Dom loved the small, satisfied smiled that graced Courtney's face as she struggled to pull her dress back on. Dom had found it necessary to stop and have a little bit of fun to make the trip worthwhile. Of course it was just a good excuse to have car sex.

"You okay?" he asked, hiding his smirk but he couldn't hide it from his voice.

He was smirking because he was sure she had never finished so hard before. This boosted his male pride (and ego) and at the moment it was soaring through the roof.

"I'm good,"

Her voice was soft but it wasn't hard to see that it was because she was sated. Dom helped her with the seatbelt before putting back on his own. He started the car back up and pulled back onto the highway. What he wanted to really talk about was her nightmare but instead he kept to safe topics that wouldn't cause her to shy away. They would have time to talk when they arrived at the house…

Finding Home

"It's beautiful here Dom," she told him as they got out of the car. "And you're sure that your friend won't mind?"

They had arrived a little later then expected but they had got there in one piece. Courtney looked around the small place with wide eyes, causing Dom to grin. It wasn't hard to impress Courtney and though he tried hard to impress her, he found that she always told him that she never needed the fancy stuff.

"He's away for a month and he's cool with us coming for the weekend as long as I don't through a normal Toretto party. Actually any party,"

"That's understandable,"

He grinned. This weekend was just going to be the two of them getting to know each, do couple stuff and just having fun. Hopefully when they returned on Tuesday, the scars that haunted her dreams wouldn't be as strong as when they got back. Of course they wouldn't be gone, that was too much to ask for but Dom hoped she wouldn't be as worried or as stressed.

"So what's first Toretto?"

"What do you want to do?" he asked pulling their bags out of the boot.

"How about treating me to some dinner on the town?" she said, smiling teasingly.

"Of course but don't wanna get settled in first?"

She eyed him and giggled as he wiggled his eyebrows. She shook her head as they began to walk into the house.

"Stop that Dom! I know what you're settling in means and not at the moment. Aren't you satisfied with everything that just happened in the car trip here?"

"Court, I will never be sated,"

She blushed under his glaze.

"I'm going to go shower, then you are and after that we'll go to dinner,"

"Then?"

"If you're a good boy then we might just 'settle in',"

He chuckled as she walked in front of him and upstairs. Things were already looking better with Courtney and he hoped that things kept improving…

Finding Home

"I think you scared the waiter," Courtney told him half teasingly as they left the restaurant later that night.

The town was only small and the restaurant was a multi-cultural one but it had been nice. Courtney had found the food delicious and found the attention from Dom sweet. Their waiter had been flirting with Courtney since the moment they walked in the door. She had found it flattering while Dom had found it annoying and it had been testing him. It hadn't helped when they ordered desert to share and she decided to tease Dom which made the waiter stare at her.

"I think if you had continued I would've done more then just scare him,"

She threaded her fingers through his and looked up at him.

"I glad you didn't,"

Dom just smiled and continued to walk down the streets. It wasn't late but it was so dark and if it hadn't been for the street lights, they would have been stumbling through the dark back to their car. She pulled Dom closer to the shop windows to look into the stores. So as they walked, she slowed right down to look in the windows and dragged Dom to the windows.

Courtney loved window shopping mainly because no one was forcing her to try on clothes but also because she could take her time. She loved window shopping because till she met the Toretto's that's all she could afford.

"Can we go in?" Courtney asked as they walked past a small, run down bookshop. "Please?"

Dom nodded and let her lead him in. She let go of his hand and wandered the aisles of the bookshop. Dom greeted the owner as he followed closely behind Courtney. Her fingers danced over the old books as she walked slowly.

"There was an old bookshop five minutes from the school and twenty minutes from home. I would go there every afternoon on my way home and try to find a book to read that I hadn't already read. It was my only safe haven,"

"Till the team and I found you,"

She nodded.

"The people I met at that bookshop were the only friends I had,"

She paused as she came to a particular book. She smiled as she pulled it out and turned to him holding it up proudly. It was the Chronicles of Narnia, the complete series. Dom had read it a couple of times but seeing her holding it proudly made him want to read it again.

"I can't remember how many times I read this. It was the first book I ever read by myself,"

"So you had a big collection then,"

"Only in my mind; Leroy never knew I read or could read of a matter of fact," she sighed. "I never had any money so I never could buy any of the books. The Bookkeeper knew this I think so it's probably the only reasons why she never kicked me out,"

Courtney put the book back on the shelf. They wandered the bookshop a little longer and then went back to the streets.

"You survived by reading books," Dom mused.

"Not just by books," Courtney explained. "I had a baby brother I looked after. He helped me,"

Dom hid his surprise but according to Courtney's laugh, not very well.

"Surprised I take it,"

Dom helped her into the car and as he started the car she continued.

"I was seventeen when Lachlan was born. My mum wouldn't look after him so I did. A lot of kids at school thought I was a teen mum but I wasn't. It was so hard to leave him,"

"He could've come with you,"

"I didn't know if I would find somewhere safe. He's safe for the moment and I'll go back for him one day I suppose,"

Dom drove quietly. He got them back to the house without saying much at all. He guessed she was drained from revealing so much.

"You okay Court?"

"I love you," she told him.

Before he got a chance to reply, she ducked up to the bedroom. Dom chuckled and followed her in. He stood against the doorframe and watched her pace around.

"I love you too Courtney,"

Her breathing hitched and looked up. She knew he'd only ever told one other woman those words in that way, in that sense, and that woman had then left. Dom walked over to her and slid his hands into jean pockets. She smiled and Dom took as an indication to kiss her. As the kiss deepened and they moved to the bed, Courtney realised how much different her love for Dom was to Scott. She had loved Scott and he had used her, hurt her, scarred her. She would never think of Scott again after this weekend.

"God I love you," she whispered breathlessly as Dom removed her jeans…

Finding Home

Author's Note: (ducks under bed covers as pens and books are thrown through laptop) I'm so sorry, I am so sorry! I have been working very hard at work on all my stories trying to wrap them up so I am free to upload them. Unfortunately Dom, Vince, Han and Brian don't wish to cooperate and have been running around causing chaos all through my stories. But hopefully they have stopped going around shirtless so things will move a little faster.

Thank you for everyone for reviewing lately. You have been big inspiration! Xoxo Miss Hood