Anaki: Forgive me for the delay in this chapter, I really didn't mean to take a long hiatus but it happened since life just got in the way. But finally here is Chapter 18, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Chapter 18

Carter looked at his men as both pointed a gun at him along with Monica; he knew that if he made the wrong move he would be dead before he could even reach for his gun. He watched as Roberto took out a cellphone and pressed the first number and the dial button. It was something that Carter had seen the man do many times before but he had never given it much thought since he had thought he was only relaying his orders. It seemed that he had trusted in the wrong people since the trio around him made no move to either kill him or tie him down.

"Do you wish to speak with him before we kill him?" Roberto asked into the phone.

Carter didn't hear the answer but he didn't have to wonder for long since Roberto toss the phone to him making sure that Carter would catch it without making a move towards his own gun. Verone took a moment before putting the phone to his ear.

"It seems like you have come to trust the two people that will be your doom."

"Who are you? Whatever you are being paid I'll triple it," Carter offered while he glared at Roberto and Enrique.

"The problem Carter Verone is that it's not money I want."

"Than what is it? I will give you anything if no harm comes to me."

"But that's exactly what I want Verone," there was a paused on the other side as if the person was making sure they were still alone before continuing. "You and De Angelo have messed with the wrong people and it's time for you to pay. Don't worry though, your death will be less painful than his. Now give the phone back to Roberto, I'm sure he wants to know what to do to you."

Carter tossed the phone back as he looked towards Monica hopping that the woman would save him so she could go up in rank. He knew she was an undercover cop, and if he played his cards right he might even stay alive and kill the other two in the process. Carter opened his mouth to start negotiating with Monica, but before any words could come out he heard a bang and pain that started from his right knee. It took a moment for Carter to registered that he had spent too much time contemplating his next move that he had missed when Roberto got off the phone and did the first thing he had been told.

"It seems that it wasn't only the Law Enforcement that you pissed off," Monica said smirking before walking out the house so that Roberto and Enrique would take care of the man.

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Brian was sitting in the living along with Dom when the house phone began to ring; being closers to the device the blond man picked it up and answered.

"Soon everything will go back to normal."

Brian wasn't given a chance to ask anything as the line went dead once the person on the other side finished speaking. Blue eyes locked with dark brown ones for a moment before Brian was taking out his cellphone and dialing Jesse's number. It seemed like his suspicions were confirmed and he wanted the two men to be in his house where it would be safe until either De Angelo decided to attacked or Brian and his friends made the first move.

"Brian, what's the matter?" Dom asked when the blond hanged up and dialed the number once more.

"Come on answer," Brian whispered softly as he kept going to voicemail.

"Brian what is going on?" Dom asked as he grabbed Brian's hand to get the man's attention at once.

"I want everyone here, I think something bad is going to happen," Brian whispered as he dialed the number once more only to be sent to voice mail once more. The blond could see that Dom was getting worry the longer he kept redialing, and took out his cellphone and sent a text message. Brian wasn't sure who the man had texted but he just kept dialing between Jesse's and Leon's cellphone number.

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Leon took a sharp turned as Jesse took out his phone as it began to ring, but before he could answered Leon came to a sudden stop before continuing. Jesse lost his grip on his cellphone and was unable to bend down to retrieve it since he had to duck when gun shots came their way. It seemed like their little outing was becoming less worth it. Jesse could hear the tune of his phone as well as Leon's every couple of minutes and he really hoped that Brian wouldn't make the mistake of coming after them since they didn't want the man to hurt himself or the baby he was carrying. All the younger man could do was hope that they came out of this intact. The men that were following them had probably been watching their every move since they had arrived in Miami. He wondered for a second though why was it that they waited till now to attack one of them. They had plenty of opportunities before, as Leon made another sharp turned they heard several gun shots coming from a house ahead of them.

"Jess, I need you to stay down and not get up. Try to reach for the phone so you are able to tell the others where we are and we can get back up," Leon instructed.

Jesse nodded before whispering a soft affirmative even when he was sure that Leon wouldn't be able to hear him. He knew though that if he didn't do as the man had instructed him one or both of them would end up dead before the end of the car chase. Leon was good behind the wheel, maybe not as good as Brian and Dom but he was close behind them. Always trying to find new ways to make his driving better, and Jesse knew that one day the man would get there.

"Jess, think you can find the phone now? Or is it too far out of your reach?" Leon asked without taking his eyes off the road.

"I might be able to reach it if we stop somewhere we could ditch the car," Jesse answered.

Jesse watched as Leon nodded but didn't say anything. Jesse stayed down but was still able to see in front of them, as the house got closer he was able to recognized one of the cars. He had seen it parked not too far from the garage Brian and Rome owned. He had seen the two men that owned that car talk with both Brian and Vince at one point, but he wasn't sure if they really were trustworthy but that was all they had at the moment.

