Chapter Thirty

�You gonna stick by me?�

�Maybe��

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I almost couldn�t watch Dom and Amber putting on their show, even though I knew how fake it all was.

�Shit,� I sighed, leaning against Leon, �tell me again why we thought this was a good idea?�

�Did we ever think it was a good idea?� he laughed. �More like it was our only idea��

�Hey,� I protested. �I had another idea. It�s not my fault you guys wouldn�t let me go kill that bitch, Julie��

�Letty, you know violence ain�t the answer��

�Shit�I could take Julie. And Johnny. And Lance. Those two are fuckin� pussies, man.�

�Uhm�hostile much?� Leon asked, running his hand over my arm, trying to keep me calm.

�Come on� Take Lance� Have you seen the pants he wears? Those snakeskin ones, I swear, they�re from the juniors department at Macy�s. Swear to God, they are. I saw a pair just like them when your mom drug me shopping for my birthday.�

�Damn, girl,� Leon sighed. �You do know that Johnny and Lance are both here, right? Or are you just trying to die young and drag the rest of us along with you? I swear, between you and Dom, I�ll be lucky to live to see my twenty-fifth birthday��

�So,� I said, nodding towards Dom and Amber and changing the subject, �what d�you think they�re talking about over there?�

�Eh,� he said after a minute. �They�re probably talking about how cute the two of us look tonight.�

�Leon!� I laughed, smacking his arm. �Be serious!�

�What�you worried about Dom or something?�

I was quiet for a minute before answering. �Nah�not really. I know Dom, know how he feels about me. But�he is a guy��

�You sayin� guys aren�t trustworthy or something?�

�Oh, come on, Leon! Guys suck!�

�Gee, thanks��

�I�m not worried about Dom,� I went on, like I hadn�t even heard Leon. �I trust him� It�s other people I don�t trust. I see how other girls look at him, you know?�

�He doesn�t even see those other girls, Letty,� Leon said quietly, trying to reassure me. �It�s like they don�t even exist, as far as he�s concerned. You know, when someone walks into the garage, he always looks to see if maybe it�s you, even if it�s the middle of the day and he knows you�re at school. Even when he�s talking to other people at the races, they never have all of his attention. He�s always looking around for you, checking to make sure you�re okay. Don�t you see that?�

�Yeah, I do�� I said slowly. �But that still doesn�t keep other chicks from trying to get in his pants��

�Oh, come on, Letty!� Leon protested. �Like you even need to worry about them. Even if Dom weren�t completely in love with you, you�re so much hotter than the sluts who hang around the races!�

�Yeah?� I questioned, smiling a little to myself.

�Totally!�

�Well�I guess you�re pretty hot yourself, man,� I replied, laughing.

�You guess? Come on, girl��

�Okay, okay, fine,� I laughed. �You�re hot.�

�I am, aren�t I,� Leon smiled. �You know, they�re lucky we�re related. Although, you know what they say��

�What�s that?� I asked absentmindedly as I watched Dom and Amber, trying to ignore the way his hands played over her waist.

�Incest is best, right?�

�Leon�you�re such a dork, you know that? I don�t know how the hell Amber puts up with you��

Just then, Amber leaned into Dom, his hands wrapping around her as they kissed.

�She looks�kind of into him�� Leon muttered to himself as we watched them. �You don�t think�you haven�t seen Amber looking at Dom the way those other chicks do, have you?�

�Uhm�no,� I said, looking at Leon. �Are you crazy or something? Amber looks at Dom the exact same way that Mia looks at him. Like they�re brother and sister, you know. This must be damn weird for her. For both of them.�

�Yeah, I guess,� Leon replied, still sounding unsure.

Just then, Hector walked up to Dom. And as lame as it sounds, as much as it makes it seem like I didn�t trust either Dom or Amber at all, I couldn�t help but be relieved when they stepped away from each other. Leon must�ve felt the same way, �cause I could feel him relax next to me.

�Well,� I said, stepping towards Leon�s car so we could head to the starting place, �I guess we should go watch�so I can play the jealous ex-girlfriend and all��

�Yeah,� Leon laughed. �I just wish this night would hurry the fuck up and end already��