Hey guys sorry this is a long chapter. Once I started writing I couldn't stop. Just a warning this is a bit dramatic:)

Nat's POV

When I first realized Adrien had told Dom and Letty about Ramone I was livid. I wanted to go out and find him. Ask him why? Why would he do that, after I told him not to? But seeing the concern in Dom's eyes, I knew he had done the right thing. This isn't something I would have shared on my own. I know that much. Besides even if it had nothing to do with them, they still had a right to know. I wasn't the same kid they left behind. I've changed. They should know why.

When Dom had asked me if there was anything else, my gut told me to lie. But my anger told me he deserves to know, because this time it had everything to do with him. I wanted him to know. I wanted him to feel on the inside how I looked on the outside. I wanted him to know that a part of me blamed him. Or at least it used to. But when it came time to tell him what happened, I just couldn't. I had blamed him for so long but I didn't anymore. It didn't seem fair to add to his pile of regrets.

Avoiding him pushing the subject any further, I remind him that we have a barbeque to get to. I grab him by his arm, pulling him outside towards his car.

We arrive at Dom and Letty's after a short car ride. I notice Adrien's car in our driveway and decide I better go confront him before he makes his way over.

I slip into the house silently and listen to hear if he's home. I hear something coming from the kitchen. I walk over and slowly round the corner seeing him standing at the counter flipping through a car catalog eating a bowl of raspberries.

"You know we're about to eat right?" I ask raising an eyebrow.

Almost as if he was expecting me he turns around slowly shrugging off my previous question "I thought you'd be at the garage late, and I wasn't going to go without you."

"I was at the garage. But it's weird, because guess who came to have a little chat?" His body goes stiff. He throws his head back massaging his temples.

"Dom." he answers dropping his head, and rubbing the back of his neck starting to feel nervous.

Taking in his demeanor, I use this opportunity to walk up really slow to him until our bodies are pressed up against each other. Trapping him between me and the counter, I grab him tightly by the collar of his shirt and pull him closer capturing his mouth with mine. "Thank you" I whisper against his lips.

He pulls away. "So you're not mad?" he asks looking down at me skeptically. He knows me all too well and is fully expecting a heated argument.

"I was." I explained "But you know I never would've done it."

"I know." then he crashes his lips against my own, quickly turning us around and pushing me into the counter. His hands digging into my hips as his thumbs begin to massage circles into my skin. Then all at once he lifts me up onto the counter, never breaking contact with my mouth. I feel his hands playing with the hem of my tank top, and his fingers graze across my exposed skin giving me chills. I instantly wrap my legs around him pulling him into me as my hands make their way to removing his shirt. My hands rake over his washboard abs, and he pulls away just enough to remove my top leaving me in nothing but a pair of shorts and bra. His eyes find the scar along my torso, and as his thumb trails over it he kisses me lightly. He does this every time. Every time he sees it.

I remember the first time I ever saw it. He was the first, and up until an hour ago, he was the only one I had ever shown.

Flashback Nat's POV

I was 16 and Adrien was 19. At the time we were just friends. I never wanted anything serious. Promising myself I wouldn't, couldn't, end up like my sister. Completely in love and vulnerable. Although I secretly envied the happiness I knew it brought her.

It was a sunny day and we had spent the whole morning at the beach. Noon came and we made our way back to my house. I was doing laundry, getting ready for the races that were in a couple of hours. I had music on as I danced around swaying my hips along with the beat, while quietly singing to myself like I normally do. I thought Adrien had gone ahead without me. I didn't hear him walk up the stairs or even notice him standing in the doorway. I didn't see the way he was looking at me up and down, watching my bodies every move. I hadn't noticed him shaking himself off from the thoughts he knew he shouldn't be having. He had been completely silent, and only spoke up to distract himself.

"You're still not ready?" he asked in a playful tone and a smirk on his face. He looked almost satisfied when I gasped and jumped a little.

After the fright had worn off the embarrassment set in. How long had he been standing there? Did he see me? I began to wonder. His face told me he had. "I didn't hear you come up. I thought you left already." I said tucking my hair behind her ears and biting my lip nervously. "I was going to, but I didn't think you were going to take forever. I thought I'd wait. I got bored." I turned my attention back to my laundry.

