Title: "There's No Place Like Home"
Summary: Kendra is returning home to LA after 3 years, with her best friend Riley from San Diego. There is only one person that she wants to see, and only one person who can help her. Her best friend from when she lived in LA.... Leon Santos
Name: Kendra Eden Parker/Age: 23/Hair: Black... Red and purple highlights... Long/Eyes: Dark green/Height: 5'5"/Weight: 116lbs/Peircings: 4 on right ear... 5 on the left... Belly button... Nose/Tattoos: "Heaven's Angel" in Japanese on small of back... Cross in middle of the back... Angel with devil horns next to "heaven's angel"/Car: Silver Honda S2002. Black racing stripes
Name: Riley Ann DiCarlo/Age: 21/Hair: Light brown... Shoulder length... Layered/Eyes: Green/Height: 5'2/Weight: 115lbs/Piercings: 3 in each lower ear... Right cartilage pierced... Belly button/Tattoos: A frog on her lower back... When she has low ride pants on, looks like frog is looking over pants. Butterfly on her left shoulder/Car: Black prelude 1992
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CHAPTER 4 ~Vince's POV~
I sighed and rolled over in my bed. There's no hope of sleeping in this house when everyone else is awake. They're all loud, and it's like none of them sleep. Jesse on his computer, Leon's been running around talking about Kendra and Riley, Letty just being Letty, while Mia was being the mothering type trying to get everything together at the store, at home, and did her part at the garage. Dom and Brian were up to something none of us knew about, but I'm sure we'll all find out. Secrets don't stay secrets between each other around here long.
I walked out of my room and down the hallway. Leon was coming up the stairs with a cup of coffee looking the happiest I've ever seen him.
"What's with you?"
"Kendra is coming for dinner tonight, Riley too I think." He smiled after taking a sip of his coffee. I shook my head.
"Why don't you just ask her out and be done with it?"
"Ask who out?" I know he's not that dense. He's just in denial. So is Kendra.
"Who?" I looked at me confused. "Kendra, Leon. I'm talking about Kendra." He rolled his eyes. "Denial."
"I'm not in denial."
"You're in love with her, just ask her out bro, cause I mean she likes you too."
"I'm not in love with her. She's my best friend."
"Denial." I told him again. He knew he was. He's just too damn stubborn to admit it. "And what about us? We aren't your friends anymore? You replacing us with her?"
"You know what I mean." I nodded.
"Anymore coffee left?" Easy way to change the subject, if I pushed him more about it then he'd get pissed. He doesn't like being pushed. Found that out the hard way more then once.
"Yeah better get some before anyone else gets to it." He laughed continuing up the steps. I walked down the rest of the stairs and into the living room. Brian and Dom were in the kitchen talking. I stopped to listen.
"When are they coming?"
"Leon said around 5 or 5:30."
"And we're gonna bring this up how?" Dom didn't answer for at least a good ten or fifteen seconds.
"We get her alone, and we confront her." He didn't sound too sure. But what were they talking about? Something to do with Kendra or Riley. They're the only ones coming over tonight. There is definitely something going on, and it doesn't sound good at all. Whatever it is, I want to know about it, and I will find out.
~Letty's POV~
Dom is acting really different. He has hardly been talking, but he's been in really deep zone, or something, since yesterday. All started when Kendra and Riley got here. Riley is okay I guess, but Kendra is a different story. I think she likes Dom. But I know that Leon likes her. I don't think I've ever seen him like this. I personally don't like her, but I'll do my best for Leon's sake.
"Do you know what's up with Dom?" I asked walking into the kitchen as Dom and Brian walked out and went their own ways leaving Vince there with his coffee.
"No idea. Your boyfriend, not mine." I didn't look too happy since Dom and I have been having a few problems, and Vince could see right through me. "What's wrong girl?" I sat down at the kitchen table next to him and sighed.
"I think he likes Kendra." He looked at me with wide eyes.
"Are you crazy? I mean really, have you lost it?"
"No. Its just he,"
"He loves you, and plus he knows that Leon likes her. He wouldn't do that to you."
"How do you know?"
"Letty, he loves you more then anything."
"But,"
"No, Letty, he does. You know it, I know it, we all know it. And you know that Kendra and Leon like each other, so she isn't the problem."
"So, Leon told you that he likes her?"
"More or less."
"I still don't like her."
"You don't like anyone." He laughed.
