Los Angeles

Dom stood in the kitchen putting the Corona to his mouth and downing it in one gulp. He heard the door open and close behind him just as Brian walked in. "You look like shit." This caused Dom to smirk. He threw the bottle in the trash before going over to the frig and grabbing another one. He popped the top off with his hand and put it to his mouth. "What's going on?"

"I didn't sleep last night."

"I didn't either." Brian sighed as he looked out the window. His family was already sitting around the picnic table outside. They were trying to start over. "It's good to be home though."

"Yeah, it is." Dom walked over to him. "It's amazing how nothing has changed about this place."

"It's going to take time, Dom. We are going to get through this."

"I woke up last night from a dead sleep. I swear I could hear her crying, she said 'I'm so scared, Dom.'
I ran to her room and she wasn't there."

"I see her all the time too."

Dom drank the rest of the beer, tossing into the trash, before walking to the door. "I'll see you out here, Brian."

London

Gabriella stood at her window looking out over the land when she heard a knock on the door. She didn't bother looking back knowing they had already walked in. She had no privacy in his house. People come and go as they please. She sighed as she heard the footsteps approach her. "Would you like to do some shopping today?" Mario was there.

"Now why would you think Shaw would let me do that?"

"It was his idea." She turned around to Mario holding out something in his hand. "I know that you think you are in a prison right now and maybe you are but you chose this."

"That's bullshit." She snapped. "I was not given a choice. You knew what my decision was before I even said anything. Shaw isn't even here half the time. What does he expect me to do? Sit here and knit?"

"He's a busy man."

"Running from the government I'm sure keeps him very busy."

Mario began to laugh. "Shaw is a brilliant man. Nothing is in his name, to the government, they think Shaw is dead. He wouldn't be stupid enough to show his face in Europe, which is the best place for him to be. He doesn't flaunt that he is hiding, he's just is invisible.

"It seems that you admire him." She glared. "What team are you really playing on, Mario?"

He didn't speak. She shook her head turning back to the look out the window. "There is a car waiting for you outside. You can either get in it or you can rot in this room for the rest of your life. It's your choice."

"Now that is no way to speak to a lady." Shaw had entered the room causing Gabriella to jump. "But he does have a point. You get to choose how you live your life." He had something in his hand. "But you wear this and you don't speak to a soul." He threw the bag to her. She looked in it and began to laugh.

"Seriously? You want me to wear a blonde wig?" She pulled the wig out with an astonishing look on her face. Shaw's lips formed a smile.

"Well that's the first smile I've seen from you since you got here two weeks ago, I know it's smug but it will do."

Gabriella fixed her face. "What other precautions would you like me to take?"

"You wear this and you don't talk to anyone, you can buy whatever you want. There is no limit."

"Trying to buy my love, Shaw. It's not very gentlemen of you."

"I will be out of town this weekend, you are more than welcome to come with me," He looked over at her as she shook her head. "I figured that much, but I will not be back till Monday. Let's try to not tear this place apart until I get back." He turned to leave as she ripped the card from Mario's hand and glared at him. Shaw laughed as he left the room shutting the door behind him.

"I'll meet you outside in five?"

"Sure."

It began a regular thing for Gabriella to be alone, well alone as she could be. Shaw was always gone, which she didn't mind, but it was becoming more and more boring as the days went on. She yearned to be home in Los Angeles with her family. She sat down on the couch in the sitting area and waited for Gavin. She had an agreement with him, he was to tell her about her family and how they were doing. This has been going on since the day that Shaw let her go shopping in town. She had spent more money that day than she had spent in her life. Part of her wanted to do it just to spite Shaw, but he saw the prices and nodded his head. The door opened as she jumped up. "Gavin, where have you been?"

"Working, Gabriella." He sighed running his hands over his face.

"What's going on?"

"Shaw wants you to come with him."

"Okay, to where?"

"Bali."

Gabriella's mouth dropped open. "What for?"

"It's where you will be spending the summer. I suggest you go get packed, we are leaving in an hour."

"What if I say no?"

"You don't have a choice, Gabriella so don't fight it."

"What is going on with my family?" She changed the subject.

"I'm not going to do that for you anymore either. It's too dangerous. Your family is fine as long as Shaw in the dark but you can't live here and be with Shaw while thinking about your family. It's over, Gabriella, you just have to accept it."

"Accept it? You want me to forget about my family?" She raised her voice. "What you are asking is impossible and I won't do it."

"You will, Gabriella. It's the only way this is going to work."

"You've both have turned into complete assholes and I don't even know what team you play for anymore."

"I play for your team." Gavin spat. "I'm trying to protect you while keeping myself alive. Don't you dare question where my loyalty lies." He pointed his finger in her face. "Now get your shit together and meet me at the car in thirty minutes."

Gabriella wiped her face of the fallen tears as she grabbed her clothes and began filling up a suitcase that was left on her bed. She was so angry that she couldn't see straight. "I see that you heard the news." Shaw was standing in her doorway as she shot around to him. She wiped her face again. "It was my decision to make, I figured you would want a change of scenery."

"What the government coming down on you that you have to get out of here for a while?" She spat.

"I don't like to be in the same place for a long time." His voice was strong like he had all the confidence in the world. "Bali is a nice place that I think you would enjoy."

"I'm with you, why would I enjoy it?" She moved over to the bed and looked around. Her phone, it was gone. "No." She began moving the pillows off and pulling the sheets off. It was missing.

