A/N: This is a day late, which pisses me off. But I had a niiiiiiiiice (read: not so nice) chat with Comcast about how my wifi wouldn't work for a whole day. Long story short, the router blew and they rushed someone out this morning with my new one (thanks Carly from the Call Center!). Anyway, without further ado, here's:
Part II
A naked Letty was great. But a naked Letty dipped in jasmine-scented water with bubbles clinging to her skin, was even better. The couple stayed in the bath until the water cooled, and the skin of their fingers turned into prunes. Letty took her husband into their bedroom where he succumbed to a full-body, tantric massage. When he couldn't take her teasing any longer, Dom made love to her for the rest of the night.
Sunday morning was wonderful. They awoke slowly. Made love again. And then once more, before Dom reluctantly climbed out of bed to make breakfast. The pair ate in bed, something that Letty normally prohibited, but it seemed appropriate on such a beautiful day. It was a lazy Sunday spent watching an old Western classic, followed by a two black and white films. It was around three in the afternoon when the couple finally got out of bed and showered together.
Dom lie back on the bed, watching Letty's routine. She towel-dried her hair and her body followed. She lotioned her body with a soft, oatmeal moisturizer and finally came Dom's favorite part. She slipped into a pair of black, lace panties and pulled them up her toned legs to rest over her perfect ass. When she looked over at her husband's darkened eyes, she smirked.
"Baby?" He asked, voice thick with want.
"Yeah?" She answered distractedly, searching for a matching bra.
"Pick a number between thirty and ninety."
Her eyebrows furrowed and she looked at him over her shoulder. "Huh?"
He repeated himself and looked at her, expectantly.
"Uh, thirty-seven?" She was unsure where this was going, but her curiosity was peaked.
"North, east, south or west?"
"Dom-,"
"Just answer the question woman."
"South, I guess, but-."
"You don't ask the questions around here. I do."
Letty rolled her eyes and huffed, both at her husband and at the inability to find a matching bra. The brunette forwent one, instead choosing to throw on a loose singlet underneath of a white V-neck. In the meantime, Dominic hopped out of bed and, requiring much less maintenance than his wife, and quickly dressed in dark jeans and a black t-shirt.
Letty fixed them a quick lunch of turkey sandwiches on potato bread, Dom's favorite hot chips and homemade iced black tea. Twenty minutes later, they were in Dom's car, on their way to only god knew where.
"So, where are we going?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know."
Dom shrugged. "I'm just driving south for thirty-seven minutes."
A look of realization crossed Letty's face. "I see what you did there."
"I like to think I'm pretty clever, thank you very much."
"Okay, Einstein, so what if we're in the desert in thirty-seven minutes."
"Then you'll pick another direction and number."
Letty nodded. Truthfully, he knew her too well. He gave her the illusion that she was in charge, but she knew that if they eventually ended up at a strip joint, he'd be the one in control.
Thirty-seven minutes later, Dom's hand smacked against the wheel, and he could barely control his excitement. "Seriously, we couldn't have gotten any luckier, babe." They were close to the desert. But the land that surrounded it was lush and green and there were mountains in the distance.
Leaning forward, Letty looked out of the windshield to read the sign: California Motorsport Adventures; home of the ATV and dirt bike rentals and trails.
"This actually looks really fun." She admitted.
Inside the establishment, it was fairly quiet. A cliché Californian beach boy sat at front desk eating a late lunch and watching something on a propped up smartphone.
"Welcome to California Motorsport Adventures. I'm Zach. How can I help?" He greeted without looking up from his phone.
"We want to rent some bikes for the day."
When he realized that he had an actual paying customer and not someone who just wanted to look at the pretty bikes, Zach transformed into a completely different person. "Dude, why didn't you say so?" He hopped up from his seat, his phone forgotten. "Okay, so we just got some really awesome Kawasaki all-terrain quads. They're really good for the rocky desert and bumpy mountain trails that we have. Or we have an assortment of dirt bikes ranging from Honda all the way to Yamaha, but I don't recommend those unless you've ever been on a motorcycle."
Dom turned to Letty, a questioning look.
"Can we try the quads?"
"You can try whatever you want, man. It's your world." He rounded the counter and gestured for both of them to follow him. Outside the back of the store was the largest fleet of ATV four-wheelers and dirt bikes that Dom had ever seen. A few had clearly come back from the trails as they were coated in dust and dirt. The others gleamed and shined like new. "So, the safest are the Artic Cats, they're generally used for colder terrain, but they run pretty smoothly around here. I recommend the Kawasaki because they get the most speed, if that's what you're looking for."
