Kylie walked along, unaware of her surroundings. She cried softly, remembering how wonderfully the day had started; having her pregnancy confirmed, hearing the baby's heartbeat, and seeing the happiness on Dom's face, were the best moments of her life. They'd gone to the DMV then, and she'd passed the written exam with a perfect score. Dom's face had shone with pride.

Once they had her temporary learner's permit, they'd hit the mall and purchased a cell phone for her. After an hour of arguing, Dom had finally won, and Kylie now owned the latest model iphone. She had wanted the cheapest, plainest phone in the store. Dom had refused, wanting to spoil his girl. It had just taken him awhile to persuade her to let him. Then they'd grabbed lunch in the food court. That's when things started to go wrong.

While they were eating Dom received a phone call. It was Ryder telling him that he'd sold the Fairlady, just that morning. He'd received a call first thing, and then a guy had shown up, an hour later, with a cashier's check for the full asking price, sight unseen. Dom was pissed. He had wanted that car for Kylie, plus he felt there was more to this sudden, unexpected buyer.

They'd gone home then, both still tired from the night before. After napping Kylie had woken to find most of the team at home, and Dom out back bar-bar-queuing with some of the guys.

"Hey, Baby," Dom cuddled her close when she strolled over and hugged him. "You OK?" He asked, having noticed that she looked a little pale.

"M hmm," Ky replied enjoying being in his arms. "It's just the raw meat," she explained, a look of disgust on her face as her stomach churned.

Dom laughed and kissed her forehead. "Go sit down with the girls," he instructed, swatting her on the ass after turning her towards the table.

Kylie had eyed the table where all the girls were gathered, fixing salad to go with the bar-bar-que, then she turned and sneaked back into the house. After grabbing a glass of cold water, she headed into the living room and turned on the TV.

She felt his presence before she saw him. When she looked up, he was leaning in the doorway, arms crossed over his chest as he watched her. She pinned a smile on her face and stood up.

"Hey, dinner ready?" she asked, her voice wobbling slightly. She knew he was upset with her.

"You'd know, if you were outside with the rest of us, instead of hiding in here," Dom replied curtly. He strode across the room and stood in front of her. "I know you think everyone blames you for Letty's leaving, but you won't know for sure, until you talk to them."

Kylie nodded, studying her toes. She hated disappointing him. "Sorry," she mumbled.

Dom sighed loudly, his ire fading away. He threw his arms around her and dropped a swift kiss on her lowered head. His hands came up to frame her face, lifting it until her blue eyes met his brown ones.

"I just hate knowing you're torturing yourself by worrying needlessly. It's not good for you, and it can't possibly be good for the baby."

"What!" Vince's gruff voice demanded from the doorway. Mia had sent him in to grab the ketchup and some pickles. "Tell me I didn't just hear what I thought I did!"

Dom let go of Kylie as he turned to face Vince, who was charging at him. "What's your problem?"

"You knocked her up, Dom? Are you frigging kidding me?" Vince ground out. "Are you that desperate to tie her to you?"

Kylie heard the sound of thundering footsteps as the rest of the team rushed into the house to find out what was going on.

"YOU!" Dom yelled, pointing a finger at Vince, "need to shut your mouth before you go any further!"

"Fine," Vince growled. Then he stepped closer and slammed his fist into Dom's jaw.

Dom staggered back, then he reached a hand up to his jaw, that came away bloody. "That one was free," he told Vince, moving to stand toe-to-toe with his best friend.

"Dom! What the fuck is going on?" Mia demanded. She could tell from the way he and Vince were standing, that this wasn't one of their stupid macho arguments, but a full fledged fight.

"Butt out, Mia," Dom growled, his eyes still on Vince, his hands clenched into fists, his muscles tensed, ready to fight.

"Tell her, Dom! Tell all of them what you did to Kylie!" Vince demanded.

"He didn't do anything to me!" Kylie exclaimed, her blue eyes darkened with anger.

"Dom?" Mia looked to her brother for an answer.

Dom sighed, and stepped back. He reached for Kylie and pulled her in front of him, his hands on her shoulders.

"Ky's pregnant," he announced.

For a moment there was stunned silence. Then they all spoke at once.

"That explains why Vince wants to rip your head off, Cuz'"

"Come on, Dom!"

"She's too young, Dom!"

"God! Dom, tell me you weren't that stupid!" Mia cried. "You know she's only 17. If anyone finds out, you'll go back to jail."

Kylie looked down at her feet. She'd known the team would be upset, but she hadn't thought of some of the issues they were bringing up. She didn't want Dom to end up in jail because of her.

Dom ignored the others, reading Kylie's thoughts by her actions. He deftly turned her around. A hand slid under her chin and forced her to look up.

"Don't, Ky. It's not gonna happen," he assured her. Then he pulled her close and spoke to Mia over her head.

"It's not gonna happen, Mia. The papers Hector got worked perfectly this morning, and nobody else knows, except the team." Dom looked around at his friends.

"And Letty!" Rachel interjected, reminding them all of last evenings commotion.

All around them the others commented on that fact.

"Shit, Man!"

"Damn, Bro, that girl's a loose cannon!"

"Fuck!"

Vince, however, wasn't done and went after Dom again. Dom pushed Kylie out of the way and the two began exchanging punches. Mia moved to get between them. Brian quickly grabbed her around the waist.

"Mia! Careful! The baby!"

Everyone stopped and starred at the couple. "You're pregnant?" Dom asked.

"Yeah, we, uh, Mia wanted to wait until after the first trimester before we announced it," Brian confirmed.

"Oh, wow! Mia, that's wonderful!" Angel hurried over to hug first Mia, then Brian. The others all followed suit, leaving Dom standing alone, watching.

He walked over to his sister, when the others finally quieted down. "I'm happy for you, Mia, you too, Brian. I just wish you could be happy for me and Ky." He kissed her cheek, turned and walked away, only then noticing that his girl was nowhere to be seen.

F&F

Kylie continued walking along, still oblivious to the streets and people around her, as well as where she was headed. The only thing she knew for sure, was that she couldn't go back. There was no way she could allow Dom to end up in jail because of her.

And the baby. God knew there was no way she could take care of it without Dom's help. Hell, she couldn't even take care of herself. And look at how the team had reacted. She could hear Angel's words echo in her head. 'Oh, wow! Mia, that's wonderful! ', ' Mia, that's wonderful! ', 'that's wonderful! ', ' wonderful! '.

Not one word had been said about her baby, except that it's very existence would put Dom in jail again, and that she was too young to have a baby. No one cared about the baby. No one wanted it, except for her and Dom. And she couldn't do that to him. She couldn't cause him to end up behind bars, like an animal. Not after everything he had done for her, the love he'd shown her.

Gradually, she became aware of the salty smell of the ocean, the lapping sounds of the waves, and the texture of the sand beneath her bare feet. She was at the beach. The place she and Dom had come months ago to work out their relationship. The place where they had decided neither would be upset if she became pregnant, rather, they would be happy to start a family together. It was ironic. She'd come full circle. This would be the place their relationship died. Along with her. And the baby they'd both been so happy about just that morning.

F&F

AN: I want to thank all of you who reviewed the last chapter. I can't explain how good it feels to see them and know people are enjoying my story. Sorry this took so long to get up, but I ended up writing four different dfarts before I was able to finish this one. My thoughts just flowed with this one, and the next one is already started. Now, come on, give me a little love. LOL!