Chapter Fourteen
Dom's brow creased with confusion as he watched her go. With a slight shake of his head, he picked up his shirt and followed her to his car. When he got there, she was already seated. He tossed his shirt in the back and slid in next to her. "So...you wanna go back to the garage...or you want me to run you home?" He shrugged his shoulders deeply.
"I think I should get home." She replied, not looking at him. Letty fiddled with the radio again until a soft ballad washed over it, sending chills up her spine. Letty settled back in her seat, her head resting on the back of her chair, eyes closed. "I live at one-thirty five Rosewood. You know where that is?" She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.
He nodded slowly. "Yeah, I know it. What about Jesse though?" He swung the car onto the highway and drove in that direction.
"He's probably already back home. He had things to take care of today anyway." She replied with a shrug. "Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Sure!"
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Letty lifted her head, her lips set in a straight line. Her eyes focused on his face, studying it.
Being truthful, he was taken aback by the whole issue of love. He knew he loved Mia, she was his sister. Christ, and he knew he loved his team. But love anyone else? Dom hesitated. No girl had ever spoken to 'love' to him before, except through an orgasm. He laughed slightly at his own joke. "Love? Can't say I've thought about it much. Never had to!" He looked at her, the first hint of sadness evident in his eyes.
She made a mental note of this, smirking inwardly. "Why not? Haven't you ever loved someone?" Letty made her tone curious, but not prying. She had to do what she did best, even if it was wrong. "I mean, have you ever just saw a girl and thought 'I would love to love her' ?"
He smirked at her. The void in his life was really starting to show through. "Think about it, I've never really seen a girl, cept from Mia. Aint nothing but skanks hangin round here!"
"Thanks." She snorted, rolling her eyes. "So that makes me a skank too then doesn't it?" asked Letty, folding her arms across her chest angrily.
He started to speak but stopped and looked out the window, turning the car off the highway. "Listen, you know what I meant. I mean, you've seen what it's like at the races. Then..." he hesitated, not sure if this was the right time, "then there was you!"
"Then there was me huh? And what's that s'posed to mean?" She wasn't really angry, more eager for him to say what he truly felt. It's funny, people can fall for a fake person, she thought to herself.
He looked at her briefly then back to the road. Her house was only minutes away, but he had to say it. "I mean...well...you're different aint ya? You're not like the others!"
She rolled her eyes, men. Can never get what they want to say out into actual words. "I'll take that as a compliment, I think." Letty turned the volume up on the stereo, drowning out her thoughts.
Perplexed wasn't the word to describe it. What the hell caused her to turn like this? One minute, she's well up for it, the next she's acting all scared. The sign announced that he was in Rosewood. "One-thirty five was it?"
"Yeah, third on the left." Letty inwardly cursed. "Uh, actually, just drop me here. I'll walk the rest. It's a dead end up there anyway, so it'll be easier for you to turn here." She smiled reassuringly.
With a shrug of his shoulders he stopped the car at the sidewalk. "Well, you're here." He sat in neutral and turned in his seat to look at her.
Letty grinned and moved forward in her seat, kissing his lips lightly before getting out of the car. "Thanks." She called back heading up the road in her bare feet, not bothering to put her boots back on. Knowing he could be watching, she sashayed, her hips noticeably going from side to side sexually, almost inviting him. But there was an untouchable factor in her presence too.
Hitting first gear, he turned around and headed back to the garage. As he went, he gave a loud wolf-whistle, hoping she would hear him.
Letty laughed, hearing his whistle. She quickly glanced at his retreating car over her shoulder.
She got to her house and buzzed open the gates with the code. Rosewood was a rich neighbourhood, but not snobby. Letty walked past many high performance cars in the long driveway. 7 in total. Knowing the front door could be unlock she headed in, dropping her stuff and wandering around to find the crew.
"Yo mi amore!" Adrian called from the couch in the large living room. A Cheshire grin came on his face when he saw her wet, sandy hair. "I see you had a good night." He raised a brow. His words caught the attention of the others in the room and they eyed Letty as she shrugged.
"We didn't go all the way if that's what you're implying. I just got him a little riled. Besides I knew you flew in tonight, I didn't want to be tired out for that." Letty ran her tongue along her top lip. Adrian stood up and went to her, taking her hips in his hands. "Remember; timing is everything. But we gotta have this wrapped by Friday next week. We head to San Fran." He explained.
