Chapter 23
Leon was sound asleep on his stomach. Sky covered his body with the blanket and slipped out of bed. She glanced back for one last look at him and smiled sweetly. Slipping a towel around her body, she made her way to the bathroom. Thoughts filled her mind as the hot water pulsated against her back. It was hard for her to believe that just a week ago her life seemed all but somehow she had found her salvation and family.
Time to celebrate. She dried off and threw on a pair of black cargos and a hoodie, her usual outfit. "This ain't gonna cut it in this heat." She whispered and picked up a wad of hundreds out of her bag. Vince's keys were still in the skirt she had worn. She pulled the keys out and grabbed Leon's cell phone then rushed up the stairs. Quickly she scribbled a note to the team letting them know where she was heading and to call Leon's cell phone in case of emergency.
Sky fired up the car and flew out of the parking spot leaving a little rubber on the road. Dom hearing the car take off looked out the window. He laughed knowing it's not Vince cause he would never be up that early. Vince would be pissed to know his cousin confiscated his wheels for who knows how long. He rolled back onto his side and held Letty close drifting back to sleep.
Sky pulled up to a clothing store. She strolled inside ready to spend a fortune on a whole new wardrobe similar to what she wore to the races. She wanted to get that kind of response from Leon every night. The lady at the counter asked her if she needed some help. Sky explained what she's looking for. The woman motioned for her granddaughter to help Sky. The girl pulled out some pretty racy clothes in Sky's opinion, but after seeing the girls at the races she knew her competition was fierce.
The first outfit she tried on was a tight skirt with a matching tube top with flames on the bottom of both pieces. She felt silly staring in the mirror trying to look sexy. The next few outfit were pretty much the same just different colors. Then Sky spotted the outfit she had to have, a pair of leather pants that rode very low on the hips with lightning streaks from the bottom of the leg to the hip. She topped it with a lace up the front halter with a hem ending four inches above her navel. "This is daring." She looked in the mirror and took a deep breath. She grabbed a few more pair of leather pants in various colors and designs. She also grabbed a few leather skirt outfits.
Before she knew it, she had bought enough clothes to clothe fifteen girls. She had lots of camo and even a few pairs of jeans. Glancing down at her watch she panicked. She had been gone for three hours and she hadn't even found shoes yet. The lady at the counter rung up the clothing while Sky checked out a couple pair of boots and heels. Sky decided on a pair of knee high lace up boots and a pair of combat boots. The bill came to $4,319,38. She laughed and handed a wad of cash to the woman. "Good thing I brought the four door."
Sky raced towards home scared that Leon had woken up and was having a fit over her leaving on her own. She whipped into a grocery store parking lot and rushed into the store. Breakfast foods were her main priority. The customers gave her strange looks as she zipped from aisle to aisle. Fifteen minutes and a hundred dollars later she was back on the road. To her amazement the house was silent when she unlocked the door. It took four trips to carry all the goods into the house. Leon was still asleep in the position she left him. Sky dropped the clothing bags and headed back upstairs to start breakfast or brunch since it was afternoon.
She slipped her Disturbed CD into the player and played 'Down with the Sickness'. Moving around the kitchen with ease she found the pans and utensils. She turned the coffee maker on and the aroma filled the house. She danced to the music while flipping the pancakes. Sky was making a great deal of food because she knew how much Vince ate and wanted to give everyone else something too. The last song on the CD began to play and breakfast was almost complete. Sky thought it was time to get the whole house up, she turned the stereo to full volume and waited for the troops to bound down the stairs.
Just as she thought they all came running. Dom first, followed by Letty, Mia and Jesse. "What the hell is going on down here?"
Sky smirked, "Breakfast is served."
"Sweet." Jesse exclaimed brushing past everyone to get his seat in the dining room. He started filling his plate not waiting for the team to take their seats.
"You know what this means Jesse. You have to say grace. Yo where's Leon and Vince."
"Right here." Vince called from the top of the basement stairs. He checked out the spread. He swept Jesse's hand away from the food and started to pile things onto his plate. Everyone at the table gave him a dirty look, "Hey it takes a lot of food to fill this belly." He patted his stomach and grinned.
Leon finally made his way up the stairs. "What took you so long Leon?" Jesse said with a mouth full of eggs, some slipping out of his mouth.
Leon walked over and grabbed Sky around her waist, "Had to wade through a mound of shopping bags."
"Sorry 'bout that. Bought a few new outfits. Hey V how much does a set of tires cost for your car?"
Vince stopped shoveling the food in his mouth and swallowed hard, "What did you do?"