Letty and Dom looked at each other, silently agreeing that speed was definitely what they both wanted. "We'll run the Kawasakis."
"Awesome. So, for a one-day rental pass, it'll be one-eighty-nine per bike and that covers fuel, new jackets and eye-wear. Oh, and a new helmet, 'cause no one likes lice, right?" Zach chuckled at his own joke. "You keep the jackets and helmets. And we do not accept checks." Zach led them back into the store and took his post behind the tall, wooden counter again. Dom pulled an Visa from his wallet and turned it over to the young kid, who swiped happily.
When it was all said and done, Dom had signed on the dotted line and they were given their choice of all black or colorful helmets and jackets. Both Dom and Letty went for the all black. Zach gave a quick lesson on gears, breaks, how to start and stop, and then they were on their way with a map in Dom's back pocket in case they got lost.
Speeding down the dusty, dirt road towards a forest trail, Letty took the lead, watching as the scenery flew past them in different shades of green and brown. It was perfect. The warm wind whipped past, the sounds of nature only muffled by the humming buzz of the quad bikes' engines. The often-used trail led them up a few hills and around a bend and to a large clearing where they stopped for a break.
It was absolutely breathtaking. The clearing overlooked the view of the mountains, with its early evening fog settling above them. They took off their helmets to better appreciate the view, and their riding jackets to get more comfortable. Dom sat down on his and pulled Letty down with him, pressing her back to his front.
"Dom, this is amazing. I've never seen anything like this before."
"It's funny," he added, "how we've been to the most remote places on Earth, and we never really stop to appreciate the beauty that we have right here in California."
"Or the fun things that there are to do here."
A hum of agreement came from Dom and that was all they said for a long while. That is, until Letty tilted upwards and kissed Dom's chin. His attention focused onto her and he ducked his head, kissing her cheek, followed by her nose and then her lips.
"Are you having a good time?"
"The best."
"Good."
Nearly two hours later, the sky began to take on a golden hue, and Letty decided that they should head back. It was almost time for Sunday dinner at Mia's.
"Your sister will kill us if we're late." She told him.
They rode back to the motorsports shop and returned the bikes and used custom wipes to dust off their shoes jeans before they left.
At dinner, Letty and Dom regaled Mia, Brian and their old team with tales of their dates.
"But did you have a great time on both dates?" Rome asked, feeding Jack a spoonful of garlic mashed potatoes.
"Yeah, I mean, we had way too much fun this weekend." Letty smiled.
Dom nodded. "Yeah, that was my first time doing laser tag and my first time being on a four-wheeler."
"And the view," Letty gushed to Mia, "the view of those mountains was perfect."
"Let, remember the dramatic kid at laser tag?"
For a while, it went on like that, the couple reminiscing on the highlights of their dates. After dinner, Mia, Brian, Letty and Dom took their dessert in the living room after Mia put Jack to bed. They sat around Dom's childhood living room, eating peach cobbler and vanilla ice cream.
"So, it seems to me that you two weren't thinking so much of the bet, and were more focused on each other." Brian commented. Mia nodded in agreement, her mouth full of peaches.
Letty and Dom looked at each other in unison, silently agreeing with Brian.
"True, I don't think I thought about the bet one time this weekend." Dom said.
"Same."
It was when Mia yawned, her body demanding that she get some rest, that they realized it was nearing midnight.
"We should get going. We'll see you guys at the garage tomorrow."
Dom and Letty took their leave, while Mia and Brian headed to the kitchen to put their dishes in the sink.
"Those two are something else."
Mia giggled. "They're always competing with one another, but it's just an act. Mr. and Mrs. Alpha have their own way of showing each other how much love there is between them."
"Damn all of that, Mia. We have to call a tie, now. Which means, we both lost fifty bucks."
Mia took this under consideration. "Goddamn it, Brian! Swear jar!"
"Oooh! Look who's talking?" Brian taunted. Figuring they had both lost anyway, they each shoved fifty dollars into the swear jar.
The following morning, Letty woke up and reached over to check her phone's notifications. There were one-hundred-and-thirty 'likes' on something she didn't remember posting. Scrolling through her own Facebook timeline, she saw a status that she definitely didn't write.
"My husband is the greatest man on earth."
She looked over at her sleeping husband and rolled her eyes. "You sneaky little snake."
Fin.