"Brain's still a bit shaken, stop trying to force him into things!" Dom yells at Mia.
"He needs to take a bath!" Mia yells.
"He can't handle the sight of water! It reminds him of being trapped in that fucking hole!" Dom yells.
"Well he stinks! Do something about it!" Mia screams back.
"He doesn't stink! I'll find a way to help him, but you have to give him time!" Dom explains.
Mia just shakes her head and sighs, "I'll just leave him to you, Dom." Dom sighs, wanting to say something but deciding against it and going up to talk to Brian.
"Hey Dom, what's the matter?" Brian asks nervously.
"Mia thinks you stink." Dom grumbles.
Brian looks at him in fear, "Dom, are you saying what I think your saying?"
Dom shakes his head, "No, just a sponge bath."
"NO! No sponge bath!" Brian screams, running from the bed to the closet and locks the door.
"BRIAN! You get out of that closet this instant!" Dom yells.
"NO! ME NO WANT NO BATH!" Brian yells through the door.
"If you let me give you a bath, I'll give you two bags of cookies." Dom banters.
Dom hears a whimper from the closet before the door opens, "Meany." Brian whimpers.
"I'm trying to keep you healthy!" Dom groans.
"Okay, but no deep water!" Brian sobs.
"There's no deep water in a sponge bath." Dom giggles.
"Still I don't want to have any water near me!" Brian cries.
"It's a sponge, now get out here!" Dom groan.
"Okay." Brian says cheerfully.
"Brian? Are you bipolar or something?" Dom asks.
"Maybe, I don't know." Brian chuckles, looking at the sponge Dom is holding.
"Get in the tub. I don't want to make a mess." Dom gestures towards the en suite.
"But…. But…. It's a tub." Brian whines, "Fine, but you have to get in with me and if you do I'll take an actual bath."
Dom smiles affectionately and pulls him into a hug, "That's my Bullet." He coos.
"Come on, let's get this over with." Brian sighs, cuddling into Dom; as he pulls him towards the tub.
"It'll be over before you know it." Dom reassures.
*30 minutes later*
"That wasn't so bad, now was it?" Dom asks, rubbing Brian with a towel.
"No, it was nice but now I'm sleepy." Brian yawns out, curling into Dom.
Dom smiles down at him and carries him to the bed, "You want me to leave so you tha you can sleep?" he asks, flick the light-switch.
"No, come lay down with me please?" Brian asks, with a puppy-dog look.
"Ok alright." Dom rolls his eyes, but smiles and lays down next to Brian. Brian smiles and curls into Dom. Dom kisses the top of his head before settling to sleep. Finally both are asleep, not even realizing there was a crack in the doorway big enough to fit a camera lens, 'click'. Dom shoots out of bed, "Who da fucks taking pictures?!"
Feet runs away from the door, followed by a scream, "She made me do it!" as the person ran.
"VINCE!" Dom screams.
Brian grumbles and mubbles, "Shut up!" before going back to sleep. Dom smiles and kisses Brian's head before going back to sleep himself.
*Next Morning*
"Mmm, Warm." Brian hums out, snuggling into the warmth.
"Yes, I am." Dom laughs.
Brian gasps in surprise and jumps out of bed, "Dom what are you doing in my bed?"
Dom raises his eyebrow, "Uh, I was sleeping in it. You wouldn't let me leave the room and you wouldn't let go of me. I was kinda forced to stay here last night."
Brian suddenly remembers last night and blushes, "Sorry Dom. I…I was so happy to have you with me again, that I forgot that your mad at me." Brian says sadly.
Dom tilts his head, "Mad? I'm not mad! I was disappointed that you left without giving us a chance to let the information that you were a cop settled in. But I wasn't mad, because I understand why you did it."
"But I thought you were going to kick me out when you found out I was a cop." Brian looks at Dom sadly as he says this.
"I wasn't! I would have worked around the cop thing and I would have never kicked you out! I love you!" Dom cries.
"I'm sorry, I just….I just wanted you to be happy, and I thought me being gone would make you happy." Brian sniffles, regretting leaving Dom and the gang. He begins mumbling, "felt like true family, not fake like that Bitch of a step-mother and asshole of a father".
Dom puts a hand over Brian's, "Hey, it's okay. It's all in the past."
"What, what's all in the past?" Brian asks confused, not realizing he had spoken aloud.
"That you left, and your step-mom." Dom explains.
"I said that aloud." He gasps in shock, then tries to smile and reassure Dom, but is failing miseraibly.
Dom crosses his arms and gives Brian a look that says, 'Stop avoiding this and spill!'
"Okay, okay. Before I got out of my fathers' house, after my mom died, he and his new wife would abuse me, because they said they shouldn't have to care for someone elses' child; even though he was my father." Brian explains, flashing back to when he lived there and shivers.
Dom growls and curses, "I'll kill him and that Bitch!"
"No, I don't want you to leave me again." Brian cries, clinging to Dom.
"I won't, but they need a little sense knocked in 'em." Dom states, holding Brian close to him.
"Just don't leave me, please! Don't make me be alone again!" Brian cries in sadness, clinging to Dom.
"I promise; I will never leave you. I love you." Dom pets Brian's hair soothingly. Brian clings to him, trying to calm down.
"Hey guys, everything okay? You've been in here all morning." Mia asks, as she knocks on Brian's door.
She hears a "Shh, don't wake him up." From Dom.
"Well, you both need to get up." Mia says through the door, before going back downstairs.
"Brian…. Brian! Time to wake up." Dom whisper in Brian's ear, while shaking him.
Brian slowly open his eyes and frowns, "I'm starving."
"Well, Mia is calling us down." Dom smiles at him.
"Okay, I'm eating when I get down there." Brian groans.
"Then let's go on down." Dom says, helping him sit up. Brian groans again and leans heavily on Dom, who cradles him to his chest. "Do you want me to carry you down the stairs?"
Brian nods his head, wrapping his arms around Dom's shoulders. Dom lifts Brian up, leaving the room and heading down the stairs. Brian lays his head on Dom's shoulder and begins to doze off once more.