Chapter Four
The next series of months go by pretty much the same. Me, Letty, and Mia go to school. My dad and Dom go to work. And on Sundays, we have our neighborhood BBQs. Life as usual.
Dom and I have gotten a lot closer as well. We've both lost a parent so we both understand each other. So sometimes he'll just up and kidnap me to go on a long-ass car ride. Which is what we're currently doing right now. Having a deep conversation about the future.
" Beaut, where do you see your self in two years? " He asks after we finish talking about his fears of not being good enough to fill his father's shoes.
That's such a dad kind of question. " On campus most likely. I really want to get into Stanford. "
" Did you apply? " He asks looking at me with his peripheral.
Nodding I say, " yeah along with UCLA and UC Berkeley ".
" Wow. Those are some pretty hard schools to get into. " He comments nonchalantly.
My interest piques as soon as I see the red and white sign of my favorite place. " Now you know I'm a smart cookie Dom. Can we please stop at Dairy Queen? "
" Of course, let's get you your caramel fix. " He says
Once I get my caramel crunch I eat it in his car with his eyes glued to me as if I'd let ice cream get on his baby. " Stop! I'm almost done. "
" I didn't say anything. " He says shrugging his shoulders in fake nonchalance.
Rolling my eyes I finish and get out to throw the container away. " you were thinking it... Anyway, where do you see yourself in two years? "
" Running the garage and grocery. Making money at the races. Maybe have a crazy woman following me around to keep me out of trouble. " He says with a little smile on his face.
His dreams are completely different than mine, but that life worked for uncle Richard so if that will make Dom happy then I want it for him. " That sounds like the American dream. "
" I just want to make my dad proud. He set the example now it's time to show what I've learned. "
The determined look on his face speaks volumes. Grabbing his hand in mine I say, " you will make him proud Dom. I just know you will. "
Mia and Letty both sit on my bed with huge smiles on their faces. Almost devilishly so. Looking in the mirror I can't deal with what they made me put on.
" I don't know you guys it's chili tonight I don't want my legs to be cold. " I say looking at myself in the mirror.
Tonight, we're going to the races. My first one and I'm nervous and it's so not cool.
" Chica your legs look hot don't fight it. And with your new haircut and this outfit, you can literally have your pick of racers. If Dom doesn't bite their heads off first of course. " Letty says trying to lift the hem of my shorts even more.
Slapping her hands away I tell her, " I am so not worried about getting racers. And I don't want to give them the wrong idea ".
" Oh come on you look cute. Trust me you won't be the skankiest girl at the races in this outfit. Besides the only racer that has an ice cubes chance in hell of getting close to you is my brother. " Mia promises.
" Okay okay, you've convinced me, but I'm taking this jacket. Let's go before my dad gets home. " I say grabbing my purse.
As we drive through the gaps in the crowd I can see bitches dressed in pretty much nothing but scraps of material. And I thought I was showing too much.
" Dom would be with the other racers over there. " Mia pointed out.
And there he is with his suped-up cobra. We park next to him and get out. Just like at the beach I can feel eyes on me. Dom catches sight of us and smiles. He pulls Mia to his side protectively and introduces us to the guy running the show.
" Hey, Hector come here. " He says to a Latin guy.
" Whats up Toretto? " He asks with his eyes glued on me.
Dom grabbed his shoulder hard making him look away. " This is my little sister Mia and her best friends. This is Letty. " He said gesturing to her. Then he grabbed my hand and pulled him to his other side. " And this is Beaut. "
Hector looks like a scorned child. " Nice to meet you ladies. " He says before going about his business.
Letty laughs and sees a monster Camaro. " Hey, Mia come look at this! " She says dragging her to the car. Leaving me with Dom.
I'm still at his side, leaned up against his cobra. " So how are you liking the scene? " He asked.
" Well, I must admit I wasn't expecting the women to be so... Naked here. I thought I was pushing it with this getup. " I say leaning against his side a little.
He puts an arm around my shoulders. " You cold? "
I shake my head. " No just trying to get closer. "
He chuckles and pulls me in front of him, my back to his chest. " Close enough? " He whispers in my ear.
I can feel my temperature rise ten degrees just by the low, rocky register he's using to speak. " Yeah. " Is all I'm able to muster.
" It's almost race time. " He throws out randomly. " You gonna watch me whoop some ass? "
Turning in his arms I look up into his deep chocolate eyes. " Of course. "
Dom comes close enough to touch lips and all I can think about is meeting his clear challenge.
" Good. " He says before quickly walking over to his car.
I watch him leave with my mouth hanging open. He's such a tease I swear!
All four racers park side by side at the spray-painted starting line. Dom, a guy named Edwin, some girl, and an Asian man. A chaser drops the flag and they all shoot off towards the finish line. I run along with Mia and Letty with the rest of the crowd to see who won. When we get ahead of the crowd we see Hector slapping a stack of cash into Dom's hand.
We go to congratulate him and he hands the money to Mia. " Count that. "
The next thing I know I'm being hoisted in the air by his strong arms. " How did you like that? "
" If I would have blinked I would have missed it. " I say in laughter.
Dom sets me down and Mia hands him back the money. " There's eight grand exactly. "
He pockets the money and bumps fists with Hector. " Okay, who's next? "
The next series of months go by pretty much the same. Me, Letty, and Mia go to school. My dad and Dom go to work. And on Sundays, we have our neighborhood BBQs. Life as usual.
Dom and I have gotten a lot closer as well. We've both lost a parent so we both understand each other. So sometimes he'll just up and kidnap me to go on a long-ass car ride. Which is what we're currently doing right now. Having a deep conversation about the future.
" Beaut, where do you see yourself in two years? " He asks after we finish talking about his fears of not being good enough to fill his father's shoes.
That's such a dad kind of question. " On campus most likely. I really want to get into Stanford. "
" Did you apply? " He asks looking at me with his peripheral.
Nodding I say, " yeah along with UCLA and UC Berkeley ".
" Wow. Those are some pretty hard schools to get into. " He comments nonchalantly.
My interest piques as soon as I see the red and white sign of my favorite place. " Now you know I'm a smart cookie Dom. Can we please stop at Dairy Queen? "
" Of course, let's get you your caramel fix. " He says
Once I get my caramel crunch I eat it in his car with his eyes glued to me as if I'd let ice cream get on his baby. " Stop! I'm almost done. "
" I didn't say anything. " He says shrugging his shoulders in fake nonchalance.
Rolling my eyes I finish and get out to throw the container away. " you were thinking it... Anyway, where do you see yourself in two years? "
" Running the garage and grocery. Making money at the races. Maybe have a crazy woman following me around to keep me out of trouble. " He says with a little smile on his face.
His dreams are completely different than mine, but that life worked for uncle Richard so if that will make Dom happy then I want it for him. " That sounds like the American dream. "
" I just want to make my dad proud. He set the example now it's time to show what I've learned. "
The determined look on his face speaks volumes. Grabbing his hand in mine I say, " you will make him proud Dom. I just know you will. "