Niema turned to look at Dom, her green eyes cold. "I was invited to come here," she told him calmly, stepping away from Vince. "Well, consider your skank ass uninvited and get the fuck out of my house," Dom growled, taking a few steps toward her. "I invited her, Dom," Mia yelled from the kitchen door, "so knock it off!" The big man turned and glared at his sister. "Well, I don't want her here!" Mia glared right back at him. "Well, I do and since I live here too, she's staying."
Without another word, Dom stormed up the stairs, his feet thundering with each step.
"Sorry about that, Ni," Mia said, holding out a glass of iced tea. Niema shook her head and accepted the drink. "Don't worry about it, Mia. It's not your fault. Hell, I don't know whose fault it is," she sighed, taking a drink of tea. Vince spoke up. "He's pissed about the other night," he told her. Ni gave him a confused look. "You mean he's pissed about my beating him? That's what this is about?" she asked, looking from Vince to Mia. Mia sighed heavily. "The race has nothing to do with it. There's more to it than that," she told her. Ni sat down on the couch. "How about you tell me what else there is to this? 'Cuz I really don't think I can take this attitude of his every time we're in the same room."
Mia sat down in the chair across from her. "It starts a long time ago. There was this little girl who grew up just down the street from us. Her name was Letty and she adored Dom. Being a typical guy, he never noticed her. At least not until he couldn't help it. After that, they were always together. Dom loved her like crazy, called her his 'trophy'," she explained, lightly running her finger around the rim of her glass. Ni nodded. "And?" she asked, giving Mia an encouraging look. Mia looked directly into Ni's Eyes. The pain and sadness in thE younger woman's brown eyes tore at Ni's heart. "About a year ago, Dom and Letty had a fight. I don't know what it was about but Letty was seriously pissed, knocked Dom on his ass and stormed out of the house. Dom went after her to try to calm her down. When she was pissed, Letty was like a hurricane. She'd wreck anything in her path. By the time he got outside, she was in her car and going down the street. He went for his car and heard squealing tires. Just as he turned around, Letty's car was hit by another one. Her car flipped twice and then exploded," she finished, tears misting her dark eyes. Gasping softly, Ni stared at the younger woman. "But how-?" she started to ask. "There were two NOS tanks in her car, Ni," Vince explained softly. A soft sob escaped Ni before she could stop it. "Oh God, Mia. I'm so sorry," she murmured, reaching over and squeezing Mia's hand.
Mia smiled weakly. "Are you ready for the shocker?" she asked. Ni nodded. "You're a lot like Letty, Niema. That's one of reasons he likes you so much. You remind my brother of Letty. And in Dom's eyes, the worst thing that could have happened would be if she had ever fooled around on him. Especially with V," Mia told her, stunning Ni into silence.
Niema didn't know what to say to that. She was having enough trouble trying to wrap her mind around the concept that Dom liked her.
Outside
Unaware of what was happening inside, Pris and Leon were still on the hood of Pris's car. "You need to let me up, Leon," she laughed, pushing lightly against his chest. "Aww, but I don't wanna," he whined playfully, catching her wrists and holding them up next to her head. "Please?" she asked, giving him a little girl look. He groaned softly. "What will you give me if I let you up?" he countered softly, leaning closer to her. A smile curved her lips. "How about a kiss?" she whispered as Leon let go of her hands. He leaned up and looked thoughtful. "I don't know," he mused, helping her sit up on the hood. "You know you want one," Pris teased with a smirk. Leon raised an eyebrow. "And just how do you know what I want, beautiful?" "I can read your mind," she whispered.
Leon simply smiled as Pris caught the waistband of his jeans and pulled him closer. He came to a stop between her legs, his hands resting on her thighs. Pris curled her right hand around the back of Leon's neck and pulled his head down to hers. "Told you," she murmured, lightly brushing her lips across his. Leon groaned softly and pulled Pris to her feet, his arms wrapping around her. His mouth slanted across hers and he kissed her hard. Her soft moan against his mouth made him hold her tighter. They stayed wrapped in each other's arms, lips locked.
