Okay guys, sorry there hasn't been an update in ages. I've been really, really busy. This one is a little longer!
Things finally seemed to settle in the Toretto household. After the minor incident of Dom finding out about Letty's temporary income, and then an argument between him and Mia about her leaving school for a few months, things seemed to slip into a routine. There was work through the week for the boys and Letty, and school for Mia. Brian worked at Harry's still, although on Thursday and Friday's when he finished early he came around to the garage and Letty would pick up Mia. The races were on Friday night, which was followed by a party, usually one on Saturday night as well. Sunday's were spent recovering, the couples in their bed until early into the afternoon and a barbeque for dinner, Han, Giselle, Roman and TeJ joining them. Things with Leon were still a little tense at times between him and Dom, but they were working themselves out. It had been a little over two months since Dom had been released from prison, and apart from the occasional heated argument, everything between him and Letty seemed to be going smoothly.
"You been to race wars before, blondie?" Vince called from the other side of the lounge where he was sitting next to Jesse, a beer resting on his knee. It was Thursday night, and the garage was closed the next day due to the three day weekend they were going to spend at the races. Brian looked up from where his mouth was pressed to Mia's shoulder and shook his head.
"Nah, man. First time for everything," he grinned.
"You gonna race?" Leon asked with a smirk.
"Damn right I am," Brian replied, with a smirk of his own. Mia rolled her eyes. She just couldn't keep away from boys with engine fuel running through their veins. It seemed everyone important in her life had cars and racing as their number one and two priorities.
"You need to be careful when you release the nos," the gravelly voice of her brother came from behind them. She turned around and grinned at Dom. "You need to make sure you're in the clear before you press it—you're not quite a good enough driver to control it yet," the last part was added with a cheeky smirk. Brian rolled his eyes and Mia gave him a quick kiss to ensure no bruised ego.
"When's your race with Tran?" Jesse piped up.
"Saturday night," Dom drank deeply from his beer, finishing it off and slamming it down on a nearby table. "I'll catch you all in the morning." There was a chorus of 'nights' as he left he room and made his way upstairs. Letty had disappeared upstairs over an hour ago, saying that she was tired. When he got up there and opened his door, a soft smile spread across his face. She was asleep, the blankets bunched around her waist, leaving her almost naked torso out for him to stare out. She was wearing a plain black bra, her hair spread over the pillow and around her shoulders. She looked so peaceful, her lips slightly parted and her chest rising and falling slowly. Dom shut the door, and undressed, trying to slip into the bed without waking her up. Feeling the bed sink slightly, she rolled over and unconsciously threw a leg over his. He turned his head to look at her and when his hand went over her hip and squeezed lightly, her eyes opened slowly. "Hey, girl," he murmured.
"Hey," she mumbled, blinking a few times, waking up properly. He leaned forward and nuzzled his nose against her. She smiled, pressing her body against his. He ran a hand over her soft skin before rolling her over and pulling her back to him, her back hard against his chest, and his body curled around hers. He smiled as he felt her breathing slow once again, Letty easily slipping back to sleep.
It looked as though it was going to be a perfect weekend, the sun was already shining brightly as the team pulled away from 1327 and began the drive into the desert for race wars. Mia opted to drive with Letty instead of Brian as she usually did. The two girls had music pounding from Letty's speakers as they drove behind Dom. Occasionally, Vince or Leon tried to overtake them and Mia pulled the finger out the window when Letty's car would swerve in front of them and easily cut them off. Dom smirked over his shoulder as he glanced in his rear view mirror, loving that Letty's attitude would spill over to the rest of the group through her driving. She belonged right behind him and she knew that, and she was making sure everyone else knew it too. There was already a line of racers waiting to be allowed entry, and they quickly joined the cue. As they received the liquid marker numbers on their cars, they all followed Dom to a spot they were going to claim for the day.
"How many races you going in today?" Mia asked as her and Letty parked up and she turned off the car.
