It was moment like these that someone's life really does flash before them. The trauma that it causes, the lives you see and wish you could see one more time. That's what was going to through her head. She didn't close her eyes. No. She wanted to see her. The running had stopped but no one was beside her. The crowd had gathered around as Gabriella continued to stare at her ex best friend. She confided in this girl so many times. She wondered how much of it was a lie? Did Yakuza really change her that much? What could it offer?

"What are you going to do Bri? You going to shoot me in front of all these people?" She asked as she pointed to all the people standing around.

"You shot me and didn't give a shit so why should I?"

Gabriella nodded her head. "I am right here. Do what you gotta do." Gabriella put her hands in her pocket. "I won't fight you."

"How did you know it was me?"

"History seems to be repeating itself. I haven't trusted another driver since Jake put me in the wall. Hector didn't have a clue of anything about you that was my first clue. The second was the note. Thank you for that by the way…"

"You killed Jake?"

"I did." Gabriella nodded her head.

"Gab…" Dom whispered.

"Stop moving!" Brianna yelled.

"Does Johnny know you are here?" Gabriella ignored her brother. She had to keep the conversation going if this was going to end well.

"I don't care about Johnny, he means nothing to me."

"He is the leader now."

"I don't care!" Brianna screamed. "I can kill him too."

"Is that what you plan on doing Brianna? Killing me?"

"No!" Dom yelled.

Brianna smiled as she lifted the gun higher in the air. "You deserve to die."

"We all deserve something." Gabriella replied. "Just leave my family out of this Brianna. Do what you want with me."

"You think that I give a shit about your family? I just want you. I want you to pay for everything."

"Am I supposed to feel bad for you?" Gabriella moved forward.

"Gab don't!" Dom moved with her. He wasn't beside her yet. She expected him to be but yet he was smarter than that. Brianna would shoot her if he came close to her. This was about her. Not anyone else. She wanted her to die.

"What are you going to do Brianna? Time is running out, the cops are going to come and you are going to go back to jail."

"I won't go back there." Brianna shook her head. Gabriella could tell she was scared. It was obvious. Her hands were shaking, she was sweating. Who knew Yakuza didn't teach you that. How to kill someone? How to not show the fear? She learned that when she killed Jake. Show no fear. Do not be afraid.

"What are you going to do?" Gabriella took a deep breath and swallowed. Was this it? Was she going to die? She was scared. She was petrified. She wanted to run away and go hide with Dom. She wanted him to be right beside her.

"You ruined my life Gab, you ruined it. I was okay in the life that I lived. I loved it. You took that away from me. You took Jake away from me, you took Johnny…"

Gabriella remained silent. "You are going to die tonight." She cocked back the gun. Gabriella squeezed her eyes shut taking a deep breath. She heard screaming but she never heard a shot. She felt arms wrap around her body lifting her in the air and carry her away. She opened her eyes and looked straight into her brothers. His eyes were red and wet. She put her hand on his face as he jerked her back into his arms. He hugged her tightly not releasing her anytime soon. She smiled closing her eyes. She was safe now. BANG! BANG! She jumped as her eyes shot open. Gunshots.

"DOM!" She screamed. He let her go as she turned around. All of her family was around her. She looked over by the Mustang. Brianna lay on the ground with Johnny beside her. He looked over at her as tears sprung to Gabriella's eyes. She covered her face as Dom brought her back into his arms.

"Let's go, we need to get out of here." Dom told everyone. "Vince grab your car, we will meet everyone at home. You go straight home."

They all nodded their heads before walking away leaving Gabriella and him together alone. "Let me look at you…" He grabbed her face between his hands and looked over her.

"Stop..." She whispered. "I am fine." She stopped him with her hands and looked him in the eyes.

"I swear to god if you ever do anything like that again…" He quit talking.

"I want to go home. Let's just go home."

They heard sirens in the background as Dom wrapped his arm around her waist. They both looked up at Johnny who still hadn't moved from beside Brianna's lifeless body. Johnny nodded his head as Gabriella gave a soft smile. Dom tightened his grip on her as they moved over to his car.

