CHAPTER 3
Letty's POV
"What do you think?"
I asked Mia. showing her a suede shirt and a white holter top. She turned around from where she was hiding in my wardrobe.
"No way! You want something sexy. And that's more cow girl."
And just as she went back to looking for the perfect outfit, the guys came in.
"What do you want?"
I asked, knowing they were up to something. They had that look that they always wore when they tried to interfere.
"We came to help."
Leon said, as Vince picked Mia out of the wardrobe. And Jesse was put in her place.
"What do you mean help?"
"Well ... we want you to have a great time. And we know your nervous. And Mia won't be ..."
But before Leon could finish, Jesse interrupted with a "GOTCHA!"
We all turned to look at him. He was holding up a black sleeveless dress. It looked brand new. I got it two years ago, I just never got around to wearing it. Had no reason to. The last time I went out on a date, was four and a half years ago. It was with Dom. It took me until now to be comfortable with someone other than him. This made me think of Hector. I could feel the smile spread across my face, as I thought about him.
"Let? Letty?"
Someone was clicking their fingers in my face. It was Vince.
"What?"
I said, as they all smiled at me.
"aaaah! lil Letty's in love."
Vince said playfully, as he wiped away an imaginery tear. I looked towards the others, seeing them slowly inching towards us. And before I could move, they jumped on us.
"You do know we're happy for you? right?"
Mia asked gently, as I felt Jesse hug me from behind. I nodded my head yes. And then Vince said it was about time I got ready. They all got up and left. Kissing me on the forehead as they did. Leon turned and looked at me, as the others left.
"Listen Let, I want you to have a great time tonight. Your like a sister to me, and I love you." He said softly, as he sat back down on the bed. "If anything bad happens tonight ... and I know it won't." He said quickly, before I could interrupt. "But if it does, phone either me, Vince or Jesse. And we'll be straight down there. I know Hector will look after you. I also know he cares about you. But you know me Let, I care about you and I tend to worry. So do the others. So if anything does happen, phone one of us. And we'll come down to kick some ass. Ok?"
I hugged Leon tightly, as I murmured a thank you against his shoulder.
"Come on, you gotta make yourself more beautiful for Hector. I'll go downstairs and if he gets here before you get ready. I promise we won't interrogate him too badly."
I knew he wasn't joking.
I looked in the mirror was last time, before going downstairs. And as I did, I began to get a queasy feeling in my stomach. "Calm down girl, its no time to get nervous." I thought before I walked down stairs. And then I saw him. Hector. He was sitting between Leon and Vince. Looking competely nervous.
"Guys."
I said, making myself known. He looked up at me and smiled. He looked gorgeous.
"Ready?"
He asked, standing up. Letting me get a better view of him. He wasn't wearing his usual baggy trousers and t-shirt. Instead he was wearing a light blue shirt and a pair of black trousers.
"Yea."
I whispered, as we walked towards the door. And as we got near to the car. He took hold of my hand and told me I looked beautiful.
Letty's POV
"What do you think?"
I asked Mia. showing her a suede shirt and a white holter top. She turned around from where she was hiding in my wardrobe.
"No way! You want something sexy. And that's more cow girl."
And just as she went back to looking for the perfect outfit, the guys came in.
"What do you want?"
I asked, knowing they were up to something. They had that look that they always wore when they tried to interfere.
"We came to help."
Leon said, as Vince picked Mia out of the wardrobe. And Jesse was put in her place.
"What do you mean help?"
"Well ... we want you to have a great time. And we know your nervous. And Mia won't be ..."
But before Leon could finish, Jesse interrupted with a "GOTCHA!"
We all turned to look at him. He was holding up a black sleeveless dress. It looked brand new. I got it two years ago, I just never got around to wearing it. Had no reason to. The last time I went out on a date, was four and a half years ago. It was with Dom. It took me until now to be comfortable with someone other than him. This made me think of Hector. I could feel the smile spread across my face, as I thought about him.
"Let? Letty?"
Someone was clicking their fingers in my face. It was Vince.
"What?"
I said, as they all smiled at me.
"aaaah! lil Letty's in love."
Vince said playfully, as he wiped away an imaginery tear. I looked towards the others, seeing them slowly inching towards us. And before I could move, they jumped on us.
"You do know we're happy for you? right?"
Mia asked gently, as I felt Jesse hug me from behind. I nodded my head yes. And then Vince said it was about time I got ready. They all got up and left. Kissing me on the forehead as they did. Leon turned and looked at me, as the others left.
"Listen Let, I want you to have a great time tonight. Your like a sister to me, and I love you." He said softly, as he sat back down on the bed. "If anything bad happens tonight ... and I know it won't." He said quickly, before I could interrupt. "But if it does, phone either me, Vince or Jesse. And we'll be straight down there. I know Hector will look after you. I also know he cares about you. But you know me Let, I care about you and I tend to worry. So do the others. So if anything does happen, phone one of us. And we'll come down to kick some ass. Ok?"
I hugged Leon tightly, as I murmured a thank you against his shoulder.
"Come on, you gotta make yourself more beautiful for Hector. I'll go downstairs and if he gets here before you get ready. I promise we won't interrogate him too badly."
I knew he wasn't joking.
I looked in the mirror was last time, before going downstairs. And as I did, I began to get a queasy feeling in my stomach. "Calm down girl, its no time to get nervous." I thought before I walked down stairs. And then I saw him. Hector. He was sitting between Leon and Vince. Looking competely nervous.
"Guys."
I said, making myself known. He looked up at me and smiled. He looked gorgeous.
"Ready?"
He asked, standing up. Letting me get a better view of him. He wasn't wearing his usual baggy trousers and t-shirt. Instead he was wearing a light blue shirt and a pair of black trousers.
"Yea."
I whispered, as we walked towards the door. And as we got near to the car. He took hold of my hand and told me I looked beautiful.