**Chapter Nine**
Dom and Corrin had parked on the beach and had grabbed a couple of burgers from a nearby takeaway stand. They sat on the bonnet disclosing their fears and their secrets, complete strangers.
"So what's wrong with the fearless and feared Dominic Toretto. Come on, tell aunty Corrin everything." Corrin took a bite of her burger and listened to what he had to say.
"Well." He began, trying to finish his mouthful. "It all began after I got outta prison. We got into this scene and then the opportunity came with the trucks and everything and then all was great up until the last truck, as you know. Things just went bad. Business, no racing, Mia being unhappy, Letty and I growing apart and just bullshit like that. I even had it in my head that the boys blamed me for putting them in hospital." He took another bite of his burger and looked out at the sea. "I couldn't tell anyone; I didn't think I needed to tell anyone. I'm supposed to be the strong guy. But when there's so much shit happening I couldn't handle it." He looked at Corrin who sat munching on her burger, listening to intently. "You got a little," Dom said as he brushed the side of Corrin's lips with his thumb.
"Thanks." She smiled.
Dom shook his head then looked out at the sea again. "I'm sorry for telling you this. I shouldn't have to burden anyone with all this bullshit." He got up and threw his rubbish in the bin.
"Don't be sorry you big dork! I feel a lot more secure going home with you than with that other Dom who went NATO on me before."
He laughed then sat back next to her. "So, what's your story?"
Corrin screwed her rubbish up and threw it in the bin. "My story. Well there ain't a lot to spill. Normal girl here looking for adventure over here." She smiled looking out at the ocean. She definitely felt comfortable with him, forgetting the time she had spent with Mack.
"So what happened before I picked you up? I saw that punk's car parked down the road smokin'."
Corrin looked down at her pants and tried to brush away some dirt. "He took me from the strip and when he wouldn't pull over I made him pull over. It's nothing to worry about, I'm fine, he's probably infertile now but I'm fine."
"Ouch. You're lethal you know that?" Dom said, giving her a slight punch in her arm.
She laughed and agreed with him. "I think we better head back. Those others are probably spazzing out or something by now."
"Where's Dom? He should be back by now!" Brian said as he paced back and forth now. Everybody had been out for at least an hour looking for Corrin but had no luck.
"Yo check it out. He's back." Leon pointed out as he looked out the living room window.
Corrin and Dom walked in the front door laughing their heads off at a story Dom had just finished telling her.
"Where the hell have you been? And why does it seem like I always have to ask you that question?" Brian demanded as he walked up to Corrin. He was really worried about his little 'sister'.
"Calm down B. I'm fine, just got lost." She looked at Dom as if to say 'don't tell him what happened'. "I'm here now that's all that matters."
"Mia? Can I talk to you?" Dom said as he saw the worried expression on Mia's face. They walked into the dining room and sat on the window seat. "I'm sorry for not consulting you about the mortgage for the grocery. I thought I had a really good shot at winning this so I went ahead without thinking. I swear it will never happen again."
Mia stared at him. It was hard to be angry with him when he realised his mistakes and owned up for them. "If it happens again, I'm kicking your ass to the curb, got that?" she said trying to sound menacing.
Dom smiled and pulled her in for a hug. "Loud and clear."
"You know you could really do with another sound system in your car. Could probably look at a Sony CDX-MP450X hooked up to possibly a Bazooka RS10A." Corrin said looking through the back of Vince's Maxima.
"What the hell did you just say?" he asked confused.
Corrin popped her head out from the car and smiled. "It's a stereo. If you've got the car, you need the sounds. Systems are my speciality."
It was a maddening hot day today and everybody was sweatin' in their boots. Corrin had decided on bonding with her new mates down at the garage while Dom finished her car. She walked into the garage and over to the fridge and grabbed herself a cold Corona to cure the heat. Dressed in work overalls tied around her waist and a white singlet she fitted in perfect with the rest.
"Hey Corrin?" Letty called out as she polished a wheel nut.
"Yeah?" Corrin called out, examining a scratch on her car.
"Grab us a beer and come over here for a sec."
Corrin sat beside Letty and handed her the beer. Letty was slowly becoming the person she had always felt comfortable with but still felt it was best her and Dom be apart. "You likin' it here?" she asked, arching her left eyebrow as she said it.
"Yeah mate! Lovin' it. Need to find me a job though. Can't bum around for the rest of my days."
Letty laughed. "Shit girl, how do ya think we've survived the last four years." They had a laugh then went back to thinking. "Just to let you know, if you like Dom or something like that, don't let me intimidate you. Of any girl I've seen or met I accept that you and him could have something."
Corrin nearly spat her beer out when she heard Letty say that. "Mate, do not worry about that. Dom and I are just mates, period. Haha. His head is too big for his shoulders, you know what I mean. I ain't the type of girl to give in to his every command. Shit, if he ever tried to push me 'round I'd have him on his ass."
Letty had to laugh. "You got balls girl. I like it." She said tapping Corrin on the shoulder.