"Hehe. Well ya see I needed to go shopping this morning, so I could buy some clothes and food. Since Leon blocked his car in, I had to take yours." His face was turning red and she swore that steam was coming out of his ears. "Things were going great until this stupid punk said a girl like me should leave the driving to my boyfriend."
Vince put his fork down and cracked his knuckles while popping his neck, "What did you do to my car?"
"Well I couldn't just let the asshole talk to me like that, so I raced his ass for his car. I even won. There's just one problem, I think I left most of your rubber on the street."
"You raced my car." His voice boomed through the house.
Sky put her hands on her hips, "What did you want me to do, take his mouth? By the way Cousin, you need to tune that car. If I was racing for real, I would've lost big time."
"Hell no, you insulted my car. Who the hell gave you permission to drive my car?"
"You did silly. Remember you gave me your keys last night." She pulled the key ring out of her pocket and jingled the keys. "You know you should take a lesson from Leon and block your car in. Then I wouldn't be able to get away so easily."
The team burst into laughter. Dom was laughing so hard tears rolled out of his eyes, "You know she's right Vince."
Vince stared at Dom in disbelief, "You gonna side with her."
Dom tapped Vince on the shoulder, "You gave her the keys."
"Oh baby here's your phone back." She set the phone down next to Leon's plate.
Leon pulled Sky into his lap and kissed her on the neck. "We'll get you one of your own today. Now you said you won a car, what kind?" Jesse's ears perked up at the discussion of any car.
"Just a Prelude. I thought that maybe we could sell it and get me something with a little more horsepower."
Jesse rubbed his hand together, "Whatcha have in mind?"
"Thought I'd let you help me decide. We have a pretty sizeable budget, but I am kinda partial to the VR-4." She said with a squint waiting for the guys to start in about her choice.
"Ah shit. That car is too damn heavy and besides it's ugly. Might as well race a tank." Vince put forth his opinion.
Sky huffed, "It's a beautiful car and it's only a few hundred pounds heavier than the Skyline. We can lighten it. Right Jesse?"
"Yeah of course we can." Jesse was trying to determine and calculate the weight loss in his head. "It's gonna take lots of modification girl."
"If you think we should pick a different car that's fine." Sky said defeated.
Jesse put his hand on hers, "Let me work out some specs on my laptop and then we'll talk about getting you a car."
Sky perked up, "Really Jess?"
Leon mouthed the word thanks to Jesse.
Leon was sound asleep on his stomach. Sky covered his body with the blanket and slipped out of bed. She glanced back for one last look at him and smiled sweetly. Slipping a towel around her body, she made her way to the bathroom. Thoughts filled her mind as the hot water pulsated against her back. It was hard for her to believe that just a week ago her life seemed all but somehow she had found her salvation and family.
Time to celebrate. She dried off and threw on a pair of black cargos and a hoodie, her usual outfit. "This ain't gonna cut it in this heat." She whispered and picked up a wad of hundreds out of her bag. Vince's keys were still in the skirt she had worn. She pulled the keys out and grabbed Leon's cell phone then rushed up the stairs. Quickly she scribbled a note to the team letting them know where she was heading and to call Leon's cell phone in case of emergency.
Sky fired up the car and flew out of the parking spot leaving a little rubber on the road. Dom hearing the car take off looked out the window. He laughed knowing it's not Vince cause he would never be up that early. Vince would be pissed to know his cousin confiscated his wheels for who knows how long. He rolled back onto his side and held Letty close drifting back to sleep.
Sky pulled up to a clothing store. She strolled inside ready to spend a fortune on a whole new wardrobe similar to what she wore to the races. She wanted to get that kind of response from Leon every night. The lady at the counter asked her if she needed some help. Sky explained what she's looking for. The woman motioned for her granddaughter to help Sky. The girl pulled out some pretty racy clothes in Sky's opinion, but after seeing the girls at the races she knew her competition was fierce.
The first outfit she tried on was a tight skirt with a matching tube top with flames on the bottom of both pieces. She felt silly staring in the mirror trying to look sexy. The next few outfit were pretty much the same just different colors. Then Sky spotted the outfit she had to have, a pair of leather pants that rode very low on the hips with lightning streaks from the bottom of the leg to the hip. She topped it with a lace up the front halter with a hem ending four inches above her navel. "This is daring." She looked in the mirror and took a deep breath. She grabbed a few more pair of leather pants in various colors and designs. She also grabbed a few leather skirt outfits.
Before she knew it, she had bought enough clothes to clothe fifteen girls. She had lots of camo and even a few pairs of jeans. Glancing down at her watch she panicked. She had been gone for three hours and she hadn't even found shoes yet. The lady at the counter rung up the clothing while Sky checked out a couple pair of boots and heels. Sky decided on a pair of knee high lace up boots and a pair of combat boots. The bill came to $4,319,38. She laughed and handed a wad of cash to the woman. "Good thing I brought the four door."
