Chapter 9
3 months later.
Everyone is sitting around the kitchen table finishing dinner. Trish has been helping out at the diner, and at the garage. Jesse is home, and does his out patient care at the local hospital.
Dom has legal custody of Trish. They hired an attorney, and with the letter from her mom stating those were here wishes, the judge agreed, under the conditions, that she get back into school, continue with her counseling, and her addiction recovery process.
Trish has been going to four to six 12 step meetings every week. She hasn't used drugs since she got to the Toretto's. She also goes to see a councilor to work through all of her pain and anger around her mother's death.
"Hey Dom, could you give me a ride to my meeting after dinner?"
"I thought your meeting was tomorrow night?"
" Well usually it is. but . well you see."
"Spit it out Peanut."
"Tonight I have 90 days clean and my friends there want me to come and celebrate with them. They think it's a big deal or something." she says looking down at the table.
Dom gets a big smile on his face... and nods his head to Mia. A few minutes later, Mia brings in a huge cake and puts it down in front of Trish. It reads:
Happy Birthday Trish. We love you and we are so proud of you.
"This is a big deal Trish. and you better quit selling yourself short. We are all coming to your meeting tonight. Your friend Cam called last night and told me all about it and invited us to come." Dom told her.
Trish's mouth drops open, and tears start pouring down her face.
Dom bellows. "why in the hell are you crying now? Damn all you and Mia do anymore is cry."
"I never ever imagined you guys wanting to come to a meeting, and I never thought any one would ever be proud of me. I am just so happy. It finally feels like I am home."
Dom then tears up, and that gets Mia bawling too. Leon just leans on the counter, and smiles, reaching over to put his arm around Jesse. "Are we going to cut the damn cake?" Jesse asks.
Everyone starts to laugh, ending the touching seen.
Later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, Trish lay thinking about everything she has done and all the changes she has made since she got home.
Just then she hears a noise from downstairs. Someone is trying to get into the house. She goes and wakes Dom up, and they both go to Leons room.
"Brother get up we got trouble." Dom tells him.
"What.huh? What's going on?"
Just then they hear the creak of the loose board on the stairwell. someone was now in the house, and coming up stairs. Just then the door to Leon's room opens and the light switch is turned on. at the same time that Dom is getting ready to pound the crap out of whoever it is.
And its Vince.
"Whoa brother. what the hell you doing in my bed Leon? What the hell is going on around here? And who the fuck are you?" He says looking at Trish.
"What you don't ever recognize your own blood Vince? But then why should you. you haven't seen me in years, and whenever I tried to get a hold of you, you hung up on me. Oh by the way. Mom is dead!" and with that she runs out of the room, down the stairs, and out the front door, just as Letty brings in some of their bags.
"Who the fuck are you?" Letty asks in her usual polite way, but Trish isn't listening and continues to run out the front.
"God damn it Trish come back here." Dom yells, but its to late, she is half way down the street.
By now the whole house is awake, and Dom is rubbing his head like he does when he knows long talks and headaches are about to arrive.
"Leon, man."
"I already know. I'll call you as soon as I find here." He says to Dom as he gets dressed quickly.
"What the fuck is going on god damn it" Vince yells, and Dom turns to him and punches him straight in the face, hard enough for Vince to fall back on his ass while blood pours from his nose. "Brian, god damn it, get out here now!" Mia yells "before they kill each other."
"Don't say another word Vince. I am so ready to kill you right now!"
"But." Vince starts to say.
Just then Brian finally gets into the room and looks at the scene that is unfolding.
"So much for sleep, Mia go start the coffee, we are in for a long night."
And in walks Letty, takes one look at Vince, and starts yelling at Dom.
"What the fuck is your problem?"
"You, and Him. That was Trish that ran out of the house Let. Because she doesn't want a damn thing to do with either of you, because you kept hanging up on her when she tried to call me."
They both visibly pale.
"Oh my god." Letty said.
