Chapter One

Brian fiddled with the blue tie around his neck. It was too hot for this thing he felt like he was suffocating. Whoever had decided to hold a wedding in the middle of the summer and still have it be formal was off their rocker. He sat on the bed bending down to put on his shoes as Dom walked into the room ready to go.

"You still not ready?" Dom questioned with a half-smile.

"Look," laughed Brian, "it is hot as hell here. I had to coax myself into getting dressed in this monkey suit."

"Summer wedding is what Elena wanted," smiled Dom, "now let's go"

Brian stood up and straightened out his jacket following Dom out the door. He wasn't sure how they had wound up here; it all seemed to happen so fast. A year ago they had been in Rio running from Hobbs and now here they were attending his wedding in LA. It was like nothing from the past few years of their lives existed anymore they were back home all trying to get their lives back on track. He didn't want to complain but something felt like it as missing; maybe it was the fact that all his friends had found a rhythm and significant other and he was still trying to find his path.

"O'Conner," came Dom's voice.

"Ya sorry let's go find our seats," Brian said shaking his head trying to focus. Today was about his friends not about self-pity.

The boys made their way through the aisles in the church towards where Mia, her new boyfriend and Roman were already seated waiting for the ceremony to begin. Brian sat down next to Roman and let his gaze wander around the church; every seat seemed to be full. It didn't surprise him at all; the couple had lots of friends and family. His gaze stopped a few aisles up on a brunette who was bent down at the end of the aisle speaking to a cute blonde girl.

"Autumn sweetie," he heard her whisper, "mommy asked if you had to pee before."

"Go mommy," the little girl replied looking at her mother with big eyes.

The brunette stood up and took the girls hand. As she turned to head to the back of the church Brian almost swallowed his tongue. Her brown hair fell in loose ringlets around her face just grazing her shoulders, bangs hung over her eyebrows almost making you miss her piercing green eyes. The emerald green cocktail dress she had on showed off her slight tan and did nothing to conceal the fact that she had legs for days.

"Bri," came Roman's voice snapping him back to his friend.

"What?" Brian asked turning to face his friend a bit irritated that he missed the view of her backside as she ushered the child to the washroom.

Roman laughed as he realized what Brian had been staring at. He shook his head and slapped his friend on the back. Brian rolled his eyes and sat back in his seat folding his arms over his chest. He would need to find the mystery girl during the reception; little one or not she was beautiful.

"The girl you were ogling," Roman finally said after he calmed down from his laughing fit, "that is Miss. Savannah Hobbs"

Brian's eyes got wide as he looked over at his friend in disbelief. He really knew how to pick them didn't he.