Two years later…
Gabriella moved down the stairs and through the front door where the team was waiting for her. She put her hair into a ponytail before smiling down at Vince. "Let's go ma, we are going to be late."
"I am coming, give me a second geez!" She replied. She hurried down the steps over to where Jesse was sitting on top of his car. "You going to drive?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Nope." She shook her head as she laughed. She climbed into the passenger seat of his Jetta as he hopped off the hood and moved over to the driver's side.
"One of these days, I am going to say no to you."
"Hm, you haven't in almost three years why start now?" She smirked before leaning over and planting a kiss on his cheek.
He didn't respond. Instead he put the car in drive and followed in behind Letty. "So I need to talk to you about something." Jesse kept his eyes on the road.
"Is it about trucks?" Gabriella didn't look over at him either.
"Yes."
"You guys should really make sure that people are asleep before talking about stealing merchandise from tractor trailers. How bad is it? The garage I mean, how bad?"
Jesse sighed. "I'm sure Dom wants to talk to you about this."
"I am talking to you about this, so let's talk."
He shook his head. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
"Really Jesse?"
"We thought we were okay after the fire. The insurance cut us that check and we were good. Hou just fucked us over Gab."
"And when do the trucks come into play?" She finally turned her whole body towards him.
"Three months ago." He whispered. "It started going down okay, it just wasn't going well for us. We had to do something."
She shook her head. "How much?"
"What?"
"How much is this offering us?"
"Ten thousand."
"What do you do? You kill them for their trucks?"
"Gab, let's be serious please."
"Really? You don't think I am being serious right now. You take over trucks and steal their merchandise. What am I supposed to think?"
"No, we do not kill people."
The car came to a stop but Gabriella didn't move. "Are we getting out?" Jesse asked.
"No."
Jesse sighed cutting the car off and putting his hands on the steering wheel. "What do you want to know?"
There was tap on the window. Gabriella jerked her head and help up one finger. "Why? I just want to know why you are risking your lives for money?"
"Do you want to lose the diner and the garage? Because that is what is going to happen. With Dom racing that's not enough money. With you racing, still isn't enough either. We are going down and we going down fast. This was just something that came up. We have everything in a row. We know what we are doing with this. Now I just need you to understand why."
"I understand why, I really do. You might as well just rob a damn bank. Instead of trying to get yourselves killed." She quit talking as she opened the door slamming it behind her.
"He told you?" Vince asked.
She didn't respond as she stalked past him into Harry's Auto Shop. "Of course he did." Vince mumbled behind her. She pushed opened the door. "Gabriella, it's nice to see you. What can I get for you today?" Harry approached her. Gabriella went to say something but something else caught her attention.
"Hey Harry, sorry I'm late. I had car trouble." He smiled over at Gabriella nodding his head.
"Hurry up and get back out here, I need your help!" Harry yelled after him. "Sorry, that's Brian. He's new. Anyways, how can I help you?"
"Dom ordered a few parts. I am just here to pick them up. Also I talked to you the other day about the turbo for the Honda. Did you find out about that?"
"Are you sure that Dom…"
"Dom doesn't know. You are correct but it's my car. He will be okay."
Harry nodded his head. "I haven't seen Dom in a while. Everything going okay for him?"
"Yeah, he has just been spending a lot of time at the garage." She picked the parts up off the table. "Thanks Harry, just message me about the turbo please. And Harry…"He looked up at her. "Don't mention anything to Dom please."
Just as she was leaving the blond guy came out. He smiled at her as he passed. "You have a good day." Gabriella put on a fake smile and nodded her head.
"Yeah, you too." She threw open the door and shoved the parts into Vince's arms. "Who's the new guy?"
"Some gay boy Harry hired." Vince looked inside.
"Does he even know a thing about cars? He looks like he knows more about his hair than anything." Leon replied with a laugh. Gabriella just looked up at him.
"We going to the garage or not?" Gabriella asked.
"What else did Harry have to say?" Vince asked.
Gabriella shook her head as she climbed into the passenger seat of the Jetta. She looked over at Jesse who was still staring at her. "We never finished our conversation." He replied.
"Oh I thought me getting out of the car and slamming the door meant it was over."
"No."
"Oh." He started the car jerking it into reverse. He pulled ahead of everyone and pressed down on the gas. "We aren't going to the garage?"