"I'm not sure…It's not like we need the money anymore," she shrugged. "I'll just see how it goes. Won't back down if some bitch challenges me, though," she smirked and Mia rolled her eyes. It was almost scary how alike her brother and her bestfriend were. Brian and Jesse jumped straight into it, one of them new to this scene and the other one the youngest, both excited to get in the action. Dom was standing under the shade of a tarp they had set up, sunglasses shading his eyes from the scorching sun that was beating down on the hundreds of car fanatics. He smiled slightly as two of his boys made him proud, Mia bouncing over to Brian and wrapping an arm around his neck as he came back to them with a wad of cash. The day continued, Letty and Dom the only ones that hadn't raced yet. The rest won most of their races, loosing a couple, all and all coming away with more than they went in with. As Letty made her way over to the food stand, a hand grabbed her ass and she spun around, glaring at the cocky blonde guy standing behind her.
"You want something?" She snapped at him as she peeled off a note from her wad and slapped it down on the counter, picking up the two cans of fizzy that were pushed over to her.
"That's a lot of cash for a pretty girl to be carrying around," he replied, an arrogant smirk on his face. Her eyebrows arched upward.
"You usually go around making pointless observations trying to pick up chicks? Coz it seems like a fucking stupid strategy to me," she snarled, trying to dodge around him. He blocked her path again, seemingly undeterred by her obvious disinterest. Letty's eyes narrowed and she glared up at him. "What the hell you want, man?"
"Well I think, that a pretty face like yours would pretty damn good cheering for me on the sidelines." This guy was really starting to piss her off. She leaned in closer to him.
"I would be the car next to you, beating your ass, while some skank with fake tits runs off to find a bigger man to satisfy her when you loose," she growled at him. His eyes widened in surprise at her comment, and he sneered at her.
"We'll see about that," he snapped, clearly caught off guard. "Next race, two g buy in, I'm number 431." Letty smirked and stalked off. She dumped the drinks down next to Mia and walked to her car, peeling away from the rest of the group toward the check in point. Dom frowned and looked over to Mia, who shrugged. Dom moved closer to the sidelines, people parting for him as he went, Leon and Mia beside him. Dom couldn't help but smirk when he saw the guy that Letty was racing against. He looked like some cocky college boy, and he was driving a car that probably had no modifications. Letty was ahead of him from the minute they left the starting line, and she only pressed her nos to show off. The guy must have really pissed her off. Mia laughed and she nudged her brother.
"Probably the easiest money she's ever made," she observed. When she drove back to them, Dom bent down, resting his elbows through her open window.
"What'd he do?" Letty shrugged nonchalantly.
"Told me all I would look best on the sidelines cheering for," she replied. Dom smirked, leaning in and giving her a quick kiss. It was already getting dark, and the team wrapped it up for the day, heading toward a small hotel in town that they had made reservations at. Dom and Letty had a room, Brian and Mia had another, and the three boys were sharing the last one. There was a few remarks being made about who was going to share the double bed as they all went to their rooms, and Vince looked ready to punch someone after the fourth one. The instant they were in their room, Dom's arms were around Letty, pushing her hard up against the wall. She grinned against his mouth as his tongue slipped past her lips, warm and soft over hers. His hands pulled her hips to his, grinding against her, loving the way her breathing changed as his body pressed harder against hers, spreading warmth through her centre, her legs weak. As his hands went underneath her singlet to cup her breasts, her breathing hitched and she pulled away from his lips and arched her back into him. Dom's lips dropped to her neck before she pushed him away.
"You need a good night sleep," she mumbled, exhaling heavily through her nose as she tried to calm down. Dom raised his eyebrows. "Well, I'm guessing when you walk off with Johnny Tran's car tomorrow night, you're gonna want to celebrate." Her hand pressed purposefully against his hardened groin. He shook his head slightly, grinning as he leaned forward and gripped her wrists tightly.
