NEXY CHAPTER, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

NEW LOVE INTEREST AROUSES.

TIME JUMP: 2 MONTHS

I was currently walking down the streets of London, the sights were amazing. It had been two months since I left everything behind. I mean there was nothing really holding me back. Johnny and I had decided to take a break, it had turned out he felt the same as I did. Of course he did once we had an argument through the phone, him in LA and me in London.A break might help bring back the love we had for each other. Said no one ever. On the plus side, it appears him and Dom are getting along and even seemed to be doing business together. Of course on the low key. I mean Hobbs is still out looking for us.

Mia had been keeping me up in tabs with the family. Dom and lady cop had apparently become an item. Pretty sure Hobbs loved that. They are now living together at a beach house. Mia and Brian are now proud parents of a baby boy. They moved back, to the old family house. I guess a new generation of Torreto's are growing. Dom had taken akin to live with him. It was weird at first, but Mia says they are getting better. Akin has finally started calling him dad and apparently has a love for Dom's charger.

As for Johnny, I haven't heard much. At first even after the separation we kept contact. Texted and called once or twice a day. Then it meet down to once a day. Now it's lucky of we talk once a week. I figure he had moved on and found someone else. So why shouldn't I. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea.

I got a called from a turned I had made in London. She invited me to a small restaurant, to meet her husband and friends. Not having anything else to do, I took the offer. Pulling up, valet took the keys to my BMW M3. As I walked into the restaurant I was lost of breath. The place was beautiful, breath taking, simply amazing. The ceiling had hand carved designs. Gold and white, followed by beautiful decorations from flowers to small glass figurines on the tables. Feeling someone bump into me, brought me back to the real world.

"Excuse me." A deep foreign voice mumbled.

The familiar voice caused me to look up. "Hi."

The man looked down, his eyebrows knitted in confusion for a moment. "Rio."

"Yup. Weird seeing you here." I smiled.

The man smirked. "I travel" He paused. "Yet I keep bumping into you."

I couldn't help, but laugh. "Yeah, guess you do."

He glanced over my shoulder, and became somewhat stiff. "I must get going." With that he was out the door and gone.

"Strange."

"Eli!" Sarah called from one of the tables.

I glanced at the door once more and made my way to the table. Giving Sarah a quick hug I waved at everyone. "Hello."

Sarah laughed. "I'm sorry. Eli these are Jasmine, Hannah and Gloria. This is my husband Owen Shaw. Everyone this is Eli Toretto."

Owen gave me a look. "DominicToretto."

I groaned. "My brother, haven't heard of him in almost a year now." Something told me the less this guy knew of Dom the better.

"I saw you talking to Deckard." Jasmine said.

I gave her a confused look. "Who?"

"Deckard. Tall, strong, handsome, bald." Gloria seemed to get that dreamy look was she spoke of him.

I was still at a lost. "No idea."

"Owens brother. You were talking to him by the door before he left." Hannah said.

Then it clicked. "Rio!" I almost laughed at the looks they all gave me. Well, the girls. Owen seemed to know this already. "I was in Rio when I bumped into him. Well actually his car bumped into my bike. We spoke very little and parted ways." I glanced at Owen. "Brothers?"

The man nodded. "Yes, older brother. Pain in the ass, but lovable."

I smiled. "Sounds like Dom."

Sarah leaned in closer. "He is single."

I heard a scoff, which lead me to Gloria. "What was that for?"

Gloria shrugged. "We have all tried to get ahold of him. He is way out of your league."

Now one thing you should all already know about me is that I am not one to back down from a challenge. He is handsome and I wouldn't mind getting to know him more. "Hey Owen, any chance I can get your brothers phone number?"

Owen smirked and quickly grabbed a napkin and wrote it down. "He's to be in London for a few days. In fact there is a nice art gallery tomorrow, you should check it out."

"Sounds nice, text me the address later." I swear Gloria looked like she was about to explode. Hey should've kept your mouth shut. "So Sarah did you get it?"

The woman laughed and showed me her tattoo. It was a small dove with her mothers name. "Got it today."

I carefully ran my finger over it. "Its really beautiful."

Owen wrapped his arm across her shoulder. "It's actually does look nice." Giving her a small kiss on the cheek he turned back to his menu.

"So Eli what do you do?" Jasmine asked.

I thought for a moment. I mean I haven't really have a background. When I met Sarah we bonded over our love for dogs and shopping. I mean I can be honest and say I and the crew stole money and now living la vida grande with an agent on our asses. But no instead I'll go with the easy explanation. "My full time job is working on bikes."

Hannah squealed. "I love riding my bike! We should go. Take them on a hike."

I was so close to laughing. "No, not those kinds. I repair motorcycles. And some cars."

Owen glanced at me. "Mechanic?"

I shrugged. "If you want to call it like that, yeah. But on the side I do enjoy working with animals."

Gloria rolled her eyes. "There goes your chance with Shaw." I glanced at her with a raised eyebrow. "He likes feminine woman, not tom boys."

"Whatever." She had no idea just how feminine I can be.

