CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Love For My Family

I pressed down the gas and sped off toward the finish line. I passed the other three people I was trying to race. I knew two of the three. The person I didn't know was some guy named Santiago. He was a cocky, and didn't know how to stay out of other peoples business. Which didn't make him too popular with the racing crowd. They just loved having him around because he always lost. Him losing meant more money for the winner. The second person was my twin sister Kendra. She didn't know it was me racing her, but I doubt that would have made a difference. The third was Dom, who was seen making out with Kendra just a few minutes before the race. Yeah, I'm so sure Dom loved me. I crossed the finish line and cheered on the inside. I turned my car back around and drove back to the start line where everybody was cheering. They seemed a bit shocked though, to see me win the race. I got to the start line before the other racers so I got out. The guy with all the money walked up to me and held out the money. I took it and looked at it.

"Congrats." I nodded and he smiled. Mia walked over to me and she pulled me into a hug.

"I knew you could do it girl."

"I'm going to put it for the kids to go to college." She nodded.

"That's sweet Letty." I nodded and held up the money that came from Kendra. "What's that?" I looked at it and sighed a little.

"Mia, can you hold my money?" I asked. She nodded and I handed her all but what my sister put in for the race. She put it in her pocket and it made her pants sag a bit. I made my way over to where the other three racers pulled up. I walked to my sister's car and watched her get out. She stepped back when she saw me.

"Hey, Letty. What's up?" She asked. I shrugged and looked around.

"I won the race." I said nodding a little. She looked down and then back up at me, not knowing what to say.

"Here." I said offering her the money. She looked at it but didn't reach for it. I reached forward and put it in her hoodie pocket. Why she was wearing a hoodie, I had no idea. She pulled it out and tried to hand it back to me.

"Letty. You won it fair and square." I nodded and she gave me a funny look.

"I don't want your money. Although, I'm sure your son would love it. I wont take money from family like this." She looked back at the money in her hand. "Plus I don't know if it's real." She bit her bottom lip and then looked up at me.

"Letty."

"I don't want to hear it. I don't care. When I said leave, yeah, I meant it. But you could have come back. Not for me, I could care less, but for James." Dom came up to her side and looked at the money. I didn't look at him but I could tell he was looking at me.

"Let." She pushed the money back out toward me. "Give it to James for me. Tell him to buy himself something nice." I nodded and took the money. I put it in my pocket. I looked at Dom and he smiled.

"Bye Dom."

"I thought you were going to say you wanted me back. You don't want me back?" He questioned. I shook my head and he nodded a little. "Why are you here?"

"To race. Why else?"

"Letty, I'm sorry." I shrugged.

"I'm tired of your apologies Dom." He sighed with a bit of anger. "You were making out with my sister before the race, how can you be sorry for that?" He glared at me. "Oh yeah. Since I won the race, I'm moving and they kids are coming too. So, I guess you can say bye to your kids… Oh, wait, you've never said hello." The crowd that was listening laughed.

"Fuck you Letty!" I chuckled and shrugged. I turned and started back toward Mia. Next thing I knew I was down on the street, on my stomach. I rolled and Dom was standing over me. Kendra was watching from a short distance. Dom went to kick me in my stomach. I grabbed his foot and pulled it up hard, knocking him on his ass. Kendra started laughing and walked over to us. Dom reached up a hand for her to help him. She held out a hand to me and I looked at her.

"Come on." She said. I took her hand and she pulled me up. I wiped myself off and cracked my neck. I looked at Dom and he stood.

"Why did you help her up?" Dom asked her rudely. I looked at her and she smiled at me a little.

"It's about time I put family before stupid shit like you." I smirked at Dom and he shook his head. She looked back at me and smiled a little. "I'm sorry." For once, I could tell in her eyes that she was sincere. I nodded and she smiled.

"Fuck both of you. I got Nikki." Dom said. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, tell me you knew. I've been fucking with her since she divorced." I nodded and looked at Kendra. She shrugged and I chuckled.

