I wonder how I'm going to pull this one off. I thought to myself standing in front of my full length mirror looking over all the bruises and cuts. I shook my head as I slowly walked over to my closet pulling out a pair of shorts and a shirt. I carefully pulled on the shorts trying hard not to yelp from the pain. I then pulled on my shirt which was by far, the worse. It hurt to have anything covering my back and my chest. I figured I might as well get a move on, no use in trying to put it off any longer.
When I reached the house it took everything I had in me not to turn around and drive back home. I smiled as I got out of the car and heard music blaring from the garage. I climbed the steps into the house and opened the door. When I entered the living room everyone was sprawled out on the floor or in chairs.
"Uh, guys did you know that the music's on out in the garage?" I asked stepping over Leon so I could get to Jesse.
Mia nodded. "Brian's out there working on his car."
"Ah" I replied sitting down next to Jesse. Brian was a new member of the team and also Mia's boyfriend. He and Dom didn't exactly get along because Brian beat him once in a race but Dom eventually layed off and learned to accept him the way he was. I looked down at Jesse who had stirred when I sat down. He looked up at me and a smile came over his face.
"Hi." I said.
"Hi." He replied snaking an arm around my waist. I jumped up so fast I almost fell over. "What, what'd I do?" Jesse asked obviously puzzled as to why I'd made the sudden move I had.
"Nothing I just…it's just my back hurts." I was lying through my teeth and I hated it.
"Well let me see." Jesse replied beckoning me over.
I shook my head. "No it's nothing just a little bruise".
"If it's nothing" spoke up a voice. I hadn't even noticed Dom was in the room. "Then let him see it." He finished looking at me.
I shook my head again. "No, no I'm fine really." I said backing up forgetting that Leon was sprawled behind me and in the process of backing up fell backwards over him. I shut my eyes tightly knowing that once I hit the ground it would hurt like hell. I was right. When I hit the ground I yelped causing everyone to surround me.
"Are you ok Lexi?" Mia asked.
"Yea I'm..." I didn't get to finish my sentence because it felt as if someone was sitting on my chest it hurt so bad I couldn't breathe. I took a couple of breaths and then nodded again trying to look amused at myself. "I'm fine." I replied trying to sit up but not succeeding.
"Let me take a look at the bruise on your back then." Jesse said coming a little closer to my back.
"No!" I snatched myself away from him, coming face to face with Dom. I was screwed and I knew it.
"C'mon Lex it can't be that bad." Jesse coaxed. Tears were starting to form in my eyes because I couldn't and I wouldn't drag them into this mess my father had made. I slowly lifted up my shirt knowing full well that I was exposing both back and front.
"What the hell..." Jesse whispered fingering the bruise and the slash on my back. I winced as he lightly touched it, as soon as he noticed he pulled back.
"What happened, chica?" Mia asked looking at my front. I could tell Dom, who had run into my father a couple of times was starting to put two and two together.
"Her father." He growled standing up. Jesse came around in front of me catching a glimpse of my waist and stomach he stopped dead in his tracks.
"Babe, what happened?" He asked looking at me. I dropped my shirt and put my head in my hands. I wouldn't cry. I wiped the tears off of my face and looked up again.
"He just gets mad is all..." Was all I could say right then.
"He gets mad?!" Jesse almost screamed. I nodded.
"What happened?" Dom asked, still pacing.
I took a deep breath preparing to spill all.