Leon
Coming from anyone else "I'd walk through fire for you" Would have been an old cliche. But coming from Lad it was so much more. It was letting me know there was still a chance to get back what we'd once had. The four of us slept in the next day while Lad went to work. I went into a panic when she walked in that night alone.
"Where are the kids?" I asked getting out of my chair. Lad
The last thing I wanted to deal with that day was Leon questioning me about "my kids" I 'd had a mechanic call in, two clutches to replace, and the air conditioning had stopped working. "With a friend," I said raising my oil covered wife beater to wipe way the sweat.
"What friend?" He asked following me into the kitchen as I popped the top on my Corona I'd just gotten out of the fridge.
"My friend Lissa, she loves the kid, I've known her since I was down here, she works for me part time at the shop, they don't need to be her when V gets here," I said reminded him of he condition our friend was actually in.
"I never thought of that ," he said backing off.
L
My heart was in my throat as the time continued to slowly pass by. I needed to see V for myself before I could even begin to relax. We were going to be taken to the rendeavou spot in Lad's car. From the outside it was an everyday , dark blue Honda. The engine was a different matter all together. 350 horse power hand built by my crazy sister.
"I had nothing else to do," she said shrugging as we starred at her open mouthed. All of us had only seen maybe two engines this clean in our life.
"Only one rule," She said holding up her hand as she put the hood back down. " No going over 70 with the ninos in the car." Now we were all sitting in the car each of us lost in our own thoughts. I was looking out the window when I felt Lad's warm hand hold mine. Looking over at her I gave a shaky smile. It was so good to have her back, the past years had been complete torture. We'd been so close when we were younger, we'd practically had our own language. "Its going to be all right you know?" she whispered.
"How do you know?" I asked turning to her, almost begging to be reassured.
"Cause V aint leaving you for anything, or anyone; and we will make him get better."
"I can believe that," I said leaning back in my seat, squeezing her hand as she pulled into the deserted space where an old black maverick sat. Lad
"Stay here," I said getting out of the car pulling my low riding black jeans up over my hips. Looking around I felt nervous as I approached the car praying it was Dom. "Long time no see," said a gravely voice I found familiar.
"You scared the hell out of me DOm." I said chuckling in my throat as he rolled down the car window.
"Where's V? how's he doing?"
"He's in the back , I think he' starting to wake up finally, he was on so much morphine when I took him."
"Damn," I said glancing towards the car where my sister was waiting.
"How bad off is he?"
"I don't know Lad, I honestly don't
I've been changing his bandages, and the bleeding isn't as heavy, but he keeps asking for L."
"Aight, follow me," I said moving back as I headed towards the car. L I watched her walk back to the car hungrily searching her face for any signs of information.
"Let's head out," She said stepping back into the car, and revving the engine to life.
"He's OK I think, just weak from blood loss," she whispered to me.
"What aren't you telling me?"
"He's been asking for you, and Dom says he doesn't seem to want anyone else near him."
"Damn,"I said swearing softly knowing how defensive he could be when he felt vulnerable. He was going to need a lot of care, and unfortunately I knew next to nothing about medical care. That was Mia's department, and I knew he didn't want to be around her right now.
"I'll teach you," Ladie said reading my mind the way oonly she could.
"How did you ?"
" I know you L ," She said smiling. I sighed in relief as we pulled into the drive, I just wanted to be next to V. Two days was an eternity to be away from someone you loved, especially when they were injured. The boys helped a drugged V into the spare room where he became more .. livid. "Where the fuck is L ! " he yelled looking around almost like he was afraid I would be no where to be found.
"I'm here baby," I said rushing in trying to push my way past the two guys blocking my way .
"Move," V practically growled causing them to back off.
"You gotta listen to me ," Leon said trying to talk since in to me.
"Mia knows what she'd doing dawg, let her help you."
"Fuck Mia ,and Spelnor I dont' want her in here!" he said pissed beyond belief, and drugged beyond rational thought.
"Then who the hell is gonna take care of you V?" Dom asked refusing to lose another friend.
" There's only two women I want to be seeing my half naked ass day in and day out, if you think I need a nurse maid."
"That is?"
"L, and Ladie," he said making My sister pop her head in the room.
Ladie "What?" I asked out loud suprised he could even stomach the sight of me. I knew him and my sister had many fights over weither or not to tell Leon where I was
" I know you know some shit about doctoring," he said slurred.
"If you want me to do this , you gotta listen to me V, cause I know how you are," I said pointing to him as I walked over.
"All rigth Nurse Ladie," he said snorting as I saw him wince in pain. I knew his pain medicine was wearing off, and I needed to get some things soon. Tilting my head I decided to call in a few favors. You couldn't live in Mexico without making some connections. A few phone calls later I grabbed my keys, and headed for the door.
"I'll be back in 20 minutes, V keep your arm elevated, don't' move too much ,and L watch his bandages, change them if you need to .Everyone else, give the man some space, he'll talk to you in the morning."
