A/N: I tried to do this one earlier, but the inspiration just wasn't coming to me. So now it's a little less writer's blockish and I think I can work it out. So, Dom's reaction to Mia having Brian's kid... take one!


"Dom?" Mia looked at Dominic Torretto in fear and bemusement, waiting for his reaction. She'd told him and he'd closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and was shaking silently.

"Shhhh." He put a finger to his lips, his eyes still closed.

"What the hell is your problem? I just want a freaking reaction! You're my brother, and I care what you think."

"I know you do, and I'm very happy for you. However, at the moment I'm working on anger management."

"Dom, I love him. I'm going to marry him, so there's no point in hurting him. The baby's going to have both parents, married, by the time he's born. And I love him," she finished repetitively.

"Hasn't stopped me from punching his lights out before."

"Dom." Mia rolled her eyes and pursed her lips. She was safe in the knowledge that Brian had his arms locked around her waist, and Dom wouldn't hit him if she was right next to him. However, that didn't really solve anything for more than a few seconds.

"Mia." He opened his eyes. "Vince and Leon are in the kitchen. Go make sure they don't blow anything up, will you?"

She nodded, but didn't move without replying, "Dom, I'm serious, don't hurt him. I want him to be able to walk down the aisle, not limp."

Dom grunted, without actually consenting, as all three noticed.

Mia walked into the house, watching the pair as she left.


"So..." Dom looked at Brian, raising his eyebrows.

"Hey, I promised not to break her heart, I never promised to not give her what she wanted."

"You're a sneaky rat bastard, you know that?"

"Yeah, but you knew that when you met me."

"I didn't trust you in the beginning. And now I'm wondering if it was a good idea to ever start."

"I'm not leaving my kid, Dom. The kid's not gonna grow up without a dad. He's already got it better than you and Mia had it."

"That kid better not turn out like me."

"Nah, he's got Mia as his mom, I don't think any kid can turn out to be a dickhead like you with Mia raising him."

"You really like pushing my buttons, don't you? I'm not feeling very lenient anyways, choose what you say carefully."

"Dom, I'm gonna take care of her. I know what you said and I'm not breaking my promise now."

"You break her heart-"

"You break my neck. I fucking know. I'm not like you Dom, I'm not fucking leaving my kid."

Dom winced before reacting. Brian was one of the few people to know the real reason he'd sent Letty home – she was three months pregnant. But when she'd been hit...

Dom reacted before thinking, slamming his fist into Brian's nose. "Dammit, I told you to choose your words carefully! Do you think I fucking wanted that kid to die?? I sent her back because I thought she'd be safer back with Mia! I tried my fucking hardest to keep her safe!"

Somehow, they were both on the ground, and Brian was trying to dodge Dom's fist one last time. Finally, Dom gave up on killing him and sat himself down on the ground, allowing Brian to pull himself up to a sitting position.


"I didn't mean it."

"Forget it." Dom's words were muffled through his hands. He didn't cry, but it wasn't a pleasant memory.

"That was low, and you did the right thing. You're an overprotective asshole who pisses me off most days, but you did the right thing. You know I only said it because I was pissed, right?"

"Eh, I wanted to fight you anyways, one way or another. One of us would've said something else stupid and we would've tried to kill each other anyways."

Mia walked back outside. "What the fuck, why do I even bother trying? Did you at least leave him with all parts attached?"

"I think so." Dom pulled himself up, pulling a hand across his face just in case. No need for his baby sister to know what'd been said.

"Hey," Mia said suddenly, causing him to look up and witness her look of concern. "You okay?"

He nodded, apparently unconvincingly, as she told Brian to start up the car and he heard his footsteps walking away.

"What did he say? You're hiding shit from me and you know I hate that. And I haven't seen you cry since the day of Letty's burial and you're fucking holding back tears. What did he say?"

"Nothing, Mia!"

"You're a shitty liar."

"I'm not going to tell you. It was low and we were both pissed off and he didn't mean anything by it."

"Dom. I'm gonna ask you one more fucking time." And he almost smiled, because he'd obviously rubbed off on her, she didn't use to say fuck. Ever. "What the fuck did he say to you that has you crying? Because I can hurt him a lot easier than you can."

"And how's that?"

"Easy. I can roll over and turn the lights off and ignore him. See how simple it is?"

"Fuck, Mia, you're like a dog with a bone!"

"Dominic Lee Torretto, I swear to God above, if you don't me what the fuck he said in the next five seconds-"

"He accused me of leaving my kid, alright? Goddamn it, woman."

She had no response to that except to hug him and whisper in his ear, "You know he's wrong, right? Whether he meant it or not, it was wrong and I'm sure in his heart he doesn't believe it at all."

"Mia, I know. I told you he didn't mean it and it wasn't important. You're the one who kept pushing the issue."

Her lips twisted before she gave him a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry."

"Eh, no problem. Come here, kid."

She hugged him one more time before he pulled away, keeping her at arms' length. "If anything goes wrong, you know who to call." She nodded. "And for the record, I trust him more than I trust any other guy. At least with you."

"Thanks, Dom. Love you, I'll be over tomorrow morning."

"Love you too." It was the one small concession he always gave her. Because it was her. She was the only flesh and blood he had left, and he did love her. He just rarely admitted it.


"You're such a fucking asshole."

"Mia, I didn't-"

"I don't care if you fucking meant it or not, that was low. He's my fucking brother, and you had no right to say that kinda shit." She looked at Brian. "And if I could figure out a way to be pissed at you right now, I would. As it is, I would really enjoy you just putting your arms around me and letting me go straight to sleep."

He just nodded, knowing no apology was going to work right now, and no matter what he did she was going to bed angry. But he loved her, so he did what she said and wrapped his arms around her waist, letting her drift off. "I love you."

"I love you, too," she muttered half-asleep, and then he dozed off too.


A/N: I tried hard, I don't think they really are very ooc, they're supposed to be pissed off and they always go way lower with insults when you piss them off, and they were both itching for a fight anyways. Anyways, if you love me hit the green button, and jerseyhalliwell, you get props, thanks so much for that review, and i love brian in the last chappie too :]