It wasn't an alarm that woke Val up the next morning, it was Mia putting Jack on top of her. He immediately fell forward putting his mouth on her cheek and began blowing raspberries on her cheek. Val grumbled grabbing the baby then sitting up. She was getting ready to start smarting off to her kid sister, but shut her mouth when she realized Brian was holding a cup of coffee in front of her face. Brian and Val traded what was in their hands and Val stood.

Val drank her coffee then ran upstairs so she could take a quick shower. She wanted to hurry up and get this day over with so she could be with Luke again. She was more than excited to be getting everything that she needed in order to make her house into a home, though. She couldn't wait to jump around from store to store in search of the perfect everything to make her home her own. Not to mention that she was shopping with Mia. She always loved shopping with Mia. She would have invited Letty to come, but any time Val took Letty shopping, Letty spent most of her time brooding.

When Val was done with her shower, she grabbed her phone to turn on some music while she got ready. Whenever her front screen had a text message notification. She smiled when it was a good morning text from Luke. She sent back a quick text telling him good morning as well. Val ran a brush through her hair and pulled out the hair dryer so she could dry it a little. Just as she plugged the hair dryer in, her phone beeped to let her know she had another message. She opened it and Luke had asked how she had slept.

Not too well. she replied then started drying her hair. As she was drying her hair, her eyes kept falling to her phone waiting for it to light up with a new text message. As soon as her phone lit up, Val picked it up. Luke had replied with a simple question mark. She grinned glad that he was playing right into her hands.

Well, I went out with this guy yesterday. She ran the brush through her hair a few more times then started drying it some more. She saw her phone light up and she grabbed it.

Did you now? it said and she grinned to type a quick text back.

Yup. She threw her hair up in a messy bun then dropped the towel around her so she could get dressed. Just as she put on her underwear, her phone buzzed again.

And what does going out with some guy have to do with your sleeping schedule? She giggled as she hit the portion of the screen to reply.

I don't kiss and tell. She put her phone back on the counter in the bathroom and finished putting her clothes on. She just had a simple pair of light jeans and a plain black t-shirt. She was going to have to go for comfort this day since she wasn't sure how long she was going to be shopping.

She wasn't sure if Luke would be texted her back or not. He really didn't seem like the type of man to "lol" at something he found amusing. Even if he did reply, what would or could he say? She hurried downstairs so she could hurry up and get out of the house. She wanted to go shopping for her new home.

As her, Mia, and Jack drove towards their first destination, Mia looked to her sister.

"I saw you last night," she said with an accusing grin. Val gave her an odd look wondering what she meant. Of course Mia had seen her the night before. They had talked the night before.

"What are you talking about?" Val asked as she turned onto a different street.

"In the truck. With Luke." Val felt her cheeks heat up and she glanced at her sister. She couldn't say why her cheeks lit up, she wasn't all that embarrassed about it. It was an amazing kiss and she honestly couldn't wait to do it again, but it was an intimate moment that was to be shared privately and someone was watching the entire time. She couldn't help but feel like there was a little magic sucked away from that moment.

"And?" Val asked though the way she said it came out a little more defensive than she had attended. It wasn't that she was angry, but there was still a part of her that was irked.

"And you didn't tell me about it!" she exclaimed happily. "Luke is seriously your first boyfriend in years and you don't give me every juicy little detail about it? Come on, I practically told you everything about me and Brian." Val grinned shaking her head. She glanced at her sister who had put on a pouting facade next to her.

"Yeah, you have and I'm still working through most of it with my therapist." Mia rolled her eyes then laughed. She leaned over getting really close to Val's face making Val lean away from her. "Come on, Mia. I'm driving."

"Not until you tell me."

"What's to tell if you already know that we kissed?" Mia gave her a look as if what she just said truly offended her.

"I just know that you kissed! There's still so much more to know." Val rolled her eyes.

"Don't make me call Brian to come get you and I'll take Jack shopping with me." Mia threw her hands up in the air.

"Whoo! Babysitter!" Val busted out laughing. The threat was useless. She should have known better. She leaned in again giving Val her puppy look. Val hated that look. She hated it with a fiery burning passion. She could never resist that look. Ever since Mia was little all she had to do was bat those brown eyes at Val and Val would instantly become her puppet.

"He's a really good kisser." Mia squealed clapping her hands together. She turned herself in her seat a little so she was facing Val a little more then got comfortable.

