Rachel was putting some files away when Marci sauntered into the
room. Rachel looked at her, quickly putting away the files.
"I was thinking, since you have finally managed to fit me in your schedule, that we could go to Murphy's, get a drink, and then go to this great new club." Marci said. Rachel closed the draw, and went to her desk.
"That's sounds good to me. " Rachel said. She locked up her desk, after grabbing her purse.
Together, they headed out the of the bank, to Rachel's car.
"And what is my boyfriend doing tonight?" Marci asked, a smile on her face. Rachel shrugged.
"Probably hanging out at the house. I told him that tonight was the girls night, and that he would have to suffer. Mia said something about an impromptu party possible going down." Rachel said, hitting the keyless entry button.
Rachel and Leon's relationship had progressed. They were always together. Rachel often joked with him that they were like two high school kids, because they could never seem to keep their hands of each other. They had sex just about anywhere they could. Rachel's favorite had been when they had stopped at the beach late one night. They had been sitting on the trunk of his car. While she was pointing out the different constellations, he had had been nibbling on neck, and running a hand up her skirt. The constellations were soon forgotten when Leon had pulled her panties off. She did remember seeing a shooting star though, while Leon went down on her.
Rachel was totally falling for Leon. She hadn't wanted to say she loved him. She didn't want to scare him off, but she knew She did. Leon brought out a completely different side of her. Someone that she never thought she was or could be had come out. And she loved it, and loved being with him.
Although she didn't know if he loved her yet, Rachel knew Leon felt something. He would always surprise her with something. One day, she had been home, cleaning out the frig, when the local florist had brought her five dozen roses. Then there were the gifts. Her favorite being the diamond necklace he had put on her. He fawned over her, and made her feel like a queen.
Mia and Letty had both told her that Leon had completely changed. Once known to be all about the ladies, he seemed to only have eyes for her, and talk about her all the time. Mia and Letty joked with her about how she had Leon wrapped around her finger.
Rachel had also grown closer with the DT Crew. When she wasn't home or at work, she was at the Toretto house, which served as the house for everyone else. She welcomed into their family, and had made her an honorary member.
Two hours later, Rachel and Marci were at the bar, having a drink. Marci had commented on how she had become a better drinker.
"I guess when I used to drink, I never knew my limits, and always exceeded them. I don't drink much, but I like to have a beer now and then." Rachel said. Marci was scanning the crowd at the packed bar.
"There is no one interesting here. Wanna leave?" Marci said, finishing of her gin and tonic. Rachel looked around, and nodded.
They paid their tab, and left. They drove the short distance to the club Marci had mentioned. When they pulled into the parking lot, Rachel started to laugh.
"Marci. These are like high school, and college kids." Rachel pointed. Marci swore and looked at the line that was formed to get into the club. The line was compromised of mostly kids eighteen to twenty-one.
"No fucking way I am going to hang with a bunch of kids." Marci said. Rachel continued to laugh as she backed out the parking lot.
"Where to, Navigator?" Rachel asked. Marci scanned the street they were on. She shrugged.
"I have no fucking idea. I know I want to get shit faced, and find someone to take home." Marci said.
"Oh, that's nice. What about the one club you were talking about the other day.What was it called" Rachel asked, as she stopped at a red light.
"Oh, uh.24. That place got closed down. Fire hazard or something." Marci said.
"Okay. We'll you point me in the right direction, and I will follow."
"I have an idea. Didn't you say that there was a party going down at the house?" Marci asked, turning in her seat. Rachel laughed.
"Uh, yeah. But I thought you wanted this to an 'us' night. Leon would be, therefore, it would not be an 'us' night."
"Rachel, I need to get drunk, and desperately need to get laid. There will be guys there, and beer. Let's go. I don't mind." Marci said. She smiled.
"Alright." Rachel made a quick U-turn, and ten minutes later, she was parking down the street from the house. The street was lined with tricked out cars. The music coming from the house could be heard a few blocks away. People were milling around outside.
While Rachel waited for Marci to get of the car, she smoothed out her shirt. She felt a little overdressed. She had worn a black sheer blouse with a black camisole underneath. Instead of wearing a dress, like Marci, she wore a pair of black pants.
"Alright, how do I look?" Marci asked, stretching her arms out, and twirling around. She wore a red silk dress, that was very short. Very, very short.
"Like a tramp, looking to get laid." Rachel said, pulling her cell phone out of her purse, and turning it off.
"Great. Let's go." Marci said, grabbing her arm. They walked up the street, to the house. When they stepped inside the house, Rachel saw Letty standing nearby, drinking.
"Hey!" Rachel gave her a quick hug.
"Rachel. Leon said you weren't hanging tonight." Letty gave Marci a quick hug, and then looked around the room.
