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The four men just stood in front of her looking like they hadn't comprehended what had just come from her mouth. Brian and Rome looked the most shocked with both of their mouths hanging open. Looking around at them Keira shifted from one foot to the other, uncomfortably and wishing one of them would say something. Walking over to Brian she held her head down and said,

"I don't want any of you getting hurt so first thing in the morning me and Haylee are gonna go somewhere else."

"Bullshit girl, you're stayin' put. Do you really think he's gonna leave us alone if you're not around? We're the ones who put his ass in prison." Rome said in a tone that said even if she tried to argue it wouldn't do any good, and turning to Tej and Jimmy she saw them nodding their heads. Focusing on Brian once again she was worried about his reaction. He still hadn't said anything, and that was the scariest part. She could have dealt with him yelling and being mad at her but it was killing her not knowing what he was feeling.

"Brian, say something. Please?" Keira pleaded, tears starting to form in her eyes.

"It was Verone who did that to you?" He asked, looking down at her and balling his fists. She just nodded her head, a few tears slipping down her cheeks. Tilting her head up with a finger under her chin he wiped away the tears with the pad of his thumb and pulled her into a hug. As he held her she started to sob, to which he just held her tighter and tried to calm her down. He now knew what kind of stress she'd been under these past few weeks, and whether she knew it or not she also earned more of his respect for having the courage to leave someone with as much power as Carter Verone had. As soon as she had calmed down and stopped crying he looked at everyone else and said,

"Let's get back to the house. We need to talk about this and figure out what the hell we're gonna do." As they all nodded he helped Keira into the car and walked around getting in before they all drove off. Slipping on the jacket Suki had let her borrow, she wrapped her arms around herself tightly and sat silently in the bucket seat. Everything was quiet as they drove the distance to the house until they pulled in the driveway. As she went to pull the door handle Brian stopped her and said,

"No. Me and you need to talk, just the two of us."

"Alright." She answered with a sigh, she'd known that this was coming. "Can we at least get out of the car?"

"Yeah, we'll go around back." As they stepped out of the car, Brian waved the rest of the crew, who'd been waiting for them, inside and the two if then walked towards the backyard. Sitting down on the one of the steps leading up to the deck she waited for him to start with the interrogation. Walking back and fourth in front of her, Brian tried to decide how to approach her on this subject, then looking down at her he made his mind up. She was upset enough as it was, he didn't need to add to her stress level by being a hard ass. Sitting down next to her she put his arm around her shoulder and let her lean her head on his shoulder.

"You know you didn't have to hide who it was." He said looking straight ahead of him.

"I guess deep down I did, but it's hard when you're so scared. You've dealt with him before, you know he's got people all over the place." She replied moving closer to him, wanting to feel safe and secure.

"Girl you gotta remember, I used to be a cop, we could put him away."

"You gotta remember Bri, he's got power. Besides the charges would never stay, i never reported it before, who the hell would believe it?"

"Any person who wasn't blind Keeks, that's who. No offense but you looked like hell when you showed up here."

"Yeah I know, but... gah... hell I don't know I guess I figured even if I did turn him in things would end up shittier than they already were. Obviously running hasn't helped though cuz now I've dragged you guys in this mess." She said with a sigh.

"Don't even say that. You know I'm here for you no matter what. Besides Rome and me were in this anyway. We always knew he was gonna come after us eventually, so you excelerated that a little bit. Just means we get to kick his ass once again all that much sooner." This got a short laugh out of Keira before she shook her head as he grinned at her. After sitting out there for a while, just talking and messing around the two of them headed back inside and went to bed.

Almost a week later Keira was sitting behind the counter of the garage doing paper work at the desk, bored to the point of stupidity with Haylee out in the garage with everyone else, when the door opened and someone walked in. Glad to have a distraction, she looked up quickly and was met with the sight of a tall, muscular guy. As he walked up to the counter she got up out of the chair she was in and straightended the jean skirt she'd borrowed from Suki knowing she was working in the office today and that it was boiling outside, and pushed her bangs out of her face. Once he was standing in front of her she looked up at him and asked,

"Can I help you?"

