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Location:Berlin, Germany
"What are they doing in here?" Carter Verone's tone indicated that he was anything but happy to see the pair.
Letty sneered at him. At seeing her, Verone dropped what he was doing and walked towards her. With every step Carter took, Jesse stiffened. He walked up to Letty until he was face to face with her, he looked down at her and grabbed her chin forcefully. He turned her face to the side examining her. "Such a beauty," he whispered, "and such a waste."
"You knew O'Connor right?" he asked her.
Letty nodded, choosing not to speak.
He walked back towards the weapons and resumed his task of checking the inventory.
"They're not supposed to be in here." Verone said not looking up, his statement obviously directed at Lance.
"I didn't see any harm in it," Lance replied.
If it wasn't for the fact that Lance was his only contact in Germany, Carter would have gotten rid of him long ago. His stupidity was going to get him caught sooner or later. The only thing they had in common was the drive to get rid of Dom's team once and for all. Carter had learned a lot about O'Connor and the people he associated with after his escape from prison, and after more than two years of looking for them he also learned that if they didn't want to be found you'd never find them. He knew he had the secret weapon that would draw Dom and his crew out of their hiding spot but Letty was much more than bait, she got things done right the first time; he needed someone like her.
Verone took the bags and put them in the backseat of a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban.
"I'll be back to pick these up in a few days," Verone said to Lance.
"You're staying in Berlin?"
"For a few days, I have some business to take care of," he replied before walking out.
Location:Berlin, Germany
Luke Hobbs was sitting in a cafe looking over Ortiz's file, when he spotted a familiar face walking down the street. The familiar face was not of a friend, in fact the only reason he recognized the man was because before Toretto he was the most wanted fugitive in the US. He committed the mans face to his memory and went back to drinking his coffee.
Two hours later he returned to his suite and called in his crew.
"I want every surveillance footage on the streets of Berlin looking for this man," he said throwing down a photo of Carter Verone, "if he makes a move I want to know."
He wasn't too sure Carter Verone had anything to do with Leticia Ortiz, but he was sure as hell going to find out.
Location:Azores Islands
Brian had been in a sour mood ever since Dom had left two days ago. He was madder at the situation itself than at Dom. Mia had been a nervous wreck ever since Dom left and Brian was just pissed off. He knew their family was broken; there were pieces missing, pieces they'd never get back. Vince, Jesse, and Letty were gone, and who knew where the hell Leon was, but he loved his broken family. And now they had a chance of repairing a broken piece of the family and he wasn't there to help. He knew he had responsibilities holding him here, at this stage his wife and daughter needed him more than anything, but it felt wrong not being there for Dom. Dom was family, he was a brother. Letty. He still couldn't wrap the idea of her survival around his head. Despite the bickering the two had always had, and the fact that he had broken her sisters heart Letty had come to him in a time of need. She had trusted him, and he had let her down. He still had nightmares about it.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a frustrated Mia and a crying Jessie. He got up from the chair on the porch and made his way inside. When his wife and daughter came into view he saw Mia trying in vain to comfort a very upset Jessie; the more she rocked her the harder she screamed, tears of desperation began to make their way down Mia's face as she rocked and sang Jessie a lullaby. The newborn only cried louder, Mia sat down on the couch with a screaming Jessie and put her face in her hands and began to cry.
Mia resisted as she felt someone take Jessie out of her arms but stopped when she realized it was only Brian.
"Shh shh little one, why are you giving mommy such a hard time?" Brian said talking to the baby.
At the sound of her fathers voice little Jessie quieted down and put her small hand on his cheek.
"Daddy's right here," he kissed her small hand as she moved it across his lips.
Little Jessie's face was red after all the crying she had done, Brian wiped away the tears that were remaining on her face. He made his way to the nursery and sat down on the rocking chair. He started to rock the chair back and forth and began to sing, "The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout," ten minutes later he placed a sleeping Jessie in her crib and took the baby monitor out to the living room.
Mia was in the same position she had been in when he took Jessie from her. As he made his way closer, he noticed she was still crying. He kneeled in front of her and took her hands in his, "Mi what's wrong?" he asked her.
"Why couldn't I do that?" her voice shook.
"Do what baby?"
"She didn't want me," Mia said.
Brian sighed, "Look at me," he took her face in his hands, "she'll always need you, you're her mother. She loves you, everything that's happening is affecting her too. It doesn't help that Dom is gone, you know how much she loves spending time with him. That's all there is to it okay?" She nodded.
Location: Berlin, Germany
After Dom picked up his luggage they made their way to the suite Han and Giselle were staying in.
"You want to tell us what this is about Dom? I know you're not in Berlin because you needed to get away. What's the real reason you're here?" Han asked, getting down to business.
Dom sighed, "You remember Letty?"
"Dom how could I forget her? Of course I remember Letty."
"She's alive," Dom said as he showed them the picture, "a week and a half ago a military convoy was hijacked, a security camera took that picture."
"Where?" Giselle asked.
"Here in Berlin," he responded.
"She still here?" Giselle asked looking up at Dom.
"She has to be."
"Is this the only thing you have that could help us find Letty?" Han asked him.
"If I had anything else I wouldn't be here."
"Well then let's get down to work." Han said pulling out his laptop.
Two hours later they still had nothing, and Dom was starting to get frustrated.
Location: Berlin, Germany
Long after Carter had left, Lance had grown tired of Letty and Jesse and had had them escorted back to their undersized room. A room that, judging by the size, was only meant for sleeping. So the fact that Letty was pacing back and forth in their cramped space was starting to make Jesse anxious.
"Letty.," Jesse said trying to get her attention, he was met with silence. "Le-"
"How can we just sit here and do nothing?" she interrupted him.
"Let you know there's nothing we can do at this point, all we can do is wait," he reminded her.
"What are we waiting for Jesse? What if they never even find the fingerprints? What then?" she exclaimed.
Jesse knew exactly where Letty's frustration was coming from; she felt powerless, and this was a feeling she was not used to. Despite how complicated things had always seemed she had always found a way out. But there was no way out in this situation; they had to trust that law enforcement had gotten their message, and putting your life into the hands of the very people who had hunted you down your whole life was not her style.
Jesse pinched his nose in frustration, "I don't know if things are going to be ok," he muttered, " hell I don't even know if I'll be breathing in a few weeks, but make no mistake I will go down fighting. Ride or die remember?"
Letty nodded.