Chapter 7
Dom moved to stand in front of his car. He was soon flanked by Letty and Leon on his left and Vince and Jesse on his right.
Where's Mia? Brian thought. Maybe she doesn't want to see me. Maybe she's moved on and has someone else. Whatever. Who cares? I don't care if she doesn't want to see me. I'll just be happy the guys are here and hope that this isn't the day I die.
"Yo Snowman!" Vince yelled. "Get yo' ass over here!"
"Brian, are you sure about this," Suki said, grabbing Brian arm when he started to head across the street. "I mean look at the size of those guys!"
"I'll be alright. Don't worry." Brian said, trying to convince himself of the same thing. He started across the street, followed by Tej, Jimmy, Suki, and Rome.
"Whatever happens, stay out of it." Brian tells them when their halfway across the street. They all agree but Rome. "Rome, stay out of it okay?"
"Whatever man. But if they beat yo' ass don't ask why I didn't help," Rome said.
Brian continues into the parking lot stopping about 5 feet in front of Dom. Tej, Suki, Rome, and Jimmy stopped a few feet behind Brian. For a moment they all stood in silence eyeing each other.
"Sup guys?" Brian asks, breaking the silence.
Dom's jaw clenched and all he could think about was the fact that Brian had lied to them. Realizing what was about to happen but unable to stop it Brian braced for the blow to come. Dom gave him a right hook to the eye that takes him to the ground. Dom took a step away from Brian cause with that one hit all his anger towards the cop who had infiltrated his team was gone and what was left was a friend he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Damn Bri! You got knocked the fuck out," Rome says, quoting Smoky from the movie Friday. Everybody laughed at that.
"Fuck!" Brian says still on the ground holding his eye.
"Quit being a bitch and get up!" Letty says with her hands on her hips.
"Sup to you to Letty," he says bringing himself up into a sitting position. "Are we straight now?" he asks.
"No." Vince says, moving to stand over Brian. Brian braced for another blow but it didn't come. Instead Vince stuck out his hand to help Brian off the ground. "Now we're straight."
"Thanks for taking out Tran," Jesse said, lighting a cigarette.
"Yeah and for getting me off that truck," Vince said.
Dom went over to Brian and stuck out his hand. Brian took it and they shook hands. "Thanks for the 10 second car."
Leon slung his arm around Brian's neck and pulled him into a headlock, ruffling his hair he said, "Dawg, I still like your hair!"
Brian just laughed and pushed him off of him.
"He's still beautiful too." Jesse said laughing.
Trying to look as unconcerned as possible, Brian asked, "Where's Mia?"
Letty turned towards her car and yelled, "Mia! Get yo' ass out here!"
Brian held his breath as he watched the passenger door of Letty's car open. Out stepped the most beautiful woman he had ever wanted to know. Her hair was hanging loose down her back. She had on a fire red top with on strap over the right shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. The shirt stopped just above her belly button. She had on a pair of low riding hip hugging dark denim jeans and a pair of boots. Damn, he thought. He was getting excited just looking at her.
"Mia," he said when she stood right in front of him. She smiled at him then slapped him.
"Daaammnn!" Rome and Tej said, wincing as if they had been slapped. The Torreto's just shook their heads and tried to contain their laughter.
"Mia, I'm sor-" Brian apology was cut off by Mia throwing herself into his arms.
"I love you Brian." She said kissing him with all her heart. Brian wrapped his arms around her as if holding on for dear life. "I love you Mia."
"Awwww." Leon and Jesse said
Mia pulled away from him but stayed within the circle of his arms. "We need to have a long talk in private. But first I think you should introduce us to your friends." Mia said.
"Right." He released Mia from the hug but still held onto her waist. He turned and waved Tej and crew over. "This is Tej, Suki, Rome, and Jimmy. Guys, this is Team Torreto." Everyone shook hands and said "Sup?"
"So you the one who beat Brian?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah. That'd be me." Dom said.
"Mind if I look under the hood?"
Dom looked back at Jesse. "He wants to look under the hood."
Jesse popped the hood and soon he and Jimmy were well into a discussion about engines, fuel injectors, and other car related stuff.
Leon walked over to Suki. "So you into cars too."
