Author's Note: This story started out as my tribute to Paul Walker... It turned into something else entirely. Reading it back almost ten years later is cringe, to say the least. I'll be editing all of the chapters and fixing what doesn't work.

Prologue

Brian O'conner is many things. He used to be FBI. He's a good liar. It's what he used to get paid for. He's a lot of different things to different people. Take Dominic Toretto for instance, the man excepted him into his family and gave him a family. He lied to him every day.

He broke his family up, for what? Justice? Now Dom is on the run and Brian is still free. What kind of justice is that? The guilt of it eats away at him.

Flashback

" What are you doing? " Dom asked looking at Brian fully expecting him to cuff him, instead he threw the car keys at him.

Brian looked to where the sirens were coming from and then back to Dom. " I owe you a ten-second car. " He said as the sirens got closer. Dom knew right then and there what kind of man Brian O'conner was.

End

But the main thing Brian is? A big brother... And sometimes, big brothers let their little sisters down. This is the story of life, family, and forgiveness.

Welcome t the new and improved version of, ( All About Family ) What Holds Us Together.

Tej's Garage

Miami, FL

Brian took down Carter Varone with the help of his best friend Roman Peirce a few months ago and life has been good. He has a new crew that consists of Tej, Suki, and Jimmy. They live their lives fast and that's how they like it. Brian is still living in his houseboat and Rome found an apartment not too far from him. Right now they're all sitting in a circle around a table playing poker.

" Damn Tej another hand like that and I'll really be taking your garage! " Jimmy says and Suki slaps him in the back of his head.

" You're such a cheater Jimmy. " She says situating her hand.

Jimmy rubs the back of his head and mumbled under his breath. Brian is unusually quiet tonight. He has had a lot on his mind recently. His mom keeps calling about his sister, Vanessa. She has been getting in trouble and doing the same things he used to do at her age. She's almost 18 and that means if she gets caught doing anything she will be doing big girl time.

The next thing he knew he felt a hard slap to the back of his head. He came out of his thoughts to find Suki glaring at him.

" It's your turn bullet. " She said and he looked at his cards. He had nothing.

That one statement was true in so many ways. He loves Miami and his team, but he felt like he was doing nothing real with his life. " He guys a little off-topic, but how do you guys feel about a vacation? " He asked folding and getting up for another beer.

Tej looked confused. They were in beautiful Miami where every day was a vacation. " Where the hell would we go, Brian? Look around we are on vacation. " He said spreading his arms out.

Rome looked at his best friend and knew Brian was there physically, but mentally he was already far from this place. " I really need to go see my mom and try to talk sense into her, she- " He was interrupted when his phone rang.

" Yeah? Mom slow down what's going on? " He asked and the team got quiet. " She left? What do you mean she left? She's seventeen, she's a runaway! " His blood was boiling at this point.

" I don't know Brian the cops came looking for her and then I go up to her room and all her clothes gone no note no nothing!" His mother said into the phone. " You're the cop if anyone can find her it would be you. " She says more angry than worried.

Brian could handle anything, just not his mom crying. " Mom, calm down I'll find her! " He said hanging the phone up. " Ok so scratch a vacation where it would have been your choice to go, but now I really need you guys' help. " He said putting his head in his hands.

Tej put a hand on his shoulder. " You know I got your back man. " He said heading to the stairs up to his room to pack.

" Yeah man, you don't even have to ask, when it comes to baby sis we go in. " Rome said heading to his car. Brian smiled at his friend's instant willingness to help him.

" Ok I'll go get the stuff I need from my boathouse and we'll meet back here in an hour. " He said getting in his Skyline and driving off.