Race Night LA Style

She went up the stairs of the basement and into the living room. There was no one there yet so she went into the kitchen and got a bottle of water and came back in and sat down on the sofa.

She just sat there in silence for couple of minutes, thinking, before she heard someone coming down the stairs. She looked up to see who it was.

"Hey girl you alright?"

"Yeh I'm fine thank Brian."

"You looking forward to tonight?"

"Mmmm I think so. I'm just not totally sure if I'm ready for this yet."

He came over and sat down beside her on the sofa.

"You know you don't have to go tonight if you don't want to."

"Oh I know I know I should go I just don't know what it's going to be like. I mean the last time that I went to races …" she went quiet without finishing the sentence.

"I thought you were putting your past behind you girl. You got stop thinking like that. What happened to what you said on the plane? Let your past in the past, a new life?"

"I know Brian but it's not as easy as I thought."

"I know but you have to remember that you're tired as well and still adjusting to these new surroundings. Everything is going to seem worse. Just go tonight and enjoy yourself. I'll say to one of the guys to keep an eye on you if you want me to."

"No its ok Brian I think I can survive," she said smiling at him, " I don't want everyone thinking I'm a complete weirdo." She laughed out loud.

"I don't think you're a weirdo, and I'm sure if the guys knew what you'd been through they wouldn't think that either."

They were interrupted by someone coming down the stairs. It was mia, in her pyjamas.

"I wish everyone would hurry up I just want to order some food and veg out in front of the TV."

Brian just looked at me and laughed. She walked over and sat beside Brian on the sofa and he put his arm around her.

Next down the stairs was Dom, who looked rather stressed.

"You ok dawg?" Brian questioned?

"Women," he said walking straight into the kitchen. We all just looked at each other and smiled. He came back into the living room and sat on one of the chairs.

"I wish everyone would hurry up. Why does it take so long to get ready?"

"Aw Dom cheer up." Mia got up and walked over to her brother, jumping onto his knew.

"Mia do you have to."

"I'm not moving until you smile. I know you want to really."

"Fine." He let out a fake smile. Then he tickled her until she got off his knee. She knelt over and kissed him on the head and walked back over to were she had come from. He smiled.

Vince, Leon and Jesse came into the living room. I don't really know how it took them so long to get ready they looked exactly the same as they did earlier. Maybe they just smelt a bit cleaner. She laughed into herself.

Dom got up and walked to the bottom of the stairs.

"Come on Let we gotta go." He shouted up the stairs.

I heard the bedroom door closing and Letty walked down the stairs wearing a black mini leather skirt and red tank top. She had her hair put up messily. She walked down the stairs and straight past Dom.

"OK guys lets go." She said as she walked into the kitchen and picked up her keys.

Dom just stood there shaking his head.

"Ok let's go. Normal formation. Ail you can ride with Leon ok?"

"Yeh" she just nodded at him.

"OK lets go."