Chapter 12 : Returning
Everybody stood in silence, looking at each other. Dom felt Vince tense up and move forward towards Brian, Dom stuck out his hand and pushed it again Vince's chest, stopping him in his tracks. "Don't Vince," Dom said sternly to him but quietly so that Brian couldn't hear. "What you doing here Brian," Dom shouted over to him.
"I did what you asked Dom, I gave it up," Brian called back.
"Mia take Jesse into the house," Dom said to her, she started to argue back but Dom cut her short, "Mia just do it!" he shouted to her but not taking his eyes of Brian. She put her arm around Jesse's waist and helped him up the porch steps past Brian. He looked at her but she avoided his glances.
"I never told you that you could come back here Brian." Dom said to him as the door closed behind Mia.
"I got nowhere else to go Dom, I'm officially jobless and skint," he told him as he sat back down on the steps.
Dom gave a short laugh, "That's not my problem." Brian shook his head and tensly rubbed the back of his neck. Dom felt a stab of guilt, but quickly let it pass. He could tell this was a difficult thing for Brian to be doing, and almost felt sorry for him but then argued to himself that this was Brian's own fault not his.
"Dom what do you want me to say?" Brian asked him, he was reaching desperation. He was in a bad situation, he had no money, no job, and nowhere to stay.
"There's a room above the shop, it's empty at the moment you can stay there, but you gotta work you're ass off at the garage Brian." Dom told him without any emotion in his voice.
"What!" shouted Vince, "Are you losing you're mind Dom, you remember what he did Dom!"
"Shut up Vince, I remember what he did," Dom told him calmly back.
"That makes no sense Dom," interrupted a female voice, no one had noticed Mia appear from the side of the house, "we can rent that room, it can help pay of some of the debts at the garage," she told him. Dom thought this over, the debts at the garage had built up while they were in Mexico, they couldn't risk spending the money they made from the heists in case the police caught on and used it as evidence. So while a substantially large amount of money sat in a bank account, debts were building up getting larger and larger. Mia was right they did need that money.
"Fine, there's a spare room in the attic opposite Jesse's room, you can stay there. But that don't mean you're part of this team again." Dom told him, Vince opened his mind to argue, "Don't even start Vince." Dom said before he could. Vince walked up the steps brushing past Brian's arm, purposely leaning in causing Brian to stumble backwards slightly, they all grinned including Brian. Both Dom and Vince went into the house, leaving Mia and Brian outside alone.
There was an awkward silence as both stood looking at each other. Brian's heart pounded harder and faster as he looked at Mia properly for the first time in over a month. She looked beautiful, without even trying. She was dressed in a baggy pair of pants with a loose top, her hair was tied back loosely in a ponytail. She fiddled with a ring on her finger twisting it round and round.
"Um thanks for that," Brian said softly to her, as he moved down the porch steps and walked slowly towards her.
"For what?" she shot back at him, he kept looking at her eyes but they weren't looking at him, they stared down at the ground in front of her.
"For getting Dom to let me stay at the house," he answered. She gave a small sarcastic laugh.
"Don't flatter yourself Brian, I didn't do it for you. Like I said to Dom there's no point wasting money, especially on you," Brian felt the anger in her voice. He stopped moving closer. She walked towards the house, still avoiding looking at him and as she walked past him he reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Mia," he whispered into her ear. She looked up at him, no she looked into him, into his soul and heart, pulling at all the strings there was, and then ripped them out one by one.
"No Brian, no" she said to him as she pulled away from him and ran up the steps to the front of the house, hiding the tears that brimmed around her eyes.
* ----Okay well there it is, a bit of a short and soppy chapter but now that Brian's back I can focus more on the other parts of the story, and of course get some more action in. To all those who keep asking me what's going on with Leon and Letty, you'll find out soon enough, but I'm not going to spoil the story so keep guessing ;-) ! Thanks so so so much for the reviews, I get a smile on my face with each one I read! Anymore gratefully received! I'll update again soon as possible!-------
Everybody stood in silence, looking at each other. Dom felt Vince tense up and move forward towards Brian, Dom stuck out his hand and pushed it again Vince's chest, stopping him in his tracks. "Don't Vince," Dom said sternly to him but quietly so that Brian couldn't hear. "What you doing here Brian," Dom shouted over to him.
