OK Sorry it's taken so long to update, but I was having a bit of writer's
block and school was hectic!
~Dom's POV~
The glow of the TV reflects off the bodies draped on the couches and floor. My eyes are fluttering open and closed as I faintly hear the rhythmic breathing of a sleeping Letty leaning against my shoulder on the floor. Mia and Bryan are stretched out on the sofa, Brian lightly snoring behind her. Gin is curled up in a ball, a blanket twisted around her form. Jesse, Leon, and Vince are all still intently staring at the action movie that is coming to a close. A few minutes later, Jesse clicks off the TV. Leon, Vince, and Brian stumble to their rooms groggily and Jesse heads out the door with Gin, probably to take her home. Mia wanders into the kitchen and I start to pick up Letty to take her to bed.
"I can walk," She mumbles, rubbing her eyes.
"Go back to sleep." I tell her, as her head gently nestles against my chest. I carry her upstairs and place her on the bed, gently taking off her boots and dropping them next to the bed. I slip off her pants and socks and then pull her shirt over her head, removing her bra and putting her tank back over her head. My hand lingers on her stomach and she puts her small hands over mine in her sleep. Quietly, I slip away and downstairs. Mia sits at the kitchen table, sipping a cup of tea.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey. So, how you feelin'?"
"I......"I start before my face breaks into a grin.
She smiles that sweet Mia smile. "Pretty happy, huh?"
"It's incredible. I, I'm still in shock. I mean, wow! I'm gonna be a dad."
"A great one. I can just see you with your li'l Dom or Letty sitting on your lap, racing around."
"I hope I know what I've got myself into." I rub a hand across my face.
"It'll be fine, Dom. Besides, you've got nine months to find out."
"Yeah. Yeah I guess."
"So, when are you gonna......?"
"Huh?" I ask, tired. "Oh, soon. I don't know. I want it to be perfect. Anything less, would just be a disappointment."
"I don't think so. Whatever you do will be perfect. You know that."
"Well this is the only time I'm gonna get the chance to do this so I want to make it exactly....." I trail off. "I'll think about this tomorrow. I'm beat."
"Night."
"Night." I climb the stairs slowly and slip into my room. Taking off my clothes, I lie down next to her under the covers, but I can't sleep. I have so many confusing and nerve-wracking thoughts going through my head. Finally, at around 4, I drift off.
~Jesse's POV~
Gin crawls into the passenger's side of the Jetta and promptly falls asleep. I back out of the driveway, careful not to jolt the car when entering the street, and flip the radio on softly. Aaliyah's "I Miss You" plays quietly from the speakers. Gin starts to sing along. I guess she isn't asleep. I really start to listen to her and she sounds like an angel. Her voice is so beautiful. The song ends and I speak. "You're voice is incredible."
"Thanks." She says glancing over at me. "Hey-uh Jess?"
"Yeah?"
She keeps playing with her hands. "I need to talk to you about something."
"What's wrong?"
"Well.....I'm a senior in high school. I applied to a lot of colleges."
"Yeah, and?"
"Well, I'm going to go to one of them."
"Ok."
"My first two choices are out of state."
"Where?"
"New York......Columbia and Julliard."
I suck air in through clenched teeth and grip the wheel a little tighter. "So if you get into one of those, you're going to go?"
"I don't know. It kinda depends."
"On what?"
"On you."
My mind races, trying to beat my mouth out of saying something bad. She should go to one of those schools. She's so smart and talented. She shouldn't be with a guy like me. All I'll do is stop her from living her dreams. "Why on me?" I try to say casually.
She laughs. "Well......isn't that kind of obvious?"
"Gin you don't know everything about me."
"But I want to."
I fight the urge to smile. Now's when I need to tell her. Let her understand what kind of a person I am. I pull into her driveway and switch off the car. Then I turn to look at her. I slip off my shirt quickly. "You wanna know what this scar is from?"
~Dom's POV~
I wake to the buzzing alarm clock. In the process of slapping it off, Letty slaps me in the head.
"Sorry." she laughs as I groan.
"Lovely way to wake up, Let."
"Well if you let me keep the clock on my side of the bed......"
"Yeah, yeah yeah." I get up and go take a quick shower before heading downstairs. I can hear the water turn on again in the bathroom so I know it's ok to speak freely. I approach Mia in the kitchen, where all the others are sitting. "Aight, guys?"
They look up with glazed eyes. "What, Dom?" V asks.
"I need your help. I'm......I'm going to..Shit, why can't I say this. You're supposed to be the easy people to tell."
"Jesus, Dom. Just say it. No, here. I will. He's going to ask Let to marry him."
"You serious, dawg?"
"As a heart attack."
"Damn. That's great! How you gonna do it? And when?"
"Tomorrow. Mi, I need you to ask her to work the market. And then I'm gonna......" I stop as Vince gives me a glare and a little shake of the head. Let walks into the kitchen a moment later, her hair up in a towel.
"Aight, well we gotta get goin' Mia. We can get the rest of the details later. Bye." The guys jump up and head out the door.
"Details about what?" Letty asks.
"Nothin'. I just needed someone to work the market tomorrow. I've got to go out for a while."
"I'll do it, if you really need someone." Let offers.
"Really?" Mia asks, surprised at the opportunity presented.
"Sure. I need a break day."
"Ok, but I can tell you, it's not always a break. It can get pretty busy."
"I can handle it."
"Thanks Let."
