Chapter 9
After a few weeks of getting settled family life. Sariah wasn't having much luck finding work, she was getting pretty annoyed at being stuck at home and cleaning up after everyone. Dom, Conner, Leon, Vince, Brian, Letty worked at the garage all day. Maria had also started working at the garage doing the accounts. Mia worked at the hospital almost everyday and the days she didn't she would be doing work for a home study she was doing from home.
One day after cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom purely because she was bored, Dom came home at lunchtime; this was a bit unusual for him.
'Forgot something' Sariah said to him as he slowly walked into the kitchen
'No' he said rubbing his head
'Well what do you want then' she said handing him a bottle of coke
'Who says I want something'
'Well my dear brother, you never come home during the day, so unless you have come to check up on me the only other explanation is that you want something and seeing as I am the only person who is here then you must want something from me' she said and poked her tongue out at him.
'You so clever' he said sarcastically
'I try'
'Your right, I do want something' he said cautiously
Although he and Sariah had been getting on fine, no rows nothing he was always cautious around her and she around him. They both knew that given time they would be fully comfortable around each other but they had already made so much progress neither of them wanted to rock the boat.
'You know the night when you first came back and we were chatting about racing and you designs on the side of your and Conner's cars'
'Yeah' she said suspiciously
'Well there hasn't been any racing on for a while, but were arranging one for Friday night and I just wondered if you would come so the guys could see your designs. I know they would be interested in them.'
'Yeah of course I will' she said with a grin on her face
'Wait there's more. We have a spare room above the garage, if we got the right equipment, you could set it up as your own studio for the printing of your designs. You would have full control over what went on. It would be your own business.
Sariah sat down with a blank expression on her face
'You ok?' Dom said
'Yeah, yeah i'm fine, just a bit shocked'
' You won't have to worry about anything, I have spoken to Conner, and I've spoken to the bank we can take a business loan out to get all the equipment you need'
'You'd trust me with this?'
'Yeah, you're my sister, I'd trust you with my life' he put his arm round her shoulder
She looked up at him and smiled
'I would have 100% say on what goes on up there?'
'Yeah'
'Where do I sign?' she said hugging him and laughing
'We need to go to the solicitors and arrange all the paper work but you can start planning how you want everything tomorrow'
They heard some one come through the front door
'Dom? Sariah?'
'Were in the kitchen Conner' Dom shouted back
Conner came into the kitchen and took his sunglasses off
'Well did you ask her?' he said looking from one to the other
'Yeah?' Dom said laughing
'Well what did she say?' he said getting impatient
'I am here you know, you could ask me!' Sariah shrieked
'I said yes!' she jumped up and down and hugged Conner
'Good, I was worried your pride was going to take over and you were going to get all self righteous' he said laughing
She punched him playfully in the arm
'Hey, this was to good an opportunity to let my pride take over anyway, I learnt from the best' casting a evil look at Dom
'Don't look at me like that, but your right you did learn from the best' he laughed and walked over the fridge
'Lets toast to the Torretto family business' he got three beers out of the fridge
The three of them sat chatting for a couple of hours.
Mia came home at 4; the three of them were pretty drunk by then.
'What on earth is going on here' Mia said laughing at the site before her.
Conner, Dom and Sariah were sat on the living room floor with empty bottles scattered around them, looking through old family photo albums
They told her all about the business she was excited for Sariah and hugged her for what seemed like ages
'Okay Mia, I need to breath now' Sariah said
'Sorry' she said laughing
'Hey Dom do you remember this holiday to Florida' Conner said in fits of laughter
He held up a photo of the four of them with their mum and dad
'Oh my god I remember that one' Sariah said laughing
'Mia isn't that the one where you pushed Dom in the swimming pool when he was trying to impress those girls staying next to us' Sairah laughed even harder.
By this time they were all sat on the floor in fits of laughter
'Oh yeah I remember, dad really told me off for that one, I wasn't allowed to go swimming for the whole of the next day, I had to sit with mum and dad all day.' She said pouting her bottom lip
'Yeah but do you remember what me and Dom did on our last night?' Conner said
Dom started roaring with laughter
Mia started crying with laughter ' yeah, you some really strong alcohol from the mini bar at the hotel and got totally out of it'
'Didn't mum and dad come back to find you both passed out in the bath! You were grounded for like month when we got back' Sariah said
'I was the only one who didn't get in trouble on that holiday' she added
They continued reminiscing all through out the night, the rest of the team came back and they celebrated the Torretto family business until everyone but Maria and Sariah went to bed.
They started cleaning up but got bored.
'I'm glad to see you so happy' Maria said flopping down on the sofa
'In all honesty I thought it was going to be a huge disaster coming back here but I couldn't be happier' Sariah said
She gave Maria a hug
'Thanks' she whispered into Maria's ear
Sariah led in bed thinking. She decided she was going to race on Friday night; it was about time Dom moved over as king of the street racers. She knew he wanted to settle down and start a family with Letty but he wouldn't step down easily, it was better that it was his own sister than some stranger and with a new venture ahead of her she was unstoppable. It was time for her to take her place as queen of the street racers.
DUH DUH DUH Well what has that sneaky little minx got planned, a good bit of sibling rivalry to come!! Thanx for you words of encouragement keep them coming!!