"I did what you asked Dom, I gave it up," Brian called back.
"Mia take Jesse into the house," Dom said to her, she started to argue back but Dom cut her short, "Mia just do it!" he shouted to her but not taking his eyes of Brian. She put her arm around Jesse's waist and helped him up the porch steps past Brian. He looked at her but she avoided his glances.
"I never told you that you could come back here Brian." Dom said to him as the door closed behind Mia.
"I got nowhere else to go Dom, I'm officially jobless and skint," he told him as he sat back down on the steps.
Dom gave a short laugh, "That's not my problem." Brian shook his head and tensly rubbed the back of his neck. Dom felt a stab of guilt, but quickly let it pass. He could tell this was a difficult thing for Brian to be doing, and almost felt sorry for him but then argued to himself that this was Brian's own fault not his.
"Dom what do you want me to say?" Brian asked him, he was reaching desperation. He was in a bad situation, he had no money, no job, and nowhere to stay.
"There's a room above the shop, it's empty at the moment you can stay there, but you gotta work you're ass off at the garage Brian." Dom told him without any emotion in his voice.
"What!" shouted Vince, "Are you losing you're mind Dom, you remember what he did Dom!"
"Shut up Vince, I remember what he did," Dom told him calmly back.
"That makes no sense Dom," interrupted a female voice, no one had noticed Mia appear from the side of the house, "we can rent that room, it can help pay of some of the debts at the garage," she told him. Dom thought this over, the debts at the garage had built up while they were in Mexico, they couldn't risk spending the money they made from the heists in case the police caught on and used it as evidence. So while a substantially large amount of money sat in a bank account, debts were building up getting larger and larger. Mia was right they did need that money.
"Fine, there's a spare room in the attic opposite Jesse's room, you can stay there. But that don't mean you're part of this team again." Dom told him, Vince opened his mind to argue, "Don't even start Vince." Dom said before he could. Vince walked up the steps brushing past Brian's arm, purposely leaning in causing Brian to stumble backwards slightly, they all grinned including Brian. Both Dom and Vince went into the house, leaving Mia and Brian outside alone.
There was an awkward silence as both stood looking at each other. Brian's heart pounded harder and faster as he looked at Mia properly for the first time in over a month. She looked beautiful, without even trying. She was dressed in a baggy pair of pants with a loose top, her hair was tied back loosely in a ponytail. She fiddled with a ring on her finger twisting it round and round.
"Um thanks for that," Brian said softly to her, as he moved down the porch steps and walked slowly towards her.
"For what?" she shot back at him, he kept looking at her eyes but they weren't looking at him, they stared down at the ground in front of her.
"For getting Dom to let me stay at the house," he answered. She gave a small sarcastic laugh.
"Don't flatter yourself Brian, I didn't do it for you. Like I said to Dom there's no point wasting money, especially on you," Brian felt the anger in her voice. He stopped moving closer. She walked towards the house, still avoiding looking at him and as she walked past him he reached out and grabbed her arm.
"Mia," he whispered into her ear. She looked up at him, no she looked into him, into his soul and heart, pulling at all the strings there was, and then ripped them out one by one.
"No Brian, no" she said to him as she pulled away from him and ran up the steps to the front of the house, hiding the tears that brimmed around her eyes.
* ----Okay well there it is, a bit of a short and soppy chapter but now that Brian's back I can focus more on the other parts of the story, and of course get some more action in. To all those who keep asking me what's going on with Leon and Letty, you'll find out soon enough, but I'm not going to spoil the story so keep guessing ;-) ! Thanks so so so much for the reviews, I get a smile on my face with each one I read! Anymore gratefully received! I'll update again soon as possible!-------