29th October- Berlin, Germany
Han and Gisele’s Apartment
Dom’s POV
I packed silently while thinking quietly to myself, I was still a little sceptical of Roman’s admission but Brian trusted him so I took his word. Roman wanted to be one of the one’s that came with us to the club to tell Carlos to which Brian and I agreed; after all he had the information, not us.
29th October- Berlin, Germany
Carlos’ club
Walking into the club we were told it would be a while before Carlos would be able to speak to us so we hit the bar.
“Man some nice looking women in here.” Brian and I laughed at him.
“Wouldn’t know man I ain’t looking.” Brian laughed.
“Better not be.” I muttered loud enough for him to hear.
“Hey man I’ll be right back.” Roman said as he took off across the dance floor.
“A woman obviously caught his eye.” Brian said as we walked towards the dance floor. I was knocked backwards all of a sudden and kept being pushed back. Looking down shocked I saw Elena.
“Elena what-“
“I don’t have time to explain but you all need to leave. Now.”
“But…”
“Quickly you need to leave I’ll meet up with you as soon as I can.” I quickly nodded and pulled her and Brian towards the nearest exit.
“I don’t have time Dom, go quickly.” She was panicking you could see it on her face and as she looked hurriedly around the club.
“Here, this is where you’ll find us.” I said quickly slipping her a piece of paper with the address on it I’d been carrying since Han had given it to me when we first arrived in Berlin.
“Thank you now go hurry.”
“Dom, Roman…”
“I’ll find him just go.” Elena said before shoving us both out into the night and we quickly jumped in our car and waited around the other side of the club.
“What do you think all that was about?”
“No idea man, Hobbs probably.”
“I’ll ring Roman see if he answers.”
29th October- Berlin, Germany
Carlos’ Club
Roman’s POV
I caught sight of the girl from this morning and hurried quickly towards her. She looked up started as I stopped in front of her.
“We need to talk. Now.” I said forcefully as she stared for a moment before nodding leading me out one of the side exits and into an alley way behind the club.
“How did you find out?” She demanded straight away.
“A picture Mia was packing away. You’re supposed to be dead, at least that’s what I’m told.”
“Letty is dead, that’s the way it needs to stay. You can’t say anything, promise me. Just get them out of Berlin and forget you ever saw me, it’s as simple as that. He doesn’t need to know a thing.”
“Are you crazy? How am I supposed to leave and forget about this? I’ve seen and heard what he’s been through since you…’died’. How could you do it to him? Do you have any idea of how unhappy he is?”
“Unhappy? Don’t make me laugh. Based on my surveillance photos he doesn’t look unhappy. Funny how the Toretto’s both seem to fall for cops.” She spat bitterly.
“Elena? He doesn’t love Elena, cares about what happens to her yes, but she’ll never replace you. He’d drop her in a heartbeat if he knew you were alive.”
“Yeah? Ever think maybe I don’t want him back, hence why he doesn’t know I’m alive?” I was silent I had no idea what to say.
“You can’t tell him, or anyone for that matter. My safety depends on your ability to keep your mouth shut. If you tell him that’s it I’m gone, I’ll disappear like before and neither you or Dom or anyone else will ever find me, understand?”
“I can’t promise that.”
“Well you better because I don’t want to have to kill you.” She said as she reached behind her. I frowned and shook my head, seeing the look in her eye told me she meant it. I didn’t know the full story of what had happened just bits and pieces but it was enough to know she wasn’t playing around.
“Letty, I can’t keep this from him.” I said slowly.
“You will and you can, you owe me.” I paused.
“Why don’t you want him to know about you?”
“Maybe I’ve found something better.” She said quietly.
“Something or someone?” I asked somewhat harshly.
“Don’t judge me Roman, you know nothing about me.”
“Yeah well I know you’re lying to yourself.”
“Am I? I stayed by his side for years, didn’t matter how tough it got I still stayed. But when I needed him the most where the hell was he for me? Nowhere. He’d left me.” I kept silent there was some emotion in her voice that told me not to push.
“I’ll keep my mouth shut, for now.” I warned her as her angry gaze met mine.
“Pierce I swear-”
“Is there a problem here?” I looked up at the sound of someone else’s voice and took in the scruffy looking man.
“Why don’t you mind your own business.” I snapped.
“She is my business.”
I studied the man carefully and sighed when I recognised him as one of the men in the photo.
“Name’s Leon.” He supplied and I nodded.
“Yeah I figured.” I said muttering.
“Look you keep your word and we won’t have any trouble. You don’t keep it…. You better start running. Understand?” I looked between the two and nodded.
“Good, something happened inside Dom and Brian left and are on the other side of the club in their car, you better get out of here.” I nodded and turned to face the woman who had haunted Dom for over a year.
“You’re right I owe you, but I don’t like what you’re doing no matter what your reasons are.” I said before walking away from them and towards the main street.
My phone rang and I looked down at it seeing it was Brian I answered.
“Yeah man I’m just walking the main street now.”
“Stay, be there in a minute.” I hung up and stayed in the shadows until the car pulled up and I quickly hooped in glancing back down the alley way as I shut the door.
“Where were you man? Chasing girls again?”
“Yeah man, you know me.” I lied calmly.
“Elena’s here, she pushed us out saying we had to get out quick. She’s meeting us at the apartment.” I blanched but chose to stay silent. Shit was so going to hit the fan….
