A/N Ok so Evie was saved and I really don't know where to go from here, but I will tell you that I will be focusing on Evies mental health this chapter. Enjoy :)

Chapter 9

It had been a month since Dom had found Evie in that locked library. One whole month of silence on her end. She spent two weeks in the hospital to regain her

strength, and another week in a hotel room before she could travel. They had been back home in L.A. a week and she still wouldn't talk about what happened.

Most of her outside wounds had healed, but Dom was more worried about her mental anguish.

She was irrational when it came to having to rest her self. She was up by seven in the morning making breakfast for the whole house. When they came home in the afternoon the whole house would be spotless and lunch would be ready. By the time dinner would come around he would try to get her to lay down only for her to ignore him and continue to prepare dinner.

She would serve all of them and then proceed to eat one piece of bread and drink one glass of water exactly. They would try to get her to eat more but she would just look at them with a distant look in her eyes. Anytime some one would come near her she would freeze up and put her hands up to her face as if they were going to hit her. Brian, Mia, and Dom were all walking on eggshells so that they wouldn't set her off. To say they all were very worried was an understatement.

Dom woke up at six forty five that morning with a purpose. He was getting Evie out of the house if it was the last thing he did. The first thing he did was go in to her room and pick her up, ignoring her flailing limbs and taking her across the hall to the bathroom. Planting her on the toilet seat he turned the shower on. She just sat there and stared at him in confusion. When he carried her out of that library she smelled like she hadn't showered in months. The nurse literally had to force her into the shower.

Standing her up was easier than getting her to the bathroom was. He had her undressed in seconds and helped her in the shower. She must have enjoyed the warm water on her skin because she tilted her head back and moaned. Dom handed her a wash cloth and a bar of soap and left the room to give her space. He headed down to the kitchen to find Mia at the stove making scrambled eggs. He made a mental note to take Evie out for breakfast. He loved his sister but she couldn't cook for shit. Brian was at the table feeding Jack a bottle. They both looked at him as he entered. He poured himself a cup of coffee, not used to getting up this early.

" Did you finally get through to Evie? This is the first morning that she hasn't been down here before us. " Mia commented stirring the eggs.

Dom shook his head and sat down at the table. " No but I did make her get in the shower. I'm taking the day off Brian you have things covered there rite? " He asked pinching Jacks cheek softly.

" Yeah I got it bro what are you planning? " He asked setting the bottle down and situating Jack so that he could burp him. Mia came over and set a plate full of eggs and bacon in front of Brian and took Jack from him so he could eat.

" I'm not really sure what the plan is, but she needs to get out of this house. You two are really busy with Jack and I wasn't exactly nice to Evie in Costa Rica. I just want to make things rite. " He said shrugging his shoulders. Finishing off his coffee her got up and went to see how Evie was doing.

When he got up stairs he saw that the bathroom door was open and Evie wasn't there. He went to her room and saw her sitting on the floor with a towel wrapped around her. She had her camera in her hands and was crying. After everything, this was the first time she had cried about what happened to her. Dom sat next to her on the floor and grabbed the camera. What he saw made his stomach churn. All the pictures were of all the damage her father had done to her. Dom stood up and pocketed the camera. His next task was to get her dressed and ready to go.

Fifteen minutes later he carried her downstairs and put on a pair of Mias flip-flops. Mia walked up to her and put her hand on her face gently. For the first time since she got here there wasn't a trace of fear in her eyes. Evie walked away from Dom and went over to the playpen that Jack was in. She looked down at him and immediately saw her brothers face. Brian knew his sister was in there somewhere and they were getting a glimpse of her at that moment.

Dom gave him the look and motioned for him to follow him. They went on the back porch and Dom pulled the camera out of his pocket and handed it over. " You need to see this. "

Once Brian saw the pictures his face turned red. Before Dom could stop him he threw it to the ground and stomped it until it was in pieces. without looking at Dom he walked back inside. Dom bent down and grabbed the memory card which was the only thing that wasn't in pieces. He had plans for the people who hurt Evie.

