Mia woke up early the next morning and went down stairs to start breakfast for the guys. Last night had been so weird. Everything that had happened between her and Johnny made no sense but then again he only did and said those things because he was drunk.
Mia had just finished making breakfast when Vince and Leon walked into the kitchen. They both grabbed two blueberry muffins and gave Mia a hug before walking out the door to go to work. Mia walked upstairs and slipped on a black leather mini skirt and a light blue baby doll top. She had plans to go drag Letty to the mall and try to figure out what was bothering her. Mia ran back downstairs and found Jessie playing PS2 in the living room.
"Jesse, I'm going to the mall with Letty. I'll be back later, k?," Mia said and then walked out the door after he looked at her and nodded. She ran down the street and up to Letty's front door. She knocked on the door twice before she heard Letty's footsteps coming from behind the closed door. The door opened and Mia smiled.
"Hey Letty," Mia said as Letty stepped outside and shut the door behind her.
"Hey Mia. Did the guys already leave for work?." Letty asked and Mia nodded.
"Go to the mall with me. I wanna buy some earrings that I saw a few weeks ago and maybe a new bathing suit. You could get one too," Mia said.
"Okay. I'll be right back. I have to go inside and get some money," Letty said as she walked back inside the house. Mia leaned against the outside of the house and waited for Letty to return. She smiled when Letty came back out of the house. The two girls started walking toward the mall.
When they finally reached the mall, Mia led Letty to about a half a dozen stores. By the time they we're finished Mia had bought one pair of black leather shorts, a light pink halter top, two bathing suits, one pair of earrings and one pair of jeans. Letty hadn't really seen anything that she liked but Mia had convinced her to buy a bathing suit. They walked to the food court and ordered two cheeseburgers, two small fries and two strawberry smoothies. Mia took a sip of her smoothie and then looked at Letty who was just staring down at her food.
"Let, is anything wrong?," Mia asked. Letty looked up at her and tried to give Mia a reassuring smile but it didn't work.
"You can talk to me about it even if its about Dom," Mia said. Letty looked up into Mia's eyes and avoided the question.
"Lets just finish eating and get out of here so you can get home to try on your new stuff," Letty said before taking a bite of her cheeseburger. They ate the rest of their food in silence and we're about to leave when Mia realized someone was watching her. She looked up from her food and noticed Johnny and his cousin, Lance standing in line waiting for food. Johnny smiled at her and started to walk towards her so she quickly stood up and grabbed Letty's arm.
"Are you finished? Let's go. We should get back. Vince and Leon will be getting off work soon," Mia said quickly as she watched Johnny approach the table. She glared at him as she began to walk toward the glass doors with Letty right behind her. Johnny winked at Mia and then walked back over to where Lance was standing.
Once Mia and Letty got back to the house they said hi to Jesse who was on the computer and walked upstairs to Mia's room. They tried on all the new clothes they had bought and then they went downstairs so Mia could make dinner for the guys. Letty sat on the counter and watched Mia cook.
"Why do you do all the work around here Mia?," Letty asked as Mia finished up the mashed potatoes that she had been making.
"Well, Vince and Leon have to work almost everyday and they do give me money for clothes and stuff. They are really paying for everything around here now that Dom is gone and I need them. They can take care of me until Dom gets out of Lompoc. Jesse misses Dom and he's really depressed. Plus, his cooking really sucks," Mia said. Letty laughed and grabbed one of the rolls that Mia had taken out of the oven a few minutes earlier.
"I'm going to move in here tomorrow if that's okay with you and the guys," Letty said as she climbed back up on the counter. Mia turned and smiled at her.
"Of course it's okay with us. I can't wait until your here all the time. With the guys I'm out-numbered three to one so I get stuck watching movies like Terminator," Mia said rolling her eyes. Letty laughed and finished her roll right as Vince and Leon came through the front door and into the kitchen.
"Hey Let," Vince said as he walked into the room and gave her a hug before fixing his plate, grabbing a corona and walking into the living room. Leon gave Letty a hug and kissed Mia on the cheek before he fixed his plate, grabbed a corona and followed Vince into the living room. After everyone had finished eating they all sat in the living room and watched some old war movie. It wasn't until around two in the morning that Letty actually left and everyone started going to bed. Mia walked upstairs to her room and shut the door. After slipping into her pajamas she climbed into bed and shut her eyes. She was just about to doze off when the phone on her bedside table rang. Not wanting it to wake the guys she picked it up.
"Hello?," Mia whispered sleepily and sighed when there was no reply.
"Hello!?, she repeated. This time she got an answer.
"Didn't wanna talk to me at the mall?," she heard Johnny say and she sat straight up in bed.
"How did you get this number?," Mia asked and heard Johnny laugh.
"Your brother gave it to my sister a long time ago. She gave it to me tonight," Johnny replied. Mia glanced toward the door.
