(Leon)
We had been there for almost a month, and Lad never ceased to amaze me.
Just watching her with the kids, V, and her garage. How had that frail girl
who'd left become this independent, and capable woman? Dom , and I were
back in the garage working with her, and Letty was almost well enough to
join us. It was like she'd switched places with Mia somehow. She was the
one who made sure we ate, cooking for us, keeping us going, that cheery
voice in the morning that greeted us with our cups of coffee.
Mother hood had truly changed her. Mia was starting to become her old self.
Ladie watching her , being there when she needed to talk, making sure she
never felt alone. L , and V were in their own little world. Only surfacing
for air for Breakfast, Lunch, and dinner, or when Lad made them be social.
I was trying to take things slow with Lad, but I wanted her so much, and it
had been so long .
(Lad)
Feeling eyes on me I wiped off my forehead smiled as I caught Leon starring. Seeing me , he looked up at the ceiling, and returned to working on his car. It made me feel good after all this time to have him still look that me that way. The time wasn't' right yet for us... but soon . Becoming immersed again in the car I sighed. Our two weeks were almost up , and we needed to tell the guys. Tonight, I decided shaking my head decisively. "Guys I have something to say," I said motioning for everyone to stay after we'd eaten.
"Ninos go with Aunt Mia," I said nodding at her.
"Come on guys let's go watch a movie," She said taking their hands. I smiled at them , she was going to make such a good mother . "Why don't I like this Leaindra?" Dom asked leaning back in his chair.
"Cause you won't " said shrugging. This was my place now, he didn't run things anymore.
"I came up with a plan."
"For what?" Leon asked narrowing his eyes.
"To get Jesse," I said leaving out the part about Spelnor. I knew if I told them that they'd never let us go. Mia needed him though, for more than one reason.
"No," Dom said shaking his head.
"Hay! You haven't even heard it," I said frustrated,
"Look what's already happened Llad," he said gesturing to the gloomy faces around the table.
"Dom trust me , its a good one," I said standing and pacing.
"Go on," Letty said speaking up for the first time. I knew the guilt from leaving Jesse was eating away at her one day at a time.
"It has to be perfectly timed, in , and out, in 15 minutes flat, enough time for a deversion ,and a quick exit from the hospital. "
"Are you going to just steal him?" Dom asked snorting.
"No , his "Sister" is going to check him out." I had everything planned down to a tee, the costume, the id's were made, and the walkie talkies were ready to go . I had everything we'd need to get him from La to Baja. I'm gonna have the girls all stationed incase something goes wrong. He's in room 123 on the first floor. I have Mia waiting in the car, and L under the window
I have a friend who knows some people, he's gona pull some strings, and place one of his people on the inside for us. She's gonna help us get in out, but as always we'll have a plan B.
"You sound like you've done this before," Dom said eyeing me wearily.
"That's because I have," i said making their eyes widen.
( Lad) I held my head high as they all gawked at me surprised . I had done what I needed to do to provide for my family. "What exactly did you do ?" Leon asked. "It was simple enough, they gave me an assignment and I went , and carried it out, They provided me with the out fit, the information, and I did what I was supposed too." "Dang Lad, you were involved in some Mafia stuff," Dom said snorting. "It really was," I said nodding " I never asked questions," I said squirming. I didn't' really like to talk about it much, almost afraid it would make them start calling again. " That was how I found out about Jesse."
I couldn't really turn it down when it was offered. It was an easy job, and good money. All I did was drop of information, deliver things to people; and sometimes receive things. All I had to do was keep my mouth shut, they were big time I knew. Sometimes they even flew me out of the country. I winced as I saw my sisters wide -eyed expression. I had never told her. I could never figure out a way to say Hey sis I'm breaking the law. There was a pregnant silence as they all absorbed the information., I wasn't' as innocent as I had been those years ago.
"When do you plan on leaving?" Dom said breaking the pause. "Two days," I said glancing over at Leon almost afraid of what I'd see in his eyes.
(Leon)
It was like my mind had gone blank. Lad, going illigeal? The two words together didn't sound right. This was the same girl who'd drag her hung over body out of bed to go to mass on Sundays. I placed my hand on her back gently rubbing . I was here for her now, forget her past. Together we had a future, and that was all that mattered. I let out a sigh as she sat on the edge of my chair leaning against me. I placed my head on her back, not wanting her to leave .
2 days later I breathed a huge sigh of relief as we finally left that day. My kids were going to stay with the guys, and surprisingly Letty didn't protest staying.
"So now are you going to tell us just how you plan on getting O'connor here?" L asked. "Well I heard through the grape vine , that he has been given quite the long vacation." "He get fired?" Mia asked finally coming to life. "Fired, no, he quit ." "He quit?" She asked shocked. "After all that. he just left," she mumbled more to herself then us. "Yeap." "Just how are you gonna get Brian to come back with us?" Mia asked leaning forward "I'm going go to tell him about your condition." "Oh my God , how did you know?" she asked. "I can just tell ," I said shrugging. It was true , women did get a glow.
2 days later
( L)
It felt good to finally stretch and be out of the Honda that was now covered in dust. We stood outside of the old house almost afraid to go in.