"This city is dead tonight. Nothing going on, so I forced her to bring me here." Marci said. She looked around the room, searching out someone that struck her fancy.
"Well, uh, get some beer." Letty said.
"Where's Leon?" Rachel asked not seeing him in the room. Letty pursed her lips, and looked around.
"Uh, somewhere around here. Maybe playing pool?" Letty offered. Rachel nodded, and began to walk around looking for him. Marci went off her own way, having found someone that looked interesting. She told Rachel she would meet up with her later.
"Rachel!" Rachel turned, as Vince came in to the room, a Corona in each hand. She gave him a kiss on the check.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Vince asked, taking a sip. He handed her the extra bottle.
"Got bored, thought we would see what was going on here." Rachel said.
"Marci's with you?" He asked, scanning the room. He spotted her on the far side of the room, talking to someone.
"Yeah. You know where Leon is?" Rachel asked. He looked down at the floor.
"No. No I don't. Maybe he went for some more beer?" He said. Rachel frowned, and gave him a puzzled look.
"Okay." A voice in the back of her head began to scream that there was something wrong, and her stomach seemed to drop.
She moved past Vince, and headed to the back of the house. Vince called after her, but she ignored him. Not finding him there, she headed towards the basement stairs.
"Rachel? What's the matter?" Rachel looked at Marci.
"Something is not right." Rachel said, and headed down the stairs. Marci followed behind her. The basement was packed with more people, making out, drinking, playing darts. She pushed past them, and nearly screamed.
At the pool table, a beautiful blonde with a killer body was leaning over the table. She was lining up her shot. What Rachel saw was Leon leaning over, talking in her ear. He said something funny, because she giggled.
Marci pushed through the crowd and stopped at Rachel's side. She saw Leon. She saw the girl. Then she saw them kiss. The girl had stood up, turned around and kissed Leon full on the mouth. Marci turned to Rachel. She once dark skin, paled, a hand covering her mouth.
"Rachel. Come on. Let's get the fuck out of here, before I kill this asshole." Marci said in her ear. Rachel couldn't seem to function. She seemed frozen to her spot. Her heart was pounding so hard, she thought she was going to have a heart attack.
Her initial shock started to fade, and fury began to sink in. She watched as Leon put his hands on the girl's hips, and continue to talk to her. The body language making it clear it was more than a friendly conversation.
When Marci tried to pull Rachel away, Rachel jerked her arm away. She pushed roughly through the few people in her way, and walked over to where they stood. She heard someone mutter an 'oh shit', and several people stopped what they were doing.
It took Leon a few minutes to realize that Rachel was standing near him. The smile that had been on his face quickly disappeared.
"Rachel. What are you doing here?" He asked, looking around. Rachel could feel her eyes tearing up, but she willed herself not to cry.
"I just wanted to say goodbye." Rachel managed to get out through her clenched teeth.
"Rachel.can we talk please? In private?" He asked, pushing himself away from the girl. The girl, obviously not knowing what was going on, got mad.
"What the hell, Leon? Who the hell is this bitch?" She asked. Marci muttered something under her breath. Leon tried told the girl to shut up. Rachel clenched her fist.
"Nobody, I guess." Rachel said, staring at Leon. He shook his head, and tried to reach for her, but she sidestepped him.
"Don't touch me. Don't you ever touch me!" Rachel screamed.
"Listen, you need to step off. I don't want to have to do anything." The girl said, pointing her finger at Rachel.
"You have to be fucking kidding me." Marci said. Before anyone knew what happened, Rachel had swung, and punched the girl. Her fist connecting with her cheek. The girl stumbled, and fell to the floor. Rachel shook her hand, the pain exploding through her arm.
"Jesus!" Someone yelled. Rachel turned, and pushed her way through the crowd. She had almost made it to the front door, Marci right behind her, when she heard Leon yell her name. She turned. He ran in to the room.
"Rachel, it's not what you think, I swear to fucking God." He said. Rachel saw Dom and Letty walk in to the room. A few seconds later, Mia, and Vince. Rachel let out a little laugh.
"It's not what I think? What is it then? Oh, I know. It's your sister, right? Maybe a cousin. Visiting from out of town. Do you actually think I am a fucking idiot? Any of you? Do you think this would be funny? Well laugh it up, please. You all make me fucking sick." Rachel screamed. She grabbed the diamond necklace that was hanging around her neck. Leon raised his hands.
"Baby, please, I swear, don't do this. Please, let me explain." Rachel shook her head, and then yanked the necklace off. She threw it at him.
"I don't ever want to see you again, ever. I can't believe this." Rachel felt the tears coming, so she turned and ran out the of the house.
Marci stood there. She looked at them. Utter contempt on her face.
