An hour later Brian and Dom came downstairs dressed and ready to go. Brian looked at Elena and asked, "T explain what you'll be doing?"
"She filled me in yes."
"Good. Let's go." Dom said as he pulled Brian to their cars. Once Brian was ensconced in his car Dom bent down to give him a kiss and he whispered, "We have insurance right?"
"If necessary yes, but I think T instilled the fear of God into them so we'll be alright. Let's get this done so we can go relax." Brian reassured with a wink and working his bottom lip between his teeth.
"We got this." Dom said as he cupped Brian's jaw and ran his thumb over the swollen flesh.
"Together baby. Now let's go." Brian revved his engine and the others followed behind. Dom slipped into his car and they looked at each other and had one of their silent conversations before Brian led the way to the vault.
At the warehouse, Teresa and Mia watched the exchange like they were schoolchildren and giggled after the field team left. Teresa looked over Mia and said, "Those two are cute when they want to be."
"Don't let them hear you say that. I did once and they're still denying it." Mia grinned.
"Secret weapon then?" Teresa said.
"Yep that sounds about right. Now let's see where they are. Dom's probably not letting Elena out of his sight."
"Elena will be fine. She won't veer from the plan and she'll be there as back up." Teresa said reassuring Mia with a grin that almost matched Brian's for mischievousness.
"What did you tell her?" Mia asked curiously although she should know better having dealt with Brian
"Just that if she put one toe out of line with what the boys need her to do ... that she'll face my wrath for what they did earlier. She got the message." Teresa replied flippantly.
Mia looked at the older woman with awe and went back to work hoping never to be on hers or Brian's bad sides - they were sneaky at what they did.
On the radios, Elena asked, "Ready O'Conner?" She wouldn't acknowledge Dom, she couldn't really, but Brian she had been developing a sense of respect for just by what he had done the last few days to protect his team and his family.
"Go for it Elena. We're right behind you." Brian said as he and Dom flanked the convoy truck and the others got into place along the route. Brian was glad they had chosen a night raid for the safe - not a lot of street traffic and most of the officers would be out drinking or with their own families.
Dom got on the radio and said, "Remember hit the wall at an angle. Less damage to the truck and it'll create a bigger opening for Bri and myself."
Elena was turning the corner and growled at the radio, not liking Dom's orders but she followed them without bothering to radio back to him. After she cleared the entrance and had the two officers confined, Brian and Dom pulled in to hook the vault to their cars, before they gunned their engines breaking up the concrete around the vault. A couple of minutes later both Brian and Dom whooped over the radios and told the others to be on the lookout that they were headed back to the warehouse. They made it around the first corner and hit a straightaway and sped off down the street. Elena followed behind them in the convoy truck as they flew the Rio streets.
Five minutes after they stole the vault police sirens could be heard from every direction so it was up to Teresa and Mia and get them back safely. Elena held off most of the gunfire with the armoured truck she drove and Rome and Han met up with them at a wider intersection before splitting off and Brian and Dom driving under an overpass. The switch took less than ten seconds and Elena followed the garbage truck back to the warehouse while Brian and Dom took care of the last portion of the plan.
Cop cars were still trying to surround the two drivers but they were outsmarted every turn. Reyes was in a Volkswagen with a driver trying to catch up to the two men and what he thought was his money. On the bridge they had nowhere to really go so Dom unhooked Brian's car and told him to make a run for it. Brian did so reluctantly and Dom swung the safe behind his car and revved his engine before hitting his first shot of NOS and taking off towards the officers and Reyes' car.
When Dom finally stopped he saw Reyes stumble out of his car where it rolled a few times and the two glared at each other. "What do you think you're doing?" Reyes growled as he leaned against the side of his car.
Dom thought he was talking to him but was surprised when Brian answered, "About to kill your ass Reyes." And he did just that - firing a couple of times into his heart area.
Dom turned around after he watched Reyes fall to the ground by his lackey and said, "I thought I told you to get out of here."
Brian grinned and said, "Had to make a call." Dom picked up his unspoken line of 'Couldn't let you have all the fun.'
"Let's get going. Can't leave them alone for too long." Dom said as he got in the passenger seat of Brian's car.
At the warehouse, Tej was working the safe while everyone else stayed in the living space. Teresa decided to check on Luke and see if he was hungry or anything. She knew she should be royally pissed at the man and even Elena for even thinking of taking her kids away and hurting Brian, but she knew that it would be petty on her part looking back at the day's events. Luke had lost a team he'd built for years over a misunderstanding by the leader of the city thinking he was helping them. She hoped that Brian was able to do something about the man if he came out of hiding.
She leaned against the edge of the window and looked at Luke tossing and turning in his sleep so she slipped inside his room and wet a cloth with warm water before she went over to sit in the chair next to the bed. Tending to him gave her other things to think about instead of working through the start of Brian's relationship with Dominic Toretto. She liked the man but after having Brian for five years and then coming into the fold, only to see he'd finally found the courage to go after his heart's desire was overwhelming even though she hid it well.
Luke started to stir and he saw Teresa curled up in the chair quietly sobbing. He eased himself against the wall and lifted his arm in invitation. She slipped onto the bed and Luke held her close as she let all of her emotions she had kept under control for so long go.