The only thing I own in this story is Jezebeil Marks, I make no money out of this whatsoever and this is for my own fun. Everything else belongs to Universal studios and the wonderful people who brought us The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Thanks so much to Laura for all her encouragement! And also, the title is actually the title of a song, 'In My Eye's by Milk inc. I love that song and I thought it'd make an ok title.
A/N:no, this isn't the last chapter. we still have three weddings to get to! opps...didn't meant to say that. but yes, i will start part two soon, still gotta think of a name for it. but yes. i am so glad you guys can get into the story and feel like you're there! you guys are so awesome. I luff you guys so much. I haven't smiled so much in forever! and yes, i have been watching Moulin Rouge almost non-stop since yesterday. what can i say...i have no life. also, i forget to mention that J's house has a basement. it's actually, a take off of my Aunt Mary's house, just more bedrooms. I love her house and so yeah. she and my uncle Charlie gave me a place to live when my bro was in the hospital, so i luff them very much.
Laura: hehe, I hate pink too! gah. i think you'll like this chapter. :)
Sunshine: i think you'll like this chapter too. i tried to make it long. i hate writing short cahtpers cuz i feel like nothing's happened.
maliek: yes, yes, they must die. and they shall...sorta. thanks for all of your reviews!
Princess Hermione: she doesn't die...yet. j/k! no! there is no way i would kill off the star character! that is just so wrong...
so yes, here is chapter 18:
"Brian!" Letty yelled from the couch in the living room.
"WHAT LET?" Brian yelled from downstairs in the basement.
"TELEPHONE." She yelled back, shoving popcorn in her mouth. Brian sighed and jogged up the steps. He walked through the kitchen and into the living room and picked up the phone, which was right next to Letty.
"Hello?" He said into the phone. He sat down on the other couch and watched the TV. Letty was watching Moulin Rouge. "Yeah? You did? What did you find?" He laughed to himself as Nicole Kidman went dancing around the screen in a ridiculous outfit. Living with Jez for the 4 months down in Miami, he had seen this movie numerous times. "Oh. Well. What can we do now?" He asked sadly. Letty turned to look at him for a minute and he shook his head and pointed at the TV. Letty shrugged and went back to watching the movie. "Alright. But you know where they're at? Right? You do! Great. Set them up! Get them ready! This is a life and death situation. Knowing J's mouth, she's probably close to death. Yes. We all saw his car speed off." Brian got quiet for a minute. He jumped up from his seat. "WHAT?" He roared. Letty's jaw dropped as she stared up at Brian. She could have sworn the whole house shook when he yelled.
"Brain? What is it?" She asked, putting the bowl of popcorn on the table in front of her. Mia, Jesse, and Rome, who were in J's office watching MTV, came out and stood next to the stairs. Letty looked at them.
'What happened?' Mia mouthed to her. Letty shrugged. Dom and Leon came in from the back porch and stared at him. Tej and Suki came down the stairs.
"No. Absolutely not. I would never do that and you know it. If you won't do something we will. I don't care. I don't fucking care Tanner this is my family you're talking about. They're all I got." Brian sighed and sat back down. All eyes were on him. "Yes. I understand that. But you've gotta promise you won't touch them. Ok? You'll have Lance Tran and Jeff Clemmons. Big repeated offenders. And we'll need an ambulance too." Brian hung up the phone and put it back in its holder.
"What happened?" Dom asked. Brian rubbed her face and looked over at Leon and Dom.
"Tanner knows where they are." Brian started to say.
"So let's go." Leon said. Brian shook his head.
"Tanner told me the only way he would tell me where Tran and Jeff are is if I turned you guys in." Brian said sadly. Letty sat back on the couch, her jaw dropped yet again. Mia sat next to Brian.
"We know you would never turn us in. What kind of deal did you make?" Mia asked him. Brian looked at her.
"They get Lance and Jeff. That's the deal. They get Lance and Jeff and whatever other Tran's are there and we get Jez back. They said we'll meet them at the parking lot next to the hospital at 14 hundred." Brian stood up and look at the confused faces around him. "That's 2 o'clock." Brian said laughing. Everybody nodded their heads and smiled.
"Well, I don't know about you lot, but I'm hungry." Rome said. Everybody looked at him.
"You're always hungry." They said in unison. Everybody laughed and headed into the kitchen.
"I hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind that I put down in words," Jeff sang as he walked into J's room with a syringe. J opened her eyes as best she could.
