A month later…
Mia had gone back to Los Angeles knowing there was more work to be done. Gabriella knew that she couldn't keep her sister there with her forever but boy did it hurt when she left. Gabriella loved her sister, she really did and for those few days that she had her with her was amazing. But all things must come to an end, she guessed. Gabriella looked up at Harrison with a smile on her face as she helped him work on the car. It was closing time and they both decided to stay and work on a car that needed to be ready the next day. His hand grazed hers as she moved to the engine. She looked up at him as he was staring at her. "What?" She whispered.
"You are beautiful."
She shied away as he moved his hand up to her face turning it back to him. Before she could say something his lips were on hers. She put her hand on his not pulling away but she knew she needed to. She pushed him away as she smiled.
"I'm sorry…"
"No." She whispered. "It's fine. We probably shouldn't do that here."
He rubbed his hand down her face as she smiled up at him. "This car isn't going to get done is it?" She asked intertwining her fingers with his. He shook his head as he kissed her one last time. Her cell phone began to go off in her pocket as she placed her forehead on his and sighed. "That's my cue."
"No." He gasped grabbing her. "Not yet." she let the phone ring until it started again. Then again.
"What the hell?" She asked pulling away from him and pulling her phone out. She looked down at it as it rang again. "Its Mia, something is wrong." She answered the phone pulling away from Harrison. "Mia! What's wrong?" There wasn't an answer. She heard shuffling in the background. "MIA!" She looked up at Harrison shaking her head. "MIA!" She put the phone on speaker as she screamed her sisters name again.
"Gab!" Mia finally answered. "I am so sorry. I need you to come home. I need you to get to the house right now."
"What's wrong? Is it Dom?"
"Gab…" She was crying. "Letty's dead, Gab. She's dead. Please come home. I need you to come home okay."
Gabriella felt the phone slip out of her hand as she felt backwards toward the car. She heard the echo screams of Harrison as he caught her and brought her down to the ground. He wrapped his arms around her as he continued to call her name. She wasn't there at the moment. She tried wrapping her head around what Mia just told her but she couldn't. She couldn't move. She couldn't do anything but just stare straight ahead. The phone in the office began to ring as her head shot towards it. "Let it ring." Harrison told her.
"No, I know who it is." She put her hand to her face. She didn't know she had been crying until she felt the wetness. She stumbled into the office as she phone continued to ring. "Hello…" She gasped out. She covered her mouth as she heard his voice. It was so familiar to her. She bowed her head as she sobs came out. "Dom." Her chest jumped. It had to be true about Letty if he was calling her. "What happened?" She felt Harrison's hand on her shoulder as she leaned her head back against his stomach. "She hasn't been here Dom, I couldn't get a hold of her. I just thought…" She covered her mouth. "What are we going to do?" She nodded her head thinking he could see her before hanging the phone up.
"Gab…" Harrison whispered.
"I have to go home Harrison. I have to go to my sister. She is all alone." She sobbed. He pulled her forward bringing her into his arms.
"It's getting late Gab. Let me just take you home and we can go tomorrow."
"I can't just sit here knowing that my sister is alone. Letty is dead. I have to go to her."
"This is your garage Gab. You can't leave, please I am begging you. Wait till tomorrow morning and I will drive you there myself."
She fell back into the chair covering her face with her hands. The sobs came quietly before getting louder. She thought her life was getting back to be normal. She thought everything was going smoothly. She was wrong. Letty was dead. She didn't even know where she was. What was she involved in that got her killed? She shook her head as she stood up from the chair and walked out into the garage picking up her cell phone. She dialed Mia's number again as she put her hand on her chest. "Mia, I will be there tomorrow okay. Harrison is going to drive me. I am coming home Mia, I will be right there." She nodded her head. "I love you too." She hung up the phone before bringing it to her chest. "Stay with me okay. Will you stay with me?" Harrison nodded his head bringing her towards him. He wrapped his arms around her as she sobbed into his chest. Things were unfolding again. If only she knew what to expect next.
She wrapped the blanket around her body as she sipped on the tea that Harrison brought her. She gave a soft smile as he sat down next to her. "She was one of my best friends. She was always a tomboy though. She loved working on cars. She was always there to get me out of trouble when I was a teenager. She had my back no matter what and I couldn't even have hers. I have no idea where she was. She came home from the Dominican Republic and I took off. Now she is dead and I don't know…" She covered her face. Harrison soothed the back of her head. "My brother was so in love with her and he just left her. He left her there all alone and she was so upset when she came home but I didn't think she would…"
"Shhh." Harrison told her bringing her into his lap. "It's okay."
"I don't know what to do. I don't know who to call. Everyone is gone. Leon, Vince…I don't know what to do…" She sighed as she brought the blanket up around her. "My brother and the team were hijacking and robbing tractor trailers for money. My dad's garage was going under and I told him to do whatever it took to keep it. So he did. This guy came into our lives shortly after they started it. His name was Brian. He became one of my greatest friends. He was there for me through everything. But it was all a lie. We found out that he was a cop on the night my brother went for the tractor trailer one last time. Vince got shot, Mia lost Brian, and I lost my boyfriend. All in one weekend. I lost almost everything. Dom had to run he couldn't stay here. Brian let him go free. And here I am right now not doing a damn thing about any of it."
