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**Max's P.O.V.**
We arrived at the property, finally might I add, the car ride felt longer than normal. Fang pulled into the dirt road which cause the truck to rumble, Ari started giggling and would squeal when we hit a deep hole. Once we were down the road Fang pulled the truck into the driveway, for the big storage garage. Parking the truck we got out, Ari was jumping up and down slightly trying to contain his excitement. Fang opened the back door to help Ari unbuckle while I walked over to the bed of the truck to loosen the straps on the three bikes. Then I reach back into the bed grabbing Ari's helmet,
"Buddy come here really quick so we can put your helmet on." I said unbuckling the straps.
He quickly ran over to me and stood up straight, like a mini solider, I couldn't help the grin and chuckle that came out of me when he did that. I slipped his helmet over his head and crouched down to buckle it. Then I grabbed my own helmet, throwing it over my head. As I was buckling mine Fang reached around me to grab his own, since I was standing right in front of where they were. My breath hitched when his arm brushed against my waist. That was when I realized just how close he was to me, if I moved an inch backwards my back would be flush against his chest. He noticed my tense stand and quickly grabbed his helmet and stepping back. Even though he moved, my heart was still pounding in my chest. Shaking it off I quickly fastening my helmet then walked over to my bike and started it.
"Do you want to go with me first or daddy?", I asked Ari. He has his own bike, which we brought, but to warm him up to riding again (since we haven't done this in a long time) I wanted him to ride with either of us a couple of times.
"Uhm... Daddy.",He said back to me. I nodded turning around to scoop him up into my arms. I walked over to Fang's bike and put him on it, making sure he was all good. He was smiling from ear to ear no longer in control of his excitement.
"Lets go daddy!",He said waving Fang to come over to him. Fang smirked and walked over to his bike getting on and kicked off the kickstand. I did the same to mine, except I didn't need to start it since I already did that. Now I looked up making eye contact with Fang, we both nodded show each other we were ready. I motioned at him with my hand telling him to go first, he nodded back and turned the gas. His bike started moving forward with me following, we gained speed slowly not wanting to just "gun it."
We started going around and around the dirt track. At one point we stopped and Ari rode with me for a little bit then he want to go back to riding with Fang. I glanced around the track looking for where they were and realized they were diagonal from were I was. I saw Ari's smiling face and grinned to myself satisfied that he was having a good time.
***Derek P.O.V.***
After I heard the front door slam I groaned still laying down in bed. Thanks to Fang for waking me up in the first place. I decided to get up and get some food, since I was starving.
"Derek nice of you to grace us with your presents today." My dad said sarcasm dripping from his voice. I rolled my eyes and grabbed a box of cereal. Making myself breakfast I slumped down at the counter.
"Hey mom. Where did Fang go?" I asked.
"Ari, Max, and Fang went dirt biking. Why?" She gave me a suspicious look.
"Just wondering." I said, an idea forming in my head. I got up from my stoll and quickly put my bowl in the sink. Rushing up the stairs I hopped into the shower, grinning at my wonderful idea. Once I was out of the shower I quickly loaded my bike and helmet, taking off for the dirk track.
About 15 minutes later and some phone calls I was pulling onto the dirt road, seeing my friends truck coming down the road. Two bikes were visible out of the back of his truck. I pulled up to the storage garage and started honking my horn, grinning as I saw Fang's eyes darken as he looked at my truck. Looking around I saw Max coming around a corner to were she was facing us now. A look of confusion pasted over her face, then realization hit her.
"This is gonna be fun." I said out load to myself, getting out of my truck.
***Fang P.O.V.***
I CANNOT BELIEVE HIM.! I thought going over to the garage. Ari had stopped laughing probably think we were going home since we were going towards the truck. Max was still on the track when my jackass of a brother showed up with his idiot friends in tow.
I pulled the bike up about 10 feet away from his truck and hopped off of my bike, picking Ari up with me. Unbuckling my helmet I pulled it off slightly shaking my sweaty hair, even though it was freezing out, wearing that helmet made you HOT.
"What are you doing here?!" I snarled at him. Noticing Max pulling up to the garage.
"What's with the hostility, bro? I just wanted to come and ride around to. What's so wrong with that?" He asked. Giving me a pathetic excuse for the puppy dog eyes, trying to look innocent.
"You need to leave now!" I said sternly. The last thing I wanted was for him and his stupid friends to stay here. Max walked up next to me taking her helmet off and running a hand through her hair. I noticed Derek and his two other friend eyeing her up and down with disgusting smirks on their faces.
"What's the problem here?" Max asked with a slight hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Well, you see Max, Fangals here is being an asshole. He wants me to leave because you guys are here, when all I want to do is ride around." He replied turning his full attention to her, trying to persuade her to take his side. Ha! Like that was gonna happen she would never do tha-...
"Just let 'em stay, Fang. Really what's the big deal." She replied turning to look me in the eye. My eyes widened slightly at her reply.
"Are you freaking serious!" I yelled looking at her, I was trying to not swear really badly in front of Ari since he was at the age were he picks up words quickly. She looked at me and rose an eyebrow challenging me to define her answer, she snorted.
