(L)
I smiled as I watched V slowly make his way out to the back where we were eating at the picnic table. He was healing quickly, and the stitches had just been taken out a few weeks before. Jesse was healing slowly, but surely, and enjoying all the babying that was being bestowed upon him. I couldn't say I blamed him, we would always hold a small shard of guilt in our souls for leaving him alone for so long in the hospital. Even if we didn't know he was there; guilt usually works in un explainable ways. V, and I have been planning for our wedding, and I'm starting to get really excited.
The girls are going to be my bridesmaids, with Lad being my maid of honor. My sister is putting one of her hidden talents to work, and making my dress by hand. The colors were going to be champagne, and a charcoal gray for the groomsmen. I sat back quietly observing everyone as the dinner progressed. We were finally at ease, and ready to start our new lives here.
Mia
Rubbing my swollen belly I smiled up at Brian who was conversing with Leon quietly. I was about five months, and the team was slowly starting to accept that he was going to be around. Dom had ignored him completely for a month before starting to talk to him for small increments of time. I never said a word, because I had witnessed just how murderous his temper could be first hand.
Lad
I smiled as I reached for the ketchup , and the sun bounced of the one karat ring I know wore on my left hand. Leon had popped the question about a week ago. We had been doing the "dating" thing for about four months when he had taken me for a moonlight picnic on the beach.
:Flash back:
"Hey Lad, you ready?" He asked sticking his head in the room as I finished getting ready.
"Here I come babe," I said smiling up at him as I grabbed a light jacket. It got cool by the beach at night sometimes.
"You have all the directions right?" I asked Mia who was seated next to BRian on the couch.
"Yes, its not like you're going out of town Leiandra, relax, have some fun, Ky, and Lein will be just fine."
"OK, call us if you need anything," I said starting to laugh as Leon began dragging me towards the front door.
I smiled at him as he led me over ot the waiting flannel blanket on the beach, and set down the wicker basket.
"Have a seat baby, I'll do the rest," He said shooing me away as I tried to help him unpack.
Leaning back against on my forearms I watched him as he placed two candles in the sand next to the blanket; and light them. When he was satisfied with their position he began to pull out or meal. My eyes teared as I recognized his family's specialty, pasta Alfredo , made by hand. When I had been pregnant with Victoria so long ago, I had craved it; and even thought he hadn't known I was pregnant he would get out of bed at all hours of the night and make it for me anyway.
My eyes widened as he pulled out a bottle of white wine, foregoing the usual Corona's. This was a little bit more than just a date. After producing two wine glassed he sat beside me on the blanket.
"Let's make a toast."
"To what?" I asked raising an eyebrow in question.
"To a long life together," He said grinning the rakish grin i loved.
"TO a long life together," I agreed clinking my glass with his.
I melted moment's laughter as he feed me the Alfredo from a steaming plate.
"You know I love this stuff Leon, thank you," I said leaning over to kiss him after I was done swallowing.
"You have a little something right here," He said pointing to his face; and smiling wickedly.
"Oh really?" I asked glad to play along.
"Uh huh, I'll get if off for you," He said pushing the plate aside gently as he leaned in to kiss me.
I closed my eyes as he deepened the kiss, lowering my body to the blanket.
Running my hands through his hair I savored the warm weight of his body pressed against mine. I could never love anyone as much as I loved this one man.
"Marry me," he whispered breathless as we finally broke apart.
"What?" I asked unsure if I had heard him correctly.
"Marry me Leaindra, have more babies by me, never leave me again."
"Oh my God," I said covering my mouth a I looked up into his blue gaze.
"Of course I will baby," I said recovering enough to whimper the sentence.
"I love you." He said a mad grin breaking out as he leaned back down to seal the engagement with a kiss.
The memories began to fade as I felt the warm weight of someone's eyes on me. Looking up I smiled as I locked eyes with Leon who was sitting with Lein in his lap. Kyle was sitting in between his "uncle Vince" , and "Aunt L" who had become his favorite people in the past week. The kids went back, and forth between all of the team basking in the attention they were given.
Epilogue
I smiled as I watched Mia bouncing her new daughter Pia Angelina on her hip at the reception. L had just gotten married to Vince, she was no longer Leighanne Tribianni, it was Leighanne Corleone. I was watching them perform their first dance as man as wife when Leon pulled me to his chest rubbing his hands over my swelling belly. I was now expecting for a fourth time, and we were planning on a small ceremony as soon as Vince, and L returned from their honeymoon in Cancun. Letty, and Dom, who had shocked everyone to by getting engaged a month earlier, and were now entertaining our kids. Jesse was standing on the side line with Yasmine; a young girl who had come into my shop for an oil change, and never left after she laid eyes on him. They had been going steady for three months, and I had never seen Jesse so happy. Finally we were all happy, and settling down with our lives. Dom hadn't given up racing completely, I don't' think he could do that , and be happy; but the cops were lax about that type f thing in Mexico. They had more important things to worry about, like narcotics, and drug Lords.
Looking around the backyard where we had set up a dance floor for the reception I was still amazed that after all that time we had come full circle together. I guess as corny as it sounded real families were forever.
