Chapter 43
Before Brian knew it, he was out of the car and running over to her. Letty and Dom glanced at one another, before walking over. Mia was running towards Brian and when she reached him she threw herself into him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "What's up? Mia? Mia you OK?" Brian asked as he held her tightly. "Yeah, yeah, I'm OK!" she said as she dug her head into the crook of his neck. "I just couldn't stay away. I had to come!" she said, not letting him go, the tears streaming down her face. They held each other as Brian watched the others come over. "Everything OK?" Dom asked Brian as he nodded at Mia. "Yeah, everything's fine." Mia replied as she let go of Brian and turned to face Dom, her cheeks stained from the tears. "You nearly missed it!" Dom pointed out, referring to the race. He knew what she had rushed to get here for, but didn't say anything. Letty, Vince and Leon just stood at Dom's side, glad to see everything was OK. Suddenly Dom smiled as he locked eyes on Brian. Brian knew what he was thinking. "So what d'ya think? Perfect timing huh?" he said to Brian. Brian hesitated, putting his hand in his pocket. "Perfect timing for what?" Mia asked as she looked from one to the other, not knowing what was going on. Nobody answered her. Even Letty, Vince and Leon looked confused. "Yeah I think so!" Brian agreed as he grabbed the box tightly in his pocket, and smiled back. "Brian, Dom, what's going on?" Mia was getting frustrated that nobody was answering her. She kept looking from one to the other. Finally Brian looked at her and brought the box out of his pocket. She looked at it for a minute, then cast her eyes back up at Brian. "Bria." He cut her off by raising his finger to his lips. He quickly glanced up at Dom, saw he was still smiling, then got down on one knee. Mia covered her mouth with her hands and blinked quickly. Brian raised his hand up and looked from the box to Mia. Letty quietly squealed, and there were gasps of shock from the two guys beside her. "Mia," he fought with himself to get the words out. "Mia," he paused again as he gulped down a deep breath. "Will you marry me?" he finally managed to spit out. Mia gasped for breath. He opened the box, revealing to her a silver ring with several small diamonds placed all around the band. A bigger diamond sat on top of it. She gave a faint cry as he stood and lifted the ring from the box. She moved her hands away from her mouth and slowly moved her hand towards him. "Yes. Yes I'll marry you!" she started to cry again. Brian gently slid the ring onto her finger. He stood, kissed her softy and then hugged her tightly. When he let go she was still staring at the ring in disbelief, she looked at him and pulled him into another hug, laughing all the time. "Shit Bri!" Vince stated after a couple of seconds. "A father and a husband in the same day. Guess who's under the thumb eh?" He laughed. Mia turned and quickly hugged everyone, the tears having been replaced by squeals of excitement, as she threw her arms around them. When she got to Vince she jokingly punched him in the stomach. "You're so funny V!" she said quietly. "I do try" he said, kissing her on the cheek. As she turned and walked back to Brian, they heard a car horn. Everyone had completely forgotten about the race, through the excitement. They turned and saw Tyler leaning out of his car window. "COME THE FUCK ON!!" he shouted over at them. Brian turned back and looked at Mia. "I gotta go do this. I gotta go now!" he emphasised. With a quick glance around everybody, and a lingering look at Mia, he turned and walked over to his car. Leon stepped forward and placed his arm around her shoulders. She shuffled into him, and let him lead her away. "Lets go wait for yar' guy at the finish line!" he said in almost a whisper. She nodded her head and turned with him. Dom, Letty, and Vince let them pass before turning and walking behind them.
Brian got into the car and snapped the door shut. As he fastened the four- point harness around his waist, Tyler whistled at him through his teeth. "Damn I hate to break up a healthy relationship!" he swore, but smiling at the same time. "You ain't breaking nothing up man'" Brian retorted. "I saw what you did. All of it. But don't worry," he said as he pushed the gear stick into first, "I'll be there to help her through her bereavement!" Brian turned with a pissed off face. "What the hell you talkin' about?" he asked as he went into first. "Leaving her a widow before your even married. Tut-tut-tut." "Hey whatever. Let's race. I don't have time for your bull-shit!" Brian snapped back. They both turned their eyes to Carlos, who raised his arms in the air. Poised in position Brian looked away down the road. That's where Mia was waiting for him. Carlos dropped his arms and Brian pushed his foot to the floor.
