Chapter 28
Brian pulled up a few seconds after Leon, and parked his car in behind them. He got out and helped Leon to carry Dom inside, while Letty ran ahead to open the doors. They put him down on the couch and he moaned again. Vince came lazily down the stairs. "What's wrong?" he asked as he noted the way everyone rushed around. As he walked into the living room he saw Dom. "Holy Shit! What happened to him?" Letty came back. "That mother-fucker Tyler. He went at him with a fucking crowbar." She had scissors in her hand and she cut away his shirt. "What? But when? I mean Dom can handle him!" he stated. "Last night. He took Brian's car and headed over there completely shit- faced. They had him tied to a pole!" she explained. Once she had ripped his shirt away the blood gushed out a wound in his side. He had been stabbed. "Brian. Hurry up with that!" she shouted into the kitchen. Brian came running through with a basin of water and Leon carried bandages and large plasters. She washed away most of the blood and dirt from Dom's wound. The crowbar had been rammed into his side. "You wanna call a doctor or something?" Brian asked Letty. She shook her head.
"Nah, he won't want that. He says they ask too many questions!" He nodded his head. "Looks kinda serious Let! I think we should call a doc." "WERE NOT CALLING A FUCKING DOCTOR." Letty screamed at Vince, without even looking at him. She was plunging towels into his side to stop the bleeding.
"So where's Tyler?" Vince asked as he paced up and down the room, trying to catch up with what had happened. "Still at his place!" Leon answered. "Brian worked out a deal with him" he said as he put his hand to his mouth and eyed him firmly. "Oh yeah?" There was a pause. Leon was waiting for Brian to finish. Brian looked down a Dom, who was still lying unconscious with Letty attending his wounds. "I'm gonna race him next Saturday, that's the deal!" Brian finished. Vince half-laughed in surprise. "Your gonna what? You on a death wish or somethin'? You'll get us all killed." Vince replied. "I had no choice Vince, what was I supposed to do? Let him kill Dom, and probably us, on the spot? I did what I had to do!" Brian shouted to get his point across. "Guys enough. What's done is done. I agree with Brian. It was the only thing he could do. He's the only one who can do it. But we gotta help Dom right now!" she pleaded with them. There was silence for a moment. "Sorry Let" Vince apologized. "Yeah, sorry" Brian agreed with her. "The bleeding's slowing down now!" she told them. "Leon, hand me that plaster and bandage". Leon passed her the stuff and she covered the wound tightly. "That oughta do it for a while!" she said. Then she got up and headed into the kitchen. The guys followed her in. She took a Pepsi from the fridge and drank nearly all of it. "Well, I'm gonna check my car over. Make sure the bastards didn't touch anything!" said Brian, heading out the door. "Sure, I'm gonna have a shower. Wash the blood away" replied Letty. "We'll clear this mess up!" Vince offered, and Leon nodded his head in agreement. Everyone split up and went their different ways.
About 4 'o' clock that afternoon, Letty, Leon, Vince and Brian were sitting out the back, havin a beer. They were talking about the upcoming race with Tyler. "So where are the parts to be fitted?" asked Letty. "In the trunk of my car" Brian replied. They heard a thud and looked at the back door. Dom was standing, leaning against the door frame. "Jesus Dom!" Letty shouted as she ran over to him. "What you doin' up?" He smiled broadly. "Haven't seen that in a while!" he groaned. "What?" she asked as she helped him out to the table. "You runnin' to me! I like it" he smiled. "Not funny Dom. You scared the shit outta us" she told him as he sat down next to Brian. His brow furrowed with pain. "What the hell did you think you were doin last night Dom?" Dom looked at Brian, tenderly holding his side. He looked guilty. "Ah shit! I don't know what came over me. I seen your keys sittin there, and I just went!" he explained. "Well you nearly got yourself killed. And if it hadn't been for Brian, we would have been killed too!" she went on, disappointed at his actions. Dom's face became dead straight and he looked round everyone sitting at the table. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked to no-one in particular. When he didn't get a reply, he asked again. "What have you done?" this time he directed the question at Brian. "BRIAN?" he said again raising his voice. "The only thing I could've done Dom. You left me with no other choice!" he eyed Dom seriously. Dom knew what he meant. "Oh shit Brian. You didn't." Brian just kept his eyes locked on Dom's. "FUCK!" he swore. He grabbed his side again and punched his fist on the table. "You OK dawg?" Leon asked, noticing the pain he was in. "Yeah. Yeah. I'll be fine." He said grimly. There was an awkward silence. "So when is it? When's the race?" he asked. "Next Saturday!" Brian replied. Dom didn't say anything. He just looked from one to the other. For a minute, Letty thought he was going to erupt and start shouting at everyone. "So what's to be fitted to the car then?" he asked in a defeated tone. He knew that there was no way to change what had been done. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Brian smiled. "Eeermm. Just some meters and gauges I think" he said as he rubbed his head. Dom nodded his head. "We'll get that sorted nearer the time!" he told them. "Sure!" Brian agreed. Suddenly, Dom's eyes widened. "Oh God! I completely forgot. Mia's home tomorrow!" he struggled to his feet and turned as if making his way back to the house. "Yo Dom. Relax man. It's all been taken care of!" Vince shouted after him. Dom turned. "Huh?" he asked. Not sure if he heard right. "Just chill" Leon smiled at him. "Brian phoned earlier to make sure everything's OK. Right Brian?" he turned to Brian. He smiled back. "Yep. I'm picking her up at half three tomorrow!" Dom laughed and coughed at the same time with relief. "Alright. Thanks guys!" He turned and headed back to the house again. "I'm goin' to bed. Didn't get much sleep last night." He said with his back to the crew. "You comin Let?" he asked. She grinned at Leon, Vince, and Brian.
"Hell yeah!" she said as she jumped up and ran to catch him. Once she caught him, she wrapped her arm round his waist and he lifted his arm and put it round her shoulder. He leant over and kissed her roughly. They held that kiss as they walked, but Dom's grimace under the pain, forced him to pull back. "Aaaawww damn!" he swore, clutching his side. Letty looked up at him. "This mean I'm gonna have to be gentle?" she asked. "I might be able to bear it!" he said. That was the last that the three guys heard, coz they moved quickly into the house and slammed the door behind them.
Brian pulled up a few seconds after Leon, and parked his car in behind them. He got out and helped Leon to carry Dom inside, while Letty ran ahead to open the doors. They put him down on the couch and he moaned again. Vince came lazily down the stairs. "What's wrong?" he asked as he noted the way everyone rushed around. As he walked into the living room he saw Dom. "Holy Shit! What happened to him?" Letty came back. "That mother-fucker Tyler. He went at him with a fucking crowbar." She had scissors in her hand and she cut away his shirt. "What? But when? I mean Dom can handle him!" he stated. "Last night. He took Brian's car and headed over there completely shit- faced. They had him tied to a pole!" she explained. Once she had ripped his shirt away the blood gushed out a wound in his side. He had been stabbed. "Brian. Hurry up with that!" she shouted into the kitchen. Brian came running through with a basin of water and Leon carried bandages and large plasters. She washed away most of the blood and dirt from Dom's wound. The crowbar had been rammed into his side. "You wanna call a doctor or something?" Brian asked Letty. She shook her head.
"Nah, he won't want that. He says they ask too many questions!" He nodded his head. "Looks kinda serious Let! I think we should call a doc." "WERE NOT CALLING A FUCKING DOCTOR." Letty screamed at Vince, without even looking at him. She was plunging towels into his side to stop the bleeding.
"So where's Tyler?" Vince asked as he paced up and down the room, trying to catch up with what had happened. "Still at his place!" Leon answered. "Brian worked out a deal with him" he said as he put his hand to his mouth and eyed him firmly. "Oh yeah?" There was a pause. Leon was waiting for Brian to finish. Brian looked down a Dom, who was still lying unconscious with Letty attending his wounds. "I'm gonna race him next Saturday, that's the deal!" Brian finished. Vince half-laughed in surprise. "Your gonna what? You on a death wish or somethin'? You'll get us all killed." Vince replied. "I had no choice Vince, what was I supposed to do? Let him kill Dom, and probably us, on the spot? I did what I had to do!" Brian shouted to get his point across. "Guys enough. What's done is done. I agree with Brian. It was the only thing he could do. He's the only one who can do it. But we gotta help Dom right now!" she pleaded with them. There was silence for a moment. "Sorry Let" Vince apologized. "Yeah, sorry" Brian agreed with her. "The bleeding's slowing down now!" she told them. "Leon, hand me that plaster and bandage". Leon passed her the stuff and she covered the wound tightly. "That oughta do it for a while!" she said. Then she got up and headed into the kitchen. The guys followed her in. She took a Pepsi from the fridge and drank nearly all of it. "Well, I'm gonna check my car over. Make sure the bastards didn't touch anything!" said Brian, heading out the door. "Sure, I'm gonna have a shower. Wash the blood away" replied Letty. "We'll clear this mess up!" Vince offered, and Leon nodded his head in agreement. Everyone split up and went their different ways.
