Chapter 17
"How am I supposed to tell him Letty? What do I say?" It was now 4pm and Mia was getting anxious about her upcoming phone call with Brian. "All you have to tell him is that we're in some sort of trouble and ask if can find out somethin' about this guy, that's all!" Letty made it sound so easy. The two girls were sittin in Letty's car and she was fixing her CD player. Her eyes were transfixed on the CD loader. "When you gonna call?" Letty asked. She'd be glad when this was over and done with. "In about an hour. That's about the same time I called last time." Mia replied. Letty shook her head. "Well, you wanna come back in an hour and let me finish this then?" She was tired of Mia's piss talk and just wanted to work on her car. Although she wouldn't be racing it in the near future, she enjoyed working on cars, as much as she had back in L.A. "That's cool. I'll go do something else!" Mia got out of the car and headed up to the house. "Jeeez, is nothing gonna upset her these days" Letty said as she watched Mia go.
It was now 5:10pm and Mia was still talkin' a load of shit. "Mia, your getting hysterical. Calm the fuck down and call him!" Letty ordered. "This shit's pissin me off!" Mia took a couple of deep breaths. "I can do this" she said to herself. She pressed 'Call' and put the phone to her ear. It started ringing and she looked at Letty. "Yeah." She recognised Brian's voice immediately. "Brian its Mia." "Hi. How are ya' down there in Baja?" "You know where we are?" she sounded pleasantly surprised. "Yeah, Edwin told me!" he explained. After a short pause, they started talking again. "So, you OK?" "I'm fine. Listen, just to let you know, Dom knows were talkin'. There was silence on the other end. "Brian, you there?". "Yeah, I'm here" he replied. "Wow, Dom knows huh? What'd he say to that?" "Errmm, I think he's getting' used to it." He heard her laugh on the other end. Just the way she did on their first date, when he called the team 'a gang'. Brian decided there was no point in putting it off any longer. "So you gonna tell me what's wrong or what?" Mia was stunned to hear that he knew something was up. "What d'ya mean?" she asked, wondering how much he knew. "One of Edwin's contacts down there told him that Dom's lost his cars through losing races! That true Mia?" She paused whilst wondering what to say. Finally, she thought it would be best to just tell the truth. "Yeah, it's true." She sounded bad. "This guy Tyler's got the Mazda and the Supra." "What? What the hells he runnin?" Brian wondered what Dom raced that was faster than his Supra. "I'll put Letty on. She knows better than me." She handed the phone to Letty. "Brian?" "Yeah. How ya doin' Letty?" "Not bad Brian. OK." Trust Letty to get down to business. "Tyler races a Mitsubishi Evolution 7. I don't know what's runnin under the hood, coz he wont let anybody look!" she explained to him. Brian thought over the cars factory spec, which in itself came close to the supped-up Toyota Supra. "OK Letty. So he's got both of Dom's cars huh!" "Yeah. You think you could talk some sense into him. Now he wants to race in Leon's car". She heard Brian laugh over the phone. "Leon's car. It wont stand a chance in hell". Letty was pleased that someone was on the same level as her. "Tell me about it!" "Can you put Mia back on?" "Sure. See ya around Brian!" She handed the phone back to Mia. "We need your help Brian". Mia sounded desperate. "What d'ya need?" Brian didn't know what he could do to help. "Can you get some info on this guy Tyler for us. We need to know what he's into and what he's doin here. I'm scared that if we don't sort this out soon, Dom's gonna do something he'll regret." Brian knew by her voice that she wasn't fooling around. "Well you got a last name for this guy? That would help!" "I heard someone say 'Holt'. But I'm not sure if that's it or not." "I'll give it a try anyway", he knew that Tanner would help him out one last time. "Give me a couple of days alright!" "Yeah. So..you and Edwin been hangin out lately. Sounds like it to me!" "Well, went to Race Wars last week. But not much else been happening!" He didn't want to tell any of them about his car, it was a surprise.
After talking for another half hour, they were about to hang up when Brian had one more question for Mia. "So is Dom there? I wanna speak with him!" "Ahh no. I don't think that's a good idea Brian" she replied quickly. "I don't think he's ready to deal with another complication just yet". "So I'm a complication am I?" Mia heard him laugh and knew he was joking. "Not to me you aint. But you know Dom. He'll talk when HE'S ready and not a minute before". It wasn't a lie or an excuse, and Brian knew it. "OK then. See your point. I'm gonna go and get that information for you!". "Thanks Brian. Thanks for your help. See ya." "Bye" they waited for each other to hang up. "Bye" Mia said, and finally made the move of hangin up the phone. Once done, she quickly turned around and giggled. As she headed out into the garden, she met Letty and Vince arm wrestling on the table. "YO LETTY" she shouted into the garden. "CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?" "TWO MINS TILL I BEAT V'S ASS MIA". Mia watched as Vince was overpowered. Before the last hijacking, he could easily have won. It had now become a ritual that every week they would have a match to see if his arm was healing. It was too, coz it was becoming harder and harder to beat him as the weeks went on. Letty laughed and got up off the table, walking towards to Mia. "What happened with Brian?" she asked, still reeling from her victory. "He's gonna check out Tyler for us. He'll let us know in a couple of days!" she said with a huge smile across her face. Letty knew she was gonna hear it whether she wanted to or not, and decided to ask first. "Well, go on. Tell me all about it" she said rolling her eyes. Mia linked arms with Letty and the two girls headed up the stairs, Mia talking a mile a minute.