"I love you," Dom murmured, pressing a quick kiss to her lips. One of her eyebrows arched.
"You better," she mumbled against his mouth.
Tran and his posse arrived late the next afternoon. Dom was standing beside his car, an arm loosely wrapped around Letty's waist, when they decided to approach them. Vince and Leon stood up and quickly stood next to Dom, their eyes narrowed. Mia, Brian and Jesse stayed a few steps away, but still glaring over at the second group.
"You still think racing me is a good idea?" Dom asked, his words drawn out and laced with condescension.
"Why? You backing out Toretto?" Tran laughed snidely. Dom raised his eyebrows, waiting for Tran to stop. "Pink slips, twenty minutes." He smirked arrogantly and backed away. Dom rolled his eyes and looked down at Letty, who was looking up at him.
"Loose the race, you loose by respect," she stated with a cheeky glint in his eyes. Dom let out a short laugh and kissed her quickly on the forehead before leaving her to join Jesse at the front of his car. They were talking quietly, probably just going over everything. Mia and Brian walked over to Letty and the trio watched where Johnny was laughing and talking to his cousin and a few scantily clad girls. "Asshole doesn't stand a chance," Letty crossed her arms.
"He races dirty," Brian pointed out. "That's something that puts him at an advantage." Letty raised her eyebrows, instantly feeling a rush of indignation on the part of her boyfriend.
"An advantage? If he tried anything with Dom, he would return it double," she snapped. Brian raised his hands defensively and shrugged.
"Hey, I'm not saying I doubt Dom. Just that Tran will be the first one to make a move, and in a quarter mile, there's not much room to make up for last time," he replied. Letty's eyes were still annoyed when she looked away and Brian raised his eyebrows at Mia. She just grinned and shook her head. Letty's fire sometimes got a little misdirected. Mia knew the girl was just nervous about the race between the two boys, no matter how much confidence she had in Dom. As the boys lined up, Dom exchanged looks with Tran through their windows. Tran had that arrogant smile on his face, while Dom just raised his eyebrows, as though he was bored. He knew that overconfidence could cost someone a race, and although he was pretty sure he could wipe the ground with the Asian pretty boy, he was going to save the smiles for after.
Some brunette had taken over her shirt, holding it above her head. The second it dropped to the ground, both boys took off. They were close for the first few milliseconds, Trans black Holden S2000 only a hair breadth behind Dom's Dodge Challenger. The smile fell from Tran's face and he jerked the wheel of his car slightly, coming unnervingly close to Dom. Dom's eyes flashed as he pressed down harder on his accelerator. There were no rules when it came to Race Wars, and even less when the race was for slips. Tran's sped up and came alongside Dom once again. When Dom saw him go to turn the wheel again and he braked hard, the nose of his car dropping to come alongside his boot. Tran noticed too late, already swerving toward him. His car hit the bonnet of Dom's car and spun out at the speed he was going. Dom grinned, accelerating once again, not even needing to use his nos to complete the race before Tran. Tran had gotten his car under control and was glaring at Dom as he got out of his car, looking over at Tran with a confident smirk on his face. Vince, Brian and a group of onlookers swarmed around him. His eyes searched out for Letty, who was leaning against her car, several metres away, her eyes appraising him. He raised his eyebrows at her and she shrugged, a half grin on her face as she began walking over.
When they pulled up at a pub that night, Mia stepped out of Dom's new car, tossing the keys over to her brother as he got out of his own car. He grinned, pocketing both sets of keys. As everyone made their way into the club, Dom pulled Letty's arm, turning her around so that she was pressed against her car.
"Do I get to…Celebrate tonight?" He asked with a smirk as he stole a quick kiss. She grinned at him.
"Damn right, you do."
"Yo, Dom!" Jesse yelled, coming back to the pair. Dom glanced over at the younger boy and pulled away from Letty's hesitantly. Letty gave his arm a squeeze and began walking toward the pub as Jesse stopped in front of Dom. She spun around suddenly when she heard the rev on motorcycle engines and a shout. Tran threw down his bike and Letty's eyes widened as she saw the gun in his hand.
