OH boy...sorry it's been so long. I've been busy and all that crap. this chap and the next one are the last ones. I was gonna make the story a lot longer...and maybe i'll keep it going later, but idk...we'll just have to see...bleh.

I think i let too much time pass since i've worked on this fic and i lost the feel for it or something. That's a mistake i don't plan to make again. so yea...i'm working on a new FATF fic, so check that out when i put it up, please. SO yea...this story is sadly coming to a close cuz i didn't want to force it out.

Sorry if there's errors...i typed this up kind of fast...Review to let me know what you thikn though...thanks for all the review so far and sorry to anyone who wanted to see it go further...i'll do SOMETHING with it later...i'm even contemplating taking it down someone in the future and writting a fic a lot like it...only better...idk. Tell me what u think

RACE

Sunday morning went by boringly. Jon didn't say much and went with Thane to one of their friend's house. I slept in and was out of the shower and looking decent at about 1:00. I hadn't been in the kitchen for two minutes when there was a knock at the door.

"Hello?"

I was almost to the door when it cracked open and Jesse's voice drifted in.

"Hey, come on in Jess"

The door opened the rest of the way and Jesse walked in with a smile.

"Hey, J, what's up?"

"Not a whole lot, I was just gonna get something to eat and then call"

"Aiight"

"Want anything to eat?"

"I already ate...but I'm always up for more food..." he smiled and followed me into the kitchen.

"Help yourself to whatever you want"

Jesse made himself feel right at home and found some chips and salsa, which he took to the living room to eat.

I made a sandwich and sat down with him, helping myself to his food as well...since it was really MY food.

"What movie?" Jesse asked around a mouthful of food.

"Don't care"

"I vote some kind of action movie"

"Ok..." I looked through the movies and decided on Black Hawk Down.

Jesse approved to ai put it in before resuming my spot next to him on the couch. He wrapped his arm around me carefully and I ended up falling asleep before it was even halfway over.

"J...hey, J, wake up"

I jerked awake and sat up when I felt someone shaking me. It was Jesse.

"Huh?"

"Sorry, but I gotta get back to the house. You wanna come to the races tonight?"

"Um...sure"

"Alright, come on over after you get ready"

"Ok, I'll be there"

I stretched and held back a yawn while Jesse got up. He bent and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek before leaving.

I shuffled up the stairs with a smile on my face and went straight up to my room to change. My clothes were gonna have to be a little more modest than usual to cover up the bruises, but that was no big deal since I wore more than every other girl there anyway.

I pulled on a black sleeveless shirt and tight khaki pants just before there was a knock at the door. I hurried down the stairs and had a pretty good idea of who it was going to be before I even opened the door.

Mia's smile face greeted me when I pulled the door back and, yea, I was right. Points to me I guess.

"Hey J"

"Sup, Mia?"

"Not a lot"

"Ok, I'm here to help you get ready," she smiled broadly, always liking to help me get dressed up and all that.

"I already changed"

"Well I'll help you with your hair and make-up then, come on"

I let her drag me off to the bathroom and humored her by not trying to stop her. It would be pointless to try, so why bother? There wasn't much to do with my hair since it's short, but she straightened it a little and got the back to flip out a little more. It looked great. She worked her magic with the make-up as well, with subtle colors. It looked good, just like it always did when she put it on.

"Ok, you look great. Come on back to the house and I'll change quick"

"Quick...right..."

She rolled her eyes and I followed her across the street and up to her room. Quick was definitely the wrong word. Maybe long and drawn out would have been a better description. She went through at least a dozen outfits, asking me how each one looked. What can I say? She's Mia so she looked great in everything.

Finally, she decided on a black mini skirt and a red, one sleeved shirt. She did her hair, pinning it back and curling it so that it looked perfect. Surprisingly, she did her make-up pretty quickly.

Once she was finished she set her sights on Alexa.

"Alright, girly, what're you wearing?"

"I have no idea...J, you pick"

"Me?"

"Yea. You've been to more of these than me...and I don't know if I trust Mia"

Mia busted up laughing and I chuckled while I dug through stuff. Lex was a smart girl. Mia would pick something short and showy for her, since she had a good body, but Lex wouldn't like it.

"Here"

I tossed her a pair of tight, faded jeans and a teal tank-top that tied up in the back. She put it on and made a face.

"Am I gonna look like a skank?"

Mia and I looked at each other and double up laughing. Yea, she really hadn't been to races enough. If she thought THAT was skanky then she'd be absolutely appalled by what most girls wore.

"No, Lex, that ain't skanky. You look good"

She smiled and allowed Mia to do her make-up and hair without a fuss. She ended up looking hot.

We sat around and talked more when she was done and shocked the boys by being ready the first time they called up.

"That's definitely a first," Vince commented loudly when we came down.

"Shut up, V," Mia said, rolling her eyes.

Vince shrugged and finished off his beer.

"Well being on time never hurt. Let's roll...Lex, you ride with V. Vince...you keep a close eye on her while I'm racing, got it?" Dom instructed.

Vince nodded and we headed out.

I rode with Jesse and we sat on the hood of his car while Dom set up the races with Hector. Hector never races much, which had never made sense to me. He had a bitchin' car, but I'd only see him race on the street once and that was because some cocky punk was running his mouth. I asked him about it once and he said he only raced at Race Wars cuz he'd seen to many people locked up for racing illegally. He didn't want to do that to his wife, yea he just got married, and kid because he couldn't stand not being there for them. He also made me promise not to tell anyone that cuz he had 'his image' to keep up. There's a lot more to Hector than meets the eye.

Once the race was set up we drove down to the stretch of rode that the actual race took place on. Ten seconds and it was over. Dom won, not that anyone was surprised.

They were going to set up another race when Leon's voice alerted everyone to the cops headed out way.

"Shit, get back in!" Jesse yelled.

He didn't have to tell me twice. I shot off the hood of his car and jumped into the passenger seat, buckling up just before he sped off.

This was the part I always hated. It didn't happen all the time, but hundreds or cars trying to get out of the same area at the same time is a little nerve wrecking. Jesse got us out without a problem though and we headed back to the Fort. The party was already in full swing when we got there and we entered the house to be met with blaring music.

"Jess, I think I'm just gonna go home"

"Why, you ok?"

"Yea, I'm fine...I'm just tired"

"Ok, see you tomorrow"

I nodded and straightened up to give him a kiss. His hands found my hips and drew me in closer for a longer, deeper kiss.

"You sure you have to leave?"

"I should, yea...but I'll see you tomorrow"

"Alright...night"

"See ya"

I went across the street and inside to find Jon and Thane at the table.

"Shit, J, where you been?" Jon asked, jumping up from the table.

"The races, calm down"

"Oh, you couldn't have left a note or something?"

"You could've called my cell"

"Whatever...have fun?"

"Yea, Dom won and then cops showed up"

"Ok...I'm gonna spend the night at Thane's"

"School tomorrow"

"I know"

"Ok, see ya"

They left and I ran upstairs and changed before plopping into bed. I fell right to sleep, which was a good thing since I had school in the morning. I hadn't even thought about it and, in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have pushed it by going to the race. School was going to be crappy the next day...

And indeed it was. School lasted forever and practice wasn't much better. I went out to eat with Courtney and some other girls afterwards and stayed out till about 8:30.

I went home after that and wanted nothing more than to sleep forever. Very much to my dismay, my dad's car was in the driveway. The only thing that came to my mind was 'Fuck him.' He always showed up and made bad days even worse.

Hope there wasn't a ton of errors. R and R, PLEASE! and thank you...