Gabriella knew the moment she walked into the house questions were going to be going off on her. She prepared herself as she climbed the steps. Dom hadn't let her go yet. He was still holding her hand like she was going to slip away at any moment. Then it hit her. He hadn't seen her almost die in the car. He wasn't really worried during the fire because of Johnny, tonight though. Tonight was different. He was going to witness something no brother should ever witness. She was in the arms of death again, so close. He watched it happen and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. He couldn't save her. Brianna would have killed her anyways whether Dom intervened or not. She knew that. She stopped him at the door as the tears sprung to her eyes. "I am so sorry." She sobbed. He jerked her into his arms squeezing his eyes shut.

"You're okay, you are okay."

"I knew it was her Dom, I just knew it. I shouldn't have done it, but I had a feeling." She shook her head. "I don't know, I don't know…"

He soothed her back as she continued to cry in his arms. "It's over now. We don't have to worry about her anymore."

Gabriella nodded her head. She went to say something but the door swung open. Mia was standing there with everyone behind her. Gabriella wiped her eyes as Mia slung herself at her wrapping her arms around her neck. Gabriella was taken back as a smile came across her face. "I'm okay Mia. I'm fine."

"Don't you ever do something like that again!" Mia yelled.

"Yes ma'am!" Gabriella moved into the house. Letty wrapped her arms around her neck squeezing tight.

"I could kill you." She mumbled.

"You guys act like I was gone for a long time. I am fine. I'm okay." Gabriella let go of Letty and moved into the living room. She turned and looked around at her family. "I'm okay." She whispered. They all looked like their best friend had been killed. Their faces were white, they were sad. "Thank you." Tears began to flow down her cheeks as Vince was the first to pick her up in his arms and hug her. Then they all came, each and every single one of them wrapped their arms around her. They stayed that way in the middle of the living room for what seemed to be eternity. Moments later she was released but no one moved.

"Thank God we didn't lose a car this time." Gabriella laughed. Everyone began to laugh as she shoved Vince in the stomach. "But if it was anyone's car, I was glad it was yours."

"Hey now!" He yelled.

"You don't have NOS, who the hell doesn't have NOS?" She asked.

"I don't like it." He shrugged. "You don't need to be using that anyways!"

Gabriella saw out of the corner of her eye Dom move over to the stairs. He sat down as Letty moved over to him to. She continued to laugh as everyone began playing around with her. She loved them, she really did. They were the best thing in her life.

"What are you doing over here?" Letty asked walking over to the man she loved. He looked beat. "You look horrible."

"Thank you." He chuckled.

"You going to be okay?"

He nodded his head but didn't speak. "Dom, you can't keep doing this to yourself."

"Is that what it was like? When she wrecked the first time? Because I never want to feel this again. I saw the car moving over to her and there wasn't anything I could do. All I kept thinking was this is it again. This is the end. Then she…" He shook his head. "She is crazy but so smart. Slamming on the brakes was the smartest thing I think she has ever done. I was relieved. Then it hit me. I knew who it was. So did she. I saw it on her face the moment she stepped out of that car. She was headed over to her, then she pulled the gun. Letty…" Dom covered his face. She moved over to him sitting down putting her arm on his back. "She's my little sister. And I have never been so scared in my life. She was brave though. She was so brave."

"She is a brave girl Dom. You don't give her enough credit. The shit that she has been through, she is the strongest person I know."

"She wants to race Let."

"Let her race. What could wrong that hasn't gone wrong? She will have you next to her teaching her everything she needs to know. It will be good for her I know it. Keep her out of trouble."

"Racing is what gets her in trouble."

"It's in her blood Dom, she was born to do this." Letty put her head on his and kissed him softly. "What happened to the tough guy huh? Where he is at?" She smiled at him. Dom couldn't help but chuckle.

"My sister happened."

