I'm so glad you all liked the last chapter! I felt like it was necessary to kind of explain where Dom was coming from because I really do love him! :)

I had originally planned on having Vince propose a lot later, but it just felt right to put it there. I'm glad you all liked it! This story is kind of writing itself! :)

Thanks so much to: Violet201, MRzLOT (I knew you'd like the Dotty!), xsparklesthemagicalunicornx, Sassy-Anne, Trickster707, and Liz. You guys all rock my socks! :D

This chapter was super fun to write and I hope it's just as fun to read!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Mickey and Alex

Diamond in the Rough

Chapter 25: An Offer You Can't Refuse

By: LoveInk

On the way back to her house, they couldn't keep their hands off each other. Vince parked haphazardly in the drive and sprinted over to the passenger's side, lifting her out of it effortlessly. Alex hooked her heels together at the small of his back as he crashed his lips against hers. With her safely wrapped around him, he carried her towards the door. Neither of them noticed that it wasn't locked. He kicked the door shut behind them with the heel of his boot before turning around to push her up against it. His hands fumbled with the strap of her bikini and in a matter of seconds her top was off, thrown somewhere in the living room. She moaned as he caught her lower lip in his teeth, one hand tangling into her hair while the other slid up the side of her stomach.

"Holy crap!" a loud voice exclaimed.

Vince stopped what he was doing. He knew that voice. Slowly, he slid Alex to her feet, wrapping an arm around her torso to hold her bare chest close to his so she wouldn't be exposed. "Shit," he muttered under his breath. "This is your house right?" he asked looking down at Alex.

She nodded her eyes wide as she looked up at him. She peeked her head around him to find Michaela standing there, her hands on her hips. "Huh," the other girl said. She raised one eyebrow, a move was so much like Vince, it was scary. "Well this is unexpected."

"She's not here, we should go," Leon's voice came down the hall. He turned the corner and his green eyes grew wide. Vince was shirtless and from the way he was holding Alex as close as possible, it was clear she was too. "Holy shit!"

Alex buried her face in Vince's chest. "This isn't happening, this isn't happening," she mumbled over and over again. She looked up at him. "Vince, where's my top?" she asked, her voice sounding desperate.

"I don't know! I threw it somewhere!"

"Well, I kind of need it!"

"No kidding," Leon put in, shaking his head as he averted his eyes. "Fuck it, take mine," he mumbled, pulling his jersey over his head and tossing it at her.

She grabbed it off of Vince's shoulder where it had landed and pulled it on. Vince didn't look too pleased with the idea of her wearing another man's shirt, but he decided against saying something; Leon was only trying to help. "What are you two doing here?" he asked instead, finally able to turn around.

"Well, I was going to help Lex get ready for Race Wars…" Michaela explained.

Vince looked to Alex for an explanation. Her green eyes were narrowed at Michaela. "I told both you and Mia I didn't need your guys' help."

"Well, I decided you did," she shot back, crossing her arms over her chest.

"So you just let yourself in?" Vince asked at Michaela's nod, he looked to Leon. "And what the hell are you doing here, Lee?"

Leon sighed. "I was trying to prevent this from happening!"

"You knew!" Michaela shouted, turning on her boyfriend.

His green eyes widened. Oh shit, he'd been caught. "I just found out today!"

"You didn't think it was something I should know?" she yelled at him.

"Fuck, Lex, I told you this would get me in trouble!"

Alex ran a hand through her hair. "Well, you should've stopped her!"

"Oh don't you pin this on me!" he shot back at her.

"I think you're a perfect person to pin it on," Michaela intervened, her voice loud. "Since when do you not tell me things?"

"Would you all just shut up!" Vince roared, making them all shut up. "You two, go home."

Michaela narrowed her eyes at him. "No," she said flippantly. "I want answers."

"You're not gettin' any tonight. Go home."

"Vince, I am your only sister! How could you keep this from me? Would you want me to keep something like this from you?"

Vince snorted. "It's not like you haven't tried."

