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(Some Months Later, Delanie)
Vince and I were lounging in the corner chair together while the tradition of watching a movie with the team was going on. Everyone was sprawled out everywhere around the room including Mia and her best friend Hanna; as they watched the newest comedy to hit the stores. We weren't really watching the movie though because ten minutes in to it we'd get distracted and start up a conversation or we'd kiss or laugh about something and that is why we always took the chair in the corner.
"What are we going to do later?" I asked in a whisper.
"What ARE we doing later?" He grinned at me. I rolled my eyes and smiled.
It was already almost eleven and the movie should be over soon but, on the weekend Vince and I were always up half the night staying busy. Whether it be leaving and going to his house last minute at one in the morning or feeling hungry and going through the drive thru window just before they closed at two and one night we both fell asleep but, he woke up somewhere around four and shook me awake. I remember this just like it was yesterday because it was the most romantic thing someone has ever done for me. Vince had grabbed an old blanket from the closet and woke me up gently. At first I was pretty pissed at getting woken up but, once we made it too our destination I was too love struck to notice. He laid the blanket horizontal along the beach; I lay on my side and he lay behind me with his arm around me and we watched the sun come up over the ocean. It was truly amazing and something I'd never experienced before. I just remember my chest swelling with love and my eyes getting heavy as I fell asleep in his arms on that beach.
I came back to reality and kissed him before speaking. "I don't know we'll come up with something." He nodded and turned to the movie. I followed suit but I knew it wouldn't last long. Surprisingly we did shut up long enough to watch the end of the movie and once it was over we bid our farewells and left.
We were almost to his place when my phone rang. I groaned and looked at it trying to figure out whose number it was. Finally I opened it and answered it.
"Delanie… I have some terrible news."
"Aunt Katie? What's the matter? Are you okay?" I asked in surprise. I looked over at Vince and shrugged. His attention was split in half: focusing on the road and focusing on me.
"No, its Dorothea," My heart sunk and my face fell. "She was in a car accident. It's pretty bad." She cried. Tears came to my eyes.
"What?" I croaked. "Is she okay? How bad is it?"
"I don't know, they haven't told me much, but, she's not conscious. The car struck her side and she's hurt pretty bad." She explained through her sobs.
My aunt told me the doctors were coming and that she would call me soon with an update. I shut my phone and stared ahead in shock.
"What happened?" Vince asked looking at me; he frowned when he saw the tears.
"My cousin Dorothea was in a car accident, she's hurt pretty bad." I explained.
"Oh my god, are you okay?" He asked grabbing my hand. I nodded slightly by habit and continued to stare at the road in front of me. A few minutes later we pulled into Vince's driveway. He shut off the engine, with a sigh he looked over at me. I met his glance and frowned. "Are you going to be okay babe?" He said lowly. I shook my head no. "What can I do for you? Want me to take you home?" He asked. I could tell he didn't really know what to do and that made him feel helpless.
"Want to take a road trip?" I finally said to him.
"To where?" He asked; considering it.
"Fort Worth, Texas." I state.
"What! That's almost a day's drive. Delanie you should think about this I mean you're aunt will keep you updated. She'll be ok." Vince tried to comfort me.
"Vince, I'm going with or without you, I was simply giving you the option of coming with me." I reply sadly. He sighed and ran his hand over his head.
"Alright, hold on." He exited the car.
This is what I meant by Vince and I living off of impulse. He came back out fifteen minutes later with a backpack, a cooler and directions on how to get there. Before he started the car he turned to me and grabbed my cheek; making me stare into his eyes.
"I want you to know that it will all be okay, I'm here and I'm not going anywhere Delanie. I'm doing this for you, because I love you." With that he kissed me. It had to be the first time he ever openly stated that he loved me without blushing. I did my best to smile for him let him know that what he just said made me ache inside with love but, the smile wasn't very big. We pulled away from his house and made our way to mine. When we walked in we found Natalya watching television while my mom was sitting at the table in the kitchen paying some bills; she was still in her work clothes.
"Mom, Dorothea was in a car accident, she's not doing very well. Vince and I are going there to see her." I tell her, still trying not to cry. My mom was surprised.
"Come on sweetie, do you think that's a great idea?" My mother asked.
"I have to see her mom, I'll be okay." I reply giving her a hug and walking out of the room. On my way to my room and fill Natalya in on what's happening, before going up to my room and packing.
Vince stood in the kitchen kind of uncomfortable under her mother's stare.
"Did you try to talk her out of it?" She asked accusingly.
