Author's Note: I don't own anything to do with any of The Fast and the Furious movies only Madison belongs to me.

So sorry for the time in between updates I was on vacation for a couple of weeks! Remember anything you want to see let me know and I'll work it in. I know it is kind of a filler chapter but I promise more drama is coming!

Chapter 13

Mia was right something had to give because I for one couldn't live like this anymore. I woke up to my dresser drawers being rummaged through and as I opened my eyes I saw her pulling out clothes, holding them up and either shoving them back in the drawer or into the duffle bag she had sitting next to her.

"Oh good you're awake," she smiled turning around and flipping the light on, "now I can really go through these."

I shielded my eyes from the light but it didn't even faze Leon who was hanging off the bed barely holding on, under different circumstances I wouldn't have thought twice about giving him a slight push causing him to tumble out of the bed to wake him up but thought otherwise. To be honest I didn't even remember going to bed, that last thing I remembered was sitting on Vince's lap in the living room.

"Mia…what are you doing?" I asked taking the covers and covering my face wanting nothing more than to go back to sleep.

"Packing," she stated obviously, "everyone is all ready to go we are just waiting for you two." She looked over at Leon and tilted her head to the side, "does he always sleep like that?"

"No," I shook my head and added silently to myself, only when he's upset over something.

"Well get up, we're leaving in twenty minutes," Mia told me throwing the duffle over her shoulder and slamming the door behind her successfully waking Leon.

"Is she gone?" he groaned shifting a little so he wasn't so close to the edge.

"Yeah, but if we don't get up she'll be back. Apparently everyone is already up and waiting for us to leave and she took the liberty of packing for us," I answered reluctantly crawling out of bed and throwing on a pair of shorts and a tank top.

"She probably dragged all of them out of bed too."

When I turned around to look at Leon's face I couldn't help but gasp. He had a cut above his left eyebrow and multiple bruises on his face, neck and chest.

"What's wrong?" he asked concerned as he got out of bed and came to stand in front of me.

"I'm so sorry," I whispered gently taking my thumb and tracing his bruised cheek. It wasn't fair what happened last night, we weren't fighting, we were both just trying to deal with the situation in our own way. But then, neither one of us knew how to do that. I was an emotional wreck and he was a powder keg just waiting to go off.

He shrugged, "I deserved it, you asked me to stay, you needed me and I left. I was…I am…I'm just so pissed off," he growled running a hand through his hair as he started pacing the room, "Lance will get what's coming to him, I promise you that."

"Le, please," I tried for what felt like the millionth time, "we don't know if that was the reason. Don't go do anything stupid."

"So now I'm stupid?" He questioned as he threw on clothes for the day.

"Ugh, I didn't say that!" I protested as there was a knock on the door.

"You guys up?" Mia asked, banging on the door again when we didn't answer right away. "Come on, it's time to go. Are you ready?"

"Chill out, we're coming," Leon snapped whipping the door open and climbing the stairs two at a time.

"What was that about?" Mia asked a little taken back. It wasn't often Leon got an attitude with her; actually it wasn't often that anyone had an attitude towards Mia.

"Nothing," I sighed turning our light off and following her up the stairs.

Everyone was waiting in the living room, looking half dead each with a cup of coffee, clearly Leon was right.

"Now we can go," Mia smiled clapping her hands together and I tried not to laugh at Jesse who jumped at the sudden noise. A.D.D. or not the poor kid wasn't a morning person.

Everything I said lately seemed to set Leon off, not wanting to get in an argument and be stuck in the car with him for two hours I got in the passenger seat of Vince's Maxima when everyone filled outside under the strict orders of Mia. It was amusing actually how everyone listened to her, even Dom, but he knew from experience it was easier to agree than to fight when she had her mind set about something. It was really the only time the Toretto in her really came out.

"You going to be alright with going to the beach?" Vince asked starting the car up and falling in line behind Dom's since Letty was the only one who knew where this place was.

"Yeah," I answered softly leaning my head against the door and closing my eyes.

Vince patted my leg reassuringly and turned on some music. I must have drifted off to sleep because the next thing I knew the car was stopped and he was pulling on my hair to wake me up.

"Really?" I questioned with an eyebrow raised at his childish ways.

"What?" he defended shrugging his shoulders.

"Thank God we're here," Brian exclaimed carrying a few bags up the front porch, "I think that was the first time Mia actually begged me to drive faster."

"Yeah, she really loves the beach," Dom replied glancing over in my direction and I gave him a small smile to let him know I was ok with this.

The house was beautiful, a little smaller than ours, but cozy. Out the backdoor there was a wooden porch that led down to a fire pit that was right on the beach.

It didn't take long for the boys to start up a game of football while Mia and I laid on beach towels soaking up the sun.

"Here," Letty bringing out margaritas for Mia, me and herself.

