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It had been months , since Dom had heard about Brian asking about him , since Letty had thrown out her declaration. Mia was being thorough long enough that the FBI had approached Brian about working with them , Brian being frustrated as he was with Mia not telling him anything and his determination to clear Dom's name he had said yes.
Dom was upset about that , but then he found a way to get over his anger. Stealing tankers of fuel to feed the racers in the area helped him deal with his anger at Brian and that he'd become a cop again. Leon and Vince hadn't wanted to get into things again so it was just him and Letty who had found the other two members of their team , who were like an old married couple , and Han of course who was like a bottomless pit since he quit smoking.
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Brian was slowly losing hope that he would ever figure out how to get Dom cleared. Mia had refused to give him the location of Dom , she talked to him and told him how they were doing , but wouldn't let the location slip. So when the FBI came calling he answered , seeing an opportunity to fix things himself. He wasn't sure that Dom would approve of him being a fed now , but he wanted to clear him so he could come home. He was running out of ideas to do that though and was thinking of quitting again and going back to working on Mia.
Ring…ring…ring…
"Hello?" He answered the cell he carried for talking with friends , like Rome , Mia and the Miami crew.
"Buster I hear you became a fed. Once a pig always a pig I guess." Letty's voice answered.
"Letty what can I do for you?"
"Look I heard from Mia that you were trying to work some magic bust or something to be able to get Dom cleared to come home , is that true?"
"Yeah , if I can get this drug king pin , Braga , then they pretty much said I could have anything I asked for. Why do you want to know?"
"Because I want to help , I'm offering myself as an informant or whatever to help you get this guy and bring Dom home."
"What's in it for you?" Brian asked , suspicious.
"I'm after Dom too , I want him back and being essential to getting him back home with his sister is a major plus for me."
"Alright , that's fair. I'll set it up for you to go under for us. Welcome to the FBI Letty." Brian said and hung up. This was what he needed , if he could get Letty in and bust Braga , he could bring Dom back. He just hoped he still loved him.
FOUR MONTHS LATER…
It had taken a little while , but Brian got Letty in with the racers jockeying for a place in Braga's team. They knew they used racers to run drugs across the border , but they had no idea where they crossed or what Braga looked like. All they kept finding were the bodies of racers , which worried Brian , Dom would kill him if he let Letty get killed.
"I'll see you on the flip side , keep an eye out for anything odd. If it starts going south you need to get out , I don't want you dead." Brian told her.
"You mean you're not hoping to get rid of me so you can get Dom to yourself?" Letty eyed him.
"No , Letty , I would never wish you dead. Besides I doubt getting you killed would win me any points." Brian put a hand on her shoulder , it was almost time.
"I think you're growing on me Buster." Letty said and she surprised him by hugging him.
He hugged her back and she headed out. He spent the hours after worrying about her , maybe they wouldn't kill her like every other informant they had sent in. Letty was good , she could adapt to anything and charm anyone. At some point he fell asleep and jolted awake when his phone rang.
"Letty?" Brian answered.
"You need to get down here Brian , the curve on Mulholland Drive." Stasiak said and hung up , leaving a lump in Brian's throat.
He pulled up to the scene , cop cars parked all over both sides of the street and a fire truck spraying a car flipped on its roof. He had a bad feeling about this , that looked like Letty's car and he prayed it wasn't , tears forming in his eyes.
"It's Letty's O'Conner." Stasiak told him as he walked up.
"God Damnnit!" Brian yelled , crouching down as close as he could get to the car , his heart breaking as he let the tears run down his face.
Brian knew that this was the end , Dom would never forgive him for this , not that he was going to forgive himself. He had to tell Mia , his mind was racing , all the things he had to do. He didn't have a lot of money , but he was paying for the funeral , he wouldn't put that on Mia again. He had to find out how to get in one of the races to run for Braga , cause he was certain of one thing , he would be the next one to go under. He never should have let Letty do this , but he knew deep down inside that he couldn't have stopped her , she would have gone to someone else. He sat on a bumper and waited for the facts to come before he went to Mia.
He pulled up to the Torretto house , the house that held so many good and bad memories , he was about to add to that. He didn't want to do this , he didn't want Letty to be dead , even though she wanted to take Dom from him. He walked to the door , taking a steadying breath and trying to keep the tears at bay before he knocked. He heard Mia coming to the door and he stepped back.
