You ride. I ride.

10. Vince

<Dom's POV> 

The blonde was laying next to me. Still panting. She was really lucky. The first girl I ever brought to my room. Beside Letty. But she sure as hell wasn't going to come back in here. 

The party had gotten a little quieter. I knew that Mia and Letty had already gotten to bed, so I snuck out the blonde girl. We both tapped down the stairs, my hand dangerously close to her ass. The living room was empty besides Jesse who was lying passed out on the floor. I kissed the girl goodbye but didn't lead her to the door. She wasn't that special. 

I turned around fully, seeing Mia, Brian, Letty and Vince in the kitchen, all glaring at me. I felt a little guilty. Letty shouldn't have seen me sleep with that girl. I guess I should have hidden it better. 

"And there goes another one," Mia growled hatefully. She had always resented the lifestyle I had adopted. There was nothing new about that. What did catch my eye, was the fact that Letty was sitting on Vince's lap. His arms hugging her around the waist, way too high on her thigh. I almost let out a growl but controlled myself. 

"And that's fifty bucks sucker!" Letty yelled, earning a groan from Vince. What were they talking about? 

"She was an exception. Dom's totally brunette." 

"Don't be a sore loser. Hand over the cash," Letty insisted giggling. Since when did they get along so well? And why were they talking about me? 

"Hold on, what did you bet on?" I asked. 

"Well, Vince and Tej just lost 50 bucks to me cause they honestly thought that you'd be hooking up with a brunette." 

I just scoffed. Who were they to bet on who I slept with? And since when was Letty so cool about me being with other girls? 

So she just suddenly didn't care anymore? My eyes fell back into Vince's hand, which was now squeezing Letty's thigh. Was she with him now? 

Brian, noticing my building anger tried to lighten up the mood: "Wanna beer?" I gave him a nod walking towards the kitchen. I surely wasn't going to stand by and watch Vince hook up with Letty. 

"Why are you still up?" I asked Mia, implying that she should go to sleep. 

"Cause I ain't tired." 

"Isn't there some studying you should do?" 

"Don't worry Dom, I can handle it!" She yelled back. 

"I am worried. You're not doing enough of it!" 

"Stop playing Dad and GET OFF MY BACK" She yelled walking up the stairs. 

"You just hooked up with a girl. How could you possibly be so stressed?" Jesse emerged from the living room. 

"She must have been terrible," Vince grinned, earning a smile from Letty. Her reaction to the joke increased my rage. How could she do this? Had they already hooked up? 

"I think I'm going to head out," Brian mumbled, getting sick of all the drama. 

"Yeah, I'm going to head up too," Letty mumbled, squeezing Vince's hand as she slipped off his lap, his hand holding onto hers a little too long. As soon as she disappeared upstairs, I pulled Vince out of the chair, pushing him against the wall. I saw Jesse's shocked facial expression but didn't care. All I could see was Letty on his lap. His hands on her thigh. Her arm around his neck. 

"You suddenly fuck buddies with Letty now?" 

"Ain't any of your business!" He yelled back through his gritted teeth. My hand still gripping his neck.

"Hell, yeah it is. Letty's out of bounds!" I yelled, not even understanding why I cared so much. I knew that I gave him the green light a few days ago. 

"Nah, brother. You told me I could have her. Letty's family. And what you did to her was even below your standards." 

"You playing good cop now? Don't pretend like you're serious about Letty."

He didn't answer me, his eyes just staring right into mine. My hand slowly slipping away from his neck. I continued: "Admit it. You just want a pretty good fuck." 

Before I could react he punched me in the face. My head hit the kitchen tiles, the pain shooting through my cheekbone. I couldn't believe he just knocked me out. But he proved that I hit a sensitive nerve. Maybe they were something more serious? 

I jumped up, pushing Vince into the wall, the beer bottle crashing as I took one and smashed it against his skull. I already heard footsteps rushing down the stairs as he pushed me off of him, immediately tackling me to the ground. He was now punching into my face, betraying a friendship. 

I felt Jesse pulling him off of me, but not before my right hook knocked him onto the floor. 

"We both know you did it!" I yelled in anger as I grabbed another beer bottle. 

Letty and Mia came into the room, followed by Roman and Tej who were probably sleeping in the basement. They immediately stepped in between the two of us. 

"I never touched her!" Vince yelled at me, getting right back up. Jesse held him back, whilst Tej and Roman pushed me away. Even from a distance, Vince kept yelling: "I never touched her!" 

I had recollected myself but Vince was still all messed up. Letty's eyes were filled with a mixture of confusion and disappointment when she looked at me. 

Although she seemed disappointed, something about her eyes was calming. The feeling you get when you're in the ocean. Nothing around you but water. The waves crashing into your body, the salt trickling on your skin. 

She broke our stare and went over to Vince, putting her hands on his chest. As soon as she touched him all his attention turned to her. 

Tej and Roman put more force against my chest as they noticed me tensing up at the sight of them. 

"Look at me," she whispered at him. "Calm down." He did. His breathing slowed as he recollected. On the contrary, I was trying to get out of Roman's grasp. He was surprisingly strong. 

She whispered something into his ear, taking his hands. He nodded in agreement, pulling her in for a hug. That's it. I pushed the two guys away and tore Letty from Vince. Before he could react, my fist met his stomach, causing him to sink to the ground. 

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Mia yelled as they tried to pull me away. 

"DOM!" I heard Letty yell as she crouched down next to him. They had to be together. There was no other logical explanation for this. 

"You know you're just one of his skanks," I stated at Letty. She didn't even move. Nobody did. Everyone held their breath. Vince got back up about to punch me. 

"Aw- you gonna defend your little girlfriend's honour?" 

His fist was already raised when Letty pulled him back. I smiled at how much control Letty had over him. It was pathetic. 

"You're taking orders from a 16-year-old kid?" I asked, clearly pissing him off. My eyes were focussed on him as a fist punched me to the floor. My vision went dark for a second. I felt the blood trickling out my lip. I guess Letty has a better hook than Vince. I should have known. 

"Let's go upstairs," she whispered loud enough for everyone to hear. So I watched them. Her hand in his, pulling the both of them upstairs. I let my head fall back to the ground, resenting the fact that I could be him.