After the funeral everyone went over to the Toretto home for a gathering of family and friends. There was a buffet. The launch was to honor Anthony's life and what a great man he was.
"So what's going to happen to the kids?" Marie asked her two sisters and mother. "Well since Dominic will be 18 in one week, I think we can take them in until his birthday and then hand over Mia's parental rights to him. I believe that right now they need each other more than anything." The women stayed quiet thinking, "What if one of us just stays here until Dominic's birthday and then he can take care of his sister. It would be better if they stayed in their own home." Shannon the older sister of Anthony put in. "Well have you thought about the fact that maybe Dominic will not be able to support Mia financially?" Karen the younger sister asked. "Anthony had life insurance and they are going to give the kids money every month to be able to pay the mortgage on the garage and shop. I have faith that they will be able to make it financially." The grandmother said. "Ok so who will stay with them?" Marie asked. "Well I work and have the twins to take care of." Shannon and Karen looked at Marie. "I wish I could, but I have to go out of town tomorrow on business." Grandma Georgia stood up, "I will look after my two precious grandchildren."
Mia sat outside on the swing that her dad had build for her when she was five. She remembered how much she had begged her dad to put a swing on the tree. Finally he did it and she hugged him and kissed him thanking him as much as she could. Tears began to come down her cheeks as she thought about the fact that her father would never walk her down the aisle, the fact that he would never see her become the doctor he wanted her to be, or that he would never get to see his grandchildren. She wiped at the tears that rolled fiercely down her cheeks.
Vince sat in the living room observing all of the guest. Dominic was off somewhere talking to his two uncles about what he would do with the garage. He finally got up and looked around for Mia. Finally he found her outside on the swing. He grabbed a bottle of water for her and went to her. He saw her tear stained face which broke his heart. He wished that he could take away her pain, but knew that only time would heal her broken heart.
"Hey Mia, I brought this for you." She smile sadly at him and took the water. "I was just remembering when my dad build me this swing." He leaned on the tree trunk and watched as Mia swung herself slowly. "Yeah I remember too. You kept begging your dad and you told him that if you got straight As on your next report card that he had to build it for you." she chuckled softly. "You know, my dad will never see me walk down the aisle or have my fist child." Vince went up to her and stopped her swinging, he squatted in front of her, he took her chin on his fingers and looked at her, "Mia your dad might not be here physically, but he is here spiritually and in your heart. He will watch over you and be there during your happy moments and your sad moments. Him and your mom will protect you and guide you everyday of your life." Mia smiled at him, she never knew that Vince could say such lovely things. She hugged him and thanked him for being there for her and for caring about her.
Dominic watched his uncles talking about what he should do with the shop and garage. One told him to sell it and the other to keep it. "If you sell the shop and garage you will get money to pay for the house and you will not have to worry about putting money into the shop and garage." his uncle Ralph advised while his uncle Carlos shook his head in disagreement. "No no. If you keep the shop and garage you will be making more money and you'll have money to pay of the mortgage and supply the store with the necessities." His uncle Ralph looked at him, his eyes growing big at an idea that had popped in his head, "I got a better solution. Why don't you give us the shop and garage, so that we will take care of it. A young man like yourself does not need those kinds of worries. Of course you will get a portion of what the garage and shop make." Dominic rolled his eyes, his father use to say that his brothers only cared about money and he was right. "Look uncles, I appreciate the concern and the advice, but I have decided that I will run the garage and shop." His uncles looked at him for a moment. Dom started to walk away, he could hear his uncles calling him. He went in search of peace and quiet, he needed to be alone for a moment. All the people were beginning to get to him.
He made his way upstairs to his bedroom and sat on the edge of his bed. It seemed to him that everything was going wrong. First he lost Letty because of her father and his strict rules, which he didn't understand. And now his father had died. Even though the family said that they would help out and be there for them, he knew that at the end of the day they would all go home leaving Mia and him to deal with life on their own. He rubbed his head and laid down on the bed looking up at the ceiling. His mind drifted to Letty, he had not seen her in two months. It was unbearable, he almost wanted to go over to her house and strangle her father for information on where she was. Over the last two months he realized that he would never be able to live without her, that she was his life and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He sat up and looked around the room, there was nothing of hers to remind him of her. "Letty I missed you," he said to the empty space in front of him. He got up and went back downstairs to talk to the friends and relatives.