"Brian , what are you doing here so late? If this is about Dom again…" She trailed off seeing his face.
"What happened?"
"It's Letty , Mia , she's gone."
"What do you mean she's gone? She's been here fixing the car for when Dom comes home , did she go to get him?"
"We found her car , flipped on the curve of Mulholland , it was burnt up. She's gone Mia , I'm sorry." Brian decided at the last moment not to tell her that Letty was working for them. He just hoped he didn't end up regretting it.
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Dominican Republic…
Dom was driving down a deserted road , he had left Letty behind along with all the illegal shit. It had happened after the last sale of their fuel tankers , Han had told him of the cops busting a garage , looking for him. It was getting too dangerous to stay , sure they all participated in crimes , but in that moment he had thought about Jessie and vowed he wasn't going to cause another death. He had left stacks of money with Letty and his cross , the necklace she had given him when they first started out together , saying that as long as he wore it then she would know there was hope for them.
He had wanted her to realize that it was over , for good , the relationship and their friendship. That was three months ago , and he was sticking low to avoid the cops. He had picked up a pay as you go phone so he could keep in touch with Mia. He had learned that Letty had gone back to L.A. , Mia said that she was hurt and staying busy , but wouldn't say what she was keeping busy with. He knew that Han had taken off , he had been talking about Tokyo but Dom wasn't sure if that was where he actually was. Tego and Omar were probably arguing somewhere. The phone ringing interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello?" he answered.
"Dom." Mia said and he could tell she had been crying.
"What's wrong Bella?" Dom pulled over and put the car in park.
"It's Letty Dom , she's dead." Mia burst into tears.
"How?" Dom asked , voice steady as his heart started to break.
"She was in a car accident , the car caught fire and she didn't make it. Brian came to tell me himself , god he was so upset."
"I'm coming home Mia."
"Dom please don't." She pleaded , but he just hung up and started driving again. Dom was going home and he was going to find out how this had happened , she was a born racer and something wasn't right with this situation. He drove for hours tears in his eyes at points and finally made it to Echo Park and the house that was home.
He parked on a hill high above the cemetery , he could see that many of their friends were there , the bright cars giving them away. He saw Mia sitting there in the front row , Letty's family hadn't cared much when she was alive so it was no surprise that they weren't there. Dom spotted some feds , he had thought they'd be looking for him to show , that's why he was up on the hill. His heart thudded as he picked out Brian , in his suit and was pleased when Brian looked up to where he was standing , like he knew he was there.
He headed straight to the house , sure that they would be so focused on the funeral that they wouldn't be watching the house. The house was empty when he got there shortly after dark , so he checked out the garage , surprised to find the charger nearly fixed and his necklace hanging on the mirror.
"She was determined that you were coming home soon , wouldn't tell me why she was so sure , but she wanted to have the car fixed when you did." Mia said , coming up behind him.
"Where did it happen?" Dom asked.
"I'll show you , let's go. I'm parked in the alley."
They drove to the scene to in silence. Dom was thinking about Letty and Mia was worried that Dom was going to get caught. She was sure that if Brian came by again Dom would be fine , but he was so upset that she had a feeling he wouldn't be back again. He had been at the funeral and Mia had ignored him so the other feds wouldn't give him crap , up until the guy standing next to Brian had commented on him paying for the funeral that she really looked at him.
"It was a nice funeral , she would have liked it Mia. You did a good job." Dom broke the silence.
"I didn't do it , I assumed it was her family or a friend until I got there and none of her family was there."
"Then who took care of it?"
"Brian did , he paid for everything and made all the decisions."
"I don't know what to say , I thought they hated each other. It was a wonderful gesture."
They stopped right before the curve , the road scarred from the accident. Mia was sure the cops had an idea of what happened , but she knew that Dom was better at visualizing then they were. She watched from her spot leaning on the car as he walked the street.
"Nitro meth." Dom muttered to himself.
He had visualized the entire wreck , they had come racing around the corner , Letty in the lead. The other car had clipped her in the side , causing her car to spin and flip repeatedly. He could see where it had come to a stop , on the roof according to Mia. There was a scorched patch on the road. He tried not to imagine how she felt , scared and alone , dying on the ground as the flames licked at her.
