Lad's Pov
A/n
Rating: R for language
I walked down the hallway on shaky legs, not quite sure I was ready to see him with so many tubes attached. Taking a deep breath I slipped in to the room wanting to be strong for him, even if he wasn't conscious. My breath caught in my throat as I saw him lying in the bed so small, and pale. Walking over I took hold of his hand and sat beside him silently, drifting off with the rhythmic sound of the breathing monitor assuring me he was fine. I woke up the next morning as light filtered in standing I stretched after I scanned all the monitors. I turned towards the knock on the door watching as it swung open a few seconds later.
"You should go get some rest," Said the curly haired nurse who walked in to check Jesse's vitals.
"You're husband is going to be just fine, and you have that baby to worry about," She said her warm manner making me smile. I hadn't been around many kind women, next to Mrs. Toretto.
"You're friend is asleep in the waiting room," She said seeing me look around.
"Thank you ," I said walking out to go see what little family I had left and see if we knew any thing about Vince yet.
I was sitting beside Mia when what used to be Dom's cell phone began ringing in my pants pocket. Glancing around suspiciously, I answered it with a trembling hand.
"LADie?" Asked the unwelcome voice of Brian Spe. O'Connor.
"You son of a bitch!" I said ready to hang up. "Wait Lad, I have some news on V."
"Speak quickly," I said glad Mia was asleep, and I could spare her more pain.
"He's in the same hospital they took Jesse too, on the intensive care unit, fifth floor, they have him stabilized."
"Yea, but will he be going to jail when he gets better!"
"No, I took care of that."
"You had better," I said a silence falling over the line, cause there was nothing left to say.
"Brian," I said before he could hang up.
"Yea?"
"DO you remember my promise?" I asked referring to the night he had been caught snooping around Hectors' cars.
"The - the one about Mia?" He asked knowing my reputation for being crazy.
"I'm glad you haven't' forgotten, because I sure as hell haven't," I said the dial tone buzzing in his ear as I hung up.
:My day is looking up all ready: I thought sarcastically as I woke Mia. A few moments later I went to see V, while she took her turn with Jesse. Selfish or not I was glad to get the time alone with him; he was my Vincent, the man who had always protected me just as much as Dom had protected Letty. Saying a Hail Mary I made the sign of the cross for strength as I entered the room. Pushing open the door I felt my eyes tear once more at the sight of V wrapped in yards of white gauze, and propped up in bed. He was sleeping his chest moving in, and out gently, and I knew he had to be flying as high as kite from all the morphine they had given him.
"Vincey?" I asked cautiously stroking back the hair that had fallen over his forehead.
"Lad?" He asked slowly, his eyes fluttering open a minute later.
"Yea its me babe," I said smiling as he tried to focus.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you of course," I said deciding not to tell him about Jesse, until he was more coherent.
"Mia's going to come up, and see you in a minute."
"Fucking O'Connor," He grumbled, making me laugh.
"I know babe, I feel the same way you do." I said continuing to stroke his hair.
"I'm so tired ." he said , speech slightly slurred.
"I know hun, just rest," I said kissing his forehead as I turned to leave.
I almost ran in to Mia as I made my way out of the room, whispering that I was going home to for a quick shower, and a change of clothes. Nodding she waved me off, all of her attention focused on the man lying in side. I was half way to the house when Dom's phone rang once again.
"Listen asshole!" I said assuming it was Brian again.
"IS that how you really see your big brother?"
"DOM!" I exclaimed almost driving off the road.
"Where are you?"
"I don't' want to say, for.. certain reasons, but remember the place we discussed, we all made it."
"How's Jesse ,and V?"
"Both stable, which is the best we can hope for, what do you want me to do?"
"Keep your ears open for me, so you can let me know what's going on, you'll be getting a package in the mail tomorrow, and it's very important, you'll know what to do with it when you get it."
" I hate to do this, but I have a limited amount I can use the phone, and I have to go." " I understand," I said knowing he was avoiding a trace in case they had put one on this line.
I heard a chorus of we love you in the background before the line went dead.
A cell phone arrived the next day, and we kept in close contact as the days eked by. I was
ecstatic when Jesse finally regained conscious a week later, and began responding better to his
medication. I visited him everyday, but life was getting harder, and harder the further along I got,
with just Mia, and I to run the garage, and the grocery. If she had known more about cars I would
have shut down the bodega all together for a while. I knew I should be off my feet more, but I
was making sure I stayed hydrated, only taking in 7 cars a week, and we needed the daily
income. It was a month before we started getting money in the mail from the others, but still there
was no was no way I was going to let something Dough Toretto has worked so hard to build shut down.
"You do good work," said a voice that was familiar, but unrecognizable from my current position
under a car.
Sliding out, I growled as I recognized Brian's lanky frame.
"I uh, just come to say that uh, the team can come home in a few more months, the uh alibi I gave is pretty tight."
"Am I supposed to be grateful?" I asked snorting as I rolled back under the car, pointedly ignoring him.
"You know if you need any help."
"Brian O'Connor, I don't' need a damn thing from you, you can be on your way," I said dismissing him coolly.
He was all ready sniffing around Mia again, and I hated her cause I knew she would eventually take him back. Shaking my head I drowned myself in the work like I had been the past few days.
