CHAPTER 7- The Terms
Stacey's P.O.V
Diving to the race in Jade was amazing, I'd forgotten what it felt like to own the road, which I always felt like I did when I drove Jade, she was a car like no other, she was fast yet smooth on the road, loud yet graceful, I was falling in love all over again, my heart was pumping so fast, it had been a long while since I had been in such a powerful car and it felt great.
Driving to Roman's earlier that night I was a little nervous but I had soon gotten over it, now I was itching to beat Dom. He still didn't know he was gonna be racing me, and just to make him wait a little longer I didn't go to the meeting point I went straight to the race spot.
I told Tej it was gonna be a straight run not a course, ½ a mile run just to give Dom that little extra bit of help, he was gonna need it. I hadn't raced in a while but I was still undefeated.
Dom's P.O.V
"Come on Tej where's this mystery racer?" I asked leaning on my car, we had drove to the race spot and had been here now for nearly 20 minutes and this so called "racer" hadn't arrived yet, "you haven't even told me the terms of the race. Money or pinks?"
I was getting pissed off, I had been sober now for nearly 12 hours, I never drunk and drove, but all I wanted to do was beat this chump get my money and be on my way to drunks-Ville again"
"You'll see" Tej said nodding his head towards the crowd who were splitting down the middle, I could hear the engine but the car hadn't come in to view yet. I stopped leaning on the car and walked to the end of my car to get a better look at the car coming through the sea of people.
That's when I saw it, the Speed Junkie bonnet. I was in some serious trouble. I thought for a second it could have been someone other than Stacey driving but then I remembered how protective over Jade she was, no one else would be driving that car not unless they had a death wish. I had seen Stacey punch guys my size in the face for just running their hands down her.
The crowd had gone completely quiet now; you could hear a pin drop.
She stopped the car and exited it. Shit she looked good, had on a pair of kaki combats, a low, low cut top showing off her tanned stomach and her DJ (Dominic Junior) tattoo on her lower right hip.
She walked towards me and I noticed her black eye. Obviously she was in California because Mark had hit her, she wasn't one to stand for that kind of shit, well she wasn't now, 7 years ago was a different story.
"Nice shiner" I told her
"It's all about accessories" she joked smiling up at me. A few people in the crowd chuckled.
"So what's this all about?" I asked loudly looking around at the crowd. Mia, Brian, Letty, Leon, and Vince all stared from me to Stacey.
"I'm here to make you a deal" she began. I didn't say anything to her, just waited for her to continue. "We race…" she said walking around my car checking it out "I win you stop drinking, you win you get whatever you want" she explained the terms to me. Once she had finished telling me she was stood in front of me again.
"Anything?" I asked lifting my eyebrows up at her
"Absolutely anything you want" she said widening her arms as far as the would reach to imply I could have anything
"You and Junior stay in California?" I asked
"Yeah" she replied
"Jade?" I asked; I knew I was pushing my luck but hey she said anything.
"I thought you'd say that so I bought these along" she said pulling out her pink slips from her back pocket and placing them on the roof of my car but keeping her hands on them.
"Are you sure Stace?" Tej asked walking up behind her "you haven't raced in a while"
"Fair's fair T. well?" she asked me raising her eyebrows.
"If I get Jade why not?" I replied. Everyone in the crowd clapped and yelled getting excited.
Stacey's P.O.V
I had to win I wasn't going to lose Jade. I didn't care that I hadn't raced in a while I was still confident I could whoop his ass from here all the way back to L.A. it didn't matter how long it had been, I could still do it.
Tej shouted above the crowd for them to be quiet "Right Fella's and the Ho's this is how it's gonna go down. It's gonna be a ½ mile race, no obstacles, no course, just a straight run, whoever crosses the finish line first wins, but y'all know I gotta make some money so come place your bets on the winner. You two get ready" he added as the mass of people walked towards him waving cash.
"You sure you wanna do this?" Dom asked me as I walked towards Jade.
"Get over yourself Dom, you were best on the street before I made my come back. Your gonna lose, so start getting use to being sober" I told him confidently.
It took Tej about 20-30 minutes letting everyone place their bets then it was time, we put our cars on the line, Suki walked to the middle of the cars and raised her hands, I looked out of the window at Dom, he looked at me and smiled, I blew him a kiss as I put the car in gear, Suki threw down her hands, it was on…
AUTHOR NOTE: I KNOW ITS SHORT BUT THERE WILL BE MORE SOON. I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS NOW THANKS TO LEYBETH. SO MORE WILL BE POSTED SOON.