"Everyone here is an aspiring writer. Respect your fellow members and lend a helping a hand when they need it. Like many things, the path to becoming a better writer is often a two way street."

This is a rule in the guidelines. Yes, it says to lend a helping hand, but it does not say to put people down or be mean. It says to respect. To the people saying that I am not listening to help or that I am "clearly not a mature adult" and such, this is not helping me. I am taking comments and learning from them. But when they are riddled with hate, it doesn't help anyone. It only hurts.

Fanfiction isn't the same as writing a novel. The great thing about fanfiction is that you can take a piece of work that you love and alter it to fit whatever you having cooking up in your brain. It doesn't have to be real; it doesn't have to always make sense. This is a story I thought of one day and wanted to see it play out. I am not looking to publish it or get anything from it. I can write whatever I damn well please, as long as I am not breaking the website's rules, which I am not.

If you keep telling me that you are wasting your time reading this...fine. I am just going to laugh, because you wasted even more time replying with a million paragraphs. I will say this again, I like constructive criticism. You can be nice to a person and not use name-calling and such, but still not give a positive review. If you name-call, who is the child in that case? I do not expect all positive reviews. I just thought as adults, we could be nicer about how we handle things. I guess I was wrong.

For the people who do like my story: Thank you! I am glad that you do. I will not stop writing it just because some people don't. It is their right to dislike it, just like it is my right to keep writing it. Luckily, I have gotten more praise than hate, which helps me keep going. My anxiety thanks you guys.

Dislcaimer: I do not own Fast and Furious or anything familiar about it.

"So…what happens now?"

Nora sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. It had been a few days since the parental drama had gone down and it was still hard to believe for most of them. After pausing for a moment to collect her thoughts, she shrugged and drew another thick, black line under her eye.

"You know, I'm not really sure." She replied, looking at her work in the mirror.

Paige sat up on her bed and crossed her legs. "I mean…it is true, isn't it? It couldn't be a lie, right?"

Nora shook her head. "We did the blood test. It's true." She paused again. "Dom is really my father. It's weird, you know? I never thought I'd get to say that about anybody. Now I do and…" She shook her head and turned to face her friend.

"So are you going to move in there now?" Paige snorted as she look at her eye makeup; one eye was super dark and the other hadn't been touched. "Nice look for you, by the way."

Nora raised her eyebrow and stuck her tongue out. "Oh, thanks. You know…I don't know what will happen yet. I'm still with Brian and Mia, but I know they're all looking into it. Dom wasn't on the birth certificate, so the blood test and everything is going through Noelle still."

"Are they planning on taking you in?" The other girl wondered.

"I don't really know. I mean…I know they aren't going anywhere; that is certain. I'm just not sure what they want to do yet." Nora looked back at the mirror and continued with her makeup.

"It's Letty, isn't it?" Paige asked, an edge in her voice. "She doesn't want you around does she?"

"No!" Nora paused. "I don't know. But she hasn't been anything but nice to me. Even if she does have a problem, at least she isn't being a bitch about it. It can't be easy for her, either."

Paige nodded but decided to change the subject. "So am I to assume that this whole situation has turned you goth now, or….?" She joked and dodged the pillow that was thrown at her.

Nora rolled her eyes. "You're hilarious. No…this is for the musical. I am not used to wearing this much makeup and I want to look like a convincing Wednesday; hence the picture and the dark eyes. I want to look perfect."

"You will." Paige told her. "I like it already."

"You have to say that." Nora said. "You know I'd kick your butt, otherwise."

"Yeah, but still. I mean it." She smiled. "So what are your plans for Halloween?"

"I'm taking Jack trick or treating." Nora met Paige's eye in the mirror. "Mia and Brian are working, so I offered to take him." She smirked. "You should come with."

"Oh that's funny." Paige said sarcastically. "You know that I hate Halloween."

"I know…but you could dress up and I bet we could scare up some candy." Nora said hopefully.

"Nor, that kid is so in love with you he'd give you his whole bag if you asked." Paige pointed out.

Nora just looked at her. Paige had never liked this holiday, she knew that, but it didn't stop her from wanting her to join them. Finally, Paige sighed and nodded.

"Oh fine, I'll go." She relented. "But you owe me."

"Yes!" Nora laughed and jumped on top of her. "You're the best."

After that, they both went back to the things they were working on. As she focused on her face in the mirror, however, Nora couldn't help but notice that Paige glanced at her every few minutes. After some time went by, she finally faced her again.

"Okay…what's up?" Nora asked her. "We were fine a little bit ago. What happened?"

Paige bit her lip and sighed. "I've wanted to ask this all night but I didn't want you to get mad at me."

