Still Fast, Still Furious Ch4—Hangin' Out ((Nobody's POV))

            Tebridë hoisted the large black and blue bag over her right shoulder while she walked down the sidewalk. Cars began to mimic the earlier downtown Miami scene in the rush hour traffic. She stopped at the corner as the stoplight turned red and cars began to cross from the other directions. Her sunglasses fell slightly so she used her left hand to push them back onto the bridge of her nose. Looking down once again at the paper in her hand she sighed. "I've been walking for a half hour…god damn, why do they have to live so far away from the café?" she mumbled to herself.

            The light turned green; the white "walk" single flashed so she stepped off the corner and crossed. The bag at her side hit her legs as she walked; once she crossed she switched the bag over to her left shoulder and began to walk once more. She turned her head to each side to look at the surroundings: apartments, businesses, people everywhere…it looked just like Detroit during the week. She had to smile and the remembrance of the major city so near to her old home.

            Another 10 minutes passed, and she was still walking. She sighed in frustration at not reaching the house. On either side were houses so she kept turning her head to look at the numbers. "1354…1376…Finally!" she said happily as she reached her destination. She walked up the front walk to the door. Just as she was about to knock the door opened and a male body ran into her.

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((Jesse's POV))

            "Dude, I so had you!" Leon said as he shoved me, toothpick hanging out of his mouth. He picked up the controller and took the lead because mine was knocked away.

            "You're such a sore loser," I replied, picking mine back up and getting back into the race.

            "You're both sore losers," Letty said from the couch, laughing. She threw a handful of popcorn at us and hit Leon in the head. She, Dom, Mia, and Vince were all watching a movie…Ghosts of Mars or something.

            Leon picked up the pieces and ate them. "Yum," he said.

Letty just rolled her eyes, "You guys are such dorks." She settled back into Dom's arms and I focused on the video game again…which is kinda odd because I have that A.D.D. thing so I can't focus too well on anything.

Dom piped up, "Yo, Jess." I turned my head and looked at him. "Did you get the drinks?"

            I forgot about those. "Oh, yea, they're in the car. I'll go get 'em." I paused the game and got up. Leon turned around to watch the movie. I walked over to the door. "You better not be cheating, Leon!" I yelled back as I opened the door and walked out. I stopped when I collided with someone; an "oof" resulted.

            "Oh…erm…sorry," a female voice said. I turned and stepped back. The girl from earlier…Bri.

            I faltered, "Oh...uh…my fault. Hey, just go in. I was just going to get the drinks." I stepped aside and walked down to my car to grab the drinks, not giving  Bri a chance to say anything.

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((Bri's POV))

            I was about to knock on the door when it opened and someone ran into me. I "oof"ed and said, "Oh…erm…sorry."

            He turned to look at me and stepped back. I saw it was Jesse. He paused and turned a pale pink in the cheeks. "Oh…uh…my fault," he said. "Hey, just go in. I was just going to get the drinks." He stepped to the side of me and walked down to his car.

            I turned my head around to look at him, then shrugged to myself. Pushing the door open wider I stepped in and looked around. Nice house…"Hello?" I said, not wanting to sound like some wacko in their house.

            I heard some movement and saw Mia come to stand in the doorway to what looked like the living room. "Hey, Bri. You're early."

            "Uh…yea. I hope you don't mind I came early…I actually almost got lost, but I managed to find my way." I smiled and hefted dropped the strap of my bag to hold it in my hand and let it rest on the floor.

            "We're watching Ghosts of Mars. It's good, and really scary." She said as she motioned for me to come into the room.

            I followed her and heard Jesse close the front door. "I've seen that. I liked it…all gory and violent…I enjoyed it."

            Letty looked up at me, "Hey chica. Grab a chair."
            Dom and the other 2 guys mumbled a "Hey", to into the movie to look up. That's basically how my family would be. I walked over the couch and sat down in the open spot Letty had previously been resting her legs on; she was sitting sideways in Dom's arms, watching the movie. The guy who hit on me earlier was sitting in a chair next to the couch, and the quiet one was lying on his back in front of it; Jesse came back and sat next to him.

            Mia pulled up a chair next to me. "Oh yea, you don't know the other 2 guys." She pointed to the flirty one. "That's Vince, or V." He looked up at the mention of his name, but quickly turned back to the movie. "That one's Leon." She pointed to the one on the ground.

            He looked up and made a slight waving motion with his hand. He still had that toothpick in his mouth. He said a gruff "hey" and returned his gaze to the TV.

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((Letty's POV))

            5:30 came. The movie was over so we were just chilling in the living room. I was laying sideways in Dom's lap and Bri was sitting at the other end; Le and Jess were on the floor; Mia was in a chair over by Bri, and V was in the chair by Dom. There was popcorn all over the floor from the fight we had earlier.

            "We should get ready if we're gonna make the concert," Mia said. She stood up and brushed bits of popcorn off her. I threw another piece at her and laughed when she turned to glare at me while pulling it out of her hair. "Come on, girls." I groaned as she pulled me and Bri off the couch. She dragged us out of the living room towards the stairs.

            Bri picked up her bag and walked behind me. "So Bri," I say, wondering the background of this girl. "What brings you to Miami?" Silence. I raise my eyebrow but say nothing. Well she's obviously not here on business.

            "Oh…um…I was visiting some family in northern Florida, and I decided to travel further down here. I'm pretty much just on vacation," she replied. "What about you guys?"

            "We've lived here for a few years. Opened the garage and café …and that's basically our life. Oh, and the street racing...it just wouldn't be living without illegal racing for big bucks," I smiled and shook my head, laughing lightly. Bri did the same. We reached Mia's room and walked inside; she closed the door behind us. I sat on her bed while Bri stood next to it.

            "Ok, girls. We're gonna have a good time tonight. Let's dress to impress," Mia said with a large grin. I groaned. Mia was a fashion freak. We'd be in here for at least an hour. She turned to her closet and pulled open the sliding doors to reveal wall-to-wall clothes and shoes. She began pulling out random shirts, pants, skirts and shoes; she threw them back at Bri and I, more clothes ending up on the floor than on the bed.

            "I have some clothes, too," Bri said. She unzipped her bag and pulled out some shirts. Hey, this girl's got taste. On the bed she set out 5 shirts, a skirt, 2 pairs of pants, and some shoes.

            Mia came over and picked up a blue handkerchief top "Cute. Very punk. What say we go for the 'puck rocker chic' look?" Bri and I nodded in agreement. "This skirt would look cute on you, Bri."

            She shook her head. "I don't wear skirts much…not my style. I usually dress more guyish…but I guess I can make an exception," she replied, standing up and grabbing a black and pink halter.

**2 hours later**

            Clothes were thrown all around Mia's room; there wasn't a clear spot to walk. We changed our outfits at least 5 times; make-up at least 7…we being Mia and I….ok well actually just Mia. She was the fashion queen and not only picked out our clothes but also did our make-up.

            "C'mon chica's, let's hurry it up!" Dom yelled up the stairs.

            "Hold up, papi. We'll be down in a sec!" I yelled back. Men. They were dressed in 5 seconds. I looked at Mia who was once again reapplying her mascara. "Mia, let's go girl. We'll be late if you don't stop staring at yourself." I got a mascara bottle thrown at me; I laughed in reply.