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Amber's POV:
Beep beep beep…goddamn alarm woke me again. I had to really restrain myself from throwing it against the wall this time. Maybe tomorrow. Rolling over, the space next to me was cold and empty. Then it hit me it was Sunday, I didn't have work today?
"Jake?" I called not bothering to open my eyes. It was only 9 am and boy was I tired.
"Shhhhh." He said from behind me, "I have a surprise for you."
"At 9 in the morning? Can't it wait baby? I'm so tired just let me sleep a little bit more…" I yawned rolling back over. He yanked the covers off and picked me up.
"Jake!? What has gotten into you? Put me down?" I shrieked as he carried me to the car.
"Put this on." He handed me a black blindfold. "You'll like it, promise." I slid the blindfold over my eyes before reaching for the seatbelt. His expedition awoke with a powerful growl and off we went. I would tell you where, but I couldn't see so. About 15 minutes passed before the SUV came to a halt and my door was open with Jake helping me out. He took my hand and lead me around until finally taking it off but covering my eyes with his hands.
"Open them Amber." I did and couldn't believe what was in front of me."Jake you didn't?" I was thrilled beyond belief and it showed.
"Anyone you want babe." He laughed at my face and I couldn't be happier. There were a row of cars in front of me maybe about 20 all in a line facing me. They were all different, colors, shapes. sizes, power. I ran to the one end and started my shopping. It took me awhile to make it down the line, all of them were very nice but there was one at the very end that caught me attention. It was silver and sleek in design, it hit me I knew I knew this car. A 2004 Acura NSX. A rarity in itself, very expensive.
"You know how much one of these costs?" My fingers caressed the hood.
"This the one you want? She's all yours. Keys are in the glove box." He smiled as I threw my arms around his neck.
"Thank you so much! I can't thank you enough. Wanna go for a ride?" I opened the passenger door grabbing the keys out of the glove box.
"Later. I have some work to finish up here, you go have fun. I'll pick you up at 8." He started to walk away when he turned around. "Oh and wear something sexy, check your closet." I stood there mouth open, was it my birthday or something? 'Get in the car Amber before you wake up.' My mind shouted and I obeyed getting into my new rocket.
Sure I was only dressed in a white tank and black boxers but you only live once right? I drove around for an hour thinking. Wondering why I had a brand new car. Jake, he was great not the guy I dreamed about but great none the less. No, I wasn't living the fairy tale nor was he my prince but damn did he try. I dunno its not that I'm ungrateful its just he's not really my type. Well okay I really don't know what my type is, just that he's not it. Make sense? Probably not. It's complicated. We're six years apart, he's successful I'm not, he looks like someone out of a magazine and I look like someone the cat drug in. He owned a nice condo at the beach where I had a little 4 place shack, anywhere we went was he hit on by older prettier women so the question arose, many times, why did he want me? What could I possible give him? The only thing I really had going for me was the dirty blond hair and blue eyes. My body, well it took me a year of serious workouts to get it to where it is. Never do I wear anything flashy or revealing or even nice, always look tired and dirty. So why me?
No One's POV:
Vince drove for hours up and down back and forth, no luck. Leon was no where to be seen. He decided to hit one last place before calling it quits and heading back to the house, if he could remember his way back. He parked the car along the side of the beach, threw some quarters in the meter, and started walking. It was starting to get dark when he thought he saw someone ahead of him kicking the sand.
"Leon? Bro wait up." Vince yelled out. He caught up easily and walked beside him.
"Hey man been awhile." Leon's voice was faulty wanting to give any second.
"Yea it has, how you holding up?"
"How'd it happen?" He dodged the question and kept walking.
"From what Mia tells me, you two took off heading for Mexico. Dom was going out looking for Jesse when Brian showed up, I knew he was a cop. They were fighting about stupid shit when Jess came back all shook up. Said he was scared didn't know what he was doing, wanted help. Course Dom threw his gun and Brian put his away, they heard them way to late. Motorcycles came racing down the street opening fire taking Jess down and almost hit Dom, Mia and Brian. Jess was dead with in minutes, Brian and Dom went after Johnny and Lance. Brian killed Johnny but we think that Lance may still be alive. Dom knocked him down a steep embankment but it didn't kill him. Broke a few things though. All charges were dropped somehow and everyone walked." Leon stopped walking and seemed to be lost in the sunset.
"Spilner…" Leon whispered.
"Well O'Connor but yea. Came to see me in the hospital filled me in on the rest of the story, the parts Mia didn't know. He saved my ass so I couldn't say much. Don't know where that snowman is, never saw him again."
"Thanks man. I needed to know what happened. Shit Jess was only a kid, my responsibility, should of went back." He cursed hurling a shell into the waves.
"It wasn't your fault brother. We're all gonna miss him, all of us looked out for him. We have to find Dom probably thinks this is all his doing. Probably thinking if only he didn't pull the last job we'd be alright. We need the team back."
"Where do you think he is?"
"Bet you he's down here somewhere, Brian gave him the keys to his Supra he disappeared. Let's go back to the house and make Jes…." V stopped mid sentence forgetting that Jesse was gone.
"Lance is a dead man walking V." Leon shook with anger trudging to the car with Vince following.
"Shit Dom where you at? I can't handle this all my own brotha..."