"Yeah, I was told this is the place to come to get in on the races." He said, looking around the place while answering her.

"You're a racer?"

"Yeah, it can't be that hard to believe, can it?"

"No its not that you don't look it, I've just never seen ya around here before."

"I just got in town. I'm looking for someone, figured I might as well check out the racing while I'm down here."

"Well you were right in coming here then. Tej organizes and runs the races here."

"Can I talk to him then?" The guy asked.

"He's busy at the minute, but I'll let him know you want in. But first off, you can run cicuits right, or do you run the straight quarter mile drag?"

"I run the quarter mile."

"Aiight, I'll see if he can set something up for you, but no promises." Nodding he smiled at her and leaned on the counter, down at her eye level and asked,

"So what about you? Being new in town and all I think I might need a guide." Keira was shocked at having him ask her out, and wasn't quite sure what to say. As he stood there waiting for an answer, Suki's words over the past five days rang through her mind, 'Girl you need to get out, go have some fun. Don't worry bout Haylee, we can handle her.', deciding to take her friends advice instead of risking her finding out and being bitched out, she grinned up at him and said,

"I don't know how good of a guide I'd be, I've only been here for bout two months but I can try. If nothing else we can get ourselves completely lost together." Letting out a low laugh he stood up straight again.

"My name is Dom by the way."

"Keira."

"So should I pick you up say around eight tomorrow night?"

"That'll be great. Call my cell and I'll give you directions to my house, or have my friend do it for me, either way you'll get there." Writing her name and number down on the back of one of the cards on the desk, she handed it to him. "See ya tomorrow, Dom."

"Yeah, see ya then." With a wave of the hand he walked out the door and out to his car. Once he was out of sight she sat down and got back to work for the rest of the day, not half as irritated with doing paperwork as she had been earlier. The rest of the day passed quickly and before she realized it, it was the next day and was nearly time for them to head home.

Keira still hadn't told Suki she had a date that night and wasn't planning to until they were at home and she was getting ready. Once everything was cleaned up and they were getting ready to leave she ran up to Tej and asked him to take drive the Escalade home with Haylee so she could ride home with Suki. Agreeing to it she hugged him quickly and hopped into the passenger seat of Suki's car. As the two girls drove home, Keira flipped through the radio stations before getting annoyed and turning the cd player on which immediately started playing 'One Call Away' by Chingy. Twisting in her seat she looked at Suki and said,

"I need your help tonight."

"What do ya need girl?" Suki asked, unsure what her friend was up to.

"I need you to help me pick out an outfit and keep an eye on Hayls for me."

"Why, where are you going?"

"I've got a date." She said like it was nothing but grinning all the same.

"Holy shit! Are you kidding me?!? It's about damn time! Who is this guy?" She practically yelled turning her head to face Keira.

"Ha I knew you'd be happy! He's new in town he came into the grage asking bout the races, but his name is Dom. And girl he is HOT! He's picking me up at the house, he's gonna call my cell and I'ma have you give him directions since you know the area better than me. Wait til you see him!" Laughing the two of them spent the rest of the ride home talking bout what she was going to wear and everything else. Once they were at the house the two of them were the first inside and up the stairs before anyone else was even to the door, making them all wonder what was going on.

Upstairs the two of them were ripping apart their closets trying to find the perfect outfit for tonight and making more noise than was necessary as usual. Soon Haylee was up there with them and looking in between the two asked,

"What ya doing?"

"If we tell ya promise not to go downstairs and tell the guys?" Keira asked knowing her niece and the overly nosey guys she lived with all too well.

"Promise!" The little girl said enthusiastically.

"Kay, your Aunt Kiki is going on a date tonight." Suki said looking at her while Keira rooted through her closet.

"With a boy?" Haylee asked.

"Of course with a boy, who else would I go out with?" Keira said, laughing at the question.

