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"𝒀𝑶𝑼'𝑽𝑬 𝑮𝑶𝑻 to be fucking kidding me!" Christiana groaned into her phone, her frustration evident. She'd been on her way back to Dom's house after changing into something more comfortable, but her plans were quickly interrupted by a call from Dom. He needed a ride—and he was thirty minutes in the opposite direction.
It wasn't the fact that she was helping him out, but the detour that bugged her. She sighed, hitting the gas a little harder as she turned the car toward the Chinese restaurant where Dom had asked to meet.
When she finally pulled up, she saw both Dom and Brian standing outside. Christiana couldn't suppress a roll of her eyes. Why is he always around now? she thought, annoyance creeping up again. She waited a moment for them to get in before peeling out of the parking lot.
"So how the hell did you end up twenty minutes away from where I last saw you, Dom?" Chris asked, a mix of exasperation and curiosity in her tone.
"Well," Dom began, rubbing his forehead, "cops found me, then Brian found me, and then Johnny Tran found us."
Christiana raised an eyebrow. She knew a bit about Johnny—he and Dom used to be partners in the business, but the details of their fallout were hazy at best. What she didn't realize was just how deep their rivalry ran.
"Okay, so why didn't you just ride back with Brian?" she asked, glancing at the blond boy in the backseat.
Brian shifted uncomfortably, mumbling, "He, uh... shot up my car."
Chris's eyes went wide. "Holy shit! Are you guys okay?"
Dom gave a tired wave of his hand. "We're fine, CJ," he reassured her, sinking into his seat with a sigh. "It's not a big deal."
"If you say so..." Chris muttered, still processing the situation.
The car fell into an awkward silence, and Christiana felt the tension weighing on her. It was hard enough being stuck in a car with Dom after everything that had happened, but now there was Brian—who was practically an unspoken complication between her, Mia, and now Dom. She couldn't take it anymore. Quickly, she cranked the radio to drown out her thoughts.
