Mia woke up early the next morning to a knock on the door to the room she was staying in. She climbed quickly out of bed and walked to the door. When she opened the door she found herself looking straight into Cami's smiling face. Cami pushed past her quickly and walked into the room.
"We saw Letty and the guys at the race last night," Cami said. She locked her eyes on Mia's as if she was waiting for some explanation but when Mia didn't say anything Cami continued.
"I told you that you could bring Let along. She didn't seem to know anything about it when I told Jessie that it was my birthday," Cami continued. Mia froze. Did everybody know now that she had been at Cami Tran's birthday party last night? Did Vince and Letty know that she had been left alone at the house with Johnny?
"Sorry, Cami. I just didn't think she would want to come or approve of me coming if she knew it was for your birthday party especially since you have a past with Dom," Mia replied. Cami laughed and ran her fingers through her long black hair.
"Oh Mia...you're so naive! I don't just have a past with Dom. I have Dom. I know Leticia has a crush on him but it will never be anything more than that. You should have brought her to the party. I'm sure at least one of the guys that were here last night would have settled for less than they deserved," Cami said. Cami smiled sweetly and started walking back to the door as Mia's hands clenched into tight fists.
"My brother loves Letty. You're just a skanky slut he used once but he doesn't want you anymore," Mia said angrily. Cami glared at her and then looked over her slowly before she started laughing.
"I'm more of a woman than you or Letty will ever be and Dom will come to his senses and see that. In the end he's going to do whatever I want so if I were you I would watch my back," Cami replied, "oh...thanks for coming to the party." Cami stepped out and waved at Mia before shutting the door back. Mia slipped into some jeans and a black halter-top before leaving the room. She ran downstairs and snuck out the door before anyone asked any questions. It was a long walk back home but she couldn't ask Johnny to drive her. Even though it was pretty early on a Saturday Letty and the guys might already be awake.
Almost an hour later Mia walked through the front door of her house. All the lights were turned off and Jessie was asleep on the couch. Mia walked into the kitchen and put on some eggs and bacon for breakfast.
She had almost gotten breakfast completely finished when Letty walked into the kitchen. She smiled at Mia and grabbed a piece of bacon before sitting down at the table.
"You weren't lying when you said you would be home early, Mi," Letty said. She took a bite of her bacon as Mia got up and poured herself a glass of orange juice.
"Well, I woke up earlier than I expected so I got home and got breakfast fixed for everyone," Mia smiled and took a sip of her juice as Leon and Vince came into the room. They both grabbed some bacon and eggs and sat down across from Mia and Letty.
"Well, Dom has a little less than a year left in Lompoc guys. I think I'm going to go visit him sometime next week. Mia, do you and Letty want to go with me?" Vince asked. Mia took another sip of her juice and nodded.
"Of course. It seems like it's been forever since we've seen Dom," Mia replied as Letty walked over to the door, slipping on her jacket.
"Yeah, Vince. I'll go. I'm gonna get down to the garage and get to work," Letty said. Vince and Leon stood up to join her. Mia looked at Letty and pouted.
"But its Saturday, Let. You never work on Saturday's. We could go to the mall or something," Mia said. Letty just smiled and opened the door.
"Sorry, Mi. I just can't," Letty replied before walking out the door and shutting it behind her. Leon followed close behind her. Vince started to open the door but turned back to Mia.
"She keeps working to try to keep Dom off of her mind, Mia. Everything will be okay when he gets back, alright?" Vince said. He gave Mia a smile and walked out the door. Mia stood up and grabbed the dishes sitting on the table to clean them.
"Alright..." she whispered as she walked over to the sink and started another long day without her brother.