"I'm gonna go check out some things , you can head home Bella. I don't want you getting caught with me." Dom told her. He had a safe place , a trailer stashed away he could crash in and a car he could use.
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Brian was exhausted , he hurt all over. Running down that idiot had left him bruised and sore , but going out a window and off a ledge would do that to you. At least it wasn't all for nothing , he had a name , David Park. Now all he had to do was wait for Wu to print him out a list so he could find this guy. He walked toward his desk and spotted Mia , in the interrogation holding with Stasiak.
"Yeah this is Forsythe down in evidence , I need Stasiak down to sign some greenies." Brian said over the phone.
"He's going to get you for that you know." Wu told him.
Brian ignored her and waited until Stasiak left the room. Then he walked in and waited until Mia looked up at him. She looked pissed , that famous Torretto rage and he wasn't sure that some of it wasn't directed at him.
"Let's go get some coffee."
They went to a coffee shop around the block. Brian really didn't care if he got in trouble for this , he owed Mia more than he owed the feds. He carried two cups of coffee to the table where Mia was looking out the window with her arms folded on the table.
"Here you go."
"Thanks , but I still don't know why you brought me here."
"I figured that , but I'm not sure I know why."
"Then take me back. If they see us being friendly it would be bad for you."
"Look they're gonna catch Dom or worse , you don't need to be around him."
"I appreciate the advice , but I have it under control." Mia looked through the window and spotted what looked like a fed coming toward the café.
"I think one of your coworkers are coming in , you better act like we're fighting." Mia whispered.
"Look I'm sorry that I did what I did back then , it was the hardest thing I ever did."
"I'm really sorry that pretending to be a part of our family and tearing it apart was hard for you." Mia raised her voice , the agent taking a seat behind Brian.
"I lie that is what I'm good at , that's why the FBI recruited me." Brian said.
Mia leaned in so that she couldn't be overheard. She knew they had to do this dance so that Brian wouldn't get in anymore trouble , but she hated having to say these things. She wanted to tell him something good , something she had been thinking about for a while.
"What if you're not the good guy pretending to bad , what if you're really the bad guy pretending to be good?" he smiled at her.
"I'm gonna head back , you go home."
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When Brian walked back into the office Wu was waiting for him. He had asked her to run the cars of all the David Parks , he knew that the car would lead him to the right one. He was glad right now that he couldn't see Stasiak. Brian listened as she listed off cars until he heard one that fit.
"That one right there , that's it."
"How do you know?" She asked.
"Cause that's something I would drive." Brian got the address and took off again.
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Brian parked behind the car in question , knowing that he had made the right choice. Now all he needed was to find the apartment to go with the car , he hoped it was in the building it was parked in front of. He unclipped his seat belt and was about to get out when he heard a scream and saw glass rain down. He looked up and swore as he saw a guy hanging out a window and Dom holding his ankle. He ran up the stairs and burst into the apartment , gun drawn and stopped behind Dom.
"Bring him back in Dom."
"You hear to arrest me?"
"You know I'm not , Dom , but someone's going to call the cops and they will." Brian put his gun away.
"This guy deserves to die , they killed Letty Brian , and I'm going to make them pay , all of them." Dom said , but he pulled him in anyway. He had already passed out from fear.
"Dom , what are you doing here? They're going to send you to jail." Brian said.
"I have to make them pay , I'm going back as soon as that is done. You can come with me when I go." Dom moved closer grabbing the back of Brian's neck and pulling him in for a kiss.
Brian melted into it , knowing that he shouldn't. The temptation was too much , he gave in to it. He wrapped his arms around Dom and moaned as his tongue licked into his mouth. He felt himself hardening and pressed into Dom who moaned and pressed back. Brian wanted to take Dom to his apartment and let him fuck him into the mattress at that moment. A third moan from Park on the floor broke them apart.
"I'll find you later , get out of here before they come and arrest you." Brian told him as he adjusted himself.
Dom nodded and left out the door. Brian took a few breaths and pulled his phone out and called back up. He cuffed Park and waited out front for the marked car to arrive , even though he could have taken him in himself he needed a little time to get back in control.
