A Day of Relaxation... Well Almost
A few days had passed since the visit from Bilkins and Markham, and things were slowly going back to normal, no one looking out for cars watching the house nearly as much. It was early in the morning when Keira came running out of the kitchen, making Brian and Rome both look up from where they were sitting on the couch. Yanking Brian up by the front of his shirt she started pointing towards the kitchen door and hopping around yelling,
"Kill it! Kill it! KILL IT!"
"Kill what?" He asked looking utterly confused, as he watched her continue to hop. Shuddering in what looked to be disgust she cringed while answering,
"The spider. I want it dead. It came outta the coffee pot, so someone needs to wash the damn thing before I go near it again." Rolling his eyes, Brian walked into the kitchen and came out a few minutes later staring at her in shock.
"You were scared of a daddy long-leg? It's not like they can even bite."
"A spider is a damn spider. And I don't like any of them. Wish they were all extinct, do the world a whole lotta good if ya ask me."
"You're hopeless. You know that right?" The only answer he got from her was her sticking out her tongue before walking upstairs to change and wake Haylee and Suki up. The three of them were planning on dragging everyone out of the house later and going to the beach to relax before races that night. Passing a sleepy looking Jimmy on the stairs, she saw the half hearted glare he was giving and returned it with an apologetic smile, knowing that all her yelling over the spider had woken him up.
Going into Suki's room first, she didn't bother knocking and walked right in heading straight for the curtains. Pulling them back and letting the sun shine in through the window, she flopped down on Suki's bed and started shaking her. Groaning and pushing her off the side of the bed, Suki rolled over and pulled her pillow over her head. Shrugging, keira walked over to the stereo and turned it on, the volume up as loud as it'd go. Growling, Suki sat up and threw her pillow across the room at her before getting up and storming intot he bathroom. Smirking she said to the empty room,
"My work here is done." Next she walked into her own room and sat down gently on her neice's bed. Shaking her shoulder gently she whispered,
"Hayls. Come on sweetie. It's time to get up. We gotta get you ready if we're gonna go to the beach today." As soon as she'd said the word 'beach' the little girl's eyes snapped open. Laughing, Keira shook her head and got up so Haylee could get out of bed.
Not long after Keira had started to french braid Haylee's hair Suki came bursting through the door. Raising an eyebrow Keira looked up from what she was doing and waited for her friend to say something.
"You deserve an Oscar." Suki said simply, looking at her in complete seriousness although she was still wearing a smile.
"Huh?" Keira asked, the expression on her face showing nothing but total confusion.
"I'm talking bout your little performance at the races. I ain't laughed that hard in a long ass time."
"Their just showing you that? It's been over a week, I woulda thought you all woulda burnt a disc out by now."
"I'm surprised Rome hasn't yet. That boy is down there replaying that shit over and over."
"Somehow, it doesn't surprise me." Keira said, shaking her head and going back to braiding her niece's hair. A few minutes later she was finished and getting dressed herself. Walking downstairs with the other two dressed in a pair of jean shorts and a white 'Playboy' tank top, she plopped down on the couch between Rome and Tej. Seeing the innocent look she was wearing both men groaned and asked,
"What do you want?"
"I'm offended. Can't I come and sit here with the two of you without having a hidden agenda?" She asked, pretending to be shocked at what they'd said. Looking at each other again, and then back to her it didn't take long for her to get an answer.
"No."
"Now what do you want?" Tej asked.
"Just thought I'd let you know I'm dragging everyone's ass to the beach later. And by later I mean in the next two hours." She replied laughing.
"Girl, I was born ready." Rome said, sticking his chest out a little further than normal.
"Original Ro'. Real original." Getting off the couch she went to inform the rest of the house.
Once the time she'd given had been reached she waited for everyone to get in their cars, Tej, Haylee, and herself opting to ride in Tej's Ford 4x4 F250 Lariat, in back of which was sitting all their beach gear. Driving the short distance it was from the house to the beach, it didn't take long for everyone to be piling out of their vehicles again, looking for a good spot on the beach. As soon as they'd gotten everything set up, Haylee was dragging Suki and Keira both by the hand towards one of the many concession stands wanting a snowcone. Rolling their eyes, the two went along, Rome yelling for them to bring him something back.
Tossing a pint of Ben and Jerry's at him as Haylee sucked on her snowcone Keira plopped down in the sand leaning against Brian and muttered so only he'd hear her,
"Kids." Laughing, he nodded his head and eyed Rome before answering,
"Tell me about it. But at least Haylee will grow up. No hope for our boy here." It didn't take long for Brian to have something hit him in the back of the head. Laughing Keira grabbed the football, the object that had hit Brian, and started tossing it up in the air.
"Damn, the way she's tossing that thing you'd think she knew how to play football." Rome commented loud enough for her to hear, hoping to get her riled up.Smirking sarcastically she turned quickly and threw at his stomach. Barely keeping it from knocking the wind out of him he looked at her and said,
"Oh it's on now."
"Not if ya can't catch me!" She said jumping up and taking off down the beach, Rome not far behind. It didn't take him long to tackle her to the ground and start tickling her unmercifully. gasping for air as she laughed, Keira soon had managed to squirm out of his grasp in the sand and, stumbling at first, was running towards Brian, Tej, and Suki were all sitting, laughing at the two. Not bothering to sit down next to Brian like she had been she took a bottle of ice cold water from the cooler and twisted the top off.
