Chapter Two - Misses and the Ex

Mia, Dom and Vince were the last to arrive in London. They had personal assurances from Agent Hobbs that he would not throw their asses in jail. When the elevator door opened onto the office space that they'd hijacked was covered in electronic gizmos and old friends. He spotted Han and Giselle in one corner, Roman, Brian's loudmouth friend was clearly hunting for something for something. Mia still holding baby Vinnie headed straight towards the hi-tech gadgets and Tej.

Hobbs was hovering clearly impatient to start, given how many times he was checking that watch of his. "Who we waiting on?"

Rome snorted, "Brian of course. He and fancypants took one look at the cars and said they'd be back soon."

Dom started perusing the black beamers with an appreciative eye. They were German precision engineering and while they didn't have the character and the soul of the American muscle cars - he could get a fair bit of speed and power from them. The doors to the elevators opened to reveal a bickering couple.

Brian was exasperated, "Look ... What is the big idea? You hate the skyline."

Carter rolled his eyes, he didn't hate the Skyline but Brian had a disturbing trend in destroying his Skylines. He tended to have a better track record in his other cars. "You crash your Skylines but stay in one piece in the Supra!"

Brian grinned, looking much younger than his actual age. "Ah baby I know you care ... beside you bought me the Supra."

Dom had a momentary pang for LA and simpler times. They would never be and this was the world they lived in; he'd thrown Brian away then and he'd picked himself up - making a new life. It burnt a little that it wasn't him but what can you do? He knew one thing though he was never going to like Carter Verone in a million years and given the reciprocal looks of loathing that was a mutual feeling.

Hobbs rolled his eyes, "Spare me ... Let's begin."

Everyone was gathering around the main table apart from Rome. Brian knew that his old friend usually got into the most trouble when quiet. "Rome get over here?"

Rome was by the food vending machine, "Do they take quarters?"

Carter rolled his eyes and flipped a pound coin over to him, "Here on me. I'd be quick the Agent might just shoot you."

Rome was grinning successful in retrieving his twinkies, and snickered, "Nah me and Brian are buddies."

Brian chuckled and laughed throatily. Giselle could guess that he'd played honey trap as often as she had. "Oh but I'm a bad agent. Ask anyone, and he meant Hobbs."

He kind of was as well, a bad agent that was. I mean there was the whole married to a crime lord and the FBI left them alone as he was marked as a UC agent and Carter was listed as a Criminal informant. Hobbs though had loosened up with the arrival of the team. He wasn't ecstatic but he knew that if you wanted to catch a wolf you needed a wolf. You didn't get bigger wolves than the ones he'd managed to recruit.

Hobbs did gain Rome's attention when he levelled his sidearm right at him. "We're starting now."

Rome looked annoyed, "Like I'm not like you and GI Barbie. I need food, you can't let a brother go hungry."

Brian and Carter shared a look; clearly they hadn't made introductions. Dom rolled his eyes, "You gonna introduce us?"

Hobbs rolled his eyes, "This is Agent Riley. She can still kick your ass so I wouldn't even try Pearce."

Rome looked offended at the mere suggestion that he would do such a thing. He held his hands up in the universal sign of I surrender. "What? I'm hungry."

Dom rolled his eyes, no wonder Brian rarely spoke he would never have got a word in edge ways around Rome. "Who is GI Barbie?"

Riley took a deep breath and slid into the mask of the professional agent. Shaw was gonna pay her huge for this little role. She hated having to play the good girl. She walked into the room like she owned it, and looking at Pearce, she was showing her disdain, "You make one more Barbie comment and you'll be drinking through a straw."

Brian and Carter had sucked in a breath at seeing exactly who Hobbs' second was. She was on Shaw's payroll and more often than not fell into Shaw's bed. Carter chuckled, "Oh god, you and Brian can't be friends."

Brian grinned at her, "Ignore him. The last person, who didn't know the word no meant no - Is still walking with a limp." The shark like grin let everyone guess exactly why the guy was now walking with a limp.

Dom sighed realising that no matter how many years roll past - something's never change. "Okay what do you want Hobbs and where does Letty fit into this?"

Hobbs clicked a button and showed up the faces of the crew. "This is Owen Shaw and his crew."

Brian and Carter knew the main players - they traded a look to say what to do about Riley and Brian grinned - all teeth. Carter shivered as he knew that look on his husbands face. His husband had a ruthless streak and liked to toy with his prey, which Verone could admit that he found smoking hot.

