I woke up the next morning to two kids jumping on me. I groaned in pain and because I was just tired. "Getoffmommysawake..."

"Mommy! Can we have some ice cream for breakfast?!" Charlie asked, excited. I hated mornings, and Julianna had her days. Charlie didn't give a shit. "Please, mommy!"

"No," I answered. "No ice cream in the morning. Just because you had it that one time does mean that the trick will work on me repeatedly."

"Actually it was three..."

I leaned up to look at Julianna. "Say what?" I rolled over to get away from them and get five more minutes of sleep to run into something. I opened my eyes and squinted at Han. "Shit... forgot you were here..."

"Mommy! A quarter!" Charlie called me out. I groaned and reached for my wallet. When my hand only came to the end of the couch, I groaned again.

"Put it on my tab..." I sighed and grabbed my pillow to burrow into it. "Hey, you guys don't have school today, right?" Julianna giggled and Charlie looked around for a calendar. "Joking, Charles. I'm capable of jokes every now and again, babe."

"Of course you are, mommy! Now what can we eat?"

Three hours of groaning later, I had the kids fed, Han fed, and the kids at Vince's place, and going to the "garage" as Han had taken to calling it, though it really wasn't much of a garage. I arrived at the place with Han in tow and had the urge to sneak up on my lovely Mia. I instead smacked the table before wrapping my arms around her. "Miss me, baby?"

"All night long. I couldn't get out, babe, Brian kept me caged and bound."

"Damn him. Well, two sexy minds do think alike," I said, laughing as Brian lunged at me. "What, Bri? Want in on my imaginations? I got a whole book of 'em." I danced around the place as Brian kept going for me until two hands held me in place. "The hell? Han! I thought you were on my side!" He smirked down at me, Gisele laughing the whole time as I fought Han and my brother came closer.

When Han let me go, Brian tackled me to the floor, tickling my sides. I pushed at him and tried to escape his grasp, but I knew when my brother was intent on making me pee my pants or making me suffer lack of air. This happened to be one of those times. "No! Mia, help me!"

"I'll tell them about that thing we aren't supposed to talk about!" I threatened my brother. "I will!"

"What thing? We have a lot of things..."

"I'm still thinking of which one." He stopped for a moment and one entered my head. "Gerwell Street."

"You wouldn't!"

"Hell yeah I would." He got up, dusting himself off, as I received help from Gisele. "I love high school memories..." I jumped on my brother's back and wrapped my arms around his neck to keep from falling, which I was anyway, so it was more like I was choking him. He fell all the way down before we were wrestling on the floor.

"Ha!" he yelled in victory before I flipped him over.

"HA, ya monkey!"

"Monkey?!" We flipped over again. "What about you, ya hippo!"

"Yo! Yo! That's too far, man." I flipped him over. "But... At least I don't have three humps." I hit his chest then barely missed where the sun don't shine.

"That is too far." He glared at me then punched my boob. I fell on my side over dramatically.

"At least I missed!" I shouted before we both laughed. "Seriously, that hurt, bro."

"Seriously, you took at a shot at my nuts. I owed ya." Brian stood up, dragging me with him. I glared and punched his side before moving away to stand beside Dom. "How do you know this Reyes anyway? I never got around to asking."

"Lot of people want me dead, Brian," I answered evasively. Han seemed to be staring at me though, reading through it rather easily. Entirely too easy for my liking.

"That doesn't surprise me. But it didn't answer my question either." I knew Brian would catch me. He knew how I worked, even after these years. "How'd you know him?"

"Let's just say that this isn't my first time in Rio." Brian gave me a look and I sighed. "In the early days of my running, I, uhm, kind of picked up a job for Reyes. I worked in a cash house, paid in money and coke. Of course, he didn't know about the last part of that. Ran away before he could get the money for the drugs out of me."

"When did you do drugs?"

"About midway through Freshman year and into Sophomore. I think I did weed Freshman and coke Sophomore," I answered truthfully. "Honestly, it's amazing I look as good as I do now. Amazing my kids are still alive. Nearly drank myself to death when I ran out of cash. But I've been clean for... when did Jess and I get together? A year before that. So around ten years... Damn."

"Okay, you and I are going to have a talk about that because you busted me for drinking that summer," Brian clarified. "Before that though.. We start with the plan. Is everyone sure that they wanna do this?"

I looked at Mia, then Dom, Roman, Gisele, Han, and ended at Brian. "I'm still in. Eleven million is too good for me to pass up with how tight it is back home." I grabbed my keys from my pocket. "Yo! Need some directions if I'm driving. Which I am."

