into the kitchen. Everyone looked towards us when we walked in. "Alright, guys this is Lyric, Keith, Taylor, and Bryce." I said pointing to each one. "Then, this is my brother Jesse, and his friends, Leon, Vince, Mia, Letty, and Dom." I said pointing to them as I said their name. I looked at Lyric who was staring into space, or so I thought. But she was looking at Leon. I wasn't surprised really. Thought he'd be good for her. Plus he was hot, but he's my brother friend so that's kind of out of the question there. I looked to Leon who was staring right back at her and smiled to myself. "Alright then. Uhh, well we were wondering if it would be alright for them to come out to LA and stay at a hotel or something till I get settled in and everything." I said giving a smile towards Jesse hoping he'd give in and say yes.
"Pllllleasseeeeeeee!!!!!" Lyric and I said at the same time smiling. Jesse looked over to Dom who nodded.
"It's alright with me." He said after thinking about it for a moment.
"Thank you!!!" I said running toward him giving him a hug. "Come on you gotta help me pack." I said pulling Lyric upstairs as Taylor, Keith, and Bryce followed.
A/N: Well there ya go! That's all for this weekend since I'll be at my dads house. Hope ya liked it! Lata y'all!
