When everyone had arrived back at the compound, they all sat around eating lunch while having small, quiet conversations. The atmosphere was still tense, but not at the heights it had been when everyone had first gathered to go over the plan.
Rayleigh was trying to feign being lost in thought while observing the Torretto gang. She was trying to sense out who could be the Baby Daddy. The older brother was sitting protectively on one side of Mia while the airhead Vince was sitting on the other. The other members of their little group were spread out around them. Rayleigh took notice how they were the only ones who were not intermingling with the rest of the gathering. Even Vaako was making nice and engaging Suki and Rome in conversation about the significance in the color scheme of one's car.
She just couldn't get why Mia would agree to come here just to bash Brian. The timid girl just didn't seem like the type to do something like that. Her beef-headed brother also seemed as protective as Brian and she were over each other, so why would he bring Mia into a situation like this with her pregnant. Gloating about her being pregnant but not far enough along to show could be done without her presence, so why?
She could tell something obvious was going on, but for the life of her, she could not figure it out. Torretto and his friends had to be stupid to bring a pregnant girl to a fight like the one about to go down; especially, when the girl didn't live their lifestyle. Dom kept her out of trouble and away from the racing and truck jacking scene. The closest she ever was allowed, was part of the audience at the races and she wasn't even allowed to drive there on her own. That way if the races were busted, she never had a car, so she couldn't be charged or detained; they would have to let her go.
Rayleigh caught the glances Mia kept shooting to her brother, who was sitting beside Carter explaining what had happened at the meeting with the Feds. If Vince was the Baby Daddy and she had strung Brian along the whole time, then why was she looking at her brother like she lost the best thing she had ever had in her life. Vince noticed the looks Mia was sending too and seemed to becoming more and more agitated that he was being ignored.
Maybe Mia hadn't strung Brian along, maybe what they had had been real; and she just ended up knocked up from a bounce back with Vince. If so, that was stupid luck. But it didn't matter; she would make sure her brother got over that girl and her family. She hated seeing her brother so down. He had always been in trouble because of girls, and the one time he decides to do right by one, he gets burned. Well, one way or the other, Rayleigh was going to fix that.
Brian and Carter talked over the meeting that Brian and Rome had had with the Feds. Carter was sure the plane would definitely be covered by the Feds. That was the way they were going to send the bartender home that would be opening his club in Mexico. Suki, Tej, and Jimmy would drive him, the clean money Carter had given him and the marshmallows to the airport.
They were still not sure how much they trusted the Torretto gang to keep their word and work with them. Carter was compensating them each nicely, just like he was all his drivers, but he was sending them off on his yacht. Hopefully, they would have the captain take them to meet up with the rest of the crew, but Carter wasn't going to hold his breath until they got the Baby Daddy situation, as Ray had dubbed it, solved.
He was also glad that Vaako had taken the offer to load all of Rayleigh's and his things that they did not want impounded and have them shipped before they got the plan in motion. Rayleigh had signed the deed of the warehouse over to him earlier in the day so hopefully by the end of the week all of Rayleigh's things will be headed for their new home. He had already signed the compound and the assets there over to Isabella; they were with a contact of his in the system just waiting until the right moment to be filed. She, Enrique, and Roberto would overlook the compound and his businesses in Miami until the heat died out enough they could return; with Tej and his group keeping an ear out for any news in the streets.
Dom could tell his sister was uncomfortable with his decision to drag her and the rest of the crew to Miami to confront Brian after Leon and Vince called. He knew he should have left her and dealt with the Buster himself, but he had hoped when Brian found out Mia was pregnant; he would step up and do the right thing. However, this morning he had just turned around smiling and wished her and the dad the best. What was the Buster thinking? Was he stupid enough not to know he was the father? Mia loves him, but he hurt her by lying to all of them. Dom really hoped the Buster did the right thing by Mia though; he just wasn't sure what that looked at anymore.
The next day was spent making final preparation for the big show. Letty, Dom, Vince, Leon, Brian, Rome, Rayleigh, Tej, Jimmy, and Suki spent the day finishing the last adjustments to the cars the group would drive tomorrow. Brian, Rome, Rayleigh, and Vince would pick up the packages. Rome and Vince would go to one location and Brian and Rayleigh would go to a different one. Then the four of them would meet up in the warehouse district where Tej would have the other racers and cars set up for the melee. Tej, Suki, Jimmy, and Orange Julius would deliver the money and marshmallows to the airport, so they would take over the four cars that Rayleigh, Rome, Vince, and Brian would be driving.
