“Ok.”  Sighed Tina, Rosita hugged her and she went off to her car.  Rosita waved good bye as she drove off and thought to herself that she was being a big chicken.

            “Cluck cluck.”  Rosita said to the silence of the garage and she got back to work.

*****

            Shane, Sam, Dana, and Alice sat on the curb, staring hard at what was left of the Mini.  The tires were gone as were the doors.  The steering wheel, the stereo, all that was left was the pair of pink fuzzy dice that Alice had hanging on the rear view mirror.  Even the MIRROR was gone the dice were on the front seat.  The word ***** was spray painted on the quarter panel and hood in a yellowish color.

            “Alice…”  Sam said and they tried to not look to forlorn.  Alice stood up and blared for the world to hear.

            “They killed the MINI!!!”

*****

Bed Of Lies

6/2/04

JG Marie

Cloaked inside a wicked reality

Its an illusion I cannot break from

Once I knew

Tangled in the shadow play

Drifting in a sea of regret

I swore she’d never leave

Young an innocent

First love

Burning flame

Now I lay alone

In a bed once we called

Our own

Shattered words

Shattered tears

Words like venom

From your luscious lips

Now I lay dying

In this bed I of lies I made

Previews

*****

            “Yeah, well, um….” Dana stammered and Sam downed another shot.  She’d told them to be straight with Tina excuse the pun she thought.  No, they weren’t going to tell her instead they were lying to her.

            “Well?”  Tina asked and she watched Sam and Shane slipped lower into their chairs.  They were quiet and unhurt, Tina thought to herself.

            “It’s hard to explain!”  Alice stammered and then Tina narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms.  They were lying, but what could the reason be?

****

            “We been watching out for you Ro always have an always will, Max would have wanted that…”  Rosita set her jaw at the mere mention of Max and he stepped back, seeing her fury.  He then continued and said, “We saw what was going on outside of your garaje and thought we’d have a little fun with the espia’s.  You know how much I hate people who spy Ro.”  Rosita realized what had happened and Auggie, the youngest, started telling her about the rake, and the crazy white women.

            “Rake?”  Rosita asked pocketing the object she had in her hand and Juan led her outside to the side yard. 

***

            “Did you guys invite Bette tonight?”  They all stared at her and Sam dropped her cell phone to the floor Sam bent picking it up and slamming her head into the table as she sat back up.  Sam rubbed the back of her head and grimaced at the pain.

            “That was so Dana.”  Shane said and they all laughed suddenly off to the right of the booth Rosita was standing there.  Leaning sexily on the side of the booth, relaxed and looking as hot as Tina had ever seen her.

**

            “I told you this would happen.  You didn’t listen to me you thought they would just love me but look what happened?  Instead they are snapping pictures and getting their asses beaten up by my rake.  Look at them!  They look like the Barrio boys put it to them, and they did in a way…”  Rosita tried not to laugh but she saw how bruised and battered they were.  They were also embarrassed and their hearts HAD been in the right place.

*

            “Tina?”  She heard a voice and it was Rosita’s and Tina grabbed her, staring into her dark intense eyes for just a mere moment and she firmly kissed her.