Laura stood with the rest of the team, not sure what to say or do. Dom and Brian finally returned and by the look on Doms face they must have sorted something out.
"Dom, Mia split…" Letty said while giving Brian a look that Laura remembered only too well.
Doms anger flared up again and he dragged Brian over to his silver Skyline, pushed him into the passenger seat, got himself into the drivers seat and sped off, leaving the rest of the team feeling very confused.
"Why is that fucker back? All he did last time was cause trouble!" Vince said as he paced up and down, obviously worrying about Mia.
"Yeah, but he also saved your life dawg!" Leon said, "Come on Laura I'll take you home and explain everything on the way."
He ushered her away from the group and then realised they both had separate cars.
"Shit, I forgot! Follow me and we can park somewhere and talk."
"K." All she could do was agree, her head was spinning!
Was Brian still a cop? Was he back for good? What exactly happened? Was he going to get back with Mia? Would he spend his time with the team like he seemed to have done before? Her head felt as if it was about to explode! And to think every time she thought about him she had butterflies! This immediately made her feel guilty…she already had a boyfriend, she was following him into a deserted car park right now.
Leon parked his car, waited for her to park and then got out of his car and into hers.
"So this is gunna take a while…" he said as he looked her straight in the eye and began his story.
He told her about Brian, who had come into the group over 18 months ago, how he nearly beat Dom in a race, how he earned Doms respect, how he was accepted by the team and even worked for Dom. He told her how he fell for Mia and even had the chance to take her out one night, how the team was involved in some shit that included hijacking trucks and stealing their contents and how Brian almost got in on it. He described the whole incident involving the trucker with the shotgun, how Vince nearly died and Brian saved him. He told her how it was then they found out he was an undercover cop. He described why Brian and Dom went after Jonny Tran because they shot Jesse for running away after losing the Jetta to Jonny in a race. He told her how Brian and Dom raced a quarter mile stretch and how Dom was in an accident, how Brian gave him the keys to his own car so he could get away and how the whole team then split to Mexico. He told her that since that day they hadn't seen or heard from Brian 'till now and how there would be a lot to sort out before Brian could ever be trusted again.
Once Leon had finished Laura sat for a few minutes taking everything in. How could she have been unaware of so much! And why did Mia not tell her! She then decided to tell Leon about the visit she had had from Brian at the shop that Saturday and how she had swore not to say anything.
Leon seemed a little shocked at fist,
"So all he did was eat a sandwich, ask a few questions and leave?"
"Yeah. What else could he do?"
Leon nodded and smiled,
"Well, at least he's finally showed up and is trying to make things right."
"Yeah, it musta taken a lot of guts for him to come back, after everything that went down!"
"Yeah. But I think it killed him losing Doms respect, that meant a lot to him…and I think he also needs to make it right with Mia. Any guy would need to make it right if they played with some girls heart like that…"
Laura smiled, as usual Leon's sweet side shone through. But she couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt as she, once again, thought of Brian. Ever since that day she had first met him she couldn't get those eyes or that smile out of her head. Leon must have noticed the agitated look on her face,
"You OK?"
"Uh huh…totally…" she knew guilt spilt out of her eyes as she looked at him.
"He didn't hit on you or anything did he?" Leon suddenly looked very angry and jealous.
"No Leon!"
He looked at her, doubt in his eyes. Of course Laura tried to ignore the little voice in her head but couldn't, he did Laura, he stared at you, made eye contact and didn't look away. He smiled and flirted like so many guys have done with you in the store. And the thing is Laura, you loved it. You're glad you had that little moment with him…
She didn't understand what was running through her head. She had Leon, she was happy with Leon, so why was it that she felt so jealous of Mia and all she could think about was Brian? She didn't even know him and yet she felt drawn to him every time she saw him.
Leon woke her out of her thoughts by yawning and opening the door,
"It's late baby, we should get back. Do you feel a little less confused now?"
She nodded her head and smiled reassuringly when she saw yet another doubtful look in his eyes,
"Thanks hun."
Leon nodded and shut the door. He returned to his car and as Laura followed him back to the house she couldn't help but think about what Brian was doing now. Did he sort it out with Mia? Is he back with her? Is she the reason he came back? Little did she know her questions would be answered as soon as they got home.