Chapter 59
Three weeks later
She drove down the neighborhood street as always, the guys following behind her. It was a hot summer day, the air conditioner coming from the car was cooling her skin. She saw the familiar red truck and smiled softly to herself. She knew very well that Mia had a thing for the guy. She parked with grace and professionalism, the guys following as if in a ballet dance. She got out of her car with ease.
The hot sun felt like fire burning at her cool skin, she looked around observing her surroundings, tugging slightly at her pants. She followed Leon over to Vince's car where Jesse was busy explaining what Vince should do to get it running again.
"…That's why your unloading in third." She heard Jesse explain. "Told ya it was third." Of course Leon couldn't help, but tease Vince. "Shut up!" Letty look at the engine block, then noticed that Vince had taken noticed of the red truck across the street.
"What's up with this fool? What is he, sandwich crazy?" She rolled her eyes at Vince's jealousy ritual. "No V, he aint here for the food dog." "Chill out, bro. He's just slingin' parts for Harry, man." she had to somehow get V's attention on something else. "I know what his slingin'" "He's tryin' to get in Mia's pants dog." Leon just had to put his two cents in. She rolled her eyes and walked into the shop giving a quick greeting to Mia. "How ya living girl?"
At the back of the store she could see her boyfriend sitting down looking at something. She stood at the doorway and watched him for only a second. "Hey, Dom. You want something' to drink?" she was trying to be nice, something that was unusual and rare. He held up his drink without acknowledging her, which didn't go over to well with her. Today though, she wasn't in the mood to fight with anyone.
She looked over to were Mia was busy trying to get Vince's attention away from the "white bread" as Leon and Jesse took to calling him. The guy got up, paid telling Mia something that she could not make out. Vince grasped it and got up following "white bread" outside. Letty turned to look at Jesse who mumbled something to Leon. Mia got all their attention.
"Dom, would you get out there? Please! I'm sick of this shit! I'm not kidding Dom! Get out there!" Letty looked towards the road in front of them, putting her glasses down trying to make sure that she wasn't seeing things. "White bread" was beating Ol'Coyote. "What you put in that sandwich?" she heard Dominic ask. "That's really funny." Dominic smirked, Letty didn't want the cops coming around here. "Dom!" she gave him an "Do something now" look. "Alright." he quickly walked out of the shop followed by Jesse and Leon. Letty followed after and turned to look at Mia, before walking outside.
Dominic separated the two with ease and then Leon pushed Vince over towards her. "Chill out V." she tried to clam him down. "Well he shouldn't be coming around here." she rolled her big brown eyes, tired of V's jealousy something that was getting old to quickly. Dominic walked towards them, anger showing and she could see that vain starting to show itself on his forehead.
"Don't pull that shit again Vince." Dom harshly spoke. "I'm just trying to keep the jerks away from Mia." Vince tried to make an excuse. "I can take care of that myself V! that's my job, not yours! I don't need cops coming up in here. They're just trying to find an excuse to throw me back in jail." He growled out. Vince walked to his car speeding off and Dominic walked back into the shop followed by Leon, Jesse, and Letty.
Mia tried to talk to Dom which was worthless, he didn't want to talk to her at the moment. Leon and Jesse just avoided him altogether. Letty had never been afraid of him and could care less if he glared at her.
He sat down and she went to stand in back of him, massaging his shoulders getting out the stress. He picked up the phone and started dialing. She wondered who he was calling, then she got her answer. "I'm looking for Harry tell him it's Dominic Toretto." she couldn't hear the other end of the line. "Harry, I had some trouble with one of your employees today a Brian Earl Spilner. He and Vince got into a fight. I don't need that Harry so I suggest you fire him." something was said that she could feel him tense up. "Ok fine, but if he gives me more trouble his out." He hung up the phone. So "white bread" had a name.
