AN: I wanted to start off by answering some questions...i am going to the six movie with my story. I am skipping around since i have gabriella in the mix and i also didnt want to go into the movies in detail since we have all read stories on the same thing over and over again as well as seen the movies 900 times so we know what happens in the movies. i am writing in the important parts such as Letty's death, stuff that happened in the 4th movie due to her death and stuff like that but there are definitely more stories with gabriella involved. i also know the time frame is different. i just realized about watching the 4th movie for the 900th time that 4 years had passed since Mia had seen Brian or Dom. I dont know how i missed that. but in my story since it was already written i just kept it at a year so sorry about that. Like i said i am trying to stick with the storyline. But i am really excited that you guys are liking this story! I have the whole thing written except for the last chapter that i am having a hard time with but its all good. But i hope i answered everyone's question. ENJOY! :)
Gabriella moved the box from the counter and onto the floor when she heard the door open. Mia had told her she would come help her get the equipment from the garage that the feds didn't take. She was using all the equipment from the garage trying to get herself started. The owner of the garage had suggested she use some of his men to help out, she was hesitant at first but gave in. She didn't have anyone. She needed people…bad. She wiped her face of the sweat as she walked over to her sister. "You got everything you need?" Mia asked.
"It seems to all be here. They took all the big stuff, so we will have to purchase that. Gavin said that most of the guys come from other garages, so they should know a place. I am still going to use Harry for a lot of stuff I just hope everything works out."
"When do you open?"
"Thursday. Gavin wanted to do it in the middle of the week. Am I doing the right thing Mia?"
"You are just nervous. You are going to be fine. You know how to do everything Gab. You were taught well, so go and use it. Dom would be so proud of you."
"Have you talked to him?"
Mia shook her head. "I try to stay busy."
"Well I should get going. I told Gavin I would go down there and meet everyone before we open. See if there is anything I don't like about the place. It looks good already, I just hope I have a great team working for me….are you okay?" She questioned her sisters' look.
Mia nodded her head. "I just never thought I would be saying goodbye to you so soon."
"It's something I need to do Mia. I need to get out of here for a while."
"I know why you are doing it and I don't blame you. I don't know how to leave this place or I would."
"I will be back Mia. I just need some time."
"You call me every day?"
"Every day!" Gabriella smiled. "I am in just an hour away."
"You better get going, I don't want you to get into traffic." Mia wiped her face. They had their moments together, they fought most of the time. But they loved each other. They were family and no matter the distance they would always be family. She smiled at her sister wrapping her arms around her neck.
"I love you Mia."
"I love you too." Mia sniffed before pulling her away. "You need anything, me and Letty will be down there in a heartbeat."
"I know." She whispered. She wiped her face before bending down and grabbing the box off the floor. She looked around the room, so many memories were in that place. So many moments she spent in there with her dad and brother. It was being taken away from her like that. She closed her eyes as she pictured everyone where they needed to be. It was the end. It was time to close this chapter, maybe even book and start another one. She nodded her head at Mia as they walked to the door together. She watched as her sister shut the lights off and closed the door. Gabriella looked up at the sign on the door. FOR SALE.
She closed the car door as she finally got everything into the car that she needed for the drive down. Her heart sunk as she put the car in reverse and looked in the rearview mirror. Letty and Mia were standing behind her waving. She put her sunglasses on and waved back. This was it. She shook her head of the thought, the thought of turning around. She didn't, she kept driving forward. She hooked her phone up to her car and pressed play, letting the music fill up the car. Maybe that would take her mind off of things. The music stopped as her ringtone began to go off. She looked down at it, not recognizing the number. "Hello?" she answered in a questioning tone. It was silent. "Hello? Is anyone there?"
"Gab…" It was a whisper. Her heart stopped as she tightened her grip on the steering wheel.
"Dom? Is that you?"
"Yeah it's me. I am glad I got a hold of you."
"Where are you Dom? What is going on? I haven't talked to you almost a year, then Letty comes home. She said that you just left her Dom, what the hell are you doing?"
"Calm down please."
"Dom, why are you calling me?"
"I'm far enough away to talk to you, I just wanted to hear your voice Gab. That's all. Is that okay?"
"No." She gasped. "It's not okay. I'm not okay Dom!"
"I will explain to you everything, what do you want to know?"
"Why?" She shook her head. "Why did you do it?"
"How about I start from the beginning?"
"That would be good." She pulled the car over on the side of the road and cut it off. She wiped her face of the tears that escaped her eyes.
"I took off after Tran after Jesse was shot. I didn't know…" He stopped. "I swear to God if I would have known that you were shot, I wouldn't have left. I would have stayed. I didn't know Gabriella, I did not know. I found out when Mia left me this frantic message. I could barely hear it. Brian was ahead of me and I just freaked out. I killed him. He's dead, we don't have to worry about Tran anymore. I took care of him." He took a breath as she wiped her face again. "We made to Columbia, then moved to Panama. I found Letty again, we met up in Dominican Republic together and began….stealing gas. It was a goldmine down there. That's when you came home. You were okay, so I knew I would be okay too. I am so sorry Gab."
"Dom…" She whispered. "Where are you now?"
"I can't tell you."
She shook her head and remained silent. "I just wanted to hear your voice. I haven't spoken to you in so long, I just needed-" Cars passed by her as she rolled her window down. "Are you driving?"
"Yeah, I just rolled my window down."
"Where are you going?"
"San Diego. I opened up the garage down there. I start next week."