Before Brian knew it, he was out of the car and running over to her. Letty and Dom glanced at one another, before walking over. Mia was running towards Brian and when she reached him she threw herself into him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "What's up? Mia? Mia you OK?" Brian asked as he held her tightly. "Yeah, yeah, I'm OK!" she said as she dug her head into the crook of his neck. "I just couldn't stay away. I had to come!" she said, not letting him go, the tears streaming down her face. They held each other as Brian watched the others come over. "Everything OK?" Dom asked Brian as he nodded at Mia. "Yeah, everything's fine." Mia replied as she let go of Brian and turned to face Dom, her cheeks stained from the tears. "You nearly missed it!" Dom pointed out, referring to the race. He knew what she had rushed to get here for, but didn't say anything. Letty, Vince and Leon just stood at Dom's side, glad to see everything was OK. Suddenly Dom smiled as he locked eyes on Brian. Brian knew what he was thinking. "So what d'ya think? Perfect timing huh?" he said to Brian. Brian hesitated, putting his hand in his pocket. "Perfect timing for what?" Mia asked as she looked from one to the other, not knowing what was going on. Nobody answered her. Even Letty, Vince and Leon looked confused. "Yeah I think so!" Brian agreed as he grabbed the box tightly in his pocket, and smiled back. "Brian, Dom, what's going on?" Mia was getting frustrated that nobody was answering her. She kept looking from one to the other. Finally Brian looked at her and brought the box out of his pocket. She looked at it for a minute, then cast her eyes back up at Brian. "Bria." He cut her off by raising his finger to his lips. He quickly glanced up at Dom, saw he was still smiling, then got down on one knee. Mia covered her mouth with her hands and blinked quickly. Brian raised his hand up and looked from the box to Mia. Letty quietly squealed, and there were gasps of shock from the two guys beside her. "Mia," he fought with himself to get the words out. "Mia," he paused again as he gulped down a deep breath. "Will you marry me?" he finally managed to spit out. Mia gasped for breath. He opened the box, revealing to her a silver ring with several small diamonds placed all around the band. A bigger diamond sat on top of it. She gave a faint cry as he stood and lifted the ring from the box. She moved her hands away from her mouth and slowly moved her hand towards him. "Yes. Yes I'll marry you!" she started to cry again. Brian gently slid the ring onto her finger. He stood, kissed her softy and then hugged her tightly. When he let go she was still staring at the ring in disbelief, she looked at him and pulled him into another hug, laughing all the time. "Shit Bri!" Vince stated after a couple of seconds. "A father and a husband in the same day. Guess who's under the thumb eh?" He laughed. Mia turned and quickly hugged everyone, the tears having been replaced by squeals of excitement, as she threw her arms around them. When she got to Vince she jokingly punched him in the stomach. "You're so funny V!" she said quietly. "I do try" he said, kissing her on the cheek. As she turned and walked back to Brian, they heard a car horn. Everyone had completely forgotten about the race, through the excitement. They turned and saw Tyler leaning out of his car window. "COME THE FUCK ON!!" he shouted over at them. Brian turned back and looked at Mia. "I gotta go do this. I gotta go now!" he emphasised. With a quick glance around everybody, and a lingering look at Mia, he turned and walked over to his car. Leon stepped forward and placed his arm around her shoulders. She shuffled into him, and let him lead her away. "Lets go wait for yar' guy at the finish line!" he said in almost a whisper. She nodded her head and turned with him. Dom, Letty, and Vince let them pass before turning and walking behind them.
Brian got into the car and snapped the door shut. As he fastened the four- point harness around his waist, Tyler whistled at him through his teeth. "Damn I hate to break up a healthy relationship!" he swore, but smiling at the same time. "You ain't breaking nothing up man'" Brian retorted. "I saw what you did. All of it. But don't worry," he said as he pushed the gear stick into first, "I'll be there to help her through her bereavement!" Brian turned with a pissed off face. "What the hell you talkin' about?" he asked as he went into first. "Leaving her a widow before your even married. Tut-tut-tut." "Hey whatever. Let's race. I don't have time for your bull-shit!" Brian snapped back. They both turned their eyes to Carlos, who raised his arms in the air. Poised in position Brian looked away down the road. That's where Mia was waiting for him. Carlos dropped his arms and Brian pushed his foot to the floor.