"I'm leaving for school. I'll see you later." Mia softly spoke. "Aight, we're going to the races tonight." Dom spoke. "Ok. Bye Let." "Bye Mi." She turned and saw the guys walk out leaving her and Dom alone.
"Why are you in such a bad mood?" she sat down on top of the table. "I'm not." she chuckled lightly knowing that his ego was interfering at the moment.
Two people walked into the store, she jumped off of the table and went to attend to the costumers. Those two where the last to appear, several hours had pass and no one had come in, then again that was a usual Friday, people opted to go home to begin the much needed weekend. To her it was just another day, only today it was boring. As much as she loved Dom, when he was at the shop he wouldn't talk or do anything just sit and stare at paperwork all day.
She walked around the store, finally deciding to grab a bag of chips. She looked at the expiration date her brows furrowing as she saw a one year old expiration date. She took a look at the rest of the bags finding that they where all the same. She rolled her eyes and walked over to Dom.
"You know someone can sue you for food poisoning." he looked up at her wondering what she was talking about. "Why?" he asked. "Cause this is one year old." she threw the bag to him. He read it and then looked up at her. "Get rid of them." She looked at him like he had gone crazy. "I don't think so. I'll have one of the guys do it tomorrow." He laughed at her ways of avoiding work.
"Are you racing tonight?" she had wondered since he hadn't shown up at the races for two weeks. As king of the streets he got to go when he wanted to. No one could take away his title unless they beat him, which of course had never happened. She had attended the previous weekend and had raced against three other guys, of course she won that's why they called her queen of the streets. She hardly ever raced against girls that actually knew something about the car they where racing in. Racing had yet to become equal in the gender area. "Yeah I am. I called Hector and told him I would be there."
After a couple of hours longer Dominic finally decided to close the shop. They headed out to Letty's car and got in. Once Letty turned the car on Dominic quickly rolled the window down. "I'm hungry." Letty spoke up. "You're always hungry." Dom laughed at her. She pulled up to a stop light, in the next lane there were a bunch of girls in a car. A girl with spiked hair looked over at Letty yelling to her. "Hey!" both Letty and Dom turned to look at the car in the next lane. "My friend here will race you to the next light for 2 gran." Letty held up the money in agreement. Dominic didn't like her racing on intersections, but she did it more often then not.
The light turned green and Letty shifted to first gear. The car sped of leaving a trail of smoke. With in seconds she passed the finish line without using NOS. The other car pulled up to hers and the girl with spiked hair got out going over to her window. She handed Letty the cash and took a quick look at Dom. Letty rolled her eyes at her then sped off.
"You know I don't like it when you race on the street." Dominic finally spoke up. "Whatever Dom." He rubbed at his forehead. "Let, it's dangerous. Something can happen to you. What if a car comes from the other side and hits you." "But when you race with everyone else around it makes it safe?" Dominic sighed at her stubbornness. "No but…" "But what? It's the same thing period." Dom dropped the subject. She was always ready for a challenge, one that he wasnt ready to start.
They got home, Letty headed straight to the room. The room felt hot and muggy, she turned the light on and the fan, then walked over to open the window. She laid down on the bed loving the coolness of the white sheets against her back. Looking up at the white ceiling her mind began to wonder and soon she dose off.
Dominic sat down on the sofa with a cold beer on his left hand. He watched Jesse and Vince play a video game. His body felt hot and sweaty a cold shower sounded good. Yet his mind was on the race tonight. There really wasn't a lot of competition and he was used to winning every race. The only competition around here was Johnny Tran, but Johnny hardly ever went to races. He wasn't into the scene as much as he use to be.
Enough about Johnny, he stood up looking at the clock it was nearly 11:00. He took a double take he had been sitting there for 2 hours. He headed upstairs wondering why Letty hadn't come down to eat dinner, since she was hungry earlier.
He opened the door to his room and walked in smiling as he saw Letty sleeping in the middle of the bed. When she slept alone she tossed and turned around in bed.
