A Real Driver

9.5

Mia and Letty are at the market, the next morning, getting the team some food. Mia is grabbed from behind before Letty grabs the man's arm, twisting it to where it could break.
"Letty stop!" Mia quickly says as she sees that it is Leon, causing Letty to let go of him. "Leon, what are you doing?"
"Quiet! They've been tracking you," Leon tells her before they see two cars full of Reyes' men show up. Leon grabs Mia's arm before leading them away from the market. Mia and Letty take him back to the hideout once they are sure it's safe. Roman and Vince are the first to see them as they walk in before turning to look at Brian, who notices them. Brian quickly puts down the air compressor before heading towards Leon.
"It's okay. Wait!" Mia says as she puts her hands on Brian's chest to stop him. "Reyes' guys were waiting for me and Letty at the market. Leon saved our lives." Leon and Letty nod at Brian, because what Mia had said is true. Letty notices that Roman and Vince had walked over as well, ready to fight with Brian, causing Letty to lightly smile.
"You hungry?" Dom asks from where he and Han are looking at the blue prints.
"Yeah, sure," Leon answers him with a confused look.
"Good. Because you're saying grace," Dom tells him with a small smirk, causing Leon to smile.
"Thanks, Leon," Brian says before shaking his hand.

Dom and Vince are working on Dom's charger while Tego and Santos argue while they cook. Brian sits at the computer with Mia in his lap as they keep an eye on the tracker for Hobbs. Gisele is off on her own as she cleans the guns. Tej, Letty, Roman, and Han all sit together as they enjoy some beers while Letty and Vince exchange glances.
"Cheers. Cheers. Cheers," Roman says as he hits Tej's, Letty's, and Han's bottles before they all take a drink. "So, we in Brazil. It's the good life." Roman looks over at Tej. "So, you got a little less $10 million coming. What are you going to do with your money?"
"Me?" Tej asks, causing Roman to nod. "Actually, man, I been thinking about opening up a garage back home. Place where people can bring their cars and not get completely ripped off. You know what I mean?"
"Really?" Roman asks him confused, causing Tej to nod. "So, your dream is to start a day job? That's stupid. Like, why would..."
"No, it's not stupid at all," Tej tells him with a proud smile. "I love what I do."
"It's a honest living," Letty says with a smile, causing Tej to nod in agreement.
"That don't make no sense to me," Roman says as Tego walks over to them.
"I know what I'm going to do with my money," Tego says before setting down some of the meat that is burnt. "Buying some cooking lessons for my man."
"See? See? There you go with that negativity, man," Santos says as he turns to look at him. "You know me. Money ain't a goddamn thing."
"It's going to take a little more than money to learn how to cook," Letty says as Roman picks up one of the burnt ribs, causing her to wrinkle her nose in disgust.
"That's horrible," Tej says in agreement while shaking his head.
"But I heard they was looking for a chef down at this animal shelter," Roman jokes, causing everyone to laugh. Vince and Letty exchange smiles, which Dom catches.

"You better take care of her," Dom says as Vince looks at him confused before they both look at Letty, who is laughing at something that was said. "This is the happiest I've seen her in a while. Just remember that she deserves the world after everything she has been through."
"I plan on doing everything it takes to give it to her if she will let me," Vince tells him with a nod, causing Dom to lightly smile. Leon walks over to Dom and Vince as Letty walks over to them as well.
"Hey, Dom," Leon says as Dom looks up at him. "Listen uh, I know that you're all set for this job tomorrow, but if you need an extra man, I could..."
"You're in," Dom tells him before taking a drink of his beer. "There's always room for family."
"Thank you," Leon tells him with a smile.
"Let's go eat some grub, man," Letty says as she wraps an arm around Vince and Leon.
"Can you believe Mia calls this a curse?" Dom asks them as they look back at his Charger.
"She might be right," Leon says before they start to walk over to the others.

"We're less than 24 hours from the biggest celebration of our life," Roman says as he grabs some more beers before walking over to Brian and Mia. "Y'all need a refill. This is serious stuff."
"No, I'm good," Mia says as Roman tries to hand her one.
"Cheers, baby," Roman tries as Brian open his beer.
"I'm good. No, thank you," Mia says as Brian and Roman tap their bottles together, causing Roman to look at her confused.
"No, she can't," Brian says in agreement after taking a drink of his beer.
"What do you mean?" Roman asks as he looks between them still confused.
"She can't," Brian answers as Mia looks at him with a smile on her face.
"What do you mean she can't? What is..." Roman asks before Brian rubs Mia's stomach with a smile on his face. "Are you serious right now?"
"Yeah," Brian answers him.
"Is that the reason you let him, beat you in the quarter mile?" Roman asks as he looks at Dom with a laugh before Tej starts walking over. "That was a baby gift."
"No, that's messed up," Brian argues with him as he sets his beer down. "No, you're not taking that from me."
"Wait, Wait, hold on a second," Tej says as he looks between Brian and Mia. "So, did he just smack that ass or did he grab and hold on to it?" Everyone laughs as Brian and Mia stand up while Gisele and Han walk over to hug and tell them congratulations.
"It's your boy," Roman says with a smile on his face as he hugs Brian. "Why would you keep something like that away from me?"