Chapter 21

Laughter ran from the breakfast table as Mia's delicious food was devoured and Vince's story was told and retold.

"Look, man, we've got a plan to get Tran off of the streets for good. But we need your help to do it." Dom said.

"What do you mean off the streets?" Vince inquired.

"I mean, like, out of the racing scene for good."

"Hmm." Vince pondered on the idea of a race where you're not worried about the other driver being one of Tran's men.

"Let's do it." Vince answered.

"Of course, we're not narcing on him. We just need to get him out of our hair." Dom replied.

"Okay. Let's get it done." Brian said.

After Dom and the team told Vince of their plan, everyone agreed on what they had to do, including Vince.

After breakfast, there was nothing really to do. They'd planned on being gone all week and weekend for Race Wars so they'd put a sign on the garage saying they were on vacation and would be back the following Monday. Thus, there wasn't any business to take care of.

"We should go on a picnic today." Mia suggested.

After getting various looks from her family, Mia rolled her eyes and explained.

"We need to at least pretend to be a normal family." Mia said "You know, do normal stuff that won't end up taking us to court of jail."

Dom suddenly had an idea. A picnic would be perfect. They could drive down to San Francisco and relax at the park. It would also be the perfect spot for what he wanted to say to Letty.

"I agree." Dom responded. "I actually couldn't agree more. For lunch, we should go on a picnic."

Mia smiled, glad that her big brother supported her idea.

"Sounds good to me, bro." Brian agreed.

Mia kissed his lips and smiled. Vince, Leon and Jesse reluctantly agreed.

"Well, it'll take us away from our video games, but I guess we can play catch." Leon said.

Jesse and Vince nodded their heads. Mia squealed in excitement. Letty looked at Dom and smiled. Brian smiled and Mia who clasped her hands together and sighed like a pep squad cheerleader.

"Well then, it's settled. Now, I think we can watch a movie or two before lunch." Mia said.

"Are you making sandwiches, Mia?" Dom asked.

"Yeah, why? I can throw some stuff on the grill if you'd like." Mia told him.

"Umm, yeah. I'll help." Dom said.

He tapped Letty's leg. She was sitting between his legs on the floor, playing a video game with Jesse. Her back was leaned against Dom's front.

"Babe…" she whined. Not only was she comfortable but she also didn't want to move or else she'd start losing the game.

"Pause it." Dom suggested. Letty sighed, rolled her eyes, and paused the game. She stood up so that Dom could get up and plopped back down to continue the game with Jesse.

Dom and Mia walked into the kitchen. As Mia began taking cold cuts out of the fridge and freezer, Dom gently grabbed her arm and looked her.

"What's up, Dom? What's the matter?"

"I have to tell you something."

"Is it bad? Tell me, Dom. You're scaring me." Mia told him.

Dom pulled a small black box from his pocket and handed it to Mia. As she opened it, he spoke.

"I want to ask Letty to marry me." Dom said nervously.

Mia screamed loudly as she jumped into her brother's arms. He laughed and she hoppd down to examine the ring.

"Can I take it out?" Mia asked.

"Yeah, yeah. I actually want you to read the inscription." Dom said excitedly.

Mia took the gold ring out of the tiny black box and held it up. The princess cut ring held eight VVS cut diamonds and was fourteen karat gold. On the inside was the inscription, "20% Angel, 80% Devil. Siempre."

"Aww!" Mia squealed. "Dom! This is absolutely gorgeous."

"Do you think she'll like it?" Dom asked.

Mia couldn't believe her eyes or her ears. Her brother, Dominic Alexander Toretto, was actually nervous. The way he stood with his hands in his pockets and head down simply screamed love-struck teenager.

"I think she'll adore it." Mia responded. Dom sighed a sigh of relief and Mia put the ring back in its case and gave it back to Dom.

"So, today? At the picnic?" Mia asked.

Dom nodded and Mia smiled.

"Are you nervous as hell?"

"More than anything!" Dom laughed. "It's amazing that after all these years, I'm still crazy about her."

Mia smiled and they began preparing the food.