2 Year later...

Stella threw her book bag on the bed as she quickly removed her books and began working on her homework for the day. "Hey, I thought you were coming to the garage?" Vince popped his head into her room.

"Homework." She replied as she blew a bubble with the gun that was in her mouth. She looked back down at her books as she tried to remember how to the math problems they were taught in school. She was tired of school. She just wanted it to be summer again. But that meant she might be leaving. She sighed as she noticed Vince was still in the doorway. "What?"

"We hired two new mechanics. I think you might like them. One is…well he's kind of slow but can detail a car with his eyes closed."

"Good for him, Vince." She looked back down at the paper. It wasn't his fault. I mean…she blamed him. She blamed everyone. She had been dating Johnny since the second semester of her freshmen year. They had been inseparable and the lying was becoming normal to her. Her family didn't find out until last summer. And then it blew up. All the lying and sneaking around came to a head and she found herself yet again grounded with the threat of being sent to Uncle's house in Florida. "I'm not going to the garage, Vince. I don't care about the garage right now."

"Listen…" He walked into her room shutting the door behind him. "You have to understand what is going on. You have been lying to everyone in this house for years. You've been sneaking around with Johnny Tran for that same amount of time. Lord only knows what you two have been doing." She gave him the side eye. "Stel, this isn't like you at all. Your dad doesn't know what to do anymore. He doesn't know when you are telling the truth and when you aren't. You have been defying everything he tells you. I know he doesn't want to send you away but it's like…"

"I have homework." She replied. "School is almost over and then I'll be gone from here. But until then I would like to keep my grades up so I don't go to some stupid school where I get to be the stupid one by being held back a grade. Please leave." How did they find out, you ask? It was the summer before. Maggie had invited her over to lay out by the pool which wasn't a lie. She did go to her house and they did stay by the pool for a while when Lucas, JT's best friend called to see if they wanted to go to the beach for the rest of the day. It didn't seen harmful but Stella also didn't tell her father where she was going. They spent all day into the night down there. She didn't see any harm in it. But Tony also didn't know where she was. Dom had come to pick her up from Maggie's and she wasn't there. It had gotten late into the night and Stella didn't realize until they arrived back at Maggie's house with her on the back of Johnny's crotch rocket. Tony, Vince, Dom, and two police officers were waiting in the driveway with Maggie's parents. Stella had never been so embarrassed in her life. Tony jerked her from the back of the motorcycle before Stella could even react. She had been grounded ever since. Johnny had graduated from school and was working for his dad. She was to go to school and then work at diner or the garage. That was a few weeks ago. Now it was coming up on April and school was almost over. She didn't know how she felt yet about being sent away. She would be away from Johnny for a long time. She loved him. She was sure he loved her too but she would sent away from another year and a lot can change in a year. She sighed as she slammed her book closed. She wanted to see him. She wanted all of this to go away. "Can you just leave please? I don't know what else you want me to say. I don't want to work on cars with you. I don't want to meet your new friends. I don't care that Dom and Letty are seeing each other. I don't care about any of it. Let me get through this next month and then I will be out of your hair and everyone elses."

"I don't want that!" Vince shouted. "Can you not see that?" He sat down on the bed grabbing her hands in his. "Stella, there is something seriously going on with you if you don't see what you have been doing is wrong. You are sixteen years old. You have been sneaking around with a boy who is three years older than you. You show up at eleven o'clock at night on the back of a motorcycle. And when you were asked how long this has been going on…you are walking on this dangerous line and your dad doesn't know what to do."

"I'm not doing drugs. I'm not having sex. I not even failing any of my classes. I am dating a boy that I was told not to date. People do it all the time."

"You lied."

"You and Dom used to sneak around all the time. It's because I am the youngest that you all think that you can treat me like I'm a toddler. I'm not. I'm not going to break or go off the deep end. I began seeing Johnny long after me and him met. I fell for him. He makes me feel special. He doesn't hurt me or anything like you think. Ya'll think he is some monster because of who is father is. He has never hurt me. He hasn't hardly raised his voice at me."

"You are still so young, Stel."

"It doesn't matter anymore. I am leaving so you all won. I'll be gone and you don't have to worry about me being on your stupid team anymore or Johnny Tran." The tears threatened her eyes. "I am grounded. The last time I checked, I get maximum security around here. So you should leave." She wiped her face of the fallen tears.

"I hate seeing you so broken. It breaks my heart."

"I really doubt that."

Stella shut the door to her locker and sighed as she clung tightly onto the notebook in her hand. It was the last day of school and everyone was so excited…except her. She wished for it to be longer. She wished they could go all year. That way…she wouldn't be bound for Florida in a couple of weeks. "Stella!" Maggie shouted as she quickly turned around. "Come with me! I have to show you something."

"Hey, Stel!" Lucas smiled bringing her into his arms.

"Lucas, what are you doing here?" Stella laughed. "Didn't you graduate?"

"Oh you know, had to come roam these halls again. Besides, I wanted to see you before you shipped off." Maggie elbowed him in the stomach. "Ouch!"

