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"Hey," Suki said, joining Owen on the back deck. The kids were playing with Mia on the lawn. Brian and the others were prepping for the race. Suki was a little put out that she wasn't invited to race, but someone had to be responsible for the kids.

"Hey," Owen replied absently. He was watching Lei, and his face showed sorrow.

"Are you all right?" she asked. He turned away abruptly then.

"Fine," he said gruffly. He cleared his throat. "Guess I should go play bodyguard." Suki was now certain that something was bothering Owen, and that something involved kids.

"Auntie, why is he sad?" Lei asked. She had taken a shine to both Deckard and Owen, which Suki didn't quite understand. Maybe it was their accents. Or the fact that Owen seemed to have an endless supply of sweets to give her.

"I don't know, sweetie," Suki replied, stroking Lei's hair.

"Why don't you ask him?"

"I don't think he wants me to ask."

"Oh."

"Why don't you go play with Jack and Emily?" Suki suggested. Lei's face brightened.

"Okay!"

"I can't wait until they get old and tired like me," Mia laughed, coming over to Suki. "By then, I'll be in a wheel chair and racing circles around them to keep them constantly on their feet."

"Oh my God. I can so see Brian racing you with his wheelchair."

"Don't give him any ideas," Mia warned, nudging her. She was smiling, though.

"Are you worried?" Suki asked.

"No. Well, that's not completely true," Mia corrected. "I am a little worried, but I've been in these situations so many times before that it's almost old, you know?"

"I guess."

"Are you ever going to forgive Han?" Mia asked her. Suki sighed.

"I don't know."

"Think about it. He's your brother. I sometimes can't stand some of the things Dom did, but I still love him," Mia said, turning to go back to the kids. Suki crossed her arms. She hated that Mia had a point.

Dom

They were on one of Frank's private jets. Dom was trying to relax and calm his breathing a little. Letty squeezed his hand. She knew how anxious he was to take down Cipher once and for all. Suddenly, a crackling sound started grinding on everyone's ears. Dom looked over at Roman, who froze with his hands midair.

"What?" he asked.

"Do you mind?" Deckard asked, also glaring at Roman.

"I'm hungry," Roman whined.

"You're always hungry," Frank noted.

"Yessir. I am," Roman grinned, ripping the packaging of his treat finally and stuffing it into his mouth.

"What's with you?" Hobbs asked Tej.

"Me? Oh, I'm just thinking about Suki and Han," Tej replied. "I hope they sort their shit out before I get back."

"Look at you talking all tough when Suki's not around," Deckard smirked. He knew that girl would take Tej down in a heartbeat.

"You...you're not gonna tell her, are you?" Tej asked, worried suddenly. Deckard just laughed.

"Do we have an actual plan here? Or are we just gonna barge into the community living center and haul Farah out?" Hobbs asked, changing the subject.

"Relax, you lout. I have a plan," Deckard scoffed.

"It better not involve grenades," Dom warned. Deckard sucked his teeth.

"It might."

"That's a really bad idea," Letty told him.

"What? It gets the job done," Deckard said defensively.

"These are innocent people here, Deck," Dom went on. "No grenades."

"Fine. Spoil my fun why don't you," Deckard muttered. He pushed the bag of grenades farther under the seat with his foot.

"Are we gonna get to drive any cars?" Roman asked.

"What is it with you and cars?" Frank countered.

"They're fast," Roman replied. "Sometimes a little furious."

"I don't think we'll be racing cars," Dom informed him.

"Damn," Roman groaned.

"Well, someone has to get away with Farah as fast as possible," Deckard said.

"Dibs," Letty cut in before Roman opened his mouth.

"Aw not fair!" he complained.

"Letty's got the job," Deckard said. "She doesn't get distracted by shiny treat wrappers."

"I don't..."

"So how can we guarantee that Cipher doesn't already know what we're up to?" Hobbs interrupted. Roman sulked.

"We don't," Deckard answered.

"Great," Hobbs grunted. "This plan has some major holes in it."

"It's still a plan," Deckard argued.

"We go in, we get Farah, we get out," Dom said smoothly. "If anyone is good at doing that sort of job, it's us."

Brian

They were in one of Amelia's garages looking at cars. Brian was getting excited about what car he wanted to use. Amelia couldn't help but laugh at him.

"I can't believe you're my brother," she said after a while. He looked at her.

"I know. It's weird. I used to be jealous of you for running a thieving show at your young age."

"Eh. You just gotta know how to manage people," she shrugged. "How about that one?" She was pointing at none other than Brian's favorite car.

"Oh yea. Gotta have a Nissan Skyline!" he crowed, touching it fondly. It reminded him of his racing days in LA. Amelia laughed.

"I didn't take you for a Nissan guy," she remarked.

"It's the best car I've ever driven," he smirked. She tossed him the keys for it.

"One down, four more to go," she said.