"Touché," Leon murmured under his breath causing Alex to giggle.

"Don't encourage him," Michaela said, shooting a glare at Leon. He held his hands up in response, showing he wanted no part in the matter. "And you! I thought we were friends, Alex Salvatore! I didn't think you would keep something like this from me!"

"I told her not to tell anyone," Vince defended easily. "I don't want Dominic finding out. Mia was bad enough."

Alex winced. That was not a smart move. Michaela's blue eyes blazed with anger. "Vincent Cash Catella, you told Mia – fucking - Toretto before you told me, your own sister!"

"Hold on! I can fix this!" Alex shouted, standing in front of Vince to prevent his sister from getting her hands on him. "I have something special that no one knows about! If I tell you, you are going to be the first person to know and it will royally piss Mia off!"

Leon's green eyes widened in shock. "You're not fuckin' pregnant, are you?"

"Shut up, Lee," Alex admonished, glaring at him before turning to Michaela. "Do you want to know or do you want to kill your brother? You can't have both."

Vince fought the urge to laugh at Alex's offer. She was basically sacrificing him, but if he knew his sister, she would pick the first option. Michaela contemplated the offer briefly. "If you're pregnant it doesn't count because Lee already guessed it."

"No. It's better. And Lee if you even so much as try to guess it right now, I will kill you," Alex stated, cutting him off when she saw his mouth open to say something. "The deal is, I tell you and you can't be mad at Vince."

"Or me," Leon added in.

She gave him a look but nodded. "Or Lee."

Michaela ran a hand through her hair and nodded. "Fine. Go ahead."

"Pinky promise," Vince said extending a pinky at his sister. Leon chuckled, but Vince ignored him. A pinky promise meant a lot more between him and Michaela than it did between most people.

She linked her pinky with his. "Yeah, yeah, pinky promise. What is it?"

Vince and Alex exchanged a warm look. He reached out and put an arm around her shoulder. She gave him a small smile before holding up her left hand.

Michaela's eyes fell on the simple diamond that graced Alex's finger; it had been her mother's. Her breath caught in her throat as tears came to her eyes. "Oh Vince," she breathed, rushing at her brother and throwing her arms around him.

Leon couldn't fight the grin off his face. He made his way over to his sister and swept her up in a bear hug, lifting her off her feet. "Congrats, Short stuff!" he exclaimed, spinning her around.

She giggled squeezing him tightly. "Thank you."

"Get off! Let me see! Let me see!" Michaela shouted, slapping at Leon's arms.

He pressed a kiss to Alex's temple before letting her go. While Michaela made Alex go through the details, Leon turned to Vince. "This is a big step for you."

"Yeah," Vince agreed with a nod.

"It's not something you can change your mind about."

"Not planning on it."

"You need to tell her about the heists, Vince."

Vince's face grew serious as he shook his head. "I can't, Lee."

"If you're going to marry her, you have to," Leon explained, keeping his voice quiet. "You have to trust her. Let her in. If she finds out why you didn't tell her, it will tear your relationship to pieces. Forget about marrying her, she's never going to want to see you again."

Vince glanced over at her, giving her a soft smile when he caught her eyes. He couldn't lose her, not for something as dumb as the heists. "But what if she tells her brother-in-law?"

"How can you say that? The girl just agreed to spend the rest of her life with you, you idiot!" Leon hissed at him, his green eyes angered by the mere suggestion. "Why would she throw all that away by telling on us? That's ridiculous! If you don't trust her, you shouldn't have asked her to marry you."

He winced at the true statement. It wasn't that he didn't trust Alex, he did. He was worried that once she knew he was a criminal, she'd leave him. That the truth would hurt her so bad, she would go running to her family for comfort and let what they were doing slip. He nodded to Leon. "You're right, I should tell her," he admitted, but that didn't mean he was going to do it.

So? What'd you think? Writing anything with the four of them is always super fun! ;)

Review, review, review, please! :)

~LoveInk