"Well, I'm just about done. I just need to put these clothes away, and then we could grab some grub before its time to go." My hands busying themselves folding my now clean clothes, I was back in my zone again not paying any attention to Adrien.

"Why did you stop?" I looked over at him confused. "Why'd you stop dancing?" My face went red and my cheeks became warm. "What you're shy now? Come on. Dance with me." He said as he shimmed his way over, grabbing my hands, trying to convince me to move with him. Giggling at the way he was dancing, which wasn't all that great, I slowly started to move with him. Letting go of one of my hands he spun me around once and pulled me into him. My back slamming against his chest. We both laughed at the sudden impact. But seconds later a slower, more sensual, song started to play. The underlying romantic tension, which had always been right below the surface, started to rise. We began to move to the music. Adrien's hands finding their way down to my waist, where they settled on the exposed flesh of my abdomen just under my loose t-shirt.

My head fell back against him as I closed my eyes enjoying the feeling of his warm hands on my skin. Having me so close he could smell my coconut body wash. He put his head in the crook of my neck as I tilted my head to the side to give him better access, he breathed in my scent. He started at my collar bone all the way up to my jaw. I had chills running down my spine. It was as if our bodies were acting on their own accord. Neither one of us fully aware of what was happening.

Before I could stop myself and come to my senses I turned to look at Adrien, his mouth quickly enveloped mine. I felt his soft warm lips and immediately began to move my mouth against his.

I had kissed him a few times before, but quickly drew the line there. Letting him know we could never go any further. We could never be anything more. He didn't want to lose me so he accepted my terms. But something about this kiss was different. He turned me around pulling me to him and deepening the kiss. Our tongues fought for dominance. We never lost contact from each other as the kiss intensified. His hands ran down and around the back of my thighs, lifting me up to wrap around his waist. I tightly gripped his shirt pulling him tightly against me. He carried me the few feet over to my bed where he gently set me down. He started to remove his shirt as I removed my jeans showing off my long toned legs. He laid me back and started to kiss my neck, earning him a soft moan. Instantly he became addicted to the way my skin tasted and the way my legs fit perfectly around him, it was as if we came from the same mold. Everything felt right and as I laid there craving more and more of him I realized how right he felt. His hands were calloused and rough from the hard work he did every day but they were so gentle and his skin smelt of grease and aftershave but it was perfect. This was everything I never knew I wanted . And as he lifted up my shirt and I felt him tense. I froze recalling the long scar along my side but just as fast as he'd tensed I felt him relax against me and run his fingers over the damaged tissue. Then I felt his moist mouth kiss the raised strip as his tongue lapped over it as if trying to heal the damage that had been done. I opened my eyes suddenly, unaware that I had shut them and met his stare as he continued to undress us. "You're beautiful" he said his voice truthful. Yes the mark had caught him off guard but it in no way took away from how beautiful he thought I was. He would soon realize this was something I had kept from him and he wanted to know what happened. As he made love to me for my very first time keeping in perfect rhythm with one another we both couldn't understand how it had taken us so long to realize what we had. With every arch of my back and with every inch of glistening naked flesh we felt ourselves fall deeper into each other's world. A world where we were on fire but with every delicious lick of the flames felt ourselves more in love with the heat and would gladly burn for eternity if it meant we could be together. And as each time he thrust into me and each time I felt his rough hands flutter across my delicate skin I knew I was completely and utterly ruined. I would never find someone who could make my body react the way he could. No one would ever taste, or smell as good and no one would ever have a hold of my heart the way he did. And as our bodies came to a crashing mind-numbing climax he looked deep into my eyes, ran his thumb across my lips and said the most vulnerable words a person could ever articulate, "I love you" and I repeated them right back without missing a beat tears filling my eyes.

As we lay in bed with a thin sheet of sweat on our body I nuzzled into his chest while he stroked my sides softly with his fingertips while inhaling the scent of coconut.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"You never showed me." I knew exactly what he was talking about. "It's not like a trophy. It's not something I'm proud of. Most people wouldn't want to see it anyway. I didn't think you were missing out on much."

"Look at me, I'm not most people. You are perfect and this right here proves to me why I love you. You are just as strong inside as you are on the out." I kissed him and closed my eyes to fall asleep.