~Sorry it's a short chapter, but it'll lead up to some good stuff!~
~Dom's POV~
The glow of the TV reflects off the bodies draped on the couches and floor. My eyes are fluttering open and closed as I faintly hear the rhythmic breathing of a sleeping Letty leaning against my shoulder on the floor. Mia and Bryan are stretched out on the sofa, Brian lightly snoring behind her. Gin is curled up in a ball, a blanket twisted around her form. Jesse, Leon, and Vince are all still intently staring at the action movie that is coming to a close. A few minutes later, Jesse clicks off the TV. Leon, Vince, and Brian stumble to their rooms groggily and Jesse heads out the door with Gin, probably to take her home. Mia wanders into the kitchen and I start to pick up Letty to take her to bed.
"I can walk," She mumbles, rubbing her eyes.
"Go back to sleep." I tell her, as her head gently nestles against my chest. I carry her upstairs and place her on the bed, gently taking off her boots and dropping them next to the bed. I slip off her pants and socks and then pull her shirt over her head, removing her bra and putting her tank back over her head. My hand lingers on her stomach and she puts her small hands over mine in her sleep. Quietly, I slip away and downstairs. Mia sits at the kitchen table, sipping a cup of tea.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey. So, how you feelin'?"
"I......"I start before my face breaks into a grin.
She smiles that sweet Mia smile. "Pretty happy, huh?"
"It's incredible. I, I'm still in shock. I mean, wow! I'm gonna be a dad."
"A great one. I can just see you with your li'l Dom or Letty sitting on your lap, racing around."
"I hope I know what I've got myself into." I rub a hand across my face.
"It'll be fine, Dom. Besides, you've got nine months to find out."
"Yeah. Yeah I guess."
"So, when are you gonna......?"
"Huh?" I ask, tired. "Oh, soon. I don't know. I want it to be perfect. Anything less, would just be a disappointment."
"I don't think so. Whatever you do will be perfect. You know that."
"Well this is the only time I'm gonna get the chance to do this so I want to make it exactly....." I trail off. "I'll think about this tomorrow. I'm beat."
"Night."
"Night." I climb the stairs slowly and slip into my room. Taking off my clothes, I lie down next to her under the covers, but I can't sleep. I have so many confusing and nerve-wracking thoughts going through my head. Finally, at around 4, I drift off.
~Jesse's POV~
Gin crawls into the passenger's side of the Jetta and promptly falls asleep. I back out of the driveway, careful not to jolt the car when entering the street, and flip the radio on softly. Aaliyah's "I Miss You" plays quietly from the speakers. Gin starts to sing along. I guess she isn't asleep. I really start to listen to her and she sounds like an angel. Her voice is so beautiful. The song ends and I speak. "You're voice is incredible."
"Thanks." She says glancing over at me. "Hey-uh Jess?"
"Yeah?"
She keeps playing with her hands. "I need to talk to you about something."
"What's wrong?"
"Well.....I'm a senior in high school. I applied to a lot of colleges."
"Yeah, and?"
"Well, I'm going to go to one of them."
"Ok."
"My first two choices are out of state."
"Where?"
"New York......Columbia and Julliard."
I suck air in through clenched teeth and grip the wheel a little tighter. "So if you get into one of those, you're going to go?"
"I don't know. It kinda depends."
"On what?"
"On you."
My mind races, trying to beat my mouth out of saying something bad. She should go to one of those schools. She's so smart and talented. She shouldn't be with a guy like me. All I'll do is stop her from living her dreams. "Why on me?" I try to say casually.
She laughs. "Well......isn't that kind of obvious?"
"Gin you don't know everything about me."
"But I want to."
I fight the urge to smile. Now's when I need to tell her. Let her understand what kind of a person I am. I pull into her driveway and switch off the car. Then I turn to look at her. I slip off my shirt quickly. "You wanna know what this scar is from?"
~Dom's POV~
I wake to the buzzing alarm clock. In the process of slapping it off, Letty slaps me in the head.
"Sorry." she laughs as I groan.
"Lovely way to wake up, Let."
"Well if you let me keep the clock on my side of the bed......"
"Yeah, yeah yeah." I get up and go take a quick shower before heading downstairs. I can hear the water turn on again in the bathroom so I know it's ok to speak freely. I approach Mia in the kitchen, where all the others are sitting. "Aight, guys?"
They look up with glazed eyes. "What, Dom?" V asks.
"I need your help. I'm......I'm going to..Shit, why can't I say this. You're supposed to be the easy people to tell."
"Jesus, Dom. Just say it. No, here. I will. He's going to ask Let to marry him."
"You serious, dawg?"
"As a heart attack."
"Damn. That's great! How you gonna do it? And when?"
"Tomorrow. Mi, I need you to ask her to work the market. And then I'm gonna......" I stop as Vince gives me a glare and a little shake of the head. Let walks into the kitchen a moment later, her hair up in a towel.
"Aight, well we gotta get goin' Mia. We can get the rest of the details later. Bye." The guys jump up and head out the door.
"Details about what?" Letty asks.
"Nothin'. I just needed someone to work the market tomorrow. I've got to go out for a while."
"I'll do it, if you really need someone." Let offers.
"Really?" Mia asks, surprised at the opportunity presented.
"Sure. I need a break day."
"Ok, but I can tell you, it's not always a break. It can get pretty busy."
"I can handle it."
"Thanks Let."
~Sorry it's a short chapter, but it'll lead up to some good stuff!~