"Listen, Stel. I'll be down there to see as often as my parents will buy me a plane ticket." Maggie replied. "I'm not leaving for another two weeks, you know." Stella smirked. They moved down the hallway towards the back of the school when she finally stopped. "What is happening? Why are you here forreal?"

Lucas pointed behind her as a smile spread across his face. Stella quickly turned around as Johnny was walking into the school. She dropped the notebook in her hand and took off running towards him jumping straight into his arms. For just a moment her world was alright. She leaned back planting her lips on top of his and kissing him. Even after two years, she still got butterflies when she saw him. She kept her arms wrapped around him as her feet touched the floor again. "What are you doing here?"

"I had to come see you. You know I can't let you go without saying goodbye." Her heart broke. When would she see him again? She laid her head into his chest and sighed. "This isn't over, Stel." She shook her head. It was over. It had to be over. She was going all the way across the United States to live with the uncle of her mother who her father hated.

"I should go. Dom is probably outside waiting for me." She replied softly. She stood up on her tippy toes and kissed him. "I love you." Tears sprung to her eyes as she squeezed them closed. "I think I always will."

"Meet me tonight. Try to get away." She nodded her head. "We don't have to say goodbye just yet." She let go of his hands before turning to walk away. The tears fell down her face as she forced herself not to turn around and run back to him. This was the hardest part. They were tearing her away from the boy that she loved. How was that fair? She pushed opened the double doors of the school as the sun blinded her for a second. "Stella!" She heard Dom's voice as she turned in his direction. Mia and Letty were waiting by the car for her. She quickly wiped her face of the fallen tears before walking over to them. "I was wondering where you were."

"I was saying goodbye to Maggie." She mumbled climbing into the front seat of the car. She quickly buckled up before looking out the window as Maggie and Lucas stood at the top of the stairs. She waved at them with so much sorrow in her eyes. Was it going to be forever? Could she change the outcome? She sighed as Dom put the car in drive and pulled forward. "Are you okay?" Dom asked. "Your face is all red."

"I just had to say goodbye to my best friend." She replied. "Can we not talk about this?" She let out a breath as she stuck her hand outside the window.

"I've been talking to Pops. I've been trying to convince him to let you stay. It's taking some time but I think it's working." She shook her head. "I need some help here, Stel. I need to start talking...begging. Doing something to make you stay here. I don't want you to go to Florida. It's too far away."

"And if I stay...what happens with Johnny?"

Dom sighed slamming his hand into the steering wheel. "Why can't you just let him go?"

"Because he's my boyfriend and I love him." She turned her entire body towards him. "Is that the agreement you have huh? You want me to break up with him and then I get to stay here? Or do you want me to say that I broke up with him but still see him? Because that is what is going to happen. He loves me, Dom. Isn't that what matters? After all this time he has never done anything to hurt me because he loves me. That's more than I can say for you."

"Hey!" Dom shouted. "I've been trying to protect you this whole time."

"Protecting me from what?"

"Come on, dude!" Letty shouted in the back. "Just leave it alone."

"No! I want to know what exactly you are protecting me from? You say that his father is a dangerous man. That is his father. He is nothing like his father. He has never given me a reason to be afraid of him. You aren't protecting me, Dom. You are hindering me. I don't want to leave. But I will not break it off with Johnny and if that's what's going to keep me here then I'll go. I will not be bullied into anything." The car came to stop in front of the house. She reached for the door handle as Dom grabbed her hand. "What? What do you want from me, Dom? You win either way. I stay I have to break up with him. I go, and it's over. He's made up his mind. Just let it go."

"You are my baby sister, I can't just let it go."

"Maybe I will be good for me." She wiped her face as she shrugged her shoulders. "I just want to be free."

Dinner was awkward as usual. Stella leaned forward in her chair as she leaned over her plate and ate her food in silence. "So how was everyone's day today? Last day of school, I'm sure that was exciting." Stella didn't respond as she rolled her eyes. "Mia and Letty are graduating this weekend. I can't believe it. Stella, you are going to be a Senior." Stella gave a soft smile nodding her head.

"Can I be excused?" She put her fork her plate. "I've finished my dinner and I would like to go start packing." There was silence as Tony wiped his mouth with his napkin.

"No. We are eating as a family and we can all finish as a family." Stella crossed her arms over her chest. "Now how was your day today?"

"It was great. I got to say goodbye to my best friend who think it's her fault that I am being sent away."

"Pops, we need to go get ready." Dom replied. "You should come with us, Stel."

"I'm grounded." Was everyone not present to the screaming match that happened just a few weeks ago? Speaking of racing….they were now allowed to race. With Dom and Vince being old enough to do pretty much anything now, Tony let them race under his supervision. With Letty getting a new car for her birthday, she was dying to show it off.

"I was going to let it be a surprise but you are more than welcome to come tonight." Tony replied.

"I'll pass." Stella grabbed her plate and moved to the sink.

"You kids go ahead and go get ready. Let me talk to Stella for a little bit." Stella sighed as she slowly turned back to the table. "Sit down, please." She moved over to the table and sat back down in her seat.

