Chapter 7 - Wash My Car When You Get Done!
"She's not my girlfriend, she's my friend and it looks like you have all the company you need, brotha." Vince turned to leave. Nyssa stopped him. Damn that had hurt. She didn't know why. She really wasn't his girl but did he have to say it like that. Like she never would be. Like there was something wrong with her that would make her not worthy to be his girlfriend. But he was hurting too she reminded herself. He had tried to put in the work with Mia for 5 years just to be shot down time and time again. They were now out of site of the team in the backyard.
"Come one Vince, let's stay. Besides isn't it better to keep an eye on him? Isn't it time to move on? You said it was." Nyssa wanted to meet his friends when they weren't all drunk and partying.
"He's a fucking cop. I just know somehow that he is."
"Then stick around and make sure everyone keeps their mouth shut."
"OK, fine, but he pisses me off once he's walking out here a lot less pretty or he's not walking out at all And ya it is better to watch and make sure that Mia keeps her mouth shut."
Nyssa tried to sooth his ego. "You're right, he's too pretty. He's not very manly. I like my men looking a little less pretty." Now she made if funny and playful. "I like 'em a little hairier and taller, more muscle and definitely with more tattoos.." Vince looked at her and laughed. He got it and it did make him feel better. He put an arm around her waste and walked her over to the table.
"Well look who it is, old Coyotes are us. What's the matter pumpkin, thought you wasn't hungry."
"Well we gotta eat."
"Ok, sit down." Dom told them.
They sat down and Vince gave Brian a dirty look across the table. Vince introduced her to Letty, Mia, Leon, and Jesse. Of course she already knew Dom. She thought she was going to like Mia lots. Letty was a very strong woman for sure. She fit right in with the guys. Nyssa wished she was so natural around guys. But of course Letty grew up with these guys. She had been plenty comfortable with her brother.
Jesse went for the chicken first and had to say grace. He did the best grace she had ever heard all about car parts, he thanked god for direct port Nitrous injection, four core intercoolers, ball bearing turbos and titanium valve springs, Leon encouraging him the whole way. Dom even laughed. It was better then her family's good food good meat good golly let's eat. At least Jesse was really thankful for the things he said grace for. Dom was still kind of scary to her but he really loved these people like a family. It was written all over his face, in the way he looked at them. Dom was loyal and she had no doubt that every one of these people was fiercely loyal to him to. She stopped analysing everything and ate.
They all ate too much and it was dark by the time they got the backyard straitened away. Mia would not let Nyssa help her clean up. She said that guests did not clean. Letty didn't help because she considered herself one of the guys. She let Brian help her though. Vince went to make popcorn. She heard him then from the kitchen.
"Wash my car when you're done!" Mia said something back to him that Nyssa didn't catch. Vince had such a deep voice. Not like Dom's but close.
"Not you Mia, I'm talking to the punk. And wear your favourite dress because when you're done I'm putting you on the street where you belong Cutie." Vince laughed at his own cleverness.
Not good Vince, Nyssa thought. He doesn't know women at all. That is just going to backfire in his face. Sure enough, she could hear Mia now.
"V, hey V, what's the name of the little Cuban restaurant you wanted to take me to? You know with the little candles and the food everywhere?"
"Cha Cha Cha?"
"Ya, that's it, well you can take me there." Nyssa could only imagine that she said the latter to Brian because Vince stormed out if the kitchen. Jesse asked were the popcorn was and Vince told him to make his own damn popcorn. He came and threw himself down on the couch with Nyssa. He was in quite a temper now.
"You wanna go for another ride pumpkin, you need to get out of the house again?" Nyssa asked him. It came out sarcastic which was how she meant it. She was kind of pissed and kind of confused. Was he still into Mia or not? Nyssa was not a skank. She was not here for Vince's amusement. Either they had a shot together or not. She was not going to play around with him as a second place supplement while he hoped Mia 'came to her senses'. She would be his friend if that's what he wanted but that's not how he acted with her. Till Mia was in the picture. She didn't know if her staying here was a good idea.
"No, but that guy pisses me off."
"So you've said. Is that all it is? You don't trust him? Or would it be the same story no matter who the guy was if you thought Mia was falling for him? Cause quite frankly all he is doing is being nice. He has manners, he's helping her clean up after all of us, and he treats her like a lady."