"So, you and Leon, huh?" Brian asked as she picked out a Dodge Charger.

"Hm? Oh, yea. He's pretty great," she answered.

"I always wondered where he ended up," Brian went on.

"He got stuck with me. He never really went out in public much. I think he worried about being picked up by the cops."

"Makes sense."

Amelia picked out three other cars and collected their keys.

"So, how has all this news of being a sister settled with you?" Brian asked as they walked out of the garage to go back to the crew waiting on the street. Amelia stopped suddenly and turned to look at him.

"Honestly?"

"Yea."

"I'm confused. A little psyched, but mostly wondering why it's happening," she told him.

"You liked being an only child?"

"Well...no. It did get lonely, but it would have been nice to have another sister, you know what I'm saying?" she laughed.

"Mia is your sister in law," Brian pointed out.

"Oohh true dat," she nodded. "She seems pretty cool. You snagged a good one. I always liked her."

"She's the best," Brian said, looking up to see Mia in the driver's seat of the van. Suki and Owen were at home with the kids. Han, Leon, and Eric were waiting for their cars. He looked back at Amelia, whose eyes were a little wet.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing," she answered, shaking her head. She forged ahead, leaving Brian to wonder why she was crying.

Owen

"Can you play now?" Lei asked.

"No," Owen replied.

"How 'bout now?"

"No."

"Now?"

"Still no."

"Lei! Leave him alone," Suki ordered. Lei sighed loudly and slid off the chair, padding to the other room.

"Thanks," Owen said.

"She seems to be quite taken with you," Suki noted. They were sitting at the kitchen table, and Owen had some cards spread out in front of him. Suki wasn't sure what kind of game he was playing.

"All kids are," Owen noted.

"Really? You don't strike me as the kid type," Suki laughed. He stiffened then, and she stopped.

"I'm sorry," she said after a moment. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No."

"You're putting on that tough guy face again."

"Suki, stop it."

"Just tell me what's wrong," Suki urged.

"NO!" Owen exploded, slamming his hand on the table, making her jump. He got up aggressively and stormed out the back door. He didn't care if he scared her. He didn't want to talk about his past. Not ever. He paced angrily in the yard. Everything he looked at reminded him of what he'd lost. He couldn't stand it much longer.

"Owen," Suki said, standing at the door. He whipped around to face her.

"Get your ass back inside and stop talking to me," he ordered, pointing fiercely.

"I know you're trying to cover up whatever hurt you have deep inside of you by being an asshole, but you're talking to the queen of covering up hurt with assholeness, so forget it," Suki said roughly. "You can talk to me."

"No."

"Owen!"

"What? Why do you insist on knowing me? You don't want to know me, Suki. Trust me," Owen said angrily.

"You lost a child," Suki said simply. Owen froze.

"Excuse me?"

"And the way you look at Mia with her children, I'd say you lost a girlfriend or wife too."

"Stop!"

"I don't know what happened to them, but if Cipher was involved, I think it was bad."

"Shut up, Suki!"

"It makes sense why you wanted to go take her down. It's revenge."

"You need to stop," Owen said, advancing on her. Suki didn't back down.

"It's okay to be angry at her, angry at yourself. It's okay to miss them. It's okay to be sad," she finished, looking up at him as he loomed over her. He stood there trembling with anger. His hands shook uncontrollably. She simply looked at him calmly. Then suddenly, he wanted to talk about them, remember them. He wanted to share them with someone. He moved to sit on the step, and she sat down beside him.

"She was six," Owen said hoarsely. "My wife was late twenties."

"I'm listening," Suki said, touching his hand lightly.

"Isabel," he went on. "My little girl. She was...beautiful. And funny. So funny. That girl could make me bust my gut with laughter. At six!"

"She sounds wonderful."

"And Amy. Oh my God, Amy. She had the brightest smile. She could make me feel better with one kiss. They did not deserve the end they got. It's all my fault," Owen stopped suddenly, his throat tightening. He could see their faces. He wanted to beg for forgiveness, to hold them one more time.

"They know it's not your fault," Suki said softly.

"How do they know that?" he asked, his voice thick with tears.

"They just do. You loved them. Cipher is the one who hurt them, not you."

"But I was the protector. I should have saved them..."

"Owen, you couldn't have won against Cipher by yourself."

He was quiet at this. He knew Suki was right. That had also been before he was a monster. He'd been a one man show. Weak. Pathetic. He wiped his eyes fiercely then. He hated that he had shown any weakness.

"And here's the macho man back," Suki said, sighing. "Well, thanks for sharing with me."

"Don't tell..."

"I won't tell anyone," she cut him off. "Your secret is safe with me."

"Thanks," he said, looking up at her.

"Anytime."

He sat there staring at the skyline until the sun started to go down. He heard the cars revving on the street, and he knew it was soon going to be race time. That's when the fun would begin.