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Chapter 33-Unexpected Surprises

Letty's POV

As you may have heard, I'm extremely sick. I feel like a mess. I should have listened to Sasha when she said to just have Mia cook in. But no, I had to be stubborn and order take-out, resulting in food poisoning. I had been puking all over the place for the past twenty-four hours and I was weak. I couldn't even get out of bed to take CJ to the park. She had been at the garage every day since the guys left, and she wanted a day off. I felt bad, but I think she understood. At the moment, Angel was downstairs trying to teach her how to play Barbies. I couldn't help but smile. That used to be Mia and I. The first day I met her, she tried to teach me to play Barbies.

My thoughts were shattered by the contents in my stomach coming back up. I jumped from bed as fast as I could without getting winded and ran to the bathroom. I fell to the floor, letting to waste out. I didn't move, in case my stomach decided it wasn't finished. I heard footsteps making it's way to the bathroom. I didn't bother turning around.

"What is it?" I snapped, holding my head over the toilet.

"You think this could be a little more serious than bad food?" Mia asked, leaning in the doorway. I looked at her with furrowed eyebrows.

"Please tell me you're not talking about what I think you are..." I said, pushing myself up off the floor. I wet a washcloth and ran it down my face. Looking in the mirror, I saw my face was paler than usual.

"Take this. I'll be back up here in fifteen minutes. If you refuse, we're going to the doctor," Mia said, tossing me a small white box. I huffed and slammed the bathroom shut.

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Mia's POV

I shut the door to Letty and Dominic's room and made my way back downstairs. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I found CJ trying to show Angel something on the bottom of one of her toy cars. The look on Angel's face cleary showed she didn't care, but she was being nice.

"CJ, honey it's no home. She's not a car junkie like the rest of us," I said, walking by them.

"I know. She's like a martian or something," CJ replied.I chuckled and kept walking, making my way to the kitchen. I opened the fridge, looking for dinner for the night. I found that Letty hadn't been shopping in a while. I picked up the wall phone.

"Sasha, hey, your friend wouldn't mind pizza tonight would she? The fridge is bare."

"I'm sure she won't mind. I'll pick up some movies tonight," she replied.

"Sasha ... are you sure this is right? I mean, the guys will be back Monday-"

"Look, Mia. Everything will be fine. Ricky was just a phase okay, everything will be fine. I got a customer Mi, I gotta go," she said. I said bye and placed the phone back on the receiver.

I reached back in the fridge and grabbed the remaining cherry Snapple. I exited the kitchen, finding the living room empty. Hearing voices upstairs, I made my way to Letty's room. It was time for me to check on her anyways. The girls were standing at the door, their ears pressed up against it.

"What are you doing?" I asked them.

"I heard my mom crying and screaming. I knocked on the door but she said not to come in," CJ said, a look of sadness on her face. She always hated seeing someone upset, especially Letty.

"Go back downstairs. Mommy's fine," I replied, giving them a little push towards the stairs. When I was sure they made it to the bottom, I pushed threw the door. I walked into the bathroom, finding Letty bundled in a corner, crying. "Hey babe, what's wrong?" I asked her.

"Look Mi. You were right," Letty whimpered, showing me the white stick.

It was marked green, meaning it was positive.

Oh shit.

xxx

No POV

It was rounding five p.m., and it was lunch time at the garage. Since she was the new girl, Jayden was sent over to the store for the food. She didn't oblige, in fact, she was honored. She walked over to the sink and washed her filthy hands.They were sparkling compared to her dirty borrowed coveralls. Jayden trudged over to the store, her workboots clanking the ground below her. Sasha smiled at her as she walked over.

"I guess this is initiation huh?" Jayden asked, sliding on a stool in front of Sash.

"You know it. What are they asking for?" Sasha replied, walking to the back.

"Um, one turkey sandwich," she struggled to remember,"a, um--a foot long, and one tuna sandwich," she smiled, finishing the order.

"Bad memory?" Sasha asked, beginning the orders.

"A.D.D. but close," Jayden replied, her face turning a shade of pink.

