~OK INTERESTING REVELATIONS IN THIS CHAPTER! THANKS SO MUCH TO ALEX DIESEL
FOR BETA-READING MY FIC! LOVE YA RUCA! OH AND THE LYRICS ARE FROM "SUNBURN"
BY FUEL~
~Dom's POV~
/The sky was dark this morning
Not a bird in the trees
And silence hung suspicious and anxious
Like a blanket covered scream/
The clock reads 5:00 AM and I can't squeeze out any more pathetic excuse for sleep on this cold floor. Letty never kicked me out of bed, but I thought it was better to give her space. I dress quietly, throwing on my pants from yesterday and a new wifebeater. I go into the bathroom and quickly wash my face, brush my teeth, and head out. I just want to be near a car now. Letty's angry with me and I need to be away from it all.
I had only been working on my car for maybe a half hour when I hear the low rumble of an engine. Letty's Nissan rolls into an open space in the garage and her flame boots stomp around to the tool bench to grab some things. She must have heard me get up. I slide out from the underside of the RX-7 and stand, wiping my hands on a rag. "Hey." I say softly, hoping to make amends soon enough.
"Hey." She answers shortly and then grabs a wrench and slides under her car.
/And you were gone
You were not there for me And I cursed the sky and begged the sun to
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down/
With a sigh, I roll back under mine. I won't be able to talk to her until she's completely ready. I've learned that much over the many years we've been together. We work in silence for a while. Only occasionally do I catch a glimpse of her rolling out to get another tool or to take a break. It's usually never completely quiet in the garage and the silence is eerie now. I want to talk with her, fix this fight. We always fight over the stupidest things and it takes days for either of us to lick our wounds and apologize. That's just how we are. Sometimes we're so alike, and I guess that's why I love her so much.
The sun fills the garage more and more as the morning dawns to afternoon. Around 1, I get hungry and plan to go get food. "Let? I'm goin' to the store. Ya want anything?" She just grunts, so I let her be, shed my coveralls, and leave for lunch.
/All my friends are searching
Quiet, desperately Look into their eyes you'll see the faithless crying
Save me, save me, save me
And what are they to feel
And who are they to be
And what am I to do with, do with me, Just let the sun fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down/
~Mia's POV~ "So, I think we're putting new valve springs in the Supra on Monday." Brian tells me as he eats his sandwich. I nod in concurrence as I work on a paper for school.
"Sounds good."
"How's that tuna?" Dom comes in from the side door and greets Brian.
"Still good, man. It'll never get old."
"I don't know how you eat that stuff. It tastes like shit." Dom laughs. "No offense, Mia."
"And what would you like, Dominic?" I ask.
"Uhh, sandwich, turkey or something. Surprise me." He grins.
"Yeah, ok. I'll surprise you." I tease.
"Mi?"
"Huh."
"You know Letty really well. Has she seemed on edge to you lately?"
"On edge? No, not particularly. Unless you count last night."
"Yeah, she just seems sort of out of sorts lately."
"I think she's just feeling a little neglected, Dom. You've been acting really oddly all week, understandably, but she doesn't know what's going on. None of the team does."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Heh, she's at the garage now. Can you just make two sandwiches to go? I'll grab a couple Coronas."
"Sure." I smile at him and finish the sandwiches quickly.
"Thanks Mi." He gives me a kiss on the cheek. " See ya later Brian." He nods and leaves.
"What were you talking about Mia?" Brian queries.
"When?"
"When you said none of the team knows what's going on with Dom."
"Nothing, forget it."
"You know something about Dom?"
"Everything will play itself out. I promise." I sigh.
"Ok." He nods, then smiles. He comes around behind the counter with me and gives me a hug.
"What's that for?"
"Nothing. Can't I hug you when I want?"
"Yeah, I just...." I'm cut off as our lips meet in an impromptu kiss. I break it early and smile.
"What?" He asks.
"You're the only person I know who can eat tuna and not get tuna breath."
