Chapter 20…
"Hey, Hey, Hey Playaz!" Roman shouted at he offered a big hug to Letty first then Dom. "Damn Girl, You still fine!" Roman said squeezing Letty tight.
"Watch it." Dom smiled and hugged him secondary.
"Yah, I know man, that's all yours 'cause you put a ring on it and all." Roman joked.
Letty smirked at Dom knowing full well the ring issue jokes bothered him.
"So why am I here? You don't have any good lookin' help and you needed me?" Roman laughed, putting his arm around Dom who was now carrying his suitcase.
"No Roman, you're here 'cause we need your expertise. We need you to shine brightly my friend… And we need to keep you safe." Dom smiled over at Letty.
"Well Expertise is my middle name! Where's the party baby?" Roman was obviously still on Abu Dhabi time.
Letty and Dom shared a small smile and chuckled at each other as they entertained the entertainer. Roman Pierce was in the house.
Shaw House…
Marion looked almost motherly as she helped Owen attempt to sit up. He was remaining conscious for up to ten minutes at a time after a few hours. Dr. Minami had pushed some additional adrenaline through his IV to stimulate his alertness. After getting his weak frame propped up on a few pillows, Marion stared at her youngest.
"Owen, do you remember what you said earlier? About Letty?" She asked firmly.
Owen nodded.
"What did you mean about the chip being in her scar?" Marion tried to not sound too irritated. "I thought the last chip was recovered by Toretto before he threw you out of the plane?" Genuine frustration washed over her face.
Owen whispered hoarsely, "That was a back up. I already had the chip for the Tech bomb. I was going for another one to make two." Owen smirked. "Got greedy I guess." Owen coughed and Marion grabbed for the cup of water next to his bed. Giving him a sip of water Marion called for Deckard who was in the kitchen making a huge sandwich.
"So you already had your three components, and you wanted a second set?" Marion asked. Owen nodded. Deckard walked around the corner shoving a huge bite of sandwich into his mouth.
"Does Hobbs or Nobody know that you had a complete set?" Marion asked.
Owen smirked and shook his head. "Only my crew knew, and they're all dead, except Letty." Owen started to feel his stomach rumble as the delicious odor from his brother's sandwich hit his nostrils. It had been months since he'd eaten real food. Ignoring the hunger pains, Owen continued. "When I found her in the hospital and decided to not kill her, I figured she'd be a great mule and never even know it. Had the doc stitch that tiny little bugger right up inside her shoulder. Figured I could just cut it out later."
"You tossed her off a tank to her death." Deckard mumbled, mouth full of food.
"It's not like the whore needed to be alive to get it back. Besides, I didn't toss her off the tank, the tank flipped and she was tossed off." Owen actually looked sorry.
Marion seemed confused but chose to move forward with the conversation. "So you still have the other two components?" Marion asked.
"Yes, of course I do." Owen coughed again.
"Where'd you put those? Up Hobbs's ass I suppose?!" Deckard spat in disgust.
Owen coughed and laughed at the same time at his brother's question. "No, God No!" Owen chuckled. "They're in the coffin. Look, around the time that I was going to take care of Letty for Braga, after his morons botched killing her, the heat was getting close. Nobody was tracking us and he was putting a lot of pressure on my crew. We were moving around every hour and I needed to dump the merchandise somewhere safe for a bit. I sure as fuck wasn't going to trust Braga with any of it and I had a buyer that was putting the funding together to purchase it. I had to make a decision at the hospital. I paid off the doctor to hid the one chip and the other pieces went with the body that was tagged as Letty Ortiz. So the were buried in her coffin. I can't imagine anywhere safer than eight feet under to put them." Owen smirked as Deckard actually seemed to appreciate the genuine creativity. "I figured after we pulled a few jobs, got a second set, and sold the first, we'd sell the second set to the enemy of the first buyer. After all, they'd have to buy it to protect themselves and they'd have to choice." Owen was starting to make sense to Deckard and Marion. "I was thinking, why not double down? It's not like I didn't have plenty of time so I held the first set refusing to sell until I completed the second."
"Why not bury all three components in the coffin O?" Marion asked.
"Ran out of time Mum. Had to make a decision and so the tiny one got sewn up into her shoulder. I had to get her out of that hospital before someone recognized her." Owen yawned as his grogginess was taking over. "Get the component Mum." Owen whispered. "We can use them ourselves to shut down Nobody. Nobody protects Toretto and Hobbs. If he's off the grid, they are exposed." Owen closed his heavy lids.
Marion sighed. Owen didn't know anything about God's eye. Owen's tech bomb might actually be easier to access than God's eye as Ramsey hadn't turned it on for several days. As Owen drifted off into sleep again, Marion looked over at Deckard who was shoveling the last bite into his face. "Well Deck, your thoughts?" she asked.
Deckard Grinned. "I think we keep on the God's eye sale to Korea and use the tech bomb right o way. After all, we got the pieces all waiting for us, we just need a shovel." Deckard swallowed. "And a knife…."