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Summary: Alex Montgomery and her daughter come to Los Angeles looking for someone from her past. Warning: Swearing.
Vince stared at the woman in front of him with horror clearly written on his face. He knew that she knew. He hated the fact that she knew.
"Vince? Are you going to answer me anytime soon?" Alex asked.
He shook out of his trance and looked Alex in the eyes. "How did you know?" He blurted it out before he realized what he was asking.
Alex sighed. "Vince, you can't keep anything from me. If you do, you know that I'll find out. Plus, the internet is a handy thing these days."
"We need the money Alex. We really need it. The store and Garage are doing fine, but they can't hold up all of us. We needed to do something that's going to reward us big, and this seemed like the only option." Vince told her. He mentally slapped himself. He shouldn't be telling her this. He shouldn't be telling anyone this.
"Couldn't you've gotten a loan at the bank or something?"
"How're we going to pay it off? This is the only thing that we can do. No strings attached."
"Oh and I suppose you're that desperate to loose your life." Alex snapped. "You don't have only you to think about anymore Vince. You have a seven year old daughter to think about."
"Alex." Vince almost pleaded. "Believe me when I say nothing can go wrong."
Alex shook her head. "When you're that confident about something, something always goes wrong." She took a breath before she spoke again, "When can I pick up the car?"
"You can pick it up tomorrow. Can you come at around one o'clock? I'm going to be at the store till then."
"I'm going to call a cab to take me and Annie to the hotel." She turned around and walked out of the Garage, cell phone in hand.
He felt a tug at his hand. "Did you and my mom have a fight?" He looked down to see Annie.
He shook his head. "Nah, just a little talk, that didn't go all that great."
Annie nodded. "Mom's told me a lot about you."
"Really? I didn't think you're mom would mention me."
"She did." Annie assured him. "She wouldn't date anyone else. She always said that the man she loved would someday come back." She looked at her mother talking on her cell phone than looked back at Vince. "Do you love my mom?"
Vince crouched down to his knees, so he was face to face with Annie. "Love is a complicated thing."
"You didn't answer my question." Annie stated. She didn't bother to wait for him to answer, she kept on talking. "I think you do. I think that you always loved my mom. I think you still do love my mom. I just think you're scared. I think that you got hurt a lot when you were younger and you don't want to get hurt anymore."
Vince stared at the younger long and hard. "You know." He finally said. "You're exactly like your mother."
"I know." Annie replied. "And I think that, that's why you don't want to get too close. Because you're afraid of hurting both me and my mom."
"Anyone tell you that you think a lot?" Vince asked the young girl.
She smiled and waved him off. "All the time. Uncle Mark says that I get it from my mom."
"Okay, so the cab is waiting outside." Alex interrupted. "You ready to go kiddo?"
Annie nodded. She went to go stand next to her mother but turned right back around and gave Vince a tight hug. "It's okay to get hurt." She whispered. "Because when you get hurt you fall down. And when you fall down, you're bound to get back up again." She let go and took her mother's hand.
"I'll pick up the car tomorrow." Alex said.
Vince nodded and watched the two females who made a pathway into his heart walk away.
Vince knew that he wouldn't see Alex tomorrow.
"Well, if it ain't Miss Alex." Leon drawled in a southern accent as he rolled from underneath the car he was working on. "What brings you here sweet pea?"
"The whole southern accent won't work. It doesn't even make you look good."
"Damn girl, you hurt my feelings."
Alex rolled her eyes. "I wasn't aware that dawgs had feelings."
"Ouch."
"Look, I didn't come here for chit chat. I came to get my car and leave."
"Vince will be back in a half an hour. Think you can wait?" Leon asked.
"No I cannot wait." She snapped. "Just give me the keys. I know that you're done with it."
Leon shook his head and handed her the keys. "Vince is going to kill me." He muttered.
Alex graciously took the keys and handed him the envelope. "Give that to Vince please. It's important."
She walked over to where Annie was standing and picked up their suitcase and duffle bag. "Come on Annie, it's time to go." While Annie got into the car Alex put the luggage in the trunk. "Tell everyone I say thanks." Alex said to Leon. "And please remember to give the envelope to Vince."
With that said Alex got into her car pulled on her seat belt and rode away leaving Leon in the dust.
"Vince is going to kill me." Leon muttered.
Dear Vince,
I know this is a bit cliché but I'm writing this letter not only for you but for me and Annie too. I know that I probably hurt you by leaving early this afternoon and not telling you. I know that you probably gave Leon an earful of yelling but do me a favor and apologize to him. It wasn't his fault; I made him give me the keys. I can be very intimidating.
