Ekena
A/N: One thing-when I mentioned Ekena's fading English accent in the first chapter id forgotten to put that when her mother died Brian's mother gained custody of him in Miami and Ekena was sent to live with her father in England and had just come back when their father died. This is a fun chapter!
Chapter Four-Past Encounters
"Tej-where's Suki?" Brian asked, walking into the garage. "I need to talk to her."
"She had some business shit up in LA, man." Tej said coldly.
"Tej, man-come on. I already apologized for beatin' the shit outta you. I go into protective brother mode when it comes to Ekena, you know that." Brian said, leaning on the supra.
"I feel jus' as protective of Hija as you do Brian. I jus' neva thought Hija'd go off like tha' and run." Tej said, talking into the engine. Brian watched him as he worked on the engine and something occured to him. Tej was right-all Tej did was respect Ekena like she was his daughter. He never made any moves on her or shit like that-like he did on Suki, who still refused the man, much to Brian's amusement.
"You know what, Tej? You're right, man. I just blew up cause of everything that's happened. You said Suki had business in LA? Like she had a job or somethin'?"
"Yeah, man." Tej said, talking into the engine again and avoiding Brian's face because he knew why Suki had really gone to LA. She'd gone to visit Ekena and had threatened to murder him if he told Brian-not that he was afraid of her or nothing.
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Ekena weaved through the crowd at El Gato Negro with her and Suki's drinks. She was watching the drinks so intently, making sure not to spill them that she ran into someone-literally.
"Oh fuck it all!" Ekena spat as the drinks soaked the man's shirt. "I am so sorry." she said, looking up into what was one of the sexiest faces ever seen.
"It's okay, really. Can I buy you some more drinks?" the guy asked.
"It depends." Ekena said, putting her hands on her hips.
"On what?"
"On whether you're trying to ask me out or not."
"Fiesty. I like you." he said, grabbing her hand and dragging her over to the bar before she could protest. "What'd you have?"
"Can I get a Caribbean Screwdriver and a Bloody Mary?" she asked the bartender and he nodded. "Damn is it easy to get drinks here."
"I'll have a Corona, thanks." he said, nodding to the barkeep.
"So what's a sweet thing like you doin' at The Black Cat?" the man asked.
"I think we should start with names. Ekena O'C-Masters. Ekena Masters." Ekena said, almost slipping up.
"Dominic." the man said, his eyes raking up and down Ekena's body.
"Well, Dominic, if we're going to talk you need to look me in the eyes. And rest assured that my eyes are not down there." she said as his eyes reached her chest. He blinked and adjusted his eyes.
"Sorry, sparkplug-"
"And no names, okay, Dommy?" she asked saccharin sweetly, making the name sound like 'dummy' instead of 'dommy'.
"Deal. I look you in the eyes and no nicknames. Back to my question-what are you doin' here?" he asked and their drinks came. Ekena grabbed the drinks and nodded her head for him to follow her.
"I just moved here from Miami and mi numero una chica came to visit me. I'm showin' her the scene in LA. She's around here somewhe-"
"Ekena! Girl, what took you so lo-who's this?" Suki asked, looking Dom up and down.
"Here's your drink. Suki, this is Dom. Dom, this is mi chica Suki." Ekena said, both introducing them and giving Suki a 'don't-even-think-about-it-I-saw-him-first' look.
"Nice to meetcha, Dom. Ekena, I'm gonna go hit the floor some more, aight? Let me know when you wanna split will ya?"
"You know it." Ekena said and Suki made her way back out onto the floor. Ekena and Dom made their way over to the sitting area in the corner and sat on the couch. Ekena and Dom began to tell each other about themselves and soon were enthralled in each other.
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"So, anyway, my brother comes home-drunk off his ass-and says 'Let's go racing!' and jumps in his Skyline, ready to take on the quarter when he passes out and I have to haul him into the house with my boyfriend. It was so fun-"
"Girl, the club's closin'. We gotta split." Suki interrupted.
"You got a phone?" Ekena asked Dom and he nodded. He reached over and grabbed a spare napkin, writing on it and gave it to her.
"This is my cell. Call me and let me know when you wanna hook it up again, aight?" he said, standing and wiping his hands on his jeans.
"Sure. Suki-you're drivin' man. I'm too off right now." Ekena said, trying to stand and tripping over the table. Suki just shook her head and dragged Ekena off to the car and drove home.
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Ekena felt like shit the next morning from her hangover but she got up anyway, because Suki was leaving that day.
"Adios, chica. Don't work too hard." Suki said, hugging Ekena tightly.
"Mmmm-I'ma miss havin' you around, Suki. I almost felt like I was home again. Don't tell Brian."
