Chapter 4
The morning after the dinner party, Theresa seem to be floating around the house. She was smiling and humming. Maggie sat at the kitchen table watching her sister.
"What is wrong with you?"
"Oh nothing just happy!"
Maggie rolled her eyes then stated, "That boy."
"What!?"
"Jesse, you like him don't you?"
Theresa smiled down at her sister then said, "He's very nice and yes if you must know I like him."
"Theresa you know it's dangerous getting close to someone so soon after what happened with Kevin." Maggie said sounding like a broken record.
"Mags, I love you and I can't thank you enough for taking care of me and John. But I am well aware of what happened with Kevin and I don't want to shut myself off to world or to another man."
"I'm not trying to preach to you sis. I just don't want you or Johnny to get hurt anymore."
Theresa walked over and put an arm around her sister's shoulder. "Mags we are gonna be fine. Don't worry so much!"
Maggie wanted desperately not to worry about them but she couldn't help it. What happened with Kevin was still so real for her. Every time she looked at Theresa, the memory of her sister lying in a hospital bed filled her mind. That bastard almost killed Theresa and she couldn't understand how her sister was dealing with it so calmly. What Maggie didn't know was that Theresa dealt with what happened between her and Kevin everyday. She bore the scars on her body. The memories still clear in her mind.
"Come on sis we have to get ready for John!"
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Jesse sat in front of the living room window; he was sitting there staring across the street. He wished he would be cool like Leon or Dom so he could just go over there and say hello or something really interesting. Leon walked into the living room from the kitchen and began laughing.
"Still there brother?"
Jesse ignored him.
"Jess just get off your punk ass and go over there!"
"I can't"
"Brother you got to grow some bigger balls."
Jesse turned and glared at Leon, "Just drop it!"
Leon chuckled then turned on the television.
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John arrived around 11:30 am and was met with some balloons. He grinned when he saw his mother and aunt. Theresa ran over to him and picked him up into her arms.
"Hey baby" she said while kissing him.
"Mamma I missed you!"
Maggie smiled; she felt a small weight lifted off her shoulders. She felt that Theresa and John were safer with her then anyone else.
"Mags!" the little boy yelled when Maggie caught his eyes.
Theresa let go of her son and watched as he ran over to Maggie.
"Hey buddy!" Maggie said while picking him up.
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A couple of hours after John's homecoming, the boy was fast asleep in his new bedroom. Maggie and Theresa sat on the front porch both feeling a bit peaceful.
"So do you think we'll see them again?" Maggie asked when noticing the Toretto house.
"I hope we will they very nice"
"You just want to see Jesse again" Maggie said while smiling at her sister.
"You're just mad that Vince hasn't come over to hit on you again!"
"What, you're crazy Theresa."
Theresa smiled to herself. She saw the way Vince was staring at Maggie last night. Her sister was like an open book, Maggie was more than just attracted to Vince. It seemed the over protective older sister may have what some would call a lust filled crush.
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It took a week for Jesse to muster up enough nerve to go and see Theresa. She started to think he didn't really like her but late one afternoon a knock came to the front door. She opened it up and saw his sweet smile.
"Hi Jesse" she said while trying not to sound to happy.
"Hello Theresa, I just wanted to come by and see how you were doing?"
"I'm fine would you like to come in?" she asked hoping he would say yes.
Jesse smiled then nodded his head. Once he was inside he followed Theresa to the kitchen. She had been preparing dinner.
"Take a seat at the table" she told him.
"Did your son arrive?"
Theresa smiled at his question. "Yes, he's out with Maggie they should be home any minute. You could wait and meet him. If you want?"
"Sure" Jesse answered before standing up and walking over the stove. "You need some help?"
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Maggie and John walked into the kitchen and found Theresa and Jesse sitting at the kitchen table laughing. Jesse stood up and smiled when he saw Maggie and the little boy.
John ran to his Mom while staring up at Jesse.
"Hey baby, did you have fun?" Theresa asked him.
"Who's that mamma?"
Maggie put her bags down and smiled over at Jesse. She sat down at the table and watched John.
"This is Jesse he lives across the street."
