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Out Raced

Chapter 2

3 Years

Evina woke up, and doubled checked her phone the next morning, convinced the calls had only been a dream. But there they were. One call from Dom, reaching out to her for the first time in about ten years. One call from Luke, making her relax and worry at the same time.

All in all, she was happy. Her family was coming home to her.

As much as she wanted to call both of them, she restrained herself. Instead she began to get dress, getting ready for her morning run. It had long since become habit, and Evina was not one to break habit. And it had become his habit as well. Typically her running partner would meet her outside her condo in the morning, already stretched and warmed up.

His dark blonde hair was still kept short, but he had long since ditched the beard. He had filled in what was left of his half sleeve, but otherwise he had not added any tattoos. And knowing his girlfriend, Evina highly doubted that Leon would be filling it in anytime soon.

"I did it," the man said. Looking into his eyes always made Evina sad. He looked like he always saw more then he should have in his short life. He handed her a chip that simply said three years.

Three years sober.

Evina looked up at him. "I'm so proud of you. Who are you giving it to?"

Leon had not held onto his chips. He said it made him nervous, which made him think it would be easier to relapse. He had given his one month chip to Evina. The one year chip had gone to Evina's, and for awhile Leon's, roommate. The two year went to his girlfriend on the day they became official.

"I don't know," Leon admitted.

"Why don't you keep this one?" Evina suggested. She began to stretch her muscles so that they wouldn't be tense later. "You've come a long way, and it's been all you this year."

"Maybe," Leon agreed as he finished his own stretches.

Evina bit her lip. As a doctor of psychology, Evina knew that Leon was the last person who she should confide in who had called her last night. As someone who felt out of place most of the time, she knew only Leon would understand the significance of who had called her. "How are you feeling this morning?"

"Like i could win every race," Leon responded.

"Dom called me last night," Evina said quickly.

That stopped both of them. Dominic Toretto was forbidden territory for the two. Very rarely was he brought up. The last time Leon had seen the older man was when Dom was crossing into the Mexican boarder while Leon was sneaking back into L.A.

And that had been the beginning of Leon's slow and painful downfall.

"Why?"

Evina knew she would have to choose her words very carefully. "You remember when we thought Letty had died? Well, it turns out someone messed that up big time. She's alive and running with a crew in London. Dom is going to try and bring her home."

"How did you not know about this?" Leon asked, his tone becoming a little harsher. "Don't you work for the FBI?"

"As a psychologist. There is very little for me to analyze here. And even if there was, that information is a little above my pay grade," Evina pointed out.

"They're coming home?" Leon asked.

Evina nodded. "So is Mia, and some guy named Brian. They had a baby."

Leon didn't say anything, he just began to run. It was an easy pace, following their normal two mile loop. They jogged in silence, neither sure what to say to the other. They both had reasons to be scared, they both had reasons to be excited.

As they jogged though a transplanted grove, Leon stopped short. He grabbed Evina by her hips and swung her around. "Our family is coming home!"

Of all the responses Evina had imagined, this was not one of them. However, it was easily the best.

"I'm going to clean up the shop, make it ready for them to use again. We'll be building cars again. Just like old times. I can't believe I let DT's go."

"Slow down," Evina laughed. "I don't know when they'll get here. It could be a few months."

Leon nodded, holding up his three year chip. "This get's nailed to the wall. You let me know as soon as they are on their way home."

"When I know, you'll know brother," Evina promised.

And with that, they began their easy run once more.