Chapter 16
The street was jammed with cars on both sides. Dom pulled into the driveway followed by Letty. Leon parked the Jetta in front of the house. Dom stepped out of his car and the other racers follow suit. Jesse counted about 50 people and he wondered how they would all fit into the house. Dom walked up the stairs to the front door and it opened. A young woman with long black hair greeted him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. She smiled and pushed him away. She moved to the side and Dom entered the house. People filtered in behind him. Leon and Jesse headed into the growing party.
Dom sat on the couch with his arms stretched across the back. Women flocked to his side, to the disappointment of Letty. She took a seat in the chair and shot the girls an evil look. Her mood perked up when Leon walked in the room. "If you can beat'em, join'em." She said under her breath. "Hey boy. Nice drivin'. You deserve a trophy." Letty moved close to Leon and whispered in his ear, "Can you handle this?" She took his hand and placed it on her ass. "Like you handled that car tonight."
"Ya know it." He growled in her ear pulling her close.
A large arm pushed Leon away. "You can have any woman in the place, but not this one. She's with me." Dom said wrapping his arms tightly around Letty's waist. "You and your friend stay here tonight and enjoy yourselves. Tomorrow we can discuss you guys working for me. There's a couple of bedrooms in the basement. Help yourself. I'm going to take my woman to bed."
He picked Letty up in his massive arms and carried her up the stairs to his room. She lay across the bed and stared at him, "What's up with that shit downstairs?"
"Just what I said you're with me." She eyed him sharply. "Damn Let what do you want me to say? Those girls don't mean shit to me; it's just an act. I got a reputation to worry about."
"So that's why you fucked Carly Tran, to save your precious reputation. Is that all you care about? What everyone thinks of you?" She got up from the bed and walked to the door.
He grabbed her, "Letty it was a mistake, you know that. How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? You're driving me crazy." He paced back in forth rubbing his hand across his shaved head.
"It's not what you say, it's what you do? How can I trust you?" Her words cut through him. She couldn't trust him because he couldn't trust himself. So many girls he had cheated on her with. He knew that she deserves better, but he couldn't live without her. Letty laughed at the sight of Dom's worried expression. Her hands moved inside of his shirt and across his rippled stomach. She lifted his shirt and threw it in the corner. She placed delicate kisses on his chest. He moaned deeply. "Like that do ya? Well how about this?" Her hands moved down to the button of his jeans and then to his zipper.
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Leon watched Dom carry Letty up the stairs. The women that had been curled up next to Dom circled around him, not one of them fully clothed. He excused himself and headed to the kitchen for another beer.
"Can you hand me an iced tea?"
Leon turned around to find the young dark haired woman standing behind him, "Here you go." He handed her the bottle of tea and began to walk out of the room.
"Hey wait. I heard you beat my brother tonight."
"Dom's your brother huh?" He looked at her eyes and noticed the resemblance. Her smile was soft.
"I'm Mia and you are?"
"Leon."
"So Leon why are you hiding in the kitchen? You're the big winner tonight, you can have any of those girls."
"That's just it. I'm not into any of them. Had I lost tonight they wouldn't give me the time of day."
"That's the way the game goes. You win, you get your choice; you lose, you get nothing."
"Not in the mood for games."
"That'll change trust me. Hang around Dom and his friends long enough and you'll be with someone different every night."
"Why'd you say that?"
"Seen it happen. Take the big guy in there playing guitar. His name's Vince, Dom's best friend since the third grade, he had a sweet girlfriend who would do anything for him. They were together for three years and then he started hanging around all those girls after the races. He cheated on his girl and she left him. Now, he takes his pick every race night, never getting serious with any of them. Anyways would you like to know where you are sleeping tonight?"
"I have to find Jesse first."
"Young boy, kinda cute wearing a beanie? Yeah I showed him to his room a little while ago. He had a girl with him."
"That's Jesse. You two must be close in age."
"He's a year and half older than me. We talked for a bit. Come on your room is next door to his in the basement."
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"Good afternoon, Leon." Dom grumbled from the dining room table as Leon walked into the room. "Sleep well."
"Yeah. Thanks for letting us stay here."
"How would you like to make it a permanent arrangement?"
"I'm listening."
"That kid is a genius and you're a top rate mechanic. I want you to come work for me at my garage. If you work out you can join the team."
"Team?"
"Street racing team. You're good and with my help you can be better. Here's the deal. You work at the shop during the day, race with us at night. You keep 70% of your race winnings the rest goes to the team to fix our cars and you stay here for free. It's the same deal for everyone. So what'd you think?"
"Count me and Jesse in." Jesse smiled from the doorway where he had been standing the whole time.
