She could feel her hands shaking as she knocked again on the door. Brian had slipped the paper to Harrison to let them know just where to find Vince in Brazil. She didn't know why she was so nervous. She hadn't seen him in so long, she was beginning to forget what he looked like. She shook her head of the thought as the door slowly opened. It was woman. "Hi." Gabriella breathed out. She didn't know what else to say.

"Que quieres?"

Gabriella looked up at Harrison before looking back at the woman. Shit. "Um…." She thought for a minute. "Estoy buscando a un hombre? Um…Vince." She shrugged her shoulders with a smile. The lady nodded her head before closing the door.

"Spanish huh? Not your strong point?"

"My dad taught me a little. He died before I learned anymore. I know enough." She couldn't help but smile. The door flew open. Gabriella jumped back against her boyfriend as Vince glared at her. His glare immediately went to surprise then to sorrow. "Vince." She whispered.

"Gab…GAB!" Vince picked her up in the air twirling her around. "Wha—I can't-" He stopped hugging her tightly. "Where is Dom? And Mia?" He set her down.

"I don't know." She shook her head. "We ran Vince. We ran here, it's the only place I knew I would be safe."

"You ran from what?"

"The cops. We bailed Dom out of prison…" She smirked.

He jerked her towards him wrapping his arms around her again. "Who the hell are you?" He finally showed attention to Harrison. Gabriella laughed as she tried to get him to release her. "You going to answer me?"

"This is-"

"Shhh." Vince covered her mouth.

"I'm Harrison. We are dating." He smiled.

"The hell you are!" Vince shouted. "I leave and everything goes to shit."

"You were smart." Gabriella mumbled. "We should have all left."

"Come inside before someone sees you. You can't trust anyone Gab." He ushered them inside before shutting the door behind him. "Are you hungry?"

Gabriella nodded her head as she stared at him. "Stop looking at me like that."

"I can't help it." She whispered. "You have no idea how much I have missed you."

"I think I do." He smiled. "I've missed you so much."

She bowed her head as he slowly walked over to her wrapping his arms around her. She sniffed back the tears as she ran her hands down his arms. She felt them. The scars. "I tried to save you Vince. I tried my hardest to stop the bleeding…" He put his hand over her mouth.

"You have nothing to be sorry about it. We shouldn't have been messing with those trucks in the first place. I'm just happy I got to see you…alive."

She nodded her head. "It's been so long."

"So how do you two know each other?"

Gabriella almost spit out her drink as she shook her head at Harrison. "He works for me…or did. I went to San Diego. You know you called me when you weren't supposed to…"

"About that…"

"It's fine. I'm glad you did." She smiled. "Anyways, I opened up a garage there and Harrison began working for me."

He looked over at him. "You good to her?"

"I am."

"Are you married Vince?" Gabriella changed the subject. "Who was that woman?"

It was Vince's turn to turn away. "No way!" Gabriella jumped up. "You have got to be kidding me."

"She's pregnant too." He smiled. Gabriella squealed as she wrapped her arms around him.

"You are going to be a daddy? When the hell did you grow up?"

He nodded his head. "Oh man, I love you."

"I can't believe we are here." Gabriella stood out on the balcony with Vince sitting beside her. She turned towards him with a smile on her face.

"I have missed that beautiful smile most of all." He replied softly. "How's the arm?"

"It's good. Mia told me you were with me most of the time until you got better."

"I wanted to be there when you woke up Gab but I just…"

"I understand Vince. I never blamed you for any of this. I blamed Brian for the longest time. We brought this upon ourselves. The whole Yakuza thing. I should have just let Johnny go. I should have just got rid of him but I felt like I could save him. You know? I just wanted it to all go away. It cost us everyone because I couldn't let him go."

"Your heart was in the right place Gab. You didn't do anything wrong. Brian had us all fooled…"

"He didn't have you fooled."

Vince looked up at the sky. "How's Dom doing? I heard about Letty."

"He was pissed…Vince I have to tell you something." She moved over to him sitting down grabbing his hands in hers. "Brian was involved in that. Letty had came to him to help clear Dom's name so he could come home. She got killed because she was found out. Brian has been working with Dom this whole time trying to take down Braga. They took him down and Brian was going to let him go again but Dom wouldn't run. They arrested him and then we bailed him out. They are all three on the run together right now. I don't know where they are Vince." She gave a small smile. "And Harrison is Brian's brother." She hopped up as he glared at her.

"Do what?"

"I didn't know until recently. He is his half brother and Brian sent him to look after me in San Diego. Don't get mad, I punched Brian in the nose. I can't hate him anymore Vince. I just can't do it. He has done so much to help me."

"You hit him?"

"Yeah, it was just a reflex. Holding all that anger in for so long it kind of just happened. He took it though, so…" Gabriella smiled. "I chose you Vince. I wanted to come to you because I-it didn't feel right having everyone together and you not being there."

"You are my life. You have always been my life-"

"You stay away from this Vince. You have a family now and I can't-I will not ask you to help us. We will leave Vince."

"NO!" Vince yelled jumping up. "You just got here. I can protect you. You can stay with me for as long as you need to. Don't you dare leave again."

She had so much sorrow in her heart for him. He was her best friend and she never looked for him. She just tossed him to the side to protect herself. She needed him in her life. "Vince, I am so scared." He jerked her into his arms. "You don't know how scared I have been. I've wanted it to go away. All of it just make it go away."

