The following days had arrived and gone by quickly. Ever since the funeral, Gabriella's days were flying by. She kind of liked it. She didn't find herself thinking a lot because she didn't have time. By the time she got home at night, she ate dinner, took a shower, and then went to bed. She was always exhausted by the time she went to work the next day. It was like she was sleeping but she wasn't. She didn't know what to do about it. Should she talk to someone? She found herself staring at Harrison a lot during the day as he worked on the cars. He respected her decision on not being together but she caught him multiple times staring at her as well. She missed him. She missed the talks, the way he would look at her in eyes when he would talk to her… "Gab!" Gabriella jumped as she looked up at the person standing in front of her. "What are you doing?"
She turned her face away as she tried to hide the embarrassment. "Sorry Blake, I haven't been sleeping well. I was in a trance."
"Maybe you should go home then."
She straightened up and stared at him. "I'm fine."
"Right." He nodded his head. "There is a client here that has a question about why we charged him one hundred dollars for a part."
"Did you explain to him that if the part is shipping from Japan that it costs extra?"
"I did."
"Okay, so I don't know what I am supposed to do."
He looked down at her before jerking the paper off the desk. "Forget about it."
"I'm sorry?" She stood up. "That is our policy Blake, and if you don't like it…"
"Just go back to daydreaming that's what you have been doing for the past three days."
"I just lost my best friend Blake." She replied softly. "I'm sorry if you don't think…"
"Just forget it Gab. I need to get back to work." She stared straight ahead as he walked out of her office. Everyone from inside the garage was staring at them as she bowed her head. Harrison walked in shutting the door behind him.
"Are you okay?" He asked. She shook her head as she cut the computer off and stood up.
"I shouldn't have come back here so soon. I should probably leave." She replied.
"What?" He grabbed her arm. "No. What did he say to you?"
She shook her head. "Gabriella…" He put his hand on her shoulder. "You have every right to be here. This is your garage. We all know what you are going through. For some reason here lately Blake has been being a dick. You are the boss Gab. So use it. If he is talking to you a certain way you don't have to take it. That's the perk of owning your own garage. "He smiled down at her. She turned her head away with a smile as she sat back down in the chair.
"He has been a little off lately." She sighed. "Just like snapping at me any chance he gets. Did something happen while I was gone?"
He shook his head. "He wasn't here a lot actually. I don't know. I can look into it if you want me to."
Gabriella shook her head. "I think I am going to stay later tonight and get some more work done. I haven't been focusing and I really need to."
"I can stay…"
"No." She shook her head. "I am fine Harrison. Thank you for your concern but I am fine."
He nodded his head before walking out of the office. She sighed as she rubbed her hands over her face before turning the computer back on. She looked up just as Harrison turned to face her. This was a stressful month for her. She was stressed to the max. Dom was home doing lord only knew what to find out what happened to Letty. He was going to get himself killed if he wasn't careful. Brian was back. She prayed he wouldn't come back into their lives. She didn't know how she would handle that. Then there was Harrison…Brian's brother. How could she not know?
The sun was beginning to set when Gabriella looked up from the computer again. She had been working all day trying to get caught up on the paper work she had left. She heard a noise in the garage itself causing her to get up. "Hello?" she called out. She moved to the door. "Harrison is that you?"
"Harrison?" Blake appeared in front of her causing her to jump. "You two have a thing or something?"
"Blake! You scared the crap out of me."
"Sorry." He moved away from her towards the cars.
"What are you doing here? We are closed."
"I have something I need to work on before tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"
"Can it not wait till tomorrow?"
"No." He looked up at her. "Since you've been gone, we have been super busy trying to get this place caught up."
"If you have a problem Blake then just say it. I am tired of the way you are talking to me." She snapped. She took a deep breath as he began to laugh. "It has come to my attention that you weren't even here most of the time I was gone."
"Oh, look who wants to be the boss now." He smirked. "And you're right, I wasn't."
He turned back to the car. "Why?"
"Does it matter?" He didn't look at her.
"You know, this is quite tiring actually. So how about you just tell me what I did to you so I can move on with life?"
He slowly turned around and stared at her but he didn't respond right away. She shook her head before turning to walk away. "How's your brother doing by the way?" That caused her to stop in her tracks. She slowly turned around and stared at him. "Have you heard from him?"
She shook her head. "No."
He chuckled a little before putting the tool down and walking over to her. "You suck at lying."
"Why do you want to know so much about my brother?"
He smiled at her rubbing his finger down the side of her face. "Wouldn't you like to know?" She turned her face away from him. "You know you trust people way too easily. If I had your life, I wouldn't leave my house."
"Who are you?" She asked.
"You fall in love with someone who ends up killing the one true love of you life, your family gets split apart because of a single man, your brother's girlfriend is dead because he thought he was protecting her…"
"Stop." She whispered. "I haven't done anything to you so don't bring up my family to me."
