-1"Vince! Keep touching me like that and we will never make it out of this house." Lanie said as he pushed his hands under her shirt the next morning. They were already 20 minutes late and Leon had called around 14 times.
"Fine by me." He said into her neck as he kissed it.
"You are a horny man." She chuckled turning around and facing him.
"You know you like it." He said with a smirk.
"Never said I didn't." She said pressing a kiss to his lips. "But you need to hall your horny ass to the car so we don't get into anymore trouble. I think Leon is seeing right through the busted water pipe bit."
"Yea. You did come up with that lie pretty quick though." He said as she dragged him out of the house.
"I've used it a few times for when I get up late after a gig or just partying." She said unlocking the Mercedes. "You riding with me?"
"Yea. Going to have to come back for my stuff and all." He said with a big smile as he slipped into the leather seat. Half way to the shop Leon called again this time more agitated.
"Leon! Hold your fucking horses. We're almost there." Lanie said into Vince's Nextel walkie talkie.
"Push the pedal to the metal, women." He said annoyed.
"How bout I push my foot up your nose?" She asked just as annoyed. Vince couldn't help but laugh.
"Lanie." Leon said warning her.
"Look outside." She said as they pulled into the parking lot and got out.
"You are not putting anything up my nose." Leon said meeting them and pointing at her.
"No. You always did better on your own, nickel." She said patting his shoulder as her and Vince walked into the shop.
"Where were you two?" Brian asked with a boyish smile.
"Don't worry about it blondie." Vince said. Even after 2 years and the guy saving his life, Vince still didn't trust or really like Brian. He tolerated Brian for Mia's sake.
"Lanie! Vince! My office now!" Dom yelled from his office door once he saw them.
"Look at you! Already getting in trouble." Letty said to her with a laugh.
"Vince gonna get my fired." She said walking towards the office.
"Hey maybe we'll both get fired and we can go back to your place." Vince said his face letting up like a Christmas tree.
"Only you would think that about getting fired." She said shaking her head at him.
"Nobody is getting fired." Dom said shutting the office door after them.
"Ok, boss man. What's this about then?" Lanie asked sitting in one of the chairs in front of Dom's trashed desk. Vince opted to stand behind her chair.
"I don't like you guys walking in all late. V, you should know this. Now, I want to know when you can work here. Leon told me something about being a shrink."
"Weekends. I don't leave the office till around 8 sometimes 9 at night."
"This coming weekend we won't be here though." Vince said.
"Really?"
"Yea we are going to Long Beach."
"I guess. Just get all your shit done before then so we don't have people mad about not having their cars."
"No problemo." Lanie said standing up.
"I need to talk to Vince for a minute but we just had a Honda Civic that needs driver side fender work." Dom said handing her the worksheet and keys.
"I'm on it." She said before leaving.
"What's going on V?" Dom asked when the door closed.
"What ya mean bratha?" he asked sitting in the vacated seat.
"Don't you think you and Lanie are moving kinda fast? I mean you just met her what? 3 days ago?"
"Dom. It does seem like we are moving fast but I feel if I don't I'll lose her. It's weird."
"Just be careful, man. This is one of those times that if you guys break up badly you will still have to see her because she is Leon's sister. Leon says he wants his sister back pronto."
"He'll get her one of these days." He joked.
"Just don't make it too long." Dom said shaking his head at his friend.
"I'm going to work." Vince said laughing out of the room. When he found Lanie she was already hard at work on the Honda that she didn't notice him walking in and watching her. She already had the fender off the car and a layer of bondo over the dent. "You sure do work quickly."
"Practice. Practice. Practice." She said with a smile before she started sanding the bondo off so it was nice a smooth. Vince went over to the Audi and put the finishing touches before the girl came to pick it up at 12. When the girl came to get her car she insisted on thanking Vince in person.
"Yo V. Come here." Letty yelled.
"Why?" He asked not moving from his spot behind Lanie.
"You got a customer." Letty said with a smirk.
"Hey Lanie. Come here. I need your brain for a minute." Leon said next to a Nissan Sentra which conveniently had a perfect view of the customer waiting area that Vince was walking into.
"Bullshit." She said with a smirk as she stood in front of the engine of the car and watched the waiting room out of the corner of her eye.
"Blonde and big boobs. Obvious much?" Leon said with a chuckle.
"I'm sure she's very nice." Lanie said trying not to laugh but failing.
"I'm sure she's very friendly." He said as the girl touched Vince's arm and batted her eyes.
"Going with the old tricks. She has a sense of tradition." She said before they both busted up laughing. Everyone turned and saw the two laying over the engine laughing their asses off.
"You are so going to get me in trouble." They said in unison to each other before laughing again.
"Who are those weirdo's?" The girl, Monica, asked Vince in disgust.
"My girlfriend and her brother." Vince said with a chuckle.
"Honey, you could do so much better." She said sweetly.
"Believe she's the best. Your welcome on the car. Have a good day." Vince said before walking into the shop and leaving the girl fuming.
"What's so funny?" Dom asked as he and Vince walked to the two.
"Just an inside joke." Leon said calming down from all the laughing.
"Riight." Dom said not convinced. "Mia and Charlize are coming by with lunch. They should be pulling up now."
"Good because I'm hungry." Vince said patting his stomach.
"You're always hungry." Charlize said walking in with a sack of food.
"That's why mom didn't like me." Vince said with a chuckle. They all grabbed sandwiches and made small talk as they sat around the shop.
"What are you doing after work, Lanie?" Mia asked from Brian's lap.
"I have no clue. Sleep. Check email." She said with a chuckle.
"Why don't you go out with me, Charlie and Letty? We are going to shop for more baby stuff." Mia said smiling and rubbing her expanding belly.
"I guess I could do that. When are you due?" She asked sipping her Mountain Dew.
"5 months. June. We think it's a boy."
"You know he'll be smart when it comes to cars." Lanie snorted. The group laughed and nodded in agreement.
"We can leave from here." Letty said as they finished up.
"Looks like you gotta find a ride home." Lanie said to Vince with a smirk.
"I should've kept you quiet for a little longer. That way you could be mine. All mine." Vince said as they walked back to the body shop.
"You are not neglected so stop with that." She said laughing as she headed back to the panel she was about to Prime and sand.
"I'm just greedy." He said smiling and heading to the car he was working on.