"Ekena about telling no one-"
"WHAT?"
"I told Tej."
"Oh...okay."
Suki got in her Honda and drove off, waving goodbye. Ekena watched, waving back. as Suki's car rode up the street and turned the corner, disappearing from sight.
Later that day, Ekena was working at the garage, having gotten over her hangover surprisingly quickly when she heard footsteps.
"Hello?" said a voice and Ekena rolled out from under the car. She blinked in surprise-Dom stood in the door of the garage.
"Dom?" Ekena asked, sitting up and wiping her hands on a rag.
"Ekena? What're you doin' here?" he asked, confused.
"I work here."
"No shit?"
"No shit. So what are you doing here?"
"This is-"
"Dominic Torretto what the fuck are you doin' back here?" yelled a voice and Dom turned.
"Hello to you too Letty." he said.
"YOU'RE Dominic Torretto?" Ekena asked, staring at Dom in awe.
"Yeah-and he's got a whole lotta shit to deal with now he's back." Letty spat, "Dominic, we need to talk. Now."
"Letty-"
"Now, Dominic." Letty said, dangerously low. Dom grimaced and followed Letty into the office. Letty slammed the door as soon as he entered.
"Where the HELL have you been? It's been a fuckin' year! I went to Mexico-you weren't there." Letty yelled angrily.
"I went to Mexico, Letty. I've been in hiding. Who's that girl out there?" he asked.
"Don't you DARE talk like that with me. I'm sick of you cheating." Letty spat.
"I never cheated on you, Letty."
"Bullshit."
"Fine-don't believe me. But I didn't cheat on you then, and I wouldn't now."
"Wouldn't?"
"You are the one who ran off with Leon."
Letty just stood in shocked silence as Dom pulled the door open, walked out and slammed the door shut again. He walked past Ekena swiftly and she turned.
"Where you goin'?" she asked, pushing her loose hair off her face.
"I'm goin' back to my house." he spat and Ekena grew angry.
"Don't you snap at me! I don't care if you just broke up with your fucking ho!" she said, angrily, brushing past him and wallking to her car. She drove away as Dom stared after her.
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Ekena sighed as she stood over the grill. She had really liked Dom and in one split second she'd thrown it all away. Ekena jumped as arms wrapped around her waist and prickles rubbed against her face.
"Vince! Stop-that tickles!" she said, laughing.
"Where's my welcome home kiss?" he asked and she laughed again, kissing his beard. Someone cleared their throat and they both looked up.
"I just can't be rid of you can I?" Ekena asked venemously.
"This is my house, Ekena." Dom said, looking at Vince and Ekena's position. Vince let go of Ekena's waist and said "Dom! Man, how you been? Does Mia know you're back? What about Le-"
"DOM!"
"Now she knows."
Dom turned and saw what looked like Mia fly across the yard and into his arms.
"What's up, baby girl?" he asked.
"When did you get back? How long have you been here? Did you meet Ekena? She's staying with us. Does Letty know you're-"
"Slow down, Mia. You're gonna question the man to death." Ekena said, extricating Dom from Mia's embrace with Vince's help.
"I'll tell you everything-but right now it looks like you're about to eat. What can I do to help?"
"You can watch the grill with Ekena." Mia said, running back into the house to get the salad and extra stuff for Dom. Vince followed to help.
"So-"
"I'm sorry."
"What?"
"About earlier today." Ekena said, "I didn't mean to react like that.I just got angry at being yelled at for no reason."
"You take the words right out of my mouth." Dom said, flipping some of the burgers over. Ekena opened her mouth to say something but Mia and Vince came back at that moment and Letty joined them. Dinner was silent that night. Letty and Dom wouldn't speak to each other. Vince didn't know what to say. Mia tried to start up a conversation but when no one joined in she softly discontinued speaking. Ekena occassionally saw Dom look at her jealously, because she sat on Vince's lap eating.
"So, uh, Dom-why were you in Mexico?" Ekena asked and looked at Vince as he hit her in the stomach.
"I did something illegal-which I take full credit for. But I'll never go back to Lompoc-you'd have to kill me first." he said, looking at his plate.
"Oh."
"But I got O'Conner to thank for helping me get away." Dom said and Ekena choked on her corn.
"I'm FINE!" she yelled at Vince, who tried to give her the Heimlich Maneuver, and pulled out of his arms. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a towel, wetting it and rubbing it at her stained shirt. Finally, she gave up and went to her room to change her shirt.
A/N: How do you people like this? Am I doing okay? I have a plotline I'm trying my best to stick too but I think I need some more Miami, Brian, Tej(Ludacris is sooooooooo fine!) and Rome. Ideas? Leave me a review!
