Family Before Everything

10.5

"They're going to be looking for the four of us together now," Dom says as they exit the tunnel. "We need to split up. You, Carrie, and Mia head south, I'll lead them away."
"No," Mia says as she shakes her head.
"Dom is right," Brian says as he looks at Mia.
"I agree with Mia," Carrie says causing Brian to glance at her.
"Look how lucky we just got. What happens next time? We have no choice but to split up," Brian tells them.
"I'm pregnant," Mia says causing Brian and Dom to freeze while Carrie smiles. Mia looks between Brian, Carrie, and Dom. "I already lost my family once. I'm not going through that again."
"Are you kidding me?" Brian asks as he grabs Mia's arm.
"No," Mia answers him with a smile before he kisses her then hugs her.
"I'm not going anywhere. Okay?" Brian tells her causing her to smile.
"Me either," Carrie says as she hugs Mia. "Besides my kids are here." Dom looks at her in shock. "Dom? Promise me that we all stick together."
"I promise," Dom tells her before walking over and pulling all three of them in a hug. "Our family just got bigger."

Dom picks them up some beer and food before Carrie takes them to a place to stay for the night. Mia sleeps on the only cushioned chair in the room. Brian stands in the doorway as he watches Mia sleep. Carrie is standing by Dom on the balcony as they drink beer.
"Hey, Dom, what do you remember about your father?" Brian asks as he sits in a chair out on the balcony.
"My father," Dom says thoughtfully as he leans against the table that's on the balcony. "He used to... He used to have a barbecue every Sunday after church. For anybody in the neighborhood. If you didn't go to church, you didn't get any barbecue. Every single day he was in the shop, and every single night, he was at the kitchen table with Mia, helping her with her homework. Even after Mia went to sleep, he'd stay up a few more hours so he could learn the next chapter and help her the next day. I remember everything about my father. Everything."
"That's just it," Brian says as he looks down. "I don't remember shit about my dad. I don't remember him yelling. I don't remember him smiling. To be honest with you, I don't even remember what the hell he looked like. I don't remember. He just.. He was just never there."
"You are not going to be like him, Brian," Carrie tells him as Dom walks over to window, looking at his sister. Brian goes back to looking at Mia, knowing they can't keep living the life that they are living.
"We can't keep running, Dom," Brian says as he looks over at Dom. "We got to get out. We got to get out now."
"You're right. Here's how we're going to do it," Dom says as he holds up the chip. "We're going to use this. We're going to do one last job. We're going to take all of Reyes' money. Every dime of it, and disappear. Forever." Dom sits the chip down in front of Brian.
"New passports. New lives with no more looking over our shoulder. And we're just going to buy our freedom," Brian explains in agreement.
"That's right," Dom agrees.
"You realize we're talking about going up against the most powerful guy in all of Rio?" Carrie asks them, slightly worried.
"Yes, we are," Dom answers her confidently.
"Then we're going to need a team," Brian says with a smile.

The next morning, they stand on a balcony that over looks the city.
"Let's run through the bases real quick. Who do we got?" Brian asks as he wraps an arm around Mia's waist.
"First we're going to need a chameleon. Someone who can blend in anywhere," Dom answers, already having someone in mind.
"What else?" Mia asks.
"A fast talker. Someone who can bullshit their way out of anything," Dom answers her causing Brian to smile.
"I got that," Brian says with a nod.
"This guy is going to have a lot of surveillance. We're going to need someone who's good with circuits," Carrie explains causing Brian to smile again.
"And with those circuits, Reyes is going to have walls," Mia adds causing Dom to smile. "We're going to need guys to punch through those walls."
"What else?" Brian asks.
"Utilities and weapons. Someone who ain't afraid to throw down. Someone to back up every position," Carrie answers him.
"Yeah, what else do we need?" Mia asks since she can't think of anything else.
"Most importantly, we're going to need two precision drivers," Dom answers her causing Brian to smile. "People who don't crack under pressure. People that never lose."
"You know we got that," Brian says causing everyone to laugh. They go make the phone calls that they need to make before Carrie gets them a new hideout.

Roman Pearce is the first to walk into the hideout. He is followed by Tej Parker, who drives in.
"Ah, hell, no," Tej says as he gets out of his car. "I see they really scraped the bottom of the barrel, huh?"
"I guess they did, since your ass is here," Rome retorts as they walk toward each other. "When are you going to give Martin Luther King his car back?"
"As soon as you give Rick James his jacket back," Tej quips before they laugh and bro hug. Next to enter is Gisele Yasher on her bike.
"Sexy legs, baby girl," Rome says as he walks over to her. "What time do they open?"
"They open the same time as I pull this trigger," Gisele answers as she quickly turns around with her gun pointed at Rome. "Want me to open them?" Tego Leo and Rico Santos then enter as they speak Spanish to each other.
"Hey, anybody can talk shit in Spanish, homie," Rome says as he turns to face them. Tego, Santos, Rome, and Tej all start arguing as Han Lue walks in.
"I thought cockfights were illegal in Brazil," Han states as he stands next to Gisele before offering her some chips.
"I see you all have met," Dom says as he, Carrie, Brian, and Mia walk over to them.
"You know when you called me to come to Rio I assumed it would be for something more exciting than this," Gisele says as she and Dom hug. Mia hugs Tego and Santos while Brian hugs Rome and Tej.
"Check this out," Brian says as he walks over to Carrie and Dom. "This is Tej Parker. Best circuit man in the East coast." Tej and Dom shake hands. "And this is my boy, Roman Pearce. We go way back, I met this guy in juvie. I pulled that job with him in Miami."
"I heard about you," Dom says with a nod.
"Nice digs," Han says as he walks over.
"Yeah, well, the Ritz was sold out," Carrie tells him with a smirk.
"So what's this all about, Dom?" Han asks as he eats his chips.
"Yeah, man, why did you drag us halfway around the world?" Tej asks in agreement.
"Because we got a job," Dom says with a smirk before they start walking over to the table that has their plans on it.
"All right, so our target's name is Hernan Reyes," Brian explains as they circle around the table. "And he runs the drug scene down here. He's never been busted because he doesn't leave a paper trail."
"No paper trail means no banks. And no banks means cash houses," Gisele says causing Carrie to nod.
"That's right. Ten of them to be exact," Carrie says as she unfolds the map. "Spread throughout the city."
"And we're going to hit them all," Dom adds with a smirk.
"All of them?" Tej asks.
"All of them," Carrie confirms with a smirk.
"That sounds crazy," Rome says as he looks at everyone. "You bring us to a whole other country so we can rob the dude who runs it? I thought you said this was business. Sounds personal to me. Is that what this is? I got love for y'all, but personal ain't good business. I can't do this, homie."
"So what we're talking about is $100 million," Dom says loud enough for Rome to hear since he is walking away.
"You say what?" Rome asks as he turns around. "Hundred... See, sometimes I be over thinking, man, and I know we just met, but you just, kind of, got to..." Carrie giggles as he walks back over.
"That's right, $100 million, and everything we take, we split even," Carrie explains as she smiles at everyone.
"That's $10 million a piece," Tej says causing Carrie to nod. "I am down."
"I'm in," Tego agrees.
"Ten million. Sounds like a whole lot of vaginal activity to me," Rome says causing Carrie to roll her eyes.
"You can't pull off 10 heists on the same mark," Gisele says as she shakes her head. "You just can't."
"As soon as we hit the first one, they're going to do everything they can to protect the rest," Han explains in agreement with Gisele.
"Exactly," Dom tells them with a smirk.