"That isn't important though. You still haven't told me what I want to know," Johnny continued.
"Okay, so what do you want to know?," Mia asked.
"Why didn't you want to talk to me at the mall? You like me, don't you?," Johnny said, trying to sound sad.
"I didn't want to talk to you because I don't like you," Mia replied. She could hear Johnny sigh on the other line.
"Well, I want you to like me so what do I have to do?," Johnny asked.
"Well, I really don't think it is ever going to be possible for me to like you but for starters you could NOT be drunk every time you talk to me," Mia replied.
"I'm not drunk!," Johnny yelled on the other line, making Mia jump.
"Then your just naturally an asshole?," Mia asked. She could hear Johnny's laugh on the other line and then there was silence. She was about to hang up when he finally answered her.
"Most girls would love a chance with me," Johnny replied. Mia was a little annoyed that he didn't answer her question but she didn't show it. Everyone knew he was an asshole. She didn't really need his answer.
"I'm not most girls," Mia replied. There was a long silence on the other line and she finally got tired of waiting for Johnny's answer.
"It's late. I'm getting some sleep. Don't call back," Mia said quickly before hanging up and then taking the phone off the hook. She lay back down onto the bed and pulled her thin sheet up around her shoulders. Tomorrow she was going to help Letty move her stuff into the house so she needed her rest.
The next morning Mia woke up late so she knew the guys we're already gone. She climbed out of bed and slipped into some jeans and a tight black t-shirt before walking downstairs to see Letty carrying some boxes through the front door.
"Hey Let," Mia said smiling as she grabbed one of the boxes and carried it up to Dom's room for Letty. Letty followed her with another box.
"Thanks Mia," Letty replied as they walked back downstairs to get more of Letty's stuff. They continued working for around thirty more minutes before they had finally got all Letty's stuff into Dom's room. They both sat down on the bed and smiled.
"Are you going tonight?," Letty asked. Mia glanced at her.
"Going where?," Mia asked.
"Jesse was at Harry's a few days ago and he heard some guy talking about street races. Leon and Vince want to go check them out tonight. I'm surprised they didn't tell you. I guess they didn't want to tell you because its illegal," Letty said. Mia gave her a shocked look.
"Dom is in Lompoc and they are going out to check out something illegal!? Why would they do that?," Mia asked. Letty shook her head and began to unpack some of her clothes from one of the boxes.
"You know Jesse loves cars, Mia. Its also racing and we all love...," Letty began but stopped when the tears began to spill from Mia's eyes. Letty sat back down on the bed and hugged her.
"I'm sorry, Mia. I'll stay here with you if you want," Letty offered. Mia looked up and gave Letty a reassuring smile.
"It's okay. I'll be okay. I'll stay here and do some chores around the house. I don't want to go to a race right now," Mia said. Mia helped Letty get the rest of her clothes unpacked. They spent the rest of the day hanging around the house, watching movies and waiting for the guys to come home. The guys finally showed up around seven and then Mia went into the kitchen and made dinner for everyone. After everyone ate, Letty and the guys started getting ready for the street race. Vince said that they needed to be there around ten but the actual race didn't start until ten-thirty.
After everyone left Mia washed the dishes and then decided to take the trash out. She walked out the kitchen door and was just about to walk around the house when she noticed him standing against the side of her dad's garage.
"Would you just get out of here?," Mia asked. Johnny stepped away from the garage and walked over to her. He grabbed the garbage bag out of her hand. Mia groaned and looked into his eyes.
"You know stalking is illegal," Mia said. Johnny smiled and started walking around the house with the garbage bag.
"I'm not stalking. I'm watching the house while your home alone so no one hurts you," Johnny said. Mia rolled her eyes and followed him around the corner of the house.
"Yeah. Well, I can take care of myself. Why the hell are you carrying my garbage?," Mia asked, annoyed that he was even out here at all. Johnny laughed and sat the garbage down by the street so it would be picked up the next morning.
"Helping you," Johnny replied and walked back over towards Mia. Mia took a step back and Johnny stopped.
"I don't need or want your help," Mia said as he walked over and sat down on the bottom step.
"What do you need?," Johnny asked as he looked up at her.
"Nothing you can give me," Mia replied as she glared at him.
"Don't be so sure," Johnny whispered as he leaned back onto his elbows.
"What is that supposed to mean?," Mia asked. Johnny looked into her eyes.
"You couldn't handle it," Johnny asked and Mia rolled her eyes.
"Well, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to," Mia replied. Johnny just laughed and grabbed Mia's wrist, pulling her hand down to his crotch. Johnny pulled her close and leaned in so that she could feel his warm breath on the side of her neck.
"Don't worry, baby," Johnny whispered, "It doesn't really make a big difference to me how much you want to." Johnny let go of Mia's wrist and smiled at her before walking around the house and out of site.