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He walked into the office with Park , who he had met up with in the lobby and was putting him in the same room Mia had been in when Stasiak caught him. He was yelling across the room and Brian knew this was going to go bad.
"O'Conner don't you ever release my witness again!" he reached Brian and Brian snapped.
He punched him in the stomach , then as his head went down Brian grabbed it. He slammed it into the wall next to the door. He finally let him go and he turned and slid down the wall holding his bleeding nose.
"What the hell is going on here?"
"He hit me!" Stasiak yelled.
"Go get yourself cleaned up." The boss man said.
"But.." Stasiak started but he was cut off.
"I said go. O'Conner do you know the difference between a cop and a criminal?" He asked as Stasiak stomped off. Brian just stared at him.
"One bad decision , keep it in line son." Brian nodded and went to interrogate Park.
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Dom had gotten the details out of that idiot before Brian had showed up. He had fixed his car and was rolling up to the spot the started the race to determine who ran for this Braga guy. That didn't interest him , he was interested in the asshole driving the green Torino. Park agreed to get him into a race , but couldn't tell him who was driving that car. He caught sight of Brian and smirked , he knew that he would get in.
Unfortunately Dom knew that he had to win this race , he had to beat Brian to get to the guy who killed Letty. He had to avenge her before they could be together again. He owed her that much. They raced and Brian almost had him , he had learned from his past mistake ,using his NOZ to early. Dom had to wreck him to win and while he felt bad about that he needed to get in.
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He really wasn't that surprised when Brian showed up at the bar the next night , in place of the that douche bag that talked about himself in the third person. He smiled as he saw that Brian was drinking a Corona , he laughed when Brian told him how he got the spot , that the guy was busted. Then they were being called to sit with Campos.
"Do you two know each other?" he picked up on their familiarity. Dom thought fast , looking Brian in the eye to convey he should follow him.
"He used to date my sister."
"Ah , you're a lucky man." Campos told Brian.
"Yeah , why's that?"
"You're still alive. I have to take care of business , but you enjoy yourselves , there's beer , women and pool." He said and was gone.
"You should get out of this , it's not safe." Dom told him.
"I'm going to take this fucker down , don't mess it up Dom." Brian told him and walked off.
Dom shook his head at a couple of girls who came over and plopped on his lap , he had to play along for a little while. He watched Brian walk off after Campos. If he wasn't careful he was going to get himself hurt or worse and then Dom would be pissed even more.
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He finally found the freight elevator that went down to where the cars were. He spotted the Torino and walked over to it. He was inspecting it when he heard someone else enter the garage. He tensed slightly , preparing to beat the hell out of the person if it was the owner of the car.
"Are you one of those guys who are only concerned with cars and ignore everyone else?" Giselle asked as she reached him.
"I'm one of those guys who appreciates the body regardless of the make or model." Dom answered.
"Oh , that explains it then. What do you miss the most about him?"
"How could you tell?"
"It's obvious to anyone who's ever been in love." She said with a smile.
"He has the most beautiful blue eyes and his body is the most refined one I have ever seen , but the best thing is his heart." Dom told her.
"I'm sure you'll be with him again soon. Let's get back to the party before Phoenix finds you looking at his car." She said and walked to the elevator.
"This is Phoenix's car , where is he tonight?" Dom kept it in check.
"Phoenix isn't here right now , but don't worry he'll be back for the run." They reached the party floor and got out.
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Brian walked into headquarters , heading straight for Wu. He had grabbed the glasses from the room where Campos had been talking to the mystery man. He hoped to god this was Braga. He wanted to get this over with before he or Dom got caught or killed.
"Run these for prints for me , one is Campos and the other may be Braga's." Brian handed over the glasses.
"Run them through every database here and internationally." He instructed.
"But that could take a while." She said.
"I know , just do it." Brian said pulling out the GPS in his pocket that was going off.
He got it out and saw that it was go time , he had been sent a message on where to meet. It was a warehouse downtown , and he had to be there tomorrow afternoon. That gave him enough time to inform the others so they could track him. The next afternoon he was racing toward the warehouse and pulling in last.