Corrin looked at what tools Letty was playing with. "Have you always been into cars?"
"Shit yes. Since I was little aye. It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. Putting an engine together is like putting a jigsaw together. Everything has a place, everything has to fit somewhere." Letty noticed the worried look on Corrins face. "Don't worry." She threw her arm around Corrin's shoulders and shook her a little. "We'll make you into a grease monkey soon."
"You girls alright there?" Dom asked as he walked up to them. He stood before them in his work overalls looking spunkier that ever, grease all over him, and those bulging muscles trying to escape.
"We're fine." Corrin said looking up at him.
"Well, your car's all ready." He said pointing to the front of her car. The bonnet was down and there didn't seem to be any left over pieces of her engine on the ground.
She got off the ground, wiping the dirt from her ass, as she walked over to her car. She then had a brainstorm. Spinning around, nearly knocking Dom out as she turned she said, "It's not finished."
He looked confused, more like curious as to what she was scheming. "Why not?"
"Because, if I'm gonna be in your team, my car's gonna have to be upgraded. The works!" she said excitedly.
Dom folded his arms across his chest and smiled at her energy. "But if you become one of us, you have to learn to race."
Corrin grinned like a school kid. "Teach me." Dom seemed a bit sceptic about racing again. "Oh come on Dominic Toretto!" she shouted. "Think of it this way. The more you have on your team, the more money you could be raking in. You've got Vince, Leon, Letty, Jesse, Brian, Mia and me. Well, myself and Mia may need a few tips but hey, think of everything you could get back." By this time she had everybody's attention. Jesse, Leon, Vince and Letty had moved closer and were intrigued by the conversation.
Dom looked at them for their opinion. "Well guys, whaddya think?"
Leon looked at the boys; they all nodded. "Sounds good to us" Vince said, tapping Corrin on the shoulder.
Corrin looked at Dom expectantly. He nodded his head in agreement. "Mate!" she yelled as she gave them all a hug. "Woohoo I got friends." She said as she danced around like an idiot.
"Yeah well, keep that up and you wont" Letty said throwing a dirty rag at her. They all walked off laughing feeling like they now had something to aim for instead of mulling around doing nothing.
"Brian? Its Corrin." She said into the phone.
"Where are you?" he casually asked.
"At the garage. Look, I need you to bring your Celica down. Dom's gonna do a few things to it then we're all gonna head out to the old showground's or something like that, just outta town for a burn."
"Oh sweet. I'll be in soon then"
"Ok, see you BooBoo" she said hanging the phone up and joining the rest of the guys having yet another beer.
Dom and Corrin had parked on the beach and had grabbed a couple of burgers from a nearby takeaway stand. They sat on the bonnet disclosing their fears and their secrets, complete strangers.
"So what's wrong with the fearless and feared Dominic Toretto. Come on, tell aunty Corrin everything." Corrin took a bite of her burger and listened to what he had to say.
"Well." He began, trying to finish his mouthful. "It all began after I got outta prison. We got into this scene and then the opportunity came with the trucks and everything and then all was great up until the last truck, as you know. Things just went bad. Business, no racing, Mia being unhappy, Letty and I growing apart and just bullshit like that. I even had it in my head that the boys blamed me for putting them in hospital." He took another bite of his burger and looked out at the sea. "I couldn't tell anyone; I didn't think I needed to tell anyone. I'm supposed to be the strong guy. But when there's so much shit happening I couldn't handle it." He looked at Corrin who sat munching on her burger, listening to intently. "You got a little," Dom said as he brushed the side of Corrin's lips with his thumb.
"Thanks." She smiled.
Dom shook his head then looked out at the sea again. "I'm sorry for telling you this. I shouldn't have to burden anyone with all this bullshit." He got up and threw his rubbish in the bin.
"Don't be sorry you big dork! I feel a lot more secure going home with you than with that other Dom who went NATO on me before."
He laughed then sat back next to her. "So, what's your story?"
Corrin screwed her rubbish up and threw it in the bin. "My story. Well there ain't a lot to spill. Normal girl here looking for adventure over here." She smiled looking out at the ocean. She definitely felt comfortable with him, forgetting the time she had spent with Mack.
"So what happened before I picked you up? I saw that punk's car parked down the road smokin'."
Corrin looked down at her pants and tried to brush away some dirt. "He took me from the strip and when he wouldn't pull over I made him pull over. It's nothing to worry about, I'm fine, he's probably infertile now but I'm fine."
"Ouch. You're lethal you know that?" Dom said, giving her a slight punch in her arm.
She laughed and agreed with him. "I think we better head back. Those others are probably spazzing out or something by now."
"Where's Dom? He should be back by now!" Brian said as he paced back and forth now. Everybody had been out for at least an hour looking for Corrin but had no luck.
"Yo check it out. He's back." Leon pointed out as he looked out the living room window.
Corrin and Dom walked in the front door laughing their heads off at a story Dom had just finished telling her.
"Where the hell have you been? And why does it seem like I always have to ask you that question?" Brian demanded as he walked up to Corrin. He was really worried about his little 'sister'.