"I think you should just let it go for now. Let's just live our lives…"

"Gab, your phone is ringing!" Jesse yelled over the commotion in the living room. Dom stood up from the stairs and walked over to her.

"Who is it?" Gabriella asked.

"I don't know, it doesn't say." Jesse held the phone out for her. She looked over at Dom as she took the phone.

"Hello…" She bit her bottom lip. "Johnny…"

"No!" Dom moved towards her. She held her hand up stopping him.

"How did you get this number?" Her mind wondered back to when Dom had it changed. Haley died. She put her finger up to everyone as she walked into the kitchen putting the phone down on the table and turning on speaker. "Are you okay?" She asked.

"I should be asking you that question." He responded.

"Did you know? I mean…did you know Brianna was there tonight?"

"No." She remained silent as she put her head down.

"I knew she got out. I knew she would be out for revenge so I came to the race. I know that violated…"

"No." Gabriella stopped him. "Thank you for what you did tonight. You saved my life."

"I wouldn't get use to it."

Gabriella gave a small laugh as she wiped her face of the tears that escaped her eyes. "This doesn't change anything Gab, I just wanted to call and make sure you were okay. Tell Dom I will see him in the desert next year."

"Johnny…" The line went dead. She pushed the phone away from her as she laid her head on her arms.

"Gab, everything okay?" Dom asked walking into the kitchen. She lifted her head nodding it slowly. "What did he say?"

"He said he will see you at the Desert next year. What the hell is the Desert?"

Dom smiled. "A race."

Gabriella nodded her head lifting herself from the table. "I am really tired…"

"Gab…" He grabbed her arm stopping her. "I'll let you race. Whenever you want, you can do it. But so help me god if you get hurt again or some shit like tonight happens again I will kill every last person in this town."

"You're going to give yourself a heart attack one day." She patted his arm. "Goodnight Dom." She bowed her head as she walked into the living room right over to the boy she loved. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. She didn't care who was looking or how it made them feel, she needed her boyfriend right then. She needed him to know she was still there. He pulled her away knowing that Dom's eyes were on them. "I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too." He smiled at her. "You going to sleep?"

She nodded her head releasing him. "Goodnight everyone." She didn't bother looking back at them as she ascended the stairs. She was exhausted and …terrified. Her hands began to shake as she opened her door letting it shut behind her before sliding down it. She had a gun pointed in her face tonight. She had her family behind her watching helplessly. She had her brother….oh her dear brother behind her frozen in his spot. She shook her head as she lifted herself off the floor and over to her bed. She didn't bother taking her clothes off. She couldn't do it. Her body was physically shot. She just wanted to sleep. She wanted her dreams to take over and just for that night forget anything in her life had happened.

Gabriella shot up out of the bed with sweat pouring down her face. Dreams? More like a nightmare. She was hoping sleep would take away the fear instead it brought it to her. She dreamed Dom was killed. Brianna had shot him instead, killing him. She put her hand on her face wiping the sweat from it before throwing her legs over the side of the bed. She moved to the hallway where it was pitch black out. Everyone had gone to bed. She had no idea what time it was. It had to be late. She moved over to the Dom's door and gave a soft tap before opening it. She knew Letty would be in there with him but she needed to see him. She looked over at the bed beside Dom, it was empty. "I knew you would be in here sooner or later. What took you so long?" Dom chuckled. Gabriella couldn't help but laugh as she walked over to him. He sat up lifting the blanket for her letting her climb in.

"Why are you awake?" Gabriella asked snuggling close to him.

"I can't sleep after tonight."

"Where is Letty?"

"With Mia. I told her you would be in here tonight. I know you Gab, you use to do this all the time when you were little." He wrapped his arms around her bringing her close to him.

"I'm sorry Dom." She whispered. "I have been…selfish. I didn't think anything could happen to me."

"Shhh." He squeezed her. "Go to sleep."

"I love you."

"I love you too. I will always love you no matter what you do Gab. Let's just try to stay alive okay. That's all that I ask."

She laughed as she bent her head down kissing his hands. "I'll try my best."