"Yes, but she wouldn't budge."
"She doesn't need this now." Her mother cried.
"Look, I'm there for her and I will make sure she's okay. I won't let anything happen to her… I promise." Vince says. She nodded.
"Thank you, you're a good man Vince, keep us updated." With that she stood and pulled the much larger man into a hug before pulling away with a smile. Vince nodded and watched her leave.
It only took me a few minutes to pack a bag, I wasn't sure how long we'd be there but, I grabbed enough clothes for a few days and the basic necessities before zipping up my bag and making my way downstairs. I kissed my mother and sister on the cheek before finding Vince and leaving.
I was starting to feel a little better because I knew that by tomorrow I would be there with my cousin. I couldn't just shut down and shut Vince out. I knew he was at loss of what to do with me. I closed my eyes and thought about Dorothea, she and I grew up together; she is a year older than me. She and her parents moved away a few years back and I haven't seen her since. Maybe that is what's fueling me right now, I'm afraid I won't ever see her again and I cannot live or agree with that. I smile sadly over at Vince, silently thanking him for being the great man that he is. He just dropped everything just to come with me to see her and for that I will be forever grateful.
Once I put my bag in the trunk I felt Vince tug me towards him. I looked at him silently.
"Everything will be fine." He told me sincerely. I nodded slightly. He half smiled and wrapped his hands up in my hair pulling our faces closer. He gave me kiss that knocked the wind out me and made weak in the knees; making me forget about the issue at hand for the time being. I lay my palms on his chest and deepen it more; if that was possible. His stubble scratched at my cheek slightly and I could feel burning in the pit of my stomach. I finally pulled away needing a full breath of air. I looked at him and gave him the best smile I could as I leaned my forehead against his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and rubbed my back softly. Finally I pulled away and told him that we should go. So we got into his car, buckled up and quickly headed towards the highway.
I reached over and intertwined my fingers with his and we stayed like that for hours unless we didn't like the music or we changed the air conditioning settings. But those were the only reasons that I'd let him go and it would only be for a second.
Finally around six hours into our trip we both had to pee so bad that he sped off the next exit ramp and pulled into the first place he saw. Conveniently pulling into a gas station, he pulled up to one of the pumps and shut off the engine. I pulled out my wallet and cigarettes making my way towards the store. I bought us both an energy drink and myself another pack of cigarettes. Of course they carded me and once I handed my ID to the cashier he looked at me skeptically before he handed me my smokes. I rolled my eyes, muttered a pitiful thanks and pushed my way out of the store. Vince was no where to be seen so I assumed he was in the bathroom. I wasn't sure where we were but, I know we've been in Arizona for a while now and it's a hot ass state. I watched a couple trucks pull up loudly, music blasting, filled with a bunch of guys looking slightly younger than me. I already felt uncomfortable because I knew they were staring at me. I lit a cigarette and waited for Vince to return.
"You shouldn't smoke you know, it's a bad habit." I looked over at a medium built boy with short blond hair. Rolling my eyes I stood up.
"I'm an adult," I took a drag off of my cigarette and blew it towards him. I could tell these guys were probably only sixteen at the most and the blonde's friend wouldn't stop staring.
"This is a pretty small town; I've never seen you before, where are you from?" He asked.
"LA," I replied nonchalantly, watching cars go by along the highway.
"Oh, California girl huh?" I snorted.
"No, I only live there." I said finally looking at him.
"Ok," He smiled putting his hands up. "So what's your name?"
"What's your name?" I replied like a smart ass.
"Well, I'm Mike, that's Chris, Jeff and Dave." He said pointing to each of his friends.
"Typical white boy names." I chuckled. They all shared a look.
"So what's your name?" He asked. I smirked at him, flicked my cigarette into the parking lot, and walked away to find the bathroom. I really had to pee.
When I came back Vince was sitting on the same picnic table I was before waiting for me. I sat next to him and gave him a cigarette and his drink, kissing him on the cheek. In my side vision I could see those guys watching me as they all got drinks in the back. I don't know what possessed me to mess with them like I had but I had fun doing it. Plus, I knew I'd never see them again once we left here.
"What took you so long?" I asked him.
"Huh? Well I pumped gas first then I had to wait in line for the damn bathroom, I ended up walking behind the place and peeing in a bush." He laughed and sipped his drink. "Thanks for the drink babe." He said giving me a peck on the lips. I nodded a welcome. I watched as those four guys walked out of the store and looked at me before getting into the trucks and starting the engine. Vince stood up and walked into the store to pay for the gas.
