Chapter 21
The moment Sky walked into the living room everyone fell silent. Dom stood at her right and Leon was standing on her left holding her hand. Dom looked around the room and pointed out each person to Sky then took his seat next to Letty. Vince got up from his seat and walked over to her. Leon backed away to give them space. "Little lost sheep found her way home. Have fun? How fucking stupid can you be? I thought you were dead. Why couldn't you handle two years in that place?"
"Cause I can't be caged." She screamed up at him.
Vince grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her, "Damn Sky you do stupid shit and I'll never get you. First you ran from the hospital and almost died then..."
Leon looked from Sky to Vince, "That was my fault dawg. Don't take it out on her."
Vince let go of her and went after Leon. Both were throwing quick punches at the other. Dom jumped up from the couch, "That's enough. Stop before I lose my temper on you both."
Vince dove down to go after Leon again, but Sky put her body across Leon. "Stop it. Leave him alone." She was so angry with him for hitting Leon, but that faded away as she watched a single tear fall from his eye. It was the first time she had ever seen him show one bit of emotion. He wrapped his big arms around her waist and pulled her off the floor. They were both crying and laughing at the same time.
"I'm sorry Princess. Glad to have you back home. For good right?"
"Yeah V for good as long as you don't mess up my man's face again."
"Aww, it was just a love tap, nothing serious." He nuzzled his beard against her neck tickling her. She screamed and squirmed, but couldn't break free of his iron grip.
"Put me down Vincent now."
"What's the magic word?" He teased her.
"Do it before I kick your ass. How 'bout that?"
Vince tilted his head back and let out a hearty laugh, "No sweetheart that's not the magic word. Try again."
Sky smiled, "How about I tell them who you lost your virginity to?" Vince let her down gently and put his finger to his mouth. "Knew that would work." She put her hand in his messy hair and shuffled it around. "So sensitive about that little one aren't you? It'll be our secret cuz. Don't ya worry."
Dom cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "I hate to break up this heart warming reunion, but the races are just a couple hours away and we haven't even eaten yet. So if you don't mind Mia could you get dinner started?"
Mia got up from the couch and headed for the kitchen, "Glad to have you back Sky." She whispered as she passed Sky and Vince.
Sky stopped her, "Hey you want some help Mia?"
"Sure." They walked to the kitchen together.
Vince turned his attention to Leon, "Sorry about that brother, it's just she's my baby and all. It's hard to think of her as a woman. Jess filled me in I really should be thanking you for saving her, but I just couldn't resist the chance of messing up that pretty face of yours."
"I am sexy." Leon said as he adjusted his jersey. "Don't worry 'bout it. We're cool."
Letty got up from the couch and headed for the kitchen, "Too much male bonding for me in here." Mia and Sky were standing at the counter cutting up vegetables for the salad. "Hey girls what's for dinner?"
Sky turned around and laughed, "Pizza. It'll be here in 30 minutes. Can't believe they expect us to throw a dinner together and get ready in a few hours. Men."
"You said it girl." Letty says as she snags a piece of cucumber from the cutting board.
"So Letty you got your man after all. I really didn't think it was possible, but you did it."
Letty huffed, "Still working on taming him though. You'll see at the races tonight. Have you ever been to street races?"
"No."
"Keep an eye on your man."
"Why you say that?" Sky eyed Letty. Mia mouthed the word "No" to Letty and waved her hands in back and forth. Sky turned and seen what she was doing. "Mia what's going on? Might as well tell me cause I'm gonna find out sooner or later."
Mia looked out into the living room to make sure the guys couldn't hear them. She turned back to Letty and Sky, "You really should ask Leon."
"Mia come on just tell me."
Mia inhaled and exhaled quickly, "He umm, well he."
Letty grew impatient, "Look your boy's bedroom has a revolving door and there's a different girl in there every race night. Just thought you should know."
Sky was visibly shaken by the news, but she held back the tears. "I can't blame him. He was free to be with whoever he wanted. Of course that stops now. I'll make sure of that tonight." The three girls huddled together closely as Sky filled them in on the details.