John looked up at Jesse before walking closer to him. Jesse hoped the little boy would like him, he smiled down at John hoping this would help him past the boy test.
"Is that your pretty car outside?" The boy asked.
"One of them is mine, you like cars buddy?"
"I love the pretty cars can you show me?"
Jesse grinned then looked at Theresa. She picked John up and told him, "I'm sure Jesse will show you the pretty cars but we have to eat dinner first."
John frowned then announced. "Mamma can Jesse stay and eat with us. Then we can see the cars!"
"If he wants to."
Jesse again smiled then said, "I would love to stay and eat."
John began wiggling, causing Theresa to let him down. He reached up for Jesse hand. Jesse let John take his hand.
"Jesse come see my room" the boy said while pulling Jesse along with him.
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After dinner John ran to the front door and yelled from Jesse to come with him. Theresa told him to go and she would come over in a moment. After Jesse and John left Maggie glared at her sister.
"What?" Theresa asked.
"You don't know him why are you letting John go with him?"
"Mags if you don't like it just go over there and I will join you in a minute!"
Maggie sighed then went across the street.
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Maggie slowly made her way across the street. Jesse and John were standing by a white 4-door car. John wrapped up in Jesse's arms. Both of them looked so happy. She stood behind them for a while but her attention was pulled away by another car. The neighbors did have some good taste in cars.
Vince stood at the window watching Maggie checking out his car. He smiled as she ran her hand across the hood.
"Like her?"
Maggie turned and saw Vince walking towards her.
"Nice car"
He smiled before saying, "She's my pride and joy"
Maggie gave him a half smile before walking around the other end of the car. She wanted to put as much distance between her and Vince.
"I don't bite"
He was standing right behind her. Maggie jumped a little then stepped away from him. "Did you paint the car?" she asked.
"No, Jesse and Leon did."
"They did a great job."
Vince watched as Maggie again walked around his car. She knelt down and focused on the driver side door. He leaned against the backdoor right next to her. Maggie lifted her eyes and found that Vince was staring at her.
"Who drew this?"
"I did woke up one day and had that in my head."
Maggie stood up and said, "It looks good."
"Thank you Maggie"
Maggie couldn't believe how sexy her name sounded on his lips. She looked around and could feel that his eyes were still on her.
"Would you like to come in and get something to drink?" he asked.
"No thank you I don't drink."
"We have water, coke whatever" he insisted.
What is wrong with you?? You act like he is going to jump your bones once you are inside. You are so stupid Maggie!! Maggie let out a sigh then said, "Water would be nice."
"Follow me" Vince told her before turning and making his way to the house.
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Maggie followed Vince into the kitchen and watched as he opened the door to the fridge and stood there for a moment. He rested one arm on the opened door and the other the top edge of the fridge. Jesus he's sexy!!
"Is tap water OK, we are out of bottled water?" he asked before he turned to face her again.
"Tap water is fine."
Vince fixed her water. He walked over and handed it to her. She said thank you then walked back into the kitchen.
"This is a nice house"
"Dom keeps fixing it up," he told her.
Vince felt like Maggie was opening up to him. She wasn't being cold and rude to him. He liked that very much, he hoped it would last.
"Have you ever been to a race?"
Maggie shook her head.
"We street race on the weekends, would you like to come out with us one night?"
Maggie watched as his smiled turned to a smirk. So you think I would go out with you?? Right!! Thinking you're God's gift to all woman!"
"Why should I go with you?"
"You'll have fun"
"Do you always win Vince?" she asked.
"Let's just say I never quit without a fight!"
She watched his eyes sparkle. He was having fun toying with her.
"Sounds like you don't need me there to watch you. I'm sure you could find another girl to impress!"
Vince put his hands in his jeans pockets and stared at her. There went her new found attitude!
"I'll make sure you have a good time" he told her in a low sexy voice.
"I bet you would, but a shag in the back of your car isn't what I had in mind as a good time." Maggie told him before putting the glass down and walking outside.
You need a good shag honey!! Don't worry baby I don't give up that easily!! Vince smiled to himself before returning to the kitchen.
