Chapter 5
A month went by and everything looked like it was going good for Maggie and her sister. Theresa took a part time job at a clothing store while Maggie stayed at home working on her art and watching John whenever it was needed. The little boy had taken to Jesse, he was John's favorite person besides his mom and his aunt. All he wanted to do was to go across the street and play. Jesse didn't seem to mind all the attention he was getting from the little boy. Theresa's affection for the young man was also growing stronger. More and more, Maggie found her sister and Jesse sitting alone talking. In a strange way Maggie knew that Jesse would never hurt her sister or John but still she was against the relationship. Kevin had come around a couple of times while they weren't home and left notes on the front door. Maggie was concerned that Kevin would not stop harassing them until he got what he wanted.
Theresa on the other hand, pushed Kevin to the far corner of her mind. She wasn't going to let him ruin her life anymore. Staying with him had been the worst decision of her life and she wasn't going to let him control her anymore. She liked Jesse and she saw in him a man who would care for her and her son without question. He was her knight in shinning armor. His honesty touched her. Everything that had ever happened to him good or bad, he told her. She found herself falling in love with him.
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One afternoon, Jesse came over and invited them to a picnic. Theresa and John were more than willing to go, Maggie finally said yes after her sister poked her in the back.
"We're leaving in half an hour" Jesse said before walking out on the front porch.
"Where are we going?" Maggie asked.
"We got a friend who has a beach house an hour or so away.."
"We'll be ready Jesse." Theresa told him before waving him off.
She then rolled her eyes and closed the front door, "Mags why are so bitchy to him?"
"I'm not" Maggie said before walking off into the kitchen.
Theresa frowned then told John to go get ready to leave. The little boy smiled sweetly then ran upstairs.
Once in the kitchen Theresa put her hands on her hips and said, "Mags this attitude of yours has to stop. Jesse bends over backwards to be nice to you even when you are a complete bitch to him. Just stop it!"
"Theresa I only looking out for you..I'm sorry if I come off like a bitch to him but why does he care if I like him?"
"Jesus Christ Margaret. I'm a grown woman with a son...stop acting like my MOTHER and be a sister! Jesse wants you to like him cause he's becoming a part of our lives." Theresa pointed out.
Maggie turned to face Theresa, "A grown woman????? You're 20 yrs old Theresa..that makes you a GROWN WOMAN...you seem to forget that you're ex- boyfriend.."
Theresa let her arms fall to her side before stopping her sister, "I never forget what happened! And don't think that it doesn't keep me up at night. Maggie I will tell you this once..stop trying to run my life. I know what I am doing!"
Before Maggie could respond Theresa had stormed out of the kitchen.
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Maggie stood next to her sister and John in silence. Theresa hadn't spoken to her since their fight in the kitchen.
"Let's go" Theresa told John before walking across the street. Maggie shook her head and followed.
"Hello" Dom said while smiling at them. "Hope you all are ready."
"Can I ride with you?" John asked while looking up at Dom.
"If your mom says it's ok" he told the boy.
Theresa smiled then said, "You can buddy just be good and don't be bad."
John laughed then ran to Dom's car. Maggie let out a sigh then watched as everyone began getting into vehicles. Dom and John rode together. Letty and Mia rode in Letty's car. Leon, Jesse and Theresa crammed into Leon's car. Where am I going to...
"You ready?" Maggie heard the question and mouthed, I can't believe this.
She turned and saw Vince smiling at her. He opened his passenger side door and waited for her to get in. Maggie stared at him for a moment then said, "I could ride with..."
Vince laughed then said, "Can't..no room the NOS tanks..only two seater's here"
"Alright" she said before getting into the car.
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They had been on the rode for about 20 minutes before either of them spoke.
"What kind of music you like?" Vince asked while pulling out his cd case. "Pick one."
Maggie half way grinned then took the case from him. She slowly opened it up and began looking through the selection. Out the corner of her eye Maggie saw that he was staring at her.
"What?" she asked while flipping the page.
"Nothing" he said before focusing back on the rode.
"Here" she handed him a Rolling Stones cd. She hoped that the music would be loud enough to where she didn't have to talk to him.
After he inserted the cd he stayed in the leaning over position that most guys do when they drive. Except he was leaning even closer to her.
This cause Maggie to move in her seat. She turned and looked out the window. No knowing how she knew it, but Vince was checking her out. It was as if she could feel his eyes moving over her body. She wished she'd wore long pants instead of her shorts. Why are you checking me out? I can't be the first woman you've ever seen!
When the volume was lowered Maggie snapped her head in Vince's direction. "What's the matter?" she asked.
"Nothing just need to go to the bathroom" he said while pulling off the interstate and into the rest area. After he stopped he got out the car and ran towards the bathroom.
Maggie started looking around his car and turned in her seat. She wanted to look at this famous 'NOS tank' which made the car a two seater. She wedge herself between the two front seats and began inspecting. "Oh hello" escaped her lips. "Damn look at all this shit." Maggie couldn't believe it. Besides the tanks, there were speakers and some other stuff, she had no idea what it was. It was like a NASA space ship back here. The craftsmanship that went into to designing this system. The entire car was well taken care off, she remembered something her mom said. "You can always tell how a man will treat you by the way he treats his car!" She laughed then stopped when she heard a knock on the passenger side window. Maggie wiggled out and found Vince smiling.
She watched as he walked to the driver side and leaned down. "You thirsty?"
"No thank you" she said while running her hand over her face. Good move Maggie, your ass was sticking out you freak!
When Vince made it back to the car he had a soda in his hand. He smiled over at her then started the car. Once they were back on the interstate Maggie caught Vince with a huge grin on his face.
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The beach.....