He sat on the bed and took of his boots throwing them across the room. Then took of his shirt while walking to the bathroom. He turned the light on and set the shower to run cold water. He finished undressing and got into the shower, the cold water cooling his hot skin.
He got out wrapping a towel around his waist. Entering the room he saw Letty still asleep. He walked over to her and nudged her. "Come on baby wake up." she fluttered her eyes opened and moaned stretching, then rubbing at her eyes. Dominic went over to the drawer to began getting dress.
Letty got up and sat in bed staring at the wall still trying to wake up. "What time is it?" she finally asked groggily. "It's11:30 get ready." Letty got out of bed taking off her shirt and pants, leaving her only with her panties on. She hadn't worn a bra and Dominic took noticed right away. "I don't think so." she smirked as Dom walked over to her. He kissed her gently. "I got to take a shower Dom." but before he could answer someone knocked at their door. "What?" he growled. Letty giggled and walked into the shower.
When she walked out she saw Dom dressed in his black pants and black shirt. She pulled on her back panties with the matching bra. Then her black leather skirt with a green see through shirt. She quickly blow dried her hair and grabbed her boots. She got ready in under 30 minutes. Then she grabbed her knife and car keys heading out the door.
She walked into Mia's room. "Hey you ready?" Mia looked up at her and smiled. "Yes lets go." Letty laughed at her. "You're in a happy mood." "Something tells me something good is gonna happen." Mia replied and both girls headed down the stairs. The boys where waiting on the porch.
They headed out, Dominic in front followed by Letty, Leon, Vince and finally Jesse. They where running late but to them everyone else was just early. When they go to what is the vegetable market on Saturday mornings, they formed in a V formation. Dominic led them into the small alley. Letty watched as people quickly formed around Dominic's car.
She saw the two blond girls hanging around Dom, he of course started flirting with them. Any other day she would let it go and not care, but today she wasn't in the mood to put up with it. She got out of her car with ease tugging at her skirt and walking over to them. Everyone in the crowed watched them.
"Owww! I smell ..." she sniffs the air "Skanks… Why don't you girls just pack it up before I leave tread marks on your face!" both girls looked at her "Alright" Dominic glared at her. "Letty I was just talkin' to them." "Yeah whatever." she gave him attitude and then moved to stand behind him.
Letty watched Dominic interacting with Hector and Edwin. "One race, two-G-buy-in. Winner takes all." she heard Dom tell Hector "Hector you're going to hold the cash." Then Arj asked "Why Hector?" "Because his to slow to make away with the money man." Letty and Mia both started laughing.
"Hey wait hold up I don't have the cash but I do have the pink slip to my car." she heard "white bread" or rather Brain since he now had a name speak up. It was beginning to get interesting, Brain was going to race Dominic. Was he for real? She turned to look at Mia who had a glimmer in her eyes. "That your car?" Dominic began to walk over to the green Eclipse. She stood besides Dominic and watched as the mad scientist started naming off parts. "So am I worthy?" Letty had enough of the conversation it no longer interested her. She walked back to her car and got in. Seconds later she watched everyone scurry to their cars.
Mia got into the car, she looked at Letty. "Did you see him?" Letty laughed. "Yeah I also saw those little eyes going ga ga over him." Mia blushed slightly. "His just so…so…" "Hot, irresistible." Letty helped her out with the words. "Yeah." "Whatever happened to Vince?" Mia looked at her friend then at her brother's car in front of them. "I don't know, I liked him but you know Vince. I don't know Let, I like Brian a lot." Letty smiled lightly and parked next to Vince's Maxima when they got to Hawtorn.
They got out and stood with Vince. Letty scanned the racing scene. She saw Marisol walking towards her. "Hey chica" they hit fists. "Hey girl, how ya living?" Marisol leaned against Letty's Silvia. "Not much, same ol'same ol'. So yo man racing tonight?" Letty cocked her eyebrow. "That is his car up there." she pointed to the red Mazda. "Oh yeah." "For real Marisol what you been smoking?" Letty laughed at her. "Nothing, I just didn't see it."