"Ha! You're funny!" Roman said, coming to stand next to me. "I'm driving, honey." He reached for my keys and I held on with a tight grip.

"You'll kill me first before I let you drive this girl," I said, getting in my car. "Who's with me? I hate wasting gas when we're going to the same place. A spot's open for you, Mia!" I looked back with a grin as Mia bounced before going toward my passenger door. "Ha! She still loves me more than you, Brian!" I leaned back as Rome got in the back and Mia sat in shotgun.

"He is so torn between being livid and being happy," Mia laughed, resting her head on the car door. "It's hilarious watching him."

"I've been watching him my whole life... not in that stalkerish way... maybe..." I laughed when Mia started and Roman chuckled. "Of course, Roman would know all about stalking Brian."

"I wasn't stalking Brian! I was stalking my girlfriend.. which was his girlfriend at the time also..." Mia looked back as she connected the dots. Gisele chose this moment to get in my car. "Oh shit."

"What did I miss?" Gisele asked, looking at all of us. "By the way, Han wants to come, but I told him no because it is the perfect time to torture Brian with bits of information. I don't know why he trusts you in a car with anyone."

"You missed Rome being caught as Brian's boyfriend," I answered, choosing to ignore the rest of it. "I have no idea either. I mean, you would think after just twenty four hours, right?" Everyone in the car nodded. "Of course, I also have a lot on Rome. Amazing what the bastard did when drunk. I have video evidence to prove it!"

"Aw, shit," Roman said, shaking his head and trying to play cool. "You wouldn't do that to me, would you?" I gave him a look. "Shit yeah you would." I looked back at the road with a shit eating grin.

"So, I only have time for one story," I said, watching as Dom and Brian led the way to the cash house we hitting up. "So, which would you two rather? Leprechaun or reindeer?"

Mia laughed. "Definitely the leprechaun story."

"Alright, so we were sixteen, pre runaway, and at a party that Roman back there got us invited to. It was the kind of party where everybody got smashed. So, I have a few drinks right?" I looked back. "Here's your favorite part, Rome. Around three in the morning, Roman was dancing on the roof in all green. Green underwear, wig, shirt, pants, socks, and all. I think we even managed to paint his nails and do his make up. So, Brian, who was so damn smashed... He went up there and asked, 'who invited the leprechaun' to all of us. Then he got on his knees, back then it was eye level with Rome's dick, and poked him."

"There?" Mia asked as Gisele laughed at it in her elegant way. "Like...?"

"Yeah. Then they had another beer where Brian talked to junior and then they passed out, Rome in all green and Brian in his underwear." I parked behind Brian's ride. "And the adventure comes to an end. I'll show you pictures I took when I was slightly tipsy from that night later."

"Slightly tipsy?" Roman laughed. "I heard about what you did anyway."

"Yet it can never be proved. Mainly because I can't remember doing anything as awesome as I was said to do that night." I pulled the mask on. "Jesus. Talk about hot under here... Don't be surprised if I'm swearing, Rome."

"Sweating you mean?"

"Both." I got out the car, Mia and Gisele both already waiting on me. "Dare me to make a comment about it?" I wiggled my shoulders and received a yes from the both of them. "That will be hilarious. I shall do whatever my darling asks of me." Mia and I both laughed before lining up against the wall where we couldn't be seen. "Wait... you were supposed to stay in the car!" I whispered to Mia.

"No one needs to know that though," she winked and I knew Brian would hate me later for it. Hell, I'd hate me later for it. I followed in, taking out four or five guys with my fist before Han stepped in on one behind me. I turned as he got one with the butt of his gun, and rammed my elbow back in time to bruise someone's jaw pretty bad. I knew because my elbow was on fire.

"Round 'em up!" Dom yelled, and I grabbed one, placing my gun between two while Han copied me. We weren't there for more than a minute when one of them decided to speak up, obviously in charge of this particular cash house.

"You're good as dead, stealing from Hernan Reyes!" I smiled, exchanging glances with Mia and Brian. "Might as well not even hide behind those silly masks."

Before I could tell what Dom was doing next, he ripped the black cloth off his head. "Who's hiding? 'Cause I'm not." I laughed, pulling mine off without reluctance while everyone else seemed to just follow the lead, expecting something to jump out at them. "How'd you phrase it? 'Good as dead, stealing from Hernan Reyes' I think it was?" Dom grabbed a gas can and emptied it on the money. "Well, that's good. 'Cause I ain't stealin' it." He pulled out a lighter and lit the huge pile of cash on flames.

