It's only been about 2 days since the race. Brian still hasn't called me like he said he would.

Dom has been ignoring me since that night as well. When he's home, he stays in the garage. I'll cook food and bring it out to him but he never talks to me.

I imagine that he's pissed off about me being with Brian and going to the race even though he told me no. But what Dom needs to realize is that I am a grown ass woman. I can do whatever the hell I want to. He is not my father. He's my brother. And he's not even older than me. I'm the older twin. He can't just tell me what to do and expect me to follow it.

I sighed hearing my phone ring. I grabbed my bag and dug around in it until I had a hold on it and pulled it out. I answered it without checking the caller ID. "Hello?"I asked shouldering the phone.

"Bex, it's me."Brian's voice came through. I grabbed the phone pressing it more firmly to my ear. "What's up?"

"We're in. There's a party tomorrow night and we'll need to be there."He told me. I nodded. "Okay. You gonna pick me up?"I asked.

"Yeah." I got ready to hang up until Brian stopped me. "Hey. I was…I was wondering if you wanted to get dinner with me tonight?"He asked.

I should say no. It wouldn't be right for me to say yes to him. "I'd love to."I answered softly. "Great. That's great. Um…I'll pick you up tonight around 6 then?"I could hear the smile through the phone. "Yeah. I'll be ready."I hung up and ran a hand through my hair.

Holy shit. I had a sort of date with Brian tonight. I told him yes. I began panicking. I ran up the stairs to my room to find an outfit that wouldn't look like I'm trying too hard but would also impress him.

I started pulling outfits together and holding them up to myself in the mirror to see if it would look good. If it didn't, I threw it on the ground in a pile that I would clean up later. The possibilities would be placed on my bed.

I checked the small black alarm clock on my side table. It was already 1 o'clock. I decided to go ahead and take a shower now. I grabbed a 2 big towels and a wash cloth. I turned the water to warm and then hopped in.

I washed my hair with my favorite strawberry shampoo and conditioner. I shaved in every single place. You never know what could happen. Once I finished all of the necessary things, I got out of the shower and wrapped one towel around my hair while the other went around my body.

I walked out of the bathroom into my room and put my hands on my hips staring at the clothes on my bed. The clock said it was 2:57. I still had about 3 hours to get ready so I decided to sit and relax until about 4:30 or so. I sat on my bed and started painting my nails and toenails a dark grey color.

I hummed softly as I painted. It felt nice to do something like this. I haven't had a date or anything since five years ago with Brian. I was extremely excited to be going out with him. I knew I needed to tell Dom that I would be going out tonight, but it would have to wait until I was ready to leave. I was not ready to face his anger right now.

I just wanted to have a good time for tonight. After tonight, I just knew that it would be all bad for a while.

Around 4:46, I finally picked an outfit. It was a black swan ocean burgundy skater dress. It had half sleeves, a scoop neckline, and went down to about the middle of my thighs. I slipped on a pair of black pumps and smiled at my reflection in the mirror against the wall. I looked amazing.

Now, it was time for hair and makeup. I walked into the bathroom and decided to leave my hair down in its natural wavy look. I had to blow dry it so it was completely dry however. I put on minimal makeup. Just some eyeliner and mascara. I was pretty sure Brian would make me blush at least a few times tonight, so that would cover the color in my cheeks.

By the time I was completely done, it was only 5:24. I still had a while to wait for Brian so I decided to just bite the bullet and tell Dom I was leaving for the night.

I walked down the stairs and stopped at the bottom seeing Dom sitting on the couch. He had his elbows on his knees with his head in his hands. He looked up as he heard my heels. He eyed me. "Where are you going?"He asked.

I sighed and walked over to sit beside him. "I have a date."

"With who?"He asked harshly. I groaned shaking my head. "I'm not doing this with you Dom. I'm a grown woman who has a date tonight. I am so excited for this. Does it really matter who it's with?"I asked hoping that he would say no it didn't matter.

