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Two years later...

Mia was stretched out on the sun lounger, the hot Hawaiian sun beaming down on her white bikini clad body. She was in heaven. Hot guys, hot weather and drinks by the pool were the perfect end to her high school life.

'This is perfect' Mia said happily to herself, picking her colorful non alcoholic cocktail and taking a sip, before placing it back down next to her.

'Are you not moving from this sunbed today?' Her companion asked, as she stood next to her sun lounger. Mia lifted her big, black Chanel sunglasses from her eyes and stared up at Letty.

'Nope. You can go home today. I'm staying here' Mia told Letty, letting her sunglasses fall back down to cover her eyes.

'And your brother coming home?' Letty asked, knowing she would hit a sore point with Mia.

'Yes!' Mia snapped, her tone telling Letty to not mention her brother again or she would hit her. Letty rolled her eyes and climbed onto her sun lounger, allowing the hot sun to dry off her water glistened body.

Letty, and Mia herself, knew she was been stubborn. After Dom had ended up in Lompoc Maximum Security prison for a beating a guy within an inch of his life with a spanner, for killing his Dad, Mia had resented him for breaking his promise to look after her.

'Where is he? Where's Dom?' Mia fretted, as Jesse and Vince walked through the door, their faces void of all emotion. 'Guys?' she shouted, wanting some kind of response.

'He got two years in Lompoc' said Leon, stepping over the threshold with his arm over Letty's shoulders. Mia felt the air escape her lungs.

'What?' she whispered, her eyes quickly filling with tears. She had lost her parents and now her brother, albeit not forever, thankfully.

'I'm sorry, Mia' Jesse said, as he walked forward to hug her. She hugged him back, desperately trying to hold onto the tears that burned her eyes.

'What going to happen to me?' Mia asked, as she pulled gently away from the hug. Vince, Leon and Letty sat down on the sofa, worrying her.

'Your Grandma and Granddad are going to come and look after you' Letty told her softly. Mia's widened in horror.

'For two years? No way! Can't you guys look after me?' she asked frantically, the thought of living with her grandparents for two years horrified her.

'We wish we could, but we're not blood relatives' Leon told her gently.

'But you're my family' Mia whispered brokenly. Letty had a sympathetic look on her face and she moved to hug Mia tightly.

'Sorry, girl' she told her gently, as Mia hugged her back tightly.

'I'm never going to forgive him for this!' Mia vowed, her eyes hardening as the tears subsided..

'Oh please. We both know the second you'll see him, you'll run and hug him' Letty spoke up, taking a sip of her colorful non alcoholic cocktail.

The silence that followed answered Letty's statement.

'So, what shall we do for dinner?' Vince asked Jesse and Leon as they shut up the garage for the day. They headed for their cars, leaning against them as they figured out what to do.

'Takeout?' Jesse suggested, watching as the others agreed. They climbed into their cars and follow Jesse back to the Toretto house.

'When are the girls back? Tell Mia or Letty this and I'll kill you, but I've missed their cooking' Vince told them as they tucked into the Indian food Jesse had ordered.

'They're back tonight, which reminds me... We'd better tidy this place us' Leon told them as he swallowed the last bite of his tandoori chicken and looked around the house, seeing it littered with takeaway cartons and dirty laundry.

'What time are they getting back?' Jesse asked, through a mouthful of food.

'Tonight some time' Leon replied, as he stood with his empty takeout carton and headed for the kitchen, the others soon following.

'Right whose doing what?' Vince asked, ten minutes later.

'Just pick up all the rubbish and put it in that black bin liner. Then pick up all the laundry and throw it in the upstairs washing basket' Leon told Vince.

'Maybe we should put some washing on? That basket's overflowing as it is' Jesse said, picturing Letty and Mia's expression if they found out they hadn't done any of the chores, like they promised, while they were away.

'Or maybe-'

'Maybe I should flush all your heads down the toilet!' Vince, Leon and Jesse froze before straightening up and slowly turning round to see a pissed off Letty and a horrified looking Mia stood in the doorway.

'Girls! You're back!' Vince exclaimed happily, but Letty shot a stern glare at him and he stayed where he was.

'One thing! I ask you guys to do one thing for us while we went away and you've turned it into a pigsty!' Mia shouted at them, an annoyed look on her face.

'I swear we were just about to do it before you came home!' Leon protested, holding his hands up.

'You bet you're about to do it. Me and Mia are going to unpack and when we come down, I expect every surface to be shining or your family jewels will be feeling painful for a few days!' Letty growled, dragging her suitcase up the stairs, with Mia, who glare dover her shoulder at them before disappearing round the corner to her room.

'You heard the woman, let's get to work!' Vince said, marching in the direction of the kitchen for the black bin liners...

'So, how was your holiday?' asked Jesse, two hours later. They were all sat outside, round the table with a pack of Corona's in the middle.

'Best holiday ever. No worries, no stress over exams. Bliss' Mia said, smiling. Letty chuckled and took a long sip of Corona before a thought entered her head.

'Where's Dom?' she asked, sitting up in her chair. Vince looked at her, a frown etched on his face.