As soon as Rome was in range she started flinging the water at him, not bothering to pay attention to who else it was hitting and leaving Roman wearing a shocked expression. When she'd run out of water in the bottle she looked down at it before throwing it at Suki and looking up. It was then that she noticed that both Brian and Tej had joined Rome, all three giving her a look that she knew meant they weren't happy with her. Grinning nervously, she looked from one to the other before shrugging a little and saying,
"Oops?" None of them waited to lift her off the ground and start carrying her towards the water. Wide eyed, she was soon struggling against them, though it was pointless since the three of them easily over powered her. Still struggling, she screamed as they tossed her in the warm, salty water. Surfacing, she looked up to see the three of them standing there laughnig. Growling she walked to where they were and without hesitation pushed Brian, knocking him off balance and causing him to fall in the water. Watching as he got up, Keira sent him a satisfied smirk as soon as she knew he was looking at her, then walked back to where Suki and Jimmy were sitting, laughing at them all.
The rest of the day was spent like this, no one ever noticing the the cCadillac parked behind them, or the two men in khakis and button down shirts watching them from inside it.
xoxox
Going back to the house, Keira got ready for a night at the races, wearing a tiny white tank that said 'Racer Girl' in bold red lettering across the chest and a frayed jean skirt with a pair of wedge sandals. Pulling her hair up in a messy ponytail she walked down the stairs and into the living room where Suki was sitting with Haylee. Plopping down next to the two on the couch she took one look at was on the television screen and was back up muttering as she left the room,
"Stupid cartoon sponge."
Not too long afterwards, the group left for the races, agreeing to meet Dom there. The next few hours were spent with Brian and Dom racing, and winning, while Keira, Rome and Tej all goofed off with each other then headed to the after race party. Taking a Corona that Brian handed to her, she sat down for a game of poker with tej and a few other guys while taking a sip from it. Not long after, she drew the wad of cash sitting in front of her towards her and grinned saying,
"It was a pleasure. I'll enjoy spending the money I won off yo' asses."
"Yeah, yeah. All I know is you best buy me somethin' good with that money." Tej said pointing at her with a smirk. Pushing him lightly she shook her head and got up from the table sitting next to Dom.
"You cleaned them all out. You know this right?"
"Serves the damn fools right for thinkin' that 'cause I'm a girl I don't know a damn thing about cards. Tej is the only one that gave me any credit." She said, folding the wad of cash and sticking it in the inside pocket of the jacket she'd brought with her.
"You got a point there." He said while nodding his head. She was about to say something when her phone rang. Grabbing it she looked at the caller ID and saw the name 'Suki' across the top. Frowning she answered it,
"Hello?... What's going on?... WHAT?... Oh my god... Where are you?... Alright... See you there in a few." As she hit the 'End' button, Dom watched all the color drain from her face. Looking worried as she sat there numbly he put an arm around her and felt how cold and clammy her skin had become.
"Keira, you okay?" He asked, now kneeling in front of her and cupping his hands on the sides of her face to make sure she was looking at him. Shaking her head, her hands now shaking violently, she looked at him, a scared look in her eyes, and said,
"We gotta find Brian and Rome. We gotta get to the garage now." Tej and Jimmy, seeing that something was wrong were soon standing there too. Looking from her to Dom Tej asked,
"Keira, baby girl, what's going on?"
"Call Brian and Rome. Tell them to meet us at the garage. Something's up." Dom said, knowing they weren't likely to get an answer from Keira anytime soon as she'd gone back to having that numb look on her face. Nodding, Tej pulled out his cell phone and made the call while Dome helped Keira to her feet and to his car.
Driving to the garage as fast as he could, it was almost ten minutes later when they pulled into the parking lot to find Suki's car sitting there already. Pushing the door open as soon as the car had squealed to a stop, Keira ran inside the building where Suki was sitting in the desk chair with Haylee who looked terrified. Waiting for her to enter the security code, Keira yanked the door open and asked while grabbing her niece and holding her tight,
"What happened?"
"I dunno, honestly." Suki said, taking a deep breath as Dom stood behind Keira.Seeing headlights pulling intot he parking lot, they all visibly relaxed realizing it was just Brian and Rome's cars. Waiting for them to come in, she started up again. "We were sitting in the dark, Hayls was asleep already and I was watching a moving. Next thing I know, I hear something outside and a few seconds later someone's trying to pick the lock on the front door. I threw the dead bolt, grabbed Haylee and jumped in my car. I called you right after that."
Sinking to the floor, still hanging on to Haylee, Keira leaned against the counter and shook her head. She couldn't believe what was happening. Burying her head into Haylee's hair, she took a deep breath and didn't let anyone see the single tear that rolled down her left cheek.
A/N: Hey guys! So... another cliffie... -tries not to notice glares- don't pretend that you don't love them! Well like i've told others... love to hate them at least. -Grins- Anyways tho... thanx to all my wonderful reviewers... I'm so glad you all missed this fic! I was so worried that when i came back no one was gonna be reading again. Glad to know you guys have stuck around. Oh and i started a new fic 'Changing My Ways'... its aWWE so if you would... plz check it out! I swear even if you don't watch wrestling its not hard to follow and i've been told its pretty good so far... and i only have one chapter posted. And check out my twin's new one too if ya haven't already! It's called 'Heartbreaker'. It's a WWE one too... but again... even if you don't watch you'll still get it. That's bout it for now... Laters! -Jess