Across the street.
"Suki where did you just go?" Brian asked as the blonde girl walked into the living room.
"Across the street dad said it would be nice if I made friends with them since according to him there's a guy there my age but the chick that answered the door was as cold as ice when she saw me" Suki said taking a seat beside her brother.
"Was she hot?" a tall blonde man said walking into the room.
"Tyson I didn't check her out" Suki exclaimed throwing a couch cushion at her brother.
"Did she have a name at least?" Tyson asked sitting down opposite Brian and Suki.
"Yeah Mia Torreto or something" Suki said plainly. Brian's eyes went wide at the name.
"I think I'll go over and introduce myself," Tyson said getting up.
"Sit the fuck down Tyson, you not going over there yet, Suki are you sure she said Torreto?" Brian asked glaring at Tyson, then turning to look at his sister.
"Yeah she said Torreto why Bri? You know her?" Suki asked laughing as Tyson's twin Tobias came into the room and joined his brother at the window trying to see inside the house across the street.
"Yeah I do" Brian said simply, confused yet happy that Mia was safe and close by.
"Wow look at that honey" Tobias exclaimed with his face pressed to the window.
Brian got up and pushed the twins out of the way so he could see. He saw the one they called the honey and recognized her as Letty. Brian laughed imagining his brothers running at the sight of Dom.
"Uh guys got bad news for you, she has a man, and trust me you don't want to piss her off she can hit real hard" Brian said chuckling at the twins disappointed faces.
"So tell us about her, what's her name?" Suki asked
"Leticia Rodriguez, otherwise known as the queen of street racing royalty in Cali, although if you call her Leticia she'll beat the shit out of you" Brian said as he looked out the window he spotted Mia walking out the door with Vince by her side.
"God she's beautiful" Brian said to himself.
"For once brother I agree with you she's a honey," Tyson said standing behind Brian and looking out over his shoulder.
"Tyson I am telling you now you make a play for Mia and I'll beat the shit out of you" Brian growled at Tyson.
Brian turned back to see Letty and Vince get into Letty's 240sx and take off down the street.
"Let's go people," Zora said coming into the room. Zora had swept her long blonde hair back into a tight braid and had changed from her jeans and T- shirt to black leather pants and a black tank top.
Suki, Tobias and Tyson quickly got up and grabbed their keys and headed out the front door. Zora watched Brian not move from the window.
"Bri it's time to go, are you alright?" Zora asked gently taping him on the shoulder.
"Yeah I am find just reminiscing about the old days," Brian said flashing his sister a smile and turning towards the door.
Brian followed his sister out the door to where their cars sat. They drove into the meeting place in the same formation the Brian remembered team Torreto arrived that first night he had met them in a v formation. Zora at the head with the twins side by side behind her and then he and Suki side by side behind the twins. Brian knew that this intimidated some people and figured that that was why their brother Ryder had started it to keep the image that they were the strongest.
As the passed further into the meeting place, Brian noticed Letty's car parked not far from the center of the action.
"Hey Louis how goes it?" Zora said as she approached the Latin man.
"Hey Z, things are all good, we got a couple of newbie racers to the area, her car is done to perfection, you would love it. She says that back in LA she was the queen and her man was the king but he isn't here" Louis informs them.
Zora nodded as Louis continued to give her the lowdown on what was going to happen that night, she was racing tonight so she wanted to know who she'd be up against. But the best description that Louis would give her of this new racer he had nicknamed queenie was that she was Latino looking with big guy behind her that wasn't her king.
"Monica how about you disappear" Zora heard Suki say. When Zora turned around to see a racer skank (Monica) was trying to put moves on Brian again. Monica had been trying to get Brian's attention since his first back at the races in Miami.
"Why don't you run along little girl, Brian and I were discussing something rather important, something a little to old for your ears child" Monica said patting Suki on the head.
"Please tell me you didn't just touch my little sister Monica I told you about that" Zora said putting herself between Suki and Monica physically. The other woman meet her gaze but backed off knowing that fighting with Zora wouldn't be worth the trouble, she needed Brian to talk and one thing she had heard was that Brian was protective of his sisters.
Brian watched as Monica began to walk away. "You won't find anything helpful to you here in Miami Monica so you may as well go back to LA now," Brian said smiling.
