Chapter 22
The alley was jammed with cars on either side. The crowd cheered upon their arrival. Sky scanned the scene as the team rode into the middle in the V formation. She spied the perfect person to help her put her plan into action. A mischievous smile appeared on her face. If only Leon could have read her thoughts.
Dom was the first to step out of his car. Skanks circled in for the kill like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a lame deer. Time for Letty to show them who was the alpha female, she sent them a message with her eyes. When they didn't take the hint she walked up to them, "Yo bitches, can't take a hint. Step before I rearrange those pretty little Barbie faces of yours."
Dom became annoyed by the way she handled the situation, "Enough Letty. We're not doing anything but talking."
"Yeah well find someone else to talk to." She said waving the skanks away with her hand.
Dom put his arm around her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Letty what the hell is your problem?"
"Problem's solved."
Vince and Jesse joined Dom near Hector to discuss the races. Leon and Sky got out of his car. The girls that Letty waved off began to circle around him. Sky took this as her opportunity to get moving. She walked over to a tall brown-haired man standing by a gold Nissan 300zx. "What's it do in the ΒΌ mile?"
"Runs in the mid 13s. What's your name cutie?"
Sky thought to herself 'this boy moves fast'. She cocked her head to the side and looked into his eyes, "The name's Sky and yours would be?"
"Troy. Not seen you around here before. Do you need someone to show you around? Cause I would love to show you the town baby. Then we could head back to my place and I'll show you around the world."
Sky tried hard not to laugh at the corny pick up line. 'Damn the guys here need to work on this shit'. She moved to get a closer look at the interior of the car. "Have you made any other mods besides the interior?"
Troy put his hand on Sky's shoulder, "So you into cars are you? Yeah I've done a few things to the engine."
"Like what?" Sky said trying to look interested.
Letty and Mia watched Sky talking to Troy. They wondered how long it would take Leon to notice his girl was gone. Letty figured that like most guys he wouldn't notice at all until she gave up and came back to his side. She admired the girl for having the courage to test him in front of everyone, but she hated to see the girl's plans fail. To her Leon was like all the guys at the races with only one purpose, another score.
Leon was deep in conversation with a couple of blonds when he lost sight of Sky. Just seconds ago she was beside his car and then she was nowhere to be seen. He began to panic and pushed past the girls ignoring what they said to him. "How could I let her get away from me? I told her to stay with me. Shit." He muttered. The alley was so packed he couldn't see through the tightly pressed crowd. At the last instant he saw her talking to a guy. The guy reached up and put his hand on her shoulder. Leon calmly walked up to them. "Hey wondered where you went."
Troy dropped his hand fast to his side, "You're here with Toretto's team?"
Sky chuckled, "Yeah this is my."
"I'm her man." Leon finished for her. "And Vince over there is her cousin. So yeah she is here with the team."
Troy stumbled over his words, "We were just talking about my car. Nice meeting you Sky." With that he got into his car leaving Leon and Sky alone.
Leon stoked the soft skin of her face, "Damn girl, don't scare me like that again. Remember what I said about staying with me?" He took her hand and led her back to his car. Leon leaned against his car and placed Sky in front of him with his arms around her waist. Sky winked at Letty.
Dom finished the deal for the race and people began to walk to their cars. Sky went to get into Leon's passenger seat when Letty stopped her, "Hey girl you can't watch the race from his car. Ride with me and you'll see everything."
"Yeah sure. Leon, I'll see you back at the house."
Leon sent Letty an evil look, "Sky be careful. If the cops come in jump in Let's car and get the hell out of there. Got me?"
"Yeah. See ya in a few." She waved to Leon and then got into Letty's car. "Guess I got his attention."
Letty laughed at her, "Now ya just have to keep it."
"Not a problem. I know how to push that boy's buttons."
Cars filled both sides of the street and everyone emerged from their cars. Sky walked over to Vince and leaned against his car. He stuck out his chest and played the protective cousin daring any guy to look her way. Sky rolled hers eyes at him. "What?" He asked innocently.
"Did Leon tell you to keep an eye on me too?"
"Nah. Why?" Vince tried to play dumb.
"Can I see your keys Vince?" She thought that she might as well have fun if they were going to play games. He placed them in her hand. "Hey the race is starting." She said distracting him while she slipped the keys into her pocket. Leon sent the all-clear message and the race began. Dom took the lead off the line. The other racers were no real competition for him and the race ended just as quick as it began. Dom returned to the line to collect his winnings and his woman, but before he could reach the line the call came across the radio "We got cops. Get the hell outta here."
Sky yelled over the noise of the crowd to tell Letty she would ride home with Vince. Sky jumped into the driver's seat and fired the engine. Vince climbed in the passenger seat, "You know your way home?"