29th October- Berlin, Germany
Alley outside Carlos’ club
Letty’s POV
“Do you think he’ll keep quiet?” Leon asked me as we watched from the darkness as he got into the car sparing a look down the alley way before the door shut and the car drove off.
“No, I need you to go and see Dom. Stay with them if you can, try and get them to leave and to make sure he doesn’t say a word.”
“I’d have to take Ava, she can’t be with you.”
“Where is she now?” I asked turning to face my friend.
“With your friend, Ana at our apartment. I figured since you told her pretty much everything she’s trustworthy.” I nodded.
“Ana can look after her at the apartment until we need her. The three of us will have to switch back and forth, Leon he can’t know who she is.”
“I’ll say she’s mine if I need to.”
“She pretty much is, you’ve raised her. But it’s not safe I’ll ask Ana.” I said quietly.
“I understand why you don’t want him to know but Letty this is so out of hand, I think he’s going to find out. What are you going to do then?”
“He can’t.” I stressed as I ran a hand through my hair. He sighed and placed his hand in mine raising it to kiss my knuckles.
“I’ll go tonight. We’ll go see Ava and I’ll head over tonight.” I nodded.
“We better hurry I need to get back to Demetri.” I noticed his gaze darken at my words.
“I hate that man, I will kill him after this whole thing is over.” he said as he ran his fingers over my face.
“No you won’t, after this is over we disappear like we planned.”
“He’ll look for you.”
“Let him, he’ll never find me.” I said as we stepped into the Leon’s car and sped off towards the apartment Leon and I owned together.
29th October- Berlin, Germany
Leon and Letty’s apartment
“Ana.” I said as I walked in the door.
“Letty. She’s beautiful.” She said as she hugged my little girl.
“Thank you. Ana I have something I need to ask of you.” She nodded as she handed my daughter over to me. I held my daughter tightly against me as she happily smiled and gurgled at me.
“Mummy loves you Ava.” I whispered quietly to the little girl as I placed a kiss on her head.
“What is it Letty?”
“I need Leon elsewhere and I need to get back to Demetri will you look after her for tonight? I can’t have her go with Leon, I can’t have him know…” I didn’t need to say his name she knew who I was talking about.
“I’ll look after her while you can’t.” She promised and I smiled at her tensely as I rocked Ava softly glad to have her back in my arms for a moment before I had to face reality.
“Let…” I sniffed and nodded to Leon as he bent down and kissed Ava’s head before kissing my cheek pausing for a moment longer and then pulling back picking up his bag facing the door.
“I’ll keep in touch.” I said tiredly to him as I brushed my baby’s head softly.
“We’ll keep her safe, I promise.”
“I know.” I said as he left.
“I know this isn’t any of my business but are you and Leon….?” Ana asked after the door shut.
“We’re not together.” I said as I handed a sleepy Ava over to her.
“I feel a ‘but’ coming.” I spared her a glance as I turned for the door as well.
“Leon and I have been friends for a long time. He’s looked out for me since I was sixteen. Some things just happen.” She nodded and didn’t say another word as I walked out shutting the door behind me softly.
29th October- Berlin, Germany
Han and Gisele’s apartment
Leon’s POV
It was only a block drive away from our apartment and the one Dom was staying in. Walking up to the door I shifted nervously and brought my hand up to knock casting a look down the hallway as I did so.
“Leon.” Brian asked shocked as he answered the door. I smiled tensely at him and I shot Roman a look as I stepped into the apartment.
“Leon? Man what are you doing here I thought you were still in Mexico.” Dom said as he and I hugged him back.
“I get around. I saw you all at the club tonight. Thought I’d stop in and say hi.” I grinned at Mia as she came up to me for a hug.
“Thought? Don’t think so mister, had we found out you were here in Berlin and not said hi I’d kick your ass.” I smiled lightly and nodded.
“Still the same old Mia, minus one thing I hear… How’s your little buddle of joy?’ I asked her and Brian.
“Alexis, she’s good. She’s asleep but you can look in later if you like.” I nodded and thanked Mia as I turned my attention back to Dom.
“Leon this is Tego, Rico, Han, Gisele, Tej and Roman.” I nodded to each of them and paused slightly longer on Roman while he turned away.
“So what brings you here to Berlin?”
“I’ve been staying here awhile. I still go back to Mexico but here’s like a second home.” I smiled tensely at Brian.
“Have you-” a knock on the door interrupted Dom’s sentence and everyone suddenly looked towards the door. Dom quickly stood and threw the door open revealing the woman I had seen one too many times.
“Elena.” She quickly entered shutting the door behind her.
“Dom, this would have been so much easier if you had of answered my calls.” She said as he smiled guilty looking at her.
“Sorry about that I was trying-”
“Let me guess to protect me?” she teased and quickly said hello to everyone before she caught sight of me and stopped.
“Oh Elena this is-”
“Leon.” She finished and I frowned at her.
“Uh do you two know each other?” Dom asked slightly afraid of her answer.
“Not really. You’re a very hard man to track down Leon.”
“Why would you be tracking me down?” The whole room was silent as we stared at each other. She turned her head away and faced Dom.
“Dom you need to leave and you all need to leave tonight. Hobbs is here looking for…someone and he thinks you might be here too.” I froze at her words.
“We know.” He said sighing but I continued to stare still cautious of the woman.
“How? Have you seen him?” He looked at her confused.
“No you told Roman, when he answered one of your calls.” She looked at him confused.
“What are you talking about? No one answered any of my calls.” She said and suddenly all eyes were on Roman.
‘Oh shit…’