Rayleigh was sad that she was going to have to leave her '95 Nissan 240SX behind but Brian would make his getaway in the '67 Shelby GT 500 Mustang while Carter and Rayleigh drove away in the 69 RS Camaro. The Torretto gang had managed to get a hold of a car for Vince and Rome to drive away to the yacht. Rome had decided not to try his luck with the Feds and sail away with the Torretto's.
Mateo had called and had everything ready for their arrival in Mexico. He would be leaving out that night to fly back to Texas to wait for Rayleigh and the two men. They would switch out cars there and drive through the tunnels Rayleigh had used when she worked for the Sanchez cartel. Vaako had already arranged for these two cars to be shipped to Argentina to Verone's parents' house. The three would then use the Sanchez yacht to sail to Argentina to lay low until they were able to return to Miami.
That night, Verone threw a cookout for everyone. He knew Rayleigh needed this little bit of normalcy before the big day. Isabella had set out a big display of fruit to go with the BBQ that Dom and Tej was cooking. His table outside was big enough for everyone to sit together.
Once the food was done and everyone set down, he rose to give a toast. "I want to thank every single one of you for the part you are going to play tomorrow. I appreciate the help. I know not all of us get along because of past wrongs and assumed wrongs. I'm not one that normally that is inspired or tries to inspire feelings of camaraderie or family. However, we are all connected together by one strand or several and for the foreseeable future; we will each be responsible for each other's freedom. I plan keep my end of the bargain and I hope you keep yours. It will be a long time before we see each other again after tonight, if you have anything you would like to get off your chest or need to say, do it tonight." Carter finished fixing Mia with a look.
Letty understood what Verone was trying to say. She also understood where Dom and the boys were coming from, but it's like Verone had said that first night they were in Miami; Brian had given up everything for them. They had made him family, and then turned their back on him when he needed it the most. Then Dom had to go and tell him that Mia was pregnant without telling Brian he was the father. She could tell that most of everyone else thought that Vince was the father, but he would never be more than Dom's best friend to Mia. Letty knew that if Brian didn't find out that he was going to be a father tonight, he more than likely never would.
They talked, ate, and drank way into the night. Rayleigh had tried to stay as close to Carter as she could. She had done some soul searching during the day and finally decided that she did need to tell Carter exactly how she felt, just in case she never got the chance after tomorrow. She made to ask Carter to call it a night when Letty walked up to her and asked for a private conversation.
"What's up?" Rayleigh asked her when they stepped away from the others.
"Brian is the father. I know you think it's Vince, but she is 4 months along. She didn't find out until after LA." Letty said straight to the point.
"What, are you serious?!" Rayleigh breathed. She was going to be an aunt, and maybe Brian could have what he really wanted.
"Yeah, I know. Dom is a dick for how he told Bri that Mia was pregnant and an even bigger dick for not telling him he is the father. Mia is just as responsible too, but she is in love with Brian and is afraid of having to choose between him and us." Letty explained to the disbelieving girl.
"Brian loves her too. He would never make her choose. If your gang couldn't accept Brian, then he'd walk away, but he would find a way to provide for her and the baby." Rayleigh said.
"I'd never make her or him choose. That baby deserves both of its parents. Dom would get over it or I'd kick his ass. I just don't know how to fix the problem without it screwing with tomorrow." Letty stated, clearly frustrated with how her boyfriend was handling this.
"Get those two and I'll grab Brian and we'll hash it out right now. At least clear the air and get them talking. I think it would actually help moral. It would give Brian something to look forward to instead of behind."
Letty turned without another word and went to gather Mia and Dom. Rayleigh turned around and saw Carter walking towards her, so she started walking towards him and couldn't keep the hopeful smile off her face. As soon as she was close enough, she reached up and kissed him solidly on the lips and leaned her body onto his.
He wrapped his arms loosely around her when she broke the kiss to keep her close. "What was that for?" he inquired with a smirk.
"I'm an aunt." Rayleigh giggled. At Carter's confused look she explained. "Bri is the dad of Mia's baby, not Vince. Letty and I are about the get them to hash it out."
"I'll help. You might need the extra referee." Carter said. "I'll go get Brian. You have them set up in the den; less breakable stuff in there." Carter smirked.
Rayleigh led the three Torretto's into the den and had them sit. "Letty told me the truth. Carter is getting Brian. You two need to put everything out on the table. This walking around making heart eyes at each other needs to stop. Brian loves you, you love him, and he's the father. You two need to decide where you stand because like Carter said, it's going to be a long time before we all meet up."
Mia looked like she was going to cry when Rayleigh told her that she knew and she did start crying when she said Brian loved her. How was she going to keep her family together and keep Brian when they didn't want him around?
"Mia what's wrong?" Dom asked. That just caused Mia to cry harder.