"Grow the hell up." She said to me and walked back over to her bike, putting on her helmet and pulling away. I just stared at her back as she rode away, not really sure if I was more mad at her or myself. Max wasn't fully aware of the hate me and my brother have towards one another, so to her it probably looked like I was being a little bitch. Derek started laughing like a Hyena, then his friends started laughing too. I was about to rip my hair out of my head then rip his head off from his body along with his little buddies to.
"Aw did Fangals not get his way? Aw the poor baby what are you gonna do now?" He said taunting my.
"You said you wanted to ride, then that's what your gonna do and only do. Is ride!" I snarled putting Ari back on the bike and starting it up. I put my helmet back on and quickly turned kicking up dirt at them. I rode off looking around for Max, she wasn't anywhere so she probably went off of the track for a minute. I signed, I needed to find her and apologize for acting like a damn eight year old. I fucked up again and desperrately needed to fix it.
***Max's P.O.V.***
God Fang was being such an ass! Like seriously grow the hell up so what if your annoying brother wanted to come and ride on the same dirt track that you, your ex-girlfriend/ baby mama, and son were on. The point is he lets his stupid brother get under his skin to easily and Derek knew just how the irritate Fang.
I went off of the track to clear my head for a minute. I went back on to the track about five minutes later, and saw Derek coming towards me on his bike. I rose my eyebrow wondering, "Why in the hell was he coming towards me?"
"Hey you ok?" He asked me.
"Yea, I'm fine. Just needed space for a minute." I replied simply. He nodded and continued riding his bike beside me. We talk for a little bit, nothing big just small chat to fill in the awkward silence. I glanced around and my eyes meet eyes that looked so dark they could have been mistaken for onyx colored, they could only belong to Fang. His face was unreadable although I had known him for so long I had learned to read his eyes which looked almost sad, anger, regretful, and something else I couldn't read...
***Fang's P.O.V.***
(Derek and his friends have been at the track for about an hour and a half now)
Every time I looked up all I saw was Derek drooling over Max. Derek and his buddies had pretty much made a wall surrounding Max, so she couldn't get out and I couldn't get in. She had on a small smile as she listened to you of them ramble on about God knows what, although I saw right through her smile. It was completely fake. She didn't want to be with them, talking to them, or anything with them. She even looked a bit uncomfortable with the way they were boxing her in.
All of a sudden a small hand flew into my view, Ari. I looked down at him and he looked severely annoyed at me.
"Daddy I wanna go see Mommy... caus' I hungery.",he said. I chuckled at his mispronunciation of the word hungry.
"Ok we can go see mommy and get some food from the truck. Ok?" I looked at him waiting for an approval. He nodded his head vigorously up and down. I turned the gas and the bike jerked forward immediately. As I approached were Max was I could feel Derek glaring at me. As I was about to call Max, Ari beat me to it..
"MOMMY!",he yelled gaining everyone's attention. Embarrassed he turned and tried to hide his helmeted head into my chest. The second he yelled for her, her head snapped up and immediately began searching for her baby. Her eyes locked on him in less that two seconds flat, then she looked up at me concerned. I just shot her a small smirk while nodding my head up and down letting her know nothing serious happened. She nodded reassuring herself that he was okay. She stopped her bike and quietly snuck up behind him moving her face right next to my chest, (were I could feel the heat coming off of her cheek) and a few inches away from Ari's head.
"Boo!" She said lightly pinching his sides. He squealed surprised and laughed, whipped his head around to look at her. She had a full blown smile plastered on to her face and pure adoration in her eyes.
"Whatcha want Buddy?" She asked him while pulling his helmet off of his small head.
"I hungery." He stated simply. That had to be the one thing about little kids is they will tell you straight forward what they think or want.
"Ok, well why don't we go over to daddy's truck and eat some lunch." She told him.
"Ok, I go with you." He said reaching his arms out for her to pick him up. She smiled and lifted him off of my bike then walked over to hers putting him on. Slowly she drove over to where the trucks were and pulled up right next to mine. I then turned my attention to Derek and his friends who had been listening/watching the whole thing.
"What's the real reason you came, Derek? Cause I know you didn't want to just ride around for the hell of it." I asked glaring at him. His face hardened no longer having to put up his nice act.
"Why the hell do you think I'm here Fang? Really you have to ask? Sometimes I really do wonder if you are truly stupid." He said back with a cocky grin plastered across his face.
"Derek I swear if you try anything, and I mean anything on Max, you will regret it. Stay out of my personal life." I said getting right in his face, letting him know I was completely serious. He just shrugged and hopped back on his bike heading over to the trucks. I glared at his friends and they all quickly got on their bikes following Derek. Sighing I ran a hand through my hair trying to clear my head. "Why did he always try to take away the good things in my life? Did he really hate me that much? Like I understand I may not be his most favorite person ever (because he is definitely not mine) but seriously were brothers!", I thought. Shaking my head I got back on to my bike and rode over to the trucks.