"Yeah, I do designs and race."
"Oh yeah? What you driving?"
"That's my baby right there." Suki said, pointing to her pink S2000 that was parked on the curb across the street.
"Nice. Maybe you can take me for a ride in it sometime."
"Naw cuz. I don't think she can." Tej said, putting an arm around Suki's waist and pulling her close to him. Blatantly telling Leon that Suki was off limits. "Only cat ride in that car is me. Right baby?"
"Right baby." Suki says, giving Tej a kiss on the cheek.
"My bad," Leon said, backing away from Suki. "Got any friends?"
"Hey, if you guys want to see some fine ladies, come back tomorrow."
"What's so special about tomorrow?" Vince asked, moving to stand by Leon.
"Cause it's Saturday and we party every Saturday," Rome said.
Brian grabbed Mia's hand and started to lead her across the street.
"Where y'all going?" Dom asked.
"Brian and I need to talk," Mia said. She disappeared around the side of garage with Brian. They were going to his house boat.
"Yeah, they gonna 'talk' alright," Rome said, smirking. Tej laughed and gave him a pound.
"What'd you say?" Dom said, glaring at Rome.
"Chill out bro. What's yo' problem?" Rome said. Vince, Leon, and Jesse, who were standing behind Dom were shaking their heads and waving their hands, trying to signal that it was a bad idea to joke about Mia like that. Rome frowned and looked at Tej and Jimmy to see if they knew what was going on. They just shrugged their shoulders.
"Watch what you say about my sister," Dom said, stepping towards Rome.
"Ohhh!" Jimmy and Tej said. Tej took a step back, leaving Rome standing by himself.
"My bad. No disrespect or nothing like that. I didn't know she was your sister."
"Hey what are y'all working on over there?" Letty asked, trying to change the subject to cars, something all of them could talk about without anybody getting hurt.
Sensing what she was doing, Suki said, "Well, Jimmy was checking out Brian's car to make sure there was nothing wrong with it. Rome and Brian were putting a new exhaust system on a Civic and Tej was mounting some tires."
"What's up with Brian's car?" Jesse asked. With that they all headed across the street to the garage.
Dom moved to stand in front of his car. He was soon flanked by Letty and Leon on his left and Vince and Jesse on his right.
Where's Mia? Brian thought. Maybe she doesn't want to see me. Maybe she's moved on and has someone else. Whatever. Who cares? I don't care if she doesn't want to see me. I'll just be happy the guys are here and hope that this isn't the day I die.
"Yo Snowman!" Vince yelled. "Get yo' ass over here!"
"Brian, are you sure about this," Suki said, grabbing Brian arm when he started to head across the street. "I mean look at the size of those guys!"
"I'll be alright. Don't worry." Brian said, trying to convince himself of the same thing. He started across the street, followed by Tej, Jimmy, Suki, and Rome.
"Whatever happens, stay out of it." Brian tells them when their halfway across the street. They all agree but Rome. "Rome, stay out of it okay?"
"Whatever man. But if they beat yo' ass don't ask why I didn't help," Rome said.
Brian continues into the parking lot stopping about 5 feet in front of Dom. Tej, Suki, Rome, and Jimmy stopped a few feet behind Brian. For a moment they all stood in silence eyeing each other.
"Sup guys?" Brian asks, breaking the silence.
Dom's jaw clenched and all he could think about was the fact that Brian had lied to them. Realizing what was about to happen but unable to stop it Brian braced for the blow to come. Dom gave him a right hook to the eye that takes him to the ground. Dom took a step away from Brian cause with that one hit all his anger towards the cop who had infiltrated his team was gone and what was left was a friend he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Damn Bri! You got knocked the fuck out," Rome says, quoting Smoky from the movie Friday. Everybody laughed at that.
"Fuck!" Brian says still on the ground holding his eye.
"Quit being a bitch and get up!" Letty says with her hands on her hips.
"Sup to you to Letty," he says bringing himself up into a sitting position. "Are we straight now?" he asks.
"No." Vince says, moving to stand over Brian. Brian braced for another blow but it didn't come. Instead Vince stuck out his hand to help Brian off the ground. "Now we're straight."
"Thanks for taking out Tran," Jesse said, lighting a cigarette.
