Chapter 18; Early Morning Birds.
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"What is that?" Letty said with laughter in her voice.
"It's a ice cream van," stated Vince.
"Yeah, I can see that, but what are you doing with it?"
"See my cousin had it going cheap, you know when I see a good deal I gotta take it" Vince said trying to defend himself.
"Vince, you wouldn't spot a good deal if it was attached to a brick an inch from your face," Letty answered with sarcasm, "What exactly are you gonna do with it?"
"Well I'm gonna do it up," Vince said with a grin. Letty shook her head in despair and went back into the house.
Jesse sat with Leon on the sofa, arguing over some game they were playing. "Jesse dawg, you're supposed to dodge the wall not drive into it", Leon joked.
"Ah man, I'm still gonna win so shut up," Jesse said focusing intensively on the screen.
"Hey Letty, you wanna play?" Leon said in between with a mouthful of chips, thrusting the control in her direction.
Letty shook her head, "Naw, I'll think I'll let you two boys battle it out," she grinned and carried on walking through the house into the kitchen. Mia stood by the counter chopping up tomatoes. "Hey Mia," Letty said to her.
"Oh hiya Letty," Mia said in her cheerful morning voice.
"What you up to today?" Letty asked, while she took some plates out.
"I gotta go and open the shop in about an hour and then I've got college in the afternoon." Mia answered as she took the frying pan off the cooker. Vince appeared at the back door, "Dom's back".
The front door slammed shut, "What the fuck is that piece of crap on the driveway?" Dom's voice hollered. Letty threw a look at Vince, who smirked and then disappeared from the doorframe. Mia looked in puzzlement at Letty who just rolled her eyes.
Dom walked into the kitchen and stood near the doorframe so that he could see into both the kitchen and front room. "Guys am I missing something?" he asked calmly as he leaned his hand in tension into the wall. Jesse opened his mouth to answer but Dom got there first, "Don't even thinking about saying something funny Einstein, I'm not in the mood." Jesse closed his mouth. "Okay guys, let me rephrase this for you, what are you guys doing?" Dom asked leaning harder into the wall.
The rest of the team still looked confused about what Dom was talking about.
"Dom is everything okay, because." started Letty.
"No Letty, everything is not okay!" he shouted losing his temper. "I'm finding it really hard to understand why nobody seems to be doing anything except sitting around playing fucking video games!" he shouted, taking a deep breath afterwards. "If you hadn't noticed there is plenty of work needing to be done. But you lot are sitting around as if you're on holiday!"
"Dom, we're waiting for breakfast man, chill," Letty told him calmly.
"I'm not gonna going chill Letty!" Dom shouted slamming his fist on the wall, "what's it gonna take for you to see how much shit we are in, if we don't make some money soon we're gonna lose the house and the shop, then you lot can tell me to fucking chill," he finished in a temper. The whole team fell quiet, and the house was silent.
"Dawg, we're just waitin' for breakfast and then we'll be gone," Leon told him quietly.
Dom shook his head and made his way upstairs, just as he reached the top a loud noise erupted from outside the front of the house. "What the Fuck is that!" he yelled as a rhetorical question before he slammed shut his bedroom door.
"Man! What is that noise?" Jesse said quietly to the others still downstairs.
"It sounds like an," Leon paused, "out of tune ice-cream truck."
Letty gave out a short laugh, and they turned around to look at her, "Don't ask, trust me guys you really don't wanna know," she told them.
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Brian woke up, he felt the morning sun pulsating into the room and resting on him, he slowly opened his eyes as the room came into focus. He felt something under his arm, and he tilted his head to see what. Beneath his arm he saw a girl curled up asleep. He tried not to make any sudden movements, as he didn't want to wake her up, instead he gently lifted up his arm and slowly slid out of the bed.
He moved slowly to the sink and washed his face, as he went to replace the facecloth, his sleeve caught the side of the toothbrush holder, and it came tumbling down into the sink creating a large noise.
"Shit," Brian cursed under his breath, as he tried to catch it. He heard something stir from the other side of the room, he turned around to see Lottie waking up with a puzzled look on her face.
"Mornin' Lottie," Brian said quietly to her with a reassuring smile. She looked instantly suspicious but Brian guessed that was her natural reaction to something new. She rubbed her eyes, and tried to block out the sun.
"Uh, hey Brian," she mumbled nervously, she gave a small yawn. "I'll go now." she said as she swung her legs out of the bed.
"No wait, don't go yet. give me a few minutes and I'll sign myself out and we can go get some proper breakfast," he suggested. She looked at him wearily, unsure of what to say. "Think of it this way, what have you got to lose? Anyways it's only breakfast," he told her as he slipped on some socks.
"Uh okay." she said, still extremely nervous.
"Good good, let's get a move on, I know somewhere were we can get a great home cooked breakfast," he said grinning.
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---------Okay firstly massive apology for the third consecutive chapter for this being so late, but honestly, this time was sssooo not my fault, my computer crashed and it took ages to get back from the repair shop, so blame it on them!! Well anyways there's another chapter, what you think?? Reviews please!! Thank you so much for all the reviews of the last chapter, they were gratefully received! I've just finished the next chapter but I'll wait a few days before posting it ;-) ! Hmm let us think were'o'were could they be going or breakfast?? Okay so review, pretty please! Thanks, Lisax--- --
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"What is that?" Letty said with laughter in her voice.
