A/N yet another short chapter so expect 2 updates today.

Chapter 6

Chloe had only been asleep for a few hours when she woke with a start – something was wrong but she couldn't work out what. As her brain cleared she worked out what had woken her up – Vince was screaming for Dom and he sounded terrified. Chloe leapt from the bed and ran across the landing into her room to find Vince thrashing around on the bed, fighting with the covers and screaming in his sleep. He was obviously in the grip of a horrific nightmare. Chloe knew that if she wasn't careful she was going to end up getting hit in the face, Vince was thrashing about so much but she couldn't just stand there and let his nightmare torment him – she had to do something.

Carefully Chloe got into bed behind Vince and started talking to him. She knew it was important not to startle him but she needed to calm him down. He was in danger of hurting himself if he carried on and his face had terror written all over it. Within minutes Vince had calmed down sufficiently that Chloe felt safe enough to touch him without running the risk of getting a fist in the face.

"It's alright baby, calm down. I've got you, you're safe now." Chloe wasn't sure exactly what it was that Vince had been dreaming about but it had scared the life out of him and that in turn had scared her. She was well aware of Vince's reputation and his role with the Toretto household and she couldn't imagine what could have frightened him so much.

Vince was back on the side of the truck, screaming for Dominic to get him off. He knew that he couldn't get himself free but Dom couldn't reach him either. He was helpless and terrified and he was sure he was going to die. When Brian had jumped from the Supra onto the side of the truck Vince was sure he was dreaming – there was no way the buster was going to save him, not after everything that'd happened and the way Vince had treated him. Only this time it wasn't Brian that came to Vince's rescue – it was the slender, blonde haired girl who'd saved him from the doctors at the hospital. He could feel her touching him and could hear her telling him that he was safe now. Vince woke suddenly from his nightmare and didn't know what the hell was going on. It had all been so real and he was convinced that he was back on the side of the truck, bleeding to death with no way off. He couldn't stop the tears that were rolling down his face as he turned to Chloe and begged her not to leave him.

"Please don't leave me Chloe, I need you." Chloe felt her heart break all over again as she heard the pain and anguish in Vince's voice. He was such a tough man, a loner by all accounts yet here he was begging her to stay with him. She vowed then that if she ever got her hands on Dominic and Mia she'd beat them down for the pain they put Vince through when they left him.

It took Chloe nearly an hour to calm Vince down enough to get him back to sleep – he was terrified that she was going to leave him just as the team had and it was all she could do to convince him that she wasn't going anywhere. When he eventually fell asleep he was lying between her legs with his head on her chest and his arms wrapped tightly round her middle. It wasn't in the slightest bit comfortable for Chloe but Vince was settled and that was all she was concerned about.

When Chloe woke the next morning Vince was sitting on the edge of the bed looking out of the window. He'd obviously been up for a while as his hair was wet from a shower and he'd gotten dressed. Vince turned as she stretched, smiling at the befuddled expression on her face. He loved it when he woke before she did, it always took her a few minutes to get her bearings when she first woke up and this morning was no exception.

Chloe stopped mid stretch and stared at Vince – he was dressed and not in his usual attire of tank tops and jeans. He was wearing a white long sleeved shirt and black slacks and he looked amazing.

"Hi." Chloe knew that was a totally lame thing to say but she couldn't get her head around how fantastic Vince looked. After the nightmares she'd expected him to sleep in late; not be up, showered and dressed like he was before 9am. "Where did the clothes come from?" Chloe knew that there hadn't been anything like that in Vince's bag that they'd brought back from the hospital. She'd bought him a few changes of clothes when she'd been shopping the previous day but they were all casual.

"These are my emergency date clothes that I keep in my car."

"Date clothes? Why are you wearing date clothes?" Chloe wasn't sure if it was because she'd just woken up but Vince wasn't making any sense at all.

"Because I'm taking you out for breakfast then I want you to help me choose a suit."

Chloe had pretty much decided that she was still asleep and dreaming when Vince handed her a glass of orange juice and told her he'd be back in 20mins.