"I'm sure I will Brian" Monica said.
Brian closed the distance between them coming to stand directly in front of her.
"Stay away from my family Monica I am warning you, that includes Mia, you have no business being here Monica go home" Brian said low enough that his siblings could not hear it but Monica could. Monica could see the protectiveness in his eyes and knew he meant business.
Brian watched Monica turn and walk towards the police issued modified Honda she was driving.
"What did she want Brian?" Zora asked when Brian turned back to her.
"Nothing, let's race already," Brian said with that people began to go back to their cars and leave for the spot. Zora had a feeling it wasn't nothing but she knew Brian wouldn't tell her unless he wanted to.
Zora nodded and told everyone to move. Within minutes they were at the starting line for the race.
Zora pulled up to the line and looked her right to see three other female racers pull up. Directly beside her was Electra in her bright yellow eclipse, Zora couldn't see the other two racers properly as the racer beside Electra had her tinted windows up but she knew that the racer on the end was Mariska in her baby blue Rx7.
Turning her attention back to Louis who was now standing to one side on the tray of a Holden SS Ute holding the white flag that would signal the start of the race. Seconds later Louis held his arm up and waited for confirmation that all of the races were ready, when he got it he let his arm drop and the 4 females were off.
Zora knew that she would beat Electra and Mariska but not knowing who the fourth racer was that made her nervous. Almost at the finishing line Zora and the mystery racer were neck and neck, Zora hit her NOS button and took off, seconds later the other racer hit her NOS button and caught up overtaking Zora just before the finishing line beating Zora by seconds.
Back at the starting line Mariska and Electra voiced the normal post race pleasantries such as 'good race' or 'you rock Z' and then left not wanting to stick around after losing another race.
Zora got out of her car and walked over to where Brian and the others stood waiting for them.
"Louis who was that chick?" Zora asked.
"Ask her yourself here she comes" Louis said as a burgundy 240sx pulled up in front of them.
"Oh shit" Brian muttered under his breath.
"Bri you know her?" Zora asked turning her back to the new racer.
"Yeah he does and so do you Z," a female voice said from behind Zora. When she turned around she came face to face with a woman she hadn't seen in almost 4 years.
"Letty oh my god what are you doing here?" Zora exclaimed rushing to hug Letty.
Letty returned the hug and told the other woman "well we came looking for Brian. He was with the team a few months back but he disappears leaving a heartbroken Mia so we tracked him down, we just wanted to know what's going on, you know"
"Bri please tell me you didn't hurt Mia, your lucky Dom hasn't found you and killed you yet, speaking of Dom where is the big teddy bear?" Zora said
"Dom's in jail, I gotta ask why did you leave Brian?" Letty said directing the question at Brian who now stood staring at his feet.
"I had a family emergency, I'll explain everything later" Brian said looking up at Letty.
"How do you know Brian?" Letty asked not quite getting the connection.
"He's my big brother, the little blonde over there is Suki my sister and the twins back there are my baby brothers" Zora explained
"Sorry to break up this reunion people but we just got reports of cops heading our way" Tyson said cutting into the group.
"We'll talk tomorrow Letty" Zora said before heading for car, Brian nodded at Letty and took off for his car, Letty followed suit and headed back to her car, when she got in she turned to Vince and glared at him.
"Don't start with me Letty she left me four years ago and you expect me to get out and greet her with open arms, I don't think so Let" Vince said knowing that Letty was pissed that he didn't get out of the car. Letty sighed at started the car taking off after Brian and the rest of the cars.
" I wonder what the initials VJ mean?" Letty said out loud to herself a few minutes later.
Vince watched as cop cars went screaming past them.
"Why?" Vince asked
"Cause she had them tattooed on the back of her wrist" Letty answered turning into her street. Hearing this got Vince curious, he made a note to ask her about it tomorrow when he spoke to her.
Vince and Letty got out of the car and headed for the front door, Letty was about to insert her key when the door opened on its own. Mia giggled softly at the scared look on Letty and Vince's faces. Vince glared at Mia and walked into the house, Letty tried for a stern look but failed.
" How did it go?" Mia asked sitting down in the wooden swing that hung on the porch.
