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The races were where Emily really felt at home. She stepped out of Vince's car, pulling her hair up in a quick ponytail and sliding her earrings in her ears. She looked around, a smirk crossing her face. She loved the rumble of the engines and smell of the exhaust. It had been too long, she missed this.
"Stay close." Vince advised, pulling her from her thoughts. He didn't really want to bring her tonight, but he knew if she was here he could keep an eye on her.
"Yeah, okay…" Emily rolled her eyes, smoothing out her jean skirt. She felt a pang of jealousy when she saw Dom talking a blonde not much older than her. "Bitch.." She mumbled, shutting her door.
"Someone's jealous." Leon howled form behind her, grinning.
"Kiss my ass." She sighed, leaning back against the car.
"Why don't you go say something?" He asked, lighting a cigarette.
"Why should I? He can do whatever he wants." She shrugged her shoulders watching as Dom ran his hand up her arm.
Leon knew Emily had a thing for Dom, you had to be blind not to see it. "Yeah, okay." He chuckled. "Ya know, ya look good."
"Nice try." She kissed his cheek. "Not happenin'." She smirked, making her way over to Dom. "Hey, Dom," she interrupted.
"The grown ups are talking, sweetheart." The girl stepped out in front of her. "Did your parents ever teach you any manners?"
"I'll talk to later, Michelle." Dom said, turning his attention to Emily. She looked beautiful tonight. Her long brown hair was pulled loosely out of her face. He loved when she wore those diamond hoop earrings and those black boots. "Where's Vince?"
"Skankhunting, I guess." Emily reached back, pulling her hair out of it's confines. He watched as it spilled down her shoulders. She didn't catch him looking at her, she was watching Michelle sulk off. "You can do better than that."
"Like who?" Dom chuckled. "You?"
"What is it with you and Leon? I'm a little young for you, Toretto." She rolled her eyes.
"If he touches you, I'll beat his brains in." Dom scowled.
"Not gonna happen, tough guy. I don't date my brother's friends." She bit at her nails, looking around the lot.
Dom was silent for a moment. "That's a good thing. Less ass he has to kick."
She grinned when she caught the gaze of Johnny Tran. "Streetracers aren't my thing?"
Dom looked down at her. "And Asian punks are?"
"We're just friends, Dom." She said quietly, looking up at him. "Just find me before the race starts?" She kissed his cheek gently before walking off.
"Well, hello beautiful." Johnny smirked, wrapping his arm around Emily's shoulders. "Glad you came to see me tonight."
"Hey, Johnny." She looked up at him, sliding out from under his arm. "Long time, no see."
"Too long." He leaned back against the hood of his car.
"You racin' tonight?" She asked, twirling the ends of her hair around her fingers. She wanted to race so bad she couldn't stand it, but Vince wouldn't let her yet.
"Nah, not tonight." He shook his head. "It's Lance's turn."
"I hope he's ready to have his ass kicked." She grinned.
"Yeah, right." Tran scoffed. "He'll wipe the floor with Toretto."
"You wish, man. Dom's got this." She smirked.
"I bet you he don't." He chuckled.
"How much you got?" Emily asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'll bet you five hundred." Tran extended his hand.
"You got it," she grinned. "When Dom wins, I'll be standing right over there with Hector. You can just bring me the money."
"You got a thing for Toretto?" He asked.
"That's none of your business." She crossed her arms.
"So, you do." His smirked widened.
"Why the hell do you care?" She snapped. "It's none of your damn business. This isn't your turf, Tran." She huffed before stomping off.
"It will be." He shrugged, turning his attention elsewhere. Dom didn't own everything and Emily would be his soon enough.
After the race was over, Emily was standing over with Mia and Vince. "I told Tran that Dom had this." She laughed. "I just made five hundred bucks."
"What the hell is that about anyway?" Vince snapped. "I told you to stay away from him."
"He's just a friend, Vince." Emily looked down at her boots.
"He's dangerous, Emily." He grabbed her arm roughly. "I'll tell you one more time, stay away from him."
She jerked her arm away from him. "I have a bet to collect." She narrowed her eyes. She hated when he acted this way. Her life wasn't any of his business, just like his wasn't hers. She walked over to Tran. "Pleasure doing business with ya, cutie." She held out her hand.
Tran rolled his eyes, counting out five one hundred dollar bills. "Next time, it won't happen."
"Keep telling yourself that." She slid the money into her bra before walking over to Dom. "Congrats."
"My trophy!" Dom turned, spinning Emily in a circle. "Don't tell me you were doubting me?"
"Of course not." She blushed slightly as her feet touched the ground.
"Good." Dom looked down into her deep green eyes, pushing her hair out of her face. He kissed her forehead.
"Just let it go, man." Leon clapped Vince on the shoulder. "Let's just head back to the house. You can smoke a little and drink a few beers."
"Yeah.." Vince nodded, his eyes still on his sister and best friend. "Em! Let's go!" He shouted.
"See you back at the house?" She smiled up at Dom before walking back over to Vince. "Let's go, bro."
Vince took a deep breath, doing as Leon said. Tonight wasn't the night for an argument that he knew would go nowhere. "You drinkin' tonight?"
"Probably." Emily shrugged. "But, I'll stay in the other room with Mia. I don't feel like wading through whores to get through the living room."
"Just stay close to the house." He started the car, pulling off.
"Where would I go?" She asked, rolling her eyes.