Jesse and Leon
The sun shined through the window and spilled into the room. Leon woke up and looked at the girl next to him. She looked peaceful and happy. He ran his finger on her jaw line and kissed her on the lips softly. Her eyes fluttered opened and she smiled at him. "Good morning." He growled out. "Good morning to you too." she said huskily. They both sat up, Morgan stretched her body, she tied a sheet around her naked body and got out of bed. Leon watched her move to get her clothing, he then turned to look at the clock it read 10:00. He got up quickly and put his clothes back on. He sneaked out of the bedroom and went over to where Jesse was at. He opened the door and saw a sleeping Jesse on the bed. He went over to him and kissed his cheek. Jesse opened his eyes and looked at Leon "Good morning pumpkin, time to wake up." Leon smiled. Jesse got his hand out from under the pillow and gave Leon the finger. Leon chuckled. "Time to get up, Morgan is taking a shower. She's going to go with us, ok?" Jesse sat up running a hand through his hair. "But won't she tell on us?" he asked nervously. Leon shook his head, "No, look at it this way we will have a ride to California and I'll have a girlfriend." Jesse rolled his eyes, "Whatever." He got out of bed and put his jeans, shirt, shocks, and shoes back on.
They finished getting dressed and met Morgan in her room. She began to pack her clothes, money from the safe, and some things that she might need. "Ok lets go." They walked out the door and to her car putting her bag in the trunk, they got on and drove off.
They drove for hours finally stopping at a restaurant to eat. "So what are you guys going to do in California?" she asked them. "Well we really haven't thought about it." Leon responded with a puzzled look. "I want to work at a garage." Jesse was more awake now and excited to go to California. "Your into cars?" Morgan looked at him, she liked him like a little brother. "Yeah, I love them. Engines calm me down." The waitress served them their food. "So why are you going to California?" Leon asked her, becoming interested in what she would do. "Well I want to be a model or an actress. Los Angeles would be good for that," she said with a smile. Jesse picked at his hamburger taking away the onion and pickles. "What about you Leon?" Morgan took a bite of her turkey sandwich. "I'm planning to work at a garage too." he responded. Two police officers walked in, making Leon's eyes go wide. Morgan turned to see what surprised Leon, she saw the cops and turned to look at the boys. "What have you done?" she asked just above a whisper. "We would steal stuff to eat and stuff," Leon whispered back. They finished eating in silence and paid for their food. They got up trying not to bring attention to themselves. Once outside they hurried into the car and drove off.
Boarding School
Once class was over Alexis and Letty went out to the cafeteria to eat lunch. They sat on a table outside, Letty picked at her food. She wasn't really hungry, she felt more nauseous then hungry. She pushed her food away and Alexis cocked her eyebrow at her. "What?" Letty asked sharply. "You're not going to eat?" Letty shook her head, "I feel nauseous." she explained. "I think you should go see the nurse." Alexis stated. "No," Letty said simply. "Let, you have been vomiting every morning and now you're nauseous." Alexis paused for a moment and then her eyes got big. Letty looked at her afraid at what she might say next. "Are you…I mean are you…pregnant?" Alexis said the last word quietly. "No." Letty nearly screamed out. Alexis eyed her for a moment and then nodded, "You know you can trust me. I am here for you when ever you need me or you decide to tell me whatever it is you're hiding." Letty sighted, "Look I trust you, but just give me time to get my mind together." "Ok."
Mark and Tito sat down with the girls. "Hey you two." Tito greeted them. "Hey Letty," Mark said shyly. Letty gave him a small smile. "We were wondering if you two would like to go to the movies with us?" Tito said looking at both girls. Alexis spoke up first, "Yes that would be great." "Ok, how about tomorrow night? We will pick you girls up at your room." "Ok." The guys left before the girls could change their minds.
Letty got up and glared at Alexis, she grabbed her plate and threw it away. Alexis followed her quickly. "Why are you mad?" Letty stopped and looked over at Alexis, "Because you just set me up on a date with Mark!" Letty said angrily. "You need to get out, maybe that is why you're sick 'cause you haven't gone out." Alexis tried to convince her. Letty thought about it for a moment. 'Maybe she was just stressed and that would explain why she had not gotten her period and why she was sick. Yes that is it' she tried to convince herself. "Ok I'll go." Alexis smile happily that she had won. "But I will not kiss him or hold his hand. Oh and I will not dress up all girly and shit for him." Alexis rolled her eyes, "Fine." The two girls walked off to the library to use the computers for an essay that they had to write for English.