"Calm down B. I'm fine, just got lost." She looked at Dom as if to say 'don't tell him what happened'. "I'm here now that's all that matters."
"Mia? Can I talk to you?" Dom said as he saw the worried expression on Mia's face. They walked into the dining room and sat on the window seat. "I'm sorry for not consulting you about the mortgage for the grocery. I thought I had a really good shot at winning this so I went ahead without thinking. I swear it will never happen again."
Mia stared at him. It was hard to be angry with him when he realised his mistakes and owned up for them. "If it happens again, I'm kicking your ass to the curb, got that?" she said trying to sound menacing.
Dom smiled and pulled her in for a hug. "Loud and clear."
"You know you could really do with another sound system in your car. Could probably look at a Sony CDX-MP450X hooked up to possibly a Bazooka RS10A." Corrin said looking through the back of Vince's Maxima.
"What the hell did you just say?" he asked confused.
Corrin popped her head out from the car and smiled. "It's a stereo. If you've got the car, you need the sounds. Systems are my speciality."
It was a maddening hot day today and everybody was sweatin' in their boots. Corrin had decided on bonding with her new mates down at the garage while Dom finished her car. She walked into the garage and over to the fridge and grabbed herself a cold Corona to cure the heat. Dressed in work overalls tied around her waist and a white singlet she fitted in perfect with the rest.
"Hey Corrin?" Letty called out as she polished a wheel nut.
"Yeah?" Corrin called out, examining a scratch on her car.
"Grab us a beer and come over here for a sec."
Corrin sat beside Letty and handed her the beer. Letty was slowly becoming the person she had always felt comfortable with but still felt it was best her and Dom be apart. "You likin' it here?" she asked, arching her left eyebrow as she said it.
"Yeah mate! Lovin' it. Need to find me a job though. Can't bum around for the rest of my days."
Letty laughed. "Shit girl, how do ya think we've survived the last four years." They had a laugh then went back to thinking. "Just to let you know, if you like Dom or something like that, don't let me intimidate you. Of any girl I've seen or met I accept that you and him could have something."
Corrin nearly spat her beer out when she heard Letty say that. "Mate, do not worry about that. Dom and I are just mates, period. Haha. His head is too big for his shoulders, you know what I mean. I ain't the type of girl to give in to his every command. Shit, if he ever tried to push me 'round I'd have him on his ass."
Letty had to laugh. "You got balls girl. I like it." She said tapping Corrin on the shoulder.
Corrin looked at what tools Letty was playing with. "Have you always been into cars?"
"Shit yes. Since I was little aye. It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. Putting an engine together is like putting a jigsaw together. Everything has a place, everything has to fit somewhere." Letty noticed the worried look on Corrins face. "Don't worry." She threw her arm around Corrin's shoulders and shook her a little. "We'll make you into a grease monkey soon."
"You girls alright there?" Dom asked as he walked up to them. He stood before them in his work overalls looking spunkier that ever, grease all over him, and those bulging muscles trying to escape.
"We're fine." Corrin said looking up at him.
"Well, your car's all ready." He said pointing to the front of her car. The bonnet was down and there didn't seem to be any left over pieces of her engine on the ground.
She got off the ground, wiping the dirt from her ass, as she walked over to her car. She then had a brainstorm. Spinning around, nearly knocking Dom out as she turned she said, "It's not finished."
He looked confused, more like curious as to what she was scheming. "Why not?"
"Because, if I'm gonna be in your team, my car's gonna have to be upgraded. The works!" she said excitedly.
Dom folded his arms across his chest and smiled at her energy. "But if you become one of us, you have to learn to race."
Corrin grinned like a school kid. "Teach me." Dom seemed a bit sceptic about racing again. "Oh come on Dominic Toretto!" she shouted. "Think of it this way. The more you have on your team, the more money you could be raking in. You've got Vince, Leon, Letty, Jesse, Brian, Mia and me. Well, myself and Mia may need a few tips but hey, think of everything you could get back." By this time she had everybody's attention. Jesse, Leon, Vince and Letty had moved closer and were intrigued by the conversation.
Dom looked at them for their opinion. "Well guys, whaddya think?"
Leon looked at the boys; they all nodded. "Sounds good to us" Vince said, tapping Corrin on the shoulder.
Corrin looked at Dom expectantly. He nodded his head in agreement. "Mate!" she yelled as she gave them all a hug. "Woohoo I got friends." She said as she danced around like an idiot.
"Yeah well, keep that up and you wont" Letty said throwing a dirty rag at her. They all walked off laughing feeling like they now had something to aim for instead of mulling around doing nothing.
"Brian? Its Corrin." She said into the phone.
"Where are you?" he casually asked.
"At the garage. Look, I need you to bring your Celica down. Dom's gonna do a few things to it then we're all gonna head out to the old showground's or something like that, just outta town for a burn."
"Oh sweet. I'll be in soon then"
"Ok, see you BooBoo" she said hanging the phone up and joining the rest of the guys having yet another beer.
