A Ride Home
"LETTY! Hurry up-we're gonna be late woman!" Vince yelled up the stairs. Five minutes later Letty bounded down the stairs in a see through peach shirt, black bra, black leather mini and flame boots.
"Sorry, V. I got some bad Mexican food last night-it's not sittin' so well with me." she said, rubbing her stomach. "Oh, and don't you ever call me 'woman' again or I'll kick your ass."
"You couldn't kick my ass if your life depended on it, Let." Vince said, walking towards the front door.
"Wanna bet?" Letty said, making a running leap onto Vince's back and knocking him down. They rolled around for a minute until Letty pinned him successfully to the floor. "Like I said. I'll kick your ass." she said smugly. Suddenly Vince flipped them over and pinned Letty on the floor.
"And like I said. Not if your life depended on it." he grinned back, getting up and helping her up. He put an arm around her shoulders and they made their way to the races. When they got there the first thing Letty noticed was Brian and his bright green car. Brian was busy talking to Dom, Edwin and Hector as Letty walked over to his car and sat, crossing her feet and leaning back on the hood. Brian walked back to his car, unaware of Letty, and looked up. He faltered a moment when he saw Letty Torretto sitting on his hood but walked over to her. She smirked at him playfully as he approached her.
"Are you my trophy?" Brian asked.
"You haven't lost yet, Spilner." Letty said, sitting up straight.
"What makes you think I will?"
"My brother is the king of the streets, Brian. That's what makes me think the way I do." she said, cocking her head to the side.
"And what about you?" he asked, stepping closer. Letty sighed, looked at the ground and kicked her foot at it.
"I'm next in line for the throne if my brother blows himself to pieces." she said. She noticed that everyone was leaving and pushed herself off the car. "Hey Brian-I gotta go. Good luck with the race." she said, beginning to walk away.
"Letty! Wait a sec." he called after her and she turned. "Ride with me?" he asked, almost begged her. She stood there in disbelief, hand on her hip, staring at him. "Please?" he asked. Letty's face broke into a small grin before she spoke.
"Sure." she said, walking over to the passenger door and getting in. She laughed softly as Brian jumped in the car excitedly like a little boy who'd just gotten his license. "So you're from Arizona?" she asked as he pulled out, trying to make conversation.
"Yeah. Well, actually, I was born in Barstow, Florida and lived there for a while until my dad had to change jobs and we moved to Arizona when I was fifteen. Been there twelve years." he explained.
"That's why you have a Florida accent." she said, "I was wondering. So you still live with your parents?" she asked.
"I had a house in a different part of Arizona before I moved out here." he said, concentrating on the road, occasionally flicking his glance at her.
"Why'd you move?"
"Needed a change of scenery."
"You like LA so far?"
"I like you." he said, trying to act suave. Letty choked on her own laughter before breaking into peals of laughter. "Seriously, Letty." he said, confused as to why she was laughing.
"No-it's not-it's not that- you just tried to act so smooth doing it and it totally didn't work." she gasped out and Brian cracked up at her expression.
"So you gonna be my trophy if I win?" Brian asked, pulling onto the street.
"No." she said, laughing.
"Don't I even get a good luck kiss?" he asked as she got out of the car. She stopped and walked around to the driver's side of the car.
"You want a good luck kiss, hmm?" she asked, leaning on the window frame.
"If you're willing." he said, a half smile crossing his features. Letty shooked her head and smiled.
"You're such a dork." she said before leaning in and placing her lips on Brian's. He placed a hand behind her neck and she slid a hand up to his hair. Letty heard the other cars honking at Brian and she pulled away reluctantly. Their eyes locked a minute before Letty blinked and pulled out of the car. She smiled at the car as Brian drove up to the starting line and she walked over to Mia, Vince, Eli and Jesse.
"Hey, Mia." she said and Mia jumped.
"Letty! Where'd you go earlier? V freaked when he couldn't find you." Mia said.
"I caught a ride with Brian." Letty said, watching Eli and Jesse with amusement as they unsuccessfully tried to sneak away from them.
"Where do you think you're goin'?" Vince asked, grabbing the back of Eli's shirt and dragging her backwards.
"Nowhere." she said, trying to escape Vince before finally giving up. And so Vince let go and Eli was content with Jesse's arms around her waist as they watched the race. Letty watched as Brian beat Edwin and RJ out of the running and pulled ahead of Dom. Deep in her heart she wished Brian would knock Dom off his pedestal and she could be his trophy but the wish slipped through her fingers as Dom shot over the finish line first.
