I held Dom's hand walking down the stairs to the living room. Vince and
Jesse were sitting on the couch playing another video game. Vince whistled
and gave a big smile when we walked down the stairs. I just shook my head.
I helped Mia in the kitchen as the boys started the grill. We laughed as Vince put the fuel bottle to his abdomen and squeezed it pretending he was peeing it onto the grill. "He's putting way too much on there," Mia laughed.
"Ya, it's gonna burst in flames and right on him," I said giggling. We were like schoolgirls. Mia gave me a cucumber and I began cutting it into triangles. Mia just giggled. "What?" I asked. "I always cut it in halves and once Letty and I got in a cucumber cutting war," she giggled a little looking down. "We made the biggest mess, and we just put them in the salad for the boys anyways, we just sat there and laughed as they ate it." I saw a tear fall from Mia's face. "Hey, no tears tonight. Especially on that swollen face," I joked. "And what about yours?" Mia asked laughing. "Mine, I didn't get hit as hard, plus she was more a girlie girl than anything," we just laughed as we finished the salad. When we finished the beans and the fruit salad the boys were almost done with the steaks. Mia took the fruit salad and the beans and I took the salad. Then we took out Corona's for the boys and a Snapple for Mia and me.
I popped my Snapple and began to drink and Dom said, "Dawn, since you were the first out of all of us here, you get to say prayer." I looked around confused as I say everyone's head bow. I hadn't said a prayer since I was in high school. "Umm, dear God. Thank you for all the wonderful things you've given us fast cars, good weather, beer. And please bless that this meal will nourish and strengthen our bodies. Please bless that we will understand our differences and not argue. Thank you for everything. Amen," I looked up to see if I did an ok job. "Amen," everyone said in chorus. We ate in silence. I was almost done with my steak when I realized Dom was staring at me. I just smiled and grabbed my Snapple and started drinking it. "Alright, we all have to talk. I'm back in charge. I needed time to think about everything and to get over the death of a dear person in my life. In all of our lives and I feel that enough time has passed that I can take charge again. That I. Alright its like this. I will never forget Letty, as none of you will, but I need to get on with my life cause I can't live like this anymore," Dom sighed and looked around. Vince and Leon were nodding. I took another drink of my Snapple and looked up at Dom. "Also," Dom continued, "I've heard through the grapevine that there are throttle rocket races now and they're being led by the Trans. Alright, I am also making one more announcement. Dawn is moving in with us, into my room. And finally, Leon is going out with Mia. No big surprise, but I am ok with this. Vince, Coyote. this is who she chose. Sorry man. And finally, we are racing again tonight," With that Dom sat down. I looked at him with shock. Hell I was shocked. He hadn't asked me if I wanted to move in. or even if I wanted to sleep with him. I think everyone knew I wanted to though. I helped clean up with everyone else. Mia and I laughing the whole time cause her cheek had turned a darker shade of purple since dinner. "You can't tell anyone, but it is embarrassing," Mia said scooting her chair closer to me. She got close to my ear and whispered. "After we were done making dinner, I went upstairs to go to the bathroom. Remember?" I nodded and listened quite confused. "Well, Leon walked in and we kissed and I got down on my knees to you know, and he grabbed my face and shoved my mouth onto it. Which caused it to be like that," Mia said. "I really didn't need to know that," I said shaking my head getting the image of her on her knees out of my head. I laughed as I looked at her face. "I really did a number on you huh?" I asked. Mia just nodded. "Ya, but I did a number on you too. Split your lip, blackened your eye, bruised you face," Mia laughed. I did too remembering fighting her in the pool. "Are you sure your alright?" I asked thinking of her head and if I had done any real damage. "I'm fine. I am a nurse, so I would know if something was wrong. How bout you? Do I need to look you over?" Mia asked giggling. "You even dare and you'll get it!" I threatened. Mia pulled my shirt up a little joking around. "I think you need a physical done," she said joking. "As if!" I yelled giggling. All of a sudden my shoulders were grabbed and I was yanked back. "What the?" I said as Mia just laughed. "C'mon Dom! We were just playing," Mia said with a big smile on her face. "Damn it. I can't leave either one of you alone without worrying about you beating the crap out of each other. What am I going to have to do with you?" he asked shaking his head smiling. "Maybe we can send them to their rooms," Leon said smiling. "I think that is a fabulous idea," Dom said lifting me up like a baby and carrying me up the stairs for the second time in one day. "You just want me all to yourself huh?" I asked Dom. "Is it a crime if I do?" he asked setting me down in his room and shutting the door. He locked it and took his shirt off throwing it on the floor. He was so handsome it made my knees weak. "I think we need to go to bed for a little while," Dom said. He had an evil smile on his face. He walked over to me and leaned down to kiss me, but I backed away. "What if I don't want to go to bed?" I asked smiling at him. "Then we can do it standing," he said taking another step for me. "And if I'm not in the mood?" I asked sidestepping him in the dark bedroom. "That's ok, I can put you in the mood," Dom said smiling wickedly at me. I took a step towards him, but everything went black and I fell to the floor.