"You are a fucking asshole, Leon. You are a piece of shit. If I ever see you near Rachel, I will kill you."
"I was thinking, since you have finally managed to fit me in your schedule, that we could go to Murphy's, get a drink, and then go to this great new club." Marci said. Rachel closed the draw, and went to her desk.
"That's sounds good to me. " Rachel said. She locked up her desk, after grabbing her purse.
Together, they headed out the of the bank, to Rachel's car.
"And what is my boyfriend doing tonight?" Marci asked, a smile on her face. Rachel shrugged.
"Probably hanging out at the house. I told him that tonight was the girls night, and that he would have to suffer. Mia said something about an impromptu party possible going down." Rachel said, hitting the keyless entry button.
Rachel and Leon's relationship had progressed. They were always together. Rachel often joked with him that they were like two high school kids, because they could never seem to keep their hands of each other. They had sex just about anywhere they could. Rachel's favorite had been when they had stopped at the beach late one night. They had been sitting on the trunk of his car. While she was pointing out the different constellations, he had had been nibbling on neck, and running a hand up her skirt. The constellations were soon forgotten when Leon had pulled her panties off. She did remember seeing a shooting star though, while Leon went down on her.
Rachel was totally falling for Leon. She hadn't wanted to say she loved him. She didn't want to scare him off, but she knew She did. Leon brought out a completely different side of her. Someone that she never thought she was or could be had come out. And she loved it, and loved being with him.
Although she didn't know if he loved her yet, Rachel knew Leon felt something. He would always surprise her with something. One day, she had been home, cleaning out the frig, when the local florist had brought her five dozen roses. Then there were the gifts. Her favorite being the diamond necklace he had put on her. He fawned over her, and made her feel like a queen.
Mia and Letty had both told her that Leon had completely changed. Once known to be all about the ladies, he seemed to only have eyes for her, and talk about her all the time. Mia and Letty joked with her about how she had Leon wrapped around her finger.
Rachel had also grown closer with the DT Crew. When she wasn't home or at work, she was at the Toretto house, which served as the house for everyone else. She welcomed into their family, and had made her an honorary member.
Two hours later, Rachel and Marci were at the bar, having a drink. Marci had commented on how she had become a better drinker.
"I guess when I used to drink, I never knew my limits, and always exceeded them. I don't drink much, but I like to have a beer now and then." Rachel said. Marci was scanning the crowd at the packed bar.
"There is no one interesting here. Wanna leave?" Marci said, finishing of her gin and tonic. Rachel looked around, and nodded.
They paid their tab, and left. They drove the short distance to the club Marci had mentioned. When they pulled into the parking lot, Rachel started to laugh.
"Marci. These are like high school, and college kids." Rachel pointed. Marci swore and looked at the line that was formed to get into the club. The line was compromised of mostly kids eighteen to twenty-one.
"No fucking way I am going to hang with a bunch of kids." Marci said. Rachel continued to laugh as she backed out the parking lot.
"Where to, Navigator?" Rachel asked. Marci scanned the street they were on. She shrugged.
"I have no fucking idea. I know I want to get shit faced, and find someone to take home." Marci said.
"Oh, that's nice. What about the one club you were talking about the other day.What was it called" Rachel asked, as she stopped at a red light.
"Oh, uh.24. That place got closed down. Fire hazard or something." Marci said.
"Okay. We'll you point me in the right direction, and I will follow."
"I have an idea. Didn't you say that there was a party going down at the house?" Marci asked, turning in her seat. Rachel laughed.
"Uh, yeah. But I thought you wanted this to an 'us' night. Leon would be, therefore, it would not be an 'us' night."
"Rachel, I need to get drunk, and desperately need to get laid. There will be guys there, and beer. Let's go. I don't mind." Marci said. She smiled.
"Alright." Rachel made a quick U-turn, and ten minutes later, she was parking down the street from the house. The street was lined with tricked out cars. The music coming from the house could be heard a few blocks away. People were milling around outside.
While Rachel waited for Marci to get of the car, she smoothed out her shirt. She felt a little overdressed. She had worn a black sheer blouse with a black camisole underneath. Instead of wearing a dress, like Marci, she wore a pair of black pants.
"Alright, how do I look?" Marci asked, stretching her arms out, and twirling around. She wore a red silk dress, that was very short. Very, very short.
"Like a tramp, looking to get laid." Rachel said, pulling her cell phone out of her purse, and turning it off.
"Great. Let's go." Marci said, grabbing her arm. They walked up the street, to the house. When they stepped inside the house, Rachel saw Letty standing nearby, drinking.
"Hey!" Rachel gave her a quick hug.
"Rachel. Leon said you weren't hanging tonight." Letty gave Marci a quick hug, and then looked around the room.
