**Chapter Sixteen**
The moment the officer had said which hospital they were at he had dropped the phone and ran back inside. He burst through the door and frantically scanned the room for anyone. "VINCE!" he shouted as he ran across the room, pushing bodies out of his way.

Vince put his guitar down and looked up at the old guy. "Yo, whats wrong brother?" he asked as he got up.

"Mia and Brian have been in an accident. Round up the gang. We're going down to the hospital." Dom grabbed his jacket then raced out the door.

Just as it closed Corrin came jogging down the stairs. She looked oddly at the door then back into the living room. "What's going on?" she asked as Vince pushed people out the door and Leon found car keys and sober drivers.

"Brian and Mia were in an accident and are at the hospital. Dom's gone down now and we're just getting these clowns out then we're off." Vince said in between kicking guys off couches and throwing them out the door.

Corrin's face dropped. "Brian and Mia?" she grabbed her jacket and her keys then raced for the door.

"Yo Corrin WAIT!" Letty called out. She ran after Corrin and caught her at the car door. "You can't go like this, you can barely see for Christ sakes."

She was right. Corrin's eyes were now blurred with tears waiting to fall down. "I have to get there Letty. I can't sit around here." She pleaded.

Letty put her arm around Corrin and directed her toward the Sylvia. "Come on girl, we'll take my car. Don't worry, they'll be fine." She reassured her. But even Letty was sceptic about how they were.


"Dr Hayes to emergency room three, Dr Hayes." The nurse at the front desk paged across the speakers.

Dom had been sitting in the waiting room for half an hour so far and nobody had a clue on what was happening with Mia and Brian. You're supposed to take care of her. You're supposed to protect her, now look what you've done. All in the sake of perving at your girlfriend. Then it dawned on him. He had left Corrin at home when her own 'brother' was lying in a bed somewhere around here. How could you be so insensitive!

"Dominic?" Corrin called out as she ran into the waiting room. As soon as he saw her he bundled her up in a hug and rocked her as the pain of both was mirrored in the other person. She pulled back but didn't let go. "Where are they? Are they ok? What happened? What -"

Dom placed a finger of her lips. "Shhhhh. Calm down. The doctors will be out shortly to answer your questions." He wiped her running mascara from her cheeks then pulled her to sit beside him. She held her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest, listening to the low thump thump of his heart beating.

"Yo dawg, you heard anything?" Leon asked as him and the boys walked up and did their handshake with Dom.

"Nope. Notta thing. I wish just somebody would fuckin give me some sense of what's happening." Dom replied, tightening his grip on Corrin.

Letty sat down between the boys and rested her head on Leon's shoulders.

Fifteen minutes turned into two hours. The only information disclosed was that they were both in surgery and it was impossible to tell when the doctor would be finished. As soon as any other information was available the nurse would return.

Dom looked around and watched his family, all that he had, in this one little room. Letty had fallen asleep on Leon's lap, Vince was sleeping in the sitting position with Jesse and Leon on either side of his shoulders. Then there was Corrin, still leaning against his chest. She hadn't been able to fall asleep yet so the both of them just stayed quiet in the company of each other. "You should get some sleep. You're gonna be no use to me if you're half awake when we hear somethin'." He whispered quietly in her ear. He stroked her long, caramel hair all the way down its length in an effort to put her to sleep.

She yawned feeling the exhaustion coming on. But as long as Dom was awake, she was awake too. "I can't sleep. Have to wait for the doctor." The silence fell between them again. Corrin moved and got off his lap. She stood stretching her arms over her head then yawned again. "They're bound to have a coffee machine around here. You want?" she asked as she fished around in her pockets for some spare change. She was still dressed in what she had worn to the race but had her knee length leather jacket on over the top.

Dom smiled that cute, tired smile of his. "I would love a coffee. Thanks." He watched her solemnly walk off, heading in any direction she wanted to. Sooner or latter she'd find one. He leaned one arm on the table beside him and stretched his long frame across the couch they were on. It was four in the morning and still not a word had been said. He closed his eyes. Only for a little while Toretto. Without realising he drifted off to sleep.

"Mr Toretto?" a softly spoken nurse said as she stared at the nameless faces. "Mr Dominic Toretto?" she called again.

Dom's eyes flew open at the sound of his name. He shook himself awake then pushed himself off the couch. "That's me. What's happened? Where's Mia? Is she ok?"

"Calm down Mr Toretto. Mia is doing well. She's out of surgery but the doctor still has her under observation but I'm afraid her injuries are quiet serious."

Corrin walked into the waiting room carrying two cups of coffee and saw Dom talking to the nurse. She rushed over and placed the cups down on the coffee table. "What's going on? How are they?"

Dom placed his arm around her and she listened to the nurse continue. "Look, I think it's best if I take you to go see Dr Hayes and Dr Smith and let them explain the severity of the situation. It might pay to bring your coffee." She offered a smile but it was pitiful.

"Oh god something's wrong Dom. I can feel it." Corrin said as she began to panic. She hadn't started crying yet, and didn't feel like crying but she knew she wasn't far off.

"Come on hun. Let's get this over with. The sooner we know, the sooner we can figure out what to do." Dom reassured her as they walked hand in hand behind the nurse.


"My name is Dr Hayes and I was the surgeon for Mia Toretto's injuries." He began. Dom and Corrin looked at each other then back at the doctor. "Mia suffered a severe concussion from the impact of the crash when her head hit the steering wheel. Now, her legs were trapped for some time beneath the steering wheel so it was imperative that we get circulation back into them. But that was fine. She's a strong girl and we feel she will pull through this with no adverse affects."

Dom let out a sigh of relief. "That's excellent Doctor, thank you, thank you so much." Dom said, holding back his emotions.

Corrin smiled. She felt relieved for Mia's sake but something still didn't feel right. "What about Brian? How's he doing?" she asked in anticipation.

She looked over at Dr Smith and saw him frown. "I'm afraid it's not good news."