Mia drove down to her favorite spot off the coastal highway. It took an
hour to get there, but she didn't care. It was a private beach that no one
knew of. She sat there and watched the waves lap the shore. This was Letty
and her spot. They always came here to talk. Personal ones. They used to
watch the stars and talk about the drama going on in their lives. Mia laid
back and looked up in the stars, snuggling in one of Dom's old sweaters.
"What's wrong esa?" Mia heard Letty ask her.
"Everything. It's just so hard to run things and be in control. It's been fuckin' two years since you died and Dom still can't get over it. He's balling every two seconds. We were safe. Everything was fine. Jesse had been safely taken to the hospital and was going to be fine while you were with us in Mexico dying," Mia held back a sob. "You were laying in Dom's arms on the bed when you started coughing up blood. No one knew what to do. Then there was that gurgling sound in your throat. You were dead with in minutes. No one knew. It's been two years and no one has taken charge. Brian cheated on me and is engaged with some Asian chick. And I have to act like nothing is wrong," Mia gave in and balled. She turned around to hug Letty and realized that she had imagined her there. Letty had been dead for two years and Mia still had these minutes when she turned around and swore she had heard her esa. Mia curled up in a ball and swore. She so wanted to just go back to school, have her esa back, and have Dom be the leader he always was, always meant to be. Mia had given up on school two years ago after the last heist. She hired people to go work in the garage and in the restaurant, but when they got back Mia fired them. They were supposed to go back to work and she was supposed to go back to school. Now everyone was leaning on her and she felt like exploding half the time, but kept it hidden. She had to control the situation. They couldn't just sit back and do jack. Mia wasn't born a racer, but was forced to become one. She loved the feeling while racing, but she didn't race. It was against her nature. She did it when she had to. Everyone knew not to mess with her. She was just as good as Dom, but didn't do it as often or for the same reasons. Mia put her head down in the sand and fell asleep. Mia awoke hours later. She looked at her glowing watch. It was 3 am. She got up and drove quickly. She loved driving at night. Letty and her used to race on this stretch of highway. It was always a blast. Mia shifted into fifth and gunned it. She was home by 3:40am. There was a light on in the living room. Someone was up playing that game still. It would be a long day tomorrow. She walked in the front door, shutting it quietly. Jesse was asleep on the floor and Leon was still playing. He had just run some chick off the road as she walked in. "Why aren't you in bed Leon?" Mia asked sitting down beside him. "I. what time is it?" Leon asked looking confused. He scratched his head and looked over at Mia. "Almost 4," Mia said yawning. She leaned against him thinking of all she had thought about that night. She needed a therapist. "Where were you?" Leon asked turning the game off and looking at her. "I had to think about shit so I went for a drive, then to the beach for a nap, and here. Nothing really exciting," Mia said sighing. "Hmm. Dom went to bed early saying we had a lot to do in the morning. It's so different Mia. Like you taking charge and Dom being a baby and shit. It ain't right. Especially since you had to quit school. You were the only one of us going to make something of yourself. You should never have ran with us Mia," Leon said leaning into her. Their heads touched on the couch. Nothing big. "I was supposed to live without the only family I knew. That would of never happen and you know it. We can't change the past, Leon. No matter how hard we wish," Mia said closing her eyes as a tear fell. "Ya, but now you can go back to school and make something of yourself. Get out of this life, Mia. Now, while you still can," Leon said. He didn't see her tears. "That isn't possible Leon and you know it, none of it. I can't give up on you guys yet. Now, get a couple hours of sleep before I have to pry your body out of bed with a damn crow bar," Mia said getting up and walking to the kitchen. A few hours later she heard laughter and got up as Vince, Leon, Jesse, and Dom were all laughing saying, "Mommy, wake up. we're hungry," in their best baby voices. "What do you want?" Mia asked closing her eyes again. "Breakfast," Vince said bluntly. "Is that all you ever think about?" Mia asked stretching. Her back hurt, but she got up and popped her back and walked to the fridge to see what was left after she left them alone. She opened the fridge to see