Chapter 14
Although they were separated by many miles, the days passed very slowly for both Mia and Brian. Letty, Leon, Vince, and Dom noticed the change in Mia. Where she used to wear old trousers and any old top, with her hair slung back in a messy ponytail, now she wore leather trousers with her best tops and wore her hair down liked she always used to. Her attitude was different too. She was more than keen to go parties, tidy the house, and she even resumed the role of mother in the group. Brian was going through the same transformation. He worked at his car with a frenzy, trying to get it finished as soon as. It had been 5 weeks since the repairs started, and now there was only a few things left to do. Thursday couldn't come quick enough for either of them.
It was Wednesday night, and Harry had come round to see how Brian's car was coming along. "So, you gonna let me see it then or what?" He was dead excited at seeing the car. "I don't know" Brian replied slowly. "I said there weren't going to be any advance previews." He was teasing Harry like hell. "C'mon man, I seen everything when I sold it to you. I just want to see how it all fits together that's all!" Brian pro-longed the wait for a couple of minutes, then he gave in. "All right, let's go". He grabbed the keys to the garage and the car off the counter and headed outside, followed by Harry. As the door opened, and the light automatically came on, Harry gasped. Brian disabled the alarm. "Jeez, look at this baby", Harry ran his hand along the bonnet, and opened the door. A quick look inside and he was chuckling to himself. "Goes to show what a hundred and twenty grand can do huh?" Brian was impressed by car and very proud of it. "You said it". "Why'd you pick the same exterior design?" Harry was intrigued by the cars look. "Just felt like it. I looked at the other designs, but this is mine and it suits the car best." Harry just shrugged. "Fair enough." Harry understood him. "I've just got the VDO tachometer and fuel meter to fit, the seat harnesses, and re-trim the dashboard, then I'm all go man". Brian sounded pleased. "What's the sound system?" Brian stepped round to the driver's side and got in. "Sony CD/DVD player, Sony mids and tweeters, Sony amps, and subs". "Christ's Sake man. You're the new Kind down here" Harry told him as he looked around the interior. The Monkey Bars roll cage shone in the dim light. "When's your first race? I want to be there." Brian laughed at Harry eagerness. "Friday night. I'll head down to the Warehouse and see what's on offer" Brian had it all planned out. "How much you gonna place?" "8g minimum. Still gotta pay you don't I?" he eyed Harry. "Too true. Don't worry. You'll win em all? Harry was also confident of Brian's win at the races.
"So you gonna tell me what's goin on with Mia or what?" Dom interrogated Letty. "What do you mean?" she replied, wondering what he knew. "Don't pull that one Letty. You only have to look at her to know something's happened. She driving her car again, and lookin' better than ever. What's happened to her?" He knew that Letty knew the reason for the change. He eyed her and she looked away. She had been considering what to tell him, but knew that the longer she kept it from him, the worse he'd take it. "OK if I tell you, promise you wont get up in her face about it?" she asked. Dom knew then that something had happened. He had to know. "Yeah, promise" he told her. "She called Brian two nights ago!" she told him straight. The look on his face, told her he was about to explode. "SHE DID WHAT?" he began to roar. "Dom, you promised" she half-yelled back, placing a hand on his arm. He looked into her eyes and got himself together. He was silent for a while from disbelief that Mia could betray him like that. "Why'd she do that? What did she tell him?" he threw questions at her, demanding to know what they said. "Nothing, they just talked. That's all". Letty looked up into his eyes, trying to see if he believed her. "You sure?" he asked with a tone of doubt. "Absolutely" she fired back. Dom knew by her voice and her look that she was telling the truth. "OK, I'm a go talk to her." Letty let him pass, knowing he wouldn't do anything to hurt Mia. "Mia" he shouted up the stairs. "Get down here" he demanded. Mia came rushing down the stairs, wondering what was so urgent. "What's wrong Dom?" "Why did you call Brian? What's wrong with you, we don't need him?" he tried to reason with her, but his voice was too loud to be reasonable. Mia just stared at him. Then she looked at Letty. "I had to Mia. I couldn't keep it from him" she said with a guilty tone. Mia just looked from Letty to Dom. "What's so wrong with me talking to Brian?" the tears began to well in her eyes. "WE DON'T NEED HIM MIA, THAT'S WHAT!" Dom repeated. "YOR WRONG DOM. I NEED HIM. You have Letty, Leon and Vince have each other." Dom knew where this was going and tried to give her a hug. She allowed herself to be engulfed in his massive body. "I don't have anybody. I want Brian Dom!!" she exclaimed forcefully. Dom didn't say anything; he just rested his head on hers and held her.