"I don't know, but the fact that I have this gut feeling about Spilner is not helping." He gave her a look that told her he clearly did not like her praising Spilner.
"Well Vince, here's the thing. Where do you see this thing with us going? I'm not trying to imply anything at this point but Vince I will be your friend. I will even try to be more if that's what you want, but I won't be the girl you get laid with while you hope Mia comes around. Comprende?"
"Ya, I get it. I don't know where I see this going at this point. I think while I get this straitened out lets just say we'll be friends."
"Sound's good Vince. But I think that means I should look for another place to stay."
"Why? I said you could stay with me."
"Well, while you're trying to decide if you're over Mia or not what if I fall for you? I have feelings too you know. Not saying it will happen but then I am stuck in the same situation as you."
"Well we have a guest room if you can put up with Letty and Dom. Dom might let you use it."
"I don't want to impose on anyone."
"Well then stay with me and then you won't be."
"Fine." She was going to hope he picked her. What else could she do? She had a thing for him after all. "Is the fact I am staying here a secret?"
"No, we just won't make a big deal out of it if you stay with me downstairs. We'll just pretend that you stay over a lot."
"Isn't that strange when you told people at dinner I was just your friend?"
"Well ya, but let's make them think I was just shooting my mouth off shall we." He pulled her into his lap on the couch and kissed her hard. She responded out of shear surprise and then out of sheer pleasure. Vince might be hairy and scruffy but he could kiss. Oh boy could he. Vince broke it off and she put her head down on his shoulder. If she was confused before she was really fucked up now. So was Vince. Why did he tell her he just wanted to be friends and then kiss her like he was drowning and she was oxygen itself? If they hadn't been in the family room with the whole team he wouldn't have stopped kissing her either.
They watched the rest of the movie like that, her curled up against Vince, in his lap, head on his chest. Dom was curious. It was not like Vince to bring a girl around to meet them. To fuck after a race yes. To hang out with no. To have Mia see him with HELL no. Not that it was bad. Just strange.
When the movie ended Vince looked down at Nyssa. She was dead to the world asleep. "G'night guys." Vince said to the room and carried her down the stairs to his bed. He put her on the bed. She slept on. He went to her car and moved her boxes down, figuring she was going to need shit out of them to get ready for bed
"She's not my girlfriend, she's my friend and it looks like you have all the company you need, brotha." Vince turned to leave. Nyssa stopped him. Damn that had hurt. She didn't know why. She really wasn't his girl but did he have to say it like that. Like she never would be. Like there was something wrong with her that would make her not worthy to be his girlfriend. But he was hurting too she reminded herself. He had tried to put in the work with Mia for 5 years just to be shot down time and time again. They were now out of site of the team in the backyard.
"Come one Vince, let's stay. Besides isn't it better to keep an eye on him? Isn't it time to move on? You said it was." Nyssa wanted to meet his friends when they weren't all drunk and partying.
"He's a fucking cop. I just know somehow that he is."
"Then stick around and make sure everyone keeps their mouth shut."
"OK, fine, but he pisses me off once he's walking out here a lot less pretty or he's not walking out at all And ya it is better to watch and make sure that Mia keeps her mouth shut."
Nyssa tried to sooth his ego. "You're right, he's too pretty. He's not very manly. I like my men looking a little less pretty." Now she made if funny and playful. "I like 'em a little hairier and taller, more muscle and definitely with more tattoos.." Vince looked at her and laughed. He got it and it did make him feel better. He put an arm around her waste and walked her over to the table.
"Well look who it is, old Coyotes are us. What's the matter pumpkin, thought you wasn't hungry."
"Well we gotta eat."
"Ok, sit down." Dom told them.
They sat down and Vince gave Brian a dirty look across the table. Vince introduced her to Letty, Mia, Leon, and Jesse. Of course she already knew Dom. She thought she was going to like Mia lots. Letty was a very strong woman for sure. She fit right in with the guys. Nyssa wished she was so natural around guys. But of course Letty grew up with these guys. She had been plenty comfortable with her brother.
Jesse went for the chicken first and had to say grace. He did the best grace she had ever heard all about car parts, he thanked god for direct port Nitrous injection, four core intercoolers, ball bearing turbos and titanium valve springs, Leon encouraging him the whole way. Dom even laughed. It was better then her family's good food good meat good golly let's eat. At least Jesse was really thankful for the things he said grace for. Dom was still kind of scary to her but he really loved these people like a family. It was written all over his face, in the way he looked at them. Dom was loyal and she had no doubt that every one of these people was fiercely loyal to him to. She stopped analysing everything and ate.