"Ick! Boys are gross." scrunching up her nose, she looked at her aunt like she had two heads making Suki fall into a fit of laughter while going through the clothes that they'd tossed on the bed, Keira joining her and taking what she liked and hanging it on the footboard of Suki's bed. After a while Keira went into the bathroom with the outfits she liked most and hopped in the shower to start getting ready, leaving her cell on the bed so Suki could get to it if Dom happened to call while she was in the shower. As she was getting dressed she let out a frustrated growl before storming into the room only to find Suki on the phone. As she help up her finger signaling to Keira to hang on for a second she said,

"Alright, I'll tell her to expect you in about forty-five minutes then. Bye." Looking at her she asked, "Why aren't you dressed yet?"

"I don't know which outfit I like better. Help me!"

"Chill out, no sweat, let me see them both on ya and I'll tell ya which one I like better." Since she'd already seen the outfit she had on, Keira went and put on the other one. When she walked back in the room she did a quick turn and said,

"Well?"

"This one, definitely this one. It's perfect, not too dressy but if you go to a club you'll be fine." Suki said, surveying the boot cut jeans and light smokey gray top that Keira was wearing. The shirt was a satin tank top with wide straps that was fitted on the top with a v-neck that flowed out loosely right below the bust line. The jeans were a dark denim and she was wearing a pair of black three inch heels. Nodding she went back to the bathroom and finished getting ready. Putting on a shiny brown shadow on her lower eyelid she put a lighter brown on her brow bone and under her eye. Adding a coat of mascara and a little eyeline she finished the look with a brown tinted lip gloss. When she was done she looked at the clock and saw she had fifteen minutes to spare until Dom was going to pick her up and went back to Suki's room.

"Done, and with time to spare." She said smiling at her niece and friend.

"You look great. You're gonna knock him dead when he see's you." Suki said before walking over to her dresser and grabbing something off of it. As she handed it to her, Keira saw that it was a short silver chain with a small cross with a diamond in the middle hanging from it.

"It's gorgeous Suks."

"Yeah and It'll look great with that outfit. Remember to have fun tonight."

"I will, it's just kinda weird going out with someone other than the guys." Laughing Suki nodded and they all walked downstairs to wait. Somehow they managed to avoid the boys all together and when the bell rang Keira jumped up yelling,

"I've got it!" When she answered she saw Dom wearing a pair of jeans and a black shirt.

"Wow, you look great." He said looking at her.

"You don't clean up too bad yourself." She said with a grin before turning her head to look back in the house and yelling once more, "It's for me. I'll see you all later! Don't wait up!" and walking out of the house and to his car she left Suki to deal with telling the boys she was going on a date.

"Where'd Keira go?" Brian asked, walking into the living room, where Haylee was watching cartoons.

"Out." Suki said shortly, never taking her eyes off the television.

"Out where? And with who? All the cars are still here."

"Fine, but you gotta promise not to make a huge deal outta it." She said, sitting up and looking at him.

"What are you talking about?"

"She went out on a date. With who, I'm not really sure. He came into the garage yesterday and asked her out."

"Are you kidding me? She's out with some stranger? Do you know where they went?"

"Nope. Sorry, I didn't ask. But I can tell ya that he's new around here."

"Great." Brian said, a little sarcastically while rolling his eyes. Shrugging it off Suki watched as he walked back into the kitchen, most likely to tell the rest of the guys what was going on. Grabbing her cell she decided to text Keira and let her know that Brian wasn't exactly thrilled with her going out. She then looked over at Haylee and asked,

"So ya wanna go get some food?" Once the little girl had nodded Suki swept her up in her arms and ran towards the door grabbing her keys on the way out and yelling that they were going to get some food.

As they sat waiting for their food to arrive, Keira and Dom talked about where they'd lived before coming out to Miami and found that he had actually known her brother and sister-in-law from the races. As they were laughing about something Dom had just said she heard her cell phone go off.