"This city is dead tonight. Nothing going on, so I forced her to bring me here." Marci said. She looked around the room, searching out someone that struck her fancy.
"Well, uh, get some beer." Letty said.
"Where's Leon?" Rachel asked not seeing him in the room. Letty pursed her lips, and looked around.
"Uh, somewhere around here. Maybe playing pool?" Letty offered. Rachel nodded, and began to walk around looking for him. Marci went off her own way, having found someone that looked interesting. She told Rachel she would meet up with her later.
"Rachel!" Rachel turned, as Vince came in to the room, a Corona in each hand. She gave him a kiss on the check.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Vince asked, taking a sip. He handed her the extra bottle.
"Got bored, thought we would see what was going on here." Rachel said.
"Marci's with you?" He asked, scanning the room. He spotted her on the far side of the room, talking to someone.
"Yeah. You know where Leon is?" Rachel asked. He looked down at the floor.
"No. No I don't. Maybe he went for some more beer?" He said. Rachel frowned, and gave him a puzzled look.
"Okay." A voice in the back of her head began to scream that there was something wrong, and her stomach seemed to drop.
She moved past Vince, and headed to the back of the house. Vince called after her, but she ignored him. Not finding him there, she headed towards the basement stairs.
"Rachel? What's the matter?" Rachel looked at Marci.
"Something is not right." Rachel said, and headed down the stairs. Marci followed behind her. The basement was packed with more people, making out, drinking, playing darts. She pushed past them, and nearly screamed.
At the pool table, a beautiful blonde with a killer body was leaning over the table. She was lining up her shot. What Rachel saw was Leon leaning over, talking in her ear. He said something funny, because she giggled.
Marci pushed through the crowd and stopped at Rachel's side. She saw Leon. She saw the girl. Then she saw them kiss. The girl had stood up, turned around and kissed Leon full on the mouth. Marci turned to Rachel. She once dark skin, paled, a hand covering her mouth.
"Rachel. Come on. Let's get the fuck out of here, before I kill this asshole." Marci said in her ear. Rachel couldn't seem to function. She seemed frozen to her spot. Her heart was pounding so hard, she thought she was going to have a heart attack.
Her initial shock started to fade, and fury began to sink in. She watched as Leon put his hands on the girl's hips, and continue to talk to her. The body language making it clear it was more than a friendly conversation.
When Marci tried to pull Rachel away, Rachel jerked her arm away. She pushed roughly through the few people in her way, and walked over to where they stood. She heard someone mutter an 'oh shit', and several people stopped what they were doing.
It took Leon a few minutes to realize that Rachel was standing near him. The smile that had been on his face quickly disappeared.
"Rachel. What are you doing here?" He asked, looking around. Rachel could feel her eyes tearing up, but she willed herself not to cry.
"I just wanted to say goodbye." Rachel managed to get out through her clenched teeth.
"Rachel.can we talk please? In private?" He asked, pushing himself away from the girl. The girl, obviously not knowing what was going on, got mad.
"What the hell, Leon? Who the hell is this bitch?" She asked. Marci muttered something under her breath. Leon tried told the girl to shut up. Rachel clenched her fist.
"Nobody, I guess." Rachel said, staring at Leon. He shook his head, and tried to reach for her, but she sidestepped him.
"Don't touch me. Don't you ever touch me!" Rachel screamed.
"Listen, you need to step off. I don't want to have to do anything." The girl said, pointing her finger at Rachel.
"You have to be fucking kidding me." Marci said. Before anyone knew what happened, Rachel had swung, and punched the girl. Her fist connecting with her cheek. The girl stumbled, and fell to the floor. Rachel shook her hand, the pain exploding through her arm.
"Jesus!" Someone yelled. Rachel turned, and pushed her way through the crowd. She had almost made it to the front door, Marci right behind her, when she heard Leon yell her name. She turned. He ran in to the room.
"Rachel, it's not what you think, I swear to fucking God." He said. Rachel saw Dom and Letty walk in to the room. A few seconds later, Mia, and Vince. Rachel let out a little laugh.
"It's not what I think? What is it then? Oh, I know. It's your sister, right? Maybe a cousin. Visiting from out of town. Do you actually think I am a fucking idiot? Any of you? Do you think this would be funny? Well laugh it up, please. You all make me fucking sick." Rachel screamed. She grabbed the diamond necklace that was hanging around her neck. Leon raised his hands.
"Baby, please, I swear, don't do this. Please, let me explain." Rachel shook her head, and then yanked the necklace off. She threw it at him.
"I don't ever want to see you again, ever. I can't believe this." Rachel felt the tears coming, so she turned and ran out the of the house.
Marci stood there. She looked at them. Utter contempt on her face.
"You are a fucking asshole, Leon. You are a piece of shit. If I ever see you near Rachel, I will kill you."