After pulling herself together, Elena had a study session with Mia, while Dom headed to the garage with the others to finish working on their cars, as well as the customer cars that had been sent for repairs.
Later that afternoon, after having lunch and finishing doing the housework, as well as their own homework, the two youngest members joined the rest of the crew at the garage, and while Mia wasn't as much of a grease monkey as Elena was, that didn't mean she didn't know her way around a car.
Normally, Elena would already be helping Letty underneath the hood of a car right now, but Mia needed her help sorting through some of the files, to see what they had, what they needed, as well as what lists of parts they had sent off to be ordered and delivered, and find out why what was supposed to be delivered hadn't already arrived yet.
That meant making a phone call to Harry.
After finding out why the parts had been delayed, which was no thanks to Vince's fight with Brian the other day, that caused Harry to hold off on bringing in the next shipment. After hearing Harry's excuse, Elena hit Vince on the back of his head, which caused him to yelp out of shock rather than pain, but he made no comment on why she had hit him after the look she gave him before she turned her attention to Dom, who had looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Those parts that were supposed to be delivered earlier today?"Elena reminded Dom."Harry decided that you could wait one more day since you almost managed to convince him to fire Brian from being his only delivery boy."Elena explained coolly.
"What do ya mean almost? The buster is still slinging parts for Harry?"Letty asked curiously, tilting her head to the side.
"Yeah, he is... So, Vince-Yeah, yeah, I get it."Vince cut Elena off, causing her to roll her eyes before she looked back at Dom.
"Hey, Dom."Mia said as she walked over with another file."We gotta another problem."She said, showing the file to him and Elena, causing them both to look at the information on the page and Mia explained the situation."-So, what about these parts and service?"Mia asked as Brian pulled up in silver pick-up truck with a beaten up car on the back.
"Hold off on it."Was all Dom said as he walked away from the girls, causing Mia to look at Elena sharply.
"Dom! We don't know what to do with it!"Elena stated, crossing her arms as she turned to follow after him, only pause and raise an eyebrow at the sight before her eyes."You gotta be fuckin' kidding me, Bri."Elena muttered under her breath.
"All right, what the hell is this?"Dom asked, leaning against the door frame, Brian, who stood in front of the car and truck."What do you got there?"Dom questioned Brian.
"This is your car."Brian said confidently as he gestured to the car.
"My car?"Dom exclaimed as Jesse banged the side of the hood of the car."I said a ten second car, not a ten minute car."
"You could push this across the finish line,"Jesse said, looking back at the group."or tow it."He added, causing Letty to laugh while Mia giggled and Elena smirked.
"You couldn't even tow that across the finish line."
"No faith."
"I have faith in you, but this isn't a junkyard."Dom retorted, making a gesture to the car."This is a garage."
"Pop the hood."Brian demanded, gesturing at Jesse to do it.
"Pop the hood?"Dom asked, smirking.
"Pop the hood."Brian repeated himself.
He sounded just as confident as he already told Dom that the beaten up car was his. Looking at each other, the group helped Brian get the car off the truck and into the garage.
"2JZ engine. No shit."Jesse exclaimed the moment they had popped the hood and saw the engine.
"Nice."Elena said from Dom's side and Brian smirked at her.
"And what did I tell you?"Brian asked Dom, still smirking.
"I retract my previous statement."Dom stated, clearly impressed with what Brian had managed to find in an old, beat up racing car.
"You know what?"Jesse asked rhetorically."This will decimate all after you put about $15,000 in it."The younger said, looking between the trio."Or more, if we have to overnight parts from Japan."He added and Elena looked up at Dom, who glanced down at her.
"We'll put it on my tab at Harry's."Dom finally said, looking back at the duo in front of him.
"Yes!"Jesse cheered and Elena sighed to herself.
"I'll call Harry and see what we can pay off now with what's already on the tab."Elena said, turning to Mia, who had the book containing the money count, and Mia eagerly handed it over, knowing Elena was better at keeping count of the tabs and the money.
"I gotta get you racing again so I can make some money off your ass."Dom added, looking directly at Brian."There's a show down in the desert called Race Wars."Mia, who was listening, rolled her eyes and shook her head."That's where you'll do it."Dom stated, not asked and started to walk away."I'll tell ya what, when you're not working at Harry's, you're working here."He explained, turning back to Brian."If you can't find the right tool in this garage, Mr. Arizona,"Dom mocked."you don't belong near a car."
Mia walked over to Brian and slightly leaned down next to Brian's ear."He owns you now."Mia said before walking after Dom with Brian looking over his shoulder at her, watching as she walked away.
Elena cleared her throat, causing Brian to look at her."What?"He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing."Elena said, smiling."Just gonna let you know, you don't have to hide the fact that you're a Warlock around the others."Jesse's head snapped up and he looked at Brian with wide eyes."The guys are Werewolves."Brian looked at Jesse questionably."Jesse is an untriggered Werewolf."Elena corrected herself."Also, Mia's and Dom's Mom was a Witch so up until Dom made his first kill, Dom was a Warlock too, but you know the laws of Nature, Bri."Brian nodded in understanding, now realising why it felt like he was hitting a brick wall when he and Vince had a fight the other day."Letty's a Witch, so be careful, she won't hesitate to give you aneurysm if you piss her off."
"Got it. Don't piss off Letty."
"More like, don't piss off everyone, Bri."
"Hey, I'm not that bad."
"Says you."
Shaking her head softly, she walked off to call Harry, leaving Brian alone with Jesse to talk about what they could and would do with the car, before Elena would come back to tell them to get Dom and the others and head to Harry's place to pick up some of the obvious parts that he already had on him.
The next day was the Sunday Barbecue, and Brian, who had been invited by Mia, came by early, along with Jesse, while Letty, Vince, and Leon had left to get some more food before Brian had arrived. If Elena noticed the way Brian was watching her, she didn't say anything.
She knew that Brian must have gotten a call from his Mother, who had spoken with Katie, who would have told her that Elena had suddenly called out of the blue, so it was obvious as to why he was watching her so intensely.
Elena, Brian, Jesse, and Dom, who were outside by the grill, looked up when Letty's, Leon's, and Vince's cars came up to the house and parked in the driveway before the trio got out of their cars, bringing the food.
"I'm outta here."Vince said the moment he saw Brian and handed over his share to Leon.
"Come on, dog."Leon groaned before turning to Dom.
"What are you talking about?"Letty questioned him as he turned away.
"Yo, Dom."Leon called out to Dom.
"Vince, get over here and give us a hand."Dom called out to Vince.
"Looks like you got all the help you need, Brother."Vince yelled back to Dom.
"He'll be back."Elena said, wrapping an arm around Dom's waist and he looked down at her as Vince left."You know he will."Elena said with a knowing look on her face."Now, go man the grill before the chicken burns."
"Yes ma'am."Dom said, chuckling and went to do as she said.
"Ok, Letty, Jesse, go inside and help Mia."Elena said to Letty and Jesse, who went do go do as she said."Brian, take Vince's share and put the can's in the buckets of ice with Leon, then the both of you can go and get the plates and utensils to set the table, please."
"Sure thing, Elena."Brian and Leon said in unison.