Extremely long chapter…have fun. There are a lot of surprises in this one. You'll be sick of them by the time it ends…Enjoy!! R&R wjen you're done. Thanxs.















Sunday rolled around fast in the Toretto household. Mia was in the kitchen baking Serena's birthday cake even though Serena made it clear she only wanted a small party with friends and family only, meaning the ones in the Toretto household and the next door neighbors and, of course, Brian's younger brother, Junior, who was supposed to stop by. Serena only wanted a cake and that was it. But Mia and Dom never followed what their sister said. They had Damon take her out for a few hours while they hung the banners, balloons, and streamers. They only invited the people she wanted to begin with since that would be sixteen people all together.

Mia put the chocolate icing over the vanilla cake, spreading it evenly before throwing the empty container away. Brian came into the kitchen and noticed the cake. He went to take some icing off with his finger but Mia slapped his hand away.

"Hey, no stealing icing off the cake," she told him, pointing a finger at him strictly.

Brian rubbed his hand and looked at her hurt, "I only wanted some icing."

Mia handed him the knife she used to spread the icing, "Here, you can lick the icing off this."

He grinned and took the knife happily finishing the remains. Mia washed the dishes and glanced at him. "So is Junior coming today?"

Brian nodded, licking the chocolate off his lips and setting the knife in the sink. "Yeah, he called and said he'd be here. I gave him directions. He said he'll be by around seven."

She glanced at the kitchen clock, "It's six now. Shit…Serena will be back in an hour and a half. I need to make sure Vince and Leon are getting the decorations set up out back."

"Why put decorations up out back when it'll be dark?" he asked frowning, watching her as she moved around the kitchen, taking food out of the fridge and putting dishes away.

"Because we have a thing called lights. It's amazing how they can illuminate an area," she told him sarcastically.

Brian huffed, "Are you mocking me, girl?"

"Yes, got a problem?" she questioned, putting a hand on her hip and putting her weight on one leg.

Brian looked her up and down. Her denim skirt showed off most of her legs, long and tanned. Her waist was small and slender, the flower patterned shirt she wore clung to her, revealing her curvy figure. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close, she gasped but his lips caught hers. She relaxed in his arms and kissed him back. He pulled away and traced her face with his finger tips.

"I don't have a problem," he told her.

"Good, cuz that would mean you'd be sleeping on the floor," she moved out of his grip and went to check outside. Brian laughed and followed her.

~*~*~*~*~

Vince finished pinning the birthday banner up on the wall outside. He wiped the sweat from his brow and looked over his shoulder. Ebony sat on the bench talking with Carissa. His date with her had been perfect, better than he hoped. He found a side to her he never saw before. The talkative side. He even found himself talking and being nice, opening doors and pulling out chairs…thank God no one else saw it or he'd never hear the end of if, especially if Rainbow Bitch caught word. He prayed Ebony wasn't telling her now.

Vince noticed she was wearing her armband to cover the marks and tattoo on her forearm that she had gotten while she was suicidal. He felt bad for her. She had come clean and told him everything last night. About Xander and about her family. She had stayed strong and didn't shed a tear while she explained their deaths. She even told him how he had changed it al for her. It shocked him to know that he had turned her life around and set it for the better. It made him feel…good inside. That was the only way he could explain the feeling, it made him feel good. She even let him kiss her when he took her home, a long kiss, soft and gentle. He smiled remembering it, it had led on to other things. Maybe that was why he was in a good mood.

"Hey, Pee Wee," Carissa called out.

He growled and turned around toward her. She knew how to ruin a good moment that was for sure. "What do you want, Street Trash?"

"Heard you're a gentle man," Carissa said, brushing a strand of purple and blue hair from her face. She grinned at him, her cat eye contacts glowing with mischief. "Big Bad Vince losing his rep."

"Rainbow Bitch is gonna lose a few teeth in a minute," he growled at her.

"Ooooo, now I'm scared," she said sarcastically.

Ebony sighed, "This has got to end."

"What?" Carissa and Vince frowned at her.

"You two are constantly arguing, even if it is kidding around. It gets kind of old. I mean you and I are dating," she said looking at Vince with her green eyes. "And you and Chaz are married."

Carissa's eyes widened and she hissed.

"Oops," Ebony mumbled, looking away.

Vince was taken a back, "What?" he looked at Carissa. "Rainbow, you're married?"

Everyone heard and turned towards them. Chaz came over and sat next to her. "Cats out of the bag, doll. Might as well fess up."

She nodded, "I guess you're right." She looked at all the wondering eyes. "Yes, we're married. We just went to one of those quick chapels while we were in Vegas and got hitched, honeymoon there and everything."

