Chapter 22
Letty was hauled out of bed the next morning at 10. Dom had rushed into her room, flung back the duvet, and threw some clothes at her. She was sitting up with a seriously pissed off pace. "Hurry up Letty. You gotta check out Brian's car. It's unbelievable." He yelled out of sheer excitement. "I'll see it later Dom," she moaned. "Its too early right now!" She lay back down and pulled the covers up over her head. Dom just looked at her and didn't waste any more time trying to persuade her. She'd see what she missed later. Letty heard him thumping down the stairs and bang the front door on his way out.
About half an hour later, the house shook when music started to play. She sat up again, and deciding that she wasn't gonna get any peace, she pulled on her clothes and headed out to get the guys. When she stepped out, a smile spread so far across her face that it almost snapped her face in half. "Bloody hell, Brian. Where'd you get this?" she asked walking quickly over to look over the car. "You like it?" Brian asked back. "Fucking hell I do!" she shouted. Vince and Leon were sittin in the front seats playing about with the sound system. The music blared out of eight speakers placed all around the interior of the car. "I got it back from Tanner. The guy I worked with!" he explained. "Hector and Edwin offered to help me out fixin it up, and they got their crews together. 13 of us in total." Brian was watching Vince and Leon playin around. They were like kids in a sweet shop. "You gonna show us what your runnin under there?" Dom shouted over the music, pointing to the hood. They had yet to see what the hood concealed.
"Sure. Go ahead!" Brian offered. Dom ran around to the front of the car, and popped open the clips that held the hood closed. Letty stood to the side of him, and Vince and Leon were at his other side. Brian remained where he was. As it clicked open Dom yelled. "Fucking hell! How much is under here!" he asked looking over the engine and spying all of the components. "I don't know if I should tell you!" he smiled. The guys and Letty drew him a long, desperate look. He knew they wouldn't rest until they knew. Brian scrunched up his face, then looked at the floor. "120 grand". The looked at him in awe. "Where'd you find the money?" Leon spoke for them all. "Not paid for yet. Its on my tab at Harry's. I was supposed to race tomorrow night and pay some of it back, but I had to come down here." They all understood. "Well why not race down here?" Dom asked him. "Is there much to race down here?" he asked back. "Quite a bit. Not as much as in L.A. though, but a fair bit" Dom answered. Brian was considering what Mia would think of this. "Well, what about Mia?" "She'll be OK. She wont want you to hang around getting bored would she?" Letty teased him. He smiled at her. "Nah. S'pose not!" he concluded. "When's the next meet?" he turned to Dom. "Same as in L.A. Tomora night at 'The Strip'. You gonna race?" Brian looked at the sparkle in their eyes, and knew they wanted him to. "Why not! Gotta make a start somewhere I guess!" he finished off. He let them look around the car for a while. When racers and people passed them, they gave him a thumbs up, or a slap on the shoulder, as if approving. Then interrupted their conversation. They were talking about the improvements in air flow, and of how it should do a quarter mile in roughly nine seconds flat. "Guys?" his attempt failed and they didn't hear him. "Guys?" he shouted over.
"Yeah?" Dom answered him. "I'm gonna go see Mia. Anyone coming?" They all looked about and finally Dom spoke. "Yeah, I'll go. Let me catch a drink first." He headed quickly into the kitchen, followed by Vince and Leon. Letty was the only one left at the car with him. "What was all that about?" he asked. "What?" she questioned back, pretending not to know what he was talking about. "Everybody shuttin up and only Dom answering!" he explained it for her. She shook her head slightly. "It was nothing. Dom told us last night that he wanted to talk to you alone today, so we thought that now was as good a time as any" she told him with an apologetic tone. Brian just looked at her. She closed the hood, and clicked the clips back into place. "What's he wanna talk about?" Brian asked her. "He didn't say." Just at that moment, the front door squeaked open and Dom ran over to them. He threw Brian a bottle of water. "Ready to go?" he asked opening the bottle. "Yep." Dom replied. He gave Letty a quick kiss and got into the car. Brian walked around to the driver's side and started the car. Dom and Letty couldn't help but gasp at the sound of the car. The doors clicked shut, and the two guys headed for the hospital, getting looks of admiration from everyone else as they passed.