AAF

I know they all want me to open up, but do they really deserve it? I begged and pleaded for them not to send me back and look what happened! Okay so they didn't know what was gonna happen but still. My mind feels like someone poured hot coffee in it. It's like I've been brainwashed and I hate it. I just want to go back to being me. Normal for the first time in almost two years.

Brian came back in the house after a minute on the back porch with Dom. The look of murder on his face scared the hell out of me. The next thing I knew he was hugging me tight saying sorry over and over again. Part of me wanted to hug him back, but the other part couldn't forget that he abandoned me. They all had, so much for their family values.

Dom literally had to pull Brian off of me so that we could do whatever it was that he wanted to do that day. The only reason I'm playing along with this was because I would get to be in his charger again. I've had wet dreams about that damn car since I left Costa Rica. He picked me up again, prolly afraid I would run back upstairs and hide. Once he had me in the car and buckled up he peeled out of the driveway and picked up speed.

L.A. was just as beautiful as I remembered. God it seemed like forever since I had run away and met Mia. So many things had happened and I really just wanted to be happy again like I was back then. I'm just not ready to forgive or forget.

I know I don't have to cook and clean anymore and maybe I'm just doing it to make everyone feel bad, but every time I see Jack and everyone huddled around him I just can't stop it. He's my nephew and I do love him, but the happy little family they have here makes me ill. I know it makes me sound like a horrible person but I can't help how I feel.

While they were off doing what they were doing, racing and getting knocked up and what not I was in Boston getting beat every day. Family protects each other and no one was there to protect me. And here I am trying not to break down in Doms charger.

He puts his hand on my knee making me tense up. Damn it! He jerked his had away and I look at him almost apologetically. I hate to even think it, but part of me knew it wasn't his fault. Brian made the call to send me back to Boston, Dom just backed him up. Hell he didn't even know my dad was a control freak and my mom an enabler who stood idly by.

I sighed loudly making him look over at me. His eyes were like melted chocolate on a stormy night. The butterflies I felt that night in Costa Rica came back with a vengeance. What am I doing? I can't go there again I refuse! I advert my eyes out the window so he would concentrate on the road.

We pulled in to a small diner and before he could get out and try to carry me in there I opened the door and got out. The shocked look on his face was priceless and though I wanted to laugh my face muscles were paralyzed. We walked in and got a booth all the way in the back.

I was really hungry due to the fact that I had only been eating three pieces of bread a day for almost two years. I can't even remember the last time I had a real meal. Strawberry belgium waffles sounded delicious rite now. The waitress came around and Dom ordered pancakes and hash browns. When she looked at me all I could do was point at the picture of the waffles. She gave me a weird look but wrote it down anyways.

Once she was gone Dom took my hand making me look up at him. " You do realise that at some point you're gonna have to talk rite? " He said in that soft gravely voice that I love. He obviously was trying to be softer as to not scare me. I was starting to feel really bad, he really seemed to be trying and his patience seemed to be endless when it comes to me.

I opened my mouth but only a squeak came out. He could see it in my eyes that I just wasn't ready so he squeezed the had he was holding. " It's ok. Nobody's gonna push you. I would just really like to hear your sarcastic mouth. I've really been missing it. " He said in a rare display of manly emotion. It made me smile for the first time in what seemed like forever.

It must have made him happy because he gave me a full on shit eating grin. " There's that smile. " He said kissing my hand making me blush. It felt so good to just feel something. Anything.

After we were done eating we got back on the road. I wasn't really sure where we were going but I was sure I'd find out soon. After twenty minutes we pulled into a parking lot of a small building with no name on it. I looked at him hoping my eyes were saying ' what the fuck? '

He just smiled and got out. I opened the door still a little unsure. He came around and held his huge hand out. I hesitantly took it and let him lead me inside. I could see a reception desk rite away. He signed us in on a clipboard and led me into a room with a lot of women sitting in a circle. I looked up at him in confusion. Was this an intervention of some sort?