"What is it?" He walked over to the bed.

"Where is it?" She yelled. She put her hands over her face taking in deep breaths.

"Where is what? What are you missing?"

"My phone!" She screamed.

"Boss…" Gavin walked in and stopped.

"YOU!" She screamed pointing her finger at him. "You can't take my family away from me. You can't make me forget them!"

"What's going on?" Gavin asked looking over at Shaw.

"Gabriella's phone is missing," Shaw spoke.

"You give it back to me!" Tears flowed down her face. She felt her chest become heavy as she tried to slow down her breathing but it began harder and harder with each breath she took. She was having a panic attack as Shaw rushed over to her grabbing her shoulders.

"Gabriella."

"I don't have your phone, Gabriella." Gavin stated.

She shoved Shaw's hands off of her before running out the room. She ran into an empty room shutting the door behind her before sliding down it as she sobbed. She finally had her breaking point. She was never going to see her family again. She was never going to laugh with them, cry with them. Her racing days were over with. They were only just a memory now. She leaned her head back. She had to forget them. She had to let them go or this was never going to work. It was killing her inside and she had only been gone for a month. She wiped her face as her chest jumped. She was going to Bali and she was going to start her life over because if she kept this one it was going to kill her.

She was the first person in the car as she leaned her head against the window. Her face was tear stained and her chest would just jump every now and then. She had made up her mind and it hurt like hell. It was the only way to survive the hell she was in. She had to forget that the house in Los Angeles, California no longer existed. The family that lived there, they no longer existed. She wiped her face as she heard the door open and someone climb in.

"I have the pictures saved on a computer, I can get them back for you." Shaw replied.

She shook her head. "I don't want them." She told him as she wiped her face.

"I will find out who took the phone, Gabriella."

"It doesn't matter."

He was silent. The car began to move as she looked over at him. "I wanted us to be alone as we rode to get on the plane. It's a seventeen hour flight, I'm sure you do not want to be anywhere near me on that flight."

She sniffed as she let out a laugh. "What makes you think that?"

"You made this choice to be with me, Gabriella."

"You gave me a choice between you and my brother, and my brother was going to die if I didn't come. What kind of person do you think I am?"

"I know what kind of person you are."

"You don't know anything about me. Just because you had someone watch me for months and years of my life doesn't mean you now shit about me."

"You don't like to cry, but you do it often. You let your hair fall in your face when you cry and when you laugh. You love sunsets, I know that because I went through your phone. Your favorite car is a Jetta but you love Nissan GTRs, you take pride in your last name, you strive on your family, would you like me to continue?"

She shook her head. "And I know nothing about you."

"You know I am running from the government."

"Why?"

"I was an operative agent for clandestine operations. As an assassin, I went on to become a lieutenant where I was in the Special Boat Service from 1990 until the end of 1999. During this time in the military, I became known as an asset I guess you could say. They need me and I went where I was needed. In the year 2000 I became a Major in the Special Air Service, a position I spent the next eight years until 2008. I was no longer needed, my superiors sent a squad of men after me in order to kill me. However, they underestimated by ability to fight and they lost. I fell off the face of the earth then."

"Until me?"

"Until you." He gave a soft smile.

"It must be hard."

"What?"

"Not being wanted, being thrown away like a piece of trash." She looked out the window. "Why won't they just let you live your life in peace afterwards?"

"I killed an entire squad of British soldiers, I shit on peace a long time ago."

"Why me, Shaw?" She looked over at him again. "I know I've asked before and you think that I am just this gorgeous girl, but it doesn't make sense to me. There are gorgeous girls all over this world. What is so special about me?"

It was his turn to turn away. They didn't speak to each other the rest of the way to the air strip where a private jet was waiting on them to take to Bali, Indonesia.

Her body ached as she felt it being lifted from her seat. Her eyes shot open as she looked up to Shaw carrying her off the plane. "I can walk!" She exclaimed kicking her feet. He put her down on the ground as she straightened her clothes. "You could have woken me up!"

"You looked like you need the rest." He told her.

She sighed as she turned around. Her breath was taken from her as she looked at the sight in front of her. The sun was already setting; they were right on the beach. He had the plane land right on the beach. The sky was orange, pink, and blue. It was perfectly blended together as she walked towards the edge of the sand and stared out into the huge, turquoise ocean. It was beautiful. It was the most breath taking scene she had ever seen. A smile formed over her face as she let out a laugh. For a moment she forgot about her life. For a moment it was just her and the most beautiful sunset she had ever seen. "It's beautiful isn't it?" And then the moment was ruined. "If you would like to take a walk you can, the house is just two miles down that way." He pointed down the beach. "I will have all your stuff taken for you." She didn't respond as she turned around to him. "Take your time."

"What no watch dog?"

"Mario will be behind you, but he will not be too close. This can be a dangerous place, Gabriella. I am just looking out for your safety."

She nodded her head. "Take your time." She watched as he walked away from her putting his cell phone back to his ear. His demeanor completely changed the moment he answered that phone call. He was back to being the Shaw she despised. She didn't know how this was going to work but she had to do it. She had to somehow live this life with Deckard Shaw and she had to be happy about it. She turned back to the ocean and closed her eyes as the slight breeze went through her hair, yeah she was going to be alright. She had to be.

AN: I think I like writing this story more than the rest and its only the second chapter! You guys let me know what you think! REVIEW!