"Good I won the race, barely though I raced Zora" Letty said.
"So it is her, V should be happy" Mia said smiling.
"He didn't get out of the car, I doubt Z even realized that he was there. But good news, we found Brian," Letty explained.
Letty watched Mia take this information in and noticed that Mia was again rubbing her swollen belly unconsciously; Letty knew that Mia did this whenever she was thinking about Brian.
At that moment Brian, Zora and the crew came speeding into the street. Letty knew that without the lights being on, Brian wouldn't be able to see them properly which meant that Mia's secret belly wouldn't be discovered until tomorrow.
"Let how does Brian know Z?" Mia asked, it was the one thing that Mia hadn't heard Letty say.
"Zora is Brian's sister. The girl that brought over the address of the races is the youngest sister Suki, she's the one that picked Brian up from the court house that day. They also have younger twin brothers, they don't look that much like Brian and Ryder though. I think there's more to him" Letty told her watching as Zora looked over and spotted them.
"Yeah I figured there would be more to him," Mia said softly as Zora crossed the street.
"Hey Z, long time no see," Mia said standing up to bring the other woman into a warm hug.
"Oh my gods Mia look at you how far are you?" Zora exclaimed noticing Mia's round stomach.
"I'm nearly six months now, how are you?" Mia said trying to turn the conversation over to her.
"I'm good, I'm guessing my brother doesn't know he's going to be a dad unless the baby's not his?" Zora said guessing what Mia was trying to do and having none of that.
"It's Brian's baby, that's why we're here, I wanted to find Brian and tell him" Mia said softly.
Letty was about to speak up when the guy that had told them about the cops appeared with a toddler who couldn't be any more then 3 or 4 Letty guessed.
"Yo Z little guy woke up screaming for you, he demanded someone took him to you, I'm surprised you didn't hear him squealing, Brian told him no then the little brat came to me and you know I can't tell him no" the guy said handing the boy to Zora.
"Thanks Tyson, Tyson these are friends of mine from when I lived in LA, Mia Letty this is my little brother Tyson, Tyson do me a favor and tell Brian to get over here now" Zora said introducing them.
"Z Brian said that he would talk to Mia after lunch tomorrow because he has to talk to Ryder about something first" Tyson said smirking at his sister. He knew that even though Brian was older he would always do what Zora told him to. Tyson said goodbye and headed home with strict instructions to slap Brian upside the head for being a wimp.
When he was gone Zora turned to find both Letty and Mia looking from the boy in her arms to her.
"This is my son VJ, or Vince Junior but please don't tell Vince yet alright I want to be the one to tell him" Zora pleaded.
"We won't, so that explains the tattoo," Letty said motioning the tattoo on her wrist.
"Yeah I got it done about a month or so after VJ was born" Zora explained shifting the now sleeping child in her arms.
"Why didn't you come back? You know Vince loved you, he would have taken care of you and the baby," Mia said patting the seat beside her for Zora to sit down.
"I couldn't the reason I left in the first place was because my dad had a heartattack. He was in the hospital and he couldn't take care of the twins, Ronnie or Suki so I couldn't leave them. When he got better I still couldn't leave because Suki needed me, mum died when she was born so I sorta had to plan mum to her, what made it harder was that she wouldn't listen to dad or Ryder" Zora explained.
"Letty was Vince with you at the races tonight?" Zora added looking down at the child in her arms. Zora knew that VJ looked like Vince did when he was a baby because she had seen photo's of Vince when he was a child she had even taken a couple of photos of Vince. One of when he was a baby and one of the two of them at the last race wars before she left, when she left.
"He was, I think he was sorta scared you know he wasn't sure if it really was you so he didn't want to get his hopes up" Letty answered watching the little boy and seeing Vince in the child.
"Does Brian know that Vince is VJ's father?" Mia asked also watching the child.
"No, no one in my family except for my dad and Ryder know who VJ's dad is, although I feel that's going to change tomorrow," Zora said.
"Anyway I better get this guy back to bed otherwise he'll sleep all day tomorrow and that wont be good, I'll talk to you later then girls, its great to see you again" Zora said standing up.
They all exchanged hugs and said goodbye, when Zora was safely across the street and inside the house Mia and Letty went inside and headed towards their respective rooms.
