Lad

We decided to keep a secret for as long as possible; and I finally moved back in with Jesse. Brain Earl Spelnor was becoming a familiar site, but he made me nervous. He tried just a little too hard sometimes. V was convinced he was a cop, and I was starting to wonder.

"Where are you going this late?" I asked watching the guys get ready to leave.

"To check on Spelnor, " V growled making me shake my head.

"Want to come?" Dom asked surprising me. It had been along time since I'd hung with just my boys

"I'm game," I said grabbing DOm's leather jacket as I followed Jesse out. Going back to the litter sister who wanted to be just like her big bro again. Slowly, but surely we were coming to an understanding.

I wanted to puke as I watched Spelnor shimmy up a drain pipe at Hectors garage

"What the hell is he doing?" I mumured scooting closer to V in the back- seat to get a closer look.

"I told you Dom, he's a cop!" V hissed punching the seat.

"We don't' know anything yet," Doom said his gravely voice raised, demanding silence.

"Lad, V come with me, Jesse you stay and keep a look out."

He started to protest, but I silenced him with a look. If he said something now Dom would know something was wrong. This was the way it had always been . V his right hand me , and me his left. We'd been a team with LEtty since what seemed like the beginning of time. Even before Leon, and Jesse were around. Mia was the mom who'd always patched us up when we fell.

I stood on tiptoes leaning against V's back as I watched Spelnor from a safely hidden position.

"He's just checking out the cars?" I asked not seeing the point.

"He noses like a cop, " V said refusing to let go of his original theory.

We scrambled down to wait in the alley as he walked back. I winced as V sent a hard blow to his head with the shot gun he kept stored in his trunk. I followed silently behind like a shadow as he dragged his thin body. After he nodded to I knelt over him looking him straight in the eye.

"If you ever hurt Mia, this will look like a walk in the park," I whispered, before standing and once again taking my place in the shadow behind DOm.

I listened to his "Excuse" for being there, but I wasn't' sure if I believed him or not Looking from Dom. to V I realized they weren't sure either.

I waited in the car with Jesse as they went into the Tran's . This was closer than I ever wanted to be to Lance again.

"What happened?

Jesse asked turning to face me.

"I think he is going to cause a lot of trouble, I said telling him what had gone on.

1 month later

I was coming down the stairs when I tripped screaming. The breathe Left me as Brian caught me in mid fall. Shaking I wrapped my arms around his neck to steady myself.

"Hey you're ok," he said as everyone rushed to the bottom of the steps.

"Ladie!" Jesse said running in from the back. "Are you ok, is the baby?"

"baby?" everyone exclaimed turning to look at me mouths gaping.

"Surprise?" I asked meekly .