A year later…

Gabriella stood up on the stool fixing the light in the diner when she heard the engines pull up. She smiled as she shook her head knowing everyone was going to come barreling in at any minute. She reached back up to the light when she heard Vince scream her name.

"Gabriella!" He yelled hoping to scare her. She just looked down at him and shook her head.

"Nice try Vince, it's not going…"

"GABBY!" Leon ran up behind grabbing her legs and pulling down off the stool. Her heart stopped beating. Vince began to laugh as she stared at Gabriella's face. It was a look of horror. "You alright?" Leon asked.

"I hate you." She mumbled. He helped her up as she dusted off her shirt. She smacked his hand away as she stormed over to the counter.

"Aww, are you salty?" Vince asked.

"I will slap you." She looked around the room. They were the only ones there. "Where is everyone else at?"

Vince looked over at Leon. "Did something happen?" Gabriella asked. It had been a year since all the bullshit happened with Jake and Johnny. She hadn't seen Johnny in over a year. That night of the race, she had beat Jake. They were neck and neck and without hesitation she used the NOS just as he was beginning to hit her. She knew what he was going to do she wasn't stupid. Dom taught her well, he taught to win. She never mentioned it to anyone knowing they would freak but Johnny was pissed. He sent her a text warning what would happen if she came around Tokyo. His feelings had changed, she knew it. Jesse had grabbed her and kissed her in front of everyone. Dom wasn't too happy about it but he was happy that his sister could stay where she was. She wasn't joining any group, not this time not ever.

"Calm down, nothing happened…" Vince went to say.

"But?"

"We need you to close early, Dom has something he needs to tell you."

"What?"

"He wants to tell you himself Gabby." Leon told her. "We will help you, what needs to be done?"

"Well you can fix that light it went out earlier." She pointed above. Leon nodded his head before moving over to the stool. "Is something wrong Vince? Just tell me…"

"It's about money right now okay, that's all that I am saying."

"Is there a problem?" Gabriella asked.

Vince nodded his head. "Let's clean up okay."

They began to clean the diner as Gabriella's mind wondered to one day that she was in the garage. The numbers weren't adding up for anything, things were missing. She looked up at Vince before rushing out to her car. She jerked the file out with all the numbers on it.

"Gabriella!" Vince yelled. "What are you doing?"

"I stole this." She breathed. "I took this home because the numbers weren't adding up for me. So I was going to take this home and figure it out. The garage is going under, I know. This all started with Jake and his goons decided to mess with it. I know it was him. I know that he has something to do with this."

Vince bowed his head. "Gabriella, you are right about that okay. You are but there isn't anything that we can do about it unless we find this money or come up with it."

"How do you know?"

"Dom would kill me…"

"Vince!" Gabriella yelled. "You tell me right now."

"The Hou's owned part of the garage."

She was in her car in a second. She didn't bother shutting the diner down, she jumped into her car and sped all the way to the garage. Her tires squealed as she turned and slammed on the brakes parking it right in front of the door. She threw the door opened just as Dom came outside. She glared up at him as he slowly walked over to her. "Vince told you I suppose?"

"No!" She yelled. "I figured it out on my own, but what he did tell me is that Jake's father owns part of this garage."

"He does." Dom breathed out. "But when things fell through with them, Mr. Hou let dad have the garage."

"Is there anything else you would like to tell me about my father? Am I even his? Are you? Mia?"

"Stop." Dom was annoyed. He turned his head. "Don't be ridiculous."

"Ridiculous? Jake owns this garage Dom and he is taking it from us."

"He isn't taking anything from us." Gabriella shook her head. "Come inside please and let's sit down and talk about this."

"What's there to talk about Dom? It's done."

"If that's how you feel." He nodded his head. "I'll be inside, come in when you want."

"No!" Gabriella yelled. "I don't want to sit down and here discuss numbers with me. I know the numbers Dom, I have seen them. I calculated them already. You figure this out! Jake does not win!"

"Don't you think I know that?" Dom yelled. "I know what is going on. I know that Jake doesn't get to win this, I am doing something about him."

Leon's BMW pulled up behind them as Gabriella shook her head. "You have to believe me that I am doing something about this." Dom repeated himself.

"I don't care what you do Dom, you move mountains if you have to but this garage does not leave our family."

Dom nodded his head. "Come inside please. Let us all talk about this."

"I don't want to."

"Gab…"

"No, you guys talk I am going for a walk."