Mia, Summer, Violet, Crimson, and Letty squealed with delight and hugged Carissa while the guys shook Chaz's hand, all but Asher. He stood off and said nothing to him. Only nodded and turned away, drinking his beer. Chaz didn't expect him to do anything anyways.

"Looks like you'll be moving out then," Dom said smiling, he nudged Chaz so he would know he was kidding. "I'm joking you guys can live here as long as you like. We got plenty of room here since Leon moved out."

"Good, because we aren't moving anytime soon. The attic is perfect for us," he said. "I can't wait until Serena hears about this. I think she knew it was coming."

"That sounds like Serena. She knows all and says nothing," Dom nodded in agreement, taking a sip of his Corona. He was happy for Chaz. He honestly was for the two of them. He'd known them for years and wasn't surprised that they were married. But it ruined his plan for the night. Took out the emotional sting of his idea. But he was still going to go through with it. He had waited too long to back down now. He looked over at Letty. She caught his gaze and smiled waving at him. He returned the gesture. He had to tonight.
~*~*~*


Crimson walked over to Vince and put a hand on his shoulder. He turned and smiled a little when he saw her.

"So how was your date with Ebony last night?" she asked sitting in a chair and straightening her red mini skirt so that not too much showed.

"It went really well," he smiled unable to contain his happiness.

Crimson laughed and brushed a strand of black red tipped hair from her face. "That's what Ebony said when she came into the house early this morning."

Vince started to blush and turned his face away as he felt the heat rise in his face. He didn't want her to see him embarrassed. Or anyone else for that matter. Like he thought, he didn't want to ruin his reputation as mister tough guy.

"It's okay, Vince. I'm glad the two of you are hitting it off so well," she smiled at him, dark eyes filled with the truth of her words.

"I am too," he nodded, grabbing a beer from the cooler. He took a deep breath and looked at her. "Why didn't you just tell me?"

"You know why. I had to make sure Ebony wasn't setting herself up for heart ache," she told him again. "I love Ebony like I do my brother and my cousin. I didn't want to se her get hurt. I told you I was sorry."

He nodded, "I know. I love her too," he was surprised by how easy the words came out of his mouth and how true they felt.

Crimson smiled, "That's how I knew you wouldn't hurt her. We can be friends. That's all we could have been to begin with."

He frowned, "Why's that? Why couldn't we be together?"

Crimson smiled and laughed, bouncing her leg. She licked her lips, her red lipstick holding in place. "Because you're not my type."

He blinked. That was a reasonable answer enough. But he was feeling curious. "What is your type? The dark haired-white knights in shining armor."

She laughed again, a pleasant sound to his ears. Loud and joyful. "No, not exactly."

"Then what?" he asked losing his patience.

She cleared her throat, "I like the slender, curvy, cute kind, with a sense of humor and adventure."

Slender? That struck him as odd. "What?"

Crimson sighed, "Do I have to spell it out for you? Think about it Vince."

He thought about it for a second. Curvy…slender…cute. His mouth formed an O and he nodded looking at her. He shook his head. "Nope you lost me?"

She sighed, "I'll give you a big hint. My ex is sitting in Leon's lap."

Vince's eyes widened and he hoped she was talking about Asher but he highly doubted that Asher would be in Leon's lap. He knew who would be. He looked over his shoulder and saw Summer giggling and talking to Leon, sitting in his lap. He swung his head back to her. "Ohhhh, I see now. Why didn't you tell me you were…into girls?"

"Didn't think anyone would care, besides everyone has a girlfriend around here and I doubt Dom's letting go of Letty anytime soon."

"You wouldn't like her, she's too bossy and dominant, " Vince told her.

"Where's Ebony at?"

"Inside helping Mia," Vince said cocking his thumb over his shoulder at the back door. It was starting to get dark out he noticed. He watched Dom turn on the lights, illuminating the back yard.

"Good, we can talk. What do you want to talk about?" she asked smiling.

Vince grinned and took a sip of his beer, "What do you think of Angelina Jolie?"

~*~*~*~*~*

A car pulled up in the front. Brian looked at the clock in the kitchen. Seven, he was right on time as usual. He opened the door as his brother stepped in. Junior smiled at his brother and noticed he was taller by an inch and a half.

"Hey Shorty," he mocked him.

Brian nudged him, "Smart ass, that hasn't changed about you I see."

"Of course not. Jail doesn't change you that much," he said and saw Brian wince at the words. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it to make you feel guilty or anything. I was jokin'."