Sky raced towards home scared that Leon had woken up and was having a fit over her leaving on her own. She whipped into a grocery store parking lot and rushed into the store. Breakfast foods were her main priority. The customers gave her strange looks as she zipped from aisle to aisle. Fifteen minutes and a hundred dollars later she was back on the road. To her amazement the house was silent when she unlocked the door. It took four trips to carry all the goods into the house. Leon was still asleep in the position she left him. Sky dropped the clothing bags and headed back upstairs to start breakfast or brunch since it was afternoon.
She slipped her Disturbed CD into the player and played 'Down with the Sickness'. Moving around the kitchen with ease she found the pans and utensils. She turned the coffee maker on and the aroma filled the house. She danced to the music while flipping the pancakes. Sky was making a great deal of food because she knew how much Vince ate and wanted to give everyone else something too. The last song on the CD began to play and breakfast was almost complete. Sky thought it was time to get the whole house up, she turned the stereo to full volume and waited for the troops to bound down the stairs.
Just as she thought they all came running. Dom first, followed by Letty, Mia and Jesse. "What the hell is going on down here?"
Sky smirked, "Breakfast is served."
"Sweet." Jesse exclaimed brushing past everyone to get his seat in the dining room. He started filling his plate not waiting for the team to take their seats.
"You know what this means Jesse. You have to say grace. Yo where's Leon and Vince."
"Right here." Vince called from the top of the basement stairs. He checked out the spread. He swept Jesse's hand away from the food and started to pile things onto his plate. Everyone at the table gave him a dirty look, "Hey it takes a lot of food to fill this belly." He patted his stomach and grinned.
Leon finally made his way up the stairs. "What took you so long Leon?" Jesse said with a mouth full of eggs, some slipping out of his mouth.
Leon walked over and grabbed Sky around her waist, "Had to wade through a mound of shopping bags."
"Sorry 'bout that. Bought a few new outfits. Hey V how much does a set of tires cost for your car?"
Vince stopped shoveling the food in his mouth and swallowed hard, "What did you do?"
"Hehe. Well ya see I needed to go shopping this morning, so I could buy some clothes and food. Since Leon blocked his car in, I had to take yours." His face was turning red and she swore that steam was coming out of his ears. "Things were going great until this stupid punk said a girl like me should leave the driving to my boyfriend."
Vince put his fork down and cracked his knuckles while popping his neck, "What did you do to my car?"
"Well I couldn't just let the asshole talk to me like that, so I raced his ass for his car. I even won. There's just one problem, I think I left most of your rubber on the street."
"You raced my car." His voice boomed through the house.
Sky put her hands on her hips, "What did you want me to do, take his mouth? By the way Cousin, you need to tune that car. If I was racing for real, I would've lost big time."
"Hell no, you insulted my car. Who the hell gave you permission to drive my car?"
"You did silly. Remember you gave me your keys last night." She pulled the key ring out of her pocket and jingled the keys. "You know you should take a lesson from Leon and block your car in. Then I wouldn't be able to get away so easily."
The team burst into laughter. Dom was laughing so hard tears rolled out of his eyes, "You know she's right Vince."
Vince stared at Dom in disbelief, "You gonna side with her."
Dom tapped Vince on the shoulder, "You gave her the keys."
"Oh baby here's your phone back." She set the phone down next to Leon's plate.
Leon pulled Sky into his lap and kissed her on the neck. "We'll get you one of your own today. Now you said you won a car, what kind?" Jesse's ears perked up at the discussion of any car.
"Just a Prelude. I thought that maybe we could sell it and get me something with a little more horsepower."
Jesse rubbed his hand together, "Whatcha have in mind?"
"Thought I'd let you help me decide. We have a pretty sizeable budget, but I am kinda partial to the VR-4." She said with a squint waiting for the guys to start in about her choice.
"Ah shit. That car is too damn heavy and besides it's ugly. Might as well race a tank." Vince put forth his opinion.
Sky huffed, "It's a beautiful car and it's only a few hundred pounds heavier than the Skyline. We can lighten it. Right Jesse?"
"Yeah of course we can." Jesse was trying to determine and calculate the weight loss in his head. "It's gonna take lots of modification girl."
"If you think we should pick a different car that's fine." Sky said defeated.
Jesse put his hand on hers, "Let me work out some specs on my laptop and then we'll talk about getting you a car."
Sky perked up, "Really Jess?"
Leon mouthed the word thanks to Jesse.