"And what if Dom likes her?" He rolled his eyes and took a sip of coffee.
"He doesn't like her. He doesn't even know her. Kendra isn't part of the problem. Don't put it on her because you're being.." He stopped and thought for the right word. "Insecure." Clearly not the right word. I gave him a cold look, and he realized what he said. "I'm just saying,"
"Well I'm just saying what if she tries to go after him?"
"One, she wouldn't cause she likes Leon."
"Well yeah,"
"Two, you'd beat the shit out of her before she'd get close enough to Dom." I smiled. "And three, Dom would never do that to you." Vince was right I guess. Now I just had to fully make myself believe it. I still don't like her though.
~Riley's POV/Later that day~
"Come on Kendra, we gotta go! I wanna see Jesse!" I called from the living room.
"Well, I wanna look nice, so calm the fuck down, and let me get dressed!" She yelled back, from in her room.
"You looked fine in the first outfit you had on!"
"Leon doesn't like purple. Neither do I!" And she says that I'm insane?
"Then what's he's favorite color?"
"Blue, and yellow. Red and black I think too. Umm," Okay, this was going to take a while, and I won't get to see Jesse.
"Jesus christ, let me in." I said as I got up and walked to her room. I opened the door and I couldn't even see the floor. It was all covered in clothes. I didn't know she has this many clothes. Kendra was in a bathrobe, and had her hair wrapped in a towel.
"Help me!"
"You said he likes black right?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he does."
"Yeah well, lets hope so." I started picking up clothes, and quickly put together an outfit for her. Took her an hour and a half, and she still couldn't find something, takes me what? Two minutes? Again, she says that I'm insane? "Here." I handed her a light blue jean skirt and a black and sliver tank top that had rhinestones that spelled out "heaven's angel" just like her tattoos. I went digging through her closet looking for shoes when I found her black knee high boots. "And these." I threw them on her bed, and walked back into the living room, shutting the door behind me. "And lets hurry up would ya?"
Only took her fifteen minutes at the most to get ready. I have to say I was surprised. She checked herself in the mirror, which was the only thing we had hung up on the wall, and then walked to the front door.
"Alright, how's this?" She turned around with her arms lifted in the air.
"Great. I love it. Ready now?" She nodded.
"Let's go." Finally!
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Summary: Kendra is returning home to LA after 3 years, with her best friend Riley from San Diego. There is only one person that she wants to see, and only one person who can help her. Her best friend from when she lived in LA.... Leon Santos
Name: Kendra Eden Parker/Age: 23/Hair: Black... Red and purple highlights... Long/Eyes: Dark green/Height: 5'5"/Weight: 116lbs/Peircings: 4 on right ear... 5 on the left... Belly button... Nose/Tattoos: "Heaven's Angel" in Japanese on small of back... Cross in middle of the back... Angel with devil horns next to "heaven's angel"/Car: Silver Honda S2002. Black racing stripes
Name: Riley Ann DiCarlo/Age: 21/Hair: Light brown... Shoulder length... Layered/Eyes: Green/Height: 5'2/Weight: 115lbs/Piercings: 3 in each lower ear... Right cartilage pierced... Belly button/Tattoos: A frog on her lower back... When she has low ride pants on, looks like frog is looking over pants. Butterfly on her left shoulder/Car: Black prelude 1992
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CHAPTER 4 ~Vince's POV~
I sighed and rolled over in my bed. There's no hope of sleeping in this house when everyone else is awake. They're all loud, and it's like none of them sleep. Jesse on his computer, Leon's been running around talking about Kendra and Riley, Letty just being Letty, while Mia was being the mothering type trying to get everything together at the store, at home, and did her part at the garage. Dom and Brian were up to something none of us knew about, but I'm sure we'll all find out. Secrets don't stay secrets between each other around here long.
I walked out of my room and down the hallway. Leon was coming up the stairs with a cup of coffee looking the happiest I've ever seen him.
"What's with you?"
"Kendra is coming for dinner tonight, Riley too I think." He smiled after taking a sip of his coffee. I shook my head.
"Why don't you just ask her out and be done with it?"
"Ask who out?" I know he's not that dense. He's just in denial. So is Kendra.
"Who?" I looked at me confused. "Kendra, Leon. I'm talking about Kendra." He rolled his eyes. "Denial."
"I'm not in denial."
"You're in love with her, just ask her out bro, cause I mean she likes you too."
"I'm not in love with her. She's my best friend."