"Yes, it does matter. Who the hell are you going out with?"

I took a deep breath. "I'm going out with Brian."I told him quietly and not looking at him. He growled and stood up starting to pace. "Why the hell would you go out with him Bex?!"He exclaimed.

I stood up. "Because I want to! It's been five years already Dom. Look at us! Our family isn't here anymore! It's just me and you. Everyone left. I want to be happy now. I thought about it all and I want to move past it. I want to give Brian another chance. I don't really care that he's a cop right now. He's taking me on a date and that's that."I told him firmly.

He shook his head. "No. You're going anywhere."

I scoffed and walked into the kitchen grabbing my purse. "Like hell are you telling me what to do Dominic. I am going out to dinner with Brian. If you don't like it, then I don't care."

I was going to storm past him but he grabbed on my arm. "Why him?"

I looked up at Dom. "Because I love him."I admitted quietly. He shook his head letting my arm go. "He's just gonna break your heart again."

I shrugged. "Maybe. But at least I wouldn't be wondering what if for the rest of my life."I walked out of the house and sighed leaning up against one of the edge of the porch. I guess I'm waiting outside for Brian then.

Brian's blue Skyline pulled up in front of the house soon after. I walked down to him as he got out of the car. He stared at me. I blushed and looked down at the ground slightly. "What?"I asked.

He smiled slightly and walked over. "You look beautiful. I hope you know that."

I giggled and nodded. "Yeah. I know. But thank you."He took my hand gently and led me to the other side of the car. He opened the door for me and I slid in. He shut the door and jogged to the driver's side getting in starting the car.

He took off down the street. I took a peek at him and blushed seeing him already staring at me. He chuckled turning back to the road. "Thank you."He finally said.

I turned to him. "For what?"I asked curiously. He smiled. "For letting me take you out tonight."

I shrugged. "I wanted to. I realized that I need to get over what happened. Nothing's going to change the past."

He nodded and pulled up in front of the same restaurant that we went to on our first date. We shared a smile and both got out of the car. He grabbed my hand as we headed inside the building. They set us up at a table in a corner. Not a lot of people were here so, it was a little quiet. Music was playing softly in the background. A waitress came up to us taking our orders.

I looked up at Brian. "So, tell me how you got back into the cop stuff."

"After what happened, I traveled a bit, racing wherever until I ended up in Miami. While I was there, they caught up to me and got me to go undercover with a friend, Roman Pierce. They FBI recruited me after that and that's where I've been since. What about you?"

I leaned back in the chair playing with the edge of the table cloth. "I was a bit depressed after it all went down. Dom wasn't there anymore. Vince and Mia went away. They call every now and then. Leon left. I have no idea where he went. Letty went with Dom, but she came back a few months before she was killed. But even then, I rarely saw her. I took a few med classes and took up boxing for self defense. It also really released all the frustration I felt. I've just been trying to get through the days."

He stared at me. "Were you…seeing anyone?"He asked slowly. I smiled and took a sip of my water. "No. I never dated."

He smiled and nodded drinking his beer. "That's…good. Good." I giggled shaking my head. Brian stood up and held his hand out to me. I stared up at him in confusion. "Dance with me."

I placed my hand in his and smiled as he led me to the dance floor. He pulled me close to his body. His left hand held my right while his right went down to my waist. My left hand went up to his shoulder. We swayed slowly to the beat of the slow song playing. A few other couples were on the dance floor as well.

"I didn't mean to hurt you, Bex. I never wanted to do that to you. I just…when I got to know you, I fell for you. I got to know everyone and I didn't wanna do the job anymore."He slowly explained. I looked up studying his face.

"I forgive you Brian. But, I'll never forget it."I told him smiling a bit at the end. He lips turned up slightly and nodded a little. He leaned down pressing his forehead to mine. I closed my eyes and sighing in contentment as we swayed softly.