"Oh Gabriella, if only you were smart as you are beautiful. I have been following you for a year now. I have been watching every move you have made since the day your brother took off and left town. I know you think people don't see you being all sneaky when that phone rings in there, but I see it. I know who you are talking to…" He moved a piece of her hair out of her face as she turned away from him. "Dom's home isn't he Gabriella?"
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"DON'T LIE!" He yelled causing her to jump backwards.
"I haven't seen my brother in over a year Blake. You need to leave here before I call the cops."
He began to laugh as he moved towards her. His lips touched her ear. "What are the cops going to do?" He growled. Her skin crawled as she backed away from him hitting the wall behind her. She turned her head to towards the door it was only a few feet away. She had to get out of there. "Don't even think about it."
She kicked leg out kicking him in the shin before taking off running to the door. It was locked. She banged on the door as he ran over to her grabbing her from behind and throwing her to the ground. She let out a scream as she hurried off the floor. She went around the table blocking him from getting to her.
"What do you want?" She screamed. The tears streamed down her face.
"Your brother."
"Why? He hasn't done anything to you."
Blake smiled as he moved around the table. "I've been following you for quite some time now. Ever since those trucks, I knew your every move. You moved here and I followed."
"How old are you?"
He smirked. "Thirty two."
"I don't know anything and even if I did you wouldn't get a word out of me."
"Oh I believe that was a challenge. I love challenges." He smiled. He moved closer as she moved around the table. She didn't know what to do. Her mind was going every direction trying to figure out how to get to away from him. She didn't know what his intentions were but she didn't want to stand around to find out. She heard the telephone in the office begin to ring as she turned her head. Big mistake. He jerked the table aside causing a loud crash as he grabbed her arms pinning her against the wall. He put his hand over her mouth as she let out a scream. "STOP!" He yelled. She kicked her legs as he moved closer to her pinning her back more against the wall. She couldn't move this time. "Tell me where your brother is and this will all stop."
"I told you I don't know."
"You are a lying bitch."
"No." She groaned. His hand moved up to her throat as the phone began to ring again. He squeezed as she closed her eyes. "I—don't-"
"Gabriella!" Harrison yelled from outside the garage. She turned her head as she stared at the door. It was locked. He couldn't get in. "Are you in there?"
"Please." She begged. "I—will."
Blake let go of her throat as she slowly slid down the wall. "What is this? You and Harrison, are you serious?"
"We are friends." She rubbed her throat as she began to cough. It hurt to talk. It hurt to breathe.
"Where is your brother Gabriella? I will not ask again."
"Panama." She breathed out. "He's in Panama. He has been living there since he ran away." She coughed. "Are you working with Brian O'Connor?"
Blake shook his head. "You got what you want now leave." She told him. "Don't come back here."
"You are firing me?" He laughed.
"Get out." She growled. He lifted her to her feet rubbing his hand down her face.
"I will find your brother and I will kill him. I can promise you that you will never see him again."
She pushed his hand away. "Get away from me."
He leaned forward as he shoved her back against the wall. "Tell him Yakuza always repays the visit."
She couldn't breathe as she bent over. He wouldn't let her go as she let out a sob. Yakuza. She hadn't heard that name in years. She looked up at him as she wiped the tears from her face. "Who are you?" She asked.
"Blake Gru."
She shook her head. "Johnny Tran was my half brother." She bowed her head as the tears flowed down her cheek. "Your brother killed mine. I think it's only fair if I do the same."
"Johnny was a horrible person." She told him. "He shot me and my boyfriend…he killed-" She stopped. "He wasn't always like that. He was my best friend…"
"I don't care."
"I don't believe you. Johnny would have told me he had a brother."
"You didn't know a lot of things about him."
"What you do, its wrong. He was wrong." She whispered.
"I see why my brother loved you…but I don't let my feelings get in the way like he did. I will finish what Yakuza started, I will end this once and for all."
"Your brother was my best friend. I loved him more than anything in this world. He made me-"
Blake turned around shaking his head. "I will find your brother and i will kill him, or I will kill you."
She shook her head as she looked over at the door. This was her chance. This was her opportunity to get away. He had his guard down. "I am so sorry." She replied looking back over at him. "That was a long time ag-" She kneed him real hard in the groin. He let out a scream as he hit the ground. She took off running to the garage door jerking hard as it rose once. It was heavy. She couldn't lift it herself. She began banging on the door. "HARRISON! HARRISON!" She screamed his name over and over again praying he was still outside. He had to of heard her. She turned around just as Blake stumbled over to her tackling her to the ground. She tried to crawl away but he grabbed her foot pulling her towards him.
"I guess I just got my answer!" He snarled getting on top of her. She began slapping and clawing at him as she screamed loudly.