It was painful to watch, but I stored a thousand under my belt. That helped a lot. "You tell Reyes who did this, kind sir," I said, dropping down to eye level with him. "The fugitives... and that bitch who stole his damn drugs while working under him." His eyes widened. "Bet cha have orders to shoot me down should I ever cross that threshold. Too bad, right? I don't expect to see you again." I grabbed Mia by her elbow and began leading her out, going straight towards my car.

I had Mia sitting inside, looking through pictures of blackmail, the kids, and some of life back in LA, as I waited on Dom and Brian. "So, what do we do next?" I asked as he packed the guns in the charger.

"We wait," Dom said. "You can either hang with someone out here or take Mia back to the warehouse."

"So we now we call it a warehouse? I insisted on it all night last night," I said with a grin. "I'll see ya Dom. Try not to get caught." I gave him a quick hug and jumped in my car. "We are going to the warehouse. I say that we should discuss baby names and cliche movies and all that jazz, don't you?"

"Well, I certainly don't see why we shouldn't. Although I have been thinking about-" She stopped as someone got in my backseat. "Han?"

"Han? What do you want?" I asked, slightly irate. Mia had a say in my children's names, so I want one in hers. I almost named Julianna Mia for her. Then again, Mia is her first middle name. "We were having a very girly conversation."

"Mia is going to the warehouse, but Brian isn't trusting her alone with you anymore. Gisele admitted what you told," Han said, eating chips again. I sighed heavily before taking my sweet time to the warehouse, making small talk with Mia before realizing anything we said, Han would definitely report on,so Ithen became the speed demon I was born to be.

I had us in position to watch a house in five minutes, with plenty of time to spare, so Han climbed into the front seat, offering from his bag. "No thanks." I leaned against the window. "Why do you always end up in my car? Gisele told me you tried to catch a ride this morning too. I know I'm beautiful, but damn." I laughed at my joke as Han smiled, seemingly impossible to get an actual laugh from.

"I like your car and Brian won't let me drive his. I hope to get you a little drunk," he said, looking over at me. "You both have a thing for skylines, huh?"

"I do love the sunset," I said, using the double meaning. "But if you mean my car, then yeah. It isn't bad for the most part, so it works out fine for me. I tuned it out anyway." I sighed, keeping watch on the cash house and looking at the time. "They should hurry up... By the way, good luck getting me drunk, babe." I smiled at him.

He looked at me before we fell into a comfortable silence. I was actually dozing off when he tapped my shoulder, speaking into the communicators we set up. I pulled my car from park and followed the van all the way to...

"Son of a bitch." I leaned over, hands on my knees, feeling tears threaten me. "Son of a bitch. Son of a bitch. Son of a bitch!" I kicked at a rock. I just spent so much money to get to fucking Rio for a grand prize of hundred million, only for it to end at the police station.

"This job just got a whole lot harder," Tej commented blandly. "We can't do this."

"Can't? You mean shouldn't," Han corrected as though talking about taking a television or doing something to end up on World's Dumbest.

"Oh hell naw," Rome yelled. "This just went from Mission Impossible to Mission In-freaking-sanity! I can't do this, man."I thought about following Roman, but I knew Dom would have my back, so I stayed.

"Dom, what're we gonna do?" I needed him then like I always had. Back when I was pregnant and afraid that Jesse would reject the kids, when I lived on the streets, waiting for my next dose and begging for money on the side of the street, and now when I was so dried up that I needed this money like I had once needed my next dose.

Dom said nothing, pulling me in a hug and rubbing my back. "We stick with the plan, Perry. I'm not going to leave you alone without dying for that money or getting it and splitting it with you." I nodded, wrapping an arm around his waist. "I wonder if we'd be standing here right now if Jess were here."

"I doubt it," I said with a small smile. "Jess would have a job at a shop that had everything to do with cars, we would have a nice enough house and Charlie and Julianna would know their father..." I felt a tear slide down my face. "Damn, if I didn't know better, I'd say I was dealing with hormones. I'll be in my car..." I moved away from the group, shrugging past my brother and going straight into my car.

I wasn't entirely sure how long I sat there, but I know it was a while, because only Han and Gisele were still there. I rubbed away under my eyes as they got in. "We should head back before we get a million questions," Han said. I nodded and put my car in drive. "If you want to go see Vince and the kids first, we can stay in the car."

I thought hard for a moment before shaking my head. "No. Julianna doesn't need to know and she will get that I'm upset. Charlie won't shut up once he sees me, and that'll drive Vince crazy. No, we'll go back to the warehouse.