Letty's POV
I cast another look back into the car as I leant against the door. We were at the races and Lotty was speaking with the guy that ran it. He looked only too pleased to be speaking with her and judging by the way she was smiling and flirting back I assumed the feeling was mutual.
Looking around as I stood next to Leon I took note that the races were LA all over. It was still all about flash cars, loud music, cash and sluts. I shook my head at the last one as I noted a giggling girl walk into an alcove with one of the racers. Judging by the way she was dressed it didn't take me long to figure out this was a regular occurance for her.
I shook my head and turned back to Lotty who was laying on the charm.
"Does she fucking have to throw it in my face?" I heard Leon mutter and I gave him a small smile as he turned away from Lotty with a look of repulsion.
"I'm sure at the time she meant well." I tried though even I knew full well that it was strictly business or pleasure with her, it was never both.
"Yeah right."
"Leon's in the next race, you're in the one after and I'm in the one after that as long as everything goes okay." She said nervously. It was the first time I think I had seen her look anything less than confident. I had seen her worried and the like but never shifting around looking nervously.
"What's up?" I demanded.
"No it's nothing it just… feels too open you know?" she spoke and I calmed nodding. I knew exactly what she meant. I had been holed up for weeks, but to me it felt good to be out.
"I guess that's my cue." Leon said as he opened the back door reaching in to pick up Ava.. I took her carefully as she was handed over. She was startled by the noise and started crying as I held her close to my body. I took the blanket Leon handed over and covered her over as I rocked her.
"Wish me luck." Leon muttered as he placed a kiss on Ava's upset face before getting into the car. We were a fair way back away from the crowd and a lot of the noise.
"It's okay baby." I whispered to Ava as she started to calm down. Lotty took the blanket and curled it around her more for me as I rocked her in my arms. Her head was lying right up against my breast and I could feel her little head burrowing in looking for food no doubt.
"Someone's hungry." Lotty joked as she watched and I sent her a awkward smile.
"I'm not doing this out in public, especially at the races." I said and she only nodded as I lifted Ava to sit higher.
"Glad to see some things don't change." She commented and I nodded with agreement.
"I thought that earlier. However I never pictured myself like this at a race." I sighed as I held Ava closer. Truth be told for once I felt a little out of place at the races, I had almost slimmed back to my original weight before getting pregnant but I was still conscious of the fact that my boobs were way bigger and I had a small bit of weight still sitting on my hips.
"Relax you look fine." Lotty said giving me a smile.
"I feel fat still." She gave me a look that clearly said what-the-fuck?
"You were never fat, you were all fucking baby." I shot her a dirty look.
"No swearing around Ava." I snapped and she tried not to laugh at my command.
"Just you wait till she starts talking; I'll make sure she knows every single swear word in the book."
"Charlotte you do that and that will be the last thing you ever do." I threatened as I watched her laugh openly.
"I'm loving this whole 'responsible mum' persona you have going on. It's fun." She grinned and I shot her another look.
"Lotty I swear to god-"
"I still have it!" We looked over to Leon as he interrupted. I had missed his race but by the delirious look on his face I knew he had won. I let out a relieved smile and he grinned back as he wrapped his arms gently around me and Ava.
"We're eight grand richer baby." He spoke making funny faces at Ava as he took hold of her.
"That's a relief." Lotty spoke but Leon ignored her as he continued talking with Ava.
"You're up Let, kick ass baby girl." He spoke to me as he handed me the car keys. I took a deep breath as I walked towards the car. As I drove to the starting line I started to get nervous. This was my first time back behind the wheel of a car and I was starting to freak out as I sat waiting for the go ahead to race.
Taking a couple of deep breaths I tried to calm myself down. I needed to do this, not just for me but for Ava.
I shakily put the car into gear and waited as the usual barely dressed skank stepped up to the line. I watched disgusted as she did a seductive little dance before raising her arms. I took a steady breath and focused on the race ahead.
The minute her hands lowered I floored the car as I shifted out in front. An image of the crash flashed through my mind as I felt the jerk of the car due to the speed but I pushed it away and kept going. I was in front and I was determined to stay that way. It was only a quarter mile race but I won by mile. The other three cars had nothing on me and I relaxed as I pulled the car to a stop. The adrenalin running through my veins was a mixture of fear and thrill. It reminded me of the days back in LA where I lived for nights like these.
I shakily got out of the car and was handed my money, another eight grand. I smiled in thanks at the guy Lotty had been talking it up with earlier. I looked in the direction I knew Leon and Lotty were but I was surprised to see Lotty heading towards me.
"Leon's with Ava, we needed some space between us." She spoke with an irritated tone. I raised an eyebrow but said nothing as I handed over the keys.
"Good luck." I said as we bumped fists with one another.
"I got this." She smirked as she got in the car and it turned back to head towards Leon.
"You're new around here, I haven't seen you before." A voice said to my right and I turned to the speaker despite my better judgment. I was meant to be keeping a low profile, I shouldn't have been speaking to anyone.