Brian looked around as he was directed in line , he caught Dom's eye and saw that he looked slightly concerned. Brian put it in park and saw why , they were sweeping the cars for trackers. Shit! He thought. He started clawing at the center console as inconspicuously as possible as they moved closer to him. At the last moment he grabbed the tracker and dropped it in his drink , killing it instantly. He was relieved that he passed their scan , but worried that he was no longer being tracked. If shit went down then he was on his own , no back up.
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They were loaded into a semi and driven down to Mexico , where they were unloaded and told to follow Phoenix. They drove lights out , across the desert with the drugs in their cars , dodging border patrol cameras and helicopters as they made it to a hidden underground tunnel. When they made it to the other side with no problems , if you didn't count Dom's attempt to get to Phoenix earlier , Dom confronted him about Letty.
"I said only pussies run nitro meth." Dom growled.
"You been looking under my hood?!" Phoenix was pissed. Brian wondered if Dom had a plan here or what.
"There was a girl , she ran for you a little while back , someone running nitro meth wrecked her car and killed her."
"Oh was that your little bitch? She looked so sad laying there pleading for her life when I shot her in the head."
Brian saw Dom practically vibrate , he was about to draw his hidden gun when Dom's car exploded , igniting the next one and the next one. He grabbed his gun and started firing and running for a car that was holding all the goods. He pulled up next to Dom.
"Get in Dom!" he yelled.
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After they made it back to America they pulled over and Brian called his prize in , he wanted to make a trade with Braga. That way they could nail him and Dom could be free again. His boss had other ideas , seemed they were out of time and it was no longer their case. He was going to argue when he noticed Dom was bleeding.
"Dom , we need to look at your arm."
"It's fine. What are we going to do with this?" Dom brushed him off.
"Dom please." Brian begged , he hated seeing him hurt.
"After we get this somewhere safe."
Brian nodded and drove to the police impound. It was perfect to hide , no one would think to look there. Once they got in and parked the car they needed a ride. Brian thought about the whole chaos filled night they had.
"You know when you blew up your car , you also blew up mine. So technically you owe me a ten second car now." Brian smirked at him.
Dom walked over and busted the window out a pretty sweet little silver number. He popped the lock and opened the door , waving to Brian to get in. He bowed a little as Brian stepped to the door to get in , but Brian paused.
"You are so sweet honey." He said.
"I'll show you sweet soon enough." Dom said leaning in and kissing him.
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They were set up at the meet place , agents were hidden in a cargo trailer while Dom and Brian stood waiting for Braga. They didn't have to wait long before cars came flying in , Phoenix jumping out and running toward Dom. They were able to hold him back before he got to Dom , but Dom was smiling at him.
"You're a dead man!" Phoenix told him.
"That's where you're wrong." Dom told him.
"We're here with our end of the bargain , where's Braga?" Brian tried to get things back on track.
"Right here." Campos said and gestured to the passenger's side of the front car.
An older man climbed out , not a word was spoken as he walked up to stand in front of Dom and Brian . Brian eyed the man , he definitely looked like he could be Braga. He was older and had the air of a drug lord. But for some reason Brian didn't think that he was Braga.
"You thinking what I'm thinking Dom?" Brian asked , glancing at him.
"This ain't Braga." Dom growled looking at Campos.
Just then it all went to shit , the agents busting out the trailers going straight for the old man. They thought he was Braga and while they were going after him Campos was getting away and Brian had a feeling that he was really Braga. It would make so much sense , pretend to be just another employee and you could see what your men really did and thought about you.
"He's not Braga!" Brian yelled trying to get them to go after Campos.
Both sides were shooting and Campos was getting into a car and speeding away. Brian saw Dom run for Gisele who Campos was trying to run over. He managed to pull her out of the way and Brian tried not to feel a little jealous about that. Brian had given Dom the keys to the car they had taken from the impound lot. He knew where to find Dom and he wanted him to get out before they stopped focusing on Braga's men and busted Dom.
"Dom get out of here!" Brian yelled as he ducked behind a barrel.
Dom hesitated for a moment , he didn't want to leave Brian especially if there was shooting still going on , but he knew he had get gone before he ended up arrested. He jumped in the silver car , squealing his tires as he peeled out.
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Dom was sitting at the small kitchen table when Brian rolled in. He looked like hell , but he seemed to be unharmed. Dom stood and wrapped him in a hug , Brian returning it. Dom pulled back and put a hand on Brian's cheek , getting a good look at him.
