Chapter 17

3 weeks had passed since Chloe's visit to the realtor. Leon had packed up all of his stuff from the Toretto house and moved into the basement along with Brian whilst Vince left virtually everything behind. The only things he took with him were his guitar and photo album. The hardest part was having to pack up Jesse's things. Neither Leon nor Vince had been up to the job so Chloe and Brian went over one evening and packed everything up. Chloe had already said that one room at the new house would be put aside for Jesse – he was as much a part of their family as anyone else and he deserved a room in the family home. Katy was still living in the house she'd shared with Chloe, she didn't want to have to move twice so was waiting till the sale had gone through on the new beach house before she moved in.

Everything was running pretty much according to plan with the sale of Chloe's parents' house and the purchase of the new one. All they were waiting for was the final phone call to tell them the house was theirs.

Vince and Leon had been to see Garry about buying the garage from him and were surprised when he accepted their first offer. They would have paid a lot more than they first offered but Garry was getting disillusioned with racing and had decided to cut his losses and leave LA.

Chloe had successfully paid off the outstanding mortgages on the house, store and garage and had closed both businesses. On the door of the garage she'd placed a note requesting people contact them at the new business. To start with people weren't sure about using them as Dom wasn't there but when they realised that Vince, Leon and Brian were just as good as Dom the word soon spread.

"We really need to think of a name." Chloe was determined that they renamed the business to something more suitable that 'Garry's Garage'. She wanted something that showed it was a team effort not just one boss and several employees as it had been at DT.

"What's that babe?" Vince had his head buried in the latest edition of Street Racer and wasn't really listening to what Chloe was saying.

"I said we really need to think of a name."

"Well yeah, whatever you want sounds good." Vince was busy drooling over the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 that was splashed across the centre spread of the magazine. Now that the garage and store were closed up and he'd moved out of the Toretto house he was starting to think more and more about getting a new car. His car was the only thing he had left to link him with his old team and he was beginning to think it was time to make a completely fresh start.

"What'cha lookin' at V?" Chloe crossed the room and stood behind Vince to see just what it was that had caught his attention.

"She's gorgeous V, are you thinking of getting a new car?"

"Yeah, well I dunno. I was thinking maybe we could all have matching cars for the new team. I mean, Brian doesn't even have a car at the moment and I still can't drive mine properly." The injuries to Vince's right arm meant that he was finding it difficult to change gear in his Maxima. "At least with a Skyline it'd be my left arm that was doing most of the work."

"You thinkin' 'bout a Skyline, dawg?" Leon had heard the last part of Vince's comment as he came into the kitchen looking for some food, and he couldn't believe that Vince was seriously thinking about getting a Skyline.

"Yeah man, I was thinking we could get 4 and they could be our team cars – what do you think?"

"Why 4 V? There's only the three of you that race." Chloe was confused why V would want 4 new cars, unless he wanted one for a spare or something.

"Because we've talked about it and we want you to be the 4th member of the team." Vince nearly burst out laughing at the look on Chloe's face – sure she didn't know the 1st thing about the mechanical side of cars but she knew how to drive and having seen her in Leon's Skyline he was sure she'd make a great racer.

"It's true Chloe, V spoke to me and Brian last week and we're all agreed – we want you on the team."

"Teach me to race, and you've got a deal." Chloe was so excited she didn't know what to do with herself. She'd always driven fast, that was one of the reasons she had her Tuscan but she didn't know any of the finer points of racing. With the three boys teaching her she was sure she wouldn't be an embarrassment to the team.

The discussion about the new team cars was interrupted by a phone call from the realtor – the bank transfer had gone through and Vincent Richards, Brian O'Connor, Chloe Armstrong and Leon Michaels were now the proud owners of 21 Cliffside.

"That's it!" shouted Chloe. "I've got the name for the team and the garage.

"R.O.A.M. Precision Racing. What do you think?"

Vince and Leon were still trying to get their heads around the fact that the house was in all of their names when Chloe starting jumping up and down shouting about the name for the new team.

"Well, what do you think?" Chloe was desperate to know what the boys thought of her idea, she wanted to change the name of the garage as soon as possible and she knew that the boys were starting to miss racing.