They all ate too much and it was dark by the time they got the backyard straitened away. Mia would not let Nyssa help her clean up. She said that guests did not clean. Letty didn't help because she considered herself one of the guys. She let Brian help her though. Vince went to make popcorn. She heard him then from the kitchen.
"Wash my car when you're done!" Mia said something back to him that Nyssa didn't catch. Vince had such a deep voice. Not like Dom's but close.
"Not you Mia, I'm talking to the punk. And wear your favourite dress because when you're done I'm putting you on the street where you belong Cutie." Vince laughed at his own cleverness.
Not good Vince, Nyssa thought. He doesn't know women at all. That is just going to backfire in his face. Sure enough, she could hear Mia now.
"V, hey V, what's the name of the little Cuban restaurant you wanted to take me to? You know with the little candles and the food everywhere?"
"Cha Cha Cha?"
"Ya, that's it, well you can take me there." Nyssa could only imagine that she said the latter to Brian because Vince stormed out if the kitchen. Jesse asked were the popcorn was and Vince told him to make his own damn popcorn. He came and threw himself down on the couch with Nyssa. He was in quite a temper now.
"You wanna go for another ride pumpkin, you need to get out of the house again?" Nyssa asked him. It came out sarcastic which was how she meant it. She was kind of pissed and kind of confused. Was he still into Mia or not? Nyssa was not a skank. She was not here for Vince's amusement. Either they had a shot together or not. She was not going to play around with him as a second place supplement while he hoped Mia 'came to her senses'. She would be his friend if that's what he wanted but that's not how he acted with her. Till Mia was in the picture. She didn't know if her staying here was a good idea.
"No, but that guy pisses me off."
"So you've said. Is that all it is? You don't trust him? Or would it be the same story no matter who the guy was if you thought Mia was falling for him? Cause quite frankly all he is doing is being nice. He has manners, he's helping her clean up after all of us, and he treats her like a lady."
"I don't know, but the fact that I have this gut feeling about Spilner is not helping." He gave her a look that told her he clearly did not like her praising Spilner.
"Well Vince, here's the thing. Where do you see this thing with us going? I'm not trying to imply anything at this point but Vince I will be your friend. I will even try to be more if that's what you want, but I won't be the girl you get laid with while you hope Mia comes around. Comprende?"
"Ya, I get it. I don't know where I see this going at this point. I think while I get this straitened out lets just say we'll be friends."
"Sound's good Vince. But I think that means I should look for another place to stay."
"Why? I said you could stay with me."
"Well, while you're trying to decide if you're over Mia or not what if I fall for you? I have feelings too you know. Not saying it will happen but then I am stuck in the same situation as you."
"Well we have a guest room if you can put up with Letty and Dom. Dom might let you use it."
"I don't want to impose on anyone."
"Well then stay with me and then you won't be."
"Fine." She was going to hope he picked her. What else could she do? She had a thing for him after all. "Is the fact I am staying here a secret?"
"No, we just won't make a big deal out of it if you stay with me downstairs. We'll just pretend that you stay over a lot."
"Isn't that strange when you told people at dinner I was just your friend?"
"Well ya, but let's make them think I was just shooting my mouth off shall we." He pulled her into his lap on the couch and kissed her hard. She responded out of shear surprise and then out of sheer pleasure. Vince might be hairy and scruffy but he could kiss. Oh boy could he. Vince broke it off and she put her head down on his shoulder. If she was confused before she was really fucked up now. So was Vince. Why did he tell her he just wanted to be friends and then kiss her like he was drowning and she was oxygen itself? If they hadn't been in the family room with the whole team he wouldn't have stopped kissing her either.
They watched the rest of the movie like that, her curled up against Vince, in his lap, head on his chest. Dom was curious. It was not like Vince to bring a girl around to meet them. To fuck after a race yes. To hang out with no. To have Mia see him with HELL no. Not that it was bad. Just strange.
When the movie ended Vince looked down at Nyssa. She was dead to the world asleep. "G'night guys." Vince said to the room and carried her down the stairs to his bed. He put her on the bed. She slept on. He went to her car and moved her boxes down, figuring she was going to need shit out of them to get ready for bed