"Hey!" I called out. They hit the brakes and looked at me. "It's Delanie."
"I would have never guessed that." The blonde yelled.
"Yeah," I smiled. "I know." Just like that Vince was out of the store having no clue about what happened. I grabbed his hand and walked past the truck to get to the car. I gave them a final wave before we got into his car and pulled away heading back to the highway.
Our next stop was just as we got into Texas. I could tell Vince was getting tired and he wouldn't let me drive so I could do nothing but agree with him as we pulled into a small hotel just off of the freeway. It was just your typical hotel not too fancy but, not disgusting either. He paid for one night and we walked to our room, hand in hand with our bags hanging on our shoulders. Vince said we were only stopping to sleep for a while and then we'd get back on the road. I nodded and looked up at him. After we left that store in Arizona I was in a lighter mood; keeping a conversation with Vince and joking about things. I knew we were getting there and I didn't want to stay upset the whole way. That wasn't like me. We finally found our room; he unlocked it and ushered me in first. I found the light switch and flicked it on to reveal a typical hotel room. I sighed and set my bag down on the small table.
"I'm going to take a shower." I tell him softly. He nods and pulls out a drink from our cooler. I took my time stripping of the clothes I had been wearing since yesterday and pulling my hair out of its pony tail. My body was tired and I knew getting a shower would fix that. I turned on the water and stepped in letting it soak through my hair. About, from what I had guessed, about twenty minutes later I heard the door open.
"Sorry I'm taking so long babe, I'll hurry so you can shower." I yell; rinsing out my hair.
"It's okay baby." He said. I smiled just hearing his reassuring voice and closed my eyes while the shampoo rinsed out of my hair.
I jumped when the curtain was pulled back. With a frightened scream I look at Vince with wide eyes.
"Jesus Christ V!" I yelled at him.
"Sorry." He smiled innocently.
"What are you doing?" I finally came back around and realized I was standing naked in front of him. What surprised me was that he was just as naked as I was. My heart starting racing at the sight and I couldn't help but think that this was it; we were finally doing something we've both wanted for as long as we could remember but, something we agreed to wait on until the time came. Of course V and I had seen each other naked but never like this; we've never just stood there butt naked in front of each other.
"I'm taking a shower, what does it look like?" He asked. My mouth opened and closed trying to find the words. Without another thought he stepped in and pushed me away from the water. I growled and looked at him. He was already washing his hair and starting to wash his body and about three minutes later he was completely done. He moved away from the water and allowed me to finish rinsing off. I put conditioner in my hair and looked at him. He was looking me up and down and smiling slightly. Before I could react he was kissing me deeply. His arms were wrapped around my bare back. I growled low in my throat and wrapped my hands around his middle; pulling our bodies together. Heat was radiating off of our bodies and keeping us hot since the water had turned cool from being on for too long. I whimpered but refused to break the kiss.
Vince pulled away and looked into my eyes; grinning, he leaned into my ear and spoke.
"Have I told you, that you have an amazing body? I can't keep my hands off of you." He says lowly. I blush, realization that I'm bare ass in front of him but, I relax quickly, not seeming to care that I'm naked. He didn't say another word, just got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. I pulled the curtain back and looked at him. He turned around and gave me one last cute smile before leaving the bathroom. I sighed heavily and finished rinsing out my hair before I too got out of the shower.
Once I was dried off I realized that I hadn't brought anything in the bathroom with me so I wrapped the towel around me and walked into the main room. I didn't see Vince anywhere, the door was ajar so I walked over to it and opened it without a thought. I was met by the sight of two older guys maybe in their middle twenties walking by and looking me up and down. Vince was behind them, and I saw him turn around; he was smoking a cigarette wearing nothing but some loose board shorts.
"Would you get some clothes on woman?!" He whispered loudly. I giggled loudly and ran into the room when he came after me.
Finally, Vince caught me and wrapped his arms around me pushing us onto the bed. I laughed loudly and ran my hands through his still damp hair.
"You should be ashamed of yourself!" He barked; smiling before he kissed my pulse point. "Letting those perverts get a late night show." He sighed loudly still smiling down at me. I was smirking defiantly with my hands resting on his back. I leaned up the best I could and pecked him over and over again still laughing slightly.
"When did you get so tan?" I asked him lowly; looking into his crystal blue eyes.
"What? No, as you've seen I have no tan lines. I guess it's from the Italian in me." He smiled. "What about you?"