Although they were separated by many miles, the days passed very slowly for both Mia and Brian. Letty, Leon, Vince, and Dom noticed the change in Mia. Where she used to wear old trousers and any old top, with her hair slung back in a messy ponytail, now she wore leather trousers with her best tops and wore her hair down liked she always used to. Her attitude was different too. She was more than keen to go parties, tidy the house, and she even resumed the role of mother in the group. Brian was going through the same transformation. He worked at his car with a frenzy, trying to get it finished as soon as. It had been 5 weeks since the repairs started, and now there was only a few things left to do. Thursday couldn't come quick enough for either of them.
It was Wednesday night, and Harry had come round to see how Brian's car was coming along. "So, you gonna let me see it then or what?" He was dead excited at seeing the car. "I don't know" Brian replied slowly. "I said there weren't going to be any advance previews." He was teasing Harry like hell. "C'mon man, I seen everything when I sold it to you. I just want to see how it all fits together that's all!" Brian pro-longed the wait for a couple of minutes, then he gave in. "All right, let's go". He grabbed the keys to the garage and the car off the counter and headed outside, followed by Harry. As the door opened, and the light automatically came on, Harry gasped. Brian disabled the alarm. "Jeez, look at this baby", Harry ran his hand along the bonnet, and opened the door. A quick look inside and he was chuckling to himself. "Goes to show what a hundred and twenty grand can do huh?" Brian was impressed by car and very proud of it. "You said it". "Why'd you pick the same exterior design?" Harry was intrigued by the cars look. "Just felt like it. I looked at the other designs, but this is mine and it suits the car best." Harry just shrugged. "Fair enough." Harry understood him. "I've just got the VDO tachometer and fuel meter to fit, the seat harnesses, and re-trim the dashboard, then I'm all go man". Brian sounded pleased. "What's the sound system?" Brian stepped round to the driver's side and got in. "Sony CD/DVD player, Sony mids and tweeters, Sony amps, and subs". "Christ's Sake man. You're the new Kind down here" Harry told him as he looked around the interior. The Monkey Bars roll cage shone in the dim light. "When's your first race? I want to be there." Brian laughed at Harry eagerness. "Friday night. I'll head down to the Warehouse and see what's on offer" Brian had it all planned out. "How much you gonna place?" "8g minimum. Still gotta pay you don't I?" he eyed Harry. "Too true. Don't worry. You'll win em all? Harry was also confident of Brian's win at the races.
"So you gonna tell me what's goin on with Mia or what?" Dom interrogated Letty. "What do you mean?" she replied, wondering what he knew. "Don't pull that one Letty. You only have to look at her to know something's happened. She driving her car again, and lookin' better than ever. What's happened to her?" He knew that Letty knew the reason for the change. He eyed her and she looked away. She had been considering what to tell him, but knew that the longer she kept it from him, the worse he'd take it. "OK if I tell you, promise you wont get up in her face about it?" she asked. Dom knew then that something had happened. He had to know. "Yeah, promise" he told her. "She called Brian two nights ago!" she told him straight. The look on his face, told her he was about to explode. "SHE DID WHAT?" he began to roar. "Dom, you promised" she half-yelled back, placing a hand on his arm. He looked into her eyes and got himself together. He was silent for a while from disbelief that Mia could betray him like that. "Why'd she do that? What did she tell him?" he threw questions at her, demanding to know what they said. "Nothing, they just talked. That's all". Letty looked up into his eyes, trying to see if he believed her. "You sure?" he asked with a tone of doubt. "Absolutely" she fired back. Dom knew by her voice and her look that she was telling the truth. "OK, I'm a go talk to her." Letty let him pass, knowing he wouldn't do anything to hurt Mia. "Mia" he shouted up the stairs. "Get down here" he demanded. Mia came rushing down the stairs, wondering what was so urgent. "What's wrong Dom?" "Why did you call Brian? What's wrong with you, we don't need him?" he tried to reason with her, but his voice was too loud to be reasonable. Mia just stared at him. Then she looked at Letty. "I had to Mia. I couldn't keep it from him" she said with a guilty tone. Mia just looked from Letty to Dom. "What's so wrong with me talking to Brian?" the tears began to well in her eyes. "WE DON'T NEED HIM MIA, THAT'S WHAT!" Dom repeated. "YOR WRONG DOM. I NEED HIM. You have Letty, Leon and Vince have each other." Dom knew where this was going and tried to give her a hug. She allowed herself to be engulfed in his massive body. "I don't have anybody. I want Brian Dom!!" she exclaimed forcefully. Dom didn't say anything; he just rested his head on hers and held her.
