𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑂𝑓 𝐹𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 ✔️

1.6

Third Person's POV

The next morning Brian goes to meet with Tanner to take down Tran. Desireè goes to the garage to help with the car. She and Letty put the decal on the car while Leon and Dom work on setting up to NOS. After they finish that Leon was the only one to leave as Desi stayed.

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That night Brian is called to check in. "Yes sir. Yeah. I know, but. Yeah. Yes, sir. Yeah. I got it." Bilkins says as he is on the phone before he walks over to them. "The DVD players were purchased legally. All we've got are a couple of low-rent weapons charge and some outstanding speeding tickets."

"So, they're out." Tanner says with a sigh. "Yeah. Father bailed them out." Bilkins says with a nod. "Is this the kind of intelligence I can expect from you, O'Conner?"

"You're gonna put this on me?" Brian asks him.

"I can put it on whoever I want to. Perks of the job." Bilkins says. "No, you can't put this on me..." Brian tries to argue.

"No, wait a fucking minute. Let me tell you. I don't care if you have to aim at someone and blow your over to smithereens. You've got 36 hours to crack this bastard or you might want to think about another career." Bilkins explains. Brian walks outside with Tanner.

"It's Toretto, Brian. It always has been Toretto. Tran and Hector are...They're just fumes." Tanner tells him. "I know you've bene lying to me. My question is this: Have you been lying to yourself because you can't see past Mia?"

"I can see straight past Mia. Dom won't go back to prison." Brian explains to him. "Well, that's a choice, he's going to have to make." Tanner says causing Brian to sigh. "There's all kinds of family, Brian. And that's a choice you're gonna have to make."

The next day the team besides Vince and Kiana is at the garage because the car is done.

"You ready for this?" Desireè asks as Brian, Dom and Desireè get into the car. They are driving around testing everything out before they come to a red light and pull up beside a Ferrari.

"Nice car. What's the retail on one of those?" Brian asks the guy driving.

"More than you can afford, pal." The guy says as he revs his engine. "Ferrari."

"Smoke him." Desireè tells Brian causing Dom to smile. As soon as the light turns green they take off. The cars stay side by side until there is two cars in front of them. Brian has to weave through traffic in the other lane before they are beside the Ferrari again in front of the two cars. Brian then takes the lead and leaves them in the dust causing Desireè to giggle, just as they pull up to a restaurant and get out before the Ferrari finally passes by.

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In the restaurant

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"So, what's wrong, Brian?" Dom says as Brian plays with his shrimp. Just as Joe comes with of course Britney.

"Nothing, man, I'm fine." Brian answers him as Britney climbed onto her father's lap as he takes a deep breath as he runs his hands through her hair.

"Come on. Obviously something's off." Dom says before glancing at Britney. "Right, Brit." Britney looks at her father as she successfully stole a piece of shrimp as she was staring at her father as it made her smile, before she looked back at Dom. "Yeah, he has issues. Lots of them." Brian looked at his daughter as even though he wasn't in the mood right now, he still managed to smile. "Looks painful, Brian. Trying to smile." Desireè says as she is sharing her shrimp with Dom as he happily took a piece as he has his arm wrapped around her shoulder.