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Gabriella looked over into the other room where Brian and Mia were talking at the table, Dom had walked away for a little bit. She knew his heart was heavy. She still needed to talk to him. She needed to tell him about Yakuza.
"How's your hand?" Harrison asked putting his hand on her leg.
"It's bruising." She smiled over at him. "It was a reflex. I have wanted to do that for a while now."
"I'm glad you got it out of your system."
"He didn't see my neck. Do you think Mia told him?"
"He has enough on his plate right now. You don't have to worry about Blake anymore."
"How do I know?
Harrison wrapped his arms around her neck kissing her softly on the neck.
"This is a really nice shed we are in." She began to laugh when she heard a crash in the other room.
It came again. She rushed over to the door, when she saw Dom punching Brian in the face. "She did it for you, Dom!" Brian yelled.
"Dom what is going on?" Gabriella was trying to catch her breath.
"She did it for you. Letty came to me to clear your name in exchange for bringing down Braga." Brian kicked the boxes in front of him. "She just wanted you to come home!"
"Dom, I think it's time you explain to me what is going on." Gabriella looked down at Brian whose face was bleeding. "You're bleeding. When you are done lying, you should go get yourself cleaned up."
"I'm not lying." Brian coughed. Harrison walked over to him helping him off the ground. "Letty didn't want me to tell anyone. She came to me after she came home. She never told me anything just that she wanted to help clear your name. We gave her a deal. She helped us bring down Braga, we would clear your name and you could come home. I didn't know what was going to happen to her. I swear to God I didn't know."
Gabriella looked over at Mia who began shaking her head.
"How did you get involved in this?" She asked turning her attention to Brian.
"I wanted to get back on the team. I've become a joke—"
Gabriella huffed. "It's my job Gab. It was always my job."
"Is that what this is now Brian? A job?"
He shook his head. "My family is not a job to anyone. If that's what this is, I suggest you leave now."
"Gab…" Brian moved closer to her.
"Brian, don't." Harrison warned him.
"So whats going on? How did you get shot? And of course, nothing happened to you, so what the hell is going on?"
"We did the job." Dom replied. "It didn't go according to plan. I'm going to fix it."
"I have to tell you something." She swallowed hard looking over at Mia who shook her head. "I know that this is about Letty. I want it to stay about Letty. "
"Gab what is it?"
"Yakuza." She looked over at Brian. "A guy that was working for me attacked me the other night." She lifted her neck showing the bruising. "The guys that you have watching me saved my life Brian. I am thankful for that."
He nodded his head. "Harrison took care of it. But it looks like they are coming back around. I guess I thought it ended when you killed Johnny. But they will always be around Dom. Eye for an eye."
"Are you sure you took care of him?" Dom turned to Harrison who nodded his head.
"He won't be bothering her anymore."
"Thank you Brian. As much as I want to hate you, I can't. Believe me I want to. I blame Jesse's death on you. I blame Dom and Vince leaving on you, but you saved my life."
"If I could take it back-"
"No." She shook her head. "From this moment on Brian, I don't want to—I don't want to think about the past. You get through this, you both survive this and it's done. I am over it."
Mia wiped her face from the tears that had fallen. Gabriella nodded her head as she turned to leave.
"I will be right back." She replied softly to Harrison. He grazed her hand with his as she walked away. She slowly made her way outside when the wind hit her in the face. She felt her stomach catch as she leaned over trying to catch her breath. It was very vivid in her mind as she closed her eyes. "Jesse!"
Harrison wrapped his arms around her waist as he pulled her onto the couch with him. She smiled as she kissed him softly on the lips. "You are-"
"Gab!" Dom yelled from in the other room.
"-being called." Harrison rolled his eyes letting go of her. She patted his leg before walking into the room.
"Yes?" She was still smiling.
"We are leaving."
She nodded her head taking a deep breath. "I don't know what I am supposed to do now Dom. I can't say goodbye to you."
Brian bowed his head. "You don't have to. We will see each other again."
"You say that, but I don't know if I believe you."
"I have his back Gab." Brian chimed in. "I promise."
"I saw what happened with Mia last night Brian. You come back to her this time. You both bring each other back." She wrapped her arms around Dom's waist. "I love you so much."
"And I love you." He kissed the top of her head. "You take care of yourself."
She nodded her head at Brian. "Take care of him for me." Brian told her. "You guys take care of each other."
Dom bowed his head. "I won't be seeing you again will I?" She shook her head walking away.
"Gab-"He whispered rubbing his hand down the back of her head. She nodded her head not saying a word and walking away. She couldn't keep saying goodbye to him. It was too painful. She slowly walked into the living room as Harrison sat up.
"Gab-" She slowly fell to the floor as the cries left her chest. He rushed over to her grabbing her into his arms. "Shhh."
"They are gone."
She heard the doors close and the engines start as she cried in his arms. It wasn't supposed to be like this. Life wasn't meant for them to live in fear and on the run. They were supposed to be family together having cook outs and arguments. Instead she was in the middle of her living room floor crying her eyes out as her brother went to go sign his death warrant. She didn't see Mia the rest of the night. She knew it hurt her just as bad. She loved Brian. Gabriella knew she loved him the whole time. He was gone again. They remained on the floor as she sniffed back the tears that had stopped falling.
"I promise you that I will never let anything happen to you." Harrison whispered. "I love you so much."
"I think I should come back home Harrison. I think it's time for me to come back."
He nodded his head. "I agree."
Three days later...
Mia looked up at her sister as the phone fell from her hands to the floor. Gabriella nodded her head as she slid down to the floor. Her heart stopped beating as she looked over at Harrison. "He's gone." She whispered.