TBC
The morning after the dinner party, Theresa seem to be floating around the house. She was smiling and humming. Maggie sat at the kitchen table watching her sister.
"What is wrong with you?"
"Oh nothing just happy!"
Maggie rolled her eyes then stated, "That boy."
"What!?"
"Jesse, you like him don't you?"
Theresa smiled down at her sister then said, "He's very nice and yes if you must know I like him."
"Theresa you know it's dangerous getting close to someone so soon after what happened with Kevin." Maggie said sounding like a broken record.
"Mags, I love you and I can't thank you enough for taking care of me and John. But I am well aware of what happened with Kevin and I don't want to shut myself off to world or to another man."
"I'm not trying to preach to you sis. I just don't want you or Johnny to get hurt anymore."
Theresa walked over and put an arm around her sister's shoulder. "Mags we are gonna be fine. Don't worry so much!"
Maggie wanted desperately not to worry about them but she couldn't help it. What happened with Kevin was still so real for her. Every time she looked at Theresa, the memory of her sister lying in a hospital bed filled her mind. That bastard almost killed Theresa and she couldn't understand how her sister was dealing with it so calmly. What Maggie didn't know was that Theresa dealt with what happened between her and Kevin everyday. She bore the scars on her body. The memories still clear in her mind.
"Come on sis we have to get ready for John!"
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Jesse sat in front of the living room window; he was sitting there staring across the street. He wished he would be cool like Leon or Dom so he could just go over there and say hello or something really interesting. Leon walked into the living room from the kitchen and began laughing.
"Still there brother?"
Jesse ignored him.
"Jess just get off your punk ass and go over there!"
"I can't"
"Brother you got to grow some bigger balls."
Jesse turned and glared at Leon, "Just drop it!"
Leon chuckled then turned on the television.
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John arrived around 11:30 am and was met with some balloons. He grinned when he saw his mother and aunt. Theresa ran over to him and picked him up into her arms.
"Hey baby" she said while kissing him.
"Mamma I missed you!"
Maggie smiled; she felt a small weight lifted off her shoulders. She felt that Theresa and John were safer with her then anyone else.
"Mags!" the little boy yelled when Maggie caught his eyes.
Theresa let go of her son and watched as he ran over to Maggie.
"Hey buddy!" Maggie said while picking him up.
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A couple of hours after John's homecoming, the boy was fast asleep in his new bedroom. Maggie and Theresa sat on the front porch both feeling a bit peaceful.
"So do you think we'll see them again?" Maggie asked when noticing the Toretto house.
"I hope we will they very nice"
"You just want to see Jesse again" Maggie said while smiling at her sister.
"You're just mad that Vince hasn't come over to hit on you again!"
"What, you're crazy Theresa."
Theresa smiled to herself. She saw the way Vince was staring at Maggie last night. Her sister was like an open book, Maggie was more than just attracted to Vince. It seemed the over protective older sister may have what some would call a lust filled crush.
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It took a week for Jesse to muster up enough nerve to go and see Theresa. She started to think he didn't really like her but late one afternoon a knock came to the front door. She opened it up and saw his sweet smile.
"Hi Jesse" she said while trying not to sound to happy.
"Hello Theresa, I just wanted to come by and see how you were doing?"
"I'm fine would you like to come in?" she asked hoping he would say yes.
Jesse smiled then nodded his head. Once he was inside he followed Theresa to the kitchen. She had been preparing dinner.
"Take a seat at the table" she told him.
"Did your son arrive?"
Theresa smiled at his question. "Yes, he's out with Maggie they should be home any minute. You could wait and meet him. If you want?"
"Sure" Jesse answered before standing up and walking over the stove. "You need some help?"
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Maggie and John walked into the kitchen and found Theresa and Jesse sitting at the kitchen table laughing. Jesse stood up and smiled when he saw Maggie and the little boy.
John ran to his Mom while staring up at Jesse.
"Hey baby, did you have fun?" Theresa asked him.
"Who's that mamma?"
Maggie put her bags down and smiled over at Jesse. She sat down at the table and watched John.
"This is Jesse he lives across the street."
