Chapter 5
The following morning Rebecca was wakened by a knock on her door. She scrambled out of bed and found Megan smiling at her.
"Hey Megan."
"Good morning, I was hoping you were up but I'll go if you want to go back to sleep," Megan told her before turning.
"No," Rebecca said while opening the door wider. "Come on in!"
Megan sat down at the kitchen table and felt déjà vu. She done this before so many times, only Ally would be making coffee not Rebecca.
While the coffee was brewing, Rebecca took her seat at the table.
"Did you all have a good time last night?"
Megan smiled then said, "Yeah, it was nice to see everyone."
Rebecca could tell something was on Megan's mind. "So tell me about that Leon person. I really didn't get to meet him."
"He's Leon."
"Just Leon huh?" Rebecca knew she picked the right person to talk about. She saw the way Megan's eyes lit up when his name was mentioned.
"How long have you been here?" Megan asked, hoping the conversation would change.
"Almost 4 years."
"You moved in not that long after I left LA"
Rebecca had no clue as to where this conversation was going. She decided to get straight to the point. "Megan, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why did you come back?"
Megan was taken aback by the question. She laughed a little then said, "Dom called and said that Letty was having a baby and she wanted the team to come and be with her."
"Why did it take you so long to come and see her?"
"I..."
Rebecca leaned forward in her chair then said, "You and Leon?"
"What?"
"Where you and Leon involved?"
Megan stared at Rebecca. This was too creepy, Megan only come over to invite Rebecca to lunch with her Letty and Mia. She didn't expect this. "No...Yes...Sort of."
"I just noticed the way he acted yesterday when he saw you and...I shouldn't do that. I have a bad habit of bringing up things that people don't want to talk about."
"That was a long time ago. It's done with. The reason I came over was that Letty, Mia and I are going to lunch and we wanted you to come."
"That would be great."
Megan jumped up and told her that they would be leaving around 11:50.
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That was strange! I can't believe she brought up Leon. This is too weird. Megan was steadily talking to herself when she ran into Leon.
"Shit Megan, I'm sorry!"
She looked up at and stared for a moment, "It's OK."
"You look good," he told her.
She smiled, making him smile. "Thank you Leon."
"I...ah..." Leon was trying to get the words out, any words out. He couldn't with her staring up at him. Damn why is this so hard?
"Yo Leon!" Dom yelled after he opened the car door. "You coming man?"
Leon nodded to Dom then smiled back down at Megan.
"I guess I will see you later?" he asked.
"Sure."
As Leon rushed down the driveway, Megan placed her hand on her head. She didn't like this, there was this imaginary line between them. All these years apart and he shouldn't be affecting her so. You're a grown woman! This is a silly crush that you can't let go of! He doesn't want you anymore, if he did he wouldn't have let you go so easily all those years ago. He would have found you and made you come back home!
~~~~~
Mia was in the living room talking with Letty and Megan when Brian called her on her cell.
"Hey baby!"
She frowned then said, "No he isn't here. Dom, Leon and Vince went to see Harry."
"Okay...Yeah. I love you too!"
She put the phone back in her purse then shook her head.
"What's up?" Letty asked.
"Brian's on a mission to see Vince. Didn't think I'd live to see that."
Mia wondered what was up with Brian's sudden interest to see Vince but she pushed her thoughts back. She wanted to spend this time with Letty and Megan.
"So is Rebecca coming to lunch?"
Megan nodded then announced, "Yeah she'll be ready whenever we are."
"Good," Mia said while settling back in her seat. "This is weird, us all being here. It's like the old days."
Letty smiled then ran her hands over her belly. She laughed when thinking of Ally when she was pregnant. "I never thought Dom and I would have a kid."
"Me either!" Mia added before laughing herself.
"I'm happy for you Letty," Megan said while leaning over and rubbing Letty's belly.
The three women laughed but then went silent. Their moods turned darker all the sudden.
"I miss them" Letty said.
"I miss Ally's laugh" Mia added. "When I met her, I was a little worried I wouldn't like her. But then we just clicked and I knew I wanted her apart of my life."