"Are you going to tell me what happened?"

"No."

"Why not?" He asked he propped himself up.

"Because you don't want to know."

"Natalia." He only called me that when he was serious about something.

"Maybe someday. But not right now. Give me some time. Is that okay?" I asked looking deep into his eyes.

"Yea, its fine. I don't want to rush you." By then the races had been long forgotten and we both fell asleep in each other's arms. A first for the both of us. This had caught us off guard in the morning. We hadn't realized just how comfortable we were with each other and how natural and easy it all felt.

End Flashback

As Adrien kisses me and I start to unbutton his pants my phone goes off. I pull away and dig my phone out of my back pocket to see who's calling me. Letty.

"Hello…yea…no, were good…we'll be right over." I tell Letty on the other line.

I hop off the counter and replace my top and look over to see Adrien's pouting lip.

"Come on foods almost done."

"I could skip a meal." he says devilishly.

"Nope. Come on. It's your first Sunday barbeque with the Torretos."

He growls, while picking up his shirt and following me out of the house.

A good 2 minutes later we arrive at Dom and Letty's and make our way around the yard greeting everyone. Mia, Brian, Jack, Leon, his wife Leah, their two kids Sophia and Jesse, Roman, Tej, and even the two bit government hack Hobbs is there with his kid.

Grabbing a couple beers we go and make ourselves comfortable at the picnic table, where all the adults are seated talking amongst themselves. From across the table Adrien seems to be hitting it off pretty well with Roman enjoying his jokes, at Hobbs expense. I sat talking with Letty.

"Dom told me." she said looking at the kids playing in the yard avoiding eye contact.

I roll my eyes and pull my shirt up slightly, knowing she would ask sooner or later. But unfortunately although trying to be discrete Mia saw, and not meaning to, called attention to it. As I looked around I had every pair of adult eyes on me. I felt like I had just been lit on fire. "That's a mean scar" I heard Tej say. "For real" Rome threw in nodding his head in agreement. Adrien seemed frozen, all his anger building up like a cobra getting ready to strike.

I attempt to get up and make a break for it, but Letty's hand is on my arm keeping me from doing so. "Explain." she tells me her eyes are as soft as her voice.

Still noticing everyone watching my every move, I mumble to her that now isn't the right time.

"Natty." she presses.

"Not now." I warn, starting to feel the pressure of everyone's stare.

Mia must sense my anger, as she ushers the children inside then quietly returns.

"Nat." Dom tries. Just as I am about to scream at him and everyone else, Adrien is already on his feet defending me.

"She said drop It." he growls at Dom, who is now standing inches away from his face.

Both men have narrowed eyes and are waiting on the other to make a move. For a brief second I'm relieved that for the first time everyone's attention is somewhere other than myself.

It's so silent you could hear a pin drop. Everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to see how this plays out. I don't want to see either man get hurt, I can't have that on my consciences. I don't want them to fight. This isn't what today was supposed to be about.

"FINE! You really want to know that badly?" I yell breaking the tension. Once again everyone's attention is on me. Dom slowly takes his seat.

"Natal…" Adrien starts.

"Its fine" I snap waving him off.

"Tran. Lance Tran. That's what happened to me." They blink in confusion. Some not knowing who I'm referring to, and others not quite sure what I mean.

"What? You thought because you ran away to Mexico all your problems would follow you or just disappear? Guess again." I throw out bitterly.

"Brian you said he was locked up" Dom says looking over to the blonde man.

"He was the last time I had checked".

"No. Lance never went to prison. He went to a rehabilitation center for six years, after you guys ran him off the road. After that the judge ordered his release, for time served. When he got out he was pissed, as well as the rest of the Tran family. You killed Johnny. Did you think they were going to just let it go?"

"They murdered Jesse." Mia says in defense.