About 4 'o' clock that afternoon, Letty, Leon, Vince and Brian were sitting out the back, havin a beer. They were talking about the upcoming race with Tyler. "So where are the parts to be fitted?" asked Letty. "In the trunk of my car" Brian replied. They heard a thud and looked at the back door. Dom was standing, leaning against the door frame. "Jesus Dom!" Letty shouted as she ran over to him. "What you doin' up?" He smiled broadly. "Haven't seen that in a while!" he groaned. "What?" she asked as she helped him out to the table. "You runnin' to me! I like it" he smiled. "Not funny Dom. You scared the shit outta us" she told him as he sat down next to Brian. His brow furrowed with pain. "What the hell did you think you were doin last night Dom?" Dom looked at Brian, tenderly holding his side. He looked guilty. "Ah shit! I don't know what came over me. I seen your keys sittin there, and I just went!" he explained. "Well you nearly got yourself killed. And if it hadn't been for Brian, we would have been killed too!" she went on, disappointed at his actions. Dom's face became dead straight and he looked round everyone sitting at the table. "What's that supposed to mean?" he asked to no-one in particular. When he didn't get a reply, he asked again. "What have you done?" this time he directed the question at Brian. "BRIAN?" he said again raising his voice. "The only thing I could've done Dom. You left me with no other choice!" he eyed Dom seriously. Dom knew what he meant. "Oh shit Brian. You didn't." Brian just kept his eyes locked on Dom's. "FUCK!" he swore. He grabbed his side again and punched his fist on the table. "You OK dawg?" Leon asked, noticing the pain he was in. "Yeah. Yeah. I'll be fine." He said grimly. There was an awkward silence. "So when is it? When's the race?" he asked. "Next Saturday!" Brian replied. Dom didn't say anything. He just looked from one to the other. For a minute, Letty thought he was going to erupt and start shouting at everyone. "So what's to be fitted to the car then?" he asked in a defeated tone. He knew that there was no way to change what had been done. Everyone let out a sigh of relief. Brian smiled. "Eeermm. Just some meters and gauges I think" he said as he rubbed his head. Dom nodded his head. "We'll get that sorted nearer the time!" he told them. "Sure!" Brian agreed. Suddenly, Dom's eyes widened. "Oh God! I completely forgot. Mia's home tomorrow!" he struggled to his feet and turned as if making his way back to the house. "Yo Dom. Relax man. It's all been taken care of!" Vince shouted after him. Dom turned. "Huh?" he asked. Not sure if he heard right. "Just chill" Leon smiled at him. "Brian phoned earlier to make sure everything's OK. Right Brian?" he turned to Brian. He smiled back. "Yep. I'm picking her up at half three tomorrow!" Dom laughed and coughed at the same time with relief. "Alright. Thanks guys!" He turned and headed back to the house again. "I'm goin' to bed. Didn't get much sleep last night." He said with his back to the crew. "You comin Let?" he asked. She grinned at Leon, Vince, and Brian.
"Hell yeah!" she said as she jumped up and ran to catch him. Once she caught him, she wrapped her arm round his waist and he lifted his arm and put it round her shoulder. He leant over and kissed her roughly. They held that kiss as they walked, but Dom's grimace under the pain, forced him to pull back. "Aaaawww damn!" he swore, clutching his side. Letty looked up at him. "This mean I'm gonna have to be gentle?" she asked. "I might be able to bear it!" he said. That was the last that the three guys heard, coz they moved quickly into the house and slammed the door behind them.
