Loving the Buster//Brian O'Conner

twenty three

I rush out of the church towards Jason, Brian, and Dom. They just managed to make it here.

"It's okay, you're just in time," I tell Jason.

"You're going to be a great father, Jason," Dom tells him.

"What makes you so sure?" Jason asks.

"Because I'll be there to kick your ass if you ain't. Get in there. Go," Dom tells him. Jason is led towards the hospital by two nuns. "Jason. Remember, the second you go through those doors, everything changes. Our old life is done."

I wrap my arms around Brian. "Can you believe Mia and Jason are about to have a son?"

I can feel Brian's chest rumble as he laughs. "Not at all."

Brian and I got a call from Dom. I swear I almost dropped the phone when he told me Letty may be alive. Brain and I both knew that we needed to take the chance. Dom already got Tej, Rome, Gisele, Han, and Elena on board. Brian and I agreed to go talk to Jason and Mia with Dom.

Brian, Dom, and I pull up to the house Mia, Jason, and Jack have been staying in. The three of them are sitting outfront on a blanket surrounded by toys.

I smile as I step out of the car. "Hi, Jack."

Jason holds Jack's arm up making him wave. "What's up, Aunt Mari? What's up, Uncle Dom?  You excited to see them?"

Dom spots the orange Toyota Supra toy car in front of Jack. "Are you already pushing imports on him?"

"You say, Dad's not pushing anything. He chose that car," Jason says.

"Yeah we know he's an Alvarez, but, I brought you something, Jack." Dom holds out a toy car model of the Charger. Jack goes to touch it. "Yeah! He's also a Toretto."

"I don't know," Jason teases.

"Luckily, he has a couple more years to decide, right?" Mia offers.

"I think he decided, Mia," Dom tells her.

I can't help but laugh.

"I think it's time for his nap." Mia takes Jack from Jason's arms. "Come on, baby. Okay. Say bye."

Jason, Brian, Dom, and I sit outfront with a few beers.

"It's weird, huh?" Jason states.

"What's weird?" Dom asks.

"We got everything. You know, down to the beer and the barbeque." Jason chuckles. "But it just... I don't know, it just doesn't feel like home. Maybe it's because, uh, you don't realize how much you appreciate something until somebody takes it away. I don't know. The place has probably changed so much, you wouldn't even recognize it anymore."

"Yeah. Everything's changed," Brian states.

"So what's up with you? What's going on?" Jason asks.

I hand him a manila envelope. "Taken a week ago."

Jason reads the front. "Diplomatic Security Service. Hobbs." He looks at the photos of Letty. "You believe this? This is exactly what cops do. He's messing with your head." He sighs. "Letty's dead."

"I need to know for sure," Dom tells him.

"Then I'm going with you," Jason insists.

"You said you were going to leave this life behind," Dom reminds him.

"We both said that we were leaving the life behind," Jason counters.

Mia walks over towards us standing next to Jason. "He's right. We're family. If we got a problem, we deal with it together. And I'll feel safer knowing the four of you are out there, watching each other's backs. You're stronger together. You always were. Now go get Letty. Bring her home."