"Ask what?"

"What is going on with you and Dustin?" She asked seriously.

Nora stared at her. Ever since they'd first met, Paige had acted weird whenever he was mentioned or seen. It greatly ticked Nora off, but she'd never said anything about it before now.

"What the Hell, Paige?" She asked her.

"You guys seem awfully close lately." She argued. "I just wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything going on between you two."

Nora rolled her eyes. "He asked and I told him I was taken. Does that make you happy? I'm not a tramp."

"I never said you were!" Paige groaned. "I'm just…worried, that's all. Life is changing pretty quickly all of a sudden and I don't like it. I'm sorry."

Nora looked at her and shook her head. "No, I'm sorry. I know it's changing and it's because of me. You're the best, I just…I don't like people insinuating things."

Paige nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. I just had to ask or it would have killed me."

Nora laughed. "Of course it would have."

It seemed as though recently, it was a rare phenomenon that the whole group wasn't together in one capacity or another. After work the men had decided to go let off some steam, and the women took full advantage of the opportunity for some girl talk of their own.

Looking out the window to make sure Nora wasn't home yet, Giselle handed Letty a margarita. "So how are things with you and Dom?"

She sighed and leaned back in her seat. "Well…I mean it's definitely weird now. When I married him, I definitely didn't think that this could even happen."

"Are you okay with everything, though?" Mia asked. "I can't even imagine how you feel finding out that Dom has a daughter…"

"It's not ideal, I'll give you that." Letty told them. "But honestly…I should be mad. I should be furious and upset and hurt. My husband has a teenage daughter and after pining for him my entire life, I find out the first time we were apart he was with someone else."

Sharing a look with Giselle, Mia leaned forward. "But…"

"But I'm not." Letty told them honestly. "I could be all of those things, but I'm just not. I know most people would be angry or sad; they would have that right. Hell, I have that right. But then I see how Dom is with her and the look on his face when he talks to or about her. He already loves her. He was a wonderful guy before this, and now he's becoming an even better one. Yeah, I wish he hadn't done it but…what's done is done. There is no going back now. We weren't together...he didn't cheat on me, technically. So why should I be so mad at him?"

"You're kind of like a parent now." Giselle smiled. "How does that feel?"

"I am a parent now; that was the case the second the information was certain." Letty told her. "I mean, Dom and I have been trying for kids for a while now, you guys know that. We've been getting discouraged lately about it, because obviously nothing is happening.

"Then Nora came along. I can't say it is the ideal situation, but I've thought about it and we've talked about it. We have prayed for a child so much…now we have been blessed with one." Then she smiled. "Granted we didn't think it would a teenager right off the bat, but…"

The other two laughed with her. It was at that moment the front door opened and Nora walked in. She didn't see them at first, but smiled when she noticed them all sitting there. "Oh, hi. Sorry, I didn't know there was a party going on tonight."

"No party. The guys decided to go out so we thought we'd get together and talk wedding details." Mia smiled and looked at Giselle. "You are just in time to help us."

Nora shook her head. "I don't want to intrude. You don't have to include me just because you feel bad, you know."

"Oh, be quiet." Letty chuckled. "We want you to."

At that comment, Nora shrugged and plopped onto the couch next to her. "Well okay then. I do love weddings."

They started discussing minor details for a bit, until at one point the doorbell rang. When Mia got up to answer it, she walked back with Noelle behind her.

"Hello Nora." Noelle said with a smile.

"Noelle! I didn't expect you." Nora said. "Though I guess that is how these things work."

Noelle nodded and turned to the other two ladies. "Hi, I'm sorry to interrupt your evening. I am Nora's social worker."

Letty stood and shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Letty, and that is Giselle. We're Nora's family."

Noelle looked at her for a moment. "You're Dominic's wife, right? This must all be a big shock for you."

"It is…but it's okay." She smiled at Nora. "Nora's a great girl."

"I agree." Noelle smiled again. "Actually, if I could steal Nora away for a few minutes that would be great. I just want to chat about everything."

Nora nodded and led her into the kitchen, away from everyone else. Once they were seated at the table, Noelle sighed. "So…how is everything?"

"It's okay." Nora told her. "It's a little awkward right now but it isn't terrible."

"How are you now that everything is out in the open?" She asked the girl, watching carefully for her reaction.

Nora took a moment before responding. "Honestly…it's actually going better than I would have thought. I'm…afraid to admit how much I like it here." She looked up at the woman. "You know why."

Noelle nodded. "I do know. But don't worry about that right now, okay? Focus on other things. Tell me about Dominic."

