AN: Thank you soooo much everyone for all the wonderful things you were saying! i am sorry that i killed Jesse, but i promise you wont be sad for too long! :) Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

Four days had passed since the shooting outside the Toretto's house. Mia had yet to leave the hospital. She hadn't heard from Dom since the last time he called. She tried repeatedly to call the number back but it was disconnected. She wasn't aware of what was going on in the outside world. She didn't want to know. She sat by the window looking out at the sky as the sun began to set when she heard the door open behind her. "Ms. Toretto, there is someone asking for you across the hall." The doctor, whose name was Martin, smiled. "He has been asking for you all morning."

"Vince." She whispered with a smile. She stood up from her seat and looked over at Gabriella.

"She's not going anywhere. You need to get out of this room, the air will do you some good. Go see him. I will have a nurse come stay with her."

Mia nodded her head. She patted Gabriella's foot before following the doctor out of the room. The ICU wasn't a big place, they only walked a few feet to another room. There was a cop standing outside the door. "Why is he here?"

"Your friend was involved in some kind of illegal activity. That is all that I know right now."

Mia nodded her head. Brian. She grinded her teeth together as they walked through the door. His curtain was open and he had his head bowed as she walked over to him.

"Vince…" She whispered touching his hand softly. His head shot up and looked over at her. Tears filled up her eyes as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I am so happy you are okay."

"Dom-" He gasped.

"I don't know Vince, I haven't talked to him. I don't know anything that is going on right now."

"What happened? What's going on?"

Mia bowed her head wiping the tears from her face. "Where is Brian?"

"I don't know." She whispered. "He came to the house looking for Dom, and then they just left together."

"Why?"

She cocked her head to the side looking at him with so much empathy. "Tell me." He growled.

"Johnny Tran showed up at the house while Dom was going to go look for Jesse. It happened so fast. They started shooting, taking Jesse down. I was screaming, Dom was moving as fast as he could to get to him." She closed her eyes. "I ran down to him but he was just laying there Vince. He wasn't moving. Gabriella…"

"Gabby!" He hissed. "Where is she?"

Mia shook her head. "Oh Vince, I am so sorry."

"Where is she?" He yelled sitting up. His face showed the pain but he didn't stop.

"She was shot in the heart. She is right across the hall from you."

Vince's eyes widened as he stopped moving. "He shot her Vince. We thought he could never hurt her and he shot her. I don't know what to do. I don't know-" She covered her face with her hands. "I am so scared."

"I want to see her!"

"They won't-"

"I WANT TO SEE HER!" He screamed knocking the tray onto the ground. He clenched his fists together as tears filled up his eyes. "She doesn't need this, this wasn't how it was supposed to happen."

"A lot of things have happened Vince."

"We should have never trusted that faggot. I knew it Mia! I knew he was cop!" He slammed his hand down on the bed.

Mia nodded her head. "We should have trusted you Vince. I am so sorry for that."

"How did it come to this Mia? How did this happen?"

"I don't know." She cried. "I don't know how we got here."

"Is she going to die? Is that what you are here to tell me? Jesse's dead….so Gab-" He stopped. "Do not come into my room and tell me that."

"She's not dead. She is stable today so they are going to do surgery to remove the bullet. She keeps going into arrest every time they go. She is a fighter Vince. I know she will make it through this."

"Where the hell is Dom?"

"I don't know. I told him about her and she-she stopped breathing again. I dropped the phone and when I tried to call him back, the number was disconnected. I can't find Leon or Letty. They are all gone. Everyone."

"They are going to arrest me when I get out of here."

Mia nodded her head. "I am not going to let that happen. I will die before I go to jail."

"I'll help you Vince. I will help you in any way that I can."

"I want to go see her first."

With a lot of arguing and screaming Vince was able to make it across the hall to Gabriella's room. He was wheelchair bound at the moment, the shotgun wound to his side was healing. They were able to stop the bleeding but his recovery was going to be lengthy. This made him happy because he would be in the hospital for a while. Mia wheeled him into the room shutting the curtain behind her.

"Oh Gab." He shook his head grabbing her hand. "What happened to you?"

"They said she can hear us." Mia put her hand on his shoulders. "Just talk to her Vince."

