A Fast and Furious fic

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Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

It was dark and I was over,
until you kissed my lips and you saved me;
There's a side to you that I never knew,
but I set fire to the rain.

- You and me together nothing gets better

A/N: Last chapter was horrible. I read it again and hated it. A reviewer was right, I made Han way too sensitive when really he's not emotional at all but I didn't... Oh sod it, here's the next chapter in this disaster of a story.

Part 3: Chapter 14: There was the once more with feeling

'Take my word for it then.'

He laughed under his breath and continued to fiddle with those long lean fingers of hers while she smiled up at him.

The white linen sheets were disarrayed around the two naked bodies that lay underneath and while he leaned his head back on the headboard, he said, 'your word?'

She snuggled even closer to his tanned body and nodded, resting her head in the crook of his neck planting a soft kiss on his sweet spot causing shivers to run up his spine.

'I love you,' she whispered, 'just believe me when I say it, okay?'

'Okay,' he whispered back to her. Their breathing mingled as their lips almost touched in the sweetest moment.

She'd gotten used to the fact he couldn't always say it back to her but the thought was there.

The way he looked deeply into her eyes in the morning as if he couldn't believe her body was solid next to his, the way he would brush his fingers down the skin of her cheek every now and then just to make sure she wasn't a figment of his imagination.

He'd always had commitment issues. Since he was a kid, the only person he confided in was himself. The orphanage wasn't the friendliest of places and friends were scarce.

The kids only befriended you if you'd recieved your pocket money that week.

When he grew up, he became even more distant around the people he considered his friends. Not one of them knowing his secrets, his past, the only person he could've ever loved - his sister who was dead and the harsh realization that his family abandoned him.

She closed her eyes and inhaled his scent, trying to take what she could out of his unique smell - cars, the shower gel in the bathroom and then... Him.

'Do you believe in God?'

She paused for a moment and scrunched her face up, 'what kind of question is that?'

'A question.'

'I guess,' she answered finally, 'I have faith but no religion, you know?'

He cocked his head and looked at the ceiling stroking his hand down her side to knead patterns in her hip, 'how so?'

'Religion is a set of rules to prove your faith in something. Faith is just... Faith. Trusting yourself that there's someone up there, not some guy in a church.'

He closed his eyes as well and let his lips curl upwards, she really was something else. 'That's inspiring.'

'Han I-'

Lina POV

'Did you hear what I said?'

I was now back in the coffee shop and it dawned on me that I'd never actually left.

The cowering people who hid themselves under the coffee tables and Neela who was pressed to the wall, terrified of the gun barrel pointed towards me.

'No,' I answered confidently.

Death petrified me, don't get me wrong. After Marl pointed the gun in my face making me relive when Takeshi had done the same, it occured to me that I was faced with death all the time.

I could die today but that didn't stop me from giving Dogman a piece of my mind.

'It's funny Marl sent someone like you. From what I heard, you pretty much disappoint him on a regular basis.'

I could literally sense the confusion of the whimpering people who looked on innocently. Neela was breathing heavily and kept glancing behind her at the Pudge guy who had his back against the door, keeping watch with a 9mm in his right hand.

'Watch your tongue bi-'

'Cal, man.' Pudge called from the doorway, 'no talking to her. Just do it so we can get outta here.'

Cal the Dogman made a seething noise and a malicious violence crossed his face before he straightened up and gestured for me to stand from my seat. I did as instructed and squared up to him.

My heart was pounding - so hard I could hear it in my eyes.

'Say goodbye.'

'Wait!' Neela shouted and I jumped at her sudden interupption. Just when I thought my heart was going to explode, she'd halted my fate.

'What is it?' Cal queried impatiently as I kept a watchful eye on that weapon in his hand he was waving in my face.

About to turn around to see what possible excuse she could create under such pressure but a tight grip on my shoulder made me stay put.

'I don't know who you are or what you want...' She stammered and if I could see her right now she'd probably be twiddling her fingers. I could see her as if I had eyes on the back of my head.

