Chapter 81 – Under Guard
Since they couldn't drive the RX-8 home they tied it to the back of Vince's car and hauled it to the garage. Then Torrie and Dom climbed into Vince's car with him and drove home.
Torrie was visibly shaken and upset about the whole incident. She didn't have much to say on the way home and Dom let her be silent because he didn't know what to say. When they got back to the house he wanted Torrie to just go to bed but he knew the odds of that happening where not good.
He got her a glass of water and grabbed one of the little white pills that Mia had been given to help her sleep after their dad died. He carried both into the living room where Torrie was.
"Here." He handed her the water and the pill.
"What is this?" She asked him suspiciously.
"Just a pill to help you relax. You're so stressed out." Dom told her gently and watched while she took the pill. He gave his team all a look like he was warning them not to say anything in front of Torrie.
They sat around and talked about nothing much till Torrie's eyes started to glaze and her lids started to droop.
"You should go get some rest Torrie." Dom told her.
"I want to talk about what happened first." Torrie answered.
"You can hardly stay awake Princess, go to bed." Vince added his opinion on the situation.
Torrie's eyes got even more glassy and she wasn't blinking very much at all.
"I don't want to go to bed."
"Come on baby, bed for you." Dom said and picked up the now only barely conscious Torrie, carrying her up the stairs. He tucked her in after changing her into a baggy tee shirt. She was pretty much in a drug induced sleep before he left the room.
Dom re-entered the living room.
"Ok, she's out cold."
"What's goin on Dom?" Vince asked.
Dom sighed.
"Yeah Dom. There's more to this then the drama that's been going down between all of us isn't there?" Letty asked.
"Yeah. When Torrie was in New York with me someone made several attempts on her life. Well, both of us really but I get the feeling it was more about her then me. At first I thought it was coincidence, like just accidents but then when it happened again and again I knew it couldn't be."
"What do you mean someone tried to kill her?" Leon asked in shock.
"Well, first someone tried to run her over in the hotel parking garage. Then another couple in the restaurant we ate at got poisoned food. Someone tried to push her overboard on the boat to Liberty Island. Now the whole car thing here. I mean, no one knew I was gonna be home tonight. I didn't tell anyone. Who ever messed with the car thought Torrie would be driving it alone. And she's not as good at avoiding trouble as I am."
"Well, who's doing it? Who would want to hurt Torrie?"
"If I knew I'd just go kill the bastard and there wouldn't be an issue. If I can get time tomorrow I'm gonna go talk to her dad."
"She ain't gonna like that Brotha." Vince told Dom, shaking his head.
Dom sighed again, running his hand over his head.
"It can't be helped. Harry might have some idea who would want her dead."
"Dude, we know someone faked Harry's death. Who ever did that would likely have reason to come after Torrie too." Brian's police trained mind was busy working over time thinking up who would want to hurt his friend.
"That's true Brian, and I'll be sure to go see Harry about it all in the morning. Hopefully while Torrie sleeps off the sleeping pill I slipped her."
"I hope she doesn't kill you Dom." Letty tossed out.
"Don't remind me." Dom didn't appreciate the reminder of how mad Torrie was likely to be over what he'd done. "And that brings up another point to make. I don't want her to be alone till this is settled. Got it? I want one of us with her at all times."
"She's gonna like that even worse." Vince grimaced.
"I know, but it's for her own good. I'd rather it was one of us if possible." Dom addressed Vince.
Letty looked up, anger on her face. "I am just as capable of taking care of myself and Torrie as you guys are."
"I know you are in most cases Letty, but I'd rather the person who's with Torrie be armed at this point. This guy is getting bolder and that leads me to believe he's getting desperate." Dom speculated.
Brian looked up. "Like maybe he's been hired to do it and his deadline is getting close."
"That could be true." Dom acknowledged.
"You gonna tell her that dawg, cause it ain't gonna be me!" Leon added.
"Well, I was sorta thinking we wouldn't tell her at all unless we had to. For as long as we can we'll just hope she doesn't notice. I mean, she should be safe enough at the garage when we're all around, and then at home, same deal. Just everyone be on your guard around her. Watch over her."
"She's gonna figure out what we're doing and when she does she's gonna be so pissed." Letty said, worried about how Torrie would react.
"Maybe but it's for her own good." Dom said, clearly letting his feelings that he had the right to do anything to protect his family and team over rule the feelings he had that were telling him that Torrie's reaction should she find out would be explosive.
The rest of the team looked like they were not so sure about the whole situation as Dom.
"Well, I'm going to bed then guys. Night guys." Dom headed up the stairs to bed.
The rest of the team looked at each other, curiosity and doubt warring on their features. They didn't know how things were going to play out but they'd all have been willing to bet that it wasn't going to be pretty.