After dinner Vince, Leon and Sky headed to the basement to get ready for the races. "I call bathroom first I need a shower." Vince rolled his eyes at her and headed to his room.
"What do you mean baby about needing a shower? You had one earlier."
"But then you went and got me all sweaty again." She said playfully letting the words roll off her tongue. "Wanna join me?"
"Always teasing me girl. We'd never make the races if I get in there with you."
"See ya in a few then baby." With that she walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Leon rested his head on the door and laughed. 'I'm gonna need another cold shower', he said to himself. He walked into his bedroom picked out a pair of baggy blue jeans and a black jersey. He changed and decided to take a nap while his girl got ready.
Leon opened his eyes to find Sky standing in front of his mirror dressed in a pleated leather miniskirt and a shiny blue top that laced down her back tying right above the small of her back. She was trying to figure out how to wear her hair, pulling it up then letting it back down cascading to her waist.
"I like it down." Leon said turning her around and pulling her down onto the bed.
"So you like what I'm wearing then?"
"Oh yeah. Thinking about keeping you to myself tonight. Wanna skip the races?"
Sky jumped off the bed and huffed, "It took me an hour to get ready and now you want to keep me hidden in this room for your own pleasure. I don't think so. You're taking me out."
"Fine. You wanna put some shoes on then so we can get going?" She slipped into a pair of knee high leather boots with two-inch heels. "You know somethin' else is missing."
"What now Leon? Dom has stomped on the floor for the last ten minutes. We need to get going."
"Not before I put this back where it belongs." He pulled a silver chain from his pocket; a heart pendant dangled from the chain. "You remember this?" She wrapped her arms around his neck. "I take that as a yes. Turn around I'll put in on you." He secured the clasp and kissed her on the neck. "Just a few things before we head to the races. I want you to stay near me."
"Damn are you afraid I'm gonna run off with another guy? Should I get a leash?"
"Sky I mean it. We don't know if anyone's looking for you. If you see someone suspicious you tell one of us and we'll take care of it. Besides looking that good, yeah I don't trust no one near that body. You ride with me ok."
"Sure baby."
The moment Sky walked into the living room everyone fell silent. Dom stood at her right and Leon was standing on her left holding her hand. Dom looked around the room and pointed out each person to Sky then took his seat next to Letty. Vince got up from his seat and walked over to her. Leon backed away to give them space. "Little lost sheep found her way home. Have fun? How fucking stupid can you be? I thought you were dead. Why couldn't you handle two years in that place?"
"Cause I can't be caged." She screamed up at him.
Vince grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her, "Damn Sky you do stupid shit and I'll never get you. First you ran from the hospital and almost died then..."
Leon looked from Sky to Vince, "That was my fault dawg. Don't take it out on her."
Vince let go of her and went after Leon. Both were throwing quick punches at the other. Dom jumped up from the couch, "That's enough. Stop before I lose my temper on you both."
Vince dove down to go after Leon again, but Sky put her body across Leon. "Stop it. Leave him alone." She was so angry with him for hitting Leon, but that faded away as she watched a single tear fall from his eye. It was the first time she had ever seen him show one bit of emotion. He wrapped his big arms around her waist and pulled her off the floor. They were both crying and laughing at the same time.
"I'm sorry Princess. Glad to have you back home. For good right?"
"Yeah V for good as long as you don't mess up my man's face again."
"Aww, it was just a love tap, nothing serious." He nuzzled his beard against her neck tickling her. She screamed and squirmed, but couldn't break free of his iron grip.
"Put me down Vincent now."
"What's the magic word?" He teased her.
"Do it before I kick your ass. How 'bout that?"
Vince tilted his head back and let out a hearty laugh, "No sweetheart that's not the magic word. Try again."
Sky smiled, "How about I tell them who you lost your virginity to?" Vince let her down gently and put his finger to his mouth. "Knew that would work." She put her hand in his messy hair and shuffled it around. "So sensitive about that little one aren't you? It'll be our secret cuz. Don't ya worry."
Dom cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "I hate to break up this heart warming reunion, but the races are just a couple hours away and we haven't even eaten yet. So if you don't mind Mia could you get dinner started?"