"I know I just feel bad. I should have listened to you. I should have been on your side and heard you out before I pointed fingers at you," Brian apologized.

"Just forget it," Junior told him as they headed out back. "What's done is done. I want to forgive and forget okay?"

"Alright," Brian nodded and grabbed his brother a beer. "You shouldn't have one, but here. I won't tell if you don't. And only one, you need to drive home tonight. We all work tomorrow."

"Wasn't planning on staying anyway," he shrugged opening the beer and taking a drink.

"There's some people I want you to meet," Brian said, gesturing him to follow. Brian took him over to the ones who were closest to them.

"Hey guys, I'd like you to meet my brother," he gestured at Junior. "Junior this is Leon in the chair, that's Summer, his girlfriend in his lap." The blonde curly haired curl smiled and waved, remembering him. Leon nodded at him.

"So this is your brother. Nice to meet you," Leon shook his hand. "Last time I saw you, you were beating the shit out of Snow Man."

"Snow Man?" Junior frowned and looked at Brian in question.

He shook his head, "Long story. I'll explain later," he gestured at the other couple. "This is my buddy, Asher and his girlfriend Violet."

"I met you before, sorry if I was a beach. It was my period talking," Violet apologized feeling bad for treating him like a jerk.

He nodded, "You're forgiven. And nice to meet you, Asher."

"Same here," he shook Junior's hand. "Any friend of Brian's is a friend of mine."

"Good to know. I don't have many friends out here," Junior shrugged. "Being locked up tends to change things."

"I know how that is, we all know pretty much. Except for Mia, Ebony, and Brian," Asher told him, taking a drink from his beer.

"Before you get into conversation with anyone else. There's a few more you need to meet," he dragged his brother from his friends over to the others on the other bench.

"Whoa!" Junior exclaimed, seeing the colorful girl for the first time. He had been too distracted when he bumped into Brian to notice her, but now he wasn't and now he saw her.

She laughed, "I get that a lot."

Brian smiled and gestured to Carissa with her multi colored hair and colorful halter-top and black pants with safety pins down the side, "This colorful girl here is Carissa, only Vince is allowed to call her Rainbow Bitch." Junior chuckled a little at that. "And the blonde guy next to her is her boyfriend--"

"Husband," Mia corrected him, she was sitting next to Chaz on the bench.

"Husband, Chaz."

Junior looked them over. They were a perfect match for one another he noticed, piercings…tattoos. "You guys are a match made in rebel heaven."

Chaz nodded, "Tell me about it. That's why I married her."

Brian gestured, "You know Mia."

She waved and smiled, "Hey Junior."

"Hi Mia," he greeted her.

"The girl in the chair near her is Crimson. I think you know Ebony. And the scary guy next to her is Vince," Brian told him.

Junior extended his hand. He looked at it with disgust and turned away, "Jesus, another one."

"Don't mind, Vince. He hates Brian, therefore hates anyone in his family line," a deep voice said. Junior turned around to see a large guy standing behind him. He swallowed hard. He'd seen big guys, especially behind bars, but Dom looked like he could kick anyone's ass.

"I'm Dom Toretto, Mia and Serena's older brother," he smiled, feeling Junior's awkwardness.

Junior shook his hand. "Who's this?" Gesturing to the girl next to him.

"This is my girl, Letty," he said, putting an arm around her shoulders. She waved and said 'hi'.

"So where's the birthday girl?" he asked, looking around.

"Serena is out with her boyfriend Damon, she'll be here real soon," Dom explained.

As he said the words the back door opened and Serena and Damon stepped out. She looked around and saw the decorations and cake. Everyone shouted Happy Birthday and she tried to bolt back into the house. Damon put an arm up stopping her. She groaned as he dragged her down the stairs.

"I told you guys I wanted it plain and simple this year," she groaned, standing next to Dom.

"We heard you, but do we ever listen," Mia asked.

"No, that's what I was afraid of," she shook her head and looked at Damon. "You punk, you knew all along they planned to embarrass me and you didn't warn me."

"Of course not, where's the fun in that, hon?" he said pulling her close and kissing her.

Brian cleared his throat and the couple looked at him.

"I'd like you two to meet my brother Brian," he said. "These are the love birds."

Serena shook his hand, "I'm Serena and this is my wonderful, but secret keeper, boyfriend, Damon."

"Nice to meet you. I heard about you from Brian," he told him shaking his hand.

"Hope it was good things," he mumbled.

"Nothing too bad," Damon shrugged.

"Ohh,-um- Serena guess what?" Carissa smiled.

"What?"

