Open Roads

Chats over Dinner

Brian and Mia were at the restaurant. "So, how is it, anyways, that the gang came to be?" Brian questions causing Mia to chuckle. "What?" She questions. "The gang." Brian says. "The gang? No, they don't call themselves a gang." Mia says. "What do they call themselves?" Brian questions. "They're a team. They call themselves a team." Mia says. "All right. How did the team come to be?" Brian questions. "Well, that's a lot of history." Mia says trying to steer away from the topic. 

"I've got time." Brian says. "Okay. Vince grew up with my brother. Actually, he didn't ever actually grow up, as you can tell. But they were friends as kids. And Letty, she lived just down the street. Always into cars, though. Ever she was, like, 10 years old. So, naturally, you know, my brother always had her attention. And then she turned 16-" Mia starts. "And then she had Dom's attention." Brian says. "Yeah. It's funny how that works, isn't it?" Mia questions with a smile. "Yeah. How does Jesse fit into the whole thing?" Brian questions. "Jesse. Well, Jesse and Leon just sort of showed up one night and never, ever left. It's just the way my brother is, you know. Dom's like... He's like gravity. Everything just gets pulled to him. Even you." Mia says.

"No. No. The only that pulled me in was you. Being friends with your brother is just a bonus." Brian says. " That's good. That's good. It's nice to come first every once in a while." Mia says. "What about Selena?" Brian questions causing Mia to smile at the thought of her niece. "Letty was about 16 or 17 when she got pregnant with Selena, Dom sometimes thinks he's not good father for her because of our Dad, but Selena makes sure to remind him every day. She's a good kid." Mia says with a smile. After a few moments Mia looks up. "Wanna go for a drive?" She questions. "Yeah." Brian says as they stand up and leave the restaurant.

Selena was currently sneaking up behind Jesse who was sat on the ground in front of the TV. "Sneak attack!" She exclaims causing Jesse to scream. "Selena." Jesse whines causing her to giggle. "Lighten up Uncle Jess." She says as she sits down next to him. She notices her Mom start to walk downstairs causing her to panic. "Cover me." She says causing Jesse to toss a blanket over her and look back at the TV. "Jesse, have you seen Selena?" Letty says, not sounding worried, more amused than not. "Nope." Jesse says turning back to the TV. "Oh then could I borrow this blanket, it's kind of cold." Letty says going to grab the blanket covering Selena. "No, no, no, I'm using this as a...pillow." Jesse says as he lies down causing a groan to emit from Selena. 

Letty smirks and yanks the blanket off of Selena. "Mija." Letty says in a warning tone causing Selena to rush upstairs. "Excuse me." Letty says as she follows her daughter and notices her and Dom's bedroom door opened. She walked in and notices Selena staring at the door, eyes widened as Dom held her, chuckling. "Could she stay here tonight?" Dom questions. "Yeah, can I?" Selena questions causing Letty to chuckle. "Fine." Letty says causing Selena to grin and crawl over to her mother. "Is Jesse still down there?" Dom questions. "Yeah, think he'll just crash on the couch." Letty says as Selena falls asleep.

Selena woke up early, she walked out of her parent's room and down to where Jesse was. "Morning Jess." She says as she sits on the ground in front of the couch. She continued watching the show that was on the tv. "Do you know when Race Wars is?" She questions the slowly waking up Jesse. "3 days." Jesse says rubbing his eyes. "Selena." Letty says as she walks downstairs fully clothed. "Yeah?" She questions as she smiles up at her Mom. "Come on." Letty says as she holds out her hand, Selena standing up and grabbing it. They walked upstairs and Letty set up an outfit for her, jokingly holding up a dress. Selena pulled a face causing Letty to chuckle. 

She lays out a pair of jean shorts and a t-shirt. "Mami." Selena says causing Letty to look up. "You want to go to race wars don't you?" She questions causing Selena to nod. "Yeah." Selena says as she goes over to her closet and grabs her converse. "We'll see." Letty says as she walks out giving her daughter some privacy. Selena gets dressed and walks out not seeing her Mom. She then walks towards the stairs. "You think she'll be safe there?" Letty questions. "She has Mia there at all times, so when you are out racing either Mia or I will be there." Dom says. 

"Alright, should we tell her the news?" Letty questions. "I think she already knows." Dom says seeing his daughter at the top of the stairs. "Hey." Selena says with an awkward laugh. She walks over to where her Mom and Dad were, a large smile on her face. "Thank you!" She cheers as she hugs her parents close. "Anytime hustler." Letty says.

Now it was Race Wars, Selena couldn't be anymore excited. "Stay close mija!" Letty exclaims to her daughter. She wore her hair in a half up half down style, her curls showing, she wore a t-shirt and jean shorts. "I will." She giggles, but she suddenly bumps into someone. "Oh hey Dad." She says as she smiles at him.  as he picks her up. "Hey flor, didn't your mother tell you to stay close?" Dom questions causing her to shrug. "She's over there." Selena says as she points over to where Letty was. 

Dom chuckles as Selena looks at the women he was talking to, her eyes widening. "I'm going back with Mami." She says causing Dom to chuckle and let her down. She rushes back to her Mom, a weirded out look on her face. "They were not wearing bras." She says to her Mom who burst out in laughter. "Come on mija." Letty says with a smile as she leads her back over to where they sat.

Selena watched as her parents and Uncles raced. She cheered with a wide grin on her face. But it all ended when the sun started going down, her parents were rushing around the trailer. "Where are you going?" She questions sleepily. Dom and Letty looked at each other in panic, they didn't think they were being that loud. "Just a quick pit stop okay Flor?" Dom questions kissing her forehead. "Okay, love you guys." She says as she fell back asleep. Letty smiled down at her daughter, kissing her forehead as if it were the last time.