Sitting in my car as I heard a truck pull up to the back of the garage. Everyone stop working to see a trashy car in the back. Even Dom stopped looking back at what was there. It was a piece of ass car. I mean it was going to take a bit more than a touch of paint to fix that body and the inside had to be rusted out.
"All right, what the hell is this? What have you got there." Dom said leaning on the door opening to the garage. "This is your car." Brain said, he seemed so happy that he brought Dom a shity car, it was a good laugh but unless it had gold under that hood. There was no way that Dom's car.
"My car? I said a 10 second car not a 10 minute car." Dom said laughing at the guy. Bring a trashed car here was like bring a big mac to a 5 star restraint. This was were art was made. "You could push this across the finish line, or tow it. Jessie said hitting the side to see if it could fall apart with one hit.
"You could push this across the finish line, or tow it." I laughed Jessie was smart with that one. "Couldn't even tow that across the finish line." Letty, Mia and myself all laughed I walked up and rapped my arms around him he pulled the arm that was on the door around me. I smiled at Brian. This was a good laugh but Brian better have a better car than this somewhere.
"O, No faith." Brain asked he always had a smile on his face when he felt he had something else up his sleeve. "Oh, I have faith in you, but this isn't a junkyard. This is garage." Dom said moving his hand with the red bull to the car. "Hey, pop the hood." Brain ordered, o gosh now he is giving orders. "Pop the hood?" Dom asked like 'are you series but still in his joking manner. "Pop the hood." Brain confirmed. I sighed going back to work as they got it off the truck.
When everything set Jessie popped that hood. My car was next to this piece of junk so I watched and listened as I leaned in like I was looking at something under my hood but my head was watching them. "Two J.Z. engine. No shit!" Jessie started. I walked over at that point. That was a nice engine. Dom looked at me for a minute, making sure I wasn't going to get in the way.
"And what did I tell you?" Brain said cocky. "Yeah but you need a body for all these great parts to run." I said Dom pulled me over kissing me quite before looking back at Brain. "I retract my previous statement." Dom said looking at that engine like he would look at a whore.
"You know what this will decimate all after you put about 15 grand in it. Or more, if we have to overnight parts from Japan." I was tired of him staring at that engine. "We'll put it on my tab at Harry's." he looked up at Brain finally. "I gotta get you racing again so I can make some money off your ass." He looks down at the car again kind of annoying me.
"There's this show down in the desert called Race Wars. And that's where you'll do it" Mia seemed annoyed that Dom was getting him into something like that. So far he had seemed to not have seen her but sure as hell saw him. I saw the way she was looking at him. When she got a look at his ass she LOOKED. I smiled to myself thinking about the party He must have been the reason she pushed past me so fast and looking rather nice I might add.
He started to walk back to his car and pushed me by my ass to my car before he started to talk again. "I'll tell you what. When you're not workin at Harry's, your workin here." "I don't know about that." I said walking back over not wanting to be pushed away so fast. "I think he has his eye on some free time." I said winking at him. Dom gave me a look, which was a mix of 'what?' and annoyed.
He looked back at Brain holding a crowbar. "If you can't find the right tool in this garage, Mister Arizona, you don't belong near a car. Dom walked back to his car. I smiled at him watching as Mia walked over to him leaning down a little too close. "He owns you now." I chuckled that he did.
Brian got right to work, pulling at things getting them cleaned out he would come in when ever he could, I would catch him coming in at the middle of the night on race nights. When I was working, he really must have wanted to get in Dom's good grace.
Working on Dom's bills was almost imposable if I didn't think Dom loved me I would think he only kept me around to do his paper work. That man whore, boy did I love him? I looked out the window to the computer that was in the garage. Brain and Jessie were working at it. Jessie seemed to be having trouble talking and was twitching.
I still had no idea who this guy was. Leon had told me he had done a boosting job as a kid. Had two years in jail. But for whatever reason I couldn't believe that. After Dom got out he lost a part of himself. The part that let his shield go down all the way. He always had that little voice telling him someone was trying to get him someone was going to hurt him. There was always test. Even for me.
If Brian was going to make problems for Dom than I was going to have problems. Dom would do anything for his team and Brain had gained Dom's trust and Jessie seemed to like him, Leon was cool with him, Mia was head over heels in love with him. Letty well Letty like any guy who had a engine and some respect for women.
Vince hated him and that had to mean something even if a little. Vince was on the team he had a say in what happen on it too.
I saw Brain stand up and I rushed to the door that leads to the garage. "Brain!" I yelled out the door. I had some questions for him. He spun around than look at me that a bright white smile. "Yeah?" He asked my face was lifeless and kind of annoyed almost. "Can I talk with you." It was not a question he was going to talk with me. Everyone stopped to look at us. He looked backed at his car that everyone seemed to be around. Leon pointed up to me. "You got to go talk to the miss." He said. He shook his head and ran up I held the door open for him I locked the door when he was in. I sat down at the desk that was in there. "What can I do for you Natalie?" he asked sitting on the chair across from me.
"Who are you really?" I asked looking at him dully. "What do you mean?" he asked chuckling. I ran a hand throw my hair. "You never went to prison did you?" he seemed taken back. "You don't have the attitude of a guy who did time. Your happy care free." He smiled at me. "Is this about how much we are spending on my car?" what? That dose not make any sense. "No, this is about me making sure Dom doesn't get throw back in the slammer." I stood up and walked infront of him. he stood up to get away. "If you hurt Dom, I will be always be there, when you look behind your shoulder I will be there. I don't care where you go or how hard you hide. I will find you. " he laughed standing up. "Did Vince put you up to this?" I glared at him grinding my teeth.
He stared back and I just didn't give up. The door opened and I looked away. "Brian, your not here to talk, get to work." Dom said Brian laughed. "Just getting to know the team." He said walking out the door. "Wanna tell me what that was about?" Dom asked as he shut the door. I tried to look like I was busy "Just wanted to talk to him about how much he is spending on the car." He walked over to me and pulled me to him. "When you lie you look at the floor. " he said making me look him in the eye.
I sighed shaking my head trying to clear my head. "I don't trust him." he sighed kissing me I pushed him away. "Dom I am series. What if he is just trouble?" "You too? Vince is sure he is a cop. won't shut up about it. " I point at him but he pushed it away pointing at me. "No, no. your not gonna go on some crazy run where you try to do something to convenes me your right and I am wrong. Just like your mother." My mouth fell open. "You never met my mother!" I yelled hitting him on the shoulder. "But I read the letter and she still want to know if your married yet." I pushed him out the door he looked back at me chuckling so I stuck my tongue out.