"Just stay close." Vince repeated, stopping at a red light. He knew Emily liked Dom and by the way Dom looked at her, he knew he liked her too. He just didn't want to have to clean up his little sister's broken heart when Dom broke it.
Emily was sitting with Mia in her bedroom. They were passing back and forth a bottle of Jim Beam."Ya know, we should go in there with everyone else." She took a quick sip, enjoying the burn. She peaked out of her bedroom door and looked around.
"I'm okay." Mia shook her head. "I have studying to do." The party downstairs was just getting started. She could hear the music upstairs. It almost rumbled the house.
"Oh, c'mon!" Emily pouted, grabbing Mia's book. "Pleeassee?" She looked back at the door just in time to see Michelle taking a seat in Dom's lap. She felt her heart sink and closed the door.
"Fine." Mia smiled, sliding down off her bed. She threw on a pair of jeans and a tank top. "You know, you can go talk to him."
"Nah, it's okay." She shrugged her shoulders before sliding her boots back on.
"Do it!" Mia urged. "I can't stand that bitch anyway."
"It's just not a good idea. Vince would freak." She took another swig and placed the bottle back down on Mia's dresser. She opened the door and made her way downstairs.
"There she is!" Leon smirked at the bottom of the steps, opening his arms.
"Hey, bro." She grinned, walking into his open arms. "So, who's here?"
"Ya know, the usual. Us, Tran and his crew, and everyone else in LA." He laughed, taking a sip of his beer. "Glad you decided to join us."
"Yeah, me too." She turned back to Mia. "I dunno if you can do this."
"Just five seconds ago you were begging me to come down here with you." Mia frowned. "C'mon, let's go in the kitchen." She grabbed her best friend's hand and led her into the kitchen.
Emily looked away when the passed by Dom. He'd never change for her and she knew it. She shook her head, trying not to think about it as she bumped into Johnny Tran. "Uh, sorry.."
"It's okay, doll." Johnny smirked down at her.
"Yeah.." Emily said awkwardly before making her way into the kitchen. "If he wasn't cute, he'd be a major weirdo."
"He's just… I dunno. I don't really trust him, but Dom seems to so.." Mia shrugged her shoulders, grabbing a beer from the fridge.
"Hey, Mia." Vince stepped up to Mia, touching her shoulder gently.
"Hey." Mia smiled up at him, popping the top off her beer.
"I'm gonna go in here and give you two some privacy." Emily winked at Mia before leaving the kitchen. She smirked when she saw Johnny Tran standing alone. "Hey, you.."
"Hi." A grin crossed his face.
"So, who you here with?" She asked, running a hand through her hair.
"Nobody special, sweetheart." He chuckled. "And what about you?"
"I thought I was here with you." She looked up at him.
"Sounds good to me." He wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Let's go for a ride." Emily grinned.
"My ride?" Johnny asked, pulling his keys out of his pocket.
"Can I drive?" She pouted slightly.
"I don't think so." Johnny chuckled.
"Oh, c'mon… We both know I can drive. Let's go down to the beach." She grabbed the keys from his hand, sneaking out the door quietly. She smirked when Johnny followed behind her. She slid into the driver's seat of the car, looking over at him. "You ready?"
"As ready as I can be." Johnny smirked, placing his hand on her knee. "Let's go, baby."
With that, Emily pulled out of the driveway. She rolled the window down and turned the stereo. She couldn't explain how it felt to be behind the wheel of a car after so long. She missed it so much. Johnny Tran wasn't necessarily who she wanted to be with, but he made a decent distraction and he was pretty cute.
"Vince!" Leon shouted, rushing into the kitchen. "You do realize your sister just left with Tran, right?"
Vince had heard a car pull out of the driveway, but didn't think anything of it. "Goddamnit!" He shouted, slamming his fist down on the table. He told her to stay away from and asked her to stay at the house. This just smelt like trouble, but there was nothing he could do except let her go. Nothing he said was going to stop her from going. "Just let her go." He shrugged. "She'll be back."
"Are you sure?" Mia frowned. "She could really get hurt."
"Mia, just let it go. She's not going to listen, but you can bet I'll be sitting up waiting on her." Vince shook his head, chugging the rest of his beer. "Fucking brat." He mumbled.
Emily pulled up at the shore, looking over at Tran. "Told you I can drive." She smirked. The moon above the water was absolutely beautiful. She loved to be down here at night. "This is one of my favorite places."
"You do have skills." Tran grinned. "C'mon, let's get out." He stepped out onto the sand, looking out at the water.
Emily slid off her boots before sinking her feet into the sand. She loved the way it felt. It was so relaxing and comforting. She leaned against the hoof of his car, looking up at him. "You can come closer, ya know."
Tran stepped closer to her, placing his hand on her waist. Damn, she was hot. He leaned down, kissing her deeply. He buried his hands in her hair.
Emily gasped slightly, leaning into the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling him closer to him. She leaned a little farther back on the car, giggling as he put his hand out to steady himself. "You alright, Tran?"
"Just fine, baby. Don't you worry." He smirked, running his hands up her smooth legs. "You sure about this?"
"Of course." Emily smirked, pulling him down to her. "Now, quit talking." She kissed him deeply, pulling him close. She lost herself in the kiss. Tonight was going to be a good night, she thought. She was going to enjoy herself. She deserved it. This was the most alive she'd felt since her mother's death. He wasn't Dom, but he'd do for now. She just wanted to feel something.