"I'm gonna get you something for that V," I said leaning over his bed as I kissed his forehead. I knew he was in pain, and I was finally gonna be there for my family the way I should have been all along
Coming from anyone else "I'd walk through fire for you" Would have been an old cliche. But coming from Lad it was so much more. It was letting me know there was still a chance to get back what we'd once had. The four of us slept in the next day while Lad went to work. I went into a panic when she walked in that night alone.
"Where are the kids?" I asked getting out of my chair. Lad
The last thing I wanted to deal with that day was Leon questioning me about "my kids" I 'd had a mechanic call in, two clutches to replace, and the air conditioning had stopped working. "With a friend," I said raising my oil covered wife beater to wipe way the sweat.
"What friend?" He asked following me into the kitchen as I popped the top on my Corona I'd just gotten out of the fridge.
"My friend Lissa, she loves the kid, I've known her since I was down here, she works for me part time at the shop, they don't need to be her when V gets here," I said reminded him of he condition our friend was actually in.
"I never thought of that ," he said backing off.
L
My heart was in my throat as the time continued to slowly pass by. I needed to see V for myself before I could even begin to relax. We were going to be taken to the rendeavou spot in Lad's car. From the outside it was an everyday , dark blue Honda. The engine was a different matter all together. 350 horse power hand built by my crazy sister.
"I had nothing else to do," she said shrugging as we starred at her open mouthed. All of us had only seen maybe two engines this clean in our life.
"Only one rule," She said holding up her hand as she put the hood back down. " No going over 70 with the ninos in the car." Now we were all sitting in the car each of us lost in our own thoughts. I was looking out the window when I felt Lad's warm hand hold mine. Looking over at her I gave a shaky smile. It was so good to have her back, the past years had been complete torture. We'd been so close when we were younger, we'd practically had our own language. "Its going to be all right you know?" she whispered.
"How do you know?" I asked turning to her, almost begging to be reassured.
"Cause V aint leaving you for anything, or anyone; and we will make him get better."
"I can believe that," I said leaning back in my seat, squeezing her hand as she pulled into the deserted space where an old black maverick sat. Lad
"Stay here," I said getting out of the car pulling my low riding black jeans up over my hips. Looking around I felt nervous as I approached the car praying it was Dom. "Long time no see," said a gravely voice I found familiar.
"You scared the hell out of me DOm." I said chuckling in my throat as he rolled down the car window.
"Where's V? how's he doing?"
"He's in the back , I think he' starting to wake up finally, he was on so much morphine when I took him."
"Damn," I said glancing towards the car where my sister was waiting.
"How bad off is he?"
"I don't know Lad, I honestly don't
I've been changing his bandages, and the bleeding isn't as heavy, but he keeps asking for L."
"Aight, follow me," I said moving back as I headed towards the car. L I watched her walk back to the car hungrily searching her face for any signs of information.
"Let's head out," She said stepping back into the car, and revving the engine to life.
"He's OK I think, just weak from blood loss," she whispered to me.
"What aren't you telling me?"
"He's been asking for you, and Dom says he doesn't seem to want anyone else near him."
"Damn,"I said swearing softly knowing how defensive he could be when he felt vulnerable. He was going to need a lot of care, and unfortunately I knew next to nothing about medical care. That was Mia's department, and I knew he didn't want to be around her right now.
"I'll teach you," Ladie said reading my mind the way oonly she could.
"How did you ?"
" I know you L ," She said smiling. I sighed in relief as we pulled into the drive, I just wanted to be next to V. Two days was an eternity to be away from someone you loved, especially when they were injured. The boys helped a drugged V into the spare room where he became more .. livid. "Where the fuck is L ! " he yelled looking around almost like he was afraid I would be no where to be found.
"I'm here baby," I said rushing in trying to push my way past the two guys blocking my way .
"Move," V practically growled causing them to back off.
"You gotta listen to me ," Leon said trying to talk since in to me.
"Mia knows what she'd doing dawg, let her help you."
"Fuck Mia ,and Spelnor I dont' want her in here!" he said pissed beyond belief, and drugged beyond rational thought.
"Then who the hell is gonna take care of you V?" Dom asked refusing to lose another friend.
" There's only two women I want to be seeing my half naked ass day in and day out, if you think I need a nurse maid."
"That is?"
"L, and Ladie," he said making My sister pop her head in the room.
Ladie "What?" I asked out loud suprised he could even stomach the sight of me. I knew him and my sister had many fights over weither or not to tell Leon where I was
" I know you know some shit about doctoring," he said slurred.
"If you want me to do this , you gotta listen to me V, cause I know how you are," I said pointing to him as I walked over.
"All rigth Nurse Ladie," he said snorting as I saw him wince in pain. I knew his pain medicine was wearing off, and I needed to get some things soon. Tilting my head I decided to call in a few favors. You couldn't live in Mexico without making some connections. A few phone calls later I grabbed my keys, and headed for the door.
"I'll be back in 20 minutes, V keep your arm elevated, don't' move too much ,and L watch his bandages, change them if you need to .Everyone else, give the man some space, he'll talk to you in the morning."
"I'm gonna get you something for that V," I said leaning over his bed as I kissed his forehead. I knew he was in pain, and I was finally gonna be there for my family the way I should have been all along