"Yeah and for getting me off that truck," Vince said.
Dom went over to Brian and stuck out his hand. Brian took it and they shook hands. "Thanks for the 10 second car."
Leon slung his arm around Brian's neck and pulled him into a headlock, ruffling his hair he said, "Dawg, I still like your hair!"
Brian just laughed and pushed him off of him.
"He's still beautiful too." Jesse said laughing.
Trying to look as unconcerned as possible, Brian asked, "Where's Mia?"
Letty turned towards her car and yelled, "Mia! Get yo' ass out here!"
Brian held his breath as he watched the passenger door of Letty's car open. Out stepped the most beautiful woman he had ever wanted to know. Her hair was hanging loose down her back. She had on a fire red top with on strap over the right shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. The shirt stopped just above her belly button. She had on a pair of low riding hip hugging dark denim jeans and a pair of boots. Damn, he thought. He was getting excited just looking at her.
"Mia," he said when she stood right in front of him. She smiled at him then slapped him.
"Daaammnn!" Rome and Tej said, wincing as if they had been slapped. The Torreto's just shook their heads and tried to contain their laughter.
"Mia, I'm sor-" Brian apology was cut off by Mia throwing herself into his arms.
"I love you Brian." She said kissing him with all her heart. Brian wrapped his arms around her as if holding on for dear life. "I love you Mia."
"Awwww." Leon and Jesse said
Mia pulled away from him but stayed within the circle of his arms. "We need to have a long talk in private. But first I think you should introduce us to your friends." Mia said.
"Right." He released Mia from the hug but still held onto her waist. He turned and waved Tej and crew over. "This is Tej, Suki, Rome, and Jimmy. Guys, this is Team Torreto." Everyone shook hands and said "Sup?"
"So you the one who beat Brian?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah. That'd be me." Dom said.
"Mind if I look under the hood?"
Dom looked back at Jesse. "He wants to look under the hood."
Jesse popped the hood and soon he and Jimmy were well into a discussion about engines, fuel injectors, and other car related stuff.
Leon walked over to Suki. "So you into cars too."
"Yeah, I do designs and race."
"Oh yeah? What you driving?"
"That's my baby right there." Suki said, pointing to her pink S2000 that was parked on the curb across the street.
"Nice. Maybe you can take me for a ride in it sometime."
"Naw cuz. I don't think she can." Tej said, putting an arm around Suki's waist and pulling her close to him. Blatantly telling Leon that Suki was off limits. "Only cat ride in that car is me. Right baby?"
"Right baby." Suki says, giving Tej a kiss on the cheek.
"My bad," Leon said, backing away from Suki. "Got any friends?"
"Hey, if you guys want to see some fine ladies, come back tomorrow."
"What's so special about tomorrow?" Vince asked, moving to stand by Leon.
"Cause it's Saturday and we party every Saturday," Rome said.
Brian grabbed Mia's hand and started to lead her across the street.
"Where y'all going?" Dom asked.
"Brian and I need to talk," Mia said. She disappeared around the side of garage with Brian. They were going to his house boat.
"Yeah, they gonna 'talk' alright," Rome said, smirking. Tej laughed and gave him a pound.
"What'd you say?" Dom said, glaring at Rome.
"Chill out bro. What's yo' problem?" Rome said. Vince, Leon, and Jesse, who were standing behind Dom were shaking their heads and waving their hands, trying to signal that it was a bad idea to joke about Mia like that. Rome frowned and looked at Tej and Jimmy to see if they knew what was going on. They just shrugged their shoulders.
"Watch what you say about my sister," Dom said, stepping towards Rome.
"Ohhh!" Jimmy and Tej said. Tej took a step back, leaving Rome standing by himself.
"My bad. No disrespect or nothing like that. I didn't know she was your sister."
"Hey what are y'all working on over there?" Letty asked, trying to change the subject to cars, something all of them could talk about without anybody getting hurt.
Sensing what she was doing, Suki said, "Well, Jimmy was checking out Brian's car to make sure there was nothing wrong with it. Rome and Brian were putting a new exhaust system on a Civic and Tej was mounting some tires."
"What's up with Brian's car?" Jesse asked. With that they all headed across the street to the garage.