"When I want her to talk back to me she can't." He gave a soft laugh but it stopped short as a sob escaped. "How did we let this happen to her? All she wanted was for all of this shit to stop. That's it. I told her it would stop, I told her we were through….then my greed. Our greed got into the way. Now look what happened. She is laying a fucking hospital bed and I can't do anything about it."

"She is going to be fine. She is going to wake up and we are all going to get through this."

"We can't get past this. If Dom is gone that means that he is on the run. He is a felon now, they will go at all costs to stop him."

"I am worried about my sister waking up right now. She doesn't know about Jesse, Vince. She doesn't know anything. It's going to kill her, you know that. She is not going to be able to handle her boyfriend being dead."

"We just need to focus on her waking up first." He leaned over grunting at the pain as he put Gabriella's hands to his lips. "I need you to wake up baby. I need to open those beautiful eyes for me. "Tears fell down his cheek. "Just open your eyes Gab! Open them!"

"Vince!" Mia gasped. She was holding her phone in her hand. "It's Dom!"

"Answer it!"

She nodded her head quickly opening the phone. "DOM!"

"What the hell is going on Mia?" Dom yelled.

"Dom, I am here." Vince chimed in. "Where are you at?"

"Vince! You okay man?"

"Yeah, I am sitting here with Gab brother. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Brian let me go. I can't talk long. I am calling to check on Gab. I need to know if my sister is okay."

"No, she isn't okay. She is lying in a bed with tubes in her mouth." Vince snapped. "Where the hell is Brian at?"

"I don't know. He gave me the keys to the Supra. I am going to get another phone. I will call you when I get settled somewhere. Letty is safe. She is meeting me. Leon, I don't know he is pretty torn up about stuff. I don't know where he is. Vince, I need you out of there man. They will arrest you. Mia, you protect her okay. You protect her with your life. She isn't going to understand when she wakes up. I need you to make her understand. I will find you again. We will be a family again, I promise."

Tears streamed down Mia's face. "I love you." Then it was silent.

"Do-" Mia cried but it was too late. He hung up the phone. "I can't do this." She cried dropping the phone on the ground. She covered her face with her hands as Vince grabbed her bringing her to him and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"She is going to be okay. She has to be."

Mia sat in the room waiting for Gabriella to come out of surgery. She flipped through a magazine as she looked up at Vince who was fidgeting with his hands. "Will you stop!" She yelled finally throwing the magazine down.

"I can't help it!" Vince yelled back. "They have been gone for three hours Mia."

"The bullet is next to her heart Vince. They have to be careful not to puncture anything."

The door slid open causing Mia to jump up quickly. The doctor held his hand in the air stopping. He took off his mask and smiled. "We got it. She is being sewn up and prepared to come back here for a full recovery. There was a little complication but it's under control. Her heart is perfect. Now it's just up to her when she wakes up. We should be in the clear from here on out."

Mia smiled covering her mouth with her hands. She looked down at Vince who had his face in his hands. She could hear the silent cries coming from his mouth. "Thank you so much!"

"She is a fighter that's for sure. I was here when she was brought in from her car wreck. I remember her. She was a fighter then too. Just try to keep her out of trouble from now on please." He laughed. Mia laughed as she wiped her face from the tears that had fallen. She went to say something but the door opened again as they rolled Gabriella's bed into the room. The tubes were removed from her mouth. Her color was back. Mia quickly grabbed her hand as they positioned her against the wall.

"She looks really good." Mia replied.

"She's alive. Now I need to discuss with you some things for when she wakes up. The boy…"

"Jesse." Mia nodded her head.

"Yes, we have his body. We do not know who to release him to. Does he have family?"

"His mother is dead and his father is in jail. We are all that he had." Vince chimed in.

The doctor nodded his head. "Were they close?" He pointed at Gabriella.

Mia nodded her head. "They were dating. They supposed to move to San Diego to open another garage. We worked on cars. That was our job. I guess that's over now." Vince grabbed Gabriella's hand and kissed it. "How do we tell her? How do you go about telling someone that the person she loved is dead?"

"That's really hard to tell right now. The kind of trauma that Gabriella's body has went through is hard. She doesn't need any more stress put on her body. She deserves to know, but in time I think it would be better to tell her once she is healed."

"Are you sure she can hear us doctor?" Mia asked.

"Yes, I am sure. Studies have shown that the brain waves respond when people in a coma or are knocked out can hear the voices of people around them. They might not be able to remember it when they wake up but they can hear you. "

Mia nodded her head. "I have other patients I need to go see. But if you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me. I will check in before I leave tonight."

