The atmosphere was perfect for racing. Everything was still. She felt like she was meant to be apart of Toretto's team. She rolled with them like a regular and she loved the feeling of having everybody waiting to race them. His team was the best, hands down. She had gotten to them very well, in the two days she had been there. They looked at her as one of them now. Mouths dropped and eyes widened when Ashley stepped out of Brian's bright red supra.

"Damn girl. You fine!" Hector called out to her. He grabbed her arm as she went by.

She spun around and faced him. "You can look, but if you touch me again. I'll shove my foot so far up your ass you'll be spitting shoelaces for weeks." She said, seriously.

Hectors grip loosed up on her. "I like that attitude, baby."

"Yo, Dominic. Who is this fine piece of-" Edwin stopped when he saw the look she flashed him.

"This is Ashley, and-"

She cut him off. "And I'm not a cheap hood ornament or a cheerleader. I'm a racer, a serious racer. I have a sense of humor, but I play no games. I'm just here to let you know, I can kick anybody's ass out here, racing or not. So don't even try it," She stated. The crowd did the "oohs" and "ahhs" and cheered. But she wasn't playing. When she wasn't racing she was kickboxing at her dad's kickboxing studio.

She then turned and looked at Dominic, "So Do we race?" She asked.

"We Race!" He said, loudly the crowd went wild.

"I want the girl" A voice said, an unfamiliar voice.

Everybody turned around to see a short Asian man. The resemblance he had to Johnny Tran was uncanny, but Johnny was long gone away.

"Fine!" Ashley said, jumping up from her hood. Dominic held her back. He eyed the man keenly.

"But," the man said. "I'm racing for the girl. If I win, she's mine. If I loose…. you get this 100,000 car."

Ashley clenched her teeth. "I'm not an animal. I can't just be put up for grabs!" She screamed.

"Whoa, who do you think you are?" Dominic said, advancing towards him. Letty, Leon, Vince, Brian, and Ashley all followed behind him.

"That's not the point. The point is do we race or not. Are you scared little lady?" He asked, looking at Ashley.

Her pride was at stake. She had no other choice. "Ok," She said, softly. Stepping up from the back,

"You don't have to do this,." Dominic said.

"Yeah, it aint worth it." Leon called to her.

"Yes, I have to do this." She said, looking at him. "We race."

And with that, she headed to the Supra. Shit. She thought. She forgot it wasn't her car. She's putting herself on the line with a car she wasn't familiar with.

"No turning back," She mumbled, walking past Dominic. He watched her with his head low.

"She has balls," Letty said, as the all walked up closer to see the action.

~*~*

At the line Ashley revved the engine waiting for the call. Her pulse was beating so quickly.

"You don't have to do this." Dominic said, coming to the driver's side.

She bit her bottom lip. "I do, Dom. I do…" She said.

"Look," He said, his voice lowering. "I know for a fact that this is a ten-second car. The problem is I don't know what he's got. This thing has beat a Ferrari but…I don't know."

"Dom, you're making me nervous." She said. "Have some faith."

"Fine." He said, backing away from the car. "But I don't want to loose you." He whispered.

Those words rang out in her ears. She barely heard it when Hector screamed go. She slammed down on the gas, but the man had heard it long before she had. Her tires screeched as they ate up the pavement. She was coming up on him quick, but he NOSed her, leaving her far behind.

"I don't want to loose you." Dom voice repeated. She just closed her eyes and pressed the NOS button.

"Later Bitch!" She shouted.

Everything from that point was a blur. She didn't even remember reaching the finish line. Smoke filled her every being. She couldn't think. When she opened the door, the crowd was silent.

"And the winner is…" She heard Hector yell. "…The GIRL!"

"Yes!" She yelled to the top of her lungs.

"Oh Shit!" Letty said, running up beside her. "This bitch is tight. Can I take for a spin?"

Ashley smiled. "Hell yeah girl. Just let me get those keys." Ashley said, walking over to the Asian guy with his head hanging low.

"Where are my keys?" She demanded.

Slowly he extended his arm, letting the keys drop in her hand. "But," He started. "We will meet again. Believe that."

Ashley laughed and walked over to Letty, dropping the keys in her hand. Letty smiled and Ashley closed her eyes once again as the crowd closed in on her. Their cheers, their boos filled her ears. She felt a pair of strong arms around her, and then she was lifted up off the ground. When she opened them again, she was in Dom's arms being pulled away from the madness.

"You won!" He said to. "You won!"

Ashley looked at him. "Were there any doubts?" She asked, with a smirk He lifted her up for the crowd to see.

"OH shit!" Leon yelled. "COPS! Cops! COPS!" He cried.

Dom quickly and safely put Ashley down and ran to the drivers said. "Get in!" He yelled at her. He looked around to see if he could spot Letty, but she was nowhere in site.

"Letty!" He yelled, but you couldn't hear a word over the yelling and cars cranking up.

"Dom, hurry up!" Ashley yelled. "Get in! I saw her at my new car!"

Dom looked one more time, and then he hopped in and sped off.

"Dom, slow down!" Ashley screamed at him. When they were far, far away from the sirens. He was pushing 145mph on regular streets. "You want to get us killed!"

"No!" He yelled, pulling his foot off the gas. " I don't want to go to jail!"

Ashley sat back shocked, breathing hard. "Dom, I'm s-"

"Forget it!" He said, lowering his voice. "Just forget it."

She put her head in her hands and they both fell silent.

"Dom," She said, breaking the silence. "Why did you say you didn't want you loose me?" She asked out of the blue.

Dom slammed down on the brake and pulled the car over. Ashley stared at him, a bit frightened.

"Dom, I didn't mean-"

He held his hand up and silenced her. " Because I simply didn't want to loose you." He said, softly almost to himself. "I want you here, even if I cant express it. I want you here. It's something about you that makes me think about you and I just cant stop. From the second I saw you, it was like, this instant attraction…" He answered with his head down. "I'm not good at stuff like this…"

Ashley sat there almost in shock. "No, Dom your not good at it…. Your great I couldn't have said it better myself. I feel the same way about you too, but I can't do this with another girls man."

"I know," He whispered. "I Love Letty,"

Ashley clenched her teeth to ease the pain. "Well, Dominic-"

"But, I want you." He said, bluntly. He looked over to see her reaction.

She said, nothing. She couldn't say anything, so she let actions speak louder then words. She climbed onto his lap and began kissing him with everything in her. And he returned everything she threw at him, He pressed his lips s hard on her he was afraid he was hurting her.

"Dominic, I really want you." She whispered on his lips. "I need you…"

"I need you too," He said, running his hands up and down her body. " I love you…" He slipped.

Ashley stopped. She really wanted to hear that. "Dom, you've only known me two days."

"I know I'm sor-"

"Don't be. I liked hearing it." She said, kissing him again. "But we need to be undercover. Nobody can find out Dom. I like Letty and I like everybody else."

"Ok, for you. I think I'll do anything."