Since they couldn't drive the RX-8 home they tied it to the back of Vince's car and hauled it to the garage. Then Torrie and Dom climbed into Vince's car with him and drove home.
Torrie was visibly shaken and upset about the whole incident. She didn't have much to say on the way home and Dom let her be silent because he didn't know what to say. When they got back to the house he wanted Torrie to just go to bed but he knew the odds of that happening where not good.
He got her a glass of water and grabbed one of the little white pills that Mia had been given to help her sleep after their dad died. He carried both into the living room where Torrie was.
"Here." He handed her the water and the pill.
"What is this?" She asked him suspiciously.
"Just a pill to help you relax. You're so stressed out." Dom told her gently and watched while she took the pill. He gave his team all a look like he was warning them not to say anything in front of Torrie.
They sat around and talked about nothing much till Torrie's eyes started to glaze and her lids started to droop.
"You should go get some rest Torrie." Dom told her.
"I want to talk about what happened first." Torrie answered.
"You can hardly stay awake Princess, go to bed." Vince added his opinion on the situation.
Torrie's eyes got even more glassy and she wasn't blinking very much at all.
"I don't want to go to bed."
"Come on baby, bed for you." Dom said and picked up the now only barely conscious Torrie, carrying her up the stairs. He tucked her in after changing her into a baggy tee shirt. She was pretty much in a drug induced sleep before he left the room.
Dom re-entered the living room.
"Ok, she's out cold."
"What's goin on Dom?" Vince asked.
Dom sighed.
"Yeah Dom. There's more to this then the drama that's been going down between all of us isn't there?" Letty asked.
"Yeah. When Torrie was in New York with me someone made several attempts on her life. Well, both of us really but I get the feeling it was more about her then me. At first I thought it was coincidence, like just accidents but then when it happened again and again I knew it couldn't be."
"What do you mean someone tried to kill her?" Leon asked in shock.
"Well, first someone tried to run her over in the hotel parking garage. Then another couple in the restaurant we ate at got poisoned food. Someone tried to push her overboard on the boat to Liberty Island. Now the whole car thing here. I mean, no one knew I was gonna be home tonight. I didn't tell anyone. Who ever messed with the car thought Torrie would be driving it alone. And she's not as good at avoiding trouble as I am."
"Well, who's doing it? Who would want to hurt Torrie?"
"If I knew I'd just go kill the bastard and there wouldn't be an issue. If I can get time tomorrow I'm gonna go talk to her dad."
"She ain't gonna like that Brotha." Vince told Dom, shaking his head.
Dom sighed again, running his hand over his head.
"It can't be helped. Harry might have some idea who would want her dead."
"Dude, we know someone faked Harry's death. Who ever did that would likely have reason to come after Torrie too." Brian's police trained mind was busy working over time thinking up who would want to hurt his friend.
"That's true Brian, and I'll be sure to go see Harry about it all in the morning. Hopefully while Torrie sleeps off the sleeping pill I slipped her."
"I hope she doesn't kill you Dom." Letty tossed out.
"Don't remind me." Dom didn't appreciate the reminder of how mad Torrie was likely to be over what he'd done. "And that brings up another point to make. I don't want her to be alone till this is settled. Got it? I want one of us with her at all times."
"She's gonna like that even worse." Vince grimaced.
"I know, but it's for her own good. I'd rather it was one of us if possible." Dom addressed Vince.
Letty looked up, anger on her face. "I am just as capable of taking care of myself and Torrie as you guys are."
"I know you are in most cases Letty, but I'd rather the person who's with Torrie be armed at this point. This guy is getting bolder and that leads me to believe he's getting desperate." Dom speculated.
Brian looked up. "Like maybe he's been hired to do it and his deadline is getting close."
"That could be true." Dom acknowledged.
"You gonna tell her that dawg, cause it ain't gonna be me!" Leon added.
"Well, I was sorta thinking we wouldn't tell her at all unless we had to. For as long as we can we'll just hope she doesn't notice. I mean, she should be safe enough at the garage when we're all around, and then at home, same deal. Just everyone be on your guard around her. Watch over her."
"She's gonna figure out what we're doing and when she does she's gonna be so pissed." Letty said, worried about how Torrie would react.
"Maybe but it's for her own good." Dom said, clearly letting his feelings that he had the right to do anything to protect his family and team over rule the feelings he had that were telling him that Torrie's reaction should she find out would be explosive.
The rest of the team looked like they were not so sure about the whole situation as Dom.
"Well, I'm going to bed then guys. Night guys." Dom headed up the stairs to bed.
The rest of the team looked at each other, curiosity and doubt warring on their features. They didn't know how things were going to play out but they'd all have been willing to bet that it wasn't going to be pretty.