"Fuck you!" She punched him straight in the face causing him to fall off of her. Her body was exhausted but she had to keep going. She couldn't give up now. She was going to get out of this. She got to her feet just as the door flew open. Harrison moved past her and began hitting Blake in the face repeatedly. She breathed a sigh of relief as she slid down the door. Gavin was right beside her lifting her in the air. "You are okay." He told her. She nodded her head. "Come on, I got you."
"Harrison…" She whispered.
"He's okay Gab. I got you alright."
Gabriella slowly opened her eyes. She was hot. She was so hot. She moved around as she realized she tangled up in a blanket. She looked around the room realizing she was in her apartment. What happened? How did she get there? "Gab." Harrison moved over to her. He had a cup in his hand. "You are okay. You are in your apartment."
"What happened?" She asked. Her voice was hoarse as she put her hand to her throat. It was hurting.
"You passed out. Gavin is here."
"Where is Blake?" She jumped up letting the blanket fall to the floor. Harrison set the cup down on the table before grabbing her arms. "He wants to kill Dom."
"He won't be bothering you anymore Gab. I took care of it."
She stared up at him nodding her head. He rubbed the sides of her shoulders as he brought her slowly into his arms. She closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him.
"I'm sorry to interrupt but I think it's time that we have a talk." Gavin appeared in the living room. "We made you some tea."
"Let me guess…" She sat down with Harrison right beside her. She felt his hand in hers. "You aren't who you say you are?"
Gavin began to laugh as he moved the chair closer to her. "No." He sipped his tea before putting it down on the table. "We are not."
"Gavin was sent here by Brian, Gab. I didn't know until recently but he has been looking out for you for quite some now."
"You mean following me to find out what happened with my brother?"
"No." Gavin shook his head. "I don't know anything about your brother and what Brian was wanting with him. I swear to you. I am here for one purpose and one purpose only…that is to look out for you and make sure you were safe."
"Safe from who? Blake? Yakuza?"
Gavin nodded his head. "Yes. I didn't know about Blake until after he came back to work. I was running backgrounds on everyone. He was little harder than the rest. Everyone else checked out except him. I was too late. I didn't think he would be so stupid. Brian has been looking out for you ever since he left. He made a decison to betray your family but he never stopped loving you Gab..."
Gabriella shook her head turning away "He knew I was weak...Blake. He knew."
"He did. He knew how to get to you."
"Do you know him? DO you know anything about Yakuza?"
"Not a lot. I take it you do."
She nodded her head pulling her feet up on the couch and crossing her legs. "When I was sixteen years old, my father was killed. I was that dramatic girl who took everything way too seriously." She smirked. "I was dating a guy named Johnny Tran. You might know him. Dom killed him." She turned away from him. "When we were seventeen years old, his father forced him to choose. He chose Yakuza and joined it. It's like a gang I guess but not really. I know that you are inherited into it. It's an honor in the Asian community to be a part of. It's luxurious. It promises you a life of success and money. My father was a part of it. He needed him and the Hous helped him out in return he did whatever they wanted. My father died meaning they wanted Dominic. He refused so they began to mess with my family. Jake Hou put me into wall as a warning sign but that didn't work. Dom got out of jail and faced him. He tried to my father's garage and diner. I killed him." She looked over at Harrison. "He had a gun pointed at me and I just…pulled the trigger. I didn't think about it. It took me a while to get over that." She felt Harrison's arm come around her. "Johnny took his place as the leader. My best friend, Brianna, had joined too. I shot her." She couldn't help but laugh. "Johnny was in love with me but he knew what he had to do. He had to choose. He wanted both but I couldn't. I couldn't bring that to my family. So I broke it off and began dating Jesse. He was my best friend in the entire world. I have never…" She looked at Harrison. "I was in love with him."
"Gab…" Gavin started.
"Long story short. He turned evil. He wasn't Johnny anymore. He became a completely different person. After a race in the Desert….and after Dom hijacked a truck. Everything began to go downhill. Brian was a cop. Jesse was missing. He owed Tran his car and he took off. I remember like it was yesterday. I was standing, frozen on the steps of our house when Jesse came back. Dom's shirt was covered in blood because…that's when I heard it. I heard them before I ever saw them. But I froze. I couldn't move. Gunshots began to go off but I still didn't move. I don't even remember getting hit. I don't remember the pain at all. It wasn't there. i dont remember much after getting hit at all. I never knew Johnny had a half brother. I want to say that I forgave him but I can't say that. I didn't know for the longest time what happened to him. I thought Brian killed him. Dom and Brian both went after him that day…then Brian let Dom go." She looked over at Gavin. "Yakuza is bad news. You don't want to get involved in that."
"If you are involved then I am involved." Gavin told her.
"I'm not going anywhere either." Harrison replied.
AN: Yakuza is back! Dom is going to be pissed when he finds out! We get back into the movie in the next chapter! Yall let me know what you think! REVIEW!