I watch V get back into her car with a huff, and smile to myself. Watching her race is the sexiest thing I've ever witnessed, better than porn. Don't judge, all men watch it. If they tell you they don't, they're lying!

I follow the rest of the gang to our spot at the fence, standing next to Vance.

"If V can get a better reaction time off the line, she could beat him."

I just nod.

Two cars zoom down the track, their exhausts so loud it's almost ear piercing.

"They're pretty evenly matched. BUT" at the word point he points his finger out, "what Vaughn doesn't know, we did some small mods to V's car recently.."

I laugh and shake my head. "That's hilarious."

"I hope she can get him. Vaughn can be such a shit stain sometimes. He needs to be taken down a notch."

"That's funny coming from you."

"What?" he turns to me, "I may talk shit, but I speak the truth."

I laugh, the Russo brother are cocky motherfuckers.

"They're up! WHOO!!" Taylor yells.

Vaughn's charcoal gray VW pulls up, V's dark blue RSX follows. I'm nervous for her. Vaughn is a sore winner, and loser.

From my view, you can't really see the lights. It's only seconds,both their cars slightly lift up as they take off, their exhausts whining out as they hit the rev line. V managed to get an awesome time off the line, but so did Vaughn. They're neck and neck. Vaughn's car is backfiring. Pop. Pop. Pop.

"Go.Go. Go." I whisper to myself, bouncing on my feet.

They speed past us, and they are right on top of each other.

This shit is intense. My heart is pounding.

"GOV!" Taylor yells out.

"WHOOOOO!" Vance yells. "This shit is close!"

The farther they move down the track, the harder it is to see who's leading.

V's car swivels a bit, and my heart drops.

"Oh no!" I hear Taylor gasp.

"Shit!" Vance says, "SHIT!"

"No!" Vin yells.

White smoke is pouring out of V's car, her car losing speed and stopping dead at the end of the track. Vance pushes off the fence and runs down towards the time slip booth, the rest of us follow. The tow truck races onto the track to remove her car. Track officials run onto the track, V throws them a thumbs up, indicating that she's okay. She did awesome, keeping the car straight and on the road. This is a huge blow for any car enthusiast but it happens all the time. There's a trail of fluid left behind as the tow truck removes her car. The track scrubber is already on the task of cleaning up the fluids.

The tow truck pulls her car to the lot at the back of the track, has her unhooked and off by the time we get down there. Vaughn is standing there with his hands on his head, he runs to her as she gets out.

Vaughn squeezes her, "Are you okay? I am so sorry, V."

V's face is bright red, either from the heat or anger. He holds her at arms length.

"I'm fine Vaughn. This is your fault you asshat!"

Taylor runs to her side and wraps her arms around her shoulders, hugging her from the side.

"Dammit!" V yells, Taylor squeezes her.

"We'll fix it!" Vaughn tells her.

I want to go to her, comfort her somehow. I want to wrap my arms around her and hold her but I can't.

"I'll call triple A." Vin says as he pulls out his phone, walking away from the commotion. My feet are moving me forward before my head is registering what I'm doing. I grab her, pulling her away from Taylor and crush her to my body. Her arms wrap around my waist, her head nuzzles into my chest, I lower my head next to her ear. I hear her sniffle. "It'll be okay V. This is fixable. You did so awesome out there." I whisper. I look up and all eyes are on us. Well not everyone. Vance and Jeremy are at the front of V's car, Vin is on the phone his back to us but Taylor and Vaughn are watching us thoroughly. I pull V away quickly, "It'll be okay!" I tell her, pat her head and walk away. Vaughn's watching me carefully. I look at him, "What?" I question "She looked like she needed a hug, and not from an asshat like you." I laugh nervously. I head over to Vance and Jeremy at the front of the car, "What're you thinking?"

"It's hard to tell and it's too hot to open the hood yet." He lays down on the ground about a foot away from the bumper.

I look up, Vaughn is standing in front of V blocking her from my view but Taylor is staring at me, her eyebrow arched up with a wide smile. She winks and then turns her attention to V.

Vin joins us, "They say the tow truck will be here in about an hour, so I'm guessing we have two." He nods at V's car, "What you thinking Vance?"

He shrugs, "Radiator probably more, definitely radiator fluid leaking. We'll take a good look at it tomorrow."

"V!" Vin shouts. V peeks around Vaughn, but they all look our way. "Have the driver take it right to the garage, we'll take a look at it in the morning."

V nods. Vaughn puts his arm around her and guides her to his car. They get in and drive up towards our spot, the rest of us walk.

A sleek black lowered Honda drives up next to us, "Yo! Jer! We gonna do this or what?"

"Yeah, as soon as you pop your hood." Jeremy tells this kid, who I've never seen before.

"Nah, we don't got time for that shit."

"No-go then." Jeremy's composure is calm, as he walks with his arm around Taylor.

"Don't be a pussy, man!"

Jeremy shakes his head, "Don't be a dick, Ryder."

"You're just scared you're gonna get your ass handed to you."

"Move along now." Jeremy waves his hand, in a move along motion.

Ryder rev's his engine and peels off, kicking up dirt and rocks from aside the pavement. We all jump out of the way.

"Fuckin' prick!" Vance yells.

Ryder's hand goes up, along with his middle finger.

"Fuckin' prick!" Vance mumbles.

We all keep walking in the grassy area until we reach our spot, V's sitting on Vance's trunk, Vaughn no where in sight.

"Where's Vaughn?" Vin asks.

"To get me, 'I'm sorry' food." V smiles wide and kicks her feet out. The move makes me smile, it reminds me of a little kid, and I can't help but think how cute she is. Taylor jumps up next to her, she moves her legs open as Jeremy stands in between them. They do it without thinking, just something so natural to them, I can't help not being envious. Jeremy is animatedly talking to Vin and Vance, Taylor wraps her arms around his shoulders, resting her head on the top of his. My eyes move to V, she's listening to them talk, yet her eyes are also on her best friend and boyfriend. She bites her lip, as her face softens. Her eyes flicker to me, like she knows I'm staring at her. She releases her lip from her teeth, "What?" she mouths. I shake my head. Vaughn walks up at this moment, carrying a tray full of food. As the guys crowd him, all attention on the food, I make my move. Nonchalantly moving towards V, I lean against the back fender facing my body to V's.

"No!" followed by a loud whack, "Get your own, you leeches!" Vaughn yells. Vin shoves a pile of fries into his mouth, as Vance rubs his hand. Vaughn moves to place the tray in between V and I, causing me to move back. He grabs the burger off the tray and takes a large bite, with his mouth full he says something completely incoherent but V seems to know exactly what he says. "Thanks bro!"

I spot deep fried oreos and quick swipe one from the little carton they sit in.

"Hey!" V protests.

I take a bite and wink, "I'll make it up to you."

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ALSO! Did you notice the new cover!? What do you think!? I am so in love with it! *jumps up and down*

I decided to enter Labeled in the Wattys! I am nervous as heck! I hope that you'll help support Labeled, and therein, support me! I am new to this whole game, so I'm interested to see how it all works! 

I am working all weekend, so I don't think I'll be getting in much writing time. Hopefully I can do another update next week, that's my goal! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. xoxo!