Vince, I know that you say nothing can go wrong with the Trucks but believe me, something will. You know me Vince; you know that I'd never say anything that I wouldn't mean. I can be very blunt and rude but you of all people should know by now, that everything I say and do is in the person's best interest. In this case the person is you. You can believe that you don't mean anything to me, but you know that that would be a lie. You can say that both Annie and I don't mean anything to you, but the three of us would know that that's a lie.
I didn't come to L.A. to twist your life upside down. That was never my intention. I don't want to make this letter long, and I don't want it to be meaningless so I'll sum it all up. Something will go wrong, that I am sure of. I know I've said it many times before but I want you to know that when you need help I'll always be here. Scratch that Both Annie and I will always be there.
Love forever and always,
Alex and Annie Montgomery
P.S. We live in the same house, in the same little town with the same phone number. Give us a call will you? We'll always be here no matter what.
He didn't need a letter to tell him that. Vince knew that they would always be there. No matter what.
Five long agonizing months have gone past since Race Wars and the last Truck heist.
Something will go wrong.
Why was it that he never listened to her and always doubted her? Well because he was an idiot. He walked out of the hospital and took a deep breath inhaling the air.
Damn did it ever feel good to finally get out.
He walked to the house. He bent down and picked the key from underneath the Welcome mat. Mia was always predictable. He walked in and saw his bags already packed with a note on the top.
Vince,
We're in Mexico come down when you get out.
The Team
He picked his bags up and put them in his car that was parked in their shed…where the charger used to be.
He put the keys into the ignition and peeled down the driveway and down the street. away from the house and away from his past memories.
Annie was sitting at the kitchen table with her mother eating lunch when she heard the sound of a revving engine coming down the street. She sat up straighter and strained to hear. Alex pinned her with a questioning look.
The sound was gone. Annie's shoulders slumped down. She saw her mother give her sympathetic smile and wrapped her arms around her. "He'll call." Her mother told her.
Annie nodded trying to keep the tears from streaming down her face.
An engine revved again only this time it was closer.
Annie jumped from her seat and raced to the front door. Her mother following her quickly. Annie shrieked with happiness, opened the door, and threw herself at the man getting out of the blue car.
Vince picked Annie up and twirled her around. He walked up the familiar steps and stood in front of Alex. "You could've called. We would have been ready for your arrival." Alex told him.
Vince smiled and walked into the house. "What's the point in surprises? I like fumbling towards you."
Alex shook her head. "I don't get it, what's that suppose to mean?"
Vince cocked his head at Annie. "Tell her Annie-girl."
"Someday you'll understand mom."
Oh my God! It's done! It's the last chapter! Am I the only one that's going to cry? I've had such an amazing time writing this. I couldn't have done it without my amazing reviewers though, so I would like to give shout-outs to the following amazing people who took the time to read and review my story;
Nascargirl: I'm glad that you liked the last chapter and hopefully you like this chapter. I hope that it didn't seem rushed in any kind of way. Thank you for reviewing!
Lancelottristanbaby: Clive Owen not only did an amazing job but he looked extremely sexy doing it! I like Annie too. I loved writing her and Alex. They seem two of kind don't they? Thanks for reviewing!
Leslienicolespeaks: Phew! That made me feel a little bit better knowing that people won't hate me! I think that when you add children to the storyline of The Fast and the Furious it always gives a little bit of a twist. It makes the story, that much more interesting. At least in my opinion. Well we have one thing in common; I love the night sky too! I think that that's why I put that bit in there, because it represents a part of me too. Don't worry, I get called weird and a freak on more occasions than I can remember. Thank you so much for reviewing! Hopefully you liked this chapter as much as you liked the last one.
Adios mi amigo!
Sweetest Addiction: In my last story Let Me Go you gave me advice on how finish the ending right now, I want to return the favor. Writing Original Characters are always hard. Whether they're female or male, they're going to be hard no matter what. What's going to make it easier is if you base them on a person. Whether the person is you or a relative or a close friend, it's always easier if you have a base to build on. Hopefully that gave you a little bit of advice. In the previous chapter I wanted everyone to feel what Annie was all about. Given that she's seven I wanted her to stand out from most seven year olds. I think that Annie came from my young sister who is also seven. I like the way Alex and Annie interact too. It's sort of rare what they do, and I figure I'd put a little bit of rareness into the story. I really don't get the whole entire Mary-Sue thing. I think that concept is pretty pointless. If someone wants to make their character perfect than let them. It's not our place to decide what they write. However, I am thankful that you liked my characters that I came up with. Thank you so much for the reviews. They mean a lot!
And to everyone out there, thank you so much for helping me and keeping me going with the story. It meant so much that you guys actually stood beside me during this. Or sitting on your computer whichever you guys think is the best.
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