"Eli-I wanna go home." she said as Dom and Jesse taunted Brian and his (poor) racing skills.
'What? Oh, yeah, sure Let. In a minute-" she began but sirens filled the air and everyone scrambled to their cars. That was the last she saw of Brian.
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Letty sighed as she looked over her med homework, wondering where Dom was...if Brian was okay. She looked up when she heard two doors slam shut and snuck over to the window. Brian was walking away from the house when Dom invited him in for a drink.
"Oh shit..." Letty said as she realized what she was wearing and changed her clothes quickly. She made it downstairs just in time to deviate Vince, Leon and Jesse from murdering Brian.
"Would you cut the shit Vince?" Letty yelled angrily, "We fucking talked about this!" she spat.
"Aw come on Letty-we were just about to get along." Leon taunted as Letty pulled Brian into the dining room.
"You want a drink?" Brian asked, grabbing a Corona.
"Corona." Letty said and Brian handed her his open one.
"So you don't cut your hand again." he said, grabbing another.
"Thanks." she said smiling, "Come on-let's go outside." Letty said and she headed outside as Brian followed. They laid on the ground looking up at the stars and taking drags on their beer.
"Thanks for savin' my ass back there." Brian said, "I still got injuries from this morning."
"Guess I don't have too much luck huh?" Letty asked, rolling onto her side and staring at Brian.
"What?" he asked.
"That kiss didn't give you too much luck." she said.
"Oh! Yeah, guess so. Sure was a nice kiss though." he said, looking back up.
"It's not gonna work." Letty said.
"I was hoping it would. Guess not." Brian said, grinning at her.
"Come on. I'll take you home." she said, getting up and downing the rest of her beer.
"So where were you when I came in? I didn't see you anywhere." he asked as they walked down the driveway.
"I got a med test tomorrow."
"You wanna be a doctor?"
"Dom wants me to be a doctor. Says he wants me to have a good education, but I doubt it."
"Why?"
"Because he barely pays attention to me."
"Oh." Brian said, getting into Letty's Nissan.
"Maybe he just wants me to be a doctor so that when he blows himself to pieces, I can put him back together again for free." Letty said, sitting back in her seat. She leaned up, started the engine and pulled away from the curb.
"LETTY! Hurry up-we're gonna be late woman!" Vince yelled up the stairs. Five minutes later Letty bounded down the stairs in a see through peach shirt, black bra, black leather mini and flame boots.
"Sorry, V. I got some bad Mexican food last night-it's not sittin' so well with me." she said, rubbing her stomach. "Oh, and don't you ever call me 'woman' again or I'll kick your ass."
"You couldn't kick my ass if your life depended on it, Let." Vince said, walking towards the front door.
"Wanna bet?" Letty said, making a running leap onto Vince's back and knocking him down. They rolled around for a minute until Letty pinned him successfully to the floor. "Like I said. I'll kick your ass." she said smugly. Suddenly Vince flipped them over and pinned Letty on the floor.
"And like I said. Not if your life depended on it." he grinned back, getting up and helping her up. He put an arm around her shoulders and they made their way to the races. When they got there the first thing Letty noticed was Brian and his bright green car. Brian was busy talking to Dom, Edwin and Hector as Letty walked over to his car and sat, crossing her feet and leaning back on the hood. Brian walked back to his car, unaware of Letty, and looked up. He faltered a moment when he saw Letty Torretto sitting on his hood but walked over to her. She smirked at him playfully as he approached her.
"Are you my trophy?" Brian asked.
"You haven't lost yet, Spilner." Letty said, sitting up straight.
"What makes you think I will?"
"My brother is the king of the streets, Brian. That's what makes me think the way I do." she said, cocking her head to the side.
"And what about you?" he asked, stepping closer. Letty sighed, looked at the ground and kicked her foot at it.
"I'm next in line for the throne if my brother blows himself to pieces." she said. She noticed that everyone was leaving and pushed herself off the car. "Hey Brian-I gotta go. Good luck with the race." she said, beginning to walk away.
"Letty! Wait a sec." he called after her and she turned. "Ride with me?" he asked, almost begged her. She stood there in disbelief, hand on her hip, staring at him. "Please?" he asked. Letty's face broke into a small grin before she spoke.
"Sure." she said, walking over to the passenger door and getting in. She laughed softly as Brian jumped in the car excitedly like a little boy who'd just gotten his license. "So you're from Arizona?" she asked as he pulled out, trying to make conversation.