"I don't know how baby. I-"

"Gab, I'm sorry to interrupt but Dom is on the phone. He said it was urgent." Harrison stuck his head outside.

She looked at Vince before letting him go and grabbing the phone from her boyfriend. "Put it on speaker Gab."

"Dom…" She answered as she looked at Vince.

"Gabriella are you okay?" Dom asked.

"I'm fine. I found Vince…I'm not going to ask where you are Dom but I just want to know if yall are safe."

"We are."

"Dom…"

"Is Vince listening?"

"Yeah I am here brother. She is safe, I am not letting anything happen to her."

"I need her to stay with you Vince. I don't know everything that is going on, but they put out the list. She is wanted. I can't have them after her. You protect her with your life."

"You know I will."

"Dom, wha-"

"Gabriella, I won't be able to talk to you. I don't know when I will be able to talk to you again. I am telling you this right now, we will see each other again. I promise you, I will see you again."

"I love you Dom…" Tears filled up her eyes.

"Take care of her Vince. I will see you soon." Then there was silence.

"DOM!" Gabriella yelled. "No! Don't leave…" She sobbed. Vince pulled her into his chest as he handed the phone to Harrison. "Please."

"It's okay Gab, everything is going to be okay."

A year later…

She heard the sound the engine as she walked outside into the sunlight. It was the middle of summer in Brazil and it was blazing hot. She had her bikini top on ready to go down to the beach for a little bit. It had been a year since she left the states, part of her missed but she actually felt like she was on an extended vacation. That's what she kept telling herself so she didn't think about the truth. She walked down the steps of the many houses. It was weird in Brazil. It wasn't really normal houses that they lived in. I guess you would call it apartments, she didn't know but she was staying with Vince and his wife…and their newborn Niko. Vince named him after Dom. Harrison appeared in front of her as she stopped in her tracks; she was letting her mind wonder with her again.

"Hey!" Harrison raised his voice knocking her from her trance.

"I did it again?" She asked with a slight smile.

"Yep." He put his hands in his pocket and rocked back and forth on his feet. "You ready to go or do you want to stare at the wall some more."

"Don't be feisty."

"You look beautiful." He smiled her.

"That's better." She held out her hand to him. He pulled her down to him kissing her. She laughed as she hit his chest knocking him away. "The beach is waiting on us."

"Yes, this I know."

She wrapped her arms in his as they walked over to his Skyline. It ran in the family she guessed. Brian had always loved those imports. She remembered the Supra they had spent so much time on trying to get it fixed up for the race.

"You're doing it again." Harrison replied. He had his hands on the steering wheel looking over at her.

"Have you always liked imports?" She asked putting her seatbelt on.

"Oh so this comes back to Brian huh?"

She smiled. "Yes, that's one thing that me and him have in common. I have never been big on muscle. I will say this, it was the first time in my life that I have ever seen Brian drive a muscle car and that was to take that bus down. Now can we please have a day where we don't talk about anything but ourselves? I just want to watch you walk around on the beach in that bikini and wish that we were in our room instead."

She playfully hit him on the arm. "I love you." She replied softly. "We can do whatever you want baby."

"I guess we will go to the beach." He smirked at her before putting the car in drive. She rolled the window down sticking her hand out when she saw Vince.

"Hey." They pulled up next to him. "Where have you been? I was looking for you this morning."

Vince looked over at Harrison. "I had some errands to run. Did you need something?"

She shook her head. "We are headed to the beach if you would like to come." She could sense something was up but she wasn't sure. She could feel the tension.

"No you guys go ahead. I will see you when you get back." Vince gave a small smile. He nodded his head as Harrison before walking away.

"Well that wasn't weird." She straightened out. "Let's go."

They rode in silence for a little bit until Harrison broke the silence. "I need to tell you something." He blurted out.

"What is it? Is something wrong?"

"I don't know yet, I just know that Vince is hiding something."

"Like what?"

Harrison shook his head. "I haven't been sleeping well. I haven't slept well since we came here Gab. He gets up in the middle of the night and leaves for a long period of time. He will come home with a bag full of money and he doesn't know that I know this okay, so let's keep this to ourselves."

She shook her head before staring out the window. "Gab…"

"He's doing it again, I know he is. I saw it too. I think he thinks that I don't pay attention anymore. I don't know that my mind is always somewhere else. I pay attention Harrison, I know what's going on around me."

"You just seem so distant all the time."

"I don't want to be here anymore. I keep letting myself think we are on some vacation, but all I think about is my brother and my sister. I don't want to be here anymore."

He nodded his head. "I promised your brother that I would be here for you Gab, I don't know how I am supposed to do that when you won't talk to me."

"I don't want to be here anymore Harrison." She whispered.

"We can't go back home."

She looked out the window again as he pulled the car over. She tried to hide the fact that she was crying when he reached for her face to turn it towards him but she pulled.

"Is this about Vince?"

She nodded her head. "My whole life he has protected me, he has been the one to make the bad things go away…"

"He still is that person."

"No!" She cried. "I have to know what he is doing Harrison. I have to know."

He sighed nodding his head. "Then let's go ask him."

AN: YAY! Vince is back in the picture! I sure have missed him! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! REVIEW!