Hobbs knew there was no point in delaying the inevitable. "Shaw and his accomplices hit high priority targets and they execute ambushes where they are in and out in 90 seconds."

Brian looked through the reports and smirked knowing that if they had to any chasing tonight - he'd be safe. His car was designed to repel electronic attacks - he'd been conscious of it since Miami where the electronic scrambler had nearly killed one of his cars.

Brian put their components that had been stolen so far in his head and rolled through the possibilities. "Son of a bitch he is making an EMP chip."

Tej's assessment as the biggest data expert spoke volumes, "Fuck me are you serious?"

Brian looked pale at the thought, "Yep, imagine making any country in the world go dark before you step foot in their land."

Dom put his arms across his expansive chest - he could tell how high the stakes were. "We want pardons all around."

Hobbs stared at him in disbelief, "Are you out of your Goddamn mind?"

Dom was cool and calm, "No. You want Shaw, we wanna go home – Letty included." He was quick on his feet and once he found Letty he wasn't letting her go – ever.

Hobbs looked around the group, it was a hell of a lot to ask for but in truth - if they got him Shaw he could swing it. He looked at O'Conner and Verone, "You want to go home?"

Brian snorted, "I'm still on the books as an active FBI agent - I can go home whenever I want."

Hobbs tilted his head, "But not Mr Verone here."

Brian's grin went mega-watt, "Actually he can too, as he is on the records as a CI - Makes life smoother."

Rome shook his head in wonder; he'd never understood how Brian could just glide through life like nothing could touch him. "You are one smooth bastard."

"So what do you say?" Toretto asked wanting the conversation to get back on track.

Hobbs took a minute weighing the pros and cons. "Fine you got a day. Interpol are raiding a target and when that goes tits up. The case will be ours and I intend to win. You have a day for your team to catch up and be ready."

Hobbs walked off to one corner, and left the team standing around. Dom broke the silence, "You're looking good Brian."

Brian smiled and would have rolled his eyes at the weight Carter pulled him into his side. That was if he hadn't expected it from the paranoid bastard. "I've been good London is cold but agrees with us. You can't keep out of trouble though."

It was a little like the blind leading the blind with a statement but no one said it; maybe it was just too obvious.

Carter rolled his eyes, "We have contacts in this part of the world where we can get what ... Agent Hobbs can't."

It seemed Tej already had a list - as it was shoved into Brian's hand. "Okay then, we should go shopping."

Riley who had had the least interaction with this pair on paper said, "I'll walk you out."

She waited until she was in the elevator to turn on them, "What the fuck are you playing at?"

Brian rolled his eyes, "Relax Ri' Carter maybe annoyed that he made a clumsy pass at me, but we won't let one of our more valued customers go."

She hissed, "Don't flatter yourself. You're not his type, except for the part where he was."

Brian whose hand was entwined with Carter's, laughed and realised that she was not part of the joke. The last time, they'd broken the coffee table and Brian was aiming for round two when they got back to their place. "Oh put your claws back in. I'm with Carter and I've never strayed on him, and Carter doesn't sweeten deals by throwing my ass in."

Carter growled, "Your ass is mine."

"I know and when we get home I'll prove it." Brian said without any shame.

Riley rolled her eyes, "You two make me want to throw up, you're so sweet."

Carter held her gaze, "Oh sweetheart I don't share, and you are not invited…"

She stormed off and seriously with that sort of petulance how can she have ever progressed. Then again on reflection Luke Hobbs was not a walking poster child for measured responses.

Brian just let his head rest on the glass. "And I was worried about you and Dom meeting."

Carter was smug, "There is no competition you chose me, you're mine."

Brian could tell exactly what was racing through his husbands mind. It wasn't hard he was a horny possessive bastard at times. The tell-tale growl sent a shiver down Brian's spine, "Let us get home."

Tomorrow they would pit their wits against Owen Shaw tonight Brian had better things to do and a mental list of where he wanted to do them. The wall; the couch; the bed; the floor and any that Carter wanted to throw into the mix.

Life was sweet but for how long?

Authors Note: That is it for now – Next Chapter being written now and I'm afraid Coffee tables will be harmed in the process.

In this universe, Fast Four didn't happen like it did. Dom and Letty tangle with Braga and that is why he believes Letty is dead. More will be explained as to how the movies tie in with the Other Half verse. At some point I might get around to writing the side stories but I can't promise anytime soon.