RIDE OR DIE, Tej Parker ✓

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Brian went to stand only to have Carter motion for him to sit down, "No, no, no. Sit down." Brian stayed seated as Reyna and Roman shared a glance. "Nice Ferrari you got in the driveway," Brian says as Carter sat down in his seat. "I'm glad you like it," Carter says as he opened the package they retrieved. Carter then dumps a cigar and cigar cutter onto the table, "Darlin', will you hold that?" Carter handed Reyna the empty envelope not noticing her tense shoulders at the name, though Brian and Roman noticed.

Roman looked at the products from the package before looking at Carter, "We did all that for a damn cigar?" Carter placed the cigar in his mouth as he answered Roman, "No, you did that for a job." He looked up at the men, "Do you really think that I would let somebody impound my car? The boatyard's mine. Oh, by the way, you two owe me a gate. But I'll just take it off your cut." Roman let out a fake laugh as he spoke, "Off out cut." Carter nodded, "Yeah." Reyna smirked.

Roman nodded slightly, "I like that." Brian leaned forward in his seat, "What's this job you got for us anyway?" Reyna stayed in her seat as Carter led Monica, Roman and Brian away from the house to talk. She took a moment to breathe before pulling out her phone and calling Amira being sent to voicemail, "Hey Mir, I'm gonna be gone longer than I originally said. I can't share any details but I thought I'd call to let you know I'm alright. Talk soon." She hung up and made her way towards Carter.

Carter placed his arm around Monica's waist, "Reyna. I want you riding with them for now. See exactly what type of people we are dealing with. They're waiting for you." Reyna nodded in agreement as she turned to walk towards Brian and Roman's cars. She finally reached them and let out a breath, "I'll ride with Brian, we gotta talk." Brian nodded as they climbed into the cars. Reyna let herself relax as they drove away from the mansion, "Are you alright?" Brian questioned casually glancing at the stressed girl.

She smiled lightly as she looked at him, "I don't know how you do it... This job is more stressful than doing the crimes." Brian laughed, though he couldn't help but agree with her. "Yeah, but you'll be free after this," Brian says as they finally reach the highway, Roman keeping behind Brian. "That is very true but I don't know... I'll be back to racing and running again soon, I'm a Toretto by influence," Reyna says as she crosses her legs on the seat.

Brian looked over at Reyna as they stopped at a light, "Have you heard from any of them?" Reyna looked out the window, "I spoke with Leon. He organised Jesse's funeral and paid for everything, he's a few graves down from my dad." She turned to look at Brian as he started driving at the sight of green, "But I haven't heard anything from anyone else. I haven't tried reaching out in case I'm being watched, you know?" Brian nodded as he sighed.

Reyna looked back out the window as they sat in silence for a few minutes before she looked at Brian. "I don't blame you, you know?" Reyna spoke softly making Brian look at her as she continued, "You were doing your job, you went against it and incriminated yourself in a sense to help us." He smiled slightly before shrugging, "I don't know, Rey. I still feel like things could've gone differently." Reyna shook her head, "Don't dwell on the past, Brian. Focus on the present and the future, who you are now is what matters. Not who you were." Brian smiled at her words.

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Brian pulled up to a garage as he smiled at Reyna, "You'll like this crew." Reyna smiled back before climbing out of the car. "Man, Tej's garage is ridiculous. He's got the best of everything, snap-on tools. All these lifts are brand-new. They're only maybe a couple of months old," Brian explains as he leads Roman and Reyna inside. "Hey, yo, Jimmy. What's up, man?" Brian shook Jimmy's hand, "What's up, Bullet?" Reyna smiled as Jimmy looked at her and Roman.

Brian smiled at Reyna before doing the introductions, "That's Rome right there. And this is Reyna, a great friend." Reyna smiled at Brian as Jimmy nodded. "When you get a second, I want you to check out the Evo and the Eclipse and make sure everything's copacetic," Brian tells Jimmy who looked over at the cars, "Evo? Where'd you get an Evo from?" Reyna laughed, "That's a long story." Jimmy nodded, "You got it." Brian nodded, "All right, thanks, Jimmy."