"Suki where did you just go?" Brian asked as the blonde girl walked into the living room.
"Across the street dad said it would be nice if I made friends with them since according to him there's a guy there my age but the chick that answered the door was as cold as ice when she saw me" Suki said taking a seat beside her brother.
"Was she hot?" a tall blonde man said walking into the room.
"Tyson I didn't check her out" Suki exclaimed throwing a couch cushion at her brother.
"Did she have a name at least?" Tyson asked sitting down opposite Brian and Suki.
"Yeah Mia Torreto or something" Suki said plainly. Brian's eyes went wide at the name.
"I think I'll go over and introduce myself," Tyson said getting up.
"Sit the fuck down Tyson, you not going over there yet, Suki are you sure she said Torreto?" Brian asked glaring at Tyson, then turning to look at his sister.
"Yeah she said Torreto why Bri? You know her?" Suki asked laughing as Tyson's twin Tobias came into the room and joined his brother at the window trying to see inside the house across the street.
"Yeah I do" Brian said simply, confused yet happy that Mia was safe and close by.
"Wow look at that honey" Tobias exclaimed with his face pressed to the window.
Brian got up and pushed the twins out of the way so he could see. He saw the one they called the honey and recognized her as Letty. Brian laughed imagining his brothers running at the sight of Dom.
"Uh guys got bad news for you, she has a man, and trust me you don't want to piss her off she can hit real hard" Brian said chuckling at the twins disappointed faces.
"So tell us about her, what's her name?" Suki asked
"Leticia Rodriguez, otherwise known as the queen of street racing royalty in Cali, although if you call her Leticia she'll beat the shit out of you" Brian said as he looked out the window he spotted Mia walking out the door with Vince by her side.
"God she's beautiful" Brian said to himself.
"For once brother I agree with you she's a honey," Tyson said standing behind Brian and looking out over his shoulder.
"Tyson I am telling you now you make a play for Mia and I'll beat the shit out of you" Brian growled at Tyson.
Brian turned back to see Letty and Vince get into Letty's 240sx and take off down the street.
"Let's go people," Zora said coming into the room. Zora had swept her long blonde hair back into a tight braid and had changed from her jeans and T- shirt to black leather pants and a black tank top.
Suki, Tobias and Tyson quickly got up and grabbed their keys and headed out the front door. Zora watched Brian not move from the window.
"Bri it's time to go, are you alright?" Zora asked gently taping him on the shoulder.
"Yeah I am find just reminiscing about the old days," Brian said flashing his sister a smile and turning towards the door.
Brian followed his sister out the door to where their cars sat. They drove into the meeting place in the same formation the Brian remembered team Torreto arrived that first night he had met them in a v formation. Zora at the head with the twins side by side behind her and then he and Suki side by side behind the twins. Brian knew that this intimidated some people and figured that that was why their brother Ryder had started it to keep the image that they were the strongest.
As the passed further into the meeting place, Brian noticed Letty's car parked not far from the center of the action.
"Hey Louis how goes it?" Zora said as she approached the Latin man.
"Hey Z, things are all good, we got a couple of newbie racers to the area, her car is done to perfection, you would love it. She says that back in LA she was the queen and her man was the king but he isn't here" Louis informs them.
Zora nodded as Louis continued to give her the lowdown on what was going to happen that night, she was racing tonight so she wanted to know who she'd be up against. But the best description that Louis would give her of this new racer he had nicknamed queenie was that she was Latino looking with big guy behind her that wasn't her king.
"Monica how about you disappear" Zora heard Suki say. When Zora turned around to see a racer skank (Monica) was trying to put moves on Brian again. Monica had been trying to get Brian's attention since his first back at the races in Miami.
"Why don't you run along little girl, Brian and I were discussing something rather important, something a little to old for your ears child" Monica said patting Suki on the head.
"Please tell me you didn't just touch my little sister Monica I told you about that" Zora said putting herself between Suki and Monica physically. The other woman meet her gaze but backed off knowing that fighting with Zora wouldn't be worth the trouble, she needed Brian to talk and one thing she had heard was that Brian was protective of his sisters.
Brian watched as Monica began to walk away. "You won't find anything helpful to you here in Miami Monica so you may as well go back to LA now," Brian said smiling.