Her scared cat like eyes witnessing her best friend about to be killed but she'd gone with her heart instead of her brain and decided to try and stall the killer.

'Her dead.' Pudge said and I could sense the frustration in his tone.

'Right,' Neela seemed to find that amusing as she let out a nervous laugh and I inwardly rolled my eyes.

Cal had given up on focusing his attention on her and instead had refocused back on me. His cocky smirk made me want to be sick and I felt my heart combusting again.

Here I go...

About to die...

A crash behind me made me forget about the weapon pointed at my head and as I whirled around I could see the people scream out in fright, anticipating a gunshot but instead being thrown on the ground as a car drove right through the door to ceiling window of the coffee shop.

'What the fuck?' Dogman yelled out as Pudge disappeared underneath the rubble, probably crushed underneath the SUV that had made a disastrous parking.

Using the distraction I lashed out and grabbed the gun pointing it upwards as Cal's finger slipped and I felt my hand snap back at the recoil of the gun as a single bullet hit the light overhead.

He was a lot stronger than he looked but the distraction worked as he managed to push me away and my back collided with a coffee table behind me, Cal's infamous smirk disappeared as he was smacked once, hard over the head.

'Neela.' I complimented, 'good hit.'

The brunette who still looked rather traumatized shrugged, 'thanks.'

Dogman hit the floor unconcious with a thud and I kicked the gun away from his reach.

'That was intense.'

That annoying Texan accent made itself known as the door to the car opened and out clambered Knuckle Head.

I'd only seen him briefly since he'd began work with Han but right now he'd saved our life.

'How?' I asked, breathless watching Neela and Sean embrace tightly.

'Neela text me the code.' He said as if it was obvious.

'Code?'

Neela nodded once and showed me her phone. Underneath Sean's name was a text message with a single exclamation mark.

That was a good idea, I thought and watched them get back on with their smoochiness. I think the doctors forgotten for the time being.

It reminded me of Han.

Quickly pulling out my phone, I saw I had five missed calls. All from Han. Oh no.

'Neela, I gotta go. Thanks again Sean.' Without allowing them to respond, I ran out of the coffee shop towards my car. On the way I had lodged my phone in between my shoulder and ear as I tried to call my boyfriend who would be no doubt worried sick once Marl spread the news of my supposed death.

'Lina?'

'Han?' I breathed into the phone and silence answered me.

'I thought...'

'I was dead.' I said quickly and sped out of the parking space, 'I know. Where are you?'

'The roof.' He answered shortly.

'What?' I asked and almost dropped the phone. The roof?

'Get here quick.' He said and I heard the desperation in his voice, 'I need you.'

0TFL0

'Han, I don't know what you're playing at making me trek all the way up those goddamn stairs. You know the elevator is-'

The icy chill than ran through me made me stop and I hugged my long black coat tigher to my body, my scarf that had come untangled during the struggle in the shop now cascaded down my side gently blowing in the wind.

'Han?'

His body was rigid as he stood on the edge of the roof. His black button up and jeans made him look smart like a businessman - like Han but right now, the situation at hand said otherwise.

'What're you doing? Get down.'

'I was ready.' He said, not turning to face me and I stood still waiting for him.

'Ready?' I breathed into the wind but I know he heard me. This wasn't making sense. All I cared for right now was him safe back on the ground and preferably in my arms.

'Marl said...'

He couldn't even finish the sentence and I bowed my head sadly taking one step towards him. 'I know what he might have said. But I'm alive.'

I took another step, slowly not to startle him.

'I'm here.' I said as I finally reached him and quickly so he couldn't go anywhere but my embrace, I wrapped both my arms around his torso from behind and felt him shiver once as he eventually stepped down and turned in my arms.

'I love you.' I told him and kissed him deeply underneath the setting sun on the roof of our penthouse.

'I love you too.'

A/N: I know this was short but it's the middle of the week, I'm up to my eyes in coursework, a French speaking exam I gotta prepare for and on top of that, my roommate is moving on to live with her boyfriend therefore I gotta live all alone. WTF?

~ Ello Harley