There was silence. She sniffed back the tears. "I love you Dom, I hope you are safe and okay. I miss you so much, but I understand. You can't come back here…ever. They will hunt you down Dom and they will never stop looking for you. Mia and Letty are fine. I am fine. I promise. But don't call me anymore. I love you." She hung up the phone throwing it in the passenger seat as she covered her face with her hands. For so long she had longed to hear her brothers voice one last time, just hear him breathe. It hurt. It hurt her so much that she wished it didn't happen at all. She put her hands on the steering wheel and tried to calm her breathing down before turning on the car. This was her past, she had to look forward to her future. She couldn't focus on them anymore, she had to focus on herself. This was her time.
She pulled the car into the parking space next to the building she was about to call her garage. She looked up with a smile as she stepped out of the car. "I was wondering when you were going to be here?" Gavin came walking out. She smiled up at him as she locked the car behind her.
"Sorry got held up with family stuff, but I am here now. What do you need me to do?"
"Well the guys are inside. They got some lunch so now is perfect time to introduce yourselves to them."
He led her towards the door where she looked up at the name. "We can call it whatever you like, this was just the name the last owner had." Parkers.
She nodded her head before walking into the garage. There were four guys standing around eating as she approached them. They all turned around to her. She smiled and waved. "Guys, this is Gabriella Toretto. She is the new owner of this garage. Gabriella, this is Jorge, Blake, Mario, and Harrison. They are from all over actually, two of them use to run parts for Harry Thorn up in Los Angeles. You might have seen them around when you worked there."
"I had a lot going on there, so I doubt I would remember anyone." She smiled. "But it's nice to meet you. Thank you for coming here on such short notice, I know it probably was a hassle."
"It was no hassle, I am just glad to be working under Toretto. I have heard a lot about him." Harrison was the first to speak. "I grew up idolizing your father."
Gabriella nodded her head. "Yeah, me too."
"Did you bring the rest of the equipment from your dads shop?" Gavin chimed in.
"Yeah, it's in the Honda. I tried to save what the FBI didn't take, so it's not a lot."
"I'm sorry…feds?" One of the guys stood up. "What's with the FEDs?"
Gabriella looked over at Gavin before clearing her throat. "My brother, Dominic Toretto, is on the run from the police right now. He was involved in those trucks that were being hijacked last year. The FEDs took over his garage and shut it down. We had plans to expand, hence why I am here right now. It was my brother's dream to have multiple garages across California. We were going to make this dream come true when…well let's just say shit got crazy. That was a year ago and in the past. I would like to leave it there if you don't mind. I am focusing on this right now, I want this to work. For my brother and for my father. His garage was everything to him and it hurt like hell to watch it go down the way it did." She nodded her head as everyone around her was looking at her. "I grew up in a garage. I very good with paper work, but I also know how to get my hands dirty." The guys began to laugh. "So don't hesitate to ask me if you need help. So how about you guys tell me some things." She smiled. She took a deep breath. She tried to fight back the tears that sprung to her eyes, she missed her family. She missed them so much it hurt. She bowed her head as Jorge began to talk.
"My name is Jorge, I grew up in Los Angeles, and I moved to San Diego about three years ago to start my own company. The market crashed and so did my dreams. I love working on cars, I have always been good at since I was a little boy. I am twenty seven years old… and I don't know what else to say." He laughed.
"That's fine. Thank you." She smiled. She moved her to the guy sitting next to him. Mario.
"I'm Mario, I have lived in San Diego my whole life. My father owns a garage around here, I wanted to follow in his footsteps. I know a lot about cars and I love working on them. I am twenty five." He smiled at her. She couldn't help but smile back as she turned away.
"Next."
"I'm Blake." Blake held his hand in the air. "I am twenty four, I haven't been working on cars for a long time. I actually just started. I grew up just down the street from Los Angeles with my half brother and family and began working for Gavin about two months ago. So I am new at this too."
"Well, it's okay. We are all new to this, so it will take some time."
"I'm Harrison." He smiled at her. Gabriella couldn't take her eyes off of him. There was just something about him that made her continue to stare. "I'm twenty four, I have been working on cars since I was a little kid. My dad taught me everything I know. Like yours he passed away about a year ago. So I moved from San Francisco and haven't looked back. I like challenges and i really think this is going to be a challenge. I am looking forward to working with you and seeing how this place can grow." He nodded his head at her. "I have heard of your brother as well. I know of Tony Toretto, my dad actually raced him once."
Gabriella nodded her head. "Who won?" She asked.
"Tony." He smirked at her. "It was one hell of a race though. We were there that night…the race between Lender or your dad. I saw the whole thing…"
"I saw it too. I was there."
"I also was stupid enough to race your brother. I lost that one along with two thousand dollars."
Gabriella began to laugh. "Well I guess you learned your lesson then?"
"I've seen Dominic Toretto race before, and now that I think about it, I have seen you race too. You came to San Diego a few times. You were put in the wall…" Blake spoke up. "Did you ever find out who it was?"
She nodded her head. "Yeah I did."
"So you race?" Jorge asked.
"I use to. I haven't in a while. Since my brother has been gone, I haven't really seen the point in it."
"Were you any good?"
"I got put into a wall remember?" She smirked. She missed racing. She really did. But this was her new life now. She couldn't get that reputation anymore. She couldn't be seen in the racing world. Not with Dom on the run and the FBI probably watching their every move. She smiled at them as they continued to talk about different things in their lives. She looked over at Gavin nodding her head knowing this was the best decision for her. She needed this.
AN: There you guys go! Finally she talked to Dom, but not for too long. You know him, he likes to keep a low profile with his family. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Let me know what you think! :)