A/N: One thing-when I mentioned Ekena's fading English accent in the first chapter id forgotten to put that when her mother died Brian's mother gained custody of him in Miami and Ekena was sent to live with her father in England and had just come back when their father died. This is a fun chapter!
Chapter Four-Past Encounters
"Tej-where's Suki?" Brian asked, walking into the garage. "I need to talk to her."
"She had some business shit up in LA, man." Tej said coldly.
"Tej, man-come on. I already apologized for beatin' the shit outta you. I go into protective brother mode when it comes to Ekena, you know that." Brian said, leaning on the supra.
"I feel jus' as protective of Hija as you do Brian. I jus' neva thought Hija'd go off like tha' and run." Tej said, talking into the engine. Brian watched him as he worked on the engine and something occured to him. Tej was right-all Tej did was respect Ekena like she was his daughter. He never made any moves on her or shit like that-like he did on Suki, who still refused the man, much to Brian's amusement.
"You know what, Tej? You're right, man. I just blew up cause of everything that's happened. You said Suki had business in LA? Like she had a job or somethin'?"
"Yeah, man." Tej said, talking into the engine again and avoiding Brian's face because he knew why Suki had really gone to LA. She'd gone to visit Ekena and had threatened to murder him if he told Brian-not that he was afraid of her or nothing.
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Ekena weaved through the crowd at El Gato Negro with her and Suki's drinks. She was watching the drinks so intently, making sure not to spill them that she ran into someone-literally.
"Oh fuck it all!" Ekena spat as the drinks soaked the man's shirt. "I am so sorry." she said, looking up into what was one of the sexiest faces ever seen.
"It's okay, really. Can I buy you some more drinks?" the guy asked.
"It depends." Ekena said, putting her hands on her hips.
"On what?"
"On whether you're trying to ask me out or not."
"Fiesty. I like you." he said, grabbing her hand and dragging her over to the bar before she could protest. "What'd you have?"
"Can I get a Caribbean Screwdriver and a Bloody Mary?" she asked the bartender and he nodded. "Damn is it easy to get drinks here."
"I'll have a Corona, thanks." he said, nodding to the barkeep.
"So what's a sweet thing like you doin' at The Black Cat?" the man asked.
"I think we should start with names. Ekena O'C-Masters. Ekena Masters." Ekena said, almost slipping up.
"Dominic." the man said, his eyes raking up and down Ekena's body.
"Well, Dominic, if we're going to talk you need to look me in the eyes. And rest assured that my eyes are not down there." she said as his eyes reached her chest. He blinked and adjusted his eyes.
"Sorry, sparkplug-"
"And no names, okay, Dommy?" she asked saccharin sweetly, making the name sound like 'dummy' instead of 'dommy'.
"Deal. I look you in the eyes and no nicknames. Back to my question-what are you doin' here?" he asked and their drinks came. Ekena grabbed the drinks and nodded her head for him to follow her.
"I just moved here from Miami and mi numero una chica came to visit me. I'm showin' her the scene in LA. She's around here somewhe-"
"Ekena! Girl, what took you so lo-who's this?" Suki asked, looking Dom up and down.
"Here's your drink. Suki, this is Dom. Dom, this is mi chica Suki." Ekena said, both introducing them and giving Suki a 'don't-even-think-about-it-I-saw-him-first' look.
"Nice to meetcha, Dom. Ekena, I'm gonna go hit the floor some more, aight? Let me know when you wanna split will ya?"
"You know it." Ekena said and Suki made her way back out onto the floor. Ekena and Dom made their way over to the sitting area in the corner and sat on the couch. Ekena and Dom began to tell each other about themselves and soon were enthralled in each other.
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"So, anyway, my brother comes home-drunk off his ass-and says 'Let's go racing!' and jumps in his Skyline, ready to take on the quarter when he passes out and I have to haul him into the house with my boyfriend. It was so fun-"
"Girl, the club's closin'. We gotta split." Suki interrupted.
"You got a phone?" Ekena asked Dom and he nodded. He reached over and grabbed a spare napkin, writing on it and gave it to her.
"This is my cell. Call me and let me know when you wanna hook it up again, aight?" he said, standing and wiping his hands on his jeans.
"Sure. Suki-you're drivin' man. I'm too off right now." Ekena said, trying to stand and tripping over the table. Suki just shook her head and dragged Ekena off to the car and drove home.
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Ekena felt like shit the next morning from her hangover but she got up anyway, because Suki was leaving that day.
"Adios, chica. Don't work too hard." Suki said, hugging Ekena tightly.
"Mmmm-I'ma miss havin' you around, Suki. I almost felt like I was home again. Don't tell Brian."
