Chapter 23…

Letty looked over her car, it seemed fine, the food was still hot and Roman was nowhere to be found. "Fuck." Letty picked up her keys off of the ground and locked up her car, leaving the food and taking out her cell. It's gotta be Shaw, but he doesn't know I know yet. Letty thought as she got back into Dom's car.

She pulled up her text screen.

L: I'm on my way, stay put. And don't try to start it, I've been having alternator issues and it'll just make it worse.

Letty texted the lie. She quickly scrolled through her contacted and pressed the button for Hobbs.

Elaina's House…

Hobbs was in the process of stepping out of the shower when he noticed his phone vibrating on the bathroom counter. After glancing at the screen he immediately answered "Letty, what's up?"

"Shaw has Roman. There somewhere near Summerfield Park as far as I can tell." Letty sighed pushing her hair behind her ear.

Hobbs began to ask her questions and she cut him off cold. "Look Hobbs, just get you big ass gun and maybe a few hundred more cops and head over there man. I don't have time for questions!" she yelled irritated into the phone. "I'm going to head that way."

"Where's Dom?" Hobbs asked but was answered by a click sounding that he had been hung up on.

"Shit, Elaina! Get dressed, we gotta go!" Hobbs yelled as he pulled on his cargo pants.

Elaina rounded the bedroom corner with a confused look. Hobbs was pulling on his Under Armour shirt as he explained. "Letty called, Shaw has Pierce somewhere near the park."

Elaina only nodded and began to gather her gear.

Toretto House…

Dom was talking with Leon. He was listening to all of Leon's adventures he had been involved in over the past years. Although they seemed insignificant in comparison to his own, Dom was enjoying Leon's company. He was just getting ready to address Leon's drug use issues when his phone rang..

Looking at the screen he saw Letty calling him. "Hey babe, everything okay?" He answered.

"Dom, Shaw has Roman. They're near the park in Summerfield I think somewhere.. He texted me, anyways, I called Hobbs, Dom, Shaw will kill him." Letty was obviously upset and rambling.

"Calm down, what did he say Let?" Dom listened as he heard his own car's engine hitting higher and higher RPMs.

"He was trying to get to me Dom. He's using Roman's phone, anyways, look I gotta find him!" Letty was shifting rapidly.

"Letty.. listen.. DO NOT GO NEAR THAT PLACE! DO YOU HEAR ME?" Dom began to panic slightly. "Let Hobbs handle it.." Dom tried to calm down.

"What's going on?" Leon asked gaining Dom's attention. Dom ignored Leon for a moment.

"Dom, look I won't engage him, I just gotta find him so Hobbs can get Roman." Letty was nearing the area. "It'll be okay Papa." Letty said before she hung up to look at her text screen. Several minutes had gone by without another text.

"Fuck." Dom grabbed his jacket.

"I'm going with you man!" Leon followed having no idea what was happening.

"This aint your fight Le, stay here." Dom marched out the front door realizing that he would need to acquire a set of wheels as Leon did not have a car.

Leon was in tow, ignoring Dom.

Dom walked across the street to a parked Monte Carlo belonging to a neighbor. This guy was way too sloppy and always left his spare keys in the visor. Smashing the window with his elbow, Dom got in and quickly found the keys. He was too focused to argue with Leon who was already smashing the passenger side window and getting in the other door.

Hitting the gas, Dom began to push the car to it's limits, which were well below his standards.

"Your neighbor is gunna be pissed man.." Leon chuckled "Just like ole times brother!"

Dom cocked a half-hearted grin as he was too focused on getting to Summerfield Park.

Letty's car..

She texted Roman again.

L: I'm almost there. Which part of the park are you at? Letty pulled up and parked down the street to watch the area of the park.

R: What's taking you so long?

L: Traffic man.. you know LA!

Letty tried to keep the texting going until Hobb's could get there. She scanned the park through the windshield looking for cars that were typical Shaw types. In the east parking lot, alone under a shady tree she saw it. Bugatti. No one drives a Bugatti to Summerfield Park but a Shaw she thought to herself.

Shaw's Car..

"This is taking too long." Marion complained to Deckard who was in the back seat still with a passed out Roman Pierce. "I took use 5 minutes to get here and the traffic was very light Deck. She knows." Marion huffed.

"So what do you suggest Mum?" Deckard asked in a pissed off manner.

"Put a bullet in Pierce and let's get travelling." Marion was frustrated. "That government idiot Hobbs is probably on his way and we can't be exposed just yet, not until Owen is functional."

Deckard growled. "We need that chip Mum! God Dammit! Let's just take our artillery and got blow some shit up!" Deckard was losing his temper fast.

He didn't have time to react. Marion slapped him hard from the front seat. "Don't you talk to me like that you little shit! You do as you are told! The last time you acted on impulse and didn't take your time, I had to kill you and break you out of that CIA Detention center! You NEVER learn!" Marion screamed.

Deckard spat the blood from his lip on the car floor. Bitch he thought as he decided to obey the order as he was still semi-intimidated by his mother.

Hobb's vehicle..

He pressed the gas and he pressed the button on his phone that dialed Dom.

"Toretto, we're 5 out, I've got 20 agents that are 15 minutes behind us so for now it's just me and Neves." Hobbs spewed into the speaker phone.

Dom replied shortly as he ran his third red light. "I'm almost there, she won't answer her phone anymore." Dom added in a very angry tone.

"Dom, she's smart, she'll be fine." Hobbs tried to reassure. "I'm more worried about Pierce quite frankly."