"I love it babe, all of us in it together." Vince had a smile on his face so huge he thought his face was going to split. Sure Chloe had said that the new team would be a joint effort but he hadn't really believed her until now.

"Chloe, you're a genius." Leon proclaimed as he grabbed Chloe and swung her round.

"So R.O.A.M. Precision Racing it is then." Vince could already visualise the new team decals and couldn't wait to go to the graphics shop and order them.

"What about Brian? We need to ask him before we decide on anything." Chloe was just as excited as Vince about the new name but she knew that Brian had to agree to it first.

"I think it's a great idea."

No one had noticed Brian standing in the doorway, listening to what they were saying. He'd come downstairs when he'd heard the phone ring knowing Chloe was expecting a call about the house.

The decision was made – R.O.A.M. Precision Racing was born.

The next couple of weeks flew by, between moving house, changing the name of the business and buying all new tools and equipment the team barely had time to sit still. Vince was still having trouble changing gear so Chloe decided it was time to do something that would make his life easier.

Chloe and Vince were sitting in the kitchen waiting for Leon and Brian to come up for breakfast. Eating together had become a regular thing for the team, none of the boys could cook very well and Chloe loved spoiling them all. Katy was only able to join them for breakfast at weekends as she had early lectures at college during the week.

"Baby, I need you at the garage this morning to sign for a delivery. Leon and Brian will be there to unload it but you know they don't like the hassle of the paperwork." Chloe had got a surprise planned for the boys and she wanted to make sure all of the team was there to witness it.

"But Chloe, I thought you said you'd do all the paperwork?" Vince hated paperwork with a passion which was why he was so pleased when Chloe had first suggested she run the office and take care of the admin.

"I've got all those disks to go through this morning that we found amongst Jesse's stuff, remember?" Whilst Chloe and Brian had been packing up Jesse's room they'd found a pile of disks with 'design ideas' on it. Chloe had been desperate to look at it but things had been so busy she hadn't had a chance before now.

"But Chloe, I hate dealing with those delivery idiots." Vince knew he was whining but couldn't help himself. He really hated having to sign for deliveries and always tried to get out of it.

"I'll make it worth your while Vince. Maybe tonight I'll get Leon and Brian to take Katy out so we can finish off what we started the other day in the hot tub." Chloe knew that Vince would do practically anything to get the chance to finish off their encounter in the hot tub. They'd been getting very hot and heavy when Katy had come bouncing out onto the deck and jumped straight into the hot tub. Vince and Chloe hadn't had a chance to put anything on before Katy joined them so she got more than an eyeful. Vince hadn't had a hard on fade as quickly since his mom had walked in on him 'reading' a copy of Playboy when he was 14.

"Oh really, well what makes you think I want to wait until then? Maybe I need a little something to keep me going till this evening." Vince and Chloe hadn't had much of a chance to be together since the funeral, they'd been so busy with moving out of the fort, then moving to the beach house and setting up the garage that they'd become like strangers passing in the night. Their evening in the hot tub had been the first time they'd been naked with enough energy to do anything about for nearly a week but Katy had ruined it.

"Because I know you love it when I do this." Chloe sat on Vince's lap and wrapped her arms around her neck, "and when I do this." She lifted her hands up into his hair and rubbed his scalp gently. She was rewarded by the feeling of him growing harder under her ass.

"But I know that this is what really drives you mad." Chloe started to kiss up Vince's neck. She knew just how sensitive his neck was and wasn't at all surprised when Vince turned his head to the side and captured her lips with his.

"I don't want to wait until tonight, baby. I want to make love to you now." Vince didn't know how much more he could take. He'd fallen head over heels in love with Chloe but whenever he tried to show her how he felt they got interrupted or fell asleep. He knew he wasn't any good with words so he'd decided to show her rather than tell her how deep his feelings ran.

Vince was kissing Chloe again before his words had a chance to register. Somewhere in the back of her mind she'd heard him say 'make love' but his lips were doing things to her that sent her brain to mush.

Vince stood up from the table quickly, carrying Chloe in his arms and made his way upstairs, kicking the bedroom door closed behind him. Leon and Brian watched the two lovers go upstairs and immediately decided to go out for breakfast. "I don't want to have to listen to all that again, Leon – it scarred me for life the 1st time!