She looked at Chaz. "We got married."

"You did what?"

"We're married," Chaz told her again saying it slowly.

"Oh my God that's so great," Serena cried out hugging her two best friends.

"Yeah, I know. We did it in Vegas," Carissa told her.

"That is so great. I was wondering when you two were going to tie the knot." Serena smiled and glanced at the table. "Present!" she exclaimed.

"Alright, you can open them," Dom sighed.

~*~*~*

Serena ended up with over four hundred dollars in cash from everyone, a new DVD player from Leon, couple of DVD's from Summer, a few new books from Mia, the Eminem Slim Shady LP she had been looking for from Vince, a new poster of Linkin Park and another of Eminem from Asher and Violet. Along with those she got gift certificates to the Where House from Crimson, Hot Topic certificates from Junior and another from Chaz. Carissa had bought her a couple of pairs of freaky contacts and Brian got her a certificate to Borders and another to Anchor Blue while Letty and Dom bought her a laptop.

"Thank you guys so much. I got plenty of cash to go shopping with and plenty of certificates as well," she thanked them all.

"That's not everything," Damon said.

"What?" Serena frowned.

Damon licked his lips nervously and bit his lip. He looked at Dom who sighed and nodded, moving to stand next to him.

He cleared his throat, "There's one more thing Damon and I gotta do before the night ends."

"What Dom?" Serena asked and glanced at Letty. Her friend shrugged, clueless.

Damon spoke first, holding her hand in his. "I know we've only known each other for a short time, but you know I love you with all my heart, Serena. And I want us to be together for a long time. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I want o grow old with you, have kids with you…I want you. There's no one else for me. I can feel it in my heart that you are the one I've been looking for. I've known it since the day I met you weeks ago when you kicked my ass in that race," he smiled and bent down on his knee. Serena gasped and her eyes widened. "I love you, Serena." He dug in his pocket and brought out a black casing. He opened the box revealing a platinum ring, he knew she didn't like gold. In the middle was a light blue, oval shaped stone with diamonds on either side. Serena gasped at the sight. "Will you marry me Serena?"

She looked at him tear filled eyes. She glanced quickly at her brother who smiled and nodded. She swallowed hard and laughed. "Yes!"

Damon grinned as cheers broke out. He slipped the ring on her finger and stood. Serena grabbed him and kissed him, wrapping both arms around his neck.

Everyone congratulated her and started talking, complimenting the ring and the couple. "Wait, we ain't done here." Dom said. They all looked at him.

"There's one more thing here," Dom said. "I should have done this along time ago but you all know I'm afraid of commitment. Scares me to be honest…," he looked at Letty, "But I'm not scared anymore." He put his arm around her. "I should have done this years ago, Letty. It took Damon to realize how much you meant to me." He pulled a case out of his back pocket and got down on a knee. It was her turn to gasp. She put a hand over her mouth as she looked at the gold diamond ring. "Will you marry me, Letty? Make me join the other two happiest guys in the world," he said cocking his head at Chaz and Damon who were standing next to their girls.

"Yes," she said, kissing him, knocking him backwards. They hooted and hollered as they kissed in the grass. Letty pulled away long enough for him to slide the ring onto her finger then kissed him again.

Summer took a deep breath. It was her turn now. "I have something to say."

They all looked at her.

Junior grinned, "This sure is an eventful night." He looked at Asher. "Is it always this eventful?"

He shook his head, "This is a first. Wonder what could be next?"

Summer swallowed hard. "Since everyone else is coming out with their shocks. Here's mine…I'm pregnant."

Leon choked on his beer and looked at her, "What?"

"I'm five weeks pregnant with your kid."

He froze for a moment or two, "I'll be a…a father?"

"Yes, are you okay?"

He smiled, "Yeah…I just never thought of kids before. I mean a little Leon Jr. running around calling me daddy."

"There's a damn spooky thought," Letty said, thinking out loud, Dom nudged her but smiled.

"I'll get rid of it," she suggested hoping she wouldn't have too. She wanted this baby more than anything.

"No, no, no," he shook his head. "I want this baby too. I just need to get used to the idea, but I think it's a great idea," he smiled and kissed her

Again, everyone shook hands and hugged. It was getting old by then and soon they all called it a night and went home. Serena hugged her brother good-night.

"This sure was an eventful evening," she sighed, jumping on his back as he carried her upstairs.

"Tell me about it," he said. "I've had enough surprises to last me a life time."

Little did they know the worst surprise would come the next morning.





…The worst is yet to come…stay tuned for my twisted schemes. R&R tell me what you think.

~*~Beezer~*~