"I'm fine , just sore from diving all over the place. Braga got away , Wu got hard proof that Campos really is Braga and they want to take you down since they lost him." Brian explained.
"Do you know where Braga went?" Dom asked.
"They picked him up on a border crossing camera , he's back in Mexico , where we have no jurisdiction and they have no extradition as you know." Brian leaned his head in until he and Dom had their foreheads together.
"Dom your still hurt!" Brian exclaimed , remembering the shot he took in the arm when they ran from Phoenix.
"Yeah , the bullet's still in there. Can you call Mia , she's got those nursing classes she's been taking." Dom said as he sat back down and started easing his shirt off.
Mia made it in under an hour , she glared at Brian as he opened the door for her. He bowed his head , knowing that she was blaming him for letting Dom get shot. He closed the door and followed her into the dining area where Dom was waiting with his shirt off.
Brian knew it was a really inappropriate time and all , but seeing Dom sitting there with his tanned torso on display he was hardening in his pants. Brian blushed slightly when Dom met his eye and quietly adjusted himself. Dom smirked at him as Mia set up her supplies.
"Why can't you ever do anything without getting hurt?" She asked , digging into his shoulder a little harder than needed.
"Damn Mia , take it easy , I wasn't trying to get hurt." Dom told her , trying to remain still.
"I thought you would be a little more careful now that Brian is back with us , a little incentive not to get yourself killed trying to avenge Letty , but I guess I was wrong."
"He didn't mean to Mia , and he saved both our asses. They were going to kill us all after we delivered their shipment." Brian told her.
Mia kept quiet after that and was a little nicer while digging the bullet out of Dom's shoulder. He went into his room after she was done and he was taped up to get changed into clean clothes. Brian sat there and didn't speak , he wasn't sure Mia wouldn't still knock him a good one.
"I want to thank you for trying to clear Dom , trying to bring him home to me , even if it's more for you than me. It means a lot to me. " Mia told him.
Dom was about to walk back out into the dining room when he noticed that Mia was talking to Brian , he was a little jealous , but he knew that his sister wouldn't do that to him. So he decided to give them a few minutes so she could get out what she was telling him. He sat down on the bed and noticed a box marked 'Letty.' He pulled it toward him and started going through it.
There wasn't much in there. A few personal items that she always kept , a picture of all of them together taken years ago , before they started running the trucks. A few pieces of jewelry , nothing fancy and her phone. Curious to see what she had been doing that had led her to running drugs for Braga he flipped through it. There were a few pictures and the contacts list held only two numbers , Mia's and an unnamed number. He hit send and put the phone to his ear.
Ring…Ring…Ring… came from the other room. No fucking way! Dom thought. He got up and walked toward the sound , seeing Brian looking at his phone and Mia looking confused. Dom felt his blood boil , all this time they were together and Brian never told him that he was in contact with Letty. He felt something in him snap.
"When were you going to tell me?!" he growled at him.
"It's not what you think , Dom , let me explain."
Dom grabbed him and threw him into a shelf , letting his anger get the better of him for the second time in his life. Mia was screaming in the background , not understanding what was going on. Dom was on him as soon as he hit the ground punching him and enjoying it.
"You were running Letty Brian , what do you need to explain."
"She came to me man , wanted to bring you home. She wanted to show you she was the better choice , man. She did it for you!" Brian yelled.
Dom backed off , hit with the guilt that he had made her need to prove that she was better that Brian. Even though deep down he knew that he couldn't control that , she felt how she felt. He stormed off out the trailer and plopped down in one of the chairs outside. He wasn't so sure that he could forgive Brian , yet he wasn't sure that he couldn't forgive him either. It was a fine line between them both.
"Dom , he really is sorry that this happened , if you listen to him he'll explain to you why he did what he did."
"Mia , I know that he must have had a good reason , but I'm angry too. She's dead and he was running her for the FBI , he kept that from us."
"Look at it from his point of view , she died on his watch and he knew that you would react the way you are. He didn't want to lose you , so he kept it to himself , trying all the time to make sure that Braga was busted and you got your revenge against Phoenix."
"He said that to you?"
"He actually told me that he would have stood and watched you kill Phoenix and not done a thing."