"I'm sure I will Brian" Monica said.
Brian closed the distance between them coming to stand directly in front of her.
"Stay away from my family Monica I am warning you, that includes Mia, you have no business being here Monica go home" Brian said low enough that his siblings could not hear it but Monica could. Monica could see the protectiveness in his eyes and knew he meant business.
Brian watched Monica turn and walk towards the police issued modified Honda she was driving.
"What did she want Brian?" Zora asked when Brian turned back to her.
"Nothing, let's race already," Brian said with that people began to go back to their cars and leave for the spot. Zora had a feeling it wasn't nothing but she knew Brian wouldn't tell her unless he wanted to.
Zora nodded and told everyone to move. Within minutes they were at the starting line for the race.
Zora pulled up to the line and looked her right to see three other female racers pull up. Directly beside her was Electra in her bright yellow eclipse, Zora couldn't see the other two racers properly as the racer beside Electra had her tinted windows up but she knew that the racer on the end was Mariska in her baby blue Rx7.
Turning her attention back to Louis who was now standing to one side on the tray of a Holden SS Ute holding the white flag that would signal the start of the race. Seconds later Louis held his arm up and waited for confirmation that all of the races were ready, when he got it he let his arm drop and the 4 females were off.
Zora knew that she would beat Electra and Mariska but not knowing who the fourth racer was that made her nervous. Almost at the finishing line Zora and the mystery racer were neck and neck, Zora hit her NOS button and took off, seconds later the other racer hit her NOS button and caught up overtaking Zora just before the finishing line beating Zora by seconds.
Back at the starting line Mariska and Electra voiced the normal post race pleasantries such as 'good race' or 'you rock Z' and then left not wanting to stick around after losing another race.
Zora got out of her car and walked over to where Brian and the others stood waiting for them.
"Louis who was that chick?" Zora asked.
"Ask her yourself here she comes" Louis said as a burgundy 240sx pulled up in front of them.
"Oh shit" Brian muttered under his breath.
"Bri you know her?" Zora asked turning her back to the new racer.
"Yeah he does and so do you Z," a female voice said from behind Zora. When she turned around she came face to face with a woman she hadn't seen in almost 4 years.
"Letty oh my god what are you doing here?" Zora exclaimed rushing to hug Letty.
Letty returned the hug and told the other woman "well we came looking for Brian. He was with the team a few months back but he disappears leaving a heartbroken Mia so we tracked him down, we just wanted to know what's going on, you know"
"Bri please tell me you didn't hurt Mia, your lucky Dom hasn't found you and killed you yet, speaking of Dom where is the big teddy bear?" Zora said
"Dom's in jail, I gotta ask why did you leave Brian?" Letty said directing the question at Brian who now stood staring at his feet.
"I had a family emergency, I'll explain everything later" Brian said looking up at Letty.
"How do you know Brian?" Letty asked not quite getting the connection.
"He's my big brother, the little blonde over there is Suki my sister and the twins back there are my baby brothers" Zora explained
"Sorry to break up this reunion people but we just got reports of cops heading our way" Tyson said cutting into the group.
"We'll talk tomorrow Letty" Zora said before heading for car, Brian nodded at Letty and took off for his car, Letty followed suit and headed back to her car, when she got in she turned to Vince and glared at him.
"Don't start with me Letty she left me four years ago and you expect me to get out and greet her with open arms, I don't think so Let" Vince said knowing that Letty was pissed that he didn't get out of the car. Letty sighed at started the car taking off after Brian and the rest of the cars.
" I wonder what the initials VJ mean?" Letty said out loud to herself a few minutes later.
Vince watched as cop cars went screaming past them.
"Why?" Vince asked
"Cause she had them tattooed on the back of her wrist" Letty answered turning into her street. Hearing this got Vince curious, he made a note to ask her about it tomorrow when he spoke to her.
Vince and Letty got out of the car and headed for the front door, Letty was about to insert her key when the door opened on its own. Mia giggled softly at the scared look on Letty and Vince's faces. Vince glared at Mia and walked into the house, Letty tried for a stern look but failed.
" How did it go?" Mia asked sitting down in the wooden swing that hung on the porch.