There were two seats open telling me that they were expecting us. We sat and the woman at the desk came in with the clipboard and stood in the middle of the circle. " Hello everyone I hope you guys had a productive week and have reached your goals set last week. " She said while the other women either nodded or shook their heads.

" Okay before we get into that we have a new woman in our group named Evie Kapula. I want you to give her and her E.S. ( emotional supporter ) Dom Toretto " She said and the women around the circle all said " Hello Evie and Dom. " Oh god he brought me to a support group. He must have sensed my hesitation because he grabbed my hand again and squeezed.

" So Evie I'm Kennah Chelle and I run this support group for battered women. Dom called me and said you were having a hard time dealing with something bad that happened to you and that you might not be ready to talk about it, but I've dealt with this before and I told him you would really benefit from coming here today and just hearing the stories of the other women in hopes that you would start to feel comfortable enough to share with us. So no pressure just sit in on it today and we hope to see you again and hopefully we can help you help yourself. " She said with a warm smile.

All I could do was nod, not sure if I could ever tell a room full of people what my father had done to me. I looked at Dom shocked that he would put that much effort into helping me. I squeezed his hand hopefully getting through to him that I'm appreciative. He again lifted my hand up to his lips for a kiss. Kennah started things off with a woman who had been apart of her group for a while. " Hi I'm Carma. " She said and all the women said " Hi Carma. "

" As you all know I've been apart of this group for three years. I got married when I was eighteen when I got married to my ex. At first everything was fine, we were in love and happy. We were so excited to start a family and then I found out that my womb wasn't strong enough to carry a baby. After that he changed. I couldn't do anything rite and he would verbally abuse me. I felt worthless like I had failed as a woman. " She said stopping so she could get her emotions under control.

" I tried talking him into all the alternatives like surrogates, adoption, and being foster parents. It just made the situation worse. He would punch and kick me on top of the verbal abuse. I let it all happen and didn't say anything to anyone until he started hitting me in front of not only his friends but mine. After two years of abuse I left him. It wasn't easy and he found me a few times. But I refused to be a victim any longer. I haven't seen him in a year and I've finally moved on with my life. Oh! And I've met a good man and we've been dating for a few months now and I'm much happier. " She said and everyone clapped for her.

Her story really hit me hard and I had to get up and leave. Dom yelled after me but I ignored him. I found a bathroom and broke down in the handicap stall. That poor woman went through hell and was able to talk about it. Why was I such a coward? Why couldn't I be strong like her?

" Hello? Evie? " Came Carmas voice from outside the stall. " I know you're in there. Dom's outside and he's really worried about you. You don't have to talk but I think you should come out and see him. " She said and I took some toilet paper and wiped my face and blew my nose.

I unlocked the door and walked out of the stall. Carma looked at me with support- not judgement in her eyes. Nothing need to be said she just pulled me into her arms and I started balling all over again. I cried for not just what happened to me, but what happened to her. We stood like that for at least five minutes when we heard a knock at the door and Doms voice.

" Is everything alrite? " He said poking his head in with a hand over his eyes. I pulled back and laughed at his crazy ass.

" Yes she's fine she just needed a few to pull herself together. We'll be out in a minute. " Carma told him and he disappeared behind the door again.

Carma lifted my head up to look in my eyes. " I understand that you haven't been talking at all, and that's fine everyone has to deal in their own way. I will tell you though, if you won't talk to the people who care about you it will eat you up on the inside. And I know that man on the other side of the door cares a lot for you. If her didn't he would have just let you be silent and not care if you ever spoke again. "

I couldn't help but nod because I knew that what she was saying was true. She got some paper towel and wiped my face and hugged me again. " Ready to face him? " She asked and again I nodded.

We walked out of the bathroom and Dom walked up to me obviously concerned. " Feeling better? " He asked and I nodded.

" Can we go somewhere away from everybody? " I said in a hoarse voice shocking the hell out of Dom.

He got over it quickly and nodded. " Yeah let's go. "

A/N So this was longer than usual and I hope you guys liked it :)