"I don't care Dom. I don't. Your nothing to me now." He nodded and walked away. "Thank god." I mumbled. I let out a sigh and Kendra smiled at me a bit. I nodded and looked at her. Dom was about fifteen feet away when Kendra took something out of her pocket and threw it at the back of Dom's head, hitting him hard. We both laughed and turned around toward Mia.

"Hey Mia." Kendra tried a little. "I'm sorry for lying to you and everything. I needed to find out about my sister and stuff. I knew you'd help." Mia nodded and smiled a little. "Do you forgive me?"

"Yes." Mia said plainly. I smiled and turned back toward Dom. Nikki was walking over to him. He planted a kiss on her lips and I shook my head. That hurt. I wasn't a big lesbian but it hurt to see my ex kiss somebody I made out with the day before. Dom bent down and picked up what Kendra threw. Keys. He handed them to Nikki and she got in Kendra's car.

"Cops! Cops! Cops!" Somebody yelled loudly. I jumped and grabbed Kendra's arm. Mia flew to her car and got in, starting it quickly. I threw her toward the passenger's side and got into the car quickly. I didn't wait for her to get in before starting it up. I started to pull away before she was even in all the way.

"Damn girl!" She hollered at me. I chuckled and sped off away in the opposite direction of all the cars. It was crazy driving through all the cars, but I managed. I got passed all the cars and we could hear the sirens in the distance and we were headed toward them. "Pull over!" Kendra screamed.

"Why would I do that?" I asked. She pushed on the steering wheel causing me to move toward the curb. "Kendra are you crazy? I can't go to jail! I have kids."

"Letty, trust me." She looked around. "Turn off the ignition." The sirens got louder and I looked at her in a panic. "Get down." She said as the first car rounded the corner. We both ducked down and giggled as we heard the cars whoosh by. She smiled and I shook my head, laughing. "See, I said to trust me."

"Is it safe?" I questioned. She shrugged and peeked her head up and looked over me. "Well?"

"Looks clear." I smiled and she ducked down again. "We'd better stay down for a few more minutes to be sure." I nodded and she smiled.

"Kendra?" I asked. She looked at me and I felt the pain from our past together. "What happened?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"After you left. Did everything turn out?" She smiled and nodded. "What happened? Your not still with Javier are you?" She shook her head and chuckled a bit.

"I went to rehab. Losing you and my son made me realize what I was doing was wrong. I needed help and I needed it bad. Letty, I'm sorry I didn't come back around after that. I was too scared to." We were both sitting up in our seats now. "Could you ever forgive me for not coming back?" I didn't need to think long about the answer to that. I nodded quickly and she smiled brightly. She leaned over and put her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly. "I love you, Let."

"I love you too, Kendra." She pulled back and smiled. I jumped when I heard a beeping coming from her side. She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and looked at it. She put it back in her pocket and smiled at me. "Dom and Nikki are in a jam. They're surrounded by police."

"You don't want me to go pick them up, do you?" I whined. She shook her head and reached for her seatbelt.

"Nah, I was hoping we could drive by and laugh." I laughed and she grinned at me happily. "You wouldn't mind if I stayed with you, would you?"

"I don't mind. Just don't leave." She nodded and smiled.

"I wont."

"Good. I don't think James would like to lose you again."

Muah hahaha. I knew that was going to happen. Heh. I wanted Letty to fight with her sister but I changed my mind. She fought with Dom instead. Heh. My sequel… I want to do it… but I'm not sure about the pairings. I know I brought in a lot of original characters. Sometimes when there is a lot of original new characters, it gets confusing… I know that from reading fics other people wrote. But I do know that in the sequel the kids will be older. Like James will be 19, DJ 18, and Mari 16. Easy ages because I know people these ages and they will be in the story more. Ooo. That gave me an idea for. "Oh boy… Barney's on fire" Just seeing if anybody reads these. I'm listening to this CD. It's strange.

One more chapter!

Chapter 26 – The Future Awaits Us