"Was that the first kiss?" Val nodded. Mia gasped in a very dramatic fashion causing Val to look at her like she had just went insane. Which at that point, Val was convinced she was.

"He waited that long." Val chuckled.

"No, I waited that long. He had tried to kiss me earlier in the day, but I wouldn't let him. I wasn't even going to kiss him when he dropped me off, but I did anyways."

"I can't believe you waited until the second date to actually kiss him," Mia said with a strange look on her face. Val giggled looking over at her younger sister after she pulled into the parking lot of the first furniture store they were going to go looking through.

"Well, Mia, not everyone can be like you and give it up halfway through the first date." Val went to get out of the car, but not before she felt Mia slap her on the back of the head playfully. Val laughed and reached in the back to get Jack out of his carseat as Mia grabbed his diaper bag. Val sat Jack on her hip and checked her phone to see if Luke had messaged her back. She frowned when he hadn't, but shrugged it off and put it back in her pocket.

Since he wasn't going to be spending the day with her like he had the day before, he probably was catching up on stuff he couldn't do since he was with her. That was when she began to wonder what he did on his free time. She knew for certain that he worked out. She couldn't even imagine how much he had to work out to keep up his physique.

Then her mind began to wander to places they probably shouldn't have. She imagined what Luke looked like as he lifted massive weights with his muscles bulging and rippling after he performed multiple reps. She imagined the sweat that would run down his skin giving his skin a shimmer that would make one's heart stop.

She shook her head to get the thoughts out of her mind when they walked into the store. She would have to focus. She didn't need to be thinking about Luke. She checked her phone one more time to see if he texted her, but he hadn't. She shoved the phone back in her pocket and sighed.

They managed to make it through their entire floor in about two hours as they talked about a little bit of everything sitting on all the couches and chairs that Val even remotely seemed to like, but nothing really stuck out. They had to hightail it out of there when Jack had spilled his juice on one of the couches before someone had caught them and they had to pay for it to be cleaned.

Fortunately for Val, she really didn't care for any of the pieces of furniture that was in there. She had decided just to get a basic mattress and a metal frame for the guest bedroom with a nice quilt and lightly darkened wooden dressers. Her bedroom she wanted cherry wood furniture. They made it to the next to a store to where she could buy everything she would need for her kitchen, bathrooms, and little bits of decor.

She checked her phone again to see if Luke had texted and huffed when he hadn't. She tried to push her disappointment out of her system. She knew he wouldn't be the type of man to constantly send texts back and forth. Hell, she was a little surprised to have gotten a good morning text from him, though she did find it very sweet. She knew there was a big soft spot somewhere underneath that rough exterior. She had seen it when he found the picture of his daughter.

His daughter. She bit her lip as the girl crossed her mind. How did she go about the fact that he had a daughter. She really didn't mind the fact that he had a daughter. She didn't really mind that he had been married at one point in time. All it did was remind her of a life she had missed out on. A life that she was potentially getting a second chance at thanks to Luke for more than one reason. She smiled at the thought. How long would she have to wait to meet little Samantha? Had Luke even told Samantha about her? Should she ask? Was that inappropriate?

At the current store they were at, she found a nice set of plates, cups, wine glasses, shot glasses, coffee cups, all of the little things she would need. They went ahead and took their haul over to Val's new place so they could start unloading everything. Mia loved Val's new home and wouldn't shut up about it the entire time they were there unloading everything they had purchased. The bathrooms had linens, the kitchen had pots, pans, plates,everything that it would need, Val knew her home needed a lot more than what she bought, but she was more than excited to have been able to put a dent in it.

She kept a mental note of all the things she would still need. Which was a lot, but she was good at keeping everything organized in her head. Once everything was put away, Mia suggested that they grab a bite to eat as Jack was starting to get fussy. They found a small BBQ restaurant that smoked their meat right in front with the sweet, sweet smells of their smoke wafting through the air for miles. Val got her a nice pulled pork sandwich with a side of fries. Mia had suddenly grown very quiet and Val noticed it within minutes. They were talking and laughing about anything and everything then suddenly her eyes grew distant and darker.

"What's wrong, Mia?" Val asked curiously as she lay Jack in his carseat when he fell asleep after his feeding. Mia stared at her son as a small smile tugged at her lips as she rubbed his belly gently.