Gabriella kicked her feet along the sidewalk as she slowly walked down the street. Jake's father owned part of the garage go figure. This world was becoming smaller and smaller as the days went on. She was nineteen now and there were things in life she wished she had never had to endure. Things had calmed down after the race but she knew they were somewhere behind her lurking around just waiting to make to their move. Her father's garage of all places. Secrets about her father just kept coming up. She kicked her foot again knocking a rock into the road. Dom had been out of jail for a year now; things were getting back to normal for them. The races had stopped, she wasnt allowed to go alone. Jesse and Leon would take her every now and then but Dom made sure that she wouldn't be racing in Los Angeles for a very long time. She had been walking for a while when she looked up to see where she was, Tokyo. Tokyo was only twenty minutes away from where she lived, it wasn't far and she really didn't think that she had walked that long. Her heart began to race as she quickly turned around and quickened her pace to get away from there. Of course, it was too late. She rolled her eyes as two Ducati's pulled up in front of her. She put her hand on her hip and looked up at him.

"Well well, you just couldn't stay away huh?" Jake got off the motorcycle taking his helmet off. She looked at the other guy who was just sitting there. Was it Johnny?

"I was walking." She replied bitterly.

"You're a far ways from home don't you think?"

"Like I said I was walking."

"You remember our agreement Gab?"

"Jake, just cut the chase. What are you going to do?"

He began to laugh. "Nothing, how about I give you a ride home?" He smirked. He walked towards her holding out his hand.

"No thank you."

"Now I am being nice and offering, we wouldn't want someone to pick you up and kidnap you now do we?" He reached for her again this time grabbing her arm.

"Stop." She jerked away from him.

"Hop on the bike Gab, you don't have a choice in the matter."

"I am fine, I can walk back."

"Get on the bike!" He yelled. He grabbed her arm again giving her the helmet before lifting her on the bike. What was he doing? Dom would freak out if he saw her on the back of a bike…with Jake Hou.

"Can I just call Dom please? He will freak out."

"No." Jake got on the bike and started. "You go on, I will be back in a few."

The bike shot forward causing Gabriella to hold onto him. She cringed as she tightened her grip on his shirt. Her breathing was heavy because she was scared to death. Her hands began to shake. The ride was short and sweet, but not for long. Vince was outside washing the car when they pulled up. Gabriella took a deep breath as the motorcycle slowed down. Jake was the first off as Vince threw the sponge down and began walking towards them. She didn't want to remove the helmet knowing Vince would be out for blood.

"What do you want Jake?" Vince growled.

"Just dropping off some precious cargo." He smirked. He held his hand out to Gabriella who reluctantly took it. She hoped off taking the helmet off as Vince glared at her. "I found her wondering so I thought I would be the nice guy and take her home."

"I'm sorry." She whispered. She handed the helmet to Jake. "Thanks Jake." She moved past him towards Vince when she felt his hand around her wrist. He jerked her back so fast crashing his lips onto hers. She tried to pull away from him but his grip tightened. He jerked her face away with his hand tightened across her chin squeezing her lips together. She clenched her fists.

"I would watch where I was walking from now on because next time I won't be nice." He snarled. He let her go shoving her away from him. That's when she noticed the gun. He was pointing it straight at Vince keeping him from helping her. She put her hand up to her mouth rubbing it. "Great seeing you as always."

Gabriella didn't speak. She just watched him climb on the bike and speed away before turning around to Vince.

"I'm fine." She walked past him. He gently grabbed her arm stopping her. "I was just walking I didn't know where I was going, I just ended up there. Don't tell Dom please." She begged him.

He still didn't speak. His hands were shaking as he held on to her arm jerking her towards him into his arms. She buried her head into his stomach as the tears flowed down her face. She didn't mean to cry she just did. She was scared. She had underestimated Jake. She really had.

Gabriella paced back and forth through the kitchen playing with her hands as Vince talked to Dom about the events that took place earlier that day. Vince hadn't really said much to her just that he couldn't keep it from Dom. Her face was stained with tears and swollen as she moved over to the door to listen. It was shut. She knew they were standing on the other side of it discussing things. They were pissed. Jesse was pissed. He begged her to come downstairs but she refused him.

"Gab!" Jesse whispered loudly. He was standing at the top of the stairs. "Come down here, it's not going to help the situation if they see you eves dropping."

"I keep getting myself into these messes Jess." Gabriella mumbled.

"Come lay down with me." He walked over to her wrapping his arms around her waist. He kissed her neck gently causing her to smile. She tried to push him away knowing exactly what he was doing. She smiled at him nodding her head. He grabbed her hand just as the door swung open.

