Reliving the Past: Chapter 9: Letty's POV:
I went inside the house from the back, seeing Mia making a salad. "How ya livin' Mi?" I grinned, walking to the refrigerator and taking out a cold bottle of Dasani.
"I'm great!" she smiled, washing some lettuce, "Happy Birthday, Lett."
"Thanks," I replied, taking a long drink.
"You know, my brother has the hots for you," she smirked.
I spit out my water and looked at her disbelievingly. "What?"
"He likes you."
"Why do you say that?" I asked, placing my water bottle on the counter.
"He wouldn't stop talking about you today. Letty this, Letty that. It was getting a little annoying. He's the one who came up with this whole idea of having a barbeque and starting a party tonight just for you."
"He did?"
"Yeah. And from the way you're eyes are lighting up, I'd say you like him too."
I just looked away, feeling my cheeks heating up. Maybe there is a chance for Dom and I to get together. Maybe.
I walked back outside and saw Dom sitting on a chair, looking at the sky. I smiled and walked over to him. I sat on his lap and smirked. He looked at me and smiled, wrapping his arms around my waist, securing me. "Hey," he whispered.
"Hey," I whispered back, playing with the button on his shirt. "Thank you," I said softly.
"For what?"
"For setting up all of this for me.and.for just being you."
He just smiled and leaned his head on my shoulder.
"Mia said you have the hots for me," I smirked.
Dom quickly took his head off my shoulder and arched and eyebrow. "She did?"
I nodded. He looked back at the house and then back to me. I looked in his eyes and smiled. "So.is there maybe a chance that.we could.maybe."
Dom smiled. "Maybe," he shrugged. He kissed my cheek and went back to the grill. I shook my head and got up, walking over to him.
Vince walked up the driveway, carrying a grocery bag in his hand. "What's in there?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You'll find out," he smirked, walking in the house.
I looked at Dom and he just smiled, flipping the chicken.
We all sat at the table laughing and talking. None of us would touch the chicken, afraid of being the one to say grace. After a couple minutes, Vince sighed and reached over, grabbing the chicken. "Vince," Mia grinned.
Vince just shook his head and opened his mouth to speak but I stopped him. "I'll do it today," I smiled, "Since it's my birthday, I'll do it."
They smiled and clasped their hands together and closed their eyes. After a few seconds, I started, "Dear heavenly spirits, thank you for the delicious food we're about to eat and the water we're about to drink. And also thank you for today, because I sit here with my family, my only family, enjoying what's left of today. But mostly we would like to thank you for bringing Dom home to us," Dom slowly opened his eyes and looked at me, smiling. I just continued, smiling back, "it's been rough without him because we missed him.a lot. And now since he's home, our whole family is together and happy. Thank you. Amen!"
"Amen!" they all shouted and dug in. Dom just sat there for a minute, staring at me with smiling, caring eyes. I looked back at him and smiled. He returned it and dug in.
"No praying to the Car Gods, Lett?" Vince laughed.
"Nope," I shook my head, "Not today."
"V, there's a race tonight. Right?" Dom smiled, watching me from the corner of his eyes.
"Yeah," Vince nodded, smirking, "it's ladies' night tonight."
"But we don't have a girl racer. Now do we, V?"
"No we don't."
"But wait. What about Mia? You up for it?"
Mia smirked. "Don't really feel like it tonight."
"Fine. Then the other girl here is.." Everyone stared at me, smirking. I looked at them and rolled my eyes. "You guys were planning this all along weren't you?" I smiled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You're a shitty liar, Dom," I grinned.
"So you up for it birthday girl?" Vince smiled.
"I don't know," I sighed, "I mean I want to, but.my car's not really up for it."
"You can use my car," Dom said, looking at me with smiling eyes.
I blinked. "What?"
"You can use my car," he repeated.
"Are you serious?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, the last time I took your car, I bent the oil pan."
"Letty, you were fifteen then. You just started driving. You were learning."
"Yeah, but you said I wasn't allowed to drive your car from then on."
"Since when the hell have you listened to me?"
"You have a point."
"You're taking my car and that's final. Ok?"
"Ok," I smiled. I looked over to my side and saw Mia gone. "Where's Mia?"
A split second later, Mia came down the steps holding a cake shaped like a red car with 18 candles surrounding it, singing Happy Birthday. Soon they were all singing and laughing. Mia laid the cake on the table in front of me and smiled.
"Make a wish," she whispered as the song ended.
"I don't know what to wish for," I smiled, looking at my family, "Everything.everyone I can ever want is here." I looked at Dom and smiled, "Well.there is one thing." I closed my eyes and after a few seconds, blew the candles out. They laughed and clapped and handed me the knife to cut the cake.
"Maybe your wish would come true," Dom smirked.
"Maybe," I shrugged, smiling. I don't know why, but I felt that he knew what I was wishing for.