Letty was hauled out of bed the next morning at 10. Dom had rushed into her room, flung back the duvet, and threw some clothes at her. She was sitting up with a seriously pissed off pace. "Hurry up Letty. You gotta check out Brian's car. It's unbelievable." He yelled out of sheer excitement. "I'll see it later Dom," she moaned. "Its too early right now!" She lay back down and pulled the covers up over her head. Dom just looked at her and didn't waste any more time trying to persuade her. She'd see what she missed later. Letty heard him thumping down the stairs and bang the front door on his way out.
About half an hour later, the house shook when music started to play. She sat up again, and deciding that she wasn't gonna get any peace, she pulled on her clothes and headed out to get the guys. When she stepped out, a smile spread so far across her face that it almost snapped her face in half. "Bloody hell, Brian. Where'd you get this?" she asked walking quickly over to look over the car. "You like it?" Brian asked back. "Fucking hell I do!" she shouted. Vince and Leon were sittin in the front seats playing about with the sound system. The music blared out of eight speakers placed all around the interior of the car. "I got it back from Tanner. The guy I worked with!" he explained. "Hector and Edwin offered to help me out fixin it up, and they got their crews together. 13 of us in total." Brian was watching Vince and Leon playin around. They were like kids in a sweet shop. "You gonna show us what your runnin under there?" Dom shouted over the music, pointing to the hood. They had yet to see what the hood concealed.
"Sure. Go ahead!" Brian offered. Dom ran around to the front of the car, and popped open the clips that held the hood closed. Letty stood to the side of him, and Vince and Leon were at his other side. Brian remained where he was. As it clicked open Dom yelled. "Fucking hell! How much is under here!" he asked looking over the engine and spying all of the components. "I don't know if I should tell you!" he smiled. The guys and Letty drew him a long, desperate look. He knew they wouldn't rest until they knew. Brian scrunched up his face, then looked at the floor. "120 grand". The looked at him in awe. "Where'd you find the money?" Leon spoke for them all. "Not paid for yet. Its on my tab at Harry's. I was supposed to race tomorrow night and pay some of it back, but I had to come down here." They all understood. "Well why not race down here?" Dom asked him. "Is there much to race down here?" he asked back. "Quite a bit. Not as much as in L.A. though, but a fair bit" Dom answered. Brian was considering what Mia would think of this. "Well, what about Mia?" "She'll be OK. She wont want you to hang around getting bored would she?" Letty teased him. He smiled at her. "Nah. S'pose not!" he concluded. "When's the next meet?" he turned to Dom. "Same as in L.A. Tomora night at 'The Strip'. You gonna race?" Brian looked at the sparkle in their eyes, and knew they wanted him to. "Why not! Gotta make a start somewhere I guess!" he finished off. He let them look around the car for a while. When racers and people passed them, they gave him a thumbs up, or a slap on the shoulder, as if approving. Then interrupted their conversation. They were talking about the improvements in air flow, and of how it should do a quarter mile in roughly nine seconds flat. "Guys?" his attempt failed and they didn't hear him. "Guys?" he shouted over.
"Yeah?" Dom answered him. "I'm gonna go see Mia. Anyone coming?" They all looked about and finally Dom spoke. "Yeah, I'll go. Let me catch a drink first." He headed quickly into the kitchen, followed by Vince and Leon. Letty was the only one left at the car with him. "What was all that about?" he asked. "What?" she questioned back, pretending not to know what he was talking about. "Everybody shuttin up and only Dom answering!" he explained it for her. She shook her head slightly. "It was nothing. Dom told us last night that he wanted to talk to you alone today, so we thought that now was as good a time as any" she told him with an apologetic tone. Brian just looked at her. She closed the hood, and clicked the clips back into place. "What's he wanna talk about?" Brian asked her. "He didn't say." Just at that moment, the front door squeaked open and Dom ran over to them. He threw Brian a bottle of water. "Ready to go?" he asked opening the bottle. "Yep." Dom replied. He gave Letty a quick kiss and got into the car. Brian walked around to the driver's side and started the car. Dom and Letty couldn't help but gasp at the sound of the car. The doors clicked shut, and the two guys headed for the hospital, getting looks of admiration from everyone else as they passed.