"You dumbass. All any of you have talked about since LA is how much you want to kick Bri's ass even after she told her that Bri was the father! You make her feel guilty for loving the guy!" Letty yelled at her boyfriend.
Carter chose that moment to show up with Brian. "What's going on? What's wrong Mia?" Brian asked. He made a move to go to her, but stopped himself, that wasn't his place anymore.
Rayleigh turned and looked at her brother. "Vince isn't the father; you are." She kept eye contact with him after she said this until she could see it click.
"Wh-what?" Brian said. He broke eye contact with his sister to look towards Mia.
Mia seen how he was looking at her and she couldn't stop the fresh tears from streaming down her face. She tried to speak but just ended up covering her mouth with her hand and nodding her head.
Brian was over in front of her on his knees in a heartbeat. "You're serious?" He asked with tears in his eyes that fell when she just kept nodding her head. He put his hand on her stomach and whispered, "I'm really going to be a dad."
At his heartbroken whisper, Mia finally found her voice. "Yeah, you're going to be a dad. Are you going to be around to watch your son grow up?"
"Hell yes. If you'll have me."
Mia just grabbed his face and kissed him.
"Buster, you do her or that baby wrong, and I'll kick your ass. We'll figure our crap out as we go, alright?" Dom said. At Brian's nod, Dom pulled Letty to him and they walked back out to the others.
"Come on love. Let's give these two some privacy." Carter said pulling Rayleigh towards their bedroom.
Rayleigh was lying in bed waiting on Carter to come out of the bedroom. She was nervous. She had finally decided to tell him she loved him, but she was slowly losing her will.
He came out with just his pajama bottoms on. He walked over and lay down beside her, pulling her close. Before she could doubt herself, she rolled on top of him and kissed him, trying to show him what her mouth wouldn't say.
"What brought this on?" Carter laughed when they broke the kiss. He looked at her and swears his heart skips a beat with the look in her eye. She was the most beautiful person he had ever seen, and he didn't know if he could ever live without her.
"You know I love you, right?" Rayleigh asked before she could lose what little nerve the kiss had given her.
Carter sat straight up and pulled her close, trapping her arms beside her body. "What did you say?" He gasps out wide-eyed.
"I love you?" Rayleigh replied, questionably. She felt so stupid. She knew she should have kept her mouth shut. He looked horrified. How could she be so stupid? She just ruined everything.
Carter was overjoyed. This girl loved him. He wanted to hear her voice say those three words every second of every day for the rest of his life. He couldn't stop staring in her eyes until she turned her head.
"Sorry." Rayleigh mumbled. She tried to move off of him and planned to bury herself and her embarrassment in the blankets, but Carter just held on tighter.
"Look at me." He demanded.
She turned to look at him. She had never heard that tone of voice from him. She was scared to see how he was looking at her, but somehow she found herself staring him down.
"Say it again." He demanded.
"Wh-what?" Rayleigh asked wide-eyed.
"Say you love me again." He growled.
"I-I love y-you." Rayleigh managed to squeak out. The intensity with which he was looking at her was making her want to curl up and hide, but also heating her body from the inside. She didn't know which sensation she would give into.
He surged up and kissed her hard, driving his tongue into her mouth when she gasped at the sudden hard kiss. "Again. Again. Again" He chanted between kisses.
"I love you. I love. You. I. Love. You." She managed between kisses. She was growing bolder now that she realized he wasn't angry at her declaration. She wanted to touch. His arms had hers pinned, but she needed them on his skin now.
She began wiggling and pushing back into the kisses. She finally managed to get one hand free and immediately grabbed a handful of his curls to deepen the kiss even more, moaning at the groan he released at the action.
In retaliation, he gripped her hips and flipped them. He had his legs on the inside of hers and braced himself up on his hands above her. They stared into each other's eyes for a long moment. Nothing of one touching the other until the dam broke. Carter gripped the shirt - his shirt- she had on and pulled. "This has got to go."
She surged up and kissed him before lying back flat and slowly began to unbutton the shirt. She had forgone the bra tonight, but had left the panties. She kept her eyes locked onto his face as she undone each button.
Carter finally lost his patience when she unbuttoned the last button and one side of the shirt slid off her body exposing one breast. He immediately took it into his mouth and began teasing it with suckles, licks, bites, while groping the other one with his hand.
She arched up into his mouth and hand. "Carter" She gasped.
"I'm going to own you tonight." He growled as he moved his mouth to the other breast. Once he had given it the same treatment as its twin, he sat back on his hunches and pulled her panties off quickly causing her to squeal and bounce on the bed.
Rayleigh couldn't think of a time when she'd been more horny or needy in her entire life. She reached up and pulled him down into a kiss. She felt his hand wondering below to her core. He began kissing and biting his way down her neck to her collar bones.