'In Lompoc, Letty. Have you had a recent blow to the head?' he remarked. Letty shot him a hard glare, before the implications of his words sunk in.

'Wait... You mean he's still there? You idiots! he's getting released today!' Letty shouted, standing up so quickly her chair feel to the floor.

'No, he's getting released on the fourteenth-'

'That's today!' Letty shouted, leaning over the table and brandishing her phone at Vince, showing him the date.

'At least someone was paying attention. Nice view, Let!' Came a voice from behind her. She watched as Leon and the boys froze and Mia's eyes darkened by her brothers return. She whipped round to see Dom standing on the grass, his bags next to him and his arms folded, a smirk on his face.

'Dom! How-'

'A taxi! Since you useless gits forgot about me, you're paying me back the cost!' Dom cut her off, aiming the sentence at the boys as he strode up to the table and grabbed a Corona.

'So, what's the gossip round here then?' Dom asked, taking a long sip of his drink, relishing the alcohol slipping down his throat. Mia glared at him and stood from the table.

'Excuse me' she excused herself and stormed into the house, causing Dom to frown.

'What's got her knickers in a twist?' Dom asked. Letty rolled her eyes and sighed.

'Dom!' she exclaimed, her tone telling him follow his sister. He grumbled and set his beer down, heading for the house he hadn't step foot in for two years.

He took his time as he headed to his sister's room, taking in the changes she had made to the house in his two year absence. He headed up the stairs and walked towards his sister's room, tentatively raising his hand to knock.

'Mia? Can I come in?' he asked. Silence followed his question. 'Mia?' he tried again but to no avail.

'Go away!'

'I'm not going away till you tell me what's wrong?' Dom shouted through the closed door. The door soon swung open to reveal an upset Mia.

'You broke your promise to me!' she whispered, her eyes shining. She watched as Dom's face fell into regret and sympathy.

'I'm sorry, Mia. It was just-'

'Just what? huh? Something you had to do? Almost beat a guy to death just to get the anger out, even though he killed Dad?' Mia interrupted. Dom opened his mouth to speak, but Mia continued. 'Wasn't Letty a good enough outlet for your anger?'.

Dom's eyes flashed and his jaw set, but he stayed quiet.

'Well that answers that!' Mia said, coldly, turning to walk back into her room. Dom followed her and shut the door, his eyes hard.

'Do you want to know why I did it?' he asked, loudly. Not waiting for Mia's reply, he carried on. 'I did it because I couldn't stand the fact that he was walking around after he killed Dad, barely a scratch on him. The day of the barbecue, I went to find out where he lived. After that, I spent a few mornings following him to the bus stop, memorizing his routine.'

'But why did he come into the garage?' asked Mia, her eyes glued to her older brother.

'Why did he come into the garage?' Dom repeated, his tone telling her she should already know that answer. 'He came in to see if his car was ready after Vince had repaired it! Do you know what it was like, looking at that car everyday, knowing it killed our father and that he was still going drive around it, like a constant reminder? When I hit him for the first time, I wasn't even in control of my body! It was like someone had possessed me, but when I realized what I'd done, I couldn't even lift my arm...'

'What happened after?' Mia whispered, her voice shaky.

'You know what happened after, Mia... Did you get my letters?' he asked, changing the subject. He watched as Mia nodded. 'So why didn't you reply to them?'.

'I didn't want to. You already had Letty and the others been a messenger for us, so I didn't bother' Mia said, her voice raising. 'Do you know what it's like? To go from having a father and brother, to neither in about a month? The day they came home from court when you'd been sentenced, I'd never felt so alone! You promised me and Dad that you would look after me and others and you broke it!'

'I know I did! But I promise you, right here, right now that I will always, always protect you, from this day forward! I promise. You're the only thing I have left to keep me on the straight and narrow'

'I can think of some people who would disagree with that' Mia interjected, a slight smile gracing her features, which in return made Dom chuckle, before turning serious.

'I do promise though, Mia... No matter what else happens in life, I will always protect you, even if we end up on opposite ends of the world, just call and I'll be there... with my army backing me up of course' Dom joked, smiling when he managed to to raise a laugh from Mia's mouth.

'Okay, deal' she told him with a smile.

'So, are we good?' he asked, his face falling when she shook her head.

'You've been absence for two years, Dom. You can't just pick up where you left off, it's not as simple as that. Everything's changed' Mia told him

'You're my sister' he said, sounding hurt.

'I know I am, but that doesn't mean everything just falls back into place again. I need to learn to trust you again, make sure you're not going to end up back in Lompoc and leave us again' Mia told him gently. Dom nodded in understanding, after realizing she was right.

A knock at the door made them jump.

'BBQ's blaring if you want something. I'll bring it up to you if want' Letty's voice floated into the room, making Mia smile at her thoughtfulness.

'No, it's okay. We're coming down' Mia called, hearing Letty's footsteps fade away as they headed for the door.

'By the way, what happened to our Grandparents looking after you?' Dom asked, as Mia swung the door open and stepped out onto the landing.

'Oh we dealt with that' Mia answer cryptically, before shooting him a sweet and innocent smile, wtahcing as he laughed and shook his head.

It was good to be home.

R&R x