The race began and both girls watched as the Mazda took first place. "Well I'll see ya around." "Ok." Marisol stopped suddenly and walked back to Letty. "Hey I almost fogot, my lil'sis Maritza is turning 21 she wants a girls nite out. So ya know we should make plans." Letty smile. "K just hit me up." "K see ya around."
Letty watched as the Mazda came back and parked. She followed Mia and Vince over to the group that was gathering around. She watched as the racer chasers quickly got to Dom's side, but Jesse got between Dom and the girls trying to bring him towards the team.
Vince glared at her and she glared back, then he got up in her face so she challenged back. All of a sudden Dominic lifted her up. "You're my trophy." she smiled at him. He put her back down and kissed her lips softly before leaving.
He walked over to where Brian was now at. Letty watched from afar. She wasn't in the mood to be around a huge crowed at the moment. The crowed kept braking up into oh's and ah's. Then she heard Dominic talking. "What are you smiling about?" She decided to go see what "white bread" was getting himself into.
"Dude I almost had you." Letty laughed at his comment. "You almost had me? You never had me. Granny shiftin,' not double-clutchin' like you should. You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake." he laughed and looked at a guy as he walked around the eclipse. "Almost had me?" "You tell him Dominic." Dominic looked back at Brian.
"Now me and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block and replace the piston rings you fried." Everyone erupted in Oh's and laughter. "Ask any racer, any real racer, it don't matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Wining's wining!"
"Oh shit we got cop, cops, cops go!" they all heard Leon shout over the 2-way. Letty ran to her car and got in, she turned the car on as Mia got in. She drove off in the opposite direction of the house so no cops would follow her.
"Well that was close." Mia spoke up after a few minutes. "For real man, that had never happened before." they arrived back at the house and Letty parked in front of Mia's car. "Guess I should prepare the house for the party." Letty laughed "You're a little late." she pointed at the people heading up the stairs and into the house.
Both girls got out and walked in, Mia looked at Letty "I'll be upstairs." Letty nodded and walked into the kitchen grabbing a beer. She drank some of the beer while watching Jesse walk in. "Wanna play PS2?" He asked her, Letty finished the beer throwing the bottle in the trash can. "Yeah sure." She saw Vince walk in followed by Leon and some blond. She then wondered who went to get Dominic.
"You didn't go get Dom?" she questioned Vince as he sat down and got his guitar. "No." She cocked her eyebrow at him. "Why not?" he glared at her for a moment and finally spoke up. "Why didn't you go?" she shrugged her shoulders and walked over to the TV where Jesse was busy setting up the game. She didn't go because she was still pissed at Dom for flirting with the skanks earlier that night.
They played for a couple of minutes before a brunette came around and recruited Jesse to go dance with her. Letty began to play by herself laying down on her stomach to be more comfortable.
About an hour later she was still playing when she heard Leon talking to Dom. She looked up to see him standing next to her. He walked over her and she quickly got up, forgetting about the game. She walked over to one of the pillars that separated the living room and the lounge room leaning on it.
"Where were you?" She saw Dom question Vince. He was mad they all knew it. "There were mass cops there. They came in from every direction. That shit was orchestrated." Vince excused himself. "Is this your beer?" "Yeah, that's my beer." Dominic took it and began to walk back into the living room.
He saw Jesse with the brunette "Yo, Einstein. Take it upstairs. You can't detail a car with the cover on." Jesse rolled his eyes at him. "Can't even get that right."
"Are you alright?" she asked trying to get him to calm down. "Am I alright?" he glared at her. He had a right to be pissed but she was just asking. "It was just a question."
