Getting back in the loop

Chapter 10 Dom's POV

"Yo Jesse, Leon, come on! Taylor and Brian will be here in a minute!" I yelled up the stairs and soon heard them fighting for the lead down the stairs. They stopped abruptly at the end of the stairs as Jesse ran face first into my chest and I threw them a stern look, "Oh would you two act your age." I barked, popping both of them in the head then added, "Last one outside has to ride in the trunk."

All three of us shot to the door. I ran out the door and took a flying leap over the porch rail, landing on my feet.

"I am so not riding in the trunk." Jesse said as he ran out the door behind Leon and we all started laughing.

"I really missed being able to clown around with you fools." I said as we waited on the porch steps.

"Me too man." Leon replied.

Suddenly Jesse snapped his fingers, "Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot. Dom, I have a surprise for you." He said as he jumped off the step, then added, "Come on, it's in the garage out back." I quickly stood up and pulled Leon to his feet as he gave me a questioning look.

We followed Jesse to the garage door and he turned to me before opening it, "You ready for this Dominic?"

"Bring it on Jes, don't keep me in suspense." I replied and watched him unlatch the door and pull it open.

I felt my heart jump into my throat when I caught a glimpse of the car. "Jesse, how…. oh man, look at this." I tried to ask him but I found myself speechless.

"This is what I've been doing for the last couple of months since I got out of the hospital. Hector helped me." Jesse explained.

I walked over and kissed him on the head, "I can't believe you rebuilt my dad's car." I stated as I ran my hand across the hood of the pitch-black charger.

"I knew how much this Detroit Muscle meant to you and I never gave up on you coming home. I knew you'd need something to drive when you did." Jesse stated and I continued to admire the amazing job he did. I couldn't even tell it had been wrecked.

"I was wondering when you were going to show him the car." I heard Taylor's voice come from behind me. I turned around to see a huge smile on her face and a look of utter shock on Brian's.

"Taylor, you knew about this?"

"Of course she did. She was at DT day and night helping me and Hector work on it." Jesse chimed in before she had a chance to answer.

"You helped him with this?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I did. I had this old, run down Charger of my uncle's and after banging out a few dints on the front fenders, we were able to use the body to rebuild yours." Taylor answered with a smile.

Without saying another word, I walked over and planted a deep kiss on her full, pouty lips. "Thank you so much, you two. This is the most amazing thing anyone has ever given me."

"Hey, why didn't I get that kind of thank you?" Jesse asked, referring to the kiss I gave Taylor. I walked over to Jesse, still laughing and planted a big kiss on his cheek, "I love you man!" I said, pretending to weep.

"Dom, you nasty fuck! I was kidding!" Jesse yelled, sending everyone into fits of laughter.

"Alright lovebirds, we better head out. We ran into Hector on our way back over here and he's dying to see you. He's meeting us at El Gato and we'll go from there!" Taylor broke in as she walked out of the garage.

'We'll go from there?' I thought to myself. What is she talking about? Don't tell me Miss FBI Agent is gonna let me race with my old crew!

I followed behind Taylor as Jesse locked the doors back up and I suddenly found myself admiring her attire. She was wearing a pair of read leather pants and a black tank top with a red West Coast Choppers emblem on it. Not to mention those long, brown locks of hers, nearly hanging to her waist.

"Taylor sure doesn't dress like any agent I've ever seen." Leon stated as if he was reading my mind.

"Her badge might say FBI but she has adrenaline and NOS runnin' through her veins just like the rest of us." I replied, never taking my eyes off of her.

Finally I looked up, expecting to see Taylor's Escalade sitting in the driveway but instead saw a tricked out Honda 2000 sitting in its place. "Uh, how are we gonna fit in that?" I asked sarcastically.

"Well, it's simple…. Jesse and Leon can take Jesse's car and you have a choice to either ride with Bri in the Honda or ride with me." Taylor answered pointing to the sidewalk in front of the house.

I looked over and saw a Yamaha YZF-R6 sitting on the pavement. It was black with silver flames flowing up from the bottom.

"Whoa, you expect me to ride 'bitch' on a crotch rocket?" I asked and she rolled her eyes and laughed.

"Well you can either get on the back of that and be my bitch or get in the car and be Brian's!" She replied and all I could do was shake my head. She never fails to amuse me.

"I've got an idea. Why don't I drive and you can ride 'bitch'?" I asked with a laugh.

"Dom, you can drive my Escalade and you can drive my car but nobody drives my bike except me." Taylor explained.