"Jeff? Is that you?" J asked in a small voice. Jeff kneeled in front of her.
"How wonderful life is now you're in the world." Jeff finished singing. J smiled a bit and then frowned remembering where she was. "Yes sweet cheeks. It's me. I came to give you some medicine." He held the syringe close to her face so she could see.
"Ok." J said. Jeff swabbed her arm and stuck the needle in.
"I'm having a friend come over later, her name is Sarah Slovinski. She's a doctor so she'll treat your wounds. Ok?" Jeff said, pulling the needle out. J gasped but nodded her head a bit. "Great. I'll see you later sweet cheeks." Jeff smiled then turned and left.
"What a bastard." J said quietly. Slovinski. I know that name. But where?
Flashback
(1 month before the Truck Heists Began)
"I can't believe you Jez. Are you stupid?" Leon scolded as Jez sat comfortably in the bed in the hospital. Jez smiled at Leon.
"Fuck you." She said. She closed her eyes and tried to drift off to sleep.
"What the hell did you just say?" Leon asked. J sighed and opened her eyes.
"I got in a fight Leon. Not a big ass deal." Jez replied. Leon shook his head.
"Yeah, it wouldn't have been a big ass deal if you hadn't gotten in a fight with Ricky Tran. And it wouldn't have been a big deal if he hadn't knifed you." Leon said looking down at her arms. Jez rolled her eyes and looked down at her arms. Ricky knew how to make it seem like it was her fault. Two identical lines on both of her wrists. Running length wise with her arm. They were bandaged and all she could see was the blood that wanted to seep out. She laid back on her bed. She remembered the feeling as he dragged the knife roughly down her left arm and down her right arm. It was a feeling she would never forget.
"I'll be fine." Jez choked out. Leon gently grabbed her right hand.
"I know. I was just so scared. Ricky's a Tran. A dangerous Tran." Leon said gently. Jez looked over at him and smiled.
"I love you Leon." She said. Leon leaned over her and kissed her. He pulled away and held onto her hands.
"I love you too." Jez started falling asleep when her doctor, Sarah Ward came in. Sarah looked at her and shook her head.
"This is the second time you've been in her in the last 2 months. Shall I expect another visit from you in the following month?" Sarah asked and she checked the IV. Jez chuckled.
"Naw. I think I'll take the next few months off." Jez and Sarah chuckled. Jez watched as Sarah carefully unwrapped the bandages on her left arm. Jez saw something sparkle in the light and then noticed a ring on Sarah's ring finger. "Getting married?" Jez asked. Sarah finished unwrapping her arm and smiled. She showed her the ring.
"Yes. In July. His name is Joel Slovinski. He's so handsome." Sarah said. Jez smiled and laughed, but she secretly wished she could show off a ring to her friends and say 'I'm getting married.'
End Flashback
My doctor. J rolled her eyes. Guess I'll never get married now. She said to herself. Why would anyone want to marry me? I'm so much trouble. J sighed and fell asleep. She dreamt of the Races.
Brian stood with the two teams and the swat team on the highest level of the hospital parking lot. Sgt. Tanner walked over to Brian and his two teams.
"Alright Brian. This is how we're going to do this. You guys stay in the truck. The SWAT will go in and search. After we've gotten Tran and Clemmons, you guys can go in and get Jezebeil. But I'm guessing you'll need the EMTs to take a gurney and go in with you. Tran is not a friendly guy." Tanner told them. Brian nodded.
"We understand. Can we go now?" Brian said. Everyone was anxious to go and get J. Tanner nodded and everyone got in the SWAT truck disguised as a Dry Cleaning Truck. Brian stared across the truck at Mia. She was looking back at him. Even in the dark he could see the worried expression on her face and the tears that glistened in her eyes. He wanted to reach over and hold her and never let her go. But he wasn't sure how she felt about him anymore. She looked away from him and leaned on Leon's shoulder. Leon wrapped his arm around her shoulders and kissed her head.
"It'll be ok Mia." Leon said.
"She's in here." Jeff said as he let Dr. Slovinski into J's room. Sarah shriveled her nose in disgust as she looked around the room. Her eyes fell on J's body.
"Oh my god." She said quietly. She turned to Jeff. "What the hell have you done to her?" Sarah screamed at him. Jeff grabbed her and pushed her farther into the room.
