-1"Where the hell have you been?" Katrina Voronkova said when she finally got through to Lanie after Vince dropped her off at her house.
"I was with my bro and some others. My phone died." She said. "In a normal world I would have to depend on my assistant, you know. But instead my assistant depends on me."
"You're just full of jokes. I've been calling you since yesterday morning. You had me worried to death."
"Sorry, mom." She said sarcastically as she put some leftovers in the microwave. "I went out with the band and met up with some others. I met my brother through one of the guys, so I stayed out with them and saw my bro some more."
"How long have you known this guy? How do you know this other guy is really your brother?"
"Okay, Kat. Get this stick out of your ass because I am in a good mood and I don't want you ruining it. I'll talk to you later." She said before putting the house phone back into its cradle. An hour later there was banging on her front door as she watched Miami Ink.
"Open the damn door, Lanie!" Katrina yelled before banging some more.
"What?" Lanie asked swinging the door open.
"What the hell is your problem?" She asked walking past Lanie and standing in the living room.
"What the hell is yours? For the past 6 months all you do is yell at me about what I do. I'm your boss remember? Don't think this shit is going to last any longer because it won't. I appreciate your concern but this shit is ridiculous." She said trying to stay calm.
"Well I just worry about you." She said quietly before sitting on the couch.
"Well sweetheart, I am a big girl. I've been in the big bad world for a while now and know the good and the bad so I don't need you getting gray hairs worrying about me. Because you'll have a head full by next month." She said putting her arm around her shoulders. "Now I need to get dressed. I'm going out tonight."
"With who?" Katrina asked curious.
"My brother, boyfriend and their team." She said walking up the steps.
"Boyfriend?!" She asked running up the stairs and into Lanie's bedroom.
"Yes. Boyfriend. You know like a guy you can have sex with and not be called a whore?" Lanie joked from in her closet.
"When were you going to tell me about this guy?"
"When I saw you next."
"Where are you guys going?"
"Street races" She said coming out in black jeans, black tank top and Converse.
"The illegal kind?" Katrina asked in shock.
"There's legal kinds?" She asked putting on some lotion.
"Your new boyfriend is steering you in the wrong direction. No pun intended." She said following Lanie downstairs.
"Actually it was my brother who asked me to go with them." Lanie said stopping in front of the door with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Lanie."
"Katrina you are really pushing it." Lanie warned.
"God damn it! Don't be stupid!" Katrina yelled.
"I think you need to leave. I'll call you Monday and tell you if you have a job or not." Lanie said opening the door for Katrina to leave. After Katrina left Vince came and got her.
"What's wrong?" Vince asked driving them to the warehouses where everyone was meeting up.
"Just some work shit. Nothing that can't wait till Monday." She said smiling at him.
"You ready for tonight?" He asked dropping the subject.
"Hell yea. I get to see you guys in your element." She said as they pulled up behind Leon's Skyline. When they got out some girls tried to talk to Vince but he kept getting away from them and got to Lanie.
"Let's go find Dom and Leon. They should be setting up the races." He said taking her hand and walking her over to the group around Dom.
"I see you have a fan club." She said in Vince's ear as they stood behind Dom.
"They just want Dom." He said before kissing her. As if he was trying to assure her that he didn't want them.
"Uh huh." She said with a smile.
"See you two made it." Leon said walking over with Charlize.
"Just got here." Vince said as Lanie put her arm around his waist.
"You'll get used to it." Charlize told Lanie as a couple chicks walked past at glared at Lanie.
"Can I just kick 'em?" She asked cocking an eyebrow at a group of girl's who were checking her out to see how much of a threat she was.
"No. They aren't worth it. Trust me. Ask Letty too. They just try and get as far under your skin as possible." Charlize said
"Man." She whined with a pout.
"Vince. You got first race. Dom said turning around.
"What's the buyin?"
"3g"
"Ok. Who's in it?" He asked pulling out a stack of money and counting it out before handing it to Dom.
"Rick, Beto, and Shiny. We leave in 20 minutes " He said passing the money to Hector.
"Sounds fine to me." Vince said before taking Lanie with him to look at some cars.
"Vince, man. What's up?" Edwin said shaking hands with him before noticing Lanie who was now looking at some cars paint jobs. "She with you?"
"Yea. That's my girlfriend and Leon's sister, Lanie." Vince said watching her.
"You guys always get the good ones before the rest." Edwin said licking his lips as he looked Lanie over.
"Yea and we don't let them go." Vince said as a warning before walking to Lanie putting his arm around her. "I can't take you anywhere."
"Why do you say that?" She said smiling up at him.
"Because when guys look at you I think I might punch them." He said before kissing her.
"Such a caveman." She said with a laugh. "It's a turn on."
"I'll show you caveman." He said before picking her up and carrying her to his car. Lanie couldn't help but laugh.
"You children playing nicely?" Mia asked as the rest of the team walked over to the laughing couple.
"She made me do it." Vince said pointing to Lanie.
"Liar Liar pants on fire." Lanie said like a little kid.
"You are going to get it." Vince said pointing at her.
"Like to see you try." She said crossing her arms over her chest. The team just laughed at them before getting in their cars.
"After I race you will get it." He said as they got in the Maxima.
"Promises. Promises." She said as they followed Dom.
"You going to wait the finishing line for me?" Vince asked as he drove up to the spray painted line.
"Do I look like a trophy?" She asked before giving a quick kiss and going over to Letty.
"What did you say to make Vince look like that?" Letty asked watching Vince's dumbfounded face.
"He asked me if I'd be at the finishing line for him. I said do I look like a trophy." Lanie said with a shrug.
"You have got to be kidding me." Letty said.
"Nope."
"The one reason guys bring girls to races is because they are trophies to them." Letty explained.
"Guess I'm just the minority."
"Well watch out for the more than willing girls." Letty warned before Hector dropped his hands. A minute later Vince had one and had turned around and headed back towards Lanie. When he got to her, she was talking to some girls about their cars. He walked up behind her and slipped an arm around her as he listened to her talk to them about paint jobs. When they finished he walked her to his parked car and sat down before kissing her.
"What's that for?" She asked as they pulled away.
"Just cause. You know you probably talked to the only group of girls who don't whore themselves out?" He asked as she leaned into his arms.
"I'm a good judge of character." She said with a smile.
"So I've learned." He said nuzzling her neck.
"You win?"
"Yup."
"I don't want to be trophy." She said looking him dead in the eyes.
"You aren't like the other girls. You're better then that." He said rubbing his hands up and down her back.
"Thank you." She said with a sigh.
"Come on. Lets get out of here before the cops come." He said opening the passenger side door for her.