TBC
A month went by and everything looked like it was going good for Maggie and her sister. Theresa took a part time job at a clothing store while Maggie stayed at home working on her art and watching John whenever it was needed. The little boy had taken to Jesse, he was John's favorite person besides his mom and his aunt. All he wanted to do was to go across the street and play. Jesse didn't seem to mind all the attention he was getting from the little boy. Theresa's affection for the young man was also growing stronger. More and more, Maggie found her sister and Jesse sitting alone talking. In a strange way Maggie knew that Jesse would never hurt her sister or John but still she was against the relationship. Kevin had come around a couple of times while they weren't home and left notes on the front door. Maggie was concerned that Kevin would not stop harassing them until he got what he wanted.
Theresa on the other hand, pushed Kevin to the far corner of her mind. She wasn't going to let him ruin her life anymore. Staying with him had been the worst decision of her life and she wasn't going to let him control her anymore. She liked Jesse and she saw in him a man who would care for her and her son without question. He was her knight in shinning armor. His honesty touched her. Everything that had ever happened to him good or bad, he told her. She found herself falling in love with him.
~~~~~
One afternoon, Jesse came over and invited them to a picnic. Theresa and John were more than willing to go, Maggie finally said yes after her sister poked her in the back.
"We're leaving in half an hour" Jesse said before walking out on the front porch.
"Where are we going?" Maggie asked.
"We got a friend who has a beach house an hour or so away.."
"We'll be ready Jesse." Theresa told him before waving him off.
She then rolled her eyes and closed the front door, "Mags why are so bitchy to him?"
"I'm not" Maggie said before walking off into the kitchen.
Theresa frowned then told John to go get ready to leave. The little boy smiled sweetly then ran upstairs.
Once in the kitchen Theresa put her hands on her hips and said, "Mags this attitude of yours has to stop. Jesse bends over backwards to be nice to you even when you are a complete bitch to him. Just stop it!"
"Theresa I only looking out for you..I'm sorry if I come off like a bitch to him but why does he care if I like him?"
"Jesus Christ Margaret. I'm a grown woman with a son...stop acting like my MOTHER and be a sister! Jesse wants you to like him cause he's becoming a part of our lives." Theresa pointed out.
Maggie turned to face Theresa, "A grown woman????? You're 20 yrs old Theresa..that makes you a GROWN WOMAN...you seem to forget that you're ex- boyfriend.."
Theresa let her arms fall to her side before stopping her sister, "I never forget what happened! And don't think that it doesn't keep me up at night. Maggie I will tell you this once..stop trying to run my life. I know what I am doing!"
Before Maggie could respond Theresa had stormed out of the kitchen.
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Maggie stood next to her sister and John in silence. Theresa hadn't spoken to her since their fight in the kitchen.
"Let's go" Theresa told John before walking across the street. Maggie shook her head and followed.
"Hello" Dom said while smiling at them. "Hope you all are ready."
"Can I ride with you?" John asked while looking up at Dom.
"If your mom says it's ok" he told the boy.
Theresa smiled then said, "You can buddy just be good and don't be bad."
John laughed then ran to Dom's car. Maggie let out a sigh then watched as everyone began getting into vehicles. Dom and John rode together. Letty and Mia rode in Letty's car. Leon, Jesse and Theresa crammed into Leon's car. Where am I going to...
"You ready?" Maggie heard the question and mouthed, I can't believe this.
She turned and saw Vince smiling at her. He opened his passenger side door and waited for her to get in. Maggie stared at him for a moment then said, "I could ride with..."
Vince laughed then said, "Can't..no room the NOS tanks..only two seater's here"
"Alright" she said before getting into the car.
~~~~~
They had been on the rode for about 20 minutes before either of them spoke.
"What kind of music you like?" Vince asked while pulling out his cd case. "Pick one."
Maggie half way grinned then took the case from him. She slowly opened it up and began looking through the selection. Out the corner of her eye Maggie saw that he was staring at her.
"What?" she asked while flipping the page.
"Nothing" he said before focusing back on the rode.
"Here" she handed him a Rolling Stones cd. She hoped that the music would be loud enough to where she didn't have to talk to him.
After he inserted the cd he stayed in the leaning over position that most guys do when they drive. Except he was leaning even closer to her.
This cause Maggie to move in her seat. She turned and looked out the window. No knowing how she knew it, but Vince was checking her out. It was as if she could feel his eyes moving over her body. She wished she'd wore long pants instead of her shorts. Why are you checking me out? I can't be the first woman you've ever seen!
When the volume was lowered Maggie snapped her head in Vince's direction. "What's the matter?" she asked.
"Nothing just need to go to the bathroom" he said while pulling off the interstate and into the rest area. After he stopped he got out the car and ran towards the bathroom.
Maggie started looking around his car and turned in her seat. She wanted to look at this famous 'NOS tank' which made the car a two seater. She wedge herself between the two front seats and began inspecting. "Oh hello" escaped her lips. "Damn look at all this shit." Maggie couldn't believe it. Besides the tanks, there were speakers and some other stuff, she had no idea what it was. It was like a NASA space ship back here. The craftsmanship that went into to designing this system. The entire car was well taken care off, she remembered something her mom said. "You can always tell how a man will treat you by the way he treats his car!" She laughed then stopped when she heard a knock on the passenger side window. Maggie wiggled out and found Vince smiling.
She watched as he walked to the driver side and leaned down. "You thirsty?"
"No thank you" she said while running her hand over her face. Good move Maggie, your ass was sticking out you freak!
When Vince made it back to the car he had a soda in his hand. He smiled over at her then started the car. Once they were back on the interstate Maggie caught Vince with a huge grin on his face.
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The beach.....
TBC