"I guess I should go apologize to him and work out how to get Braga back." Dom sighed.
"Dom , he left , he went back to his house. He was a little upset after you left. He told me what happened and then took off." Mia told him.
"Then I guess it's just me." Dom said.
"I'd tell you not to do it , but I know you'll just do it anyway."
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Brian shouldn't even be driving right now , he knew that yet he was driving anyway. The tears pouring down his face were cold in the night air. It was over , he knew that now , his fear had come true. Dom was never going to speak to him again , or touch him unless he was killing him. He knew that once he found out that Letty had been working for him that would be the end of things.
His heart hurt , more because he knew he deserved this , because he had gotten her killed. He was so desperate to get Dom back with a clear record that he had rationalized until running Letty was okay with him. He wanted to get home and curl up in bed and just be , stop trying and failing to be good and give up all together. He wanted to not care , to not exist anymore so the pain couldn't hurt him. He let out a sob and pressed the pedal harder , finally making it home and crawling into bed to cry his heart out.
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Dom was finishing the last touches of the charger , he had ignored the fact that Mia thought it was still a curse. He was going down to Mexico and he was going to bring hell with him. He was going to kill Phoenix for Letty and he was going to kill Braga on principal.
"Hey , I know you don't want me here , but I want to help. I need to fix this , even if it doesn't fix us." Brian said as he walked into the garage.
"I'm not planning on bringing anyone back you know."
Dom couldn't say he was surprised when he showed up. He knew that he wanted to make things right , he was glad that he had showed up. He was ready to set things straight with the two of them , they needed to get past this , because Dom loved him.
"Hey Brian." Mia said as she carried the groceries into the house.
"I'll be right back." Brian told Dom and ran after Mia. He had to let her know that he was sorry and that after he cleared Dom he was leaving , he wasn't going to cause any more pain to her family. Dom turned and watched Brian follow Mia into the house , reminding himself that his sister wouldn't do anything with Brian.
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"Mia , can I talk to you?" Brian closed the door behind him.
"I guess you came in here to tell me that you're going to bring my brother back in one piece , that I shouldn't worry and that you're sorry again that things happened the way they did with Letty."
"No , I mean of course I want to say all those things and bringing Dom back alive is a given. I just wanted to let you know that when this is all over , I'm leaving again. My buddy Rome headed back to Miami a while ago , you guys can have the garage back." Brian leaned back against the counter.
"What are you talking about , Brian? You don't need to leave , Dom doesn't want you to leave. Let's go talk to him about this." Mia moved toward the door , but Brian held his hands up.
"I don't want Dom to know about this , he needs to focus on what we're doing m, not what I'm doing after. Promise me you won't say anything to him or I'll disappear sooner."
"Fine , but after you're gone I'm singing like a canary." Mia said.
Dom slipped quietly back down the stairs , he was hurt that Brian wanted to leave him , but he could see that he thought he was doing what was best for them. He wasn't going to say anything , not until they were done , then he was giving him every reason not to leave.
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Brian was laying there in the dirt , a gash in his side and blood running down his side. Dom was crawling out the car that he had just used to ram Phoenix to death. Brain looked up as he dropped next to him and placed a hand on his side.
"Are you okay?" Brian asked.
"Me , you're the one with a hole in your side! I'd kick your ass if you weren't so hurt." Dom told him kissing his nose.
The sirens sounded in the distance , reminding Brian of the last time they had been facing oncoming cops. He looked at Dom and knew that he was going to stay , this time he didn't look so defeated.
"Dom go , please don't let them get you."
"No , Brian I'm not running and neither are you."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about what I overheard you telling my sister about , how you were leaving us behind after this was over."
"I guess we're in this together." Brian grabbed Dom's hand and pulled himself up , never letting go.
"Together." Dom said and kissed him , keeping it short and sweet.
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The cops closed in , taking Braga into custody and Dom too. Even though Brian tried to talk them into letting him go without the cuffs , they didn't listen to him. He spent some time at the hospital , getting a few stitches for the two inch gash on his side. Then he went to see about getting Dom out. Unfortunately they screwed him over , they wanted him to go to court and let the judge sort it out.
"Don't worry Mia , the judge should take into account that Dom helped bring down Braga and didn't run when the cops came." Brian sat next to Mia in the court room , holding her hand.