I helped Mia in the kitchen as the boys started the grill. We laughed as Vince put the fuel bottle to his abdomen and squeezed it pretending he was peeing it onto the grill. "He's putting way too much on there," Mia laughed.
"Ya, it's gonna burst in flames and right on him," I said giggling. We were like schoolgirls. Mia gave me a cucumber and I began cutting it into triangles. Mia just giggled. "What?" I asked. "I always cut it in halves and once Letty and I got in a cucumber cutting war," she giggled a little looking down. "We made the biggest mess, and we just put them in the salad for the boys anyways, we just sat there and laughed as they ate it." I saw a tear fall from Mia's face. "Hey, no tears tonight. Especially on that swollen face," I joked. "And what about yours?" Mia asked laughing. "Mine, I didn't get hit as hard, plus she was more a girlie girl than anything," we just laughed as we finished the salad. When we finished the beans and the fruit salad the boys were almost done with the steaks. Mia took the fruit salad and the beans and I took the salad. Then we took out Corona's for the boys and a Snapple for Mia and me.
I popped my Snapple and began to drink and Dom said, "Dawn, since you were the first out of all of us here, you get to say prayer." I looked around confused as I say everyone's head bow. I hadn't said a prayer since I was in high school. "Umm, dear God. Thank you for all the wonderful things you've given us fast cars, good weather, beer. And please bless that this meal will nourish and strengthen our bodies. Please bless that we will understand our differences and not argue. Thank you for everything. Amen," I looked up to see if I did an ok job. "Amen," everyone said in chorus. We ate in silence. I was almost done with my steak when I realized Dom was staring at me. I just smiled and grabbed my Snapple and started drinking it. "Alright, we all have to talk. I'm back in charge. I needed time to think about everything and to get over the death of a dear person in my life. In all of our lives and I feel that enough time has passed that I can take charge again. That I. Alright its like this. I will never forget Letty, as none of you will, but I need to get on with my life cause I can't live like this anymore," Dom sighed and looked around. Vince and Leon were nodding. I took another drink of my Snapple and looked up at Dom. "Also," Dom continued, "I've heard through the grapevine that there are throttle rocket races now and they're being led by the Trans. Alright, I am also making one more announcement. Dawn is moving in with us, into my room. And finally, Leon is going out with Mia. No big surprise, but I am ok with this. Vince, Coyote. this is who she chose. Sorry man. And finally, we are racing again tonight," With that Dom sat down. I looked at him with shock. Hell I was shocked. He hadn't asked me if I wanted to move in. or even if I wanted to sleep with him. I think everyone knew I wanted to though. I helped clean up with everyone else. Mia and I laughing the whole time cause her cheek had turned a darker shade of purple since dinner. "You can't tell anyone, but it is embarrassing," Mia said scooting her chair closer to me. She got close to my ear and whispered. "After we were done making dinner, I went upstairs to go to the bathroom. Remember?" I nodded and listened quite confused. "Well, Leon walked in and we kissed and I got down on my knees to you know, and he grabbed my face and shoved my mouth onto it. Which caused it to be like that," Mia said. "I really didn't need to know that," I said shaking my head getting the image of her on her knees out of my head. I laughed as I looked at her face. "I really did a number on you huh?" I asked. Mia just nodded. "Ya, but I did a number on you too. Split your lip, blackened your eye, bruised you face," Mia laughed. I did too remembering fighting her in the pool. "Are you sure your alright?" I asked thinking of her head and if I had done any real damage. "I'm fine. I am a nurse, so I would know if something was wrong. How bout you? Do I need to look you over?" Mia asked giggling. "You even dare and you'll get it!" I threatened. Mia pulled my shirt up a little joking around. "I think you need a physical done," she said joking. "As if!" I yelled giggling. All of a sudden my shoulders were grabbed and I was yanked back. "What the?" I said as Mia just laughed. "C'mon Dom! We were just playing," Mia said with a big smile on her face. "Damn it. I can't leave either one of you alone without worrying about you beating the crap out of each other. What am I going to have to do with you?" he asked shaking his head smiling. "Maybe we can send them to their rooms," Leon said smiling. "I think that is a fabulous idea," Dom said lifting me up like a baby and carrying me up the stairs for the second time in one day. "You just want me all to yourself huh?" I asked Dom. "Is it a crime if I do?" he asked setting me down in his room and shutting the door. He locked it and took his shirt off throwing it on the floor. He was so handsome it made my knees weak. "I think we need to go to bed for a little while," Dom said. He had an evil smile on his face. He walked over to me and leaned down to kiss me, but I backed away. "What if I don't want to go to bed?" I asked smiling at him. "Then we can do it standing," he said taking another step for me. "And if I'm not in the mood?" I asked sidestepping him in the dark bedroom. "That's ok, I can put you in the mood," Dom said smiling wickedly at me. I took a step towards him, but everything went black and I fell to the floor.