only 4 beers left. "Well, when we have 20 minutes before the garage opens then it would be nice to have breakfast to start the day," Dom said sitting in a chair. "Shit! You guys ate the last of the food!" Mia said. "Alright." Mia was timing how long it would take her to go to Starbuck's and get coffee and donuts. "Alright, I'm gonna leave now and I'll meet you at the garage in a little bit alright?" Mia asked already heading out the back door. They didn't even have time to answer as she ran down the street and got in the car and peeled down the street. "So, what kind of donut do ya'll want?" Mia asked as she walked into the garage smelling of B.O. She held a tray of six coffees in one hand and one huge box of hot donuts in the other. The boys nearly knocked her down as they grabbed the box of donuts and their personally picked coffees, espressos, and Vince's black and white. Mia picked a maple donut and walked to the office to start paperwork. Before she got there Leon had cornered her, kissed her on the cheek, "Thank you Mia. You're my guardian angel. I love you," Leon said kidding her on the mouth this time. Softly. Mia had never kissed by Leon before and really liked it. She dropped her coffee and donut and brought her arms up around him as he stepped back laughing. V and Dom ran around the corner to see Mia flushed and looking confused with her coffee spilling on the floor and the maple donut soaking up the coffee. "What happened here?" Vince asked a little upset. He rushed and got paper towels as Mia just stared at Leon. What had just happened here? "I just scared her and she dropped it all," Leon lied. He opened his eyes big as if he wanted her to say the same. "Ya," was all Mia could say. Vince cleaned up the mess and Mia rushed in the office leaving everyone standing there a little confused. A couple hours later she felt her shoulder being probed. "Mia, wake up," she heard someone say. She sat up and looked around yawning. Leon was there sitting on his knees looking up at her. She turned the chair and faced him.
She licked her lips, tasting him as she looked down at him. "Hmmm?" she asked looking down at him. "Mia, I'm sorry if I scared you this afternoon by kissing you. It is very unlike me and I know Dom would kill me if he knew, but I had to know what you tasted like. I've imagined kissing you since I was 16. Please don't be mad at me," Leon said looking up at her. "I'm not mad, I just wasn't expecting it. I need to get to work. What time is it?" Mia asked looking down at her watch. "Damn! It's 3:30. I gotta get home and get dinner started," she said abruptly standing. "So we're all good?" Leon asked looking at her. "Ya," Mia said running out. She made it to her car and was on her way home before she realized the fridge was empty. She did her shopping and was back at the house making fried chicken when the guys pulled in. All she had to do was set the table, eat, shower, and she'd be ready. Jesse was the first to walk in the house. "Guess what Jess?" "What?" he asked Mia walking up to see how good it looked. "Since you were the first to walk in you get to set the table," Mia said smiling. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek as Dom walked in. "You'd be getting an ass beat if I thought that was anything more than innocent," Dom said walking into the living room. V and Leon walked in a minute later, each with a black eye and swollen lip. "What happened?" Mia asked Jesse as soon as the others were out of ear shot. "Oh, V thought that Leon was trying to get into your pants, and that you left this afternoon cause Leon was hitting on you," Jesse said setting the table. "Idiots!" Mia said, "Jesse watch this for a second and if you eat any I'll whip your ass!" Mia walked over and picked up two rags, filled them with ice, and walked to the living room. Mia walked to Vince first and put the ice pack on, then she walked to Leon and did the same. "You two," she said shaking her head. "Vince, if I was upset in any way don't you think I would have hit Leon myself? Why do you always have to beat the crap out of each other? Jerks!" she said walking back to the kitchen and finishing dinner. It was a quiet at dinner. Dom said prayer and as soon as Mia finished dinner she said harshly, "Vince, Leon, you two get clean up duty since you can't control your manly instincts you get to use your woman ones." With that she walked up the stairs to her new room and picked out an outfit from Letty's old wardrobe, one of Letty's pleather pants and Mia's new long sleeve v-neck dark red top with a pair of black stilettos. Mia showered and was walking down the steps when she slipped and fell. She hit her head on the corner of the door and blacked out. Please R&R. I really would enjoy your input. Thanks!!!