Dom's brow creased with confusion as he watched her go. With a slight shake of his head, he picked up his shirt and followed her to his car. When he got there, she was already seated. He tossed his shirt in the back and slid in next to her. "So...you wanna go back to the garage...or you want me to run you home?" He shrugged his shoulders deeply.
"I think I should get home." She replied, not looking at him. Letty fiddled with the radio again until a soft ballad washed over it, sending chills up her spine. Letty settled back in her seat, her head resting on the back of her chair, eyes closed. "I live at one-thirty five Rosewood. You know where that is?" She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.
He nodded slowly. "Yeah, I know it. What about Jesse though?" He swung the car onto the highway and drove in that direction.
"He's probably already back home. He had things to take care of today anyway." She replied with a shrug. "Hey, can I ask you something?"
"Sure!"
"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Letty lifted her head, her lips set in a straight line. Her eyes focused on his face, studying it.
Being truthful, he was taken aback by the whole issue of love. He knew he loved Mia, she was his sister. Christ, and he knew he loved his team. But love anyone else? Dom hesitated. No girl had ever spoken to 'love' to him before, except through an orgasm. He laughed slightly at his own joke. "Love? Can't say I've thought about it much. Never had to!" He looked at her, the first hint of sadness evident in his eyes.
She made a mental note of this, smirking inwardly. "Why not? Haven't you ever loved someone?" Letty made her tone curious, but not prying. She had to do what she did best, even if it was wrong. "I mean, have you ever just saw a girl and thought 'I would love to love her' ?"
He smirked at her. The void in his life was really starting to show through. "Think about it, I've never really seen a girl, cept from Mia. Aint nothing but skanks hangin round here!"
"Thanks." She snorted, rolling her eyes. "So that makes me a skank too then doesn't it?" asked Letty, folding her arms across her chest angrily.
He started to speak but stopped and looked out the window, turning the car off the highway. "Listen, you know what I meant. I mean, you've seen what it's like at the races. Then..." he hesitated, not sure if this was the right time, "then there was you!"
"Then there was me huh? And what's that s'posed to mean?" She wasn't really angry, more eager for him to say what he truly felt. It's funny, people can fall for a fake person, she thought to herself.
He looked at her briefly then back to the road. Her house was only minutes away, but he had to say it. "I mean...well...you're different aint ya? You're not like the others!"
She rolled her eyes, men. Can never get what they want to say out into actual words. "I'll take that as a compliment, I think." Letty turned the volume up on the stereo, drowning out her thoughts.
Perplexed wasn't the word to describe it. What the hell caused her to turn like this? One minute, she's well up for it, the next she's acting all scared. The sign announced that he was in Rosewood. "One-thirty five was it?"
"Yeah, third on the left." Letty inwardly cursed. "Uh, actually, just drop me here. I'll walk the rest. It's a dead end up there anyway, so it'll be easier for you to turn here." She smiled reassuringly.
With a shrug of his shoulders he stopped the car at the sidewalk. "Well, you're here." He sat in neutral and turned in his seat to look at her.
Letty grinned and moved forward in her seat, kissing his lips lightly before getting out of the car. "Thanks." She called back heading up the road in her bare feet, not bothering to put her boots back on. Knowing he could be watching, she sashayed, her hips noticeably going from side to side sexually, almost inviting him. But there was an untouchable factor in her presence too.
Hitting first gear, he turned around and headed back to the garage. As he went, he gave a loud wolf-whistle, hoping she would hear him.
Letty laughed, hearing his whistle. She quickly glanced at his retreating car over her shoulder.
She got to her house and buzzed open the gates with the code. Rosewood was a rich neighbourhood, but not snobby. Letty walked past many high performance cars in the long driveway. 7 in total. Knowing the front door could be unlock she headed in, dropping her stuff and wandering around to find the crew.
"Yo mi amore!" Adrian called from the couch in the large living room. A Cheshire grin came on his face when he saw her wet, sandy hair. "I see you had a good night." He raised a brow. His words caught the attention of the others in the room and they eyed Letty as she shrugged.
"We didn't go all the way if that's what you're implying. I just got him a little riled. Besides I knew you flew in tonight, I didn't want to be tired out for that." Letty ran her tongue along her top lip. Adrian stood up and went to her, taking her hips in his hands. "Remember; timing is everything. But we gotta have this wrapped by Friday next week. We head to San Fran." He explained.