Kendall sat on the spare room's bed, lost in thought. She was tired, Dominic had worked her hard. He had kept true to his word about a job at least, she thought. Her hair was wet and wrapped in a towel, fresh from her shower. She had a habit after taking a shower always wrapping it in a towel on top of her head. She thought about her dad, her team, and all of which she had lost. She laid back, sighing. Suddenly she felt hot, bitter tears falling down her face.

"Who am I kidding?" She asked herself, angry she was crying so easily. She had given up on crying. Now she had given into the crying. She turned over, buried her head into the pillows, and just tossed all of her rules out of the window. She lost all the composure she had walked into this house with.

"Hey Sweetheart, why you cryin?" Dominic had been walking by and had heard her sobs. She looked up, her mascara running down her cheeks.

"I'm fine." Kendall tried to suck it up, not having any luck. A nice, non intimidating Dominic just made her cry even more.

"Sure. Now. I'll ask you again." Dominic nodded, sitting beside the petite girl. His muscular body seemed like a giant beside hers. Kendall looked at him, her emerald green eyes looking the saddest he had yet to see her eyes.

"I'm just being stupid." She shook her head, getting her composure of some sorts back.

"Come on, Sniffles. Tell me. I been through some shit and I know its better to share pain than hide it." Dominic sighed, looking her sincerely in the eyes.

"Dom, there's so much I wouldn't know where to begin, honestly." Kendall looked down, laying on the bed. She wasn't intimidated by his presence anymore. In fact, he had many qualities she would want for a …she was jolted from her thoughts as Dominic shook her.

"Try me." He nodded. Kendall smiled softly.

"You remind me of a damn pit bull." She laughed, making him shrug.

"I've been called worse." He admitted. "So, what's eating you? I can't have a mechanic in training plagued by issues. Maybe I can help." He said.

"Ah, I knew there had to be something in it for you." Kendall perked up, now sitting Indian style, her legs criss crossed.

"What?" He grinned, asking innocently. He hadn't intended on stopping by her room, but he felt like she was a lot like Mia and she was in need of some direction.

"I knew there had to be a reason you were being so nice. Cause you need me to be in tiptop shape, ready to work on cars for ya." Kendall smiled, drawing her knees up to her chest.

"Yeah, I guess. That and the fact you remind me of Letty and my sister Mia mixed into one." He confessed, making her blush.

"Wow, that is a compliment. Thank you." She said, putting her long hair up and out of her face.

"Yeah, it is." Dominic nodded. "Really, Dall, what's up?" He asked, turning serious.

"I'm just buggin over my team. If they did sabotage me, they were never a real team in the first place. Which means my dad did all that work on my car for nothing." Kendall sighed sadly. Dominic shook his head.

"You are a deep thinker, aren't ya?" He asked, in amazement. She shrugged, blinking back her tears. "What your dad did to that car, he did for you. Not for you to race, not for anyone on that team or their benefit. Kendall, cherish it and don't question it. Take it from me." Dominic said, his voice gruff and his face muscles tight.

"I miss my dad." Kendall sighed.

"Hey, I know. So does Mia. We lost our dad in a wreck on the circuit. I had to watch him burn." Dominic looked away for a minute. " Kendall, consider our team. Not for racing, not for money. Just be a part of it. WE play fair." He suggested.

"I don't know." She frowned, her head aching.

"Revenge is what you want, right? Cause I can set you a race up against your ex team." Dominic offered.

"Yeah, sure." She said dryly, doubting Dominic would do that for her. "They stay in San Diego." She said.

"So, a road trip for us. We can challenge them on their blacktop." Dominic shrugged, not phased by her negativity.

"Yeah, Dom, easy for yo to say. Its been a while since I even raced a real one. I haven't updated my car, and even if I did..." She trailed off, not wanting to show her unconfident feelings.

"You're workin with the best crew in California, Kendall. I'm not being arrogant. Its just the truth. Lett, V, Leon, and Jess, they are all top notch." Dominic said, lifting up her chin and looking her in her eyes.

"I know this, Dominic. I'm scared, ok? I'm scared. I'ma tell you now that I will just let you and your crew down." Kendall said miserably.

"Kendall, you at like it's a big thing to be scared." Dominic said, shaking his head.

"It is, I shouldn't be." Kendall said stubbornly. "Its not right to be scared." She said, sounding stubborn.

"Bullshit. Now you're just talkin crazy, girl." He scoffed. "All racers have fear and get scared. I would bet my life on that." He said.

"I'm not. A coward, is something I'm not." Kendall folded her arms.

"Listen, baby Girl, cowards are the ones who don't challenge the fear. Cowards don't go forward to face what is holding them back. Life's all about taking risks." He said, noticing she was giving his words some thought. She yawned.

"I guess so." She said after a minute of silence. Her eyes felt like they were getting heavy.

"You been sleeping okay? You've got dark circles under your eyes." Dominic said, showing concern.

"Not really. I have too many nightmares." Kendall admitted. " I keep seeing pictures that the warden showed me." She shuddered.

"Lay down." Dominic ordered. She did as she was told, though looking confused. "Mia had the same problem. I had to stay with her until she fell asleep and usually the nightmares stayed away then." Dominic explained, making Kendall smile as her eyes closed, showing her content and ease. Dominic rubbed her back until he was sure she was asleep. He came out and almost ran right into Letty, who had been leaning on the door frame watching quietly. She smiled at him as he put his arms around her.

"I'm glad she ain't a skank cause e I'd hafta kick yo ass." Letty grinned mischievously.

"How long ya been standin there?" He asked, laughing.

"Long enough to hear your pep talk." Letty laughed, taking him by the hand and leading him into their room.

"Where we goin?" He asked, teasingly on the way. "Did my cheerleader routine turn you on?" He asked playfully as he threw her onto the bed. She laughed, looking into his handsome face.

"Hell yeah. Not normally my type but you are pretty fine." She grinned, looking down.

"Good." He said, kissing her and getting on top of her. They wrestled for a minute and then he became serious. "Can you set us up some hotels in San Diego?" He asked, looking into her dark eyes.

"Yeah, no problem. I got it handled." She assured him.

"Yeah, I like my "I got it handled" chick." Dominic nodded, holding Letty in his muscular arms as they settled down for a good night's sleep.

A/N: Sorry guys! I have been slacking! Final are finally over and so hopefully it will get easier from here! Enjoy the chapter and PLEASE, PLEASE review! Love you all and thanks for reading! Love Cheer!