Mia was the first to walk in the garage with Dom following like a puppy dog
not far behind. Jesse was sitting at the computer and put out his cigarette
as Leon got up from under a black Mitsubishi and Vince changing the tires.
They all looked at Dom and Mia saw the sadness come back into their eyes.
She needed a resolve. She had lost the man she loved, her sister Letty, but
she was not going to loose anyone else. She had quit school completely and
was going to work in the garage.
"Get back to work," Mia said and walked to the office. No one moved as Dom followed her with his head down. Mia turned as she got to the office. "Work Now!" She then looked at Dom and said, "You get to work on the cars today. I'm going to run the office. Okay?"
Dom just nodded and walked over to look at a clipboard of a Nissan. Mia gave Leon a reassuring smile and he went back to work like the others in silence. Mia sat at the desk, checked messages, and started to call people back. They were gonna be really busy this week. It was only Thursday, but still, the last part of the week was going to be a rough one. At 5pm Leon knocked on the door to the office, Mia was elbow deep in paperwork. She didn't even hear the knock so he just walked in. "Mia, we're ready to go," Leon said. "Huh, oh," Mia bit her lip. She needed to stay and finish up, but she had to get them home too. "You have enough to go out to dinner tonight right?" Mia asked. "Ya, Mia," Leon shut the door and sat down on the other side of the desk. "You don't have to do this. It will be ok, but you don't have to do this, if you don't want to say so now. I don't want you to be having the brut of this. Someone else can do it. You already have a lot on your shoulders," Leon was looking her dead in the eyes. Mia was strong, but was loosing the battle in her body to stay sane. She looked down. Her long black hair falling across her face hiding those sad dark eyes that were now becoming blurry. She thought of Dom and became numb again. She had to stay strong for him. She couldn't break. She stood up and shook her head. "No I'll be fine. We better go or else V might eat the car," Mia said breezing past Leon and to her car. "Follow me," she yelled to the boys as Leon locked the door. Dom rode with the boys and she blared the radio. In the CD player she put in Evanescence. She loved that band. She listened to # 2 Bring Me To Life. It totally explained how she felt. "How can you see into my eyes like open doors, leading you down into my core, where I've become so numb without a soul, my spirit sleeping somewhere cold, until, until you find it there and lead it back home. Wake me up inside, Wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark, bid my blood to run before I come undone, Save me from the nothing I've become." Mia shifted down to fourth, third, then second and turned into the parking lot of a Subway and parked. She got a B.M.T. and coke and sat down to eat with the boys. It was quite. No one said anything. Dom just played with his food. "Eat, you'll need the energy for tomorrow," I told Dom. "What's tomorrow?" Vince asked suddenly excited by something. "Work idiot," I said laughing. Everyone laughed with me. Vince looked down and took a bite out of his sandwich as I continued, "I've talked to Hector, and Leon and I are racing tomorrow night. I don't want to touch the money from the busses (busses was our word for heists when we were in public) until we are sure no one is sniffing around still. I need $1000 for the house payment coming up and this'll pay for it. Now I'm counting on you Leon. Are you sure you can race?" I asked looking him directly in the eyes. He nodded and smiled. I had brightened their night I could tell. I had finished my 6-inch sub before them. The boys had got foot longs. "Why don't you go buy Grand Theft Auto: Vice City tonight? I think you would enjoy it. A little bonus for being so good lately," I smiled as I saw Vince get all excited. It was his favorite game. We hadn't bought it yet. I just wanted to go for a drive so I pushed back from my chair and stood up. "I got something to do so I'll see you back at the house later tonight. I want you all in bed by 11. Alright, I'll see you all later," Mia said getting up to leave. "Where are you going?" Leon asked looking up at me. "A drive to clear my head. I'll be back late, but I want you boys in bed," I said shaking my finger at them. "We will mommy," Jesse said laughing. "Want me to come?" Vince asked hopeful. I just shook my head. I had to do this alone. I was at the door going out when I heard Dom say, "Be safe tonight." I just nodded and left. R&R please.
"Get back to work," Mia said and walked to the office. No one moved as Dom followed her with his head down. Mia turned as she got to the office. "Work Now!" She then looked at Dom and said, "You get to work on the cars today. I'm going to run the office. Okay?"
Dom just nodded and walked over to look at a clipboard of a Nissan. Mia gave Leon a reassuring smile and he went back to work like the others in silence. Mia sat at the desk, checked messages, and started to call people back. They were gonna be really busy this week. It was only Thursday, but still, the last part of the week was going to be a rough one. At 5pm Leon knocked on the door to the office, Mia was elbow deep in paperwork. She didn't even hear the knock so he just walked in. "Mia, we're ready to go," Leon said. "Huh, oh," Mia bit her lip. She needed to stay and finish up, but she had to get them home too. "You have enough to go out to dinner tonight right?" Mia asked. "Ya, Mia," Leon shut the door and sat down on the other side of the desk. "You don't have to do this. It will be ok, but you don't have to do this, if you don't want to say so now. I don't want you to be having the brut of this. Someone else can do it. You already have a lot on your shoulders," Leon was looking her dead in the eyes. Mia was strong, but was loosing the battle in her body to stay sane. She looked down. Her long black hair falling across her face hiding those sad dark eyes that were now becoming blurry. She thought of Dom and became numb again. She had to stay strong for him. She couldn't break. She stood up and shook her head. "No I'll be fine. We better go or else V might eat the car," Mia said breezing past Leon and to her car. "Follow me," she yelled to the boys as Leon locked the door. Dom rode with the boys and she blared the radio. In the CD player she put in Evanescence. She loved that band. She listened to # 2 Bring Me To Life. It totally explained how she felt. "How can you see into my eyes like open doors, leading you down into my core, where I've become so numb without a soul, my spirit sleeping somewhere cold, until, until you find it there and lead it back home. Wake me up inside, Wake me up inside, call my name and save me from the dark, bid my blood to run before I come undone, Save me from the nothing I've become." Mia shifted down to fourth, third, then second and turned into the parking lot of a Subway and parked. She got a B.M.T. and coke and sat down to eat with the boys. It was quite. No one said anything. Dom just played with his food. "Eat, you'll need the energy for tomorrow," I told Dom. "What's tomorrow?" Vince asked suddenly excited by something. "Work idiot," I said laughing. Everyone laughed with me. Vince looked down and took a bite out of his sandwich as I continued, "I've talked to Hector, and Leon and I are racing tomorrow night. I don't want to touch the money from the busses (busses was our word for heists when we were in public) until we are sure no one is sniffing around still. I need $1000 for the house payment coming up and this'll pay for it. Now I'm counting on you Leon. Are you sure you can race?" I asked looking him directly in the eyes. He nodded and smiled. I had brightened their night I could tell. I had finished my 6-inch sub before them. The boys had got foot longs. "Why don't you go buy Grand Theft Auto: Vice City tonight? I think you would enjoy it. A little bonus for being so good lately," I smiled as I saw Vince get all excited. It was his favorite game. We hadn't bought it yet. I just wanted to go for a drive so I pushed back from my chair and stood up. "I got something to do so I'll see you back at the house later tonight. I want you all in bed by 11. Alright, I'll see you all later," Mia said getting up to leave. "Where are you going?" Leon asked looking up at me. "A drive to clear my head. I'll be back late, but I want you boys in bed," I said shaking my finger at them. "We will mommy," Jesse said laughing. "Want me to come?" Vince asked hopeful. I just shook my head. I had to do this alone. I was at the door going out when I heard Dom say, "Be safe tonight." I just nodded and left. R&R please.