***Derek's P.O.V.***
(After they all eat lunch.)
I'm starting to get very irritated at this situation. This was not how I wanted today to go, and that is all thanks to fucking Fang. If the events went according to my plan Max would have been all over me already, but every time I got within 5 feet of her Fang would move next to her. Ari was running around playing "monster" with Max. It's were Max would jump out at him, like she was a monster, and he would run away from her but come wondering back. All of a sudden while Ari was running he tripped over his own two feet and fell face first into the ground. Max quickly ran over and picked up a crying Ari, she dusted him off and looked at his head for injuries. I just sat there and watched them not really knowing what to do or if I was supposed to do anything. Ari's cries started to fail into small whimpers as he rubbed his head.
"Guys I'm kind of bored, can we do anything? Like have a race or something?" ,my friend Eli said.
"I don't know guys... I mean with Ari here and all." ,Max said looking unsure.
"Come on Max don't be a wuss, I've never raced you and I always have wanted to. I've heard you are an kickass racer." ,I said to her desperately trying to coax her into racing. She sighed, contemplating her options.
"Fine one race three laps." ,she stated.
"Perfect," ,I replied smirking, "Fang you are in charge of watching Ari while the rest of us race really quick. Ok, good." I stated firmly so no questions were asked.
We all road over to the track preparing for the race. Max walked over the Ari and kissed his head then told him that they were going to count to three together. She came over to our make shift start line, which was a line in the dirt. Ari watched Max intently, she nodded and he started counting.
"One!"
"Two!"
"THREE GO!",he screamed.
The five of us lunged forward trying to gain the advantage on one another. Max took the lead and I was right behind her. We came up to one of the hard 'U' turns and Max's back tire kicked up dirt as she skidded around the turn. The rocks flew up hitting me everywhere, causing me to slow down losing second place. Gritting my teeth and revved my bikes engine to pull up beside Eli who had stollen second from me.
We were on our final lap, Eli and I still fighting for second while Max was still first. Max went over one if the hills and landed off causing her to slow down. Now we were three wide me on the inside, Max in the middle, and Eli on the outside. Quickly I looked over Max's head to wink at Eli telling him secretly I wanted to play around with Max a little. I swerved a little into Max's path and she immediately averted me.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? DRIVE FUCKING STRAIGHT!",She screamed.
"I'm just roughing it up a little babe.",I answered truthfully.
We were about to pass one of the turns that was particularly closer to the woods. Eli looked at me for confirmation and I shook my head yes grinning like a mad man. As we took the corner Eli cut into Max's 'lane' while I cut into her 'lane from the right. Although things did not go as I planned, I thought Max was going to see us cutting her off and slam on her breaks.
When Max saw what I was doing she moved over to her right but she didn't notice Eli who had also cut over. As Max swerved over to the right causing Eli to hit her front tire. The back of her bike ended up hitting my bike sending hers flying off of the track. The rest was like slow motion as I watched in horror as she lost control of her bike, which was heading straight for a huge tree.
***Fang's P.O.V.***
Once Derek decided I was not going to be racing and was on the side line with the little guy, you could say I was pissed. Luckily for me it was only three short laps. Ari was watching the five of them race around the track, but his eyes never left Max and truthfully neither did mine. She was a amazing racer, although she stopped once she became pregnant with Ari. She has never been in a competitive race since before having him. There was just to many chances of her getting a severe injuries in the sport and she didn't want to risk permanently injuring herself for a trophy.
"GO MOMMY, GO.!", Ari screamed at the top of his lungs.
I smirked at his enthusiasm for his mom. It was the final lap and Max was in the lead. Derek and Eli were fighting over second place, when I saw Derek look over at Eli nodding. Confused I watched them more intently, I watched Derek swerve a little into Max's way, my blood started to boil. Derek was always a dirty racer always looking for the cheap shot or way to "joke around" with you so he could win. All of a sudden I saw Max's bike jerk to the right, then lunging into the woods off to the side of that particuallar stretch of track. I watched as her bike slammed right into a huge ass tree.
"MAX!" I screamed. Immediately starting my bike, wrapping my arm around Ari so he didn't fall off, and heading towards Max's unmoving form. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Derek and the other guys making their way over to Max. Once I got to were Max was Ari practically jumped off of my bike and immediately ran over to her side dropping down on his little knees. Max was bent weirdly, were her head first hit the tree then the rest just wrapped around it.
"Mo-mommy wa-wak-wake up.",Ari said with tears in his eyes to Max's unconscious form shaking her shoulder lightly.
I bent down to feel her neck and spine making sure she wasn't parallized or that she didn't break anything. Once I was sure I gently roled her over and took her now cracked helmet off of her head. Her mouth was slightly open and her heart rate was dangerously low. Derek and his buddies were off to the side hovering over us not really sure of what to do.
"WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE LIKE A FUCKING IDIOT! CALL 9-1-1 BEFORE HER HEART COMPLETELY STOPS.!",I yelled trying to take control of the situation for Max and my crying 1 1/2 year old. All I could think was, "Please let my Max be all right."