When she woke up it was light in the living room. She could faintly here voices coming from the kitchen. She stretched and got up off the sofa. She headed into the kitchen to see who was there.

She walked up to the doorway. Mia looked up at her.

"Morning. Do you want some breakfast?"

"Mm no I'm ok thanks."

"Are you sure? You should have some breakfast."

"Mia leave the girl alone." Dom interrupted her.

"I was just being nice Dom." He just looked at her and turned back to Ali.

"So did you sleep well? How come you ended up on the sofa?"

"Yeh I slept ok. I think Jesse needed his room to himself last night if you know what I mean." She smiled at Dom.

"I know what you mean girl but he shouldn't have done that. It's not fair for you to have to sleep on the sofa."

"No no it's no problem. Beggars can't be choosers and all that."

"Well you can sleep in a bed tonight." She just smiled at him and walked over to the fridge.

"Have you's got any bottles of water?"

"I don't think so. We don't really buy them." Mia got up to look in the fridge for her.

"We've got tap water though."

"It's ok I'm fine. Its just habit."

"So Ali what are you wanting to do today?" Dom spoke to her whilst flicking through a car magazine.

"I don't know. What do you guys do during the day?"

"Well Vince, Leon, Jesse, Let, Brian and me will be at the garage and Mia will be working in the store. It's up to you were you wana go. We gotta get you earning a living so we can get you a car and get you racing. You did good last night."

"Not really that was a pretty easy race. The hard thing was getting used to driving in the wrong seat. That's the first time I've driven a left hand drive car."

"Well you good girl."

She just smiled and sat down at the table with Mia and Dom.

Brian came into the room about 5 minutes later.

"Morning." He walked over to Mia and kissed her on the head.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Mia looked up at him.

"Just toast or something. I'm not feeling too great this morning. All those coronas seemed like such a good idea last night."

"Aww dawg hate that." Dom started laughing.

"Yeh thanks Dom I'll remember the sympathy the next time you're hungover." He sat down at the table with the rest of them.

"So did you have fun last night Ali?"

"Yeh I did thanks. Was just strange being in that atmosphere again. Its seems like I haven't been racing in so long."

"I'm sure it does."

"It was good though."

Over the next 20 minutes or so the rest of the team arrived as random racer chasers left. They all joined everyone at the table, minus Letty.

Dom got up off his seat.

"Ok we leave in 20 minutes. Everyone be on time this morning we've got a really busy day. What are you wanting do Ali?"

"You gotta have her at the garage man. She'll be a good help." Brian spoke up.

"Well you decide Ali and just grab a lift with someone."

"OK I will."

"Right I'm gona try and get this girl outta bed."

"Good luck with that." Mia shouted after him as he headed up the stairs.

"Ok I'm gona get ready I think. Can I use your room Jesse?"

"Ali its room too you don't have to ask."

"Ok"

She got up and walked down to the basement. She went to her suitcase and lifted out a pair of baggy jeans and a wife beater and headed into the bathroom to get changed. She was ready to go in about 10 minutes and headed upstairs again. She decided she would go to the garage and see what it was like. Maybe getting herself back into a routine would be a good thing.

As she walked towards the kitchen again she could here someone talking. She walked up to the door so she could hear what was being said without anyone seeing her.

Vince was talking.

"But I just don't get her. She never looks happy. Like she's never met us before. She's not doing too well with first impressions."

"Give her a chance man she's been through a lot lately. Give her time." Brian spoke back to him.

"Vince has a point though like we know absolutely nothing about her and by the sounds of it neither do you Brian." Leon spoke up.

"I know enough about her to know that she'll fit in fine here with us."

Ali walked from behind the door and into the kitchen. Everyone looked up at her slightly embarrassed that they were talking about her and she heard them.

"Don't worry I heard what you's said. I get it. You's don't know me at all. I'd be the same if someone came into our team."

"I don't mean to be cheeky but we just don't get it." Leon spoke up again.

"What don't you get? That I didn't want to stay in Ireland when it sounds like I had such a brilliant life?"

"Well yeh pretty much."

"Well I don't know about you's but things aren't always what they seem."

"Ok guys leave it. She doesn't need this." Brian interrupted them.

"Brian thanks but I don't need you protecting me. I know I may not be that old but I can look after myself."

"I know I'm sorry just trying to help."

Jesse, Vince and Leon got up from the table.

"We're going to get ready." With that the three of them left the room.

Ali sat down at the table with Brian.

"Look Ali don't be annoyed but as you said you'd be the same."

"I know Brian and if it was me I'd want to know but I don't want to look like some pathetic little girl who needs protecting because of the problems I've had."

"I know that you may think that's the way it would be but it wouldn't. Trust me these guys have been through a lot as well. They won't make you feel different just because you've had the perfect life. But at the end of the day it's up to you. It's your life."

"Yeh I know that's the problem."

"Well just take your time Ali you can't expect to fit in perfectly after such a short time."

"Yeh I know."

"Well I'm away to get ready here. I'll be back soon."

He got up from where he had been sitting and headed up the stairs to get ready.

What should she do? Should she tell them everything? Would they pity her? Treat her differently?