She had that mischievous look on her face, "Yeah buckle up and hold on." Sky floored it and darted between two cops. Cars were coming at them from all angles causing her to dodge in and out of traffic. Vince had one hand on the dashboard and one on the door. His knuckles turned white. She spun the car and jetted down an alley with a cop about six car lengths behind. "Your NOS on?"
Vince looked from her to the street and then back to her, "Yeah it's on but it's too risky in here."
"Oh really." She hit the button and they were pushed back into the seats. The cop was a distance memory. "Woo." She screamed and slowed the car for the upcoming turn. Making the turn the rear of the car pulled a little, but she brought it in line and sped down the street. "Can you feel that? Speed boy feel the speed?" Vince looked at her like she had done lost her mind. He knew there would be trouble ahead if she got her own wheels. He would be happy to make it back to the crib in one piece. Sky spotted another cop closing in from the left and she flipped a u-turn. Vince was trying hard to squash the urge to vomit from the wild ride. The cop let off the chase.
"You're gonna get us killed."
"What's your problem chicken shit? I know how to handle a car. Bet I drive better than you." Sky took her hand off the gearshift and shoved him.
"Whatever." He laughed. They eased up to the curb and stopped with a squeal of the tires. They were the first to arrive back at the house. Vince hopped out of the car no longer able to contain the vomit.
"Damn V. Did I scare you that bad? Sorry cuz." She bounced up to the door and searched the key ring for the house key. Once in the house she strolled to the kitchen and grabs two Coronas. Vince was sitting in a recliner when she walked back to the living room. "Here boy wash that shit down with a beer." He grabbed the beer from her hand and downed half of it. "Thirsty? I'll go get you another."
"Thanks Princess." He loved calling her by his pet name because it annoyed her.
Sky opened the fridge and grabbed two more beers. "One of those for me?" Leon greeted her with a deep kiss. "Forget the party. I'm taking you back to bed."
"Not tonight baby I want to dance." She handed the beers to Vince and then turned on the stereo. Sky drug Leon to the middle on the living room and grinded her body against his.
They put on one hell of a show until Dom called an end to it, "Hey take that shit to your room."
They realized that the room was full of people watching them practically get in on in the living room. Leon lifted her from her feet and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Leon turned and smiled to crowd "Don't wake us until late. It's gonna be a long night."
The alley was jammed with cars on either side. The crowd cheered upon their arrival. Sky scanned the scene as the team rode into the middle in the V formation. She spied the perfect person to help her put her plan into action. A mischievous smile appeared on her face. If only Leon could have read her thoughts.
Dom was the first to step out of his car. Skanks circled in for the kill like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a lame deer. Time for Letty to show them who was the alpha female, she sent them a message with her eyes. When they didn't take the hint she walked up to them, "Yo bitches, can't take a hint. Step before I rearrange those pretty little Barbie faces of yours."
Dom became annoyed by the way she handled the situation, "Enough Letty. We're not doing anything but talking."
"Yeah well find someone else to talk to." She said waving the skanks away with her hand.
Dom put his arm around her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Letty what the hell is your problem?"
"Problem's solved."
Vince and Jesse joined Dom near Hector to discuss the races. Leon and Sky got out of his car. The girls that Letty waved off began to circle around him. Sky took this as her opportunity to get moving. She walked over to a tall brown-haired man standing by a gold Nissan 300zx. "What's it do in the ΒΌ mile?"
"Runs in the mid 13s. What's your name cutie?"
Sky thought to herself 'this boy moves fast'. She cocked her head to the side and looked into his eyes, "The name's Sky and yours would be?"
"Troy. Not seen you around here before. Do you need someone to show you around? Cause I would love to show you the town baby. Then we could head back to my place and I'll show you around the world."
Sky tried hard not to laugh at the corny pick up line. 'Damn the guys here need to work on this shit'. She moved to get a closer look at the interior of the car. "Have you made any other mods besides the interior?"
Troy put his hand on Sky's shoulder, "So you into cars are you? Yeah I've done a few things to the engine."
"Like what?" Sky said trying to look interested.
Letty and Mia watched Sky talking to Troy. They wondered how long it would take Leon to notice his girl was gone. Letty figured that like most guys he wouldn't notice at all until she gave up and came back to his side. She admired the girl for having the courage to test him in front of everyone, but she hated to see the girl's plans fail. To her Leon was like all the guys at the races with only one purpose, another score.