"Psh, I haven't tanned in ages, I guess I need to go to the beach soon." I told him. He nodded in agreement. "It doesn't take much, I'm part Hispanic, so it doesn't take long to tan."
"Wow," He said, his eyes bulging slightly. "I never knew you were part Hispanic, how come it was never brought up?"
"Well, my dad was Hispanic." I said, he nodded right away knowing that's why it was not brought up sooner. "Gosh, I thought you knew." I chuckled. He shook his head no.
Without a thought he lifted some of his weight off of me and lifted off my towel, I wasn't sure what he was doing but, he looked quickly and let the towel fall back down.
"You're right, no tan lines, we should go to the beach." He says, nodding heavily.
"What did you think I was lying?" I asked laughing a bit.
"Of course not!" he replied. I rolled my eyes. He grinned his 'make your knees weak', charming smile and dipped his head down to kiss me. I closed my eyes and wrapped my hand around the back of his neck; tilting it sideways to deepen the kiss.
Vince lifted his chest up without breaking the kiss and undid my towel; tugging slightly. I lifted, and pushed my hips into his giving him room to pull the towel out from under me. He growled but still hadn't broken the kiss; my chest tightened I wasn't sure if it was from love or lack of air. The air was cold on my barely damp skin; the only heat I got was from Vince, who laid his chest on mine. I welcomed the warmth; wrapping my legs around his hoping to warm them up also. I moaned loudly and held him close. That night Vince and I did not take that last step in our relationship; I was content in doing so but, he simply said, "Baby, it's just not that time yet." Before he continued to assault me with his kisses.
The next morning I woke up to the sun coming through the curtains. The only thing covering my naked body was the thin white sheet; I could feel a slight ache between my thighs from Vince touching me in all the right places. I sighed, stood up, wrapped the sheet around me and walked out the door finding Vince standing against the railing. He turned around and frowned when he saw me in only a sheet.
"Didn't we have this talk last night?" He asked, of course he wasn't mad.
"Yes, but I have not had a cigarette since New Mexico." I simply said, lighting one.
He shook his head, he lip curled up hinting a smile. I leaned into him and welcomed the nicotine into my still tired body. We could hear doors closing in the distance and small kids talking to their parents about breakfast. We stood there silent, listening to the ironic calming from the noise around us. We heard a door shut in a close distance and a guy cough a little too obviously. I looked behind Vince to find those same two guys from last night snickering to each other.
"I swear, I do wear clothes." I said to them sheepishly. I grinned at them as they passed us. "What are the fucking odds?" I muttered, I couldn't believe the same exact guys from last night saw me like this again. Vince glared down at me, I shrugged. "Come on, you know you love it, I mean other guys seeing something they can't have but you can. Admit it." I told him, finishing off my cigarette.
"Hell yeah, but standing around naked all the time isn't right." He said shaking his head to make his point. I shoved him playfully and turned to walk back into the room.
I sat down on the bed and turned on the television watching the local news as Vince got his clothes ready to get into the shower.
"Two nights ago in Fort Worth, a hit and run accident left a nineteen year old girl in critical condition; police say the suspect ran a red light and smashed into the right side of the small car before he left the scene quickly." The screen flashed the mangled car. I could feel the tears coming to my eyes. Vince stopped digging through his bag to watch the screen in disbelief. "They have no leads yet, and it's been reported the young girl is still unconscious and should be okay after a long recovery, if you know anything you're asked to call the Fort Worth police department."
"Oh my God," I said rubbing my eyes. "We have to leave soon V." Tears fell silently from my eyes.
"Calm down baby, we'll get quick showers and leave within the hour." He said reassuringly; kissing my forehead before he quickly got into the shower. I nodded and sniffled loudly.
Just as he said, within the hour we were both ready to get back onto the road. We stopped and got gas, drinks, and food to last us the rest of the way. After seeing that on TV my mood had changed and now I was more than worried about my cousin, I just wish I was there right now. Vince wasn't talking much, I could tell he wasn't really sure about what to say to lighten the mood and I was glad it was silent. I wasn't in the talking mood.
Finally, hours later we passed a sign that read 'Forth Worth, Next Exit'. I sighed in relief and looked over at my longtime boyfriend. He smiled at me and I smiled back, a real genuine smile because I knew I was just minutes away from seeing my cousin, seeing with my own eyes that she is okay. Thankfully, the hospital she was at wasn't too far from the freeway exit. So here we were, sitting in the car, complete silence, both of us staring at the entrance of the hospital. Now I just had to work up enough courage to walk in there.