"No." He shook his head. "He didn't run. They have arrested him."
"What?" Gabriella stood up grabbing Mia's arms. "He's going to jail?"
"He has court tomorrow morning at eight am to decide his fate." Mia mumbled.
Gabriella nodded her head remembering the last time she went to court for Dom. It didn't end well. The front door opened causing her head to shoot up. "MIA!" Brian yelled running into the kitchen. The look-oh if only that look could last forever. Gabriella saw it. It was love. It was the purest of loves as he rushed over to her picking Mia up in his arms and kissing her. "I tried Mia, I tried so hard to get him to leave but he wouldn't. He just stood there as they put the cuffs on him."
"What are we looking at Brian?" Gabriella asked.
"Life." Brian nodded his head. "I have a meeting with the attorney today to plead his case. He helped us in taking down Braga. But if they don't take it he gets life."
Gabriella nodded her head as she moved out of the kitchen. "Gab-" Mia whispered. Gabriella shook her head holding her hand up the air stopping her. "Forever is a really long time Brian."
Gabriella leaned her head against the wall as she listened to her sister cry in the kitchen. She felt her body give out as she slid down to the floor. She stared straight ahead as she heard footsteps come closer and closer to her. "I'll be okay." She replied.
He knelt down beside her. "We are going to get through this." It was Brian.
"We?"
"I am going to help you."
"He is going away forever. They don't care what you have to say Brian. They are going to send him to prison for the rest of his life."
He nodded his head. "Then we will bail him out."
She sat still in the courtroom as Mia kissed Brian softly on the cheek. She stared straight ahead as they brought Dom in. She couldn't smile at him. She couldn't move. Mia squeezed her hand as they stood up as the judge walked in. "You may be seated." Gabriella took a deep breath. She wished Harrison was there, but he wasn't. He couldn't come. "I've listened to the testimony, and taken into special consideration Agent O'Connor's appeal for clemency on behalf of Mr. Toretto... that his actions directly resulted in the apprehension of known drug trafficker, Arturo Braga. However... this judiciary finds that one right does not make up for a lifetime worth of wrongs. And as such, I find that I am forced to level the maximum sentence under California law. Dominic Toretto... you are hereby sentenced to serve 25 years to life at the Lompoc prison system... without the possibility of early parole. This court stands adjourned. He hit the gavel down hard on the podium causing Gabriella to jump. She didn't cry. She wasn't going to cry. Dom didn't look behind him. She knew he wouldn't. She felt like she was sixteen again. He was taken away and without looking, he didn't say goodbye. He just walked away. She stood up, straightening out her dress, and walked out the door. The sun hit her in the face as she sat down on the steps. Her body was exhausted as she looked beside her to where Mia sat down. "He's gone Mia. I think I would much rather him be in another country where I never hear from him. I would know then that he was safe and he wasn't-"
"I need you to come with me." Mia was serious. "Gabriella get up now and come with me. Don't say a word."
"Mi—"
"Now!" Mia hopped up grabbing Gabriella's arm and pulling her down the steps. She was confused as she stumbled along with her sister until they came to four cars. "Get in." She climbed into the driver's seat of the black Honda as she looked over at the Dodge Challenger sitting next to them. "Mia." She gasped. Brain was in the driver's seat with Harrison beside him. She looked behind her. There were two more guys in the cars. She opened the door and climbed in. "What the hell is going on?"
"We are going to get Dom." Mia told her. She started the car and fell in behind Brian.
"What?" Gabriella looked behind her as the other two cars followed them. "If this happens Mia, we will all be wanted. If we do this we can forget about ever going back home."
"It hasn't been a home for almost two years now Gab."
Gabriella nodded her head. "Okay Mia..." She grabbed her seatbelt putting it on. "Let's go get our brother."
Everything was moving fast as Harrison grabbed her arm pulling her towards the crowd. Her adrenaline was still running high from taking down the bus that held Dom in it. It was sight to see when she watched the bus flip, she knew they had killed them. All of them. But he came out. He walked straight off the bus, his face bloodied but he had a smile on his face. There wasn't any time for a reunion. They had just taken down a bus full of convicts; the cops were on their way. Harrison pulled her closer to him as they ran towards the bus waiting for them. They were going their separate ways only to meet up later. She was glad she wasn't alone in this. He squeezed her hand as they jumped on the bus and waited for the door to close. He pulled her close wrapping his arms around her as they sat down. There weren't noticed. All they had to do was make it out of the country without being seen. They would be okay. Everything was going to be okay. She closed her eyes leaning her head as she remembered that bus flipping. She knew they had killed all of them. How Dom walked out of that was impossible, but he did. She snuggled closer to Harrison as he tightened his grip on her. "You stay with her, do you hear me?" Brian pointed to Harrison. "Don't you dare let her out of your sight." She could still hear Brian screaming. She shook her head of the thought. She didn't have a clue where her family was going. They couldn't say. They wouldn't say. She knew the consequences of helping Dom escape. They were all wanted now. The life she had chose to live with Harrison was not this life. She didn't want this life. She wanted what Dom wanted…for her to grow old in a city with the man she loved. She was on the run now. She couldn't have that life…ever. "Where are you going?" Gabriella cried as Harrison pulled her arm. "DOM!" She shifted her position as she opened her eyes. She was being pulled away from him. "Go! I will follow you!"
"Can I see you ticket please?" A man approached them. Gabriella nodded her head as she leaned off of Harrison so he could reach their tickets. The smiled down at her. "Brazil. I heard it's beautiful this time of year."