"Get in here." Dom snarled. She nodded her head letting go of Jesse's hand and walking towards her brother. "Sit down. Vince give us some time." Vince nodded his head as he got up off the couch refusing to look at Gabriella and walking away.

"Can I explain please?" Gabriella spoke.

"Sure." Dom moved the chair in front of her and sat down. "Go ahead."

"I was just walking. I started thinking about things that have happened over the past three years and I didn't realize how far I had walked. I was so lost in my mind that when I looked up I was in Tokyo. I turned to leave but it was too late they were behind me on their bikes…"

"They?"

"I don't know who the other person was, they drove away."

"Explain to me how the hell you got onto the back on his bike?"

"He kind of forced me too." She looked towards the door. "He told he would give me a ride back, I declined. He jerked my wrist and put me on the bike."

"So then he drove you home? Did he do anything else?"

Gabriella made eye contact with him. She wanted to shake her head but she couldn't do it. She bit her bottom lip. "Did he do anything else?"

"He kissed me." She whispered. "While he held a gun at Vince."

Dom nodded his head as he rubbed his hands over his face. "Gabriella, why must I always tell you to be careful?"

"I'm sorry Dom, I just…"

"NO!" He yelled. "He could have hurt you. We all made an agreement Gab, that agreement gets broken bad things happen…"

"I know I just…"

"Jake doesn't play games Gab. He will hurt you."

"I know this Dom, just let…"

"Go upstairs, I am so pissed off right now."

Gabriella shook her head. "I know that you are angry and I am sorry for that. I don't know what else to say or do because I didn't mean for this to happen."

"Go." He pointed to the stairs. She bowed her head as she slowly walked up the stairs to her room. Letty was standing at the top waiting for her.

"I feel like I am twelve years old right now." She mumbled. Letty nodded her head.

"I will talk to him."

"I'm going to sleep." Gabriella sighed as she slowly walked into her room and shut the door.

Gabriella tossed and turned in her bed that night. She couldn't sleep, Dom wouldn't speak to her, Vince wouldn't speak to her. She was stressed out. Her cell phone lit up as she turned over. It was Johnny.

"What?" She groaned answering it.

"Are you dumb or just plain stupid?" He yelled.

"I'm sorry?" She shot up from the bed.

"You heard me. I get a phone call from Jake…"

"You know what I am so tired of hearing about Jake. I made a mistake. Get over it."

"You know the agreement."

"So shoot me! Yes I know the agreement I made it. You want to know why because I beat him in that race, so don't tell me about some stupid agreement. I went for a walk I walked too far. End of story."

There was silence. "Can I go back to sleep please?"

"Are you and Jesse together?"

"Oh for gods sake!" She yelled.

"Answer the question!"

"YES! Okay, yes me and Jesse are together. You happy now? You ruined that for yourself Johnny, so I wouldn't be surprised. Why are you calling me?"

"I'm leaving Yakuza."

"You are not."

"Yes, I am." He snapped. "I don't want to do this anymore."

"You don't have a choice." She sighed rubbing her hands over her face.

"You told me once that I always have a choice."

There was silence again. She laid her head back on the pillow. "That's not how this works Johnny. We both know this."

"What if it could? Would you be with me?"

Tears filled her eyes as she squeezed them shut. "Gabby?"

"What?" She whispered.

"Would you?"

"It's not possible Johnny. There is no way of ever knowing that because you can't get out." She sniffed back the tears.

"Don't cry…"

"Johnny, we both have completely different lives now. You are in the one thing that my father hated. Your best friend tried to have me killed, is trying to take my father's garage away from us, and is a lying son of a bitch. What do you want me to do? Run away with you? Would that work? Do you think that would help everything? They would find us Johnny, they would find us and bring us back. This is your life now. That is something that you have to live with. But I promise you this, I will always love you. You will always have a place in my heart but if hating me gets you through life. Then so be it. Because that's what is going to happen. Dom hates you, Vince hates you…they are my family Johnny. I choose them. Every time."

There was silence again. "I wish we were still sixteen years old, my father was still alive. I don't know everything seemed to make sense back when he was alive."

"It did."

"I need to go okay, don't call me anymore Johnny. I don't want to talk to you."

She hung up the phone before he could say anything. She threw her phone to side before putting her face in her hands. She cried, she cried hard. It hurt her deep into her soul. Life was easier when she was just a child because he father was always there to help pick her back up.