"What's wrong esa?" Mia heard Letty ask her.
"Everything. It's just so hard to run things and be in control. It's been fuckin' two years since you died and Dom still can't get over it. He's balling every two seconds. We were safe. Everything was fine. Jesse had been safely taken to the hospital and was going to be fine while you were with us in Mexico dying," Mia held back a sob. "You were laying in Dom's arms on the bed when you started coughing up blood. No one knew what to do. Then there was that gurgling sound in your throat. You were dead with in minutes. No one knew. It's been two years and no one has taken charge. Brian cheated on me and is engaged with some Asian chick. And I have to act like nothing is wrong," Mia gave in and balled. She turned around to hug Letty and realized that she had imagined her there. Letty had been dead for two years and Mia still had these minutes when she turned around and swore she had heard her esa. Mia curled up in a ball and swore. She so wanted to just go back to school, have her esa back, and have Dom be the leader he always was, always meant to be. Mia had given up on school two years ago after the last heist. She hired people to go work in the garage and in the restaurant, but when they got back Mia fired them. They were supposed to go back to work and she was supposed to go back to school. Now everyone was leaning on her and she felt like exploding half the time, but kept it hidden. She had to control the situation. They couldn't just sit back and do jack. Mia wasn't born a racer, but was forced to become one. She loved the feeling while racing, but she didn't race. It was against her nature. She did it when she had to. Everyone knew not to mess with her. She was just as good as Dom, but didn't do it as often or for the same reasons. Mia put her head down in the sand and fell asleep. Mia awoke hours later. She looked at her glowing watch. It was 3 am. She got up and drove quickly. She loved driving at night. Letty and her used to race on this stretch of highway. It was always a blast. Mia shifted into fifth and gunned it. She was home by 3:40am. There was a light on in the living room. Someone was up playing that game still. It would be a long day tomorrow. She walked in the front door, shutting it quietly. Jesse was asleep on the floor and Leon was still playing. He had just run some chick off the road as she walked in. "Why aren't you in bed Leon?" Mia asked sitting down beside him. "I. what time is it?" Leon asked looking confused. He scratched his head and looked over at Mia. "Almost 4," Mia said yawning. She leaned against him thinking of all she had thought about that night. She needed a therapist. "Where were you?" Leon asked turning the game off and looking at her. "I had to think about shit so I went for a drive, then to the beach for a nap, and here. Nothing really exciting," Mia said sighing. "Hmm. Dom went to bed early saying we had a lot to do in the morning. It's so different Mia. Like you taking charge and Dom being a baby and shit. It ain't right. Especially since you had to quit school. You were the only one of us going to make something of yourself. You should never have ran with us Mia," Leon said leaning into her. Their heads touched on the couch. Nothing big. "I was supposed to live without the only family I knew. That would of never happen and you know it. We can't change the past, Leon. No matter how hard we wish," Mia said closing her eyes as a tear fell. "Ya, but now you can go back to school and make something of yourself. Get out of this life, Mia. Now, while you still can," Leon said. He didn't see her tears. "That isn't possible Leon and you know it, none of it. I can't give up on you guys yet. Now, get a couple hours of sleep before I have to pry your body out of bed with a damn crow bar," Mia said getting up and walking to the kitchen. A few hours later she heard laughter and got up as Vince, Leon, Jesse, and Dom were all laughing saying, "Mommy, wake up. we're hungry," in their best baby voices. "What do you want?" Mia asked closing her eyes again. "Breakfast," Vince said bluntly. "Is that all you ever think about?" Mia asked stretching. Her back hurt, but she got up and popped her back and walked to the fridge to see what was left after she left them alone. She opened the fridge to see only 4 beers left. "Well, when we have 20 minutes before the garage opens then it would be nice to have breakfast to start the day," Dom said sitting in a chair. "Shit! You guys ate the last of the food!" Mia said. "Alright." Mia