"Ekena about telling no one-"
"WHAT?"
"I told Tej."
"Oh...okay."
Suki got in her Honda and drove off, waving goodbye. Ekena watched, waving back. as Suki's car rode up the street and turned the corner, disappearing from sight.
Later that day, Ekena was working at the garage, having gotten over her hangover surprisingly quickly when she heard footsteps.
"Hello?" said a voice and Ekena rolled out from under the car. She blinked in surprise-Dom stood in the door of the garage.
"Dom?" Ekena asked, sitting up and wiping her hands on a rag.
"Ekena? What're you doin' here?" he asked, confused.
"I work here."
"No shit?"
"No shit. So what are you doing here?"
"This is-"
"Dominic Torretto what the fuck are you doin' back here?" yelled a voice and Dom turned.
"Hello to you too Letty." he said.
"YOU'RE Dominic Torretto?" Ekena asked, staring at Dom in awe.
"Yeah-and he's got a whole lotta shit to deal with now he's back." Letty spat, "Dominic, we need to talk. Now."
"Letty-"
"Now, Dominic." Letty said, dangerously low. Dom grimaced and followed Letty into the office. Letty slammed the door as soon as he entered.
"Where the HELL have you been? It's been a fuckin' year! I went to Mexico-you weren't there." Letty yelled angrily.
"I went to Mexico, Letty. I've been in hiding. Who's that girl out there?" he asked.
"Don't you DARE talk like that with me. I'm sick of you cheating." Letty spat.
"I never cheated on you, Letty."
"Bullshit."
"Fine-don't believe me. But I didn't cheat on you then, and I wouldn't now."
"Wouldn't?"
"You are the one who ran off with Leon."
Letty just stood in shocked silence as Dom pulled the door open, walked out and slammed the door shut again. He walked past Ekena swiftly and she turned.
"Where you goin'?" she asked, pushing her loose hair off her face.
"I'm goin' back to my house." he spat and Ekena grew angry.
"Don't you snap at me! I don't care if you just broke up with your fucking ho!" she said, angrily, brushing past him and wallking to her car. She drove away as Dom stared after her.
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Ekena sighed as she stood over the grill. She had really liked Dom and in one split second she'd thrown it all away. Ekena jumped as arms wrapped around her waist and prickles rubbed against her face.
"Vince! Stop-that tickles!" she said, laughing.
"Where's my welcome home kiss?" he asked and she laughed again, kissing his beard. Someone cleared their throat and they both looked up.
"I just can't be rid of you can I?" Ekena asked venemously.
"This is my house, Ekena." Dom said, looking at Vince and Ekena's position. Vince let go of Ekena's waist and said "Dom! Man, how you been? Does Mia know you're back? What about Le-"
"DOM!"
"Now she knows."
Dom turned and saw what looked like Mia fly across the yard and into his arms.
"What's up, baby girl?" he asked.
"When did you get back? How long have you been here? Did you meet Ekena? She's staying with us. Does Letty know you're-"
"Slow down, Mia. You're gonna question the man to death." Ekena said, extricating Dom from Mia's embrace with Vince's help.
"I'll tell you everything-but right now it looks like you're about to eat. What can I do to help?"
"You can watch the grill with Ekena." Mia said, running back into the house to get the salad and extra stuff for Dom. Vince followed to help.
"So-"
"I'm sorry."
"What?"
"About earlier today." Ekena said, "I didn't mean to react like that.I just got angry at being yelled at for no reason."
"You take the words right out of my mouth." Dom said, flipping some of the burgers over. Ekena opened her mouth to say something but Mia and Vince came back at that moment and Letty joined them. Dinner was silent that night. Letty and Dom wouldn't speak to each other. Vince didn't know what to say. Mia tried to start up a conversation but when no one joined in she softly discontinued speaking. Ekena occassionally saw Dom look at her jealously, because she sat on Vince's lap eating.
"So, uh, Dom-why were you in Mexico?" Ekena asked and looked at Vince as he hit her in the stomach.
"I did something illegal-which I take full credit for. But I'll never go back to Lompoc-you'd have to kill me first." he said, looking at his plate.
"Oh."
"But I got O'Conner to thank for helping me get away." Dom said and Ekena choked on her corn.
"I'm FINE!" she yelled at Vince, who tried to give her the Heimlich Maneuver, and pulled out of his arms. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a towel, wetting it and rubbing it at her stained shirt. Finally, she gave up and went to her room to change her shirt.
A/N: How do you people like this? Am I doing okay? I have a plotline I'm trying my best to stick too but I think I need some more Miami, Brian, Tej(Ludacris is sooooooooo fine!) and Rome. Ideas? Leave me a review!
