Woo Hoo! I'm 18 now. Anyways here's a new chapter. I've had it done for a while but I couldn't think of anything else to add. Enjoy!
Vince's POV
"So what are we doing tonight?" Lanie asked me the next morning as we got ready to go to Otto's garage.
"Tonight I will take you out to dinner at the best restaurant ever." I said wrapping my arms around her waist and staring at her reflection in the mirror.
"Sounds good to me." She said with a big smile. "You drive. You know Long Beach better then me. Just don't mess up my car."
"I promise I won't mess your car up." I said knowing it was difficult for her to give control up when it comes to anything. That's one of the ways we are the same. It hasn't been a problem between us yet but I'm sure it will soon.
"I'm holding you to that." She said turning around.
"You can hold whatever you want to me." I said with a smirk. She just laughed and shook her head.
"Let's go, horny ass." She said pushing me out of the hotel room after throwing me the keys to the Mercedes. I took her past my old house and some other old places me and Memphis used to hang out. Before the high jackings I would come around Long Beach and see some people we used to hang out with. I kept in touch with Sway up until all the shit went down with them and this Raymond Calitri guy. The whole time Lanie just listened and didn't even seem disgusted as I told her the not so great details like about past tries with drugs and all that.
"Do the others know about the drugs?" She asked holding on to my hand and leaning on me.
"The know the bare details. They don't know how much or what kinds. They didn't want to hear those things. They just wanted to know it was over with." I said. "It hurt a little bit that they didn't want to know that stuff because in the end it is part of who I am."
"How much and what kinds of drugs?" She asked looking me straight in the eyes. I knew she wouldn't judge me but there was this nagging thought in my head that I might lose her if I told her. At least if I tell her I will know how she really feels about me.
"I got high off Cocaine and Ecstasy at least 3 nights a week." I said looking away as I parked next to Otto's garage. She gripped my face and made me look her in the eyes.
"You done with that stuff?" She asked completely serious
"Yes."
"Good because if I ever hear you are doing any kinda of drug I will beat you myself and will make your life hell. Got it?" She asked with tears in her eyes.
"I swear on everything I love I will never do that shit again. I got you in my life and I won't do anything to fuck that up. I promise you." I said before kissing her tears away.
"I love you and you better never forget that." She said wiping her face.
"I won't. You better not for get it either." I said with another quick kiss before getting out and helping her out of the car. We walked around the building and found one of the bay doors open and saw Memphis and Otto hunched over a 1972 Cutlass 442.
"Frame damage?" Lanie asked her face glowing at the sight of the old muscle car.
"Yea. How could you tell?" Memphis asked as we walked closer. They started talking about the car as Otto came over and gave me a slap on the back.
"Been awhile." He said when we hugged.
"Yes it has. Done some nice things with the place." I said looking around after we pulled apart.
"After all that shit happened we've redone the place. It's our third chance to make everything right. The old crew is all working here. Except Sphinx. I think he's still working at the morgue." He said leading me around the shop. "Finally got him to talk."
"Everything really has changed." I said before I had an armful of Sway.
"Vinny." Was all I heard her yell in my ear.
"What's up pregnant lady?" I said I said laughing and twirling her around.
"I thought Memphis was just messing with me when he said you were in town. Now I want to meet this girl of yours. Make sure she's good enough." She said in her usual raspy voice. It took me awhile to answer her because I was still trying to get over the fact that she was pregnant.
"She's with your husband by 442." I said putting my arm around her shoulders and leading her back to the car as Otto got called over by another guy.
"So how's life now?" She asked.
"Pretty good. Got a great girlfriend and my car back. I couldn't be happier…well I guess I could but I'm not going to push it to early." I said with a chuckle.
"Well good for you, man. Bout time you got some happiness in your life."
"What about you with you husband and baby on the way? You're not turning into Susie Homemaker are you?" I asked sounding horrified at the thought.
"No way in hell." She said pushing me away and laughing.
"Care to let us in on the joke?" Memphis asked putting his arms around Sway. You could always tell by looking at the two together that sooner or later they would end up this way. We all said it when we were younger but they never believed us.
"Vinny here is trying to make me out to be Susie Homemaker. I'm frankly insulted. I still work on cars even 5 months pregnant." She said with her nose on the air.
"But you cook dinner." Memphis said with a smirk. Sway turned around and whacked him playfully in the head.
"So your Vinny's new girlfriend?" Sway asked noticing Lanie who was leaning against the Cutlass.
"I guess so." Lanie said looking at me with a smirk. "I tried just use him as my sex slave but he wouldn't leave me alone."
"Yup that's him." Sway said making them both laugh. "I like her." I just smiled. It was nice to finally find a girl that got along with all my friends and took my past with a grain of salt.
"So I passed the test?" Lanie asked walking over to me and holding me hand.
"Well you know a lot about cars." Memphis said
"And you don't seem to be shy or disgusted by his friends which is a huge plus." Sway added
"And you didn't freak out when I told you about my past." I said squeezing her hand
"So yea you passed." Sway said holding out her hand. "Welcome to the family."
"Thanks. It's nice to know I'm liked." Lanie said shaking Sway's hand with a smile. A little while later Donny Astricky came down from the office's upstairs.
"Well. Well. Well. Look who's in town. How you doin man?" He said as we slapped hands.
"Pretty damn good. Brought my girlfriend around to meet everyone and shit. How you been?" I asked watching Lanie with Sway out of the corner of my eye. They were sitting by one of the tool benches working on a carburetor but I had the feeling Sway was telling her some stuff she shouldn't.
"Working here all the time and shit. That your girl with Sway?" He asked looking at the two women.
"Yup. That's Lanie. Her brother is Leon. You know Charlize's boyfriend?"
"Oh yea? How is lil Charlie? Leon treating her good?"
"They're good. I heard the words marriage a few times from Leon."
"Our babies all grown up." Donny said putting a hand on my shoulder and wiping away some imaginary tears. "I need to go see Otto about these papers so I'll catch up with you later. Good luck with your girlfriend. Tell Lil Charlie I said hey."
"I will." I said before going over and seeing what kind of damage Sway did.
"He seriously ran around the block naked?" I heard Lanie ask with a laugh and knew I was in trouble.
"Yup. He shouldn't have bet that he would beat me at poker. No one has ever beat me. No one will ever beat me." Sway said sounding very sure of herself.
"I let you win." I said standing behind Lanie who just looked up at me and laughed.
"So you enjoyed running around naked?" Sway asked cocking an eyebrow at me.
"I do it whenever I can." I said trying to keep a straight face but ended up laughing with them.