"Do I detect a complaint?"
"No, not at all. It's a very good thing." I smile and he grins, pulling me back into the kiss. Our tongues meet for only a second when I hear the low rumble of the rest of the boys' engines. Sighing we break apart again. "Those boys can't do anything for themselves."
"Ask Gin to make lunch for 'em."
"That's like asking Letty to do it. Only under fire or threat of no cars would she make lunch for those lugs." He laughs and I can hear the drones of "Mia!" coming before they enter the store.
~Letty's POV~ I lean against the passenger side door as the midday heat bakes the garage. Sweat drips off me and I tuck stray hairs behind my ears. Dom returns, backing his car into the vacant garage space and killing the engine. He gets out with a paper bag.
"Hey Let." He says quietly, not making eye contact.
"Hey." I reply.
"Brought you a sandwich." He tosses me a square item wrapped in tin foil.
"Not hungry." I say, putting it on the tool bench for later.
"Yeah I know, but I brought it anyway."
"Ok.......Thanks." I watch him pull off his wifebeater and pants, returning to his coveralls. His body glistens with sweat, so perfect. He pops the top off his Corona and takes a long pull, tilting his head back. ~Arghh!~ I scream mentally. I hate that I can't stay mad at him, and the way he's so unconscious to the fact that by those simple movements, he can make me want him. Really want him.
"Here." He says, and hands me a Corona and the can opener. "Even if you weren't hungry, I thought you'd want one of these, right?" He smiles a little. I glare, suddenly outraged by this action. I grab the Corona and slam it to the ground, shattering the bottle splashing the liquid everywhere. I take the can opener and fling it as far as I can. He knows I can't drink this anym-I stop my mental tirade against Dom. No. No he doesn't know. I regret it as soon as I realize.
Dom stares at me with dark eyes. His face instantly clouds and his anger is obvious. Towering right in front of me, he starts to yell in frustration. "Jesus Christ, Let! I bring you food even though I know you aren't hungry. I bring you a drink 'cause I know you'd want one and then you smash it all over the garage. What the fuck do you want from me!"
/'Till my eyes cry out 'Til my head is free from doubt
'Til my lungs sigh right out
'Til I'm wiser, yeah/
His anger reignites my own. "What do I want? What do I want?' I look down and let out a big breath. Then I reaffix him with my glare. "I want you to stop letting those race whores hang all over you at the races 'cause you know how much I hate it, but don't care, or just ignore it. I want..... just one more moment when you look at me like I'm the only girl in the world. God," I sigh. "I'm just realizing there are so many things I've never told you, or made you understand."
"Like what?" He frowns., tilting my chin so I can't avoid looking him in the eye.
"Like how insanely in love with you I am, always have been and always will be, and how I'd die for you in an instant, no questions asked. I want you to know how much I hate to admit that because it makes me weak and vulnerable and able to get hurt." I can't stop now, so I tell him everything. "I want you to know how just a touch from you can run shivers down my spine. Kissing you sends sparks through my body. You're like some drug that I just can't get enough of." This makes him smile and he leans down, tilts my head back, and lays a gentle, yet passionate Corona-laced kiss on my lips. I take it in, and then pull back, looking down again.
"So baby, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
A few tears silently make their way down my cheeks. "Not angry. Scared, Dom, 'cause what I want most of all? I want you to love and want our baby as much as I do!"
/Let the sun
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down Let the sun fall over me This life's not living, baby Living ain't free And if I can't find my way back to me......./
He stares at me, brow wrinkled in confusion and sadness. "But Let," his voice cracks. "We don't have a-"
I cut him off. "Yeah Dom," I gently pull his huge hand to my stomach. "We do."
/Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down.......over me/
~REVIEWS PEOPLE! YOU'LL FIND OUT DOM'S REACTION SOONER IF YOU REVIEW! I'VE ALWAYS GOT BOTH HALVES OF A CLIFFER READY TO POST AND IT DEPENDS ON THE MOTIVATION I GET FROM PEOPLE WHO R/R AS TO HOW FAST I POST~
~Dom's POV~
/The sky was dark this morning
Not a bird in the trees
And silence hung suspicious and anxious
Like a blanket covered scream/
The clock reads 5:00 AM and I can't squeeze out any more pathetic excuse for sleep on this cold floor. Letty never kicked me out of bed, but I thought it was better to give her space. I dress quietly, throwing on my pants from yesterday and a new wifebeater. I go into the bathroom and quickly wash my face, brush my teeth, and head out. I just want to be near a car now. Letty's angry with me and I need to be away from it all.
I had only been working on my car for maybe a half hour when I hear the low rumble of an engine. Letty's Nissan rolls into an open space in the garage and her flame boots stomp around to the tool bench to grab some things. She must have heard me get up. I slide out from the underside of the RX-7 and stand, wiping my hands on a rag. "Hey." I say softly, hoping to make amends soon enough.
"Hey." She answers shortly and then grabs a wrench and slides under her car.
/And you were gone
You were not there for me And I cursed the sky and begged the sun to
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down/
With a sigh, I roll back under mine. I won't be able to talk to her until she's completely ready. I've learned that much over the many years we've been together. We work in silence for a while. Only occasionally do I catch a glimpse of her rolling out to get another tool or to take a break. It's usually never completely quiet in the garage and the silence is eerie now. I want to talk with her, fix this fight. We always fight over the stupidest things and it takes days for either of us to lick our wounds and apologize. That's just how we are. Sometimes we're so alike, and I guess that's why I love her so much.
The sun fills the garage more and more as the morning dawns to afternoon. Around 1, I get hungry and plan to go get food. "Let? I'm goin' to the store. Ya want anything?" She just grunts, so I let her be, shed my coveralls, and leave for lunch.
/All my friends are searching
Quiet, desperately Look into their eyes you'll see the faithless crying
Save me, save me, save me
And what are they to feel
And who are they to be
And what am I to do with, do with me, Just let the sun fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down/
~Mia's POV~ "So, I think we're putting new valve springs in the Supra on Monday." Brian tells me as he eats his sandwich. I nod in concurrence as I work on a paper for school.
"Sounds good."
"How's that tuna?" Dom comes in from the side door and greets Brian.
"Still good, man. It'll never get old."
"I don't know how you eat that stuff. It tastes like shit." Dom laughs. "No offense, Mia."
"And what would you like, Dominic?" I ask.
"Uhh, sandwich, turkey or something. Surprise me." He grins.
"Yeah, ok. I'll surprise you." I tease.
"Mi?"
"Huh."
"You know Letty really well. Has she seemed on edge to you lately?"
"On edge? No, not particularly. Unless you count last night."
"Yeah, she just seems sort of out of sorts lately."
"I think she's just feeling a little neglected, Dom. You've been acting really oddly all week, understandably, but she doesn't know what's going on. None of the team does."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Heh, she's at the garage now. Can you just make two sandwiches to go? I'll grab a couple Coronas."
"Sure." I smile at him and finish the sandwiches quickly.
"Thanks Mi." He gives me a kiss on the cheek. " See ya later Brian." He nods and leaves.
"What were you talking about Mia?" Brian queries.
"When?"
"When you said none of the team knows what's going on with Dom."
"Nothing, forget it."
"You know something about Dom?"
"Everything will play itself out. I promise." I sigh.
"Ok." He nods, then smiles. He comes around behind the counter with me and gives me a hug.
"What's that for?"
"Nothing. Can't I hug you when I want?"
"Yeah, I just...." I'm cut off as our lips meet in an impromptu kiss. I break it early and smile.
"What?" He asks.
"You're the only person I know who can eat tuna and not get tuna breath."
"Do I detect a complaint?"
"No, not at all. It's a very good thing." I smile and he grins, pulling me back into the kiss. Our tongues meet for only a second when I hear the low rumble of the rest of the boys' engines. Sighing we break apart again. "Those boys can't do anything for themselves."