"I just got to thinking about something," she said in a quiet voice to make sure she didn't disturb the sleeping babe. Val narrowed her eyes at her little sister. Whatever it was that was on her mind, it really seemed to be disturbing her. It forced a pitted feeling in the bottom of Val's stomach. It made her nervous. She didn't like it when her sister looked like this. She hadn't looked like this since Brian had decided to come back into their lives and she was so conflicted it hurt.

"What is it, Mia?" Val asked as she took a sip of her drink.

"What is sex going to be like between you and Luke?" she blurted out. Val nearly fell out of her seat trying to keep from spitting her drink all over her younger sister.

"What?" she hissed.

"Seriously!" Mia hissed back. Val gaped at her sister unsure of what to say to her for a moment. Why the hell would she ask such a question.

"Why are you so worried about the sex between us?" Val hissed in a whisper so no one overheard their conversation. She couldn't believe her sister. Mia had always been the one that was more open to the sexual parts of life while Val liked to keep them more private. Mia didn't mind to talk about it whatsoever. Val hated it when she told her about the nights that her and Brian spent together. Val didn't care how good Brian was in bed, she didn't want to hear about it.

"Because think about it, Val. Luke," she paused for a moment, "he's a big man. Like, really big. What if he's," she cleared her throat as if to clear away a vulgar word from her mouth before it escaped, "proportionate." Val felt her all blood rush to her face. Hell no was she thinking about Luke being "proportionate" before, but she was now! Unable to do much else, Val grabbed a french fry and threw it at her sister.

"You're terrible, Mia! Absolutely terrible." They fell silent for a few moments before Mia grew brave and spoke again.

"If he is, will you tell me?"

"Mia!" She giggled. After lunch, they decided to go ahead and call it a day since Jack was getting more and more fussy as the day went on. Val didn't mind since Mia apparently had sex on the brain and needed to get back home before she exploded.

Val texted Luke as soon as she got home to let him know that she was ready whenever he was.

I will be there in an hour. Where would you like to eat? She informed him that she had already eaten and would like to just go somewhere with him. He must have sensed the urgency even through text because he messaged back saying to take it back and he would be there in thirty minutes.

He was five minutes late, but she wasn't going to hold it against him. Maybe he didn't time one of the lights correctly on his way over. She knew he was there since she had learned the sound of his truck and she had to chase Mia away from the door for fear of her asking him if he was "proportionate" or not.

By the time she had chased Mia away, Luke had made it to the door and Dom had answered it. They shook hands and said their hellos before Dom stood to the side to let him in.

"Val, Hobbs is here!" Dom called out. Val rolled her eyes. She wondered if the others would ever grow to actually call him Luke. Val made her way into the front of the house smiling at Luke as soon as she saw him. Luke grinned back at her letting his eyes wander down her body then back up. "Why don't you guys stay a while? Have a beer or two," Dom offered in a friendly manner. Val grinned. Dom wanted to get to know Luke a little better. That was a good sign. Unfortunately, Val had other plans.

"Actually, Luke and I are going to be going and picking up Morrigan." Dom hummed then gave Luke a sorrowful look.

"Well, Hobbs, looks like you can go ahead and kiss all the attention my sister has been showing you goodbye." Luke narrowed his eyes at Dom, then looked to Val questioning her. The smile that was on Val's face confirmed everything that Dom had just said.

"Who is Morrigan and why do I have a feeling I need to be worried?" Luke asked crossing his arms.

"Because, Hobbs, she's a Toretto," Letty said bringing in a beer for Dom. "You learn to get used to it."

"Fair enough. You ready, Val?" Val nodded and they made their way out of the house. Val had her phone out of her pocket and was texting away before they even made it to Luke's truck. Luke decided to be a gentleman and open her door for her since she seemed a little busy. When he got in his truck, started it, and pulled away from the curb, Val put her phone in her pocket then leaned over and gave Luke a kiss on his cheek. He grinned looking at her.

"Hi," she said with a smile. Luke smiled reaching over and placing his hand on the inside of her thigh and ran his thumb over her leg.

Author's Note: Alright, guys, you're going to have to get over this really short chapter, but I felt like this was just a really good spot to leave it off. The next chapter will make up for it, I promise. Anyhow, hope you guys loved the way Mia freaked Val out in this chapter. This was actually written with the help of a friend of mine about this conversation we had a long, long time ago, but that's a whole other story.

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