Carter could feel her heat before he used his fingers to spread her enough to rub at her clit. He knew he should slow down, that they had all night to do this, but he needed inside her desperately, but he was aware enough that he would hurt her if he didn't make sure she was ready to accept him.
He kissed and bit where her neck and shoulder joined as he finally inserted a finger inside her. "Please Carter. Need more. Need you." Rayleigh moaned and begged as she pulled at his hard and scratched down his back.
"Glad to know you are as desperate as I am. I don't think I can wait much longer." Carter admitted. Normally he would have teased her about begging so early, but he needed her just as bad. He inserted a second finger and made come-here-motions that had her arches her back and crying out for him.
"Carter. Not. a. Virgin. Fuck me already." Rayleigh ground out as she rode out the pleasure his fingers gave her.
"Don't want to hurt you." He muttered into her neck. The way she was squeezing his fingers was driving him mad.
"Please. I need you. I can take it." Rayleigh begged.
Carter couldn't wait any longer. He pulled his fingers out of her, but couldn't resist locking eyes with her as he sucked her juices off of his fingers. This cause Rayleigh to surge up against him and kiss him, plunging her tongue in to taste herself on his tongue.
He pushed them down until they were flat on the bed, never breaking the kiss. He lined himself up and pushed inside her balls deep in one thrust. He paused for a moment, letting them both get accustomed to the new sensation.
Rayleigh thought she was going to go out of her mind. He felt so hot, so big, and so thick inside her. She needed more. She needed him to move. "Move Carter please."
He began rolling his hips, grinding his cock inside her. Enjoying the little moans and sighs that it produced from her mouth. "Please more. I need more." She whined. Looking at her, he could see the unshed tears in her eyes.
He pushed as deep inside her as he could and stilled his hips. He leaned down a tugged at her ear with his teeth. She let out a frustrated sound and tried to move her hips to create friction, but he stilled her with his hands. She threw her hand back and the pillows and thrashed her head side to side. "Please. Please Please." She cried as the tears flowed down her cheeks.
She needed this. She needed to feel him. She needed to know that he felt the same way she did. She needed to know that it was true; that it was real.
He pushed his mouth up against her ear until her head had no choice but to be still against the pillow as she sobbed. "You need it don't you. You want it hard and fast and deep, don't you? You need to feel every inch of me as I thrust inside spreading your tight little pussy out with my big cock, don't you?"
"Yes. Yes Yes." Rayleigh chanted as soon as he started talking.
"Tell me what you need and I'll give it to you." Carter whispered.
"Everything." Rayleigh whimpered.
Carter kissed her ear and whispered, "I told you that day we met, and I could give you the world. All you needed to do was ask, Love."
She whimpered again. He moved to lick the tears off her face. She had moved her hands and was gripping his shoulders and biceps, trying to get leverage to move. "Uh, Uh, huh. I'm going to take care of you. You just have to tell me what you want." Carter goaded.
"Everything." Rayleigh sobbed. "Please."
"You have to tell me more than that." Carter said as he moved to her neck.
"Fuck me hard and deep. I need to feel it. Need to feel you. Want to feel you for days. Please. Love you. Love me. Need you. Please." Rayleigh babbled and sobbed.
"How could I resist when you asked like that." Carter asked as he pulled back and looked at her. As soon as she made eye contact with him, he pulled out, just leaving the head inside and plunging in hard and fast. He set out in a neck breaking rhythm that wouldn't have either of them lasting long.
Rayleigh was moaning, sobbing, and begging for more. The harder he fucked her, the louder she got. She had never been a screamer in bed, but tonight with her nerves fried from her earlier confession and her emotions running wild, she dimly thinks that everyone at the compound is going to know what is going on before the night is over.
"I'm close." Carter said, never letting up with his harsh rhythm.
"Me too." Rayleigh moaned back.
They kept moving together harder and harder all the while their voices rose. Carter was so close, he just needed a little more before being pushed over the edge, but he wanted Rayleigh to come with him. He leaned down to whisper in her ear. "I love you."
"I love you." Was whispered in her ear, it was what she needed to be pushed over the edge. Her entire body tensed up and she let out a silent scream. She could feel Carter release inside of her. Good thing I am on birth control. She thinks.
Carter could feel her tighten and spasm around him triggering his release. He knows he should have pulled out, but he also wanted to mark her. So she and others would always know who she belonged too.
He pulled out and lay down beside her and pulled her close. They were hot, sweaty, and need of a bath, but right now they both needed this closeness. They could deal with everything else later.
She was about to drift off to sleep when she heard him whisper "I love you" again.
"Love you too Carter." Is the last thing she said before she went to sleep with a smile on her face.