"Ask Gin to make lunch for 'em."
"That's like asking Letty to do it. Only under fire or threat of no cars would she make lunch for those lugs." He laughs and I can hear the drones of "Mia!" coming before they enter the store.
~Letty's POV~ I lean against the passenger side door as the midday heat bakes the garage. Sweat drips off me and I tuck stray hairs behind my ears. Dom returns, backing his car into the vacant garage space and killing the engine. He gets out with a paper bag.
"Hey Let." He says quietly, not making eye contact.
"Hey." I reply.
"Brought you a sandwich." He tosses me a square item wrapped in tin foil.
"Not hungry." I say, putting it on the tool bench for later.
"Yeah I know, but I brought it anyway."
"Ok.......Thanks." I watch him pull off his wifebeater and pants, returning to his coveralls. His body glistens with sweat, so perfect. He pops the top off his Corona and takes a long pull, tilting his head back. ~Arghh!~ I scream mentally. I hate that I can't stay mad at him, and the way he's so unconscious to the fact that by those simple movements, he can make me want him. Really want him.
"Here." He says, and hands me a Corona and the can opener. "Even if you weren't hungry, I thought you'd want one of these, right?" He smiles a little. I glare, suddenly outraged by this action. I grab the Corona and slam it to the ground, shattering the bottle splashing the liquid everywhere. I take the can opener and fling it as far as I can. He knows I can't drink this anym-I stop my mental tirade against Dom. No. No he doesn't know. I regret it as soon as I realize.
Dom stares at me with dark eyes. His face instantly clouds and his anger is obvious. Towering right in front of me, he starts to yell in frustration. "Jesus Christ, Let! I bring you food even though I know you aren't hungry. I bring you a drink 'cause I know you'd want one and then you smash it all over the garage. What the fuck do you want from me!"
/'Till my eyes cry out 'Til my head is free from doubt
'Til my lungs sigh right out
'Til I'm wiser, yeah/
His anger reignites my own. "What do I want? What do I want?' I look down and let out a big breath. Then I reaffix him with my glare. "I want you to stop letting those race whores hang all over you at the races 'cause you know how much I hate it, but don't care, or just ignore it. I want..... just one more moment when you look at me like I'm the only girl in the world. God," I sigh. "I'm just realizing there are so many things I've never told you, or made you understand."
"Like what?" He frowns., tilting my chin so I can't avoid looking him in the eye.
"Like how insanely in love with you I am, always have been and always will be, and how I'd die for you in an instant, no questions asked. I want you to know how much I hate to admit that because it makes me weak and vulnerable and able to get hurt." I can't stop now, so I tell him everything. "I want you to know how just a touch from you can run shivers down my spine. Kissing you sends sparks through my body. You're like some drug that I just can't get enough of." This makes him smile and he leans down, tilts my head back, and lays a gentle, yet passionate Corona-laced kiss on my lips. I take it in, and then pull back, looking down again.
"So baby, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
A few tears silently make their way down my cheeks. "Not angry. Scared, Dom, 'cause what I want most of all? I want you to love and want our baby as much as I do!"
/Let the sun
Fall all over me
This life's not living, baby
Living ain't free
If I can't find my way back to me
Let the sun fall down Let the sun fall over me This life's not living, baby Living ain't free And if I can't find my way back to me......./
He stares at me, brow wrinkled in confusion and sadness. "But Let," his voice cracks. "We don't have a-"
I cut him off. "Yeah Dom," I gently pull his huge hand to my stomach. "We do."
/Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down over me Let the sun fall down over me
Let the sun fall down.......over me/
~REVIEWS PEOPLE! YOU'LL FIND OUT DOM'S REACTION SOONER IF YOU REVIEW! I'VE ALWAYS GOT BOTH HALVES OF A CLIFFER READY TO POST AND IT DEPENDS ON THE MOTIVATION I GET FROM PEOPLE WHO R/R AS TO HOW FAST I POST~