"Good I won the race, barely though I raced Zora" Letty said.
"So it is her, V should be happy" Mia said smiling.
"He didn't get out of the car, I doubt Z even realized that he was there. But good news, we found Brian," Letty explained.
Letty watched Mia take this information in and noticed that Mia was again rubbing her swollen belly unconsciously; Letty knew that Mia did this whenever she was thinking about Brian.
At that moment Brian, Zora and the crew came speeding into the street. Letty knew that without the lights being on, Brian wouldn't be able to see them properly which meant that Mia's secret belly wouldn't be discovered until tomorrow.
"Let how does Brian know Z?" Mia asked, it was the one thing that Mia hadn't heard Letty say.
"Zora is Brian's sister. The girl that brought over the address of the races is the youngest sister Suki, she's the one that picked Brian up from the court house that day. They also have younger twin brothers, they don't look that much like Brian and Ryder though. I think there's more to him" Letty told her watching as Zora looked over and spotted them.
"Yeah I figured there would be more to him," Mia said softly as Zora crossed the street.
"Hey Z, long time no see," Mia said standing up to bring the other woman into a warm hug.
"Oh my gods Mia look at you how far are you?" Zora exclaimed noticing Mia's round stomach.
"I'm nearly six months now, how are you?" Mia said trying to turn the conversation over to her.
"I'm good, I'm guessing my brother doesn't know he's going to be a dad unless the baby's not his?" Zora said guessing what Mia was trying to do and having none of that.
"It's Brian's baby, that's why we're here, I wanted to find Brian and tell him" Mia said softly.
Letty was about to speak up when the guy that had told them about the cops appeared with a toddler who couldn't be any more then 3 or 4 Letty guessed.
"Yo Z little guy woke up screaming for you, he demanded someone took him to you, I'm surprised you didn't hear him squealing, Brian told him no then the little brat came to me and you know I can't tell him no" the guy said handing the boy to Zora.
"Thanks Tyson, Tyson these are friends of mine from when I lived in LA, Mia Letty this is my little brother Tyson, Tyson do me a favor and tell Brian to get over here now" Zora said introducing them.
"Z Brian said that he would talk to Mia after lunch tomorrow because he has to talk to Ryder about something first" Tyson said smirking at his sister. He knew that even though Brian was older he would always do what Zora told him to. Tyson said goodbye and headed home with strict instructions to slap Brian upside the head for being a wimp.
When he was gone Zora turned to find both Letty and Mia looking from the boy in her arms to her.
"This is my son VJ, or Vince Junior but please don't tell Vince yet alright I want to be the one to tell him" Zora pleaded.
"We won't, so that explains the tattoo," Letty said motioning the tattoo on her wrist.
"Yeah I got it done about a month or so after VJ was born" Zora explained shifting the now sleeping child in her arms.
"Why didn't you come back? You know Vince loved you, he would have taken care of you and the baby," Mia said patting the seat beside her for Zora to sit down.
"I couldn't the reason I left in the first place was because my dad had a heartattack. He was in the hospital and he couldn't take care of the twins, Ronnie or Suki so I couldn't leave them. When he got better I still couldn't leave because Suki needed me, mum died when she was born so I sorta had to plan mum to her, what made it harder was that she wouldn't listen to dad or Ryder" Zora explained.
"Letty was Vince with you at the races tonight?" Zora added looking down at the child in her arms. Zora knew that VJ looked like Vince did when he was a baby because she had seen photo's of Vince when he was a child she had even taken a couple of photos of Vince. One of when he was a baby and one of the two of them at the last race wars before she left, when she left.
"He was, I think he was sorta scared you know he wasn't sure if it really was you so he didn't want to get his hopes up" Letty answered watching the little boy and seeing Vince in the child.
"Does Brian know that Vince is VJ's father?" Mia asked also watching the child.
"No, no one in my family except for my dad and Ryder know who VJ's dad is, although I feel that's going to change tomorrow," Zora said.
"Anyway I better get this guy back to bed otherwise he'll sleep all day tomorrow and that wont be good, I'll talk to you later then girls, its great to see you again" Zora said standing up.
They all exchanged hugs and said goodbye, when Zora was safely across the street and inside the house Mia and Letty went inside and headed towards their respective rooms.