Leon was deep in conversation with a couple of blonds when he lost sight of Sky. Just seconds ago she was beside his car and then she was nowhere to be seen. He began to panic and pushed past the girls ignoring what they said to him. "How could I let her get away from me? I told her to stay with me. Shit." He muttered. The alley was so packed he couldn't see through the tightly pressed crowd. At the last instant he saw her talking to a guy. The guy reached up and put his hand on her shoulder. Leon calmly walked up to them. "Hey wondered where you went."
Troy dropped his hand fast to his side, "You're here with Toretto's team?"
Sky chuckled, "Yeah this is my."
"I'm her man." Leon finished for her. "And Vince over there is her cousin. So yeah she is here with the team."
Troy stumbled over his words, "We were just talking about my car. Nice meeting you Sky." With that he got into his car leaving Leon and Sky alone.
Leon stoked the soft skin of her face, "Damn girl, don't scare me like that again. Remember what I said about staying with me?" He took her hand and led her back to his car. Leon leaned against his car and placed Sky in front of him with his arms around her waist. Sky winked at Letty.
Dom finished the deal for the race and people began to walk to their cars. Sky went to get into Leon's passenger seat when Letty stopped her, "Hey girl you can't watch the race from his car. Ride with me and you'll see everything."
"Yeah sure. Leon, I'll see you back at the house."
Leon sent Letty an evil look, "Sky be careful. If the cops come in jump in Let's car and get the hell out of there. Got me?"
"Yeah. See ya in a few." She waved to Leon and then got into Letty's car. "Guess I got his attention."
Letty laughed at her, "Now ya just have to keep it."
"Not a problem. I know how to push that boy's buttons."
Cars filled both sides of the street and everyone emerged from their cars. Sky walked over to Vince and leaned against his car. He stuck out his chest and played the protective cousin daring any guy to look her way. Sky rolled hers eyes at him. "What?" He asked innocently.
"Did Leon tell you to keep an eye on me too?"
"Nah. Why?" Vince tried to play dumb.
"Can I see your keys Vince?" She thought that she might as well have fun if they were going to play games. He placed them in her hand. "Hey the race is starting." She said distracting him while she slipped the keys into her pocket. Leon sent the all-clear message and the race began. Dom took the lead off the line. The other racers were no real competition for him and the race ended just as quick as it began. Dom returned to the line to collect his winnings and his woman, but before he could reach the line the call came across the radio "We got cops. Get the hell outta here."
Sky yelled over the noise of the crowd to tell Letty she would ride home with Vince. Sky jumped into the driver's seat and fired the engine. Vince climbed in the passenger seat, "You know your way home?"
She had that mischievous look on her face, "Yeah buckle up and hold on." Sky floored it and darted between two cops. Cars were coming at them from all angles causing her to dodge in and out of traffic. Vince had one hand on the dashboard and one on the door. His knuckles turned white. She spun the car and jetted down an alley with a cop about six car lengths behind. "Your NOS on?"
Vince looked from her to the street and then back to her, "Yeah it's on but it's too risky in here."
"Oh really." She hit the button and they were pushed back into the seats. The cop was a distance memory. "Woo." She screamed and slowed the car for the upcoming turn. Making the turn the rear of the car pulled a little, but she brought it in line and sped down the street. "Can you feel that? Speed boy feel the speed?" Vince looked at her like she had done lost her mind. He knew there would be trouble ahead if she got her own wheels. He would be happy to make it back to the crib in one piece. Sky spotted another cop closing in from the left and she flipped a u-turn. Vince was trying hard to squash the urge to vomit from the wild ride. The cop let off the chase.
"You're gonna get us killed."
"What's your problem chicken shit? I know how to handle a car. Bet I drive better than you." Sky took her hand off the gearshift and shoved him.
"Whatever." He laughed. They eased up to the curb and stopped with a squeal of the tires. They were the first to arrive back at the house. Vince hopped out of the car no longer able to contain the vomit.
"Damn V. Did I scare you that bad? Sorry cuz." She bounced up to the door and searched the key ring for the house key. Once in the house she strolled to the kitchen and grabs two Coronas. Vince was sitting in a recliner when she walked back to the living room. "Here boy wash that shit down with a beer." He grabbed the beer from her hand and downed half of it. "Thirsty? I'll go get you another."
"Thanks Princess." He loved calling her by his pet name because it annoyed her.
Sky opened the fridge and grabbed two more beers. "One of those for me?" Leon greeted her with a deep kiss. "Forget the party. I'm taking you back to bed."
"Not tonight baby I want to dance." She handed the beers to Vince and then turned on the stereo. Sky drug Leon to the middle on the living room and grinded her body against his.
They put on one hell of a show until Dom called an end to it, "Hey take that shit to your room."
They realized that the room was full of people watching them practically get in on in the living room. Leon lifted her from her feet and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Leon turned and smiled to crowd "Don't wake us until late. It's gonna be a long night."