"I know that, and you know that. But you really think the Trans think that? Hell no. They wanted blood. This was right around the time I had really started to make a name for myself. I was just about to turn 15 when I heard that Tran was looking for you guys. One night I was supposed to race but something didn't feel right. I remember Vince telling me one night in the garage, before race wars, "If something doesn't feel right, you get out of there. Trust your instincts kid. Sometimes there all you've got." so I didn't go. The next day I found out Lance and his buddies had shown up. Someone told him I was Letty's sister. I tried to lay low for a while, but that couldn't last forever. So a few weeks later I was driving down PCH when I heard an engine, not one I recognize. I heard everything before I felt it. By the time I registered id been hit I found my car had been pinned between a dark green Nissan and a guard rail. I was climbing out of my window so I can give the driver a piece of my mind when I felt a sharp pain in my side. I put my hand to my side and felt something warm and sticky. My shirt was soaked in blood. I started looking around to see what I caught. I thought it was just a shard from the broken window. I was wrong. It was Tran. He was standing next the car with a switch blade in his hand, laughing and making his way back over. I fought back until someone on the road pulled over. Lance jumped back in his car and speed off. I thought he might come back. But it turns out he went looking for you guys. He promised he wouldn't stop till he killed everyone you loved starting with Brian, Mia, then Letty and you would never know who was behind it until he came for you. I guess he wasn't having too much luck, because he came back about 3 years ago looking for me again. This time he didn't have to come looking for me. I showed up at his warehouse and we made a deal. he wanted something from me and I wanted something from him so we set up a race. If I won he left you alone and I get DT's, he pays it off and buys it in your name. "

"So, it was you? I thought Hobbs got the garage".

"No, not me." Hobbs says shaking his head eyes wide.

"What did he want?" Tej asked I think more out of pure curiosity than anything.

"Doesn't matter. He was never going to win".

"What did he want?" Letty's voice cuts through. Adrien's already beginning to pace. He doesn't want me to answer. Blowing out a hot breath of air he storms off.

"Age?" I call after him. I don't have to guess what he's thinking.

Dom immediately becomes suspicious and asks again more urgency in his tone.

"He wanted me, okay?" Eyeballs wide everywhere, jaws practically on the floor. "He was gonna make some money off my racing. Have me do some jobs, and have me stand next to him like a trophy at the races. He wanted everyone to know how big of a failure he thought you were. To bring you shame and humiliation. He wanted everyone to see that if someone who grew up with you could turn their back on you. How great could you be? And after it was all said and done, he would kill me. Leaving me out by the curb in front of your house, with the rest of the trash he thought we all were."

"Why would you…why would you make that bet? The Trans don't play fair, they never have." Mia voice is small and concerned.

"I knew that. Believe me, I did. But I knew all his tricks. I would go and watch some of his races in the weeks leading up to the event. There was nothing he could do that I wasn't ready for. And how could I not take that bet, even if I lost he would leave you guys alone. And if by making that bet one way or another you were all safe, then it would be worth it."

"That's loyalty" Rome points out.

"Your family never ceases to impress me, with how far you'll go for each other." Hobbs adds.

Dom and Letty are silent. Their foreheads creased, their lips pressed tightly shut.

"Where did Adrien go?" mia asks one hand on her swollen belly

"He's not thrilled I made that bet."

"Neither are we. But he understands why you made it?"

"Of course. He's not mad at the reasoning behind it. he's mad at the circumstances. Dom, let me ask you this. even if you knew letty would win 9 out of 10 times, if she were betting on her life, would you still be okay with her getting behind the wheel of that car?"

"No." he said looking over at Letty

"Neither was he."

"You blame me. That's why you didn't tell me?" he stares at me intently trying to read my face.

"No. I did. For a while. I'll admit that. But right now all I blame you for is pissing off Adrien."

I get up to go look for him still feeling the adrenaline in my veins from earlier.

"We just want to figure you out so we can help you." Letty says

"Look, I didn't need your help back then and I definitely don't need it now." I didn't mean to say it, but I was seeing red at this point. And when I felt her hand on my wrist pulling me back my mind didn't comprehend that it was my sister. My body reacted and naturally went on the defense. My fists balled and I turned to throw a punch, but something stopped me. Taking a chance I look up, Adrien's holding my forearm only inches from Letty's face. His eyes are understanding. Letty stood in shock. She hadn't even flinched. She didn't have time to process what I had almost done. When I look at her and our eyes meet, I'm brought back to reality and quickly pull my arm from Adrien's grasp and run off to my car.