"How am I supposed to tell him Letty? What do I say?" It was now 4pm and Mia was getting anxious about her upcoming phone call with Brian. "All you have to tell him is that we're in some sort of trouble and ask if can find out somethin' about this guy, that's all!" Letty made it sound so easy. The two girls were sittin in Letty's car and she was fixing her CD player. Her eyes were transfixed on the CD loader. "When you gonna call?" Letty asked. She'd be glad when this was over and done with. "In about an hour. That's about the same time I called last time." Mia replied. Letty shook her head. "Well, you wanna come back in an hour and let me finish this then?" She was tired of Mia's piss talk and just wanted to work on her car. Although she wouldn't be racing it in the near future, she enjoyed working on cars, as much as she had back in L.A. "That's cool. I'll go do something else!" Mia got out of the car and headed up to the house. "Jeeez, is nothing gonna upset her these days" Letty said as she watched Mia go.
It was now 5:10pm and Mia was still talkin' a load of shit. "Mia, your getting hysterical. Calm the fuck down and call him!" Letty ordered. "This shit's pissin me off!" Mia took a couple of deep breaths. "I can do this" she said to herself. She pressed 'Call' and put the phone to her ear. It started ringing and she looked at Letty. "Yeah." She recognised Brian's voice immediately. "Brian its Mia." "Hi. How are ya' down there in Baja?" "You know where we are?" she sounded pleasantly surprised. "Yeah, Edwin told me!" he explained. After a short pause, they started talking again. "So, you OK?" "I'm fine. Listen, just to let you know, Dom knows were talkin'. There was silence on the other end. "Brian, you there?". "Yeah, I'm here" he replied. "Wow, Dom knows huh? What'd he say to that?" "Errmm, I think he's getting' used to it." He heard her laugh on the other end. Just the way she did on their first date, when he called the team 'a gang'. Brian decided there was no point in putting it off any longer. "So you gonna tell me what's wrong or what?" Mia was stunned to hear that he knew something was up. "What d'ya mean?" she asked, wondering how much he knew. "One of Edwin's contacts down there told him that Dom's lost his cars through losing races! That true Mia?" She paused whilst wondering what to say. Finally, she thought it would be best to just tell the truth. "Yeah, it's true." She sounded bad. "This guy Tyler's got the Mazda and the Supra." "What? What the hells he runnin?" Brian wondered what Dom raced that was faster than his Supra. "I'll put Letty on. She knows better than me." She handed the phone to Letty. "Brian?" "Yeah. How ya doin' Letty?" "Not bad Brian. OK." Trust Letty to get down to business. "Tyler races a Mitsubishi Evolution 7. I don't know what's runnin under the hood, coz he wont let anybody look!" she explained to him. Brian thought over the cars factory spec, which in itself came close to the supped-up Toyota Supra. "OK Letty. So he's got both of Dom's cars huh!" "Yeah. You think you could talk some sense into him. Now he wants to race in Leon's car". She heard Brian laugh over the phone. "Leon's car. It wont stand a chance in hell". Letty was pleased that someone was on the same level as her. "Tell me about it!" "Can you put Mia back on?" "Sure. See ya around Brian!" She handed the phone back to Mia. "We need your help Brian". Mia sounded desperate. "What d'ya need?" Brian didn't know what he could do to help. "Can you get some info on this guy Tyler for us. We need to know what he's into and what he's doin here. I'm scared that if we don't sort this out soon, Dom's gonna do something he'll regret." Brian knew by her voice that she wasn't fooling around. "Well you got a last name for this guy? That would help!" "I heard someone say 'Holt'. But I'm not sure if that's it or not." "I'll give it a try anyway", he knew that Tanner would help him out one last time. "Give me a couple of days alright!" "Yeah. So..you and Edwin been hangin out lately. Sounds like it to me!" "Well, went to Race Wars last week. But not much else been happening!" He didn't want to tell any of them about his car, it was a surprise.
After talking for another half hour, they were about to hang up when Brian had one more question for Mia. "So is Dom there? I wanna speak with him!" "Ahh no. I don't think that's a good idea Brian" she replied quickly. "I don't think he's ready to deal with another complication just yet". "So I'm a complication am I?" Mia heard him laugh and knew he was joking. "Not to me you aint. But you know Dom. He'll talk when HE'S ready and not a minute before". It wasn't a lie or an excuse, and Brian knew it. "OK then. See your point. I'm gonna go and get that information for you!". "Thanks Brian. Thanks for your help. See ya." "Bye" they waited for each other to hang up. "Bye" Mia said, and finally made the move of hangin up the phone. Once done, she quickly turned around and giggled. As she headed out into the garden, she met Letty and Vince arm wrestling on the table. "YO LETTY" she shouted into the garden. "CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?" "TWO MINS TILL I BEAT V'S ASS MIA". Mia watched as Vince was overpowered. Before the last hijacking, he could easily have won. It had now become a ritual that every week they would have a match to see if his arm was healing. It was too, coz it was becoming harder and harder to beat him as the weeks went on. Letty laughed and got up off the table, walking towards to Mia. "What happened with Brian?" she asked, still reeling from her victory. "He's gonna check out Tyler for us. He'll let us know in a couple of days!" she said with a huge smile across her face. Letty knew she was gonna hear it whether she wanted to or not, and decided to ask first. "Well, go on. Tell me all about it" she said rolling her eyes. Mia linked arms with Letty and the two girls headed up the stairs, Mia talking a mile a minute.