Mia got up from the couch and headed for the kitchen, "Glad to have you back Sky." She whispered as she passed Sky and Vince.
Sky stopped her, "Hey you want some help Mia?"
"Sure." They walked to the kitchen together.
Vince turned his attention to Leon, "Sorry about that brother, it's just she's my baby and all. It's hard to think of her as a woman. Jess filled me in I really should be thanking you for saving her, but I just couldn't resist the chance of messing up that pretty face of yours."
"I am sexy." Leon said as he adjusted his jersey. "Don't worry 'bout it. We're cool."
Letty got up from the couch and headed for the kitchen, "Too much male bonding for me in here." Mia and Sky were standing at the counter cutting up vegetables for the salad. "Hey girls what's for dinner?"
Sky turned around and laughed, "Pizza. It'll be here in 30 minutes. Can't believe they expect us to throw a dinner together and get ready in a few hours. Men."
"You said it girl." Letty says as she snags a piece of cucumber from the cutting board.
"So Letty you got your man after all. I really didn't think it was possible, but you did it."
Letty huffed, "Still working on taming him though. You'll see at the races tonight. Have you ever been to street races?"
"No."
"Keep an eye on your man."
"Why you say that?" Sky eyed Letty. Mia mouthed the word "No" to Letty and waved her hands in back and forth. Sky turned and seen what she was doing. "Mia what's going on? Might as well tell me cause I'm gonna find out sooner or later."
Mia looked out into the living room to make sure the guys couldn't hear them. She turned back to Letty and Sky, "You really should ask Leon."
"Mia come on just tell me."
Mia inhaled and exhaled quickly, "He umm, well he."
Letty grew impatient, "Look your boy's bedroom has a revolving door and there's a different girl in there every race night. Just thought you should know."
Sky was visibly shaken by the news, but she held back the tears. "I can't blame him. He was free to be with whoever he wanted. Of course that stops now. I'll make sure of that tonight." The three girls huddled together closely as Sky filled them in on the details.
After dinner Vince, Leon and Sky headed to the basement to get ready for the races. "I call bathroom first I need a shower." Vince rolled his eyes at her and headed to his room.
"What do you mean baby about needing a shower? You had one earlier."
"But then you went and got me all sweaty again." She said playfully letting the words roll off her tongue. "Wanna join me?"
"Always teasing me girl. We'd never make the races if I get in there with you."
"See ya in a few then baby." With that she walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Leon rested his head on the door and laughed. 'I'm gonna need another cold shower', he said to himself. He walked into his bedroom picked out a pair of baggy blue jeans and a black jersey. He changed and decided to take a nap while his girl got ready.
Leon opened his eyes to find Sky standing in front of his mirror dressed in a pleated leather miniskirt and a shiny blue top that laced down her back tying right above the small of her back. She was trying to figure out how to wear her hair, pulling it up then letting it back down cascading to her waist.
"I like it down." Leon said turning her around and pulling her down onto the bed.
"So you like what I'm wearing then?"
"Oh yeah. Thinking about keeping you to myself tonight. Wanna skip the races?"
Sky jumped off the bed and huffed, "It took me an hour to get ready and now you want to keep me hidden in this room for your own pleasure. I don't think so. You're taking me out."
"Fine. You wanna put some shoes on then so we can get going?" She slipped into a pair of knee high leather boots with two-inch heels. "You know somethin' else is missing."
"What now Leon? Dom has stomped on the floor for the last ten minutes. We need to get going."
"Not before I put this back where it belongs." He pulled a silver chain from his pocket; a heart pendant dangled from the chain. "You remember this?" She wrapped her arms around his neck. "I take that as a yes. Turn around I'll put in on you." He secured the clasp and kissed her on the neck. "Just a few things before we head to the races. I want you to stay near me."
"Damn are you afraid I'm gonna run off with another guy? Should I get a leash?"
"Sky I mean it. We don't know if anyone's looking for you. If you see someone suspicious you tell one of us and we'll take care of it. Besides looking that good, yeah I don't trust no one near that body. You ride with me ok."
"Sure baby."