"And what's so special about that bike that you won't let anyone drive it?" I asked as I walked over to her.

"I built it!" She answered with a cocky grin. I was once again shocked. She's definitely my kind of girl.

"In that case, I'd be honored to ride on the back of that bike. Let's just make it a point not to refer to me as the bitch." I joked as I made my chest muscles jump.

"Of course baby, I'm the only bitch in this relationship!" Taylor replied and we started toward the bike.

Taylor picked up a red leather jacket off the seat and put it on then tossed me a helmet. She tied her hair back before putting hers on. Damn she looked hot all decked out in leather sitting on that bike. It took everything I had not to just throw her down right then and there.

I finally hopped on the bike behind her and we were off. After a few minutes I glanced over my shoulder and couldn't help but laugh. Brian and Jesse could barely keep up with her. I didn't want to seem like a punk but I kept a firm grip on her hips until we pulled in at El Gato. We had to wait a full two minutes before Brian pulled in, followed by Jesse and Leon and in the racing world, two minutes is a long time.

I took off my helmet and stepped off the bike, "Whoa, is that Dominic Toretto getting off the back of a crotch rocket?" I heard Edwin's voice ring out over the noisy crowd and then he added, "So, who's your boyfriend?"

His eyes jolted toward Taylor as she pulled off her helmet and flipped her long hair over her head, then flashed him an evil, sexy smile. Edwin turned back to me, lifting an eyebrow, "Can I ride?" He asked and I laughed as I shook his hand, "Edwin, you ain't changed a bit. How you been?"

"Not as good as you from what I can see." Edwin replied.

Suddenly I heard Hector's voice, "Hey Taylor, when you gonna let me take that crotch rocket off your hands?"

"How many times I gotta say no Hector? You can't even drive your car, what makes you think you could handle my bike?" Taylor replied with her usual sarcastic tone and you could hear the crowd start to chuckle at her cut down.

"Ouch! That really hits me right here, you know?" Hector replied, motioning to his heart as he walked over and put his arm around her.

I reached over and jokingly shoved his arm out from around her and replaced it with my own. "Whoa, my bad bro!" Hector said, holding up his arms in defeat and then added, "I figured it wouldn't take you long to stake your claim on this one. How ya been Toretto?"

I reached out and took his hand, "Just livin' man! Jes showed me the car; I see you've been busy. Thanks man." I replied.

"No problem Dom, it was actually pretty fun working along side this chica." Hector responded, pointing at Taylor.

"Well Toretto, I know you gone try to reclaim your title so what you driving tonight man?" Edwin asked as he joined the conversation. I snapped my head around and looked at Taylor. To my knowledge Hector was the only one who knew she was a fed, "I don't…." I started to reply but Taylor quickly cut me off as she caught my stare, "He's driving my car." She said, pointing to her Honda 2000 behind us.

"Alright then, let's get this fuckin' party started!" Edwin replied and everyone headed to their cars.

After making sure no one was near by, I looked back at Taylor, "You sure about this?"

"Who better to race with then someone who can keep your ass out of trouble?" She replied.

"So what's it runnin'? Who did the modifying?" I asked.

"Don't worry. It's faster then anything here." Taylor assured.

"How ya know that?"

"You see Toretto; I got that car out of the impound lot at the bureau. You're more familiar with that car then you know." I gave her a questioning look and she continued, "It has a new paint job and new decals but it's the same car Johnny Tran ran at Race Wars. It has more then 100gs under the hood." I instantly knew that I already had this race won.

"Let's reassess this riding arrangement. I'll drive your car from here. Do you want someone to ride with you?" I asked Taylor and she glanced over my shoulder.

"As a matter of fact I do." She replied and I followed her stare to…. Leon. I turned back to her and she had an evil grin on her face.

"Don't scare my boy." I stated, and then turned to Leon, "Yo Leon, comere!" He ran over to us, "What's up Dom?"

"I'm gonna drive Taylor's car so I want you to ride with her. Alright?"

Leon looked at Taylor and smiled, "Anything you say man."

"Easy cowboy, don't make me snap your neck." I joked then quickly kissed Taylor goodbye before heading to the car.

"What's going on Dom?" Brian asked.

"I'm racing your sister's car tonight." I replied with a smirk.

"Oh Yeah, we are back in business." Brian replied as he ran to the passenger side. We pulled out behind Taylor and Leon as we headed to the mark.

More to come………….