AN: Just so you don't get confused, this takes place before the last chapter.

4. Higher Standard

"You are a fucking cheat, give me back my money." The guy angrily said to me getting in my face.

"Hey, winning's winning, don't be a little bitch, you put your money up for bits and I'm taking it" I said.

He was bigger than me and twice my weight. Damn, where do these fucking racers come from? I rolled my eyes and made my way towards Dom and the boys the huge wad of bills in my hand. I caught eyes with Dom and smiled shaking the bills at him. He smirked but it soon turned into disbelief as I felt a push from behind and my body flying forward.

I felt my skin rip from the pavement as I fell. I let out a gasp as I slowly tried to get up. The guy was on top of me turning me over and put his hands around my neck holding me into the ground. My breathing ceased and I started to struggle. I dropped the money and started hitting him with my arms but he was way too strong for me. Within seconds he was ripped off of me.

I rolled on my side and coughed. I looked over to see Vince and Leon staring down at Dom kicking the guy's ass a few feet away from me.

"You motherfucker" Dom yelled punching the guy over and over again until the guy was unconscious. Vince and Leon stood by as he continued. I slowly got up and made my way over to them. Making sure Mia grabbed my money first off the ground.

I managed to rasp out as loud as I could "Dominic Toretto!"

He stopped mid punch and looked at me. His face was something I had never really seen before, it was very very dangerous looking. He was out for blood and he was angrier then I had ever really seen him. His breathing was labored and he just continued to look at me for a solid minute before getting up and leaving the guy there. He walked past me and head towards his car before peeling out of the place. I looked over at Vince who smiled lightly before slinging his arm over my shoulders.

"Come on baby girl lets head home" he said. I leaned into his side as we walked away and looked back at the guy on the ground who was rolling in pain.

"Yeah, let's go home" I responded thinking about Dom. I had never seen him so angry in my life. It was truly kinda terrifying.

I walked toward Mia and grabbed my money, "Hey, ride with Vince would ya?"

Mia nodded and new it was time for some Dom therapy. In the year I had known him he didn't open much, and when he did it was always to me. Everyone on the team deemed it Dom thearpy, but no one dared tell him anything of the sort.

I got in my car and headed to where I knew Dom would be. As I crossed the open gates and headed towards Dom's RX I could see him on his knees looking at the stones intently. I parked my car and headed over towards him standing just over his shoulder looking down at the pair of headstones. One for his mother and one for his father. He knew I was there, but chose to keep silent, just looking at his parents.

I smiled sadly and joined him sitting on the grass right next to him. My knees were still sore from the fall but it didn't matter, Dom needed me there. I lifted my hand and put it on his shoulder.

He remained quiet for another minute before turning to me.

"You know, God can be quite unfair" he said face serious. I nodded understanding. His father had been a really good man, sweet even. He would stay up and help Mia with her homework and throw barbeques for the whole neighborhood. He didn't deserve to go out like that. His mother didn't deserve to go either. She had died from cancer when Dom was 10.

"I lost control back there. I don't know what came over me but with his hands on you I just lost it." He said looking over at me.

"Yeah, I know Dom." I said my hand still gripping his shoulder. "Now, come on and stop acting like it's the end of the world. You have been doing this for the past few weeks."

He didn't say anything and looked away. "What has got you so worked up?"

"I let them down." He simply said after a few moments.

"Dom, you could never let anyone down if you tried, you are too good for your own good. You just keep forgetting that living life isn't perfect and you hold a standard for yourself about ten times higher than people actually hold to you."

I stood up, "Whenever you are ready to stop feeling so sorry for yourself, come home to us. We are here for you, we have been for a long time."

He stayed still and didn't look up when I got up. I sighed and turned to walk back to the car slowly. Before I made it to my door, I felt a hand on my arm and a slight tug. I was then folded into Dom's arms.

I wrapped my arms around his torso immediately and squeezed slightly, breathing in his scent. It was hard to pin point exactly what the scent was but it was entirely Dom. There was something about Dom's hugs that just made everything better. Hell, there was something about Dom, like the world literally revolved around him and his life. Everything and everyone was attracted to him and wanted to be around him. From the moment I met him I couldn't leave him alone. How he saw the world and lived the world was amazing and inspiring.

I felt empty if I didn't talk or be around him once a day. I didn't tell him such things, even if he might know them himself. But it was moment like this, the soft side of Dom, the made my life absolutely on fire.

"Thank you." He said his voice buried in my hair.

"For what?" I whispered burying myself deeper into him.

"Just… thank you."

We stayed like that for a while until he let me go. Running a hand over my hair and stepping back, "I'll see ya at the house."

"Okay," I said smiling slightly before getting in the car, heading towards the house.

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