The Cop And The Criminal

42.5

Mia and Kassidy are at the market, the next morning, getting some food for the team. Mia is grabbed from behind before they see that it is Vince.

"Vince, what are you doing?" Kassidy asks him panicked as she shoves his arm away from Mia.

"Quiet! They've been tracking you both," Vince tells them before they see two cars full of Reyes' men show up. Mia stops fighting against Vince before letting him lead them away. Mia and Kassidy take him back to the hideout once they are sure it's safe. Rome is the first to see them as they walk in before turning to look at Brian, who notices them. Brian quickly puts down the air compressor before heading towards Vince. Kassidy walks over to Dom, who places a kiss on her forehead.

"It's okay. Wait!" Mia says as she puts her hands on Brian's chest to stop him. "Reyes' guys were waiting for me and Kass at the market. Vince saved our lives." Vince nods at Brian, because what Mia had said is true before noticing that Rome had walked over as well, ready to fight alongside Brian.

"You hungry?" Dom asks from where he, Kassidy, and Han are looking at the blue prints.

"Yeah, sure," Vince answers him.

"Good. Because you're saying grace," Dom tells him as Kassidy looks at him with a small smirk.

"Thanks, Vince," Brian says before shaking his hand.

Kassidy and Dom are working on his charger while Tego and Santos argue while they cook. Brian sits at the computer with Mia in his lap as they keep an eye on the tracker for Hobbs. Gisele is off on her own as she cleans her guns. Tej, Rome, and Han all sit together while enjoying some beers.

"Cheers. Cheers. Cheers," Rome says as he hits Tej and Han's glasses before they all take a drink. "So, we in Brazil. It's the good life. So, you got $10 million coming. What are you going to do with your money?"

"Me?" Tej asks causing Rome to nod. "Actually, man, I been thinking about opening up a garage back home. Place where people can bring their cars and not get completely ripped off. You know what I mean?"

"Really?" Rome asks him, causing Tej to nod. "So, your dream is to start a day job? That's stupid. Like, why would..."

"No, it's not stupid at all," Tej tells him. "I love what I do."

"That don't make no sense to me," Rome says as Tego walks over to them.

"I know what I'm going to do with my money," Tego says before setting down some of the meat that is burnt. "Buying some cooking lessons for my man."

"See? See? There you go with that negativity, man," Santos says as he turns to look at him. "You know me. Money ain't a goddamn thing."

"It's going to take a little more than money to learn how to cook," Rome says as he picks up one of the burnt ribs.

"That's horrible," Tej says in agreement.

"But I heard they was looking for a chef down at this animal shelter," Rome jokes causing everyone to laugh. Kassidy looks over at everyone with a smile as she takes a drink of her beer. Nothing made her happier than seeing her family happy whether they were new family members or old family members. Though deep down Kassidy still felt as if something was missing and she knew that it was the fact that Letty, her best friend, was no longer with them. Vince walks over to Dom and Kassidy.

"Hey, Dom," Vince says. "Listen uh, I know that you're all set for this job tomorrow, but if you need an extra man, I could..."

"You're in," Dom tells him as he glances at Kassidy, who smiles at him before taking a drink of her beer.

"There's always room for family," Kassidy says with a smile.

"Thank you," Vince tells them.

"Let's get something to eat," Dom says as he grabs his beer and Kassidy gives Vince a hug. "Can you believe Mia calls this a curse?"

"She might be right," Vince says before they walk over to the others.

"We're less than 24 hours from the biggest celebration of our life," Rome says as he grabs some more beers before walking over to Brian and Mia. "Y'all need a refill. This is serious stuff."

"No, I'm good," Mia says as Rome tries to hand her one.

"Cheers, baby," Rome tries as Brian opens his beer.

"I'm good. No, thank you," Mia says as Brian and Rome tap their bottles together.

"No, she can't," Brian says in agreement.

"What do you mean?" Rome asks as he looks between them confused.

"She can't," Brian answers as Mia looks at him with a smile on her face.

"What do you mean she can't? What is..." Rome asks before Brian rubs Mia's stomach with a smile on his face. "Are you serious right now?"

"Yeah," Brian answers him.

"Is that the reason you let him, beat you in the quarter mile?" Rome asks as he looks at Kassidy and Dom with a laugh before everyone starts walking over. "That was a baby gift."

"No, that's messed up," Brian argues with him. "No, you're not taking that from me."

"Wait, Wait, hold on a second," Tej says as he walks over. "So, did he just smack that ass or did he grab and hold on to it?" Everyone laughs before Gisele and Han walk over to hug and tell them congratulations.

"How can you keep this a secret?" Rome asks Brian.

"Crazy, huh?" Brian says as they hug.

"It's your boy," Rome says as Kassidy watches them all with a smile on her face. "Why would you keep something like that away from me?"

"Baby gift, huh?" Brian asks as he walks over to Kassidy and Dom.

"I have no idea what they're talking about," Kassidy answers him with a sarcastic smile.

"Toast!" Dom calls before everyone gathers around as Brian hugs Mia from behind. Dom wraps an arm around Kassidy causing her to smile up at him. "Money will come and go. We know that. But the most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here. Right now. Salude, mi familia."

"Salude," Everyone says as they all touch their beers together before Dom and Kassidy kiss.