John looked up at Jesse before walking closer to him. Jesse hoped the little boy would like him, he smiled down at John hoping this would help him past the boy test.
"Is that your pretty car outside?" The boy asked.
"One of them is mine, you like cars buddy?"
"I love the pretty cars can you show me?"
Jesse grinned then looked at Theresa. She picked John up and told him, "I'm sure Jesse will show you the pretty cars but we have to eat dinner first."
John frowned then announced. "Mamma can Jesse stay and eat with us. Then we can see the cars!"
"If he wants to."
Jesse again smiled then said, "I would love to stay and eat."
John began wiggling, causing Theresa to let him down. He reached up for Jesse hand. Jesse let John take his hand.
"Jesse come see my room" the boy said while pulling Jesse along with him.
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After dinner John ran to the front door and yelled from Jesse to come with him. Theresa told him to go and she would come over in a moment. After Jesse and John left Maggie glared at her sister.
"What?" Theresa asked.
"You don't know him why are you letting John go with him?"
"Mags if you don't like it just go over there and I will join you in a minute!"
Maggie sighed then went across the street.
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Maggie slowly made her way across the street. Jesse and John were standing by a white 4-door car. John wrapped up in Jesse's arms. Both of them looked so happy. She stood behind them for a while but her attention was pulled away by another car. The neighbors did have some good taste in cars.
Vince stood at the window watching Maggie checking out his car. He smiled as she ran her hand across the hood.
"Like her?"
Maggie turned and saw Vince walking towards her.
"Nice car"
He smiled before saying, "She's my pride and joy"
Maggie gave him a half smile before walking around the other end of the car. She wanted to put as much distance between her and Vince.
"I don't bite"
He was standing right behind her. Maggie jumped a little then stepped away from him. "Did you paint the car?" she asked.
"No, Jesse and Leon did."
"They did a great job."
Vince watched as Maggie again walked around his car. She knelt down and focused on the driver side door. He leaned against the backdoor right next to her. Maggie lifted her eyes and found that Vince was staring at her.
"Who drew this?"
"I did woke up one day and had that in my head."
Maggie stood up and said, "It looks good."
"Thank you Maggie"
Maggie couldn't believe how sexy her name sounded on his lips. She looked around and could feel that his eyes were still on her.
"Would you like to come in and get something to drink?" he asked.
"No thank you I don't drink."
"We have water, coke whatever" he insisted.
What is wrong with you?? You act like he is going to jump your bones once you are inside. You are so stupid Maggie!! Maggie let out a sigh then said, "Water would be nice."
"Follow me" Vince told her before turning and making his way to the house.
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Maggie followed Vince into the kitchen and watched as he opened the door to the fridge and stood there for a moment. He rested one arm on the opened door and the other the top edge of the fridge. Jesus he's sexy!!
"Is tap water OK, we are out of bottled water?" he asked before he turned to face her again.
"Tap water is fine."
Vince fixed her water. He walked over and handed it to her. She said thank you then walked back into the kitchen.
"This is a nice house"
"Dom keeps fixing it up," he told her.
Vince felt like Maggie was opening up to him. She wasn't being cold and rude to him. He liked that very much, he hoped it would last.
"Have you ever been to a race?"
Maggie shook her head.
"We street race on the weekends, would you like to come out with us one night?"
Maggie watched as his smiled turned to a smirk. So you think I would go out with you?? Right!! Thinking you're God's gift to all woman!"
"Why should I go with you?"
"You'll have fun"
"Do you always win Vince?" she asked.
"Let's just say I never quit without a fight!"
She watched his eyes sparkle. He was having fun toying with her.
"Sounds like you don't need me there to watch you. I'm sure you could find another girl to impress!"
Vince put his hands in his jeans pockets and stared at her. There went her new found attitude!
"I'll make sure you have a good time" he told her in a low sexy voice.
"I bet you would, but a shag in the back of your car isn't what I had in mind as a good time." Maggie told him before putting the glass down and walking outside.
You need a good shag honey!! Don't worry baby I don't give up that easily!! Vince smiled to himself before returning to the kitchen.
TBC