"Yeah. Well, actually, I was born in Barstow, Florida and lived there for a while until my dad had to change jobs and we moved to Arizona when I was fifteen. Been there twelve years." he explained.
"That's why you have a Florida accent." she said, "I was wondering. So you still live with your parents?" she asked.
"I had a house in a different part of Arizona before I moved out here." he said, concentrating on the road, occasionally flicking his glance at her.
"Why'd you move?"
"Needed a change of scenery."
"You like LA so far?"
"I like you." he said, trying to act suave. Letty choked on her own laughter before breaking into peals of laughter. "Seriously, Letty." he said, confused as to why she was laughing.
"No-it's not-it's not that- you just tried to act so smooth doing it and it totally didn't work." she gasped out and Brian cracked up at her expression.
"So you gonna be my trophy if I win?" Brian asked, pulling onto the street.
"No." she said, laughing.
"Don't I even get a good luck kiss?" he asked as she got out of the car. She stopped and walked around to the driver's side of the car.
"You want a good luck kiss, hmm?" she asked, leaning on the window frame.
"If you're willing." he said, a half smile crossing his features. Letty shooked her head and smiled.
"You're such a dork." she said before leaning in and placing her lips on Brian's. He placed a hand behind her neck and she slid a hand up to his hair. Letty heard the other cars honking at Brian and she pulled away reluctantly. Their eyes locked a minute before Letty blinked and pulled out of the car. She smiled at the car as Brian drove up to the starting line and she walked over to Mia, Vince, Eli and Jesse.
"Hey, Mia." she said and Mia jumped.
"Letty! Where'd you go earlier? V freaked when he couldn't find you." Mia said.
"I caught a ride with Brian." Letty said, watching Eli and Jesse with amusement as they unsuccessfully tried to sneak away from them.
"Where do you think you're goin'?" Vince asked, grabbing the back of Eli's shirt and dragging her backwards.
"Nowhere." she said, trying to escape Vince before finally giving up. And so Vince let go and Eli was content with Jesse's arms around her waist as they watched the race. Letty watched as Brian beat Edwin and RJ out of the running and pulled ahead of Dom. Deep in her heart she wished Brian would knock Dom off his pedestal and she could be his trophy but the wish slipped through her fingers as Dom shot over the finish line first.
"Eli-I wanna go home." she said as Dom and Jesse taunted Brian and his (poor) racing skills.
'What? Oh, yeah, sure Let. In a minute-" she began but sirens filled the air and everyone scrambled to their cars. That was the last she saw of Brian.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Letty sighed as she looked over her med homework, wondering where Dom was...if Brian was okay. She looked up when she heard two doors slam shut and snuck over to the window. Brian was walking away from the house when Dom invited him in for a drink.
"Oh shit..." Letty said as she realized what she was wearing and changed her clothes quickly. She made it downstairs just in time to deviate Vince, Leon and Jesse from murdering Brian.
"Would you cut the shit Vince?" Letty yelled angrily, "We fucking talked about this!" she spat.
"Aw come on Letty-we were just about to get along." Leon taunted as Letty pulled Brian into the dining room.
"You want a drink?" Brian asked, grabbing a Corona.
"Corona." Letty said and Brian handed her his open one.
"So you don't cut your hand again." he said, grabbing another.
"Thanks." she said smiling, "Come on-let's go outside." Letty said and she headed outside as Brian followed. They laid on the ground looking up at the stars and taking drags on their beer.
"Thanks for savin' my ass back there." Brian said, "I still got injuries from this morning."
"Guess I don't have too much luck huh?" Letty asked, rolling onto her side and staring at Brian.
"What?" he asked.
"That kiss didn't give you too much luck." she said.
"Oh! Yeah, guess so. Sure was a nice kiss though." he said, looking back up.
"It's not gonna work." Letty said.
"I was hoping it would. Guess not." Brian said, grinning at her.
"Come on. I'll take you home." she said, getting up and downing the rest of her beer.
"So where were you when I came in? I didn't see you anywhere." he asked as they walked down the driveway.
"I got a med test tomorrow."
"You wanna be a doctor?"
"Dom wants me to be a doctor. Says he wants me to have a good education, but I doubt it."
"Why?"
"Because he barely pays attention to me."
"Oh." Brian said, getting into Letty's Nissan.
"Maybe he just wants me to be a doctor so that when he blows himself to pieces, I can put him back together again for free." Letty said, sitting back in her seat. She leaned up, started the engine and pulled away from the curb.