Adrien's POV

I shouldn't have left like that. We have a rule. We don't walk away or out on each other. I feel bad. I hate walking away from Nat but I hate hearing that story even more. To them it's just a story but for me, I lived it. I was there every step of the way. We had discussed it and I had stopped dwelling on the past. But every time I thought about that bet, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't keep myself from blowing up.

Knowing Nat I should probably I start heading back. I walk up just in time to witness Letty talking to her. I take in her facial expression. I know that look. They've pushed her too far. I watch Letty make an honest mistake as her hand wraps around Nat's wrist. I know she's back in that dark place her mind can sometimes wonder to. Her face transforms from a blank stare to a snarl. I anticipate her every move and run up barely catching her arm as it strikes. Nat looks up at me seeming to be brought back to reality and I see the hurt and fear in her eyes. She looks at letty looking as though she couldn't believe what she was about to do. Then she runs off.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left." I make an apology to the table. They're all still in shock.

"What the hell was that?" Tej asks

"Yea. How did you know? You're a mind reader now? Huh? What number am I thinking of?" roman jokes.

Everyone looks at him.

"Man, shut up." Tej throws back.

Roman apologizes and sits back.

"She didn't mean it. She just needs to cool off"

"Where did she go?" Letty asks.

"Beach. Helps her think"

"I meant…"

"Oh…I don't know and to be honest neither does she. I think it's a survival method. When she feels attacked or threatened her first instinct is to swing."

"You sound like you know from experience" Dom says finally speaking up his arms crossing over his chest.

"She would never hurt anyone she cares about. At least not on purpose, but I have gotten in the way once. It's not a place I'd like to be again. Just give her a little time I'm gonna go talk to her."

Letty gets up from her seat and hesitantly asks "Do you mind if I go?"

"Sure. I'll take you over there, it's a pretty secluded spot."

I drive Letty over to the beach where I know Nat should be at. Getting out and looking down by the water I make her out in the distance. She's sitting on the shoreline her toes barely allowing the water to wash over them.

"Mind if I check on her first." I ask Letty.

"Go ahead, I'll wait here." I give her a quick thanks and make my descent down the beach. I walk up behind Nat putting my hands on her shoulders, I feel her tensed muscles instantly relax under my palms.

"Does she hate me?" she asks in a hushed tone.

I sit down behind her for a second my legs on either side of her and I kiss her bare shoulder.

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" I whisper, grabbing her face and gently facing it to look at the figure in the distance.

She nods. I kiss the top of her head before I work my way back to Letty telling her she's clear to go.

Letty's POV

"Hey… I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you. I know I used to get upset when someone did that to me, before I had my memory back."

I hope she understands I never meant to push her that far. I just was looking for answers and I guess I didn't see another way to get them.

"No. I'm sorry. I let me temper get the best of me."

"You had every right to be upset, and I also understand why you didn't want to tell us."

"It was a long time ago. I've moved on. I just didn't want to bring you guys down because of it. I know you guys deserved to know, but at the same time it wasn't your burden to bear."

"We're family you would never be a burden. We look out for one another."

"I know. It's just a lot to get over with you guys being back. It was easier to ignore my issues when they weren't all staring at me all at once."

"Trust me, I know the feeling. But you know, you've got a good guy right there. I wasn't so sure what to think about him but I like him."

She looks over to where he's sitting down the beach patiently waiting for us.

"Yea. He's a keeper."

We sit and talk a little more. Then make the drive back home where Nat apologizes to everyone. We all enjoy the rest of our evening before everyone says their goodbyes and leave to make their journeys back home.

It's right before bed and I've just gotten out of the shower. I'm wearing a pair of boy shorts and a white tank sitting on the edge of the bed rubbing lotion into my skin soothing away any excess stress from my body.

"So how did everything go with Nat?" Dom asks walking in, finally having a moment to ourselves.

"It… it was good. I think? We still have a lot of catching up to do."

"Maybe we can do that tomorrow." He says while pulling our covers down.

"There's no need to rush Dom." I tell him, both of us crawling into bed.

"I know." He says pulling me to him. I snuggle up against him and he kisses the top of my head as my eyes sleepily shut.

-Don't worry. I promise I'll bring Dotty back soon. I just have to figure out where I think they are at this point in life, and what they want. If you have any ideas let me know in a review. Thanks. I hope you're enjoying the story so far.