"I've been talking to Dom a lot about you. He thinks I should give you another chance and let you stay."

"I've talked to him as well."

"I don't want to send you away, Stella. You are giving me no choice. You have been crossing a very dangerous line."

"What line is that? Johnny?"

"Yes."

"Why? Why is that a dangerous line? You can never tell me."

"You just don't know what his father does. How he makes his money."

"That is not Johnny. Johnny works in a garage just like we do."

"And you believe him."

"He has never given me any reason to not believe him. He loves me, daddy. You might think that he is this monster but he's not. He's never hit me. He doesn't even yell."

"You will not be with him when you are living under my roof." Stella's face fell. "That is final. It's your decision."

"Is it though?" She whispered. "I lose either way." She stood up from the table wiping down her pants. "I love you." She squeezed her eyes shuts. "But I don't want to be here with you anymore."

"Stel…"

"I'll go to Florida. I'll spend my summer there." She moved into the living room where Mia and Dom were sitting. "You win, Dominic."

She heard the commotion downstairs as everyone was getting ready to leave for the race. She sat on her bed staring towards the window when he bedroom door opened. "We are leaving." Dom replied.

"Have fun." She didn't even bother looking at him. She knew he had more to say but he didn't. Instead he closed her door. She sighed throwing herself onto the bed. "Why me?" She groaned. She heard the door close downstairs hoping everyone had left. She waited though. She didn't want to get caught hurrying down the stairs to go call Johnny. She watched as the fan began going round and round until her eyes hurt. She sighed as she lifted herself up from the bed and walked to the window. It was dark out. The sun had finally gone down. And there wasn't a soul on the street. She smiled as she hurried from her room and down the stairs to the phone. She quickly dialed his number hoping he would answer. "Johnny!" She squealed. "I'll meet you in my driveway. We don't have long. I'm sure the race is over at midnight." She nodded her head before hanging up the phone. She hurried to the door making sure it was locked before heading outside. She looked under the rock that sat at the bottom of the stairs to make sure the key was still there. She saw the headlights pull into her driveway as she hurried over to the car and climbed in. She jumped over into Johnny's lap immediately locking her lips with his. "My house is empty." She replied.

"I will be dead if your dad comes home early." Stella laughed before nodding her head. "We can go to mine."

"Okay!" She climbed back into the passenger side and grabbed her seatbelt. He put the car in reverse before immediately putting his hand on her leg. Would he beg her to stay? What would they do if she did stay? They would to have sneak around. Could they do it? She pressed her lips together as she looked over him. "I love you." She whispered. He squeezed her leg letting her know he heard her. Johnny's car pulled in Little Saigon. The houses were huge. She remembered when she was fourteen the first time she had come to his house. It seemed to have gotten bigger as she got older. The car came to a stop in front of the two pillars that stood as tall as the house. She climbed out as Johnny quickly moved to her side grabbing her hand. He pushed her back against the car, cupping the bottom of her chin, and pulling her close. His lips touched hers as they continued to stare at each other. She was still a virgin. It's hard to believe because she was dating Johnny Tran. The ladies' man people would call him but he wasn't like that with her. He never forced her to do anything she didn't want to do. He was patient. They fooled around every once in a while but it was mostly just making out. She had gotten good at that. But tonight was different. It was like she had to get all of him before it was too late. She felt his hands moved to her butt as he picked her up and pressed her against the car. She squeezed her legs around him as his tongue invaded her mouth. "Whoa!" Johnny pulled away.

"Johnny…" She whispered. "I want this. I want you."

"Stel, I don't want you to do this because it's getting back at your dad."

"My dad will know nothing of this. I want you because I love you and I don't want to leave you without showing you how much I love you." There was a pause she nodded her head again. He pressed his lips to hers, softly kissing her.

Her feet never touched the floor as Johnny carried her up the stairs to his room. It was open. Just a single king sized bed covered the floor. Clothes were hung up neatly in his closet. The window was open as the cool breeze blew into the room. He laid her down onto the bed as he leaned up removing his button down shirt from his body. She ran her hands down his stomach as he pulled on her arms to lift her up. She removed her shirt from her body before he leaned down kissing her again. This was happening. It was pure bliss. It was everything she had ever wanted. He was gentle. It never hurt. It was as perfect as it could be. He wrapped his arms around her naked body bringing her closer to him and kissing her lightly on the shoulder. "You okay?" He whispered into her ear. She nodded her head as she leaned back kissing him lightly on the lips. "I love you." He whispered. "You make me so happy."

"I love you." She squeezed his arm as he tightened it more around her. She felt safe with him. She was never afraid. When they were together nothing else in the world mattered. She sighed as she closed her eyes knowing this moment was going to come to an end. She had to get home before her dad or they were both dead.

AN: Soooo Stella does get sent away. But I wanted to get you guys opinion. Do you like stories following the movies or do you like stories that go with their own thing? I will definitely have the characters from the movies in my stories and the movies will definitely happen but I also kind of wanted to do my own thing! Let me know what you think! REVIEW!