"Yo, Dom! why'd you bring the buster here?" she turned to look at Vince who had just fueled the fire even more. "Because the buster kept me outta handcuffs! He didn't just run back to the fort! The buster brought me back." Dominic growled out in anger. She watched him walk over to Brian and hand him the beer. Everyone in the room was silent and looking at Dominic's next move. "You can have any brew you want, as long as it's a Corona." "Thanks, man." "You!..." she heard Vince growl. "Hey, bro. You gotta bathroom?" "Yeah, upstairs. First door on the right." Dominic responded without taking his eyes off of Vince.
Dominic walked over to the lounge and sat down rubbing at his forehead. "His got no call bein' up in here. You don't know that fool for shit!" Vince walked over to him. "His right dawg." Leon put in. She stood there just watching the scene unfold. "Vince there was a time when I didn't know you." She rolled her eyes at that, it was a stupid answer to give. "That was in the third grade!" "Yeah, so, what girls are here?" she heard him ask and walked over to them. "You just name it. You want mine? You want two?" Leon suggested to him. "You need to shut the f….." she pushed Leon, while Dominic laughed.
"You don't have anything?" he asked. "You look a bit tired. You should go upstairs and give me a massage." she purred. "Look at all our guest." "How about we go upstairs and you give me a massage?" she grabbed his arm, she heard Vince say "Crazy lady." Dominic laughed looking at Vince. He put his arm around her shoulder and she put her arm around his waist. They headed up the stairs as Brian was coming back down.
"Yo. You owe me a 10 second car, right?" he smirked. "Ouch. Oh shit." she laughed at Brian, Dominic joining her. Then they headed up the stairs.
Dominic opened the door while Letty walked in and kicked some of the clothes to the side. He looked at her as she sat down on the bed. "What happened?" she asked him. He took off his boots and looked at her. "Brian got me and he ended up driving by Trans turf. Which didn't go over to well with Johnny. He took us to the restaurant had a conversation about staying away and then blew up the car. We got a taxi back here. That's it." he ran his hand over his head, too tired to give details. "Where were you at?" he finally questioned her as she took off her boots. "I was mad at you." "Why?" he asked her. "Cause you be flirting with the skanks." he sighed and walked over to her pulling her into his arm. She wrapped her legs around his waist while he sat down on the bed. "You know they don't mean nothing. I love you." "Yeah but it still…I don't like it when you do that. Anyways, if I was the one flirting with some guy he'd be 6ft underground by now." she spoke softly and played with his cross.
"With you it's different." he watched her, her eyes looked up at him. "Whatev'" she went back to playing with the chain. "It is different." "Right it's different cause you think that you can act like I'm your property and then pull the jelousy act." "That's not true and you know it. Calm down Let, they dont comepare to you they never will." She sighed. "The thing here is Dominic that you get all pissed if I even say hi to some guy that you dont know. This has been going on for quite awhile. We're not in high school anymore so quit the shit. When I get pissed about you flirting with the same two bimbos that have been all up in you for the last year and a half. You act like I'm crazy, cause you dont want to look bad infront of your kingdom." she retorted, he didnt know what to say. "Six years should be enough to prove to you that I'm not going to cheat on you. Hell an entire lifetime should prove to you that I wont cheat on you." she said in a softer voice. "I know you wouldnt do that. I trust you Let, it's them I dont trust. How did we even get into this subject?" he asked. "You started." she responded. He kissed her forehead lightly taking in her coconut scented hair. "Dom" she spoke softly her eyes looking up at him. "Huh baby?" "Make love to me." he smiled softly at her and stood up.
After an hour of making love they laid there in silence. There sweat mixing together, neither could tell where one ended and the other began. Letty was laying on top of Dominic her fingers lightly raking his chest.
"I love you." Letty spoke softly. Dominic rubbed at her back. "I love you too." he kissed her forehead gently. They could still hear the remainders of the party downstairs. The music was playing softly now, the voices of people talking could no longer be heard. Letty dosed off and Dominic followed soon after.