"What can do you? There is nothing that you can do right now."
She shook her head. "I don't understand Harrison. I don't understand any of this right now. What did we do that was so wrong that we hadn't paid for already?"
He rubbed her head as she wrapped her arms around his body letting the tears flow down her face. She was thankful for him that night. He was there for her. She told him about her family, which was a mistake. She couldn't get close to him. Everyone she got close to got hurt. She squeezed her eyes shut. She prayed that sleep would take over. She prayed that she didn't have to think about anymore. Just for that night she wished it would all go away. He began rubbing her back as she closed her eyes.
"Just go to sleep. I am right here." He whispered to her. She could hear his heartbeat as she let her mind wonder and sleep take over.
Gabriella shot up from the couch as she looked around the room. It was dark except for the light coming from the kitchen. She heard a voice. She looked beside her where Harrison was supposed to be but he wasn't. She threw the blanket off of her and walked towards the light. "Yeah…she told me. Listen, I will tell you everything tomorrow…okay boss. I will talk to you later." He hung up.
"Who was that?" Gabriella asked.
Harrison sighed as he moved into the living room. "You are supposed to be sleeping."
She shook her head. "Why are you up and on the phone? What time is it?"
"Its four."
"Who was that?"
"Gavin. Come on lets go back to sleep."
"Why are you on the phone with Gavin at four in the morning?" Gabriella's hands began to shake. She shouldn't have trusted him. She knew she shouldn't have trusted him. "What's going on Harrison?"
"Babe…" He put his hands on her shoulders. "You are overreacting. Gavin called while you were sleeping. I didn't want to move and wake you up. He called again, so I answered it. I haven't slept at all. I promise you everything is okay. He knows about Letty. I told him everything."
She nodded her head as he walked her back over to the couch. "I'm not tired anymore."
He sighed rubbing his hand over his head. "Please…"
"I just think that I…." She looked around the room. "I am going to go to Mia's now. I need to go to Mia."
"It's the middle of the night."
"No, it's okay. I will be fine." She looked up at him before moving away from him. "I will be back this weekend. After the funeral. I will come back. Will you watch the garage for me?"
"Gab, please stop. I know that you are freaking out right now. But I need you to calm down. I am not letting you go anywhere right now."
"Are you a cop?" She bluntly asked. She immediately regretted asking him that by the look on his face.
"What?" He snapped. "Are you serious?"
"Yes." She was trembling now. She couldn't contain herself as she moved back away from him. She couldn't breathe as she put her hand to her chest. "I told you all those things about Dom. I told you…."
"Stop!" He yelled. "You are being ridiculous. I am not a cop. I am right here Gab don't you dare push me away."
"I think you should leave. I need you to leave." She breathed out backing against the wall. She slid down the wall holding her chest. It was heavy. It was so heavy. Harrison rushed over to her bringing her into his arms. He kissed the top of her head as she squeezed her body closer to him.
"I am right here. I am not going anywhere." The tears spilled down her face as she clung to him. He wasn't going to leave her. "I'm right here." He whispered again.
The dreaded morning came sooner than she wanted it to. She had gone back to sleep against her will. Her body was exhausted and she slept in the arms of the boy who didn't leave her. He was still there even when she accused him of being a cop. Why did she even say that? She didn't think it at all. She trusted him more than she had trusted anyone in a long time. He was still beside her when she opened her eyes. He was fast asleep. She rubbed her hand down his face as he began to stir. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her. "I am an asshole." She replied hoarsely. "And I am sorry."
He shook his head. "It's hard to trust someone. I understand."
"Thank you for not leaving me."
He brought her hand up to his lips and kissing it softly. "I don't think I have the willpower to ever leave you."
"I have to go. I have to go to Mia."
"I know you do. I will stay here and take care of things at the garage." He wrapped his arms around her. "Everything is going to be okay Gab. I promise."
She nodded her head pulling away from him. "I need to go pack." She wiped her face of the fallen tear before throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him. She needed to do that. She was falling for him. He kissed her softly before pulling away.
"You be careful. And call me when you get there." She nodded her head at him as he moved over to the door. She was becoming empty again. It hurt. She took a deep breath as he waved at her before closing the door behind him. She wanted to collapse and give up. She just to give up and make it all go away. She took a deep breath before slowly moving to her bedroom. She grabbed clothes. Just random clothes she didn't care. She moved to her closet grabbing the oh so familiar black dress. She had worn this many times. Too many time if you asked her. She sighed before putting it into her bag and moving to the door. She looked around the place one last time before closing the door behind her. The drive home was going to suck. She didn't want to make it. She didn't want to go near that house again but here she was. Driving two hours to go see her sister. She turned the music way up making sure it blocked out whatever thoughts were going on in her mind. She needed it to be clear. She needed to focus. She was on the road trying to stay focused when her cell phone began to go off. She looked down at the name before answering it. "I am on my way Mia. I should be there by ten." She took another deep breath. "I promise everything is going to be okay. I will be there soon…I love you too." She hung up the phone and threw it beside her. Here we go again.
AN: Alrighty when are into the fourth movie. Letty just died and Gabriella is going back to where it all started to help her sister. REVIEW!