"Auntie Suki!" Lei shouted, running to her aunt's bedside. Suki covered her mouth with her hands in shock.

"Lei!" she shrieked back. Lei clambered up onto the bed beside her, making Suki wince.

"Good ol' family reunions," Owen muttered as Deckard sat down beside him.

"At least her welcome was better than yours," Deckard commented. Owen smirked.

"So what's the plan?" he asked. The watched Suki hugging Lei and whisper to her.

"We get these two to safety," Deckard replied. "Dom is expecting them. Then we gotta figure out what to do with the others. I had a run in with Takashi. He'll be super excited to see me next time."

"What did you break?" Owen asked. "Super excited" was usually code for "I broke something."

"Just his arm. He had it coming. He's got quite the smartmouth on him," Deckard added.

"Okay, look," Tej said, coming into the room. "I have looked everywhere. I don't even know where she would..." He stopped short, staring at Lei in bed with Suki and Deckard and Owen in the corner smirking at him.

"Lei!" Tej shouted joyfully. "Oh thank God!" He hurried over to hug her too, making her giggle. All this attention was unusual.

"When did this nutter get here?" Deckard asked Owen.

"He showed up all worried and concerned about her. She yelled at him to look for Lei," Owen sniggered. "You can tell who wears the pants in that relationship."

"Hey, shut up," Tej directed at him, overhearing what they were talking about.

"Okay," Deckard said, standing up and clapping his hands together before the War of Words began. "How about we get you to where it's safe, huh?"

"Define safe," Suki dared.

"A nice big happy family who seems to have a lot of horseshoes up their bottoms," Deckard answered. Suki looked at him, confused.

"Just go with it," Owen suggested. He stood up and stretched.

"Dom will protect us," Tej reassured her. "We have to go there now."

"I can look after myself and Lei," Suki argued.

"Have you looked at yourself lately?" Deckard asked. "Does it look like you can take care of yourself from bad guys?"

"You two must be brothers," Suki said sarcastically.

"I remind him every day," Owen joked, nudging Deckard's ribs.

"Have they said you will be released yet?" Deckard asked Suki, ignoring his brother.

"I believe it was soon," Suki shrugged.

"I'll check in on that," Deckard said. "You," he added, pointing to Tej. "Stay put." Tej held up his hands in mock surrender as Deckard walked out of the room.

"Damn," Tej said. "One minute he's all right and the next he's a hardass."

"Try growing up with that," Owen muttered. He felt a twinge of jealousy as Lei snuggled into Suki tighter. He still felt the ache from the tragedy in his life. Not one to share, no one really knows that Owen had been happily married with a little girl of his own. Deckard had been off the radar for years. His mother was too needy to even want to be in a relationship with, so Owen had made a life for himself. He had had a pretty damn good one too. He swallowed. It seemed like yesterday things had been perfect. Then Cipher came and took it all away from him. All because he had refused to help her at first. She had promised she wouldn't kill them. She had. Owen learned very fast that she lied-a lot. This caused his life to spiral. He lost everything on top of his family, and he reduced himself to a life of crime, hardening himself to anything and anyone around him. The message was clear to him: don't get close to anyone. Then Cipher returned to ask him to help with Nightshade, and since she'd already taken everything from him, he agreed. He had planned to use what she wanted against her. That didn't turn out so well, and she had left him for dead. He sometimes wished he had actually died. Then he could have been with his wife and daughter again. He recalled what he had said to Dom back in England. That family made him vulnerable, and Owen could reach out and break him any time he wanted. It was true. Cipher had reached out and broken him. That's why he remodeled his code for living. Family made things worse. A small piece of him regretted turning into the monster she had created for him. Maybe this was why he was now turning his life around.

"Earth to Statue," Suki was saying. Owen blinked and turned his attention to her.

"Yea?"

"If your brother is here, does that mean you'll be leaving us?" she asked.

"Two is better than one," Owen replied. She didn't ask him to elaborate. In a way, she was grateful they were both here. She knew from watching Owen looking at Lei that there was some kind of history in his background. She was curious as to what. For now, she didn't want to pry. She knew from experience that if people wanted to share, they would when they were ready.

Dom

"What did I tell you?" Dom said to Han. "They're all on their way."

"You're not kidding me?" Han asked.

"Not at all. You'll be holding your little girl in a few hours," Dom smiled. Han's face showed extreme relief. He had been on edge and frantic with worry every since he had lost contact with Lei while she was in the car with Deckard.

"Will they be safe here?" Han asked. "Won't they come after us here?"

"They probably will, but we'll be ready," Dom reassured him. "I'm sure Mr. Nobody can help place you somewhere safe until we sort it all out."

"You really think that by giving them money they'll go away?" Han asked. "You're crazy."

"It's worth a shot," Dom said.

"Brian wants you," Letty interrupted, coming in. Brian reached for Dom as she passed him over.

"Hey, big guy," Dom said, bouncing Brian in his arms. Han felt sadness for missing out on this part of Lei's life. He would never get to hold her as a toddler.

"Relax, man," Letty said, rubbing Han's shoulders as she passed. "She'll be here soon enough."

"What if she hates me?" Han asked.

"She won't," Dom replied.

"What if she does? I abandoned her, Dom. She's lived six years without me..." Han trailed off. He couldn't imagine the pain of her rejecting him.