was timing how long it would take her to go to Starbuck's and get coffee and donuts. "Alright, I'm gonna leave now and I'll meet you at the garage in a little bit alright?" Mia asked already heading out the back door. They didn't even have time to answer as she ran down the street and got in the car and peeled down the street. "So, what kind of donut do ya'll want?" Mia asked as she walked into the garage smelling of B.O. She held a tray of six coffees in one hand and one huge box of hot donuts in the other. The boys nearly knocked her down as they grabbed the box of donuts and their personally picked coffees, espressos, and Vince's black and white. Mia picked a maple donut and walked to the office to start paperwork. Before she got there Leon had cornered her, kissed her on the cheek, "Thank you Mia. You're my guardian angel. I love you," Leon said kidding her on the mouth this time. Softly. Mia had never kissed by Leon before and really liked it. She dropped her coffee and donut and brought her arms up around him as he stepped back laughing. V and Dom ran around the corner to see Mia flushed and looking confused with her coffee spilling on the floor and the maple donut soaking up the coffee. "What happened here?" Vince asked a little upset. He rushed and got paper towels as Mia just stared at Leon. What had just happened here? "I just scared her and she dropped it all," Leon lied. He opened his eyes big as if he wanted her to say the same. "Ya," was all Mia could say. Vince cleaned up the mess and Mia rushed in the office leaving everyone standing there a little confused. A couple hours later she felt her shoulder being probed. "Mia, wake up," she heard someone say. She sat up and looked around yawning. Leon was there sitting on his knees looking up at her. She turned the chair and faced him.
She licked her lips, tasting him as she looked down at him. "Hmmm?" she asked looking down at him. "Mia, I'm sorry if I scared you this afternoon by kissing you. It is very unlike me and I know Dom would kill me if he knew, but I had to know what you tasted like. I've imagined kissing you since I was 16. Please don't be mad at me," Leon said looking up at her. "I'm not mad, I just wasn't expecting it. I need to get to work. What time is it?" Mia asked looking down at her watch. "Damn! It's 3:30. I gotta get home and get dinner started," she said abruptly standing. "So we're all good?" Leon asked looking at her. "Ya," Mia said running out. She made it to her car and was on her way home before she realized the fridge was empty. She did her shopping and was back at the house making fried chicken when the guys pulled in. All she had to do was set the table, eat, shower, and she'd be ready. Jesse was the first to walk in the house. "Guess what Jess?" "What?" he asked Mia walking up to see how good it looked. "Since you were the first to walk in you get to set the table," Mia said smiling. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek as Dom walked in. "You'd be getting an ass beat if I thought that was anything more than innocent," Dom said walking into the living room. V and Leon walked in a minute later, each with a black eye and swollen lip. "What happened?" Mia asked Jesse as soon as the others were out of ear shot. "Oh, V thought that Leon was trying to get into your pants, and that you left this afternoon cause Leon was hitting on you," Jesse said setting the table. "Idiots!" Mia said, "Jesse watch this for a second and if you eat any I'll whip your ass!" Mia walked over and picked up two rags, filled them with ice, and walked to the living room. Mia walked to Vince first and put the ice pack on, then she walked to Leon and did the same. "You two," she said shaking her head. "Vince, if I was upset in any way don't you think I would have hit Leon myself? Why do you always have to beat the crap out of each other? Jerks!" she said walking back to the kitchen and finishing dinner. It was a quiet at dinner. Dom said prayer and as soon as Mia finished dinner she said harshly, "Vince, Leon, you two get clean up duty since you can't control your manly instincts you get to use your woman ones." With that she walked up the stairs to her new room and picked out an outfit from Letty's old wardrobe, one of Letty's pleather pants and Mia's new long sleeve v-neck dark red top with a pair of black stilettos. Mia showered and was walking down the steps when she slipped and fell. She hit her head on the corner of the door and blacked out. Please R&R. I really would enjoy your input. Thanks!!!