Chapter Fifty-Eight

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�You gonna stick by me?�

�Maybe�.�

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�Yo, dawgs,� Leon said as Vince and I walked into the garage. �What up? You get tired of waiting for the girls to get back?�

�Yeah, whatever,� I laughed as I started working on a Mustang, trying not to think about Letty talking to Wes and any other guys there.

�So V, uh�what up with you and Jamie?� Leon asked a few minutes later, trying to sound casual.

�What?� Vince asked, surprised.

�Uh�you know, you seemed kinda into each other, so I was just wondering�� Leon stammered.

�Amber put you up to asking, didn�t she�� I said, laughing.

Leon turned red, shrugged his shoulders. �Well�she might have��

�Yeah, I got the same talk from Letty and Mia,� I complained.

�So?� I asked a few minutes later when Vince hadn�t answered.

�What?� he asked. �Shit, Dom�you really want an answer?�

�The girls would kick our asses if we didn�t tell them something,� I said, �and you know it. So c�mon��

�I dunno�� he shrugged. �She�s a cute girl�and pretty cool�not the little goody two shoes I thought she was first time I saw her, y�know?�

I nodded, �Yeah�so�you into her? Enough to keep her around for a while?�

�I�no�yes�shit, I dunno�� Vince muttered. �She�s kinda hot�but� Why the fuck would she want me? She�s all smart and shit�prolly go to Harvard or something like that� What the fuck would she want with a guy like me?�

Leon just laughed. �If you figure out how women think, dawg�we�d never have to work another day in our lives.�

�C�mon V,� I said, tossing a rag at his chest. �You�re a good guy�a dumb guy, sometimes, but good all the same. Don�t take a genius to see that. And girls love that shit�the good guy who looks like a bad boy��

Leon and Vince just stared at me.

�Dude, you been reading Mia�s Cosmos again?� Leon asked, grinning at me.

�You need to shut the fuck up before I beat your ass,� I said, pointing my fist at Leon. �Besides, anything that keeps me even half a step ahead of Letty�s brain��

�You�ve got a point there�� Leon laughed.

We all went back to working on the cars, and it was pretty quiet until we got ready to head back to the house.

�So, uh�� Leon said as we were walking out the door, �what should we tell the girls?�

�Why don�t you tell them to mind their own damn business and leave me the fuck alone?� Vince shot back.

�They just want to see you happy�� Leon started.

��Sides,� I added, �I don�t think Mia�s capable of minding her own business��

�Yeah�whatever,� Vince said, shaking his head. �Tell them�tell them I kinda dig Jamie, but I just wanna see what happens with it. I don�t wanna rush anything, or force it� Whatever happens will happen, right?�

�Damn, V,� Leon laughed, �that�s almost deep��

�Yeah,� I said, grinning. �You sure you haven�t been reading Mia�s Cosmos?