~ML~
I went inside the house from the back, seeing Mia making a salad. "How ya livin' Mi?" I grinned, walking to the refrigerator and taking out a cold bottle of Dasani.
"I'm great!" she smiled, washing some lettuce, "Happy Birthday, Lett."
"Thanks," I replied, taking a long drink.
"You know, my brother has the hots for you," she smirked.
I spit out my water and looked at her disbelievingly. "What?"
"He likes you."
"Why do you say that?" I asked, placing my water bottle on the counter.
"He wouldn't stop talking about you today. Letty this, Letty that. It was getting a little annoying. He's the one who came up with this whole idea of having a barbeque and starting a party tonight just for you."
"He did?"
"Yeah. And from the way you're eyes are lighting up, I'd say you like him too."
I just looked away, feeling my cheeks heating up. Maybe there is a chance for Dom and I to get together. Maybe.
I walked back outside and saw Dom sitting on a chair, looking at the sky. I smiled and walked over to him. I sat on his lap and smirked. He looked at me and smiled, wrapping his arms around my waist, securing me. "Hey," he whispered.
"Hey," I whispered back, playing with the button on his shirt. "Thank you," I said softly.
"For what?"
"For setting up all of this for me.and.for just being you."
He just smiled and leaned his head on my shoulder.
"Mia said you have the hots for me," I smirked.
Dom quickly took his head off my shoulder and arched and eyebrow. "She did?"
I nodded. He looked back at the house and then back to me. I looked in his eyes and smiled. "So.is there maybe a chance that.we could.maybe."
Dom smiled. "Maybe," he shrugged. He kissed my cheek and went back to the grill. I shook my head and got up, walking over to him.
Vince walked up the driveway, carrying a grocery bag in his hand. "What's in there?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You'll find out," he smirked, walking in the house.
I looked at Dom and he just smiled, flipping the chicken.
We all sat at the table laughing and talking. None of us would touch the chicken, afraid of being the one to say grace. After a couple minutes, Vince sighed and reached over, grabbing the chicken. "Vince," Mia grinned.
Vince just shook his head and opened his mouth to speak but I stopped him. "I'll do it today," I smiled, "Since it's my birthday, I'll do it."
They smiled and clasped their hands together and closed their eyes. After a few seconds, I started, "Dear heavenly spirits, thank you for the delicious food we're about to eat and the water we're about to drink. And also thank you for today, because I sit here with my family, my only family, enjoying what's left of today. But mostly we would like to thank you for bringing Dom home to us," Dom slowly opened his eyes and looked at me, smiling. I just continued, smiling back, "it's been rough without him because we missed him.a lot. And now since he's home, our whole family is together and happy. Thank you. Amen!"
"Amen!" they all shouted and dug in. Dom just sat there for a minute, staring at me with smiling, caring eyes. I looked back at him and smiled. He returned it and dug in.
"No praying to the Car Gods, Lett?" Vince laughed.
"Nope," I shook my head, "Not today."
"V, there's a race tonight. Right?" Dom smiled, watching me from the corner of his eyes.
"Yeah," Vince nodded, smirking, "it's ladies' night tonight."
"But we don't have a girl racer. Now do we, V?"
"No we don't."
"But wait. What about Mia? You up for it?"
Mia smirked. "Don't really feel like it tonight."
"Fine. Then the other girl here is.." Everyone stared at me, smirking. I looked at them and rolled my eyes. "You guys were planning this all along weren't you?" I smiled.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You're a shitty liar, Dom," I grinned.
"So you up for it birthday girl?" Vince smiled.
"I don't know," I sighed, "I mean I want to, but.my car's not really up for it."
"You can use my car," Dom said, looking at me with smiling eyes.
I blinked. "What?"
"You can use my car," he repeated.
"Are you serious?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Well, the last time I took your car, I bent the oil pan."
"Letty, you were fifteen then. You just started driving. You were learning."
"Yeah, but you said I wasn't allowed to drive your car from then on."
"Since when the hell have you listened to me?"
"You have a point."
"You're taking my car and that's final. Ok?"
"Ok," I smiled. I looked over to my side and saw Mia gone. "Where's Mia?"
A split second later, Mia came down the steps holding a cake shaped like a red car with 18 candles surrounding it, singing Happy Birthday. Soon they were all singing and laughing. Mia laid the cake on the table in front of me and smiled.
"Make a wish," she whispered as the song ended.
"I don't know what to wish for," I smiled, looking at my family, "Everything.everyone I can ever want is here." I looked at Dom and smiled, "Well.there is one thing." I closed my eyes and after a few seconds, blew the candles out. They laughed and clapped and handed me the knife to cut the cake.
"Maybe your wish would come true," Dom smirked.
"Maybe," I shrugged, smiling. I don't know why, but I felt that he knew what I was wishing for.
~ML~