"Thank you so much." Mia grabbed his hand shaking it.

"You are welcome." He moved out of the room as Mia turned to Vince.

"I think Gabriella already knows about Jesse. Dom called, I said Jesse's dead and the machine started going crazy Vince. She flat lined again and they had to use the paddles to bring her back. If she can hear us then she already knows."

"Mia, she might know right now but when she wakes up we are going to have to tell her." Vince replied softly. "It's on us."

"I wish Dom was here."

"I do too. It's just going to be us right now until I get better, then it's just going to be you and Gab. I need you to prepare yourself for that Mia. We aren't going to be around anymore."

"Vince, I don't know how to do this without you. I can't take care of her by myself. You are her best friend. What do I tell her when you aren't here when she wakes up…"

"I will be here Mia! I am going to see her wake up!"

"Vince, you have to get out of here soon. They are going to arrest you. You are the only one left that they can arrest for the trucks. So I am begging you, when you get the chance to get out of here."

"Where do you want me to go Mia? I have nowhere to go."

Mia shook her head. "Please tell me this is just a dream V. Please."

A month had passed since that day in the hospital room. Vince was gone. He left before he could be released. The cops had stopped by Gabriella's room but Mia had no clue what he was planning to do. She knew he was getting his strength back, it was only a matter of days before he would leave. Gabriella still wasn't awake. Mia was getting frustrated but she knew she couldn't blame anyone but herself. She let it go on for so long.

"Mia?" The voice startled her as her head shot up. "Mia." She groaned again.

"Gab…" Mia gasped rushing over to her sister. "I am right here sweetheart."

"Mia." Gabriella slowly opened her eyes squinting at the light shining in her face.

"I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere Gab. I am right here with you."

"I'm thirsty." She licked her lips and turned her head. Mia nodded her head.

"Let me go get some help…" Mia turned to leave but Gabriella clung to her arm.

"Don't leave me." She looked around the room. Mia nodded her head as she pressed the call button on the bed.

"Can I help you?" The voice filled the room.

"My sister is awake, can you please get Doctor Martin? She would like some ice water please." Mia could feel her voice shaking as she spoke. Maybe it was fear. Or maybe it was excitement. She knew what it was. Her sister was awake meaning the truth finally had to come out. She hadn't really talked to anyone about what happened that day at the house. She didn't have any reason to. Now she did. She gave a soft smile to her sister as Gabriella squeezed her hand.

"Is Dom okay?" Gabriella asked.

"Dom is fine. Everyone is fine…"

She looked around the room again. "They aren't here Gab. We got busted, the cops are after everyone involved. They are all running."

Gabriella nodded her head as tears filled up her eyes. "Ms. Toretto…" The door slid open. "I am doctor Martin, I am the doctor who has been taking care of you. How do you feel? Any pain?"

"No." She whispered. "I'm just really thirsty."

"We will get you some water real soon. Let me look at you real quick. I am going to shine this light in your eyes, it's just for a second…Okay good. Let me check your bandages…." Gabriella looked over at Mia. "Everything seems to be fine. You look good. Maybe we can get you something to eat, some real food and then we can talk about you going home, yeah?"

Gabriella gave a soft smile nodding her head. "Yeah."

"I'll be right back."

"Just tell me Mia. Just tell me what happened."

Mia shook her head. "I don't know how." The tears flowed down her cheeks.

"I remember being on the porch of the house…" She began to cough then winced at the pain in her chest. "Dom was talking, screaming actually. Or maybe it was Jesse. I don't know. It happened so fast…"

"Calm down please." Mia begged.

"And then I heard the noise of the engines. I couldn't move Mia. I couldn't move to do anything. The shots were so fast and I don't even remember getting hit. I didn't feel anything."

"It was your adrenaline Gab."

"Jesse? He's died." Her eyes were instantly covered in tears. She wiped her face. "Did they try? Did they, try to save him?"

Mia shook her head. She was forced to turn around as the cries escaped her chest. "I am so sorry Gab."

Gabriella closed her eyes as the tears flowed down her face. They didn't have to say anything to each other. There wasn't really much to say. She was awake. That was all that mattered. Now for the hard part. Now for the part where they live together without their family. This is where the roads would part. Which one do they take?