"Nothing the bitch didn't deserve." Jeff sneered. He shut the door behind him as he walked out. Sarah rushed over to J and kneeled beside her.
"Jezebeil? Jezzie? Can you hear me?" Sarah asked. J slowly opened her eyes halfway.
"I can hear ya. Any luck in getting me out of here?" J asked and Sarah looked over her body. Sarah looked at her face.
"I doubt it. I'm going to need you to lie on your back, ok?" Sarah asked. J grunted and then let Sarah move her to where she was on her back.
"Am I going to die?" J asked. Sarah shook her head.
"Hopefully no. With some penicillin and some rest, these wounds should be ok. They're giving you morphine?" Sarah asked. J nodded her head.
"I would guess so. I don't hurt as much as when I first woke up." J replied. Sarah nodded and began cleaning her wounds. She was partially done when Jeff stuck his head in the door.
"Hurry the fuck up woman." He yelled. Sarah turned her head.
"You told me to help her so I am. So you can wait another FUCKING TWO MINUTES JEFFREY." She screamed. Jeff glared at her but left the room. Sarah turned back to J.
"Step-brothers can be such bastards." She said simply as she went back to cleaning J's wounds. When Sarah finished she helped J sit up.
"Thanks." J said numbly. Sarah smiled at her. The bruises on her face stuck out more now that Sarah had cleaned the blood from her face.
"Anytime. Listen. You've gotta be strong. Jeff...he's just a fuck head. Lance, well, he means business. But you've just gotta be strong. It'll b-" Sarah's encouragement was stopped by the sound of gunfire and yelling outside the room. Sarah turned around. J's heart sank. She had no idea what was going out there and the only thing that was running though her mind was Leon's face. I'll never see him again. I'll never see any of them again. I'm going to die here. What a bitch.
"I'm going to die." J said sadly. She hung her head, as the yelling got closer. Sarah lifted J's head up with her finger.
"No. No you're not. You'll be fine." Sarah told her. J sighed and closed her eyes.
"If you say so." J replied. She was tired and wanted to sleep. Suddenly the door was busted open. J's eyes snapped open, resulting in sending a large amount of pain surging through her body. Three or four SWAT guys came through the door. "Hands up! Put your hands up!" They screamed. Sarah put her hands up. J could only put her left hand up. The SWAT guys walked over towards them. They stuck their guns in J's and Sarah's faces.
"What are your names?" One of the guys asked.
"I'm a doctor. Doctor Sarah Slovinski of Mount Sinai Hospital. I was brought here to help her." Sarah said. The guys turned to J.
"Uhh...Jezebeil Marks. I'm a prisoner of war." She said, rolling her eyes. One of the guys put his gun down and kneeled in front of J.
"We're going to take Doctor Slovinski with us, but I'll be coming back with some EMTs. They'll take you to Mount Sinai. Ok?" He said. J smiled at him.
"Sounds great to me." She said, closing her eyes once more. "So tired." She said. Sarah grabbed her bag and followed the SWAT guys out of the room with one last look at J's sleeping figure. They walked through the house and then out the front door. Leon was standing next to the ambulance when he saw Sarah come out of the house with the SWAT guys. Leon ran over to her. Sarah saw him and smiled. She looked around and saw all of J's friends, even some new ones.
"Leon!" She said. Leon grabbed her and hugged her. He pulled away.
"Is she ok?" Leon asked. Sarah frowned.
"It's going to be a long recovery." She replied, looking at the ground. "She's got a gun shot wound to her upper right arm, multiple bruises and lacerations on her face. She'll be underweight. They haven't been feeding her much except shitty over cooked eggs. The cuts on her arm that Ricky did awhile ago, he opened them back up." Sarah looked up as she saw the SWAT guys dragging Lance, Jeff, and Ricky away. She sighed and looked back at Leon. "She lost a lot of blood Leon. She might even have some head or brain damage." Sarah shook her head as the EMTs came out with the SWAT guy and J on the gurney. Leon was stuck to his spot as J rolled past him.
"It doesn't look like her anymore." He said sadly.
A week later Leon, Dom, Mia, Letty, Vince, Jesse, and Brian were sitting in J's room. She had been unconscious for 3 days, from the amount of blood she lost, but she had finally woken up. The swelling in her face had gone a bit, but her face was still swollen. The gunshot wound in her right arm had contracted a small infection, but they were able to get rid of it.
"When do I get to go home?" J asked as Sarah walked through the door to her room. Sarah smiled at her.