Megan grinned before saying, "When she met you Mia. She called me up and said that she had just met the perfect girl. I laughed and understood what she meant. You were everything she wanted to be. She cared for you very much."
Mia felt her eyes fill up with tears. "She didn't want to be like me. I wanted to be like her. Free, saying what I wanted and not giving a shit what anyone else said."
Letty sighed while making herself more comfortable on the couch. "I loved that whole Led Zeppelin thing. She was crazy about them! And her and Vince. I swear those two were like two magnets fighting not to touch one another."
"She called me one night late, " Megan began saying. "She told me that Vince had been mean to her again. I told her why should she care. She didn't like him! She told me that no matter how mean he was she still wanted him. I can just image how bad she was playing the entire thing off. Like she didn't like him."
Mia and Letty laughed. "When he kissed her outside that party in Hollywood. I swear to God I thought she was gonna faint!" Mia added in.
"I just can't believe she's gone." Megan whispered before lowering her head into her hands.
Mia got up and sat next to her. "Megan, it's OK. Let it out!"
"I shouldn't have come here." Megan said. "Letty I really wanted to see you and I thought I could handle this. But..."
"Leon" Letty knew what Megan was getting at. "It's Leon."
"Why? He hasn't tried to call me or find me. Goddamnit Why?"
Mia rubbed a comforting hand on Megan's back while saying, "Leon doesn't want to get hurt. After Jesse died he shut himself off for so long. Then he started to be himself again, you came into his life. Vincent wrapped him around his little finger. But then when the accident happened, I think Leon wanted to make believe that it wasn't real. He couldn't deal with what was happening."
"Megan," Letty said, " Leon loves you. He still does, I can tell. Don't think he didn't want to see you or talk to you."
Megan sat up and wiped her eyes. She smiled at the two women sitting next to her. She was thankful of their support and hoped their words would help her during her visit.
~~~~~
Brian pulled up to Harry's and saw Dom's car. He jumped out and slowly made his way in.
"Well, look what dragged his ass in here" Harry said while walking out from behind the counter. "How are you O'Connor?"
Brian smiled then extended his hand towards the older man, "I'm fine Harry how are you?"
"Great, Dom and them are in the back checking the car out. Go back there!"
"Thanks Harry."
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"This car is sweet brother," Leon declared while running his hand along the length of the car. "Baby blue, this car is hot!"
Vince smiled and shook his head. Leon was the same, he had this strange way of falling in love with cars. He inherited that quality from Jesse.
"Can anyone join this party?"
Dom, Leon and Vince turned around and saw Brian standing with his hands in his pockets.
"Officer O'Connor" Leon stated before walking up to Brian and giving him a hug. "How are you bro?"
"Good and you Leon?"
"Fine."
Brian looked over at Dom and said, "Dom."
"Hey Brian."
Vince walked up to Brian and glared at him for a minute. Both Leon and Dom tensed up for a moment. "How are you Vince?"
"OK and you?" Vince asked.
"Good."
Brian grinned then stepped forward, he hugged Vince. Dom and Leon stared at one another then back at Brian and Vince.
"What's that about?" asked Leon.
"Don't want to know!" Dom answered.
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On the way back to Dom's house. Vince opted to ride with Brian. After they pulled away from Harry's, Vince asked.
"Where is it now?"
Brian looked over at Vince then said, "Three dead gang members. They were paid an undisclosed amount of money to hit Dom but..."
"What happened to them?" Vince asked. "Who killed them?"
"We don't know. One of the men had a girlfriend but no one can find her. We were told that on the night of their deaths, the three men met outside her apartment. But nothing!"
Vince let his hand fall out of the window. He opened his palm up and felt the air flowing past it. "I wanted to say thank you for all your help Brian."
"Don't Vince, you would do the same for me. I just wish..."
Brian was stopped by Vince. "I know brother. I know."
~~~~~
The guys arrived at the house a few minutes before Letty and them were leaving. Leon decided to invited himself which started a chain reaction.