The rest of the night was pretty good. Besides Gloria's side comments every few things, I had fun. Owen was a pretty funny dude. Jasmine and Hannah we're actually pretty wild girls, just liked to keep it hidden. After a few drinks, I had to call it quits. But I knew I was in no condition to drive.

"We can give you a ride." Sarah replied what I was not sure, but somewhat sure to be the tenth time.

I shook my head. "It's fine Sarah really. I can't ask you to do that. You and Owen live in the opposite direction of me. I'll just get a cab and come back tomorrow for my car."

Owen pulled his phone out. "At least let me call you the cab." I agreed since I was sure I'd slur if I called.

I felt bad having them waiting with me for the cab. "Seriouslyguys you go ahead. I'll wait here for the cab." Seeing the look Sarahgave me I laughed. "I promise I will not move from here and I will text you when I get the cab."

"Fine, but we still on for Friday?"

I nodded giving her a small smile. "Of course. I'll see you later. It was nice to meet you open."

Owen gave me a small nod. "Same."

I sat at the bench for about two minutes after Owen and Sarah left, when a BMW pulled up by the curb in front of me. I don't know but the car looked so familiar. The second I saw the driver step out I was glad I was sitting. "They are so dead."

Deckard walked towards me with a small smirk. "I heard you needed a ride."

I glared up at him. "Well you heard wrong. I already have a cab on the way."

Deckard took a seat beside me. "Okay then, I'll wait with you."

I gave up after eight seconds. "Owen called you?"

The man nodded. "Sarah wasn't comfortable with letting some random guy take you home. So he called me, not that mind." Standing up he held his hand out for me. "So about that ride?"

I shrugged, what the hell what's the worst that can happen. "Okay sure."

The ride home was a bit quiet, but I really didn't mind. It allowed me to take in my surroundings. That also included the handsome man beside me. The interior of the car was nice all leather, red and black. My eyes drifted to him. He was older than me, that was for sure. I am 23 he had to be in his late 30's for sure. He seemed serious, well defined, respectful, but at the smart time he seemed dangerous. Underneath that dress shirt you can make out the defined muscles. I really should stop staring.

"You know a picture will last longer."

I flinched at getting caught. *Shit!* Play it cool. "Wasn't sure how you would have felt with me snapping a picture of you."

Deckard chuckled. "Fair enough." Deckard glanced at his watch. "You hungry?"

I frowned at him. "Yeah, with Sarah it was just drinks. I was going to order in."

"This isn't LA, no good place is going to be delivering at this time." Deckard made a quick right turn. "I know a place, it's Italian. Want to join me?"

"Is this a date?" *kill me now!*Why can't I hold my tongue.

"That's your choice." Deckard replied. "Date or not. From what my brother told me you already have my number."

I ran my hand down my face. "Cant trust no one nowa days." I thought for a moment. I mean I like him, he's good looking and seems like a nice person, smart, some what funny, older and mature. Why wouldn't I want to go out with him? I should just go for it, I mean what's the worst that can happen? No connection? No problem. We can always be friends. One can never have too many friends. "So date."

Deckard nodded. "Alright then date."

I glanced down at myself and was glad my outfit had not been stained or wrinkled. I wasn't sure why out of a sudden I was nervous. Haven't felt this was since the first time I slept with Johnny. Wonder how Johnny is. The vehicle stopping was the thing to pull me out of my thoughts.

Deckard stepped out of the car and jogged to my side. He opened the door and helped me out. "Had I known this was a dated I would have taken you somewhere else."

I looked around and I loved it. I was a small and simple restaurant. Perfect for to two people to get to know each other. "No, this is perfect. I rather like simple things. Nothing to extravagant."

"Good to know."

As we walked In we were taking to our table. I kept looking around, seeing all the other couples eating, chatting, and simply enjoying each other's company. I glanced at my "date" and realized how insane this was. What was I doing! I can't back out now, I mean he is my ride after all. Curse Owen.

"So what do you do for a living?" I grabbed my menu in and effort to not make eye contact.

Deckard lowered his and I felt his smirk. "I am a car exporting. I export exotic cars to buyers. You?"

"I fix bikes." I snipped. "Any kids?"

He shook his head. "No. Not married, never have been. Nor do I have a girlfriend. I am guessing you don't either?"

"You guess correctly. I helped raise my brothers son, but that was it." I added.

"Okay."

The rest of what was left of the night was spent pretty calm. We talked about everything and nothing really. You ask and I won't really be able to tell you, but I really enjoyed it. As we came to the end he drove me to my hotel room. Now I like him, like a lot, bit I wasn't going to be easy. I stopped him at the hotel entrance.

Deckard laughed. "I wasn't aiming for that Eli. I simply wanted to make sure you made it okay."

I tried to stop the blush. "Thank you, but security will make sure I am fine."

Raising his hands up, he took a step back. "But, can ask for something?"

"You can ask."

"Since you have my number, I am guessing it is only fair I have yours." He pulled his phone out and held it out to me.

"I would like a way to contact you."

"Fair enough." Grabbing his phone I quickly typed my number in. "Here you go."

"Thank you." Grabbing my hand he gave it a small kiss. "I'll be seeing you soon."

I watched him step down and into his car. Watched him disappear on the corner. Something told me this will be a very interesting relationship.