I walked down the hallway on shaky legs, not quite sure I was ready to see him with so many tubes attached. Taking a deep breath I slipped in to the room wanting to be strong for him, even if he wasn't conscious. My breath caught in my throat as I saw him lying in the bed so small, and pale. Walking over I took hold of his hand and sat beside him silently, drifting off with the rhythmic sound of the breathing monitor assuring me he was fine. I woke up the next morning as light filtered in standing I stretched after I scanned all the monitors. I turned towards the knock on the door watching as it swung open a few seconds later.
"You should go get some rest," Said the curly haired nurse who walked in to check Jesse's vitals.
"You're husband is going to be just fine, and you have that baby to worry about," She said her warm manner making me smile. I hadn't been around many kind women, next to Mrs. Toretto.
"You're friend is asleep in the waiting room," She said seeing me look around.
"Thank you ," I said walking out to go see what little family I had left and see if we knew any thing about Vince yet.
I was sitting beside Mia when what used to be Dom's cell phone began ringing in my pants pocket. Glancing around suspiciously, I answered it with a trembling hand.
"LADie?" Asked the unwelcome voice of Brian Spe. O'Connor.
"You son of a bitch!" I said ready to hang up. "Wait Lad, I have some news on V."
"Speak quickly," I said glad Mia was asleep, and I could spare her more pain.
"He's in the same hospital they took Jesse too, on the intensive care unit, fifth floor, they have him stabilized."
"Yea, but will he be going to jail when he gets better!"
"No, I took care of that."
"You had better," I said a silence falling over the line, cause there was nothing left to say.
"Brian," I said before he could hang up.
"Yea?"
"DO you remember my promise?" I asked referring to the night he had been caught snooping around Hectors' cars.
"The - the one about Mia?" He asked knowing my reputation for being crazy.
"I'm glad you haven't' forgotten, because I sure as hell haven't," I said the dial tone buzzing in his ear as I hung up.
:My day is looking up all ready: I thought sarcastically as I woke Mia. A few moments later I went to see V, while she took her turn with Jesse. Selfish or not I was glad to get the time alone with him; he was my Vincent, the man who had always protected me just as much as Dom had protected Letty. Saying a Hail Mary I made the sign of the cross for strength as I entered the room. Pushing open the door I felt my eyes tear once more at the sight of V wrapped in yards of white gauze, and propped up in bed. He was sleeping his chest moving in, and out gently, and I knew he had to be flying as high as kite from all the morphine they had given him.
"Vincey?" I asked cautiously stroking back the hair that had fallen over his forehead.
"Lad?" He asked slowly, his eyes fluttering open a minute later.
"Yea its me babe," I said smiling as he tried to focus.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you of course," I said deciding not to tell him about Jesse, until he was more coherent.
"Mia's going to come up, and see you in a minute."
"Fucking O'Connor," He grumbled, making me laugh.
"I know babe, I feel the same way you do." I said continuing to stroke his hair.
"I'm so tired ." he said , speech slightly slurred.
"I know hun, just rest," I said kissing his forehead as I turned to leave.
I almost ran in to Mia as I made my way out of the room, whispering that I was going home to for a quick shower, and a change of clothes. Nodding she waved me off, all of her attention focused on the man lying in side. I was half way to the house when Dom's phone rang once again.
"Listen asshole!" I said assuming it was Brian again.
"IS that how you really see your big brother?"
"DOM!" I exclaimed almost driving off the road.
"Where are you?"
"I don't' want to say, for.. certain reasons, but remember the place we discussed, we all made it."
"How's Jesse ,and V?"
"Both stable, which is the best we can hope for, what do you want me to do?"
"Keep your ears open for me, so you can let me know what's going on, you'll be getting a package in the mail tomorrow, and it's very important, you'll know what to do with it when you get it."
" I hate to do this, but I have a limited amount I can use the phone, and I have to go." " I understand," I said knowing he was avoiding a trace in case they had put one on this line.
I heard a chorus of we love you in the background before the line went dead.
A cell phone arrived the next day, and we kept in close contact as the days eked by. I was
ecstatic when Jesse finally regained conscious a week later, and began responding better to his
medication. I visited him everyday, but life was getting harder, and harder the further along I got,
with just Mia, and I to run the garage, and the grocery. If she had known more about cars I would
have shut down the bodega all together for a while. I knew I should be off my feet more, but I
was making sure I stayed hydrated, only taking in 7 cars a week, and we needed the daily
income. It was a month before we started getting money in the mail from the others, but still there
was no was no way I was going to let something Dough Toretto has worked so hard to build shut down.
"You do good work," said a voice that was familiar, but unrecognizable from my current position
under a car.
Sliding out, I growled as I recognized Brian's lanky frame.
"I uh, just come to say that uh, the team can come home in a few more months, the uh alibi I gave is pretty tight."
"Am I supposed to be grateful?" I asked snorting as I rolled back under the car, pointedly ignoring him.
"You know if you need any help."
"Brian O'Connor, I don't' need a damn thing from you, you can be on your way," I said dismissing him coolly.
He was all ready sniffing around Mia again, and I hated her cause I knew she would eventually take him back. Shaking my head I drowned myself in the work like I had been the past few days.