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The song Alex is singing in the car is "Caress Me Down" by Sublime which is an awesome song with very dirty lyrics and if you haven't heard it, definitely look it up and give it a listen. :)

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Diamond in the Rough

Chapter 38: Heat

By: LoveInk

Alex sat in the car while she waited for Vince to finish with his therapy session. Usually, she would've gone to visit Jesse, but she did not want to deal with Lauren. She understood where Michaela's hatred came from. That girl made her feel all kinds of insecure and Lauren and Vince hadn't even slept together! She could only imagine how Michaela felt knowing Lauren not only had a long history with Leon, but also slept with him before!

As she listened to the smooth sounds of Sublime, her phone rang. She answered it just as she saw Vince walking towards her. She smiled and waved at him while listening to the man on the other end of the phone.

Vince raised an eyebrow at her as he got in the car. "Who was that?"

"Wrong number," she explained with a shrug. "How was your session?"

He looked at her suspiciously before shrugging it off. "Fine. It still fucking hurts, but, look, no brace! He said I could do some light lifting, but I need to put the brace on as soon as it starts hurting."

"That's great, V!" she exclaimed with a bright smile as she started the engine.

Vince studied her as she drove, taking note of her improved mood. She had one arm hanging out the window, her hand floating along the wind. Her fingers gently beat against the steering wheel in time to the music as she rapped along with the Spanish verses. He couldn't understand what she was saying, but whatever it was, it was sexy as hell. Then the chorus came up and he chuckled as she grunted before singing, "Caress me down."

With his newly freed arm, he laid a hand on her exposed thigh, gently caressing the skin there. She looked over at him with a sexy smirk. "Not in the car, big guy," she teased, winking at him over her sunglasses. "Unless you want to crash."

"You were asking for it," he shot back with a cheeky grin.

She laughed, rolling her eyes at him as she did so. "You're silly."

He smiled, happy that she was in a better mood. "It's nice to hear you laughing. I thought you were going to bite Lauren's head off earlier."

"Ugh. Don't remind me," she muttered, shaking her head at him. "She's so annoying! What the hell is wrong with her? I tell her we're getting married and she proceeds to flirt with you! What is that?"

"Tiny, you know you have nothing to worry about."

"I know, I know! It's just…wrong! I already said you were mine, what more does she need to get the hint? If I was the slapping type, I would of bitch-slapped her right there. 'Oh he's so big and manly,'" she mocked, pulling a face. "Stupid girl."

He smirked. "You sure are possessive," he commented, leaning forward to press a kiss to her shoulder, "which makes you sexy as hell."

She put her hand on his face and pushed him away with a laugh. "Cut that out! I'm driving!" Vince chuckled and sat back down in his seat with a sigh. She rolled her eyes at him again and giggled. "Jeez, you're like a dog in heat!"

He laughed, shaking his head at her. "Well it has been awhile and they don't call me Coyote for nothing."

"Oh really?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him. "As much as I want to, the doctor said no."

"Doctor said yes today."

Alex looked at him with wide eyes as she pulled into her driveway. "Shut up. No way."

"Way," he mocked with a teasing smile as his fingers drew shapes on her thigh. "As long as I don't put too much stress on it."

She gave him a naughty smile. "I'm sure we can work something out."

After driving around for a few minutes in an attempt to calm down, Michaela pulled into Alex's driveway. She saw the disgustingly pink car parked in front of the house and sneered. On her way past it, she kicked its tire. Oh how she hated that ugly car. When Lauren had visited Vegas, Leon and Jess had spent hours under the hood of that convertible VW Golf-Carbriolet usually with Lauren close by while Michaela was in rehearsals. After work, she'd get home and Lauren would be on the couch, getting as close to Leon as she possibly could without sitting in his lap. Leon never seemed to notice it, it was almost like he was used to it.

Ugh. Leon. She sneered as she thought of Lauren with her stupid plastic nails touching his hair, his chest, her collagen filled lips kissing him. "Gross," she spat throwing open the door to the house. She could hear loud music coming from Alex's room and plugged her ears; she had no doubts about what they were doing it in there. "Oh, I am going to vomit," she mumbled. "This day couldn't get any worse."

Turning on her own stereo, she searched the radio until she found something loud and angry to mirror her mood. She got into the shower and put it as hot as she could stand it. She scrubbed herself raw, trying to rid herself of all the images she'd conjured up in her mind.

She heard the bathroom door open and almost dropped her shampoo bottle. "I'm naked! Get out!" she yelled at whoever it was. She heard Leon's chuckle and relaxed slightly. "Oh, it's just you," she said with a sigh of relief.

Leon took a seat on the counted, tilting his head back to lean on the mirror behind it. "How mad are you right now? Scale of one to ten."

"Eleven."

He scoffed. "Bullshit."

She smiled to herself. He always knew when she was exaggerating. "Fine. Eight. I'm more disgusted than angry."

"I'm sorry, Princess," he said on a sigh. "I didn't think I'd ever see you again and Lauren, she was there and…"

"Easy?" Michaela put in as she turned off the water and got out of the shower. She smiled when Leon jumped off the counter and opened up her towel for her before wrapping her in it.

He leaned his chin on her shoulder. "Be nice," he mumbled, holding her closer. "I guess you're right though."

"Ha!" Michaela exclaimed in triumph. "Where is she anyway? I haven't heard any babies crying or people screaming."

Leon chuckled, rolling his eyes at her as he followed her back into their room. "I don't know. I talked to Jess for awhile and then came straight here."

She smiled, happy that he'd chosen to follow her instead of waiting for Lauren to show up. "I'd say ask the other two, but apparently, my brother got the go ahead to get physical because they were going at it when I got here."

His face distorted into one of pure disgust. "That mental image is scarring."

"I know, right?" she said on a laugh as she pulled one of his jerseys over her head before pulling on some jean cut-offs. She was sure these ones were Alex's because they were shorter than usual, but she didn't mind; they were always wearing each other's pants. She laughed slightly when she thought about it. "My brother has gotten into my pants before."

Leon's brows furrowed in confusion; he couldn't have heard her right. "Come again?"

"Alex and I always wear each other's pants so that means…"

He grimaced, shaking his head at her. "Never make the connection again. That means I've gotten in her pants too."

Michaela laughed loudly as she nodded. "Yep," she said with a bright smile. "Want to get in them again?" she questioned, lifting an eyebrow suggestively.

Leon chuckled, his hands gently grasping her hips as he dipped his head to catch her lips in a hot kiss. "Would I ever."

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~Love Ink