Summerfield Park…

Puling her hood over her hair, Letty decided to get closer on foot. The car was way too noticeable and she was sure that she had not been detected. Keys in her hand, she casually walked the perimeter of the park, cell phone in hand. As she circled the outer perimeter, she casually walked through the park goers that were pushing baby strollers and walking their dogs. Coming within a couple hundred feet of the Bugatti, she sat on a park bench and pretended to make cutesy eyes at someone's baby in a stroller. In the background of the roadway she hear a police siren. Hobbs can't be that stupid… she thought as she began to wildly look around.

A random police cruiser drove by, followed by an ambulance. As Letty was beginning to take her phone to call Hobbs, the Bugatti started and roasted its tires aggressively. Tearing towards the exit of the parking lot, the passenger side door opened and Deckard tossed a lifeless Roman Pierce out onto the pavement. The event attracted everyone's attention in that area. Letty jumped to her feet and ran at a full sprint towards Roman, taking her hood off as she ran.

As Marion tore off from the scene, Deckard looked in the mirror and noticed the long raven colored locks of hair and the small frame running towards Pierce. "Bloody Hell Mum! Leticia is right back there!" Deckard pounded his fist into the dash.

Marion glanced in the rear view mirror and also saw an armored vehicle pulling up to the scene. "Yah Deck, well so is Hobbs." Marion hit the gas, blasting off into the streets. "This was too soon, we are acting impulsively Deckard. This will not happen again. It was sloppy! Do you hear me? Sloppy!" Marion didn't slow as she fumed.

Letty grabbed onto Roman rolling him over, "Roman! Roman!" She felt the wetness of his blood as she looked directly into a sucking chest wound. Letty heard screeching tires and running boots as she applied pressure to Roman's chest. "Hobbs, they shot him!" Letty yelled as she saw Hobbs approach. "He's needs a medic NOW!" Letty screamed as she felt the blood running through her fingers.

Hobbs didn't hesitate, he called for an aid unit on his cell. Elaina knelt down to help Letty. "There's so much blood." Letty wiped her brow leaving blood on her face.

Dom and Leon drove up a few moments later, Dom seeing his Charger and parking sideways next to it. The large crowd gathering in the far parking lot told him where he needed to be. "Letty!" he yelled as he sprinted towards the scene, Leon in tow.

Elaina and Hobbs took over CPR and first aid while Letty stood up and wiped her hands on her shirt. Turning to her left she saw Dom and Leon running towards her. The horrified expression on Dom's face as he approached. Seeing all the blood on Letty making him gasp.

Dom grabbed his wife by the shoulders looking her over. "It's not mine Dom, they shot Roman". Dom looked at the scene on the ground as Hobbs and Elaina were trying to save Roman's life. The medics began to pull up and within seconds, Roman was on his way to the hospital leaving the group standing in shock.

Hobbs walked up to Dom matter of factly. "Dom, look, Roman is in bad shape. I'm going to have him taken to Nobody's medics and patched up there, if he makes it. Man I'm sorry." Hobbs sighed, "Look Dom, I really think your whole group needs to take a few days and chill out somewhere safe. He knows where you live, we now know that he's ready to go after you and that Momma is willing to pick you all off, one at a time if the opportunity arises." Hobbs frowned.

Dom pulled Letty next to him, wrapping his arm around her waist protectively. Looking down at her and then back at Hobbs, Dom only nodded in agreement.

"I think they wanted me Dom." Letty Whispered staring at Hobbs. "Roman was just the bait."

"What makes you say that?" Hobbs asked.

"It's just a feeling I have. I can't explain it." Letty answered shifting her eyes to Dom's.

"Right, well get your cars and let's get you guys all set up somewhere safe." Hobbs began to organize his thoughts. "Don't go home, I'll text you the address." Hobbs looked over Dom's shoulder, "who's that?" he asked seeing Leon.

"Leon" Dom replied sternly. "He's family." Checking Letty for approval. "He's not part of this though. He just came back into town." Dom added.

"Well, Leon, you might wanna stay with someone else for a bit. This could get pretty nasty." Hobbs stated to Leon who was still standing behind Dom and Letty.

Leon sighed and rubbed his left hand through his hair. After a few seconds he looked up over Dom's shoulder straight at Hobbs. "Dom's my brother. I've got his back. I'm in this too man. They go, I go. Besides, I got nowhere else to go." Leon trailed off.

Hobbs looked at Dom and Letty who both gave him a look of solace and approval.

"Okay then. Leon, help them get the cars. You go too." Hobbs acknowledged Dom's approval.

Dom helped Letty walk towards his car. He felt her starting to cry and noticed that she was wiping her cheeks with her blood stained hands. Quietly he whispered in her ear, "I never wanted this life for you. I love you so much and you deserve so much more."

"I'm only alive when I am in your arms Dom. We've already had this conversation a million times. This is the life we chose. Gun shots in the dark, one eye closed." Letty chuckled in a sad manner "Let's just get the cars and get to somewhere with a shower and clean clothes please." Letty sniffed again. "God Dom, Roman should've never gotten involved. If he dies, I'll fucking beat all the Shaws to death myself." The anger returned to her voice. Dom kissed the side of her head softly as they walked. "How did you get here anyways?" Letty asked realizing that she had left Dom at home without a vehicle.

Dom pointed to the 2005 Monte Carlo with two smashed windows.

"You stole Lester's car?" Letty grinned half-heartedly. "He's gunna be really pissed off man." She added.

"I'll buy him a new one." Dom chuckled sadly as he walked with Letty and Leon to his car.