"Just passing through." I lied. The guy looked me up and down before grinning at me.
"I saw you race… you're good." He spoke as he eyed me up.
"Thanks." I muttered.
"Judging by the look on your face I'm assuming you're not a beat around the bush type of girl so I'll get straight to the point. I'm looking for a driver."
"Not interested." I said before stepping to continue moving on.
"You haven't heard what for yet." He said stepping in my way.
"I don't need to know, I'm not interested." I stated again but he just grinned.
"It's an easy job, nice pay." He continued and I sighed crossing my arms over my chest. His eyes followed and I glared at him as he stared.
"Look here's the deal I need someone to retrieve a car for me from a friend. It's that simple and judging by the fact that you just beat the best driver around this area, I'm offering it to you." Despite my better judgment I tossed the thought over in my mind.
"It's an easy fifteen grand, think about it. You have two days to decide and get back to me." He said handing me a number before he winked and walked off. I watched him go before looking down at the number in my hand. It seemed simple enough but then again Braga was meant to be simple and look how that turned out.
I made my way to Leon and he watched me frowning, Ava asleep in his arms at last.
"What was that about?" He asked scanning the crowd. He had obviously seen what had just gone down and I shrugged.
"He offered me a job." I sighed and he frowned.
"A job?" he asked tensely and I nodded.
"To retrieve a car." I muttered. He said nothing as he thought it through and even I found myself tossing around the idea once more.
"How much?" He finally asked and I sighed.
"Fifteen grand." He whistled and I nodded.
"It would be nice but…" I trailed off and he nodded.
"I get it but it does seem simple." I sighed.
"Are you trying to tell me to do it?" I asked and he looked torn as he looked from me to Ava.
"Fuck I don't know."
"Let's just sleep on it, run it past Lotty and see what she thinks." He nodded and I leaned against his shoulder feeling tired suddenly.
"You look exhausted." He spoke and I nodded against his arm.
"I am. I need to feed her soon or I'm going to burst." I muttered and he laughed a little.
"You'll have to wake her up to do it."
"I know but I need to feed her." I said feeling the painful heaviness in my breasts.
"We'll leave as soon as Charlotte's back."
"It would be so much easier if she would take formula." I muttered and he nodded.
"Yeah. Here comes Charlotte." He spoke as I straightened. She grinned at us through the car and I smiled back. We had done well tonight. Twenty- two grand was a big pull in and if I pulled off this other job another fifteen would set us up for a little while longer and give us leeway to move around.
I cast another look back into the car as I leant against the door. We were at the races and Lotty was speaking with the guy that ran it. He looked only too pleased to be speaking with her and judging by the way she was smiling and flirting back I assumed the feeling was mutual.
Looking around as I stood next to Leon I took note that the races were LA all over. It was still all about flash cars, loud music, cash and sluts. I shook my head at the last one as I noted a giggling girl walk into an alcove with one of the racers. Judging by the way she was dressed it didn't take me long to figure out this was a regular occurance for her.
I shook my head and turned back to Lotty who was laying on the charm.
"Does she fucking have to throw it in my face?" I heard Leon mutter and I gave him a small smile as he turned away from Lotty with a look of repulsion.
"I'm sure at the time she meant well." I tried though even I knew full well that it was strictly business or pleasure with her, it was never both.
"Yeah right."
"Leon's in the next race, you're in the one after and I'm in the one after that as long as everything goes okay." She said nervously. It was the first time I think I had seen her look anything less than confident. I had seen her worried and the like but never shifting around looking nervously.
"What's up?" I demanded.
"No it's nothing it just… feels too open you know?" she spoke and I calmed nodding. I knew exactly what she meant. I had been holed up for weeks, but to me it felt good to be out.
"I guess that's my cue." Leon said as he opened the back door reaching in to pick up Ava.. I took her carefully as she was handed over. She was startled by the noise and started crying as I held her close to my body. I took the blanket Leon handed over and covered her over as I rocked her.
"Wish me luck." Leon muttered as he placed a kiss on Ava's upset face before getting into the car. We were a fair way back away from the crowd and a lot of the noise.
"It's okay baby." I whispered to Ava as she started to calm down. Lotty took the blanket and curled it around her more for me as I rocked her in my arms. Her head was lying right up against my breast and I could feel her little head burrowing in looking for food no doubt.
"Someone's hungry." Lotty joked as she watched and I sent her a awkward smile.
"I'm not doing this out in public, especially at the races." I said and she only nodded as I lifted Ava to sit higher.
"Glad to see some things don't change." She commented and I nodded with agreement.
"I thought that earlier. However I never pictured myself like this at a race." I sighed as I held Ava closer. Truth be told for once I felt a little out of place at the races, I had almost slimmed back to my original weight before getting pregnant but I was still conscious of the fact that my boobs were way bigger and I had a small bit of weight still sitting on my hips.
"Relax you look fine." Lotty said giving me a smile.
