A/N: Hey guys, I decided to write this in third person view because it's easier I guess.

Enjoy Chapter 13!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Fast and The Furious franchise.

Chapter 13

It had been two hours since Tej stormed off. Brian had wanted to go after him but figured he would give him space. Suki and Rome had gone after him instead. Rome only paused to promise that he would inform them of what was happening as soon as possible.

Suddenly Rome came running into the living room out of breath. Brian was already tense but was even more so now that he saw how rushed Rome seemed. They all started at him, eager for him to continue.

"They're leaving," he managed to gasp.

"When?"

"Now, they're outside," he breathed. "Wanted to say goodbye to the team."

They all rushed out and sure enough Tej and Suki were waiting by his car. The two stepped forward and said goodbye to everyone. Brian held back, not wanting to cause trouble. When he did finally stepped closer Tej climbed into the driver's seat. Suki smiled sadly before reaching up to hug him.

"I'll talk him round," she whispered.

He nodded. "Yeah, thanks Suki."

She just smiled as she climbed into the car. Brian watched sadly as they drove away. He didn't know what he would do if he never heard from them again. He sighed helplessly as he turned around to head back inside.

When he reached the front door he felt Mia take hold of his hand. He allowed her to drag him upstairs and into the bedroom. She dropped his hand as they entered and went to sit on the bed. She sat quietly as he shut the door.

"I was going to give him my half of the garage," Brian whispered as he sat on the bed beside her.

"You were?"

"If you wanted me to stay here that is."

She smiled awkwardly and looked at the floor. "I guess you should call him and tell him the good news then."

He looked at her in shock. "Seriously?"

"I want to try and start things up again with us," she whispered. "I should've done it a while ago."

"I won't mess this up," he told her hurriedly. "We don't have to be official or anything. It's completely your own choice."

"Let's not tell the others just yet," she sighed. "Till things are sorted in general and with us."

Looking at her he just wanted to throw her down and make up for all the time they had missed out on but instead he settled for kissing her gently. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. It took all he had to not lose control, he honestly wasn't going to do anything to make her run in the opposite direction.

"Last chance, Bri," she whispered. "Please don't mess this up."

Brian sat on top of the filing cabinet and swung his legs back and forward. Since the events with Tej he had been leaving the house more. It was a distraction more than anything else. Tej wasn't returning his calls and Suki could rarely answer. Jimmy and that only answered because it was their job.

"I need to do something or I'm going to go mad," he complained. Partly it was from the frustrating phone call attempts and partly because he was in a garage not working on a car.

"I am not getting on Mia's bad side," Jesse chuckled.

"None of us are," Leon added. "So sit tight like a good boy."

"If Tej was here to see you then he wouldn't be so angry," Leon chuckled.

Brian threw a balled up piece of paper at him. "It's not funny. I want to get under the hood of one of those cars."

"I said you could look," Mia said as she came out of the office. "You just can't work on one, that's all."

"But that's the best part!"

She smiled. "I know that."

Brian went to argue but then froze. "Not gonna tease me, Rome?"

Everyone had been teasing him all day but Rome was the only one who hadn't.

"About?"

"Where's your head at?" Letty asked as she tapped the side of Rome's head. "Brian has been sulking all day about not being able to work on a car."

"Oh, right," Rome nodded.

"Talk," Brian demanded.

"Just thinking about going back to Miami earlier than I first thought."

Everyone stopped working and moved to get a better look at Rome. He hadn't been with them that long but they all got the impression that he loved it in LA. They never expected him to go back home, ever.

"For a visit, right?" Letty asked.

He shook his head. "Nah, girl. If I'm going home to stay then I'll only come back every so often for a holiday, especially if my boy will be staying here."

Brian nodded. "I don't see you staying away for long."

Rome smiled and looked like he was actually with them now. "Ha, you're not wrong there. I'm hitting' these straights next time for sure so I won't be waiting long at all."

He rolled his eyes as everyone went in to discuss that. Brian hopped off of the filing cabinet and headed outside. He sat on the small wall nearby and pulled out his phone. He called Tej but as usual it went to voicemail. He left the same message as always before he tried it again. He called five times but after receiving voicemail each time he gave up. He tried Suki after that but she didn't answer either. When he tried the office phone Jimmy answered but was guarded when Brian asked about Tej.

He decided to lie back on the wall after putting his phone back in his pocket. He breathed out and tried to stay calm. Why couldn't everything in his life be perfect all at the same time?

They stayed at the garage for another two hours after Brian went back inside before they closed up. Mia seemed to notice the tension in Brian so when they got into her car she didn't drive to the fort. Instead she just kept driving, taking whichever turn came to mind first so that she was driving around aimlessly.

Brian relaxed against the seat as he turned on some music and watched the scenery blow past. Eventually he turned his attention to Mia. She pushed the pedal hard so the car went over the limit and did a few risky turns around sharp corners. Brian had missed seeing her like this.

"You should race," he commented.

"I know how to and I love speed but to be honest with you, it's not my scene."

"We could race," he offered. "No crowd, no wager, just us two and the track."

She smiled. "I'll smoke your ass."

"Well to be honest if you do, the prize I would give you will benefit me too."

"Is that right?" She asked as she put her hand on his knee then slowly stroked up to the top of his leg where she stopped.

"Yes," he gulped as a shudder washed over him.

She smirked slightly. "Maybe racing you won't be so bad then."

He grinned happily as he leaned back and continued to watch her drive. She started to work out where they were and then headed back to the fort. She was pretty happy with herself. She didn't doubt that Brian was probably still thinking about Tej and what happened but at least he seemed more relaxed now.

They parked out and he got out first. He smiled down at Mia who was now stood quietly beside him. He put his arm around her shoulders and they walked up towards the house.

A couple of days later Brian was getting nowhere with the Tej situation. He kept calling multiple times each day but Tej never answered. Suki rarely did now and if Jimmy did then he only spoke about work, never about Tej. He started to think that maybe he should give up for now so that Tej had time to cool down.

Other than that situation things were going great, especially with Mia. They talked loads, had been on a proper date and he had even moved into her room the previous day. On top of that he was almost completely healed after Vince's beating. A couple of his ribs were a little bruised but it was nothing really.

When they went downstairs after spending some time in Mia's room everyone was sat around the living room. Leon and Jesse were playing some video games, Letty and Dom were curled up on the armchair and Vince was on the couch.

Mia sat next to Vince so that Brian wouldn't have to. After a few minutes of watching they play games she shuffled closer to Brian.

"It's about time you two got together," Leon said over his shoulder.

"We wanted to take our time" Brian said as he moved to get up. "I'm getting a beer."

"No, I got it."

They all looked around shocked to see that it was Vince who had spoken. He ignored them as he went into the kitchen. Even Jesse and Leon had completely abandoned their game to look at him. Brian sunk back into the couch.

"You don't think he's going to poison my beer or anything?"

"No, O'Conner," Vince said as he came back in. "I'm going to let you open it so you know you're safe."

Brian took the beer and opened it. He drank some of it. "Thanks, V."

Vince huffed as he drank his own. "Don't."

"Going soft, Coyote?" Leon teased.

Vince growled. "Keep pushing it and we'll see how soft I am."

Brian chuckled as he leaned back. He lifted his arm a little to let Mia cuddle into his side. Considering the fact Tej was angry with him and hadn't answered his phone calls since yesterday Brian couldn't help but be happy at that moment. He seemed to have gained Dominic's respect, he would soon start working in the garage, he was doing well with Mia and he felt like he actually had a family. Coming back to LA seemed like the best choice he had made in a long time. He only hoped he hadn't ruined everything back in Miami in exchange.