"This attitude…." He stopped and took a deep breath. "I know where it came from. I do. You want to be tough, I understand. But it has to stop."
"I don't have an attitude but I didn't know you were robbing trucks for money."
"We aren't…"
"What?" She eyed him.
"Okay, fine we are robbing trucks. This was Dom's decision. He brought it to our attention and we went with it. Everyone agreed. It was a team effort."
"Oh okay, so I'm not longer apart of this team?"
"I didn't mean…"
"No, you said it Jess. I have a race tonight ,I would like to go back and get ready."
"No. I'm not taking you back until this is resolved." She crossed her arms over her chest as he pressed down harder on the gas. They were going fast down the highway. He swerved in between cars as he came up on them. Gabriella didn't move. You would think a girl like her would be scared to death. But she wasn't…not anymore anyways.
The car came to a stop just as Gabriella's phone began to go off in her lap. She smirked as she answered it. "Yes?" She looked over at Jesse. "You have parts V, it shouldn't be a problem…I'm not mad…." She bit her lip. "Okay fine, can we talk about this when I get back? I have Jesse staring at me right now…well that's not my problem. You and Dom should have been the ones to tell me….whatever. I am hanging up the phone now." She hung up the phone closing it and climbing out of the car.
"I don't want you to be mad at me." Jesse walked over to her.
"I'm not…"
"Yes you are." He smirked. He put his hands on either of her and pressed down on the car. "I know when you are angry and upset. I know when you are happy and excited. I know you."
"Hm. It looks like I need to change my facial expressions."
"I love you. I want to protect you."
"You can't protect me all the time Jess. Not even most of the time."
He kissed the top of her nose. "We sure have come a long way haven't we?" She asked wrapping her arms around his waist. He rested his head on hers.
"Hm."
"I think we have met a couple of bumps in the road. But it hasn't stopped us from going forward. Two years is a long time Gab. We made it through it."
She nodded her head. "Brianna, she should be getting out sometime this year."
"Can we not talk about Brianna." Jesse leaned back pushing himself off the car.
"I shot her Jesse. She is going to want revenge."
"I am going to regret saying this…" Gabriella looked over at him. "But Johnny would never let her hurt you."
Gabriella nodded her head. She didn't press the situation. She knew how much Jesse hated him. "We should probably get back. Vince was pissed that you took off anyways."
"I'm sure I will get a few words from both of them." He opened the door for her as she climbed in.
"As will I."
She looked out the window as he got into the driver's side and started the car. They had been together for so long she was beginning to forget what it was like to have anyone else. She loved that boy. She really did. She just hoped the life that was coming for them wasn't going to end them. She looked over at him as he rolled his window down letting the wind come through the car. Her hair blew in her face as she smiled to herself. Johnny Tran would always be in her heart, he was there for her through a lot of the stuff that happened but he is also the one person who caused her large amounts of pain. He risked his life for her that day though, he really did. She pulled the trigger but he gave her the gun. He knew if Jake was dead he would have to step up. He gave it up for her. She stuck her hand out the window let the wind take it back and forth.
"You know I love you right?" Jesse knocked her out of her thoughts. She smiled over at him grabbing his hand. "What's going on in that head of yours?"
She shook her head before turning the music up letting it fill the car. She could hear him laughing as she leaned her head back closing her eyes. This was the life. She loved these moments where it was just her and him, not a care in the world.
"It took you long enough didn't it?" Vince was already outside waiting on them to get back.
"You act like you couldn't deliver the parts by yourself." Gabriella moved past him. "Where's Dom?"
"The diner." She stopped and looked behind her.
"Why?"
"He said he had some things he wanted to look at there and I think the rest of us are going to go grab some lunch there in a few."
She nodded her head. "Word is that a new kid at Harry's has been going there a lot too." Jesse chimed in. Vince glared over at Jesse who just ducked away. Gabriella began to laugh as she slapped him on the arm.
"Jealous much?"
"You talk too much!" He growled.
"Come on you seriously can't be upset about this. He is just some guy, it's nothing. Mia probably won't even give him a second look."
He shook his head. "Are you coming with us or not?"
"Yeah, I will come. I need to talk to Dom anyways."
She turned to Jesse who shook his head at her. "I am going to stay here. I have some detailing I need to work on." He told her. She slowly walked over to him putting her hands on both sides of his face and kissing him. "I'll see you later?"