"It's a ice cream van," stated Vince.
"Yeah, I can see that, but what are you doing with it?"
"See my cousin had it going cheap, you know when I see a good deal I gotta take it" Vince said trying to defend himself.
"Vince, you wouldn't spot a good deal if it was attached to a brick an inch from your face," Letty answered with sarcasm, "What exactly are you gonna do with it?"
"Well I'm gonna do it up," Vince said with a grin. Letty shook her head in despair and went back into the house.
Jesse sat with Leon on the sofa, arguing over some game they were playing. "Jesse dawg, you're supposed to dodge the wall not drive into it", Leon joked.
"Ah man, I'm still gonna win so shut up," Jesse said focusing intensively on the screen.
"Hey Letty, you wanna play?" Leon said in between with a mouthful of chips, thrusting the control in her direction.
Letty shook her head, "Naw, I'll think I'll let you two boys battle it out," she grinned and carried on walking through the house into the kitchen. Mia stood by the counter chopping up tomatoes. "Hey Mia," Letty said to her.
"Oh hiya Letty," Mia said in her cheerful morning voice.
"What you up to today?" Letty asked, while she took some plates out.
"I gotta go and open the shop in about an hour and then I've got college in the afternoon." Mia answered as she took the frying pan off the cooker. Vince appeared at the back door, "Dom's back".
The front door slammed shut, "What the fuck is that piece of crap on the driveway?" Dom's voice hollered. Letty threw a look at Vince, who smirked and then disappeared from the doorframe. Mia looked in puzzlement at Letty who just rolled her eyes.
Dom walked into the kitchen and stood near the doorframe so that he could see into both the kitchen and front room. "Guys am I missing something?" he asked calmly as he leaned his hand in tension into the wall. Jesse opened his mouth to answer but Dom got there first, "Don't even thinking about saying something funny Einstein, I'm not in the mood." Jesse closed his mouth. "Okay guys, let me rephrase this for you, what are you guys doing?" Dom asked leaning harder into the wall.
The rest of the team still looked confused about what Dom was talking about.
"Dom is everything okay, because." started Letty.
"No Letty, everything is not okay!" he shouted losing his temper. "I'm finding it really hard to understand why nobody seems to be doing anything except sitting around playing fucking video games!" he shouted, taking a deep breath afterwards. "If you hadn't noticed there is plenty of work needing to be done. But you lot are sitting around as if you're on holiday!"
"Dom, we're waiting for breakfast man, chill," Letty told him calmly.
"I'm not gonna going chill Letty!" Dom shouted slamming his fist on the wall, "what's it gonna take for you to see how much shit we are in, if we don't make some money soon we're gonna lose the house and the shop, then you lot can tell me to fucking chill," he finished in a temper. The whole team fell quiet, and the house was silent.
"Dawg, we're just waitin' for breakfast and then we'll be gone," Leon told him quietly.
Dom shook his head and made his way upstairs, just as he reached the top a loud noise erupted from outside the front of the house. "What the Fuck is that!" he yelled as a rhetorical question before he slammed shut his bedroom door.
"Man! What is that noise?" Jesse said quietly to the others still downstairs.
"It sounds like an," Leon paused, "out of tune ice-cream truck."
Letty gave out a short laugh, and they turned around to look at her, "Don't ask, trust me guys you really don't wanna know," she told them.
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Brian woke up, he felt the morning sun pulsating into the room and resting on him, he slowly opened his eyes as the room came into focus. He felt something under his arm, and he tilted his head to see what. Beneath his arm he saw a girl curled up asleep. He tried not to make any sudden movements, as he didn't want to wake her up, instead he gently lifted up his arm and slowly slid out of the bed.
He moved slowly to the sink and washed his face, as he went to replace the facecloth, his sleeve caught the side of the toothbrush holder, and it came tumbling down into the sink creating a large noise.
"Shit," Brian cursed under his breath, as he tried to catch it. He heard something stir from the other side of the room, he turned around to see Lottie waking up with a puzzled look on her face.
"Mornin' Lottie," Brian said quietly to her with a reassuring smile. She looked instantly suspicious but Brian guessed that was her natural reaction to something new. She rubbed her eyes, and tried to block out the sun.
"Uh, hey Brian," she mumbled nervously, she gave a small yawn. "I'll go now." she said as she swung her legs out of the bed.
"No wait, don't go yet. give me a few minutes and I'll sign myself out and we can go get some proper breakfast," he suggested. She looked at him wearily, unsure of what to say. "Think of it this way, what have you got to lose? Anyways it's only breakfast," he told her as he slipped on some socks.
"Uh okay." she said, still extremely nervous.
"Good good, let's get a move on, I know somewhere were we can get a great home cooked breakfast," he said grinning.
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---------Okay firstly massive apology for the third consecutive chapter for this being so late, but honestly, this time was sssooo not my fault, my computer crashed and it took ages to get back from the repair shop, so blame it on them!! Well anyways there's another chapter, what you think?? Reviews please!! Thank you so much for all the reviews of the last chapter, they were gratefully received! I've just finished the next chapter but I'll wait a few days before posting it ;-) ! Hmm let us think were'o'were could they be going or breakfast?? Okay so review, pretty please! Thanks, Lisax--- --