"Denial." I told him again. He knew he was. He's just too damn stubborn to admit it. "And what about us? We aren't your friends anymore? You replacing us with her?"
"You know what I mean." I nodded.
"Anymore coffee left?" Easy way to change the subject, if I pushed him more about it then he'd get pissed. He doesn't like being pushed. Found that out the hard way more then once.
"Yeah better get some before anyone else gets to it." He laughed continuing up the steps. I walked down the rest of the stairs and into the living room. Brian and Dom were in the kitchen talking. I stopped to listen.
"When are they coming?"
"Leon said around 5 or 5:30."
"And we're gonna bring this up how?" Dom didn't answer for at least a good ten or fifteen seconds.
"We get her alone, and we confront her." He didn't sound too sure. But what were they talking about? Something to do with Kendra or Riley. They're the only ones coming over tonight. There is definitely something going on, and it doesn't sound good at all. Whatever it is, I want to know about it, and I will find out.
~Letty's POV~
Dom is acting really different. He has hardly been talking, but he's been in really deep zone, or something, since yesterday. All started when Kendra and Riley got here. Riley is okay I guess, but Kendra is a different story. I think she likes Dom. But I know that Leon likes her. I don't think I've ever seen him like this. I personally don't like her, but I'll do my best for Leon's sake.
"Do you know what's up with Dom?" I asked walking into the kitchen as Dom and Brian walked out and went their own ways leaving Vince there with his coffee.
"No idea. Your boyfriend, not mine." I didn't look too happy since Dom and I have been having a few problems, and Vince could see right through me. "What's wrong girl?" I sat down at the kitchen table next to him and sighed.
"I think he likes Kendra." He looked at me with wide eyes.
"Are you crazy? I mean really, have you lost it?"
"No. Its just he,"
"He loves you, and plus he knows that Leon likes her. He wouldn't do that to you."
"How do you know?"
"Letty, he loves you more then anything."
"But,"
"No, Letty, he does. You know it, I know it, we all know it. And you know that Kendra and Leon like each other, so she isn't the problem."
"So, Leon told you that he likes her?"
"More or less."
"I still don't like her."
"You don't like anyone." He laughed.
"And what if Dom likes her?" He rolled his eyes and took a sip of coffee.
"He doesn't like her. He doesn't even know her. Kendra isn't part of the problem. Don't put it on her because you're being.." He stopped and thought for the right word. "Insecure." Clearly not the right word. I gave him a cold look, and he realized what he said. "I'm just saying,"
"Well I'm just saying what if she tries to go after him?"
"One, she wouldn't cause she likes Leon."
"Well yeah,"
"Two, you'd beat the shit out of her before she'd get close enough to Dom." I smiled. "And three, Dom would never do that to you." Vince was right I guess. Now I just had to fully make myself believe it. I still don't like her though.
~Riley's POV/Later that day~
"Come on Kendra, we gotta go! I wanna see Jesse!" I called from the living room.
"Well, I wanna look nice, so calm the fuck down, and let me get dressed!" She yelled back, from in her room.
"You looked fine in the first outfit you had on!"
"Leon doesn't like purple. Neither do I!" And she says that I'm insane?
"Then what's he's favorite color?"
"Blue, and yellow. Red and black I think too. Umm," Okay, this was going to take a while, and I won't get to see Jesse.
"Jesus christ, let me in." I said as I got up and walked to her room. I opened the door and I couldn't even see the floor. It was all covered in clothes. I didn't know she has this many clothes. Kendra was in a bathrobe, and had her hair wrapped in a towel.
"Help me!"
"You said he likes black right?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he does."
"Yeah well, lets hope so." I started picking up clothes, and quickly put together an outfit for her. Took her an hour and a half, and she still couldn't find something, takes me what? Two minutes? Again, she says that I'm insane? "Here." I handed her a light blue jean skirt and a black and sliver tank top that had rhinestones that spelled out "heaven's angel" just like her tattoos. I went digging through her closet looking for shoes when I found her black knee high boots. "And these." I threw them on her bed, and walked back into the living room, shutting the door behind me. "And lets hurry up would ya?"
Only took her fifteen minutes at the most to get ready. I have to say I was surprised. She checked herself in the mirror, which was the only thing we had hung up on the wall, and then walked to the front door.
"Alright, how's this?" She turned around with her arms lifted in the air.
"Great. I love it. Ready now?" She nodded.
"Let's go." Finally!
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