She nodded her head. She turned around to Vince who was just staring at her. "You driving?" She asked walking past him. She climbed into his car before he could respond and shut the door. She watched as Vince said something to Jesse before walking over to the car and getting in.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Gabriella looked over at him.
He started the car and jerked into reverse without saying a word. "V…"
"I asked your sister out, she said yes, the date was dumb and that's the end of it."
"That's not the end of it because you wouldn't be so pissed off about it. It's been six months and you two won't even look at each other."
He remained silent. "I love you, you know that. So please, just try to work things out…"
"Enough!" Vince yelled. He put the car in park and glared her way. "I am done talking about this."
She straightened up nodding her head before jumping out of the car. She took off running into the diner just as Leon and Letty pulled up. They didn't move from their cars. Right as she approached the counter, he turned around. He was smiling. Maybe at something Mia said but they both were smiling.
"Hey." Mia stopped and stared at her. "You okay?"
Gabriella continued to stare at the guy sitting down. "Um, Gab this is Brian. He just started working for Harry a couple of weeks ago. Brian this is my sister Gabriella."
"Hi." He wiped his hand on his pants before extending it to her. "It's nice to meet you."
She nodded her head. "Gab…" Vince walked in but stopped as he saw Brian standing next to the two girls.
"Vince." Gabriella whispered.
"I'll see you later. Tell Dom, I'm taking the job. I'll be back in a two weeks." Vince glared over at Brian before storming out of the diner.
"Vince! Stop!" Gabriella ran after him before it was too late. He was already in the car. She banged on the window but he ignored her and drove away. She looked over at Letty who was shaking her head. She bowed her head before turning back to the diner.
"I am going to go, I will see you tomorrow Mia." Brian laid down the money and walked past Gabriella and nodded his head. "It was nice meeting you."
She nodded her head before moving into the diner. "What did you do?" She yelled to Mia. "He is leaving? Why? What happened between you two?"
Mia shook her head. "It was nothing."
"That wasn't nothing, Mia. He looked so…hurt."
"Where did he go?" Dom walked out.
"He said he is taking the job. He will be gone for two weeks. What job Dom? What is going on?"
"It's just something for Harry. They needed Vince for a couple of weeks. He isn't leaving." Dom ran his hands over his face.
"You stressed out?" Gabriella asked.
He nodded his head with a sigh. "Could it be because you are stealing shit from tracker trailers?"
Dom began to chuckle as he turned around to her. "Who couldn't keep their mouths shut?"
"Who do you think?" Mia shook her head.
"No." Gabriella glared at her sister. "You and Vince couldn't keep yalls mouths down while in the kitchen. I would make sure the whole house is asleep before talking about stealing stuff from people. I just confirmed that it was happening with Jesse. I wouldn't talk about keeping my mouth shut when that's all that you seem to do."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Mia asked.
"Vince, Mia! Why did you do it? You go out with him and you lead him on and then what happens, you just squash him like he is nothing to you. We have all been together for a long time now. If you knew it would cause problems then why did you agree to go out with him?"
"Gab…" Dom warned.
"No, I want to know. You act like you are just so perfect over there. What did you do?"
"Gab!" Dom yelled again.
"He got drunk and tried to have sex with me." Mia replied softly. Gabriella's hands fell to her side as her eyes widened. She looked over at her sister who just walked away into the diner.
"What?" Gabriella gasped.
"They didn't want you to know. He was drunk. They both were, they had too much to drink and things just went south. Don't be mad at either one of them. It was a mistake and they both know it. It just hit Vince a little harder. She is a like a sister to him and he hurt her, so just let it go now okay."
Gabriella nodded her head. "As for the trucks, we will talk about it. Right now I have some paper work to fill out here and then I will meet you back at the garage…" Gabriella nodded her head as she turned around to leave. Dom quickly grabbed her arm. "That turbo is staying at Harry's, you will not get it. I mean it, I better not see it in your car."
Gabriella groaned as she stomped away. She threw open the door to Letty's car. "What did I miss?" She asked looking over at the girl.
"Don't ask. Can we go back to the garage please?"
AN: It always made me wonder what really happened with Vince and Mia. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Dont forget this sat is the trailer for Furious 7. I am freaking out i cant wait to finally see it! REVIEW!