"Depends on how you do overnight. But, we're thinking, only three more days." Sarah replied, writing something on her chart. J's jaw dropped.
"Only? Only? Are you kidding me? Three days is technically half a week. That's just far too long." J said. Sarah looked up at her with a smirk on her face.
"Would you prefer another week then? That can definitely be arranged." Sarah replied. J rolled her eyes and sighed, she relaxed back on her bed.
"I hate hospitals." J said as she closed her eyes.
"They hate you too." Sarah said, sticking her tongue out. Everybody laughed.
Three days later, J was supposed to be released from the hospital but was kept longer when she collapsed after having a violent cough that ended with her coughing up blood, then passing out. Leon sat next to her bed with her hand in his. She felt so cold to him and he was scared she was going to die. Sarah, along with a nurse, came in the room. They stood on the opposite side of the bed. Sarah had a somber look on her face.
"Leon. I'm afraid that Jezebeil had a reaction to one of the medicines we gave her. It's all corrected and she should be able to go home in a few more days. We also found an infection in lower right arm in the cuts. That will have to be treated, which has already been started. She's a strong woman. She'll make it through." Sarah gave Leon a small smile. "Any questions?" She asked. He thought for a minute and shook his head.
"This is Danyel Kelly. She'll be J's nurse for the rest of today." Sarah said, introducing the nurse. Danyel smiled at Leon and he smiled back. Sarah whispered something to Danyel and then turned to leave the room.
"Wait, so she'll be alright?" Leon asked Sarah. Sarah stopped and turned to look at him.
"She's gotten through the worst of it. The only thing that will be hard for her is the bruising on her face and then there's the use of her arm. She's been through a lot, and she's got so much more to go through. The bruises will be gone soon, but then we start working on the broken bones. We had to wire her jaw shut while she was unconscious, which has pretty much worked itself out. But she's got a broken cheekbone also. We'll have to put her in physical therapy for a while, to work on the use of her arm. Other than that, she'll be fine." Sarah explained. Leon looked down at J. The swelling had gone down almost all the way. Leon looked back up at Sarah and smiled.
"Thanks." He said. Sarah nodded and turned and left.
A month later J was home and was feeling a lot better. The Miami team had gone back to Miami a few weeks before. Team Toretto decided to move into J's house since Letty was pregnant. Dom hadn't proposed to her yet because he wanted to wait until Leon proposed to J.
J was in her office sitting on the couch watching Moulin Rouge with Letty for the fifth time that day. They both loved it.
A few days before J came home, J told them to take the green paint of her car. She wanted to go back to the blue with the lioness. So when she came home, her old blue Lancer Evo was sitting there in the driveway.
Leon walked through the front door and stood in the door of the office. J looked up and saw him.
"Hey Lee." She said. He smiled.
"Watching it again?" He asked, looking at the TV. J smiled.
"Don't cha know." She replied. Leon laughed and sat in her office chair. "What's up?" She asked. He spun around in her chair.
"Oh nothing. I just came from the courthouse. Lance, Ricky, and Jeff were all charged with 1 count of kidnapping and 1 count of assault and Jeff was charged with 1 count of..." He stopped spinning and looked at J. "Murder." He finished. J and Letty both looked at him, their jaws dropped. J still had some green and yellow bruises on her face, but it wasn't as bad as it used to be and she almost looked as she did before. She knew she could never fully go back to the person she was before, too much shit had happened. But she could move on, and she would, with the team in her life. With Leon in her life.
"Murder?" J asked. Leon nodded.
"They found Silvia's dead body in the pacific ocean last week. She was beaten to death. Jeff pleaded guilty to that." Leon said. J nodded. She knew why Jeff had killed Silvia. "So why did he do it?" Leon asked suddenly. They hadn't been able to get a full story out of J, just bits and pieces. J sighed.
"She was the one who almost punched me to death. I struck a nerve and she went crazy. She ran and well...Jeff killed her. He didn't like the fact that Silvia almost killed me." J shrugged and leaned against the back of the couch. Leon nodded. Now he understood.
"So yeah, they're all going to be in jail for a long time. Jeff has a life sentence without parole. Lance and Ricky have 10 to 15 years. But they don't have a chance for parole until 10 years. So, it'll be awhile." Leon said. J went back to watching the movie. Ten years is better than nothing. She thought to herself. I have a chance to start a life with Leon now, and I won't let it go for anything.