"Can you give me a second to answer that?" She asked as she grabbed her purse.

"No problem. I'll be back in a minute." As she answered her phone she was met with Suki's voice,

"I'm so sorry I'm interrupting your date but I had to call! Beware of Brian when you get back, he wasn't exactly happy when he found out you were on a date."

"What the hell does it matter to him? Ya know what, don't answer that. I'll see you when I get home, you'll be there right?"

"Yeps, me and Mini-Me are jsut headed out to get some food then we're going back to the house."

"Alright, I really want you to meet this guy. See ya later Suks."

"Later chica." Just as she hung her phone up and put it back in her purse Dom came back to the table. As he sat down he asked,

"Is everything okay?"

"Perfectly fine," She said with a smile, "Just my girl looking out for me. Didn't want me to be unprepared."

"For what?"

"One of my various roommates. He's a bit protective over me, but I guess he has good reason. Besides I've known Bri for a few years and we're pretty close."

"It's good to have that. Especially since the only real family you got left is your niece."

"Yeah, Suki and the guys are my family. If it weren't for them I don't know what I'd do. They took me and Haylee in when I had nowhere else to go."

"Yeah, I've been meaning to ask about that. Why'd you just up and leave L.A. the way you did?" He asked looking at her curiously. Looking down at her plate, she pushed her food around her plate, before looking back up and saying,

"I'd rather not get into that right now. It's still a pretty touchy subject."

"I understand that. There's certain things I don't like brought up, and thankfully my team knows not to bring them up." Once they were done eating the two of them went to a club that Suki had told Keira about and had just come off the dance floor. Going over to the bar Dom ordered a Corona and left her to order her own. Looking at the bartender she said,

"I'll have the same. And don't forget the lime and salt!" Seeing the look that he was giving her she shrugged. "What? It's the only beer I drink. All the other stuff is nasty." Laughing, Dom shook his head and handed her, her beer. A few hours later she looked at her phone and realized that it was eleven-thirty. Leaning towards Dom she half yelled.

"We should probably get going. It's already past eleven and I'm willing to bet I'm in some shit. Not that I really care its just I do need to get home at a decent hour since I'm working tomorrow." Nodding he grabbed her hand and led her through the crowd and out the doors to his car. As he drove Keira got bored with the station on his radio and began flicking through the various stations, trying to find something she wanted to listen to. Soon she found something she liked and left it there. When they were about five minutes from the house she text messaged Suki telling her that they'd be there soon and to meet them outside.

As they pulled up in front of the house, she could make out Suki sitting on the front porch. Looking over at Dom she tilted her head towards the porch.

"C'mon I got someone I want you to meet." Getting out of the car they both walked up to the porch. As she stood in between Suki and Dom she wasn't surprised when Suki leaned in towards her ear and whispered,

"Damn you weren't kidding when you said he was hot." Shaking her head Keira looked between the two.

"Suki, this is Dom. Dom this is my partner in crime Suki." As the three of them stood outside talking they heard the door handle turn. Groaning Keira ran a hand through her hair, "Here we go."

"Keira where the hell have you been? You've been gone for hours." Brian said barging out the front door. As soon as he had spoken both girls noticed Dom tense up. Turning around slowly both men looked at each other in shock, then in a voice that showed he couldn't believe what was happening Dom half asked,

"Spilner?"

A/N: Hahahaha.... and here's where I end this chapter! Evil??? I know... what do you expect outta me. But now I really wanna apologize for it taking me so long to update on here... but honestly I've a seriously bad case of writers block as far as any TFATF fic goes... its sucked royally. But hopefully I'm back on track now... crosses fingers. But yeah anywayz... do you hate the cliffies?? If so I'm sorry... but its not my fault I do it... my daddy is the Devil or at least that's what I'm told. Lol and Cheer's my momma (hehe you know what I'm talking bout.) To all of those who review... thanks a bunch for doing so... I love ya for it! Well I'm out... til the next chappy... Laterz!

Jess