The following morning Rebecca was wakened by a knock on her door. She scrambled out of bed and found Megan smiling at her.
"Hey Megan."
"Good morning, I was hoping you were up but I'll go if you want to go back to sleep," Megan told her before turning.
"No," Rebecca said while opening the door wider. "Come on in!"
Megan sat down at the kitchen table and felt déjà vu. She done this before so many times, only Ally would be making coffee not Rebecca.
While the coffee was brewing, Rebecca took her seat at the table.
"Did you all have a good time last night?"
Megan smiled then said, "Yeah, it was nice to see everyone."
Rebecca could tell something was on Megan's mind. "So tell me about that Leon person. I really didn't get to meet him."
"He's Leon."
"Just Leon huh?" Rebecca knew she picked the right person to talk about. She saw the way Megan's eyes lit up when his name was mentioned.
"How long have you been here?" Megan asked, hoping the conversation would change.
"Almost 4 years."
"You moved in not that long after I left LA"
Rebecca had no clue as to where this conversation was going. She decided to get straight to the point. "Megan, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why did you come back?"
Megan was taken aback by the question. She laughed a little then said, "Dom called and said that Letty was having a baby and she wanted the team to come and be with her."
"Why did it take you so long to come and see her?"
"I..."
Rebecca leaned forward in her chair then said, "You and Leon?"
"What?"
"Where you and Leon involved?"
Megan stared at Rebecca. This was too creepy, Megan only come over to invite Rebecca to lunch with her Letty and Mia. She didn't expect this. "No...Yes...Sort of."
"I just noticed the way he acted yesterday when he saw you and...I shouldn't do that. I have a bad habit of bringing up things that people don't want to talk about."
"That was a long time ago. It's done with. The reason I came over was that Letty, Mia and I are going to lunch and we wanted you to come."
"That would be great."
Megan jumped up and told her that they would be leaving around 11:50.
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That was strange! I can't believe she brought up Leon. This is too weird. Megan was steadily talking to herself when she ran into Leon.
"Shit Megan, I'm sorry!"
She looked up at and stared for a moment, "It's OK."
"You look good," he told her.
She smiled, making him smile. "Thank you Leon."
"I...ah..." Leon was trying to get the words out, any words out. He couldn't with her staring up at him. Damn why is this so hard?
"Yo Leon!" Dom yelled after he opened the car door. "You coming man?"
Leon nodded to Dom then smiled back down at Megan.
"I guess I will see you later?" he asked.
"Sure."
As Leon rushed down the driveway, Megan placed her hand on her head. She didn't like this, there was this imaginary line between them. All these years apart and he shouldn't be affecting her so. You're a grown woman! This is a silly crush that you can't let go of! He doesn't want you anymore, if he did he wouldn't have let you go so easily all those years ago. He would have found you and made you come back home!
~~~~~
Mia was in the living room talking with Letty and Megan when Brian called her on her cell.
"Hey baby!"
She frowned then said, "No he isn't here. Dom, Leon and Vince went to see Harry."
"Okay...Yeah. I love you too!"
She put the phone back in her purse then shook her head.
"What's up?" Letty asked.
"Brian's on a mission to see Vince. Didn't think I'd live to see that."
Mia wondered what was up with Brian's sudden interest to see Vince but she pushed her thoughts back. She wanted to spend this time with Letty and Megan.
"So is Rebecca coming to lunch?"
Megan nodded then announced, "Yeah she'll be ready whenever we are."
"Good," Mia said while settling back in her seat. "This is weird, us all being here. It's like the old days."
Letty smiled then ran her hands over her belly. She laughed when thinking of Ally when she was pregnant. "I never thought Dom and I would have a kid."
"Me either!" Mia added before laughing herself.
"I'm happy for you Letty," Megan said while leaning over and rubbing Letty's belly.
The three women laughed but then went silent. Their moods turned darker all the sudden.
"I miss them" Letty said.
"I miss Ally's laugh" Mia added. "When I met her, I was a little worried I wouldn't like her. But then we just clicked and I knew I wanted her apart of my life."
