The Fast And The Furious Girl

34.5

(August P.O.V.)

We walk around until we find a place to stay the night. Mia went to sleep and Brian, Dom, and I are on the balcony drinking Coronas.

"Hey, Dom, what do you remember about y'all's father?" Brian asks out of the blue.
"Our father," Dom says and Brian nods. "He used to....He used to have a barbecue every Sunday after church. For anybody in the neighborhood. If you didn't go to church, you didn't get any barbecue. Every single day he was in the shop, and every single night, he was at the kitchen table with Aug and Mia, helping them with their homework. Even after they went to sleep, he'd stay up for a few more hours so he could learn the next chapter and help them the next day. I remember everything about my father. Everything."

"That's just it. I don't remember anything about my dad. I don't remember him yelling. I don't remember him smiling. To be honest with you, I don't even remember what the hell he looked like. I don't remember. He just....He was just never there." Brian explains. I hug Brian.

"You won't ever be like that, Brian," Dom says looking at me and Brian. I look back at Mia sleeping.
"We can't keep running, Dom. We got to get out. We got to get out now," I say.
"You're right. Here's how we going to do it. We're going to use this. We're going do one last job. We're going to take all of Reyes' money. Every dime of it, and disappear. Forever," Dom explains taking the chip out of his pocket.
"New passports. New lives with no more looking over our shoulder. And we're just going to buy our freedom," Brian says.
"That's right," Dom says.
"You realize we're talking about going up against the most powerful guy in all of Rio?" I ask them.
"Yes, we are," Dom says.
"We're going to need a team," Brian says and a smile comes to all of our faces. The next morning we find an abandoned warehouse and make a plan.

"Let's run the bases real quick. Who do we got?" Brian says.
"First we are going to need a chameleon. Someone who can blend in anywhere," Dom explains.
"Han," I say.
"What else?" Brian asks.
"A fast talker. Someone who can bullshit their way out of anything," Dom answers.
"I got that," Brian says.
"Rome," I say while Brian and I share a smile.
"This guy is going to have a lot of surveillance. We're going to need someone who's good with circuits," Dom explains.
"Mia and Tej," I say.
"And with those circuits, Reyes is going to have walls. We're going to need guys to punch through those walls," Dom says.
"Tego and Santos," I say.
"What else?" Brian asks.
"Utilities and weapons. Someone who ain't afraid to throw down. Someone to back up every position," Dom answers.
"Gisele," I say.

"Yeah, what else do we need?" Brian asks.
"Most importantly, we're going to need three precision drivers. People that don't crack under pressure. People that never lose." Dom answers as he holds up three fingers.
"You know we got that," Brian says and we all smile.

(August P.O.V.)

We called everyone up and they're on the way. I hear a car drive into the warehouse and someone else walk in.

"Aw, hell, no!" I hear Rome say as I near them.
"I see they really scraped the bottom of the barrel, huh?" I hear Tej ask.
"I guess they did since your ass is here," I hear Rome say. "When you going to give Martin Luther King his car back?"
"As soon as you give Rick James his jacket back." Tej answers.
"What's up, man?" Rome asks.
"What's up?" Tej says. They bro hug.

"Hey guys," I say finally coming into view.
"Alex?" Rome asks. I shake my head no.
"August. What you doing here, baby girl?" Tej asks. Rome is confused.
"Yes, Rome, I am Alex, but I'm also August. Alex was just my undercover name," I explain.
"You knew the whole time?" Rome asks Tej.
"Yeah," Tej answers. Then I hear a motorcycle come in. Gisele is here.

"Hmm. Sexy legs, baby girl. What time do they open?" Rome asks Gisele. Gisele has her back to Rome. She turns around and has a gun pointed at Rome's head.
"They open the same time I pull this trigger. Want me to open them?" Gisele asks Rome. Tej and I are trying not to laugh.
"Te dije que la chica flaca tenía bolas," I hear Tego say as he comes up behind us with Santos. 'I told you the skinny chick had balls'