"Here Give me the key," Ladie said walking up to the porch. She had just disappeared when I heard a scream and then a male voice swearing. We ran in to find Ladie sitting on Brain beating the living crap out of him
"Stop! Its Brian!" I yelled grabbing her arm, and trying to pull her off. "What the hell, why are you lurking around for," She said shoving him away as she stood up. I heard Mia wince as she saw Brians' eye turning black, his lip busted. There went her whole " I never want to see that man again."
Feeling eyes on me I wiped off my forehead smiled as I caught Leon starring. Seeing me , he looked up at the ceiling, and returned to working on his car. It made me feel good after all this time to have him still look that me that way. The time wasn't' right yet for us... but soon . Becoming immersed again in the car I sighed. Our two weeks were almost up , and we needed to tell the guys. Tonight, I decided shaking my head decisively. "Guys I have something to say," I said motioning for everyone to stay after we'd eaten.
"Ninos go with Aunt Mia," I said nodding at her.
"Come on guys let's go watch a movie," She said taking their hands. I smiled at them , she was going to make such a good mother . "Why don't I like this Leaindra?" Dom asked leaning back in his chair.
"Cause you won't " said shrugging. This was my place now, he didn't run things anymore.
"I came up with a plan."
"For what?" Leon asked narrowing his eyes.
"To get Jesse," I said leaving out the part about Spelnor. I knew if I told them that they'd never let us go. Mia needed him though, for more than one reason.
"No," Dom said shaking his head.
"Hay! You haven't even heard it," I said frustrated,
"Look what's already happened Llad," he said gesturing to the gloomy faces around the table.
"Dom trust me , its a good one," I said standing and pacing.
"Go on," Letty said speaking up for the first time. I knew the guilt from leaving Jesse was eating away at her one day at a time.
"It has to be perfectly timed, in , and out, in 15 minutes flat, enough time for a deversion ,and a quick exit from the hospital. "
"Are you going to just steal him?" Dom asked snorting.
"No , his "Sister" is going to check him out." I had everything planned down to a tee, the costume, the id's were made, and the walkie talkies were ready to go . I had everything we'd need to get him from La to Baja. I'm gonna have the girls all stationed incase something goes wrong. He's in room 123 on the first floor. I have Mia waiting in the car, and L under the window
I have a friend who knows some people, he's gona pull some strings, and place one of his people on the inside for us. She's gonna help us get in out, but as always we'll have a plan B.
"You sound like you've done this before," Dom said eyeing me wearily.
"That's because I have," i said making their eyes widen.
( Lad) I held my head high as they all gawked at me surprised . I had done what I needed to do to provide for my family. "What exactly did you do ?" Leon asked. "It was simple enough, they gave me an assignment and I went , and carried it out, They provided me with the out fit, the information, and I did what I was supposed too." "Dang Lad, you were involved in some Mafia stuff," Dom said snorting. "It really was," I said nodding " I never asked questions," I said squirming. I didn't' really like to talk about it much, almost afraid it would make them start calling again. " That was how I found out about Jesse."
I couldn't really turn it down when it was offered. It was an easy job, and good money. All I did was drop of information, deliver things to people; and sometimes receive things. All I had to do was keep my mouth shut, they were big time I knew. Sometimes they even flew me out of the country. I winced as I saw my sisters wide -eyed expression. I had never told her. I could never figure out a way to say Hey sis I'm breaking the law. There was a pregnant silence as they all absorbed the information., I wasn't' as innocent as I had been those years ago.
"When do you plan on leaving?" Dom said breaking the pause. "Two days," I said glancing over at Leon almost afraid of what I'd see in his eyes.
(Leon)
It was like my mind had gone blank. Lad, going illigeal? The two words together didn't sound right. This was the same girl who'd drag her hung over body out of bed to go to mass on Sundays. I placed my hand on her back gently rubbing . I was here for her now, forget her past. Together we had a future, and that was all that mattered. I let out a sigh as she sat on the edge of my chair leaning against me. I placed my head on her back, not wanting her to leave .
2 days later I breathed a huge sigh of relief as we finally left that day. My kids were going to stay with the guys, and surprisingly Letty didn't protest staying.
"So now are you going to tell us just how you plan on getting O'connor here?" L asked. "Well I heard through the grape vine , that he has been given quite the long vacation." "He get fired?" Mia asked finally coming to life. "Fired, no, he quit ." "He quit?" She asked shocked. "After all that. he just left," she mumbled more to herself then us. "Yeap." "Just how are you gonna get Brian to come back with us?" Mia asked leaning forward "I'm going go to tell him about your condition." "Oh my God , how did you know?" she asked. "I can just tell ," I said shrugging. It was true , women did get a glow.
2 days later
( L)
It felt good to finally stretch and be out of the Honda that was now covered in dust. We stood outside of the old house almost afraid to go in.
"Here Give me the key," Ladie said walking up to the porch. She had just disappeared when I heard a scream and then a male voice swearing. We ran in to find Ladie sitting on Brain beating the living crap out of him
"Stop! Its Brian!" I yelled grabbing her arm, and trying to pull her off. "What the hell, why are you lurking around for," She said shoving him away as she stood up. I heard Mia wince as she saw Brians' eye turning black, his lip busted. There went her whole " I never want to see that man again."