I smiled as I watched V slowly make his way out to the back where we were eating at the picnic table. He was healing quickly, and the stitches had just been taken out a few weeks before. Jesse was healing slowly, but surely, and enjoying all the babying that was being bestowed upon him. I couldn't say I blamed him, we would always hold a small shard of guilt in our souls for leaving him alone for so long in the hospital. Even if we didn't know he was there; guilt usually works in un explainable ways. V, and I have been planning for our wedding, and I'm starting to get really excited.
The girls are going to be my bridesmaids, with Lad being my maid of honor. My sister is putting one of her hidden talents to work, and making my dress by hand. The colors were going to be champagne, and a charcoal gray for the groomsmen. I sat back quietly observing everyone as the dinner progressed. We were finally at ease, and ready to start our new lives here.
Mia
Rubbing my swollen belly I smiled up at Brian who was conversing with Leon quietly. I was about five months, and the team was slowly starting to accept that he was going to be around. Dom had ignored him completely for a month before starting to talk to him for small increments of time. I never said a word, because I had witnessed just how murderous his temper could be first hand.
Lad
I smiled as I reached for the ketchup , and the sun bounced of the one karat ring I know wore on my left hand. Leon had popped the question about a week ago. We had been doing the "dating" thing for about four months when he had taken me for a moonlight picnic on the beach.
:Flash back:
"Hey Lad, you ready?" He asked sticking his head in the room as I finished getting ready.
"Here I come babe," I said smiling up at him as I grabbed a light jacket. It got cool by the beach at night sometimes.
"You have all the directions right?" I asked Mia who was seated next to BRian on the couch.
"Yes, its not like you're going out of town Leiandra, relax, have some fun, Ky, and Lein will be just fine."
"OK, call us if you need anything," I said starting to laugh as Leon began dragging me towards the front door.
I smiled at him as he led me over ot the waiting flannel blanket on the beach, and set down the wicker basket.
"Have a seat baby, I'll do the rest," He said shooing me away as I tried to help him unpack.
Leaning back against on my forearms I watched him as he placed two candles in the sand next to the blanket; and light them. When he was satisfied with their position he began to pull out or meal. My eyes teared as I recognized his family's specialty, pasta Alfredo , made by hand. When I had been pregnant with Victoria so long ago, I had craved it; and even thought he hadn't known I was pregnant he would get out of bed at all hours of the night and make it for me anyway.
My eyes widened as he pulled out a bottle of white wine, foregoing the usual Corona's. This was a little bit more than just a date. After producing two wine glassed he sat beside me on the blanket.
"Let's make a toast."
"To what?" I asked raising an eyebrow in question.
"To a long life together," He said grinning the rakish grin i loved.
"TO a long life together," I agreed clinking my glass with his.
I melted moment's laughter as he feed me the Alfredo from a steaming plate.
"You know I love this stuff Leon, thank you," I said leaning over to kiss him after I was done swallowing.
"You have a little something right here," He said pointing to his face; and smiling wickedly.
"Oh really?" I asked glad to play along.
"Uh huh, I'll get if off for you," He said pushing the plate aside gently as he leaned in to kiss me.
I closed my eyes as he deepened the kiss, lowering my body to the blanket.
Running my hands through his hair I savored the warm weight of his body pressed against mine. I could never love anyone as much as I loved this one man.
"Marry me," he whispered breathless as we finally broke apart.
"What?" I asked unsure if I had heard him correctly.
"Marry me Leaindra, have more babies by me, never leave me again."
"Oh my God," I said covering my mouth a I looked up into his blue gaze.
"Of course I will baby," I said recovering enough to whimper the sentence.
"I love you." He said a mad grin breaking out as he leaned back down to seal the engagement with a kiss.
The memories began to fade as I felt the warm weight of someone's eyes on me. Looking up I smiled as I locked eyes with Leon who was sitting with Lein in his lap. Kyle was sitting in between his "uncle Vince" , and "Aunt L" who had become his favorite people in the past week. The kids went back, and forth between all of the team basking in the attention they were given.
Epilogue
I smiled as I watched Mia bouncing her new daughter Pia Angelina on her hip at the reception. L had just gotten married to Vince, she was no longer Leighanne Tribianni, it was Leighanne Corleone. I was watching them perform their first dance as man as wife when Leon pulled me to his chest rubbing his hands over my swelling belly. I was now expecting for a fourth time, and we were planning on a small ceremony as soon as Vince, and L returned from their honeymoon in Cancun. Letty, and Dom, who had shocked everyone to by getting engaged a month earlier, and were now entertaining our kids. Jesse was standing on the side line with Yasmine; a young girl who had come into my shop for an oil change, and never left after she laid eyes on him. They had been going steady for three months, and I had never seen Jesse so happy. Finally we were all happy, and settling down with our lives. Dom hadn't given up racing completely, I don't' think he could do that , and be happy; but the cops were lax about that type f thing in Mexico. They had more important things to worry about, like narcotics, and drug Lords.
Looking around the backyard where we had set up a dance floor for the reception I was still amazed that after all that time we had come full circle together. I guess as corny as it sounded real families were forever.