3 months later.
Everyone is sitting around the kitchen table finishing dinner. Trish has been helping out at the diner, and at the garage. Jesse is home, and does his out patient care at the local hospital.
Dom has legal custody of Trish. They hired an attorney, and with the letter from her mom stating those were here wishes, the judge agreed, under the conditions, that she get back into school, continue with her counseling, and her addiction recovery process.
Trish has been going to four to six 12 step meetings every week. She hasn't used drugs since she got to the Toretto's. She also goes to see a councilor to work through all of her pain and anger around her mother's death.
"Hey Dom, could you give me a ride to my meeting after dinner?"
"I thought your meeting was tomorrow night?"
" Well usually it is. but . well you see."
"Spit it out Peanut."
"Tonight I have 90 days clean and my friends there want me to come and celebrate with them. They think it's a big deal or something." she says looking down at the table.
Dom gets a big smile on his face... and nods his head to Mia. A few minutes later, Mia brings in a huge cake and puts it down in front of Trish. It reads:
Happy Birthday Trish. We love you and we are so proud of you.
"This is a big deal Trish. and you better quit selling yourself short. We are all coming to your meeting tonight. Your friend Cam called last night and told me all about it and invited us to come." Dom told her.
Trish's mouth drops open, and tears start pouring down her face.
Dom bellows. "why in the hell are you crying now? Damn all you and Mia do anymore is cry."
"I never ever imagined you guys wanting to come to a meeting, and I never thought any one would ever be proud of me. I am just so happy. It finally feels like I am home."
Dom then tears up, and that gets Mia bawling too. Leon just leans on the counter, and smiles, reaching over to put his arm around Jesse. "Are we going to cut the damn cake?" Jesse asks.
Everyone starts to laugh, ending the touching seen.
Later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, Trish lay thinking about everything she has done and all the changes she has made since she got home.
Just then she hears a noise from downstairs. Someone is trying to get into the house. She goes and wakes Dom up, and they both go to Leons room.
"Brother get up we got trouble." Dom tells him.
"What.huh? What's going on?"
Just then they hear the creak of the loose board on the stairwell. someone was now in the house, and coming up stairs. Just then the door to Leon's room opens and the light switch is turned on. at the same time that Dom is getting ready to pound the crap out of whoever it is.
And its Vince.
"Whoa brother. what the hell you doing in my bed Leon? What the hell is going on around here? And who the fuck are you?" He says looking at Trish.
"What you don't ever recognize your own blood Vince? But then why should you. you haven't seen me in years, and whenever I tried to get a hold of you, you hung up on me. Oh by the way. Mom is dead!" and with that she runs out of the room, down the stairs, and out the front door, just as Letty brings in some of their bags.
"Who the fuck are you?" Letty asks in her usual polite way, but Trish isn't listening and continues to run out the front.
"God damn it Trish come back here." Dom yells, but its to late, she is half way down the street.
By now the whole house is awake, and Dom is rubbing his head like he does when he knows long talks and headaches are about to arrive.
"Leon, man."
"I already know. I'll call you as soon as I find here." He says to Dom as he gets dressed quickly.
"What the fuck is going on god damn it" Vince yells, and Dom turns to him and punches him straight in the face, hard enough for Vince to fall back on his ass while blood pours from his nose. "Brian, god damn it, get out here now!" Mia yells "before they kill each other."
"Don't say another word Vince. I am so ready to kill you right now!"
"But." Vince starts to say.
Just then Brian finally gets into the room and looks at the scene that is unfolding.
"So much for sleep, Mia go start the coffee, we are in for a long night."
And in walks Letty, takes one look at Vince, and starts yelling at Dom.
"What the fuck is your problem?"
"You, and Him. That was Trish that ran out of the house Let. Because she doesn't want a damn thing to do with either of you, because you kept hanging up on her when she tried to call me."
They both visibly pale.
"Oh my god." Letty said.