Megan grinned before saying, "When she met you Mia. She called me up and said that she had just met the perfect girl. I laughed and understood what she meant. You were everything she wanted to be. She cared for you very much."
Mia felt her eyes fill up with tears. "She didn't want to be like me. I wanted to be like her. Free, saying what I wanted and not giving a shit what anyone else said."
Letty sighed while making herself more comfortable on the couch. "I loved that whole Led Zeppelin thing. She was crazy about them! And her and Vince. I swear those two were like two magnets fighting not to touch one another."
"She called me one night late, " Megan began saying. "She told me that Vince had been mean to her again. I told her why should she care. She didn't like him! She told me that no matter how mean he was she still wanted him. I can just image how bad she was playing the entire thing off. Like she didn't like him."
Mia and Letty laughed. "When he kissed her outside that party in Hollywood. I swear to God I thought she was gonna faint!" Mia added in.
"I just can't believe she's gone." Megan whispered before lowering her head into her hands.
Mia got up and sat next to her. "Megan, it's OK. Let it out!"
"I shouldn't have come here." Megan said. "Letty I really wanted to see you and I thought I could handle this. But..."
"Leon" Letty knew what Megan was getting at. "It's Leon."
"Why? He hasn't tried to call me or find me. Goddamnit Why?"
Mia rubbed a comforting hand on Megan's back while saying, "Leon doesn't want to get hurt. After Jesse died he shut himself off for so long. Then he started to be himself again, you came into his life. Vincent wrapped him around his little finger. But then when the accident happened, I think Leon wanted to make believe that it wasn't real. He couldn't deal with what was happening."
"Megan," Letty said, " Leon loves you. He still does, I can tell. Don't think he didn't want to see you or talk to you."
Megan sat up and wiped her eyes. She smiled at the two women sitting next to her. She was thankful of their support and hoped their words would help her during her visit.
~~~~~
Brian pulled up to Harry's and saw Dom's car. He jumped out and slowly made his way in.
"Well, look what dragged his ass in here" Harry said while walking out from behind the counter. "How are you O'Connor?"
Brian smiled then extended his hand towards the older man, "I'm fine Harry how are you?"
"Great, Dom and them are in the back checking the car out. Go back there!"
"Thanks Harry."
~~~~~
"This car is sweet brother," Leon declared while running his hand along the length of the car. "Baby blue, this car is hot!"
Vince smiled and shook his head. Leon was the same, he had this strange way of falling in love with cars. He inherited that quality from Jesse.
"Can anyone join this party?"
Dom, Leon and Vince turned around and saw Brian standing with his hands in his pockets.
"Officer O'Connor" Leon stated before walking up to Brian and giving him a hug. "How are you bro?"
"Good and you Leon?"
"Fine."
Brian looked over at Dom and said, "Dom."
"Hey Brian."
Vince walked up to Brian and glared at him for a minute. Both Leon and Dom tensed up for a moment. "How are you Vince?"
"OK and you?" Vince asked.
"Good."
Brian grinned then stepped forward, he hugged Vince. Dom and Leon stared at one another then back at Brian and Vince.
"What's that about?" asked Leon.
"Don't want to know!" Dom answered.
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On the way back to Dom's house. Vince opted to ride with Brian. After they pulled away from Harry's, Vince asked.
"Where is it now?"
Brian looked over at Vince then said, "Three dead gang members. They were paid an undisclosed amount of money to hit Dom but..."
"What happened to them?" Vince asked. "Who killed them?"
"We don't know. One of the men had a girlfriend but no one can find her. We were told that on the night of their deaths, the three men met outside her apartment. But nothing!"
Vince let his hand fall out of the window. He opened his palm up and felt the air flowing past it. "I wanted to say thank you for all your help Brian."
"Don't Vince, you would do the same for me. I just wish..."
Brian was stopped by Vince. "I know brother. I know."
~~~~~
The guys arrived at the house a few minutes before Letty and them were leaving. Leon decided to invited himself which started a chain reaction.