"You play dirty and it's gonna come back to bit you!" Tran shouted as he advanced toward them. Dom's face tensed as he saw the gun as well and he held out his hands.
"What the hell is your problem, man? I won that car fair and square—you started with the dirty racing!" Dom shouted back at him.
"I didn't touch you—!"
"You fucking well tried too!"
It all happened too fast that Letty still couldn't wrap her head around the fact it had happened a minute later. Tran lifted the gun in his hand and Jesse's head snapped between the big brother figure who had been there his whole life to the gun pointed at him. A scream tore from Letty's mouth as Jesse shoved Dom aside, taking his place as Tran pulled the trigger. His body fell to the ground lifelessly and Letty fell to the ground, ripping her jacket off in the process, pressing it to the quickly staining shirt Jesse was wearing.
"Jesse? Jesse…Jesse!" Letty screamed, pressing harder at his shirt, the blood staining through to her fingers. Dom's face was white and he was shaking slightly. The team had been standing by the front of the pub, talking quietly, but at the sound of the shot they all ran over. Mia dropped beside Letty and Jesse, tears already streaming down her face. Dom's head snapped to where Tran was quickly retreating, the eyes of the boys now all on him. Dom lunged for him, grasping him by the waist and tackling him to the ground. He dropped the gun and his hands flailed for it as Dom dropped the first punch, drawing blood from the mans nose. Tran gave up on the gun and threw another punch. Dom wasn't paying much attention, all he saw was red, and somehow through his haze Tran managed to get a few good punches in as well and they were soon rolling over the pavement. Tran brought his knee up and drove it into Dom's stomach, the shorter man letting out a grunt. His knee went for his abdomen again and Dom felt himself go lightheaded as a second rush of wind go through him.
"Dom!" He vaguely heard his sister scream. He blinked, seeing Letty's face staring at him. He blinked again, Tran's face blurry as he saw the Asian standing over him, grinning down at him despite the blood pouring from his nose and split lip. He saw Tran lift his foot again, this time near his head. Dom's hand blindly went out, grasping the gun that Tran had dropped minutes ago. Before he knew what he was doing, he had squeezed off two shots.
Tran collapsed.
Time seemed to stop.
The next thing Dom knew, Vince was pulling him to his feet, pushing him in the direction of his car. He shakily threw the gun to one side. People were running everywhere, the place was in chaos. Tran's body was crumpled on the ground, metres away from Jesse's. Everyone was running for their cars, starting their engines. Dom looked over to where he saw his sister about to get into the newly acquired car and panic rose.
"Shit!" He hissed, going for the handle of the car as he realized if the police caught them and Mia was in a car that was still under Johnny Tran's name, she would instantly be a suspect. Letty seemed to be one step ahead, and she gripped Mia's arm, handing her the keys to her own car. Dom nodded grimly at her as she looked over at him, throwing his car into reverse. With Letty driving, she had a lot less chance of getting caught in the car. He threw his gears into reverse and was out of the parking lot milliseconds behind Leon, Brian and Mia close behind. They past cops driving in, but they didn't seem to be paying any attention to them. Dom breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the blood on his hands was going to automatically raise suspicion if he got pulled over. They drove the two hours back home, dodging between the traffic, not caring about what speed limits they broke as long as they weren't detected by the police. When they pulled into 1327, Dom breathed a shaky sigh of relief.
Jesse was dead.
He sucked in a harsh breath, his body shuddering.
And he had just killed someone.
There was no way he was going to get two years for that one.
"Dom…Dom!" Leon's voice was frantic. Dom snapped out of his trance and opened his door. "Dom, Letty's not here."
I'm sorry if this isn't all edited nicely, I'm absolutely exhausted and I wanted to get this up for you guys! Second to last chapter.
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