The street was jammed with cars on both sides. Dom pulled into the driveway followed by Letty. Leon parked the Jetta in front of the house. Dom stepped out of his car and the other racers follow suit. Jesse counted about 50 people and he wondered how they would all fit into the house. Dom walked up the stairs to the front door and it opened. A young woman with long black hair greeted him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. She smiled and pushed him away. She moved to the side and Dom entered the house. People filtered in behind him. Leon and Jesse headed into the growing party.
Dom sat on the couch with his arms stretched across the back. Women flocked to his side, to the disappointment of Letty. She took a seat in the chair and shot the girls an evil look. Her mood perked up when Leon walked in the room. "If you can beat'em, join'em." She said under her breath. "Hey boy. Nice drivin'. You deserve a trophy." Letty moved close to Leon and whispered in his ear, "Can you handle this?" She took his hand and placed it on her ass. "Like you handled that car tonight."
"Ya know it." He growled in her ear pulling her close.
A large arm pushed Leon away. "You can have any woman in the place, but not this one. She's with me." Dom said wrapping his arms tightly around Letty's waist. "You and your friend stay here tonight and enjoy yourselves. Tomorrow we can discuss you guys working for me. There's a couple of bedrooms in the basement. Help yourself. I'm going to take my woman to bed."
He picked Letty up in his massive arms and carried her up the stairs to his room. She lay across the bed and stared at him, "What's up with that shit downstairs?"
"Just what I said you're with me." She eyed him sharply. "Damn Let what do you want me to say? Those girls don't mean shit to me; it's just an act. I got a reputation to worry about."
"So that's why you fucked Carly Tran, to save your precious reputation. Is that all you care about? What everyone thinks of you?" She got up from the bed and walked to the door.
He grabbed her, "Letty it was a mistake, you know that. How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? You're driving me crazy." He paced back in forth rubbing his hand across his shaved head.
"It's not what you say, it's what you do? How can I trust you?" Her words cut through him. She couldn't trust him because he couldn't trust himself. So many girls he had cheated on her with. He knew that she deserves better, but he couldn't live without her. Letty laughed at the sight of Dom's worried expression. Her hands moved inside of his shirt and across his rippled stomach. She lifted his shirt and threw it in the corner. She placed delicate kisses on his chest. He moaned deeply. "Like that do ya? Well how about this?" Her hands moved down to the button of his jeans and then to his zipper.
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Leon watched Dom carry Letty up the stairs. The women that had been curled up next to Dom circled around him, not one of them fully clothed. He excused himself and headed to the kitchen for another beer.
"Can you hand me an iced tea?"
Leon turned around to find the young dark haired woman standing behind him, "Here you go." He handed her the bottle of tea and began to walk out of the room.
"Hey wait. I heard you beat my brother tonight."
"Dom's your brother huh?" He looked at her eyes and noticed the resemblance. Her smile was soft.
"I'm Mia and you are?"
"Leon."
"So Leon why are you hiding in the kitchen? You're the big winner tonight, you can have any of those girls."
"That's just it. I'm not into any of them. Had I lost tonight they wouldn't give me the time of day."
"That's the way the game goes. You win, you get your choice; you lose, you get nothing."
"Not in the mood for games."
"That'll change trust me. Hang around Dom and his friends long enough and you'll be with someone different every night."
"Why'd you say that?"
"Seen it happen. Take the big guy in there playing guitar. His name's Vince, Dom's best friend since the third grade, he had a sweet girlfriend who would do anything for him. They were together for three years and then he started hanging around all those girls after the races. He cheated on his girl and she left him. Now, he takes his pick every race night, never getting serious with any of them. Anyways would you like to know where you are sleeping tonight?"
"I have to find Jesse first."
"Young boy, kinda cute wearing a beanie? Yeah I showed him to his room a little while ago. He had a girl with him."
"That's Jesse. You two must be close in age."
"He's a year and half older than me. We talked for a bit. Come on your room is next door to his in the basement."
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"Good afternoon, Leon." Dom grumbled from the dining room table as Leon walked into the room. "Sleep well."
"Yeah. Thanks for letting us stay here."
"How would you like to make it a permanent arrangement?"
"I'm listening."
"That kid is a genius and you're a top rate mechanic. I want you to come work for me at my garage. If you work out you can join the team."
"Team?"
"Street racing team. You're good and with my help you can be better. Here's the deal. You work at the shop during the day, race with us at night. You keep 70% of your race winnings the rest goes to the team to fix our cars and you stay here for free. It's the same deal for everyone. So what'd you think?"
"Count me and Jesse in." Jesse smiled from the doorway where he had been standing the whole time.