At this, Nora smiled a little. "It was awkward at first, I won't lie. But we seem to be working through that pretty quickly. Neither of us like awkward, so it works for us I think. I'm glad I finally know what happened with everything. I could have gone forever thinking my dad was a dead beat and instead he's a responsible guy with a great family." She paused. "The only thing I care about right now is that he's here…and I'm pretty sure he doesn't going anywhere, either. At least, that is what I'm being told."

"I'm glad." Noelle laid a hand on Nora's across the table. "I'm very pleased with your progress here. You've done better here than at any other foster home you have been in. Now the question is, how do you feel about everyone else?"

"They're my family, and that means something to me." She said quickly and sincerely. "They were before I was blood. They don't even care about blood, honestly. Family is family. They've told me multiple times that 'not all family is blood, and not all blood is family'. It's nice."

Noelle nodded. "My last question, then. Do they know about Paige yet?"

Nora shook her head. "No, they don't. I don't know when I should…or if I should."

"Honey, if they really are you family and they care about you as much as you say they do, they won't care. I know it can be scary, but remember that."

Nora nodded and they stood. When they walked back into the living room, Giselle was complaining. "We just can't decide! Out of all the things we could be fretting over, I never thought music would be the biggest."

Smiling at Noelle, who waved her away, she sat next to Letty and chuckled at the woman's concern. "If that is the only thing you guys can't figure out, I think you're doing pretty well."

While they spoke, Mia stood to walk Noelle to the door. Once they were out of earshot, she faced her. "Is everything okay?"

"Of course, Mia. You guys are doing a wonderful job with her. Thank you for that." Noelle looked over at the teenager. "She's special to me, so I'm happy that she is happy. I know that is what you want to."

Mia was a little confused at the tone of voice she used, but didn't comment on it. "Well she's family. We love her and will always take care of her."

"I know." Then she turned to the group again. "Not to pry, but if music is your problem, the answer you seek is sitting right in front of you."

Then she smiled and left the house. As Mia shut the door, she shook her head. "Duh, we should have had you talk to Nora in the first place. Music is her forte after all."

"I guess I can help." Nora shrugged. "What are you looking for?"

"We want something that hasn't been done a million times. We're not ones to follow the crowd, so we want something that stands out." Giselle told her. "We just can't decide what that would be."

"I think you might want someone to write something for you. Having an original song definitely covers that requirement and maybe even having someone perform it might appeal to you." She shrugged again. "I don't know what you're looking at but it might be an option to consider."

"That is a really good idea." She replied. "Do you write?"

Nora was taken aback but nodded. "Uh…yeah. I'm not like, a professional or anything, but…"

Giselle shook her head. "We don't need professional. We just need something nice that we can dance to."

"But it's your wedding. You don't want a high schooler writing your song!" Nora argued.

"We want you." She told the girl. "You don't have to if you don't want to, but it would really help us out."

"I mean…okay." Nora told her. "I guess I can do it."

They spoke about the music for a few more minutes before Letty raised an eyebrow at her. "So…I overheard you telling Dustin the other day that you were dating someone."

Nora felt a blush creep into her cheeks. "Uh…yeah. I did tell him that."

She felt her heartrate pick up as Letty smiled at her. "Let me guess, Paige is jealous."

The beating of her heart stopped and the air went out of her in one swoosh. "What?"

"I am right, aren't I?" Letty asked. "You and Paige are dating."

Timidly, Nora nodded and waited for a reaction. She hadn't planned on coming out that way, but after hiding it from everyone for so long, part of her was glad it was finally out there. "I am bi."

Finally understanding what Noelle was referring to, Mia nodded. "Well that's wonderful."

"Hey you guys are pretty cute together." Giselle told her. "How did you meet?"

Shocked, Nora blinked at them. "We met when we started high school. We had gym together." The she shook her head. "Hold on, you mean you guys don't care?"

Letty shook her head. "Of course not. It wasn't too hard for me to figure it out so I've figured this might be the case for a while. But…we support you no matter what as long as you are safe and happy."

Nora smiled. "Thank you. Not everyone is as nice as you guys."

"Well your Mom can shut up." Letty told her. "I assume that is who you mean."

"Yeah. She thinks it is a trend and I just want attention." Nora shrugged again. "Oh well. Who cares right?"

Letty hugged her and smiled. "Now…let's talk dresses."

And just like that, everything went back to the normal night they had been having an hour earlier. Nora couldn't have been happier than she was in that moment.

No homophobic comments please. And yes, I know. "Of course she is doing the song. How ironic that they want something original when this story isn't!" I know. I get it. But again: my story, my content. Don't read if you don't like it. It's as simple as that.