"She's lived knowing that you're out there somewhere. If no one has ever told her where you were or why you left her there, perhaps she just thinks you had to work away from home or something," Letty suggested. "She's six, Han. She'll forgive you."

"I hope so," Han murmured. He blinked to get Giselle out of his mind. Images of her kept flashing into his thoughts recently. Seeing Lei was also a sharp reminder. She looked so much like her mother after all.

Brian

He kept thinking about Eric. Little Nobody, as Roman referred to him. Roman had contacted him after hearing from Tej about all the drama. Brian had confessed what Frank had told him earlier, and Roman had been astounded.

"You know," Roman had said. "I thought he kinda looked like you."

Brian felt torn. He wasn't sure why he felt this way. He hadn't known Eric had even existed until a few hours ago. Why did he feel obligated to help him find his sister? Their sister. Brian kept forgetting that part. He was lying in bed thinking when Mia came in and snuggled in beside him.

"You thinking about what I said?" she asked.

"Trying not to," he replied, kissing her.

"Even just to connect with him," she encouraged.

"I don't want to talk about this right now," Brian said, moving along with his lips. Mia chuckled, knowing what he was implying. She indulged in his fantasy. It had been a while after all.

Amelia

"You all right, Boss?" Damian asked. For an associate, he was certainly useless at times. Amelia hummed in frustration. She wasn't going to get all the money in time, no matter how many races she won.

"Boss?"

"What?" she snapped irritably.

"Are you all right? You seem upset."

"I am more than fine," she told him. "Now leave." Damian knew better than to argue. He slipped outside without another word. Amelia pulled out all her cash. She was 20,000 dollars short. She didn't think they'd let that slide.

"It's not a game to them," Travis had warned. She knew that. Stealing and selling electronics was a dying art. It was so different years ago when she had the perfect team. They had unfortunately messed up, and she had no idea where they dispersed to aside for one. She'd needed a different way to do it anyhow, since the truckers had become so uptight about their damn trucks being hijacked. It still amazed her that at barely 17 years old, she had commandeered the best thieving crew that ever existed, under her boss' supervision of course. Everyone always told her she looked six years older than she was. Amelia blew air out of her lips slowly. This was going to get interesting.

"Hey, baby," a voice said behind her. She turned, smiling. Just the man she wanted to see.

"Hey, you," she replied. She reached out and squeezed his arm.

"I heard about the meet," Leon said.

"It's nothing I can't handle," she dismissed.

"I really think I should go with you..." he started.

"And like always, I say no," she cut him off. "Leon, I love you, but you're not to get involved with the technical stuff. I just need you to drive the cars."

"All right," Leon said, holding his hands up. She smiled at him then. The nine year difference was noticeable these days. At 39, he had more crinkles beside his eyes, and he looked tired. When she was 17 and he was 26, they felt like they had the world by the ass. After the whole mess happened, Leon found her and never left her side. She wasn't sure if he was even in touch with his former friends.

"You'll stay safe?" he asked.

"Of course," she smiled. "When do I ever not stay safe?" She hugged him. She had an instant connection with Leon the first time she had met him years ago. They had broken up for a while, and that's when she dated Travis, but it always came back to them. Always. He made her feel safe, and that was a challenging thing for anyone to do.

Deckard

Just get them to safety. That was all he needed to do. Then he could work to solving this problem and move on with his life. Deckard looked in the rearview mirror to see Lei sleeping with her head in an awkward angle while Suki fought to stay awake. Owen had given in to sleep right away. He never was one for enjoying car rides.

"Maisie," Owen muttered in his sleep. Deckard looked over at him, confused. Who the hell was Maisie? Tej's lights flashing in his mirror broke his train of thought.

"Oh for God's sake," Deckard growled. Another pee break? Tej wanted to drive his own car, but he insisted that they stay together. That meant stopping every hour so he could relieve his bladder. Deckard drummed his fingers impatiently on the steering wheel while Tej bolted out of his car and into the convenience store.

"Why are you helping us?" Suki asked suddenly, startling him. He looked up to see her watching him.

"I owe it to your brother and his wife," Deckard replied. "That's all."

"So it's to clear a debt," Suki noted.

"In a way," he agreed.

"Would you be here if you didn't have that debt?" she asked. Deckard pondered this question. Would he?

"Well..."

"You don't have to answer right away," Suki said quickly, cutting him off. "Think about it." He closed his mouth. His answer hadn't been clear anyway. Tej waved as he ran past back to his car. Deckard sighed loudly as they started off again. This was going to be a long trip.

Eric (AKA Little Nobody)

He glanced down at the letter again.

If she doesn't stop while she's ahead, she will die...

What kind of threat was that? How did this person not know that Eric didn't even realize he had a sister? It was all so puzzling. Eric set down his beer carefully. Aside from putting out an ad asking for his long lost sister to contact him, he had no idea where to start. Brian had been a disappointment. Frank was being his usual mysterious, annoying self. Eric was suspicious that Frank knew where his sister was already. He had mentioned he was getting closer to finding her. How hard could it be?


Sorry for the delay in updating. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I decided to make things interesting with Owen Shaw's past and Amelia's past. I'm sure you've all figured out that Amelia is the twin sister. To clarify, there is 9 years between Brian and his siblings, so it checks out that she was 17 for the first film. Don't worry, I do my homework ;)