"I think we are going to be safe inside the house and able to reach Brian and the others," Jesse said suddenly as Leon came to a sudden stop. Jesse watched as the woman in front of them stared at them for a moment before looking passed them. Not long after two other men came out, and Leon went of the defensive at once. "No, they have talked with Brian and Vince, I think we can trust them," the younger man said stopping the older one from taking out his gun and pointing it at the two men in front of him.

"Are you sure?" Leon asked but didn't pull his gun out.

Jesse got off the car without answering and walked up to the two men at once, he noticed that one of them seemed to recognized him but he was unsure the reason behind that.

"I saw you speak with Brian and Vince not too long ago, I want to know if you really are on our side," Jesse said as he heard Leon cursed before following his lead and getting off the car as well.

"We are kid, where is Brian. No one from his gang are supposed to be out right now," the bald man answered.

"I think Brian got the call after we left, so they caught us by surprised," Jesse answered as they turned at the sound of the car getting closer.

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Vince watched as Dom tried to get Brian to calm down while the blond tried to dial Jesse's number once more. Vince remembered when Brian had looked like that right before he had disappeared. It had hit everyone hard when that had happened, and now he really was glad that they knew the signs. If Brian was left alone there was no doubt that the blond would leave the house to track down Leon and Jesse; it wasn't only dangerous but it would put the blond in danger and in the hands of their enemy.

"Leave me the fuck alone Dom!" Brian exclaimed suddenly making everyone go silent.

"I won't risked you leaving the safety of this house," Dom argued calmly.

That statement seemed to calm down Brian slightly as he slumped against Dom's chest, all the energy he seemed to have gained from the worry that Jesse wasn't picking up. Everything was silent after that, it was as if some strange reality had come upon them and no one knew if to say something or not. It wasn't like they could tell the bond that Jesse and Leon were fine and would be home soon since they didn't know that for a fact. When it seemed like Brian was about to collapse Dom sat down with the blond on his lap; something that Vince hadn't seen since they had arrived in Miami.

"I need to call them," Brian began to whispered.

"Give them an opportunity to call back, you have been calling none stop to both their phones," Dom said taking the phone away from the blond and setting it down on the coffee table in front of them.

Vince watched as Dom begun to pet Brian's blond hair as they waited for the phone to ring.

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Dante paced around Carter's mansion, Michael had warned him to wait until they got news that Carter was dead from their informant. It wasn't something that Dante liked to do, waiting for news was always annoying. Especially when he was the one involved, he liked to get his hands dirty when he was getting rid of someone like Carter, it always brought certainty that the person was dead and he didn't had to rely on the word of someone he didn't even know. He might trust that Michael was making sure that Carter wouldn't return but he couldn't trust anyone else. Dante watched as Michael kept typing on the laptop that he always carried around, it was the only proof that could tie anything to Dante. If Michael wasn't in the same room as him, then Dante was the one holding that laptop. It was something that he couldn't even trust the man in front of him to safe keep.

"We should be receiving a call in a few moments," Michael said suddenly as he closed the laptop and gave it back to Dante.

Dante nodded but said nothing else as they waited for the call. It was a good thing that they didn't have to wait for long since the phone began to ring not too long after. De Angelo watched as Michael picked up the phone and answered before putting it on speaker.

"Carter Verone is dead, unfortuantly for O'Conner so are two of his friends," a male's voice came over the speaker.

"What do you mean two of O'Conner's friends?" Michael questioned calmly.

"They were on the wrong place at the wrong time, I was taking care of Verone when they appeared with a car or two following them."

"Do you know if who gave them the order?"

"Verone, or that's what they told me before I killed them as well. Can't leave lose ties if you get me."

"Of course, the money will be on the place we agreed on."

Dante watched as Michael hang up the phone without waiting to see if the other had anything else to say. It seemed that he had two people less to worry about.

"Make sure you find out who the two men were, and if my Precious Treasure found out yet," Dante said before leaving the room knowing that Michael would undertake his order without questions.

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Dom watched as Brian nodded to whoever was talking on the other end of the line before the phone fell from his hands in what seemed to be shocked. It wasn't long before Roman picked up the phone and begun to ask questions as Dom held the man he loved. He watched as Roman hang up the phone, his face tight as if he didn't want to reveal the news he currently held. It wasn't long before Mia and Letty begun to ask though and Roman didn't seem to be able to hold it.

"Roman Pearce if you don't fucking answer our questions right now I will fucking kill you," Mia threaten suddenly.

"It was a friend," Brian begun to answer surprising the others. "Leon and Jesse won't be able to come home."

Anaki: Please don't kill me, you will find out on the next chapter if Leon and Jesse really are dead or not. Although if you remember the epilogue it's a given what has happened to them. So here is the end of Chapter18, don't forget to leave a comment/review to let me know what you think.

Until Next Time :) :) :)