"I feel fat still." She gave me a look that clearly said what-the-fuck?
"You were never fat, you were all fucking baby." I shot her a dirty look.
"No swearing around Ava." I snapped and she tried not to laugh at my command.
"Just you wait till she starts talking; I'll make sure she knows every single swear word in the book."
"Charlotte you do that and that will be the last thing you ever do." I threatened as I watched her laugh openly.
"I'm loving this whole 'responsible mum' persona you have going on. It's fun." She grinned and I shot her another look.
"Lotty I swear to god-"
"I still have it!" We looked over to Leon as he interrupted. I had missed his race but by the delirious look on his face I knew he had won. I let out a relieved smile and he grinned back as he wrapped his arms gently around me and Ava.
"We're eight grand richer baby." He spoke making funny faces at Ava as he took hold of her.
"That's a relief." Lotty spoke but Leon ignored her as he continued talking with Ava.
"You're up Let, kick ass baby girl." He spoke to me as he handed me the car keys. I took a deep breath as I walked towards the car. As I drove to the starting line I started to get nervous. This was my first time back behind the wheel of a car and I was starting to freak out as I sat waiting for the go ahead to race.
Taking a couple of deep breaths I tried to calm myself down. I needed to do this, not just for me but for Ava.
I shakily put the car into gear and waited as the usual barely dressed skank stepped up to the line. I watched disgusted as she did a seductive little dance before raising her arms. I took a steady breath and focused on the race ahead.
The minute her hands lowered I floored the car as I shifted out in front. An image of the crash flashed through my mind as I felt the jerk of the car due to the speed but I pushed it away and kept going. I was in front and I was determined to stay that way. It was only a quarter mile race but I won by mile. The other three cars had nothing on me and I relaxed as I pulled the car to a stop. The adrenalin running through my veins was a mixture of fear and thrill. It reminded me of the days back in LA where I lived for nights like these.
I shakily got out of the car and was handed my money, another eight grand. I smiled in thanks at the guy Lotty had been talking it up with earlier. I looked in the direction I knew Leon and Lotty were but I was surprised to see Lotty heading towards me.
"Leon's with Ava, we needed some space between us." She spoke with an irritated tone. I raised an eyebrow but said nothing as I handed over the keys.
"Good luck." I said as we bumped fists with one another.
"I got this." She smirked as she got in the car and it turned back to head towards Leon.
"You're new around here, I haven't seen you before." A voice said to my right and I turned to the speaker despite my better judgment. I was meant to be keeping a low profile, I shouldn't have been speaking to anyone.
"Just passing through." I lied. The guy looked me up and down before grinning at me.
"I saw you race… you're good." He spoke as he eyed me up.
"Thanks." I muttered.
"Judging by the look on your face I'm assuming you're not a beat around the bush type of girl so I'll get straight to the point. I'm looking for a driver."
"Not interested." I said before stepping to continue moving on.
"You haven't heard what for yet." He said stepping in my way.
"I don't need to know, I'm not interested." I stated again but he just grinned.
"It's an easy job, nice pay." He continued and I sighed crossing my arms over my chest. His eyes followed and I glared at him as he stared.
"Look here's the deal I need someone to retrieve a car for me from a friend. It's that simple and judging by the fact that you just beat the best driver around this area, I'm offering it to you." Despite my better judgment I tossed the thought over in my mind.
"It's an easy fifteen grand, think about it. You have two days to decide and get back to me." He said handing me a number before he winked and walked off. I watched him go before looking down at the number in my hand. It seemed simple enough but then again Braga was meant to be simple and look how that turned out.
I made my way to Leon and he watched me frowning, Ava asleep in his arms at last.
"What was that about?" He asked scanning the crowd. He had obviously seen what had just gone down and I shrugged.
"He offered me a job." I sighed and he frowned.
"A job?" he asked tensely and I nodded.
"To retrieve a car." I muttered. He said nothing as he thought it through and even I found myself tossing around the idea once more.
"How much?" He finally asked and I sighed.
"Fifteen grand." He whistled and I nodded.
"It would be nice but…" I trailed off and he nodded.
"I get it but it does seem simple." I sighed.
"Are you trying to tell me to do it?" I asked and he looked torn as he looked from me to Ava.
"Fuck I don't know."
"Let's just sleep on it, run it past Lotty and see what she thinks." He nodded and I leaned against his shoulder feeling tired suddenly.
"You look exhausted." He spoke and I nodded against his arm.
"I am. I need to feed her soon or I'm going to burst." I muttered and he laughed a little.
"You'll have to wake her up to do it."
"I know but I need to feed her." I said feeling the painful heaviness in my breasts.
"We'll leave as soon as Charlotte's back."
"It would be so much easier if she would take formula." I muttered and he nodded.
"Yeah. Here comes Charlotte." He spoke as I straightened. She grinned at us through the car and I smiled back. We had done well tonight. Twenty- two grand was a big pull in and if I pulled off this other job another fifteen would set us up for a little while longer and give us leeway to move around.