"Hey, that's cool. One of my best friends had it when he was younger. He overcame it about two years ago," I said, remembering Jesse's progress.

I fixed the sanwiches and hot dog, putting them in a take-out box. I carried it back to the counter and placed it in front of Jayden.

"Thanks. For letting me hang around and everything," she said, standing from the stool. "Oh yeah, um some lady stopped by and dropped two little girls off. They already have lunch with them. The lady said she had to take a 'Letty' to the hospital or something. She said not to worry though," Jayden said, with a reassuring smile.

Just as Sasha was about to respond, a familiar car pulled up outside of the store. The beautiful blond exited the car, pulling up his jeans. He had on a plain white tee that showed off his toned arms, blue jeans, and flip flops. He was sporting large sunglasses, which he placed on top of his head as he approached the garage.

"Long time, no see," Monty said, smiling brightly at Sasha.

"Yeah I know. Where you been stranger?" Sasha said, cocking her head to the side.

"Out of town. Went to visit the parents in New York," he replied. Sasha nodded. She could almost sense what was coming next. "Heard about what happened with Ricky. Such a shame."

"Don't Monty. It happened, it didn't work out, it's over," Sasha responded, wanting to drop the subject.

"She misses you, you know," he said, ignoring her request.

"How do you know?"

"I talked to her last night. She's torn up Sash. Poor girl's losing her mind," Monty sdaid, fiddling with his shades.

"That's just something I can't deal with. Not right now at least. I've got other responsibility now," Sasha said, turning over to the garage.

"Who? That girl? Who was she?"

"Just a teen in need of some savior. She and her friends skipped school and came here. Get this, she actually likes school. Her friends pressure her into skipping," Sasha said, amazed at the youth these days. "Anyways, she loves school because of her Automotive class. Told her we needed a few hands in the garage. She couldn't say no," she finished, smiling proudly.

"Nice," was all he said about it.

They continued talking and catching up since the past month he had been gone. She told him about Vince and the boys leaving, about Letty getting sick, and about Desmond learning to stand on his own. Monty filled her in on his parents. His mother, who was a lesbian, and her partner got into an argument and he had to console her. His father, who was engaged to another woman, was having the time of his life.

All in all, life on both ends were great for them.

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"So what do you think Sen? Think it could be?" Mia asked Senia, raking her hand through her hair.

"Yeah it's possible. If so, only a few weeks. It's kinda hard to tell. I'm gonna run some more tests and I'll get the results to you by Monday," Senia said, writing some things down on her clipboard.

Mia helped Letty down off the hospital bed. They made their way back out to the lobby. Letty spotted her old doctor, Dr. Reese, looking over some papers at the counter. He looked much older, a gray and white beard shaping his face. He had more wrinkles around his eyes and mouth. The girls continued to walk, but was stopped when Dr. Reese spoke.

"Leticia, what a surprise!" he said, enthusiasm in his voice. Letty rolled her eyes as he approached them. "It's been years. How have you been? How are those children of yours?" he rambled with questions, giving Letty a headache.

"Well as of now, I could be pregnant, my children are fine, and you're giving me a spliting headache. So if you could do me a favor and fuck off, I'd be a lot less stressed," she spat, continuing her walk out the building.

Mia gave the doctor an apologetic smile and followed. She walked out to the parking lot, where Letty was waiting by the car.

"Why do you feel you need to be so rude to EVERYONE you know?" Mia asked, pressing the automatic unlock button under the doorhandle. Letty didn't respond, only shrugged and got in the car.

The ride home was awkward and silent. Letty kept her gaze out the window. She didn't know what Dominic would think. What if she was pregnant again? Would he be happy about it? Did he want another kid? She didn't know anything. But she knew they were running low on money and would have to do something. Hijacking trucks was out of the question. She would never go back to that life. But what about racing? She could race again for money. It wouldn't be much, but it always brought in more than the store did. She would have to discuss it with Dom when he got home.

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There's 33. Some surprises in there. Read&review please.

-Kita