"It's lunch time," Mia objected.

"So? It's five o'clock somewhere," I said grabbing my drink and taking a long sip.

Letty sat down on my beach towel with me and shook her head at Mia who was building small sandcastles along the edge of her towel. "I'm not saying it's the worse place in the world because it's definitely relaxing but why do you love the beach so much?"

"I don't know," Mia answered, "It's like every time I think of happiness I think of the beach."

"You don't remember?" I asked her.

"Remember what?" she questioned rolling over to look at me straight on.

Then

Dom-9

Madison-8

Mia-5

It had been two weeks since my mother's funeral, two weeks of tears and two weeks of trying to figure out how to live without her when daddy closed the shop early saying he had a surprise for us.

"You can come too Vincent," daddy laughed watching Dom and Vince argue over what size wrench to use.

"Where we going?" I asked wiping the grease I had on my hands on the back of Vince's shirt who went to shove me in return but decided against it since my dad was standing right there.

"It's a surprise," daddy smiled and pilled us all in the Charger, Dom in the passenger seat and Mia in her booster seat between Vince and me in the back.

It took us less than five minutes to get to the beach after parking the car dad led us down the shore line to where there were a group of rocks. The boys were seeing who could pick up the biggest rock and throw it into the water while Mia and I sat on daddy's lap.

"I know it's been hard since mom has passed away," he sighed and the boys stopped what they were doing to join us, "but this was her favorite place. She said it was a place for new beginnings, the waves taking away any pain and heartache you have and replacing it with happiness."

"The beach makes you happy?" Mia questioned.

"It can," daddy nodded, "it makes me happy. I know that every time I am here she is with me and I want it to be able to help with pain of losing her. She would want you to live life to the fullest. Remember her, love her, miss her but don't hurt over the fact she is gone, we will see her again someday."

I had misunderstood daddy and one day after school instead of walking straight to the garage I walked to the beach and sat on the rocks. I sat there for hours until the sun went down until a family friend found me and brought me home.

"Madison Toretto, where have you been?!" my father yelled at me for the first time in my whole life which I realized later in life was just because he was worried about me.

"I was waiting for momma but she never came."

Now

"So you're right Mia, the beach is supposed to be happiness," I half smiled after finishing my story.

"Chica, if I knew…" Letty started.

"It's fine, it was a long time ago," I waved her off closing my eyes and enjoying the sun.

It was a long time ago but I still thought about that day with my family at the beach often. It's where I went after daddy died and after Dom got sentenced to go to Lompoc. In all reality it was probably just what I needed, I needed my mom and this was the closest I was going to get to her.

I opened my eyes when I no longer felt the sun on my face and there was Vince hovering over me.

"Can I help you?" I asked looking at him upside down.

"Don't say I never gave you anything," he answered tossing a water gun onto my stomach.

"What?" I questioned but my answer was being shot with ice cold water.

I turned to see Jesse standing there trying to look innocent just as Brian ran over and broke a water balloon over his head. Leon and Vince were squirting each other with super soakers while Letty was bent over in laughter.

"Brian O'Connor you want a bed to sleep in tonight you will NOT throw that!" Mia threatened as he walked closer with a water balloon.

It was great to hear everyone laughing and having a good time. I took the water gun Vince gave me and shot Mia with it before running out onto the beach with the rest of the team.

"Madison!" she screamed and if looks could kill I would probably be dead.

"What? I don't need your bed to sleep in," I smirked and then sneaked up behind Leon who had his back to me.

"Whoa," he yelled at I hit him in the ass with a stream of water. "You are so dead," he exclaimed, chasing after me as I tried to hide behind Jesse but he chickened out leaving me defenseless as Leon slung me over his shoulder and walked towards the ocean.

"What are…" was the only words I got out before he flipped me over and dropped me in the water. When I came up for air I noticed everyone had stopped waiting for me reaction but all I could do was laugh. I mean side splitting laughter erupted from deep inside of me. The hole I had in my heart began to fill and for the first time since everything happened I felt like everything was really going to be alright.

Leon and I wrestled in the water, stealing kisses in between waves before rejoining the rest of the group. I noticed Dom and Letty trying to sneak off into the house, walking over and taking the water balloon out of Vince's hand I threw it as hard as I could successfully hitting Dom in the back of the head. He whipped around and looked directly at me but I had my finger pointed at Vince. Dom didn't buy it though and I got nervous as a devilish smile formed on his lips. The next thing I know Vince has me by the arms walking me towards the house and Dom is walking towards us with a bucket, little did I know that bucket was filled with ice.

"I hate you," I shivered before turning around and hitting Vince in the chest, "both of you."

"So, I know it's still early," Letty said walking over to us as I tried picking ice cubs out of my bra, "but I know of some races up this way, anyone down?"