Three
Brian sighed hating that he had let his daughter go the house of people he hadn't met yet. He knew Mia but that was it and he didn't feel comfortable with it but he decided that since Jesse was her friend he would let it go for now. He knew that he could be overprotective but he couldn't help it since after everything that happened it was ingrained into him. He could see Sophie's knowing look and ignored it because he didn't want to be the kind of father that locked their kid inside a bubble.
"She'll be fine Brian," she promised putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I know I'm just being a worry wart," he said with a sigh.
"You're a good father no one can deny that so trust that your daughter will be okay with her friend," the girl told him wisely.
Brian nodded his head giving her a grateful look before sending her back on her way to work. Nothing in him told him that anything would go wrong but until he met everyone living in that house and got a feel for them he would not be able to settle down. He swore that once he got off he was going to meet the occupants of the house so that he could determine just how safe his daughter was with them.
~Two Fathers and a Daughter~
Lila hummed softly under her breath as she finished her homework knowing that she had memorized everything. She was smart she had always known that but sometimes it could be difficult being so different. Her father had always told her that she had the attitude to help her deal with it and make her stronger. He had put her in self defense classes when they lived in Miami which also helped mostly because he didn't want her to be defenseless.
"Ha I'm done," she said in triumph.
"You always get done first," Jesse complained.
"Whiny like a little kid is unbecoming," she said using adult language.
"Why the heck are you talking like that?" he asked shaking his head.
"My dad use to tell me not to whine because it wouldn't change anything. I use to throw fits when I was a kid and I didn't get what I wanted but he would just stare at me and ask if I was done yet then tell me that my tantrum didn't change anything but take away my time to watch Looney tunes so I stopped," Lila answered with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Did he ever help you with homework?" he asked curious.
"Yes he did even when he had to work late at the bar or the shop he would sit down and help me though after awhile I didn't need his help but he still always checked to make sure that it was done at least," Lila told him but she didn't like talking about her father because it seemed like he was fishing to see if he was a good father and he was.
Lila saw the man working on the charger only to occasionally glance over at them and she stood up walking over to him. She looked down at the car to see something wrong with the engine wondering if the man had seen it. She looked up to find dark eyes too much like her own but she shook that off ignoring it and tilted her head.
"You do know that there is something wrong with the engine right?" she asked the man.
"Dom she knows her stuff," Jesse told the man enthusiastically from his work place.
"Yes I do," Dom answered. "Do you want to help?"
"You would have to watch me because Dad won't let me work unless he's watching," Lila explained, "I think he's just being overprotective but it's cool because he's not overbearing overprotective more cautious."
Dom listened to her talk about her father and could hear the love she had for the man. He wanted to meet the man just so he could see their interaction. He missed seeing the love a father and daughter shared. The last time had been his father and sister though there were times he found himself thinking of Jesse as his son but the kid had never called them by anything but their names. He wasn't upset about that because he knew that the damage done by his biological parents had been great but it wouldn't change that he would do anything to protect the kid. There was something about Lila that made him want to protect her with everything in him but he shook that off for now.
~Two Fathers and a Daughter~
Brian made his way to the house hearing silence from his place on the front porch. He narrowed his eyes confused because it was late though the sun was just setting. He knocked and shook his head it had been a long day at work and he was thankful for the fact that Sophie was experience enough to be a manager at night for him. The door opened and he saw Mia's sad expression but he didn't think it was his business so he ignored it for now.
"Hey she's in the garage with Jesse and my brother," she told him.
"Well if there's a car there that should be interesting," he said with a laugh.
He saw Mia's curious look but didn't say anything as he followed her outside to the garage. She opened the door for him and he was met by a sight that was familiar but also different at the same time. His daughter was leaning over the car grease covering her as the man, Mia's brother, helped her with the car. Usually it was him in that position only instead of a Skyline this time it was a charger.
"Damn," Mia said arms crossed.
"Told ya," he stated making his presence known.
"Dad," his daughter yelled excited like the hyper ball of energy she was.
Lila came over to greet him with a hug and he kissed the top of her hug. Brian looked up meeting his blue eyes with brown ones. The man was attractive with his muscles and he was exactly his type. Brian always went with the men that were stronger than him and could beat him easily. There was something about this man that just drew him in and those eyes were familiar but he didn't think it was possible so he ignored it but he didn't think he would be able to ignore his undeniable attraction to this man.