"I understand the defendant helped FBI bring down a drug cartel and was kind enough to stay and let himself be arrested. I have heard testimony from Agent O'Conner , but I feel that he is too close to the case and the defendant. Therefore , I sentence Mr. Torretto to a minimum sentence of 15 years in Lompoc without the possibility of parole." The judge said and Brian wanted to scream.
Mia was crying and Dom was quiet , in shock that he was headed back to the one place that had almost killed him. He turned to look at Brian and Mia. Brian met his eyes and through the tears he saw a determination there. He didn't know what was going to happen , but he wanted to let them know he was going to be alright.
'I love you.' He mouthed to both of them. They said it back and then Dom was being led back to the jail until he could be transferred to Lompoc.
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Brian knew there was a chance that Dom wouldn't be released , so he had made a plan. He had busted his ass in the two weeks he had before the trial to get ahold of Tego and Omar. They were going to need all the help they could get. He reluctantly let Mia in on it , though she was still positive about him getting off.
Now they were racing down the highway , closing in on the prison transport bus. Brian had this all planned out , he was done being the cop , pretending to be good. One thing losing Letty had taught him was he had to stop wasting time with Dom , he needed to spend every moment available with him. They had a plan , Mia had took a trip down to Rio and found Vince , they would split up after busting Dom out and meet at Vince's house.
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Dom was sitting on the bus , handcuffed to the bar beneath his seat. He was scared , he didn't know if he could do this again. He hadn't heard from anyone since the trial and he knew that he had barely survived the first time in prison. Now he would have to do it again and he wasn't sure he could take another man that wasn't Brian , even if it kept his ass safe.
He was lost in his thoughts until he heard the one sound he thought he would never hear again. For there was no mistaking it , he had known that sound all his life. He had thought it gone forever when he crashed it in the tunnels. Brian must have gotten it out and restored it. He smiled , they were coming for him.
COMING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER…
Brian and Mia were exhausted , having been running since they busted Dom out. They had split up like planned and even though Brian wanted to go with Dom he had insisted that he didn't want to get caught with them. He was still protecting them.
That was a week ago and they hadn't been eating well , the combined rough roads and nerves made it hard. Brian pulled up to a narrow street , this was where Mia said Vince lived. He looked up at the rows of houses climbing up from the street. Everything was so close together here in Rio and the walkway was lined with thugs , armed to the teeth. Brian helped Mia out of the car and they started up the walk to Vince's.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Brian asked.
"Yes this is where Vince lives." She answered and before he could suggest they leave , Vince came down the stairs , laughing at them and waving off the others.
"How does it feel being on the other side?" He asked , hugging Mia , who clung to him desperately.
"Other side of what?"
"The law buster."
They followed Vince up and he made them food , his friends' sister was there cooking , Mia eyed her wearily , but she was too busy cooking to pay her any mind. Brian thought that maybe something had happened when Mia came down here earlier.
"I'll show you where you can sleep , wash up and such." She told Mia and Mia followed her.
"So was the journey that bad?" Vince asked.
"We didn't run into trouble but we took longer cause we avoided the major cities. Have you heard from Dom yet?"
"No , not since he called two days ago , he said he'd be here today or tomorrow."
"What's with you and Mia?" Brian asked.
"We may have had a moment when she was here , but I'm not sure if she wants to stay with me." Vince looked upset.
"Maybe you should tell her that there's nothing going on with you and Consuela. It might help your cause."
"I guess that would make her feel better." Vince laughed at him.
"Look I have a job coming up and you guys could use the money obviously. It's taking some cars off a train. I just need you to drive , I can take care of the rest. What do you say?"
"We'll do it." Mia said , joining them and Brian noticed she looked like she had gotten sick again.
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Dom rolled up to Vince's as the sun was rising , he spotted Vince loading his car up. He was tired and ready to just crash in a nice soft bed with Brian wrapped around him. Preferably after he finally fucked him into the bed , but that was for later.
"Where's Brian and Mia?" he asked as he crawled out the car.
"I've got a job and they offered to help me. Come on , I'm headed out to meet them now." Vince said and Dom got in the car , fuming that they had agreed to do this when they were supposed to be laying low.
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