Chapter 35

The Doctor had called Mia into her office 15 minutes ago. Letty was sitting in the waiting room. She had read every poster, magazine, and leaflet in the place, and started to twitch her leg and play with her hands in anticipation. She lowered her head into her hands, when she heard the click of the door opening. Letty looked up, and saw Mia come out of the room, a smile a mile wide spread across her face. Letty jumped up and ran over to her. "Thanks very much Dr. Zaro" she said as she shook hands with the tall, red haired woman. The Doctor closed the door behind her and Letty raised her hands. "Well?" she asked. Mia smiled and nodded her head. Letty squealed and threw her arms around her neck. "Awwww congratulations girl" she squealed. "Thanks" Mia replied. She was just as excited as Letty. Letty stepped out of the embrace and lifted her jacket. "C'mon. Let's get outta here!" Mia linked arms with Letty and the pair laughed as they half-walked, half-ran out of the clinic.

"So, you gonna tell the guys when you get back?" Letty asked, as she changed from fourth to fifth gear. The car hummed it's approval, and she turned off her CD player to talk to Mia. "No. I don't want them to know!" she snapped at Letty. The smile had disappeared from her face, and her face had changed to that of fear and panic. Letty narrowed her eyes at Mia, not understanding the sudden change in her mood. "Jeez. Back down. What's got you so uptight?" she spoke back with concern. Mia rubbed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry Let. I just don't want the guys to know. Not even Brian" she apologised. "Why? What d'ya think they'll do?" Mia didn't reply. She just looked straight ahead at the road. "They'll be just as excited and happy for you and Brian as we are. You know that!" "Yeah I know. But." Mia trailed off. "But what?" Letty asked. They were only a few blocks away from the house. "But they've gotta keep their minds on this race on Saturday. They don't need any more distractions right now!" Letty turned the corner into their block. They saw all four guys bent over the hood of the Eclipse. "You sure about this?" Letty asked as she parked the car. Brian walked over to the car, and waited for Mia to get out. The others had stopped their work and turned around to see the girls. The car had stopped and Brian bent down and looked in the window, keen to see what was going on. "Im 100% sure." Mia assured her. "But" Letty interrupted. "Just don't say anything Let. I'll tell them when I'm good and ready OK!!" she raised her voice. Letty raised her hands in agreement. Mia drew her a look and got out the car. "Hey babe. Where'd you get to?" Brian asked as he kissed her on the cheek. "Just went for a drive with Letty." She replied, not returning the kiss and walking straight past him. "I'm gonna take a shower" she told him as she jogged up the steps and into the house. Brian looked at Letty, who just looked away and went to get Dom. He walked behind her, wondering what was wrong with Mia. Letty didn't say anything to the guys, who were looking at her to tell them what was wrong with Mia. She leant over the car and looked around. "You tuned her up huh?" Letty noticed straight away. Dom straightened her up and turned her to look at him. "Yeah. What's up with Mia?" he asked her. Letty shook her head, and looked away from him. "Nothing. She's fine!" she lied. "Don't pull that shit Letty. I know when your lying coz u hardly look at me" he told her. "So what's up?" Dom asked again. "I told you. Nothing!" she barked at him. "Letty, just tell me" Brian snapped back at her. He wanted to know what was wrong with his girl. "We had an argument. That's all!" she covered for Mia, liked she'd asked. "What about?" Brian asked, wanting to know more. Letty paused, thinking of something to say. "What about?" Brian asked again, pushing her to spill. "About the race!" she blurted out. "She just doesn't want you to race. I told her that you'd be OK, but you know how she worries" she looked from the Brian to Dom, then went back to the engine. "Shit!" Brian swore. He looked at Vince and Leon who didn't say anything, then at Dom. Dom wiped the oil from his hands on an old rag. "You better go talk to her!" Dom said. Brian looked at him and nodded his head. "Yeah. You manage to fit those gauges without me?" he smiled. "Somehow, with all my years of workin' cars and owning a garage, I think we'll manage!" Dom assured him. "Sure!" "You go sort out ma sister!" He nodded in the direction of the house.