Hi guys. So this story is probably going to be OOC at some points, and mostly focuses on her, though she intracts with the FF characters a whole lot (like every chapter).

Just something I couldn't get out of my head. If you like it, let me know and it will give me fuel to keep going. (That was a terrible pun, I am so sorry.)

Disclaimer: I do not own the Fast and Furious series or anything familiar about it.


The first words that entered Brian's mind as his eyes opened were a few choice expletives. As he realized the sky was still dark, but the ringing kept going, he groaned and shoved a pillow in his face. Glancing at his sleeping wife, he rolled off the bed and went to grab the loud device before it woke their sleeping four year old.

Groping blindly for the wall phone, he sighed as his hand made contact and the noise finally stopped. "Hmm….hello?"

"Mr. O'Connor?"

It was a woman's voice on the end of the phone, but he didn't recognize it. "Yes, this is Brian O'Connor. Is there a reason you're calling my house at…" he checked the clock. "Four o'clock in the morning?"

"Mr. O'Connor my name is Noelle Burks. I work for Child Protective Services." She stated and the fog cleared from his mind. "I am calling regarding your interest in fostering a child."

"You have a child for us?" He didn't mean to ask that way, but he was tired and now his mind was running.

"Brian?"

He turned and saw Mia standing there, her eyes wide in shock. She shrugged and they both listened on the phone.

"You originally requested that your prime choice would be a baby of either gender. We currently do not have a need for that, however, you are first on our call list, so we wanted to fill you in on a case we just got in. This is why I am calling so late." The woman stated, and Brian could tell she was as tired as he was.

He looked at Mia and shook his head. "Mia…"

"Please, keep going." Mia said for him, giving him a look.

"I am currently looking for a foster family for a seventeen year old girl. She was just brought in, and has nowhere to go. I will warn you, though, her situation isn't an easy one. I can try to find another arrangement if you are not interested in this case, but I thought I would give you the option, as you were at the top of our list." She stated once more.

"Can you give us a second?" Brian asked, looking at his wife.

"Of course." She stated and he turned to Mia.

"Mia…we didn't sign on for a teenager." He said quickly.

She nodded. "I know. We're not at all prepared and we have no idea how to raise a teenager yet." She sighed. "I don't see how we could take in that poor girl. It's just sad."

Brian looked at her for another second before he nodded and sighed. "Ms. Burks?"

"Have you made a decision?" She asked quietly.

He nodded. "We'll do it."

Mia looked up surprised, but Brian saw the happiness on her face. He knew that although everything she had said was true, neither of them were about to turn this opportunity down.

"Wonderful. I am glad to hear it." She paused. "I have her here now, asleep on my couch. You can come anytime you wish to sign the paperwork. Is there a time that works for you?"

"I mean…does now work? That couch cannot be comfortable for her." He said before thinking it all the way through.

There was a pause. "Sure. I understand you have another child so if you need to wait, that is fine. We can manage until the morning."

"We'll be there in half an hour. Can you give me the address?"


"What are we doing, Brian?" Mia asked as they drove to the CPS building.

Dom and Letty had instantly agreed to watch Jack while they went, and they were grateful. This was a rare opportunity.

"We're providing a home for a young girl who needs it. It is what we signed up to do, Mi." He reminded her. "I know it wasn't what we thought but it could be okay."

"I love you." She smiled. Then she bit her lip. "I wonder what she meant by a complicated situation. I hope she isn't a trouble child on drugs or something. We really cannot handle that."

He nodded. "I guess we will find out when we get there."

Five minutes later, they were escorted into the office by a woman in her forties. "You must be the O'Connors. I'm Noelle."

"It's nice to meet you." Brian said and introduced them. "Can I ask…I didn't think CPS stayed this late working on cases."

She nodded. "This is a special case for me. I've known this girl a long time. Come on…she's in here."

They followed her into the next room, and saw a standard office complete with a desk, fake plants, a couch, and an auburn haired teenager curled up asleep. The first thing Brian noticed was the bruise on her cheek. His doubts were instantly gone and the only thing in his head was hatred for whoever gave it to her.

Noelle knelt down next to her and shook her gently. She stirred and Noelle whispered to her. A moment later, the young woman sat up and looked at them through bleary eyes. "Hi."

"Eleanor Ross, meet Brian and Mia O'Connor." Noelle said with a smile. "These will be your new foster parents."

"It's Nora." She said and sent a look to Noelle, though they could tell it wasn't meant to be mean, but sarcastic. "It's nice to meet you. Thank you."

Mia nodded. "Of course. It's nice to meet you too." She smiled at the girl. "We also have a son, but you'll meet him tomorrow."

Nora shrugged. "That's cool. I like kids." Then she turned to Noelle. "Can we get this started? I'm sure everyone wants to get back to sleep…"

Noelle nodded. "That is a great idea. Please, this shouldn't take us very long."

An hour later, Nora sat in the back of the car as they pulled into their driveway. It was a simple house but she thought it looked nice. Brian and Mia stepped out and suddenly he was holding open the door for her. She thanks him and followed them inside.

"You're back."

She didn't see who had spoken but it was a deep voice that gave her the first impression of the new people. When Brian and Mia moved aside, she came face to face with another couple, and she wasn't sure what to do.

"Dom, Letty…this is Nora." Mia smiled and laid a hand on her shoulder. "Dom is my brother and Letty is his wife."

Nora waved slightly. "Hi. Like she said, I'm Nora."

Sensing the tension, Brian cleared his throat. "Nora we have a room already set up for you upstairs. I can show you that now so you can get some more sleep. I'm sure you'll like the bed better than that couch."

She smiled and shrugged. "I'm sort of used to it. But that would be great thank you."

She said goodnight to everyone else and carried her singular bag up the stairs behind her new foster father.

When they were gone, Dom turned to his sister. "She seems interesting."

"She went through some things. Things we don't know about yet, but her social worker seemed pretty relieved that we agreed to take her in." She said sadly.

He nodded. "Did she seem…familiar to you at all? Something about her…I don't know, she reminds me of someone. I can't place it."

"You're crazy Dom." Letty chuckled. "Let's go home."

Upstairs, Brian stopped at the first door on the left and let her in. It wasn't a huge room, but it suited her. There was a desk and a bed and it had its own bathroom, which was nice. She'd never had that before.

"Wow. Thanks." She said before she caught herself.

He chuckled. "It's no problem, really. Make yourself at home and I'll go grab you another blanket."

He walked out, but when he came back a minute later he found her already asleep. She was still clothed and her hands were gripped around a blue stuffed animal. He sighed and covered her with the duvet he'd found.