30th October- Berlin, Germany
En route
Leon’s POV
“Come on Let pick up.” I muttered as I listened to the ringing and swore when the phone rang out for what seemed like the millionth time.
I kept trying before I finally heard her groggy voice.
“Thank god.” I breathed into the phone quietly speeding up.
“Leon?”
“I’m sorry Let they know.”
“What?” She yelped, sounding awake all of a sudden as I heard rustling on the other end of the phone.
“The girl cop, she’s here. Hobbs told her you were alive, she’s been working for him.”
“This is so screwed up! None of this was supposed to happen. Where are they now?”
“Headed for their warehouse, Hobbs spotted them and is moving in on them.”
“Fucking should have left when I had the chance.”
“He wants to meet Letty, I’m on my way to get you so please don’t run Let. Hobbs will be on all our tails soon enough we have to work together now. Let, we don’t have a choice.” I pleaded with her as I raced through the country side of Berlin.
“Fuck!”
“Let please?” I begged.
“Alright, alright but he doesn’t hear about her understand?”
“You’re not going to be able to keep her a secret Letty, not anymore.” I said softly.
“I’m going to try my god damn hardest. Leon I swear one word...”
“Alright, alright I know. Be there in ten.” I said quickly before she hung up.
30th October- Berlin, Germany
Warehouse
Dom’s POV
The line of four cars quickly sped down the dirt tracks flying into the abandoned warehouse. Tej was the first one out of the car and shut the door behind us.
“Dom relax they’ll be here.”
“What if they’re not Brian? What then?” I demanded.
“We’ll find them.” Mia said quietly as she handed Alexis to me and I had no choice but to calm down.
“What are we going to do about Hobbs?” Tego asked and I sighed.
“Elena will lead them away.” I said.
It felt like ages waiting there trying to figure out a plan on how to get out of the country and as the minutes ticked by I grew more restless. I had hopes that Leon wouldn’t go back on his word but at the same time I realised he was more loyal to her then he was to me anymore.
“Dom.” I looked up startled as the door opened and I heard Elena’s voice. I froze along with everyone else as Hobbs came in behind her with his gun pointed at her and his teams guns trained on us.
“We meet again Toretto.”
“Luke.” I said evenly.
“I told you I’d see you again. It was easy really working out that you’d been in touch with her. When she turned up in Berlin suddenly it was almost perfect. She led us to the apartment and we waited watching as you all scrambled before we grabbed her and followed you. And here you all are.” Hobbs said as he pushed Elena more into the room I quickly caught her as she stumbled holding on to her as we turned to look at Hobbs.
“What are you going to do with us?” Gisele asked.
“Nothing just yet, we’re still waiting on two more I believe.” I tensed and Elena’s hands gripped me, asking me silently not to bite back.
“What no come back Toretto?” Again I stayed quiet but I tensed my muscles as he laughed and finally lowered his gun.
“Cuff them.” He said as his people came and cuffed our hands in front of us, Mia being the only one not cuffed because of Alexis.
“Sean, Kevin go keep an eye on the road report back when you see movement.” We watched silently as two men nodded and ran back outside to keep watch.
Looking around there were too many of them to take down even with our numbers, we had Mia and Alexis to think of as well. Brian and I shared a look and I knew he was thinking the same thing.
“What are we going to do Dom?” Elena asked as we were ordered to sit and we watched Hobbs walk away to speak to one of him officers.
“Anyone got their cell?” I asked quietly.
“Cars.” And I sighed as Han pointed out the fact they’d all left their cells in the cars. I looked over at Mia as Alexis started crying and she tried to calm her down being the only one who could.
“Is she okay?” Hobbs asked.
“I doubt you care.” I muttered.
“Can you at least put the guns away? My child doesn’t need to see them.” Mia demanded of Hobbs.
“Lower your weapons.” He said and they lowered their guns still keeping a close eye on us. We were all silent and it reminded me of Rio all over again. One by one though the officers started to fall and I noticed they’d been shot.
“Well that was probably a bad move.” Hobbs was the only one left standing looking wildly around for the voice but the voice was unmistakable, at least to me. It was Letty’s.
“Show yourself now!” He demanded and it wasn’t long before Leon, the woman we had spoken to that day at the warehouse and finally Letty herself entered the warehouse. My breath caught as I took her in, she was really alive. She was wearing all black and was skinner then I remember and her hair longer but other than she hadn’t changed much. What worried me though was the bruises and cuts on her arms and face, it made me mad to think of someone putting their hands on her.
“You’re in bigger trouble now.” Hobbs said to her.
“I’m already at the top of the wanted list I doubt killing you will matter much.” She barked back as she motioned for Leon as he turned his gun on Hobbs. The other women walked over and picked up the keys passing a set to Letty as they started towards us intent on un-cuffing us.
I kept my eyes trained on Letty’s figure as she unlocked Han’s cuffs. No one said anything, though as their eyes flicked back and forth between us. Her face was hard and set as she stopped in front of me. She paused for a moment and we stared at each other before she bent down and unlocked the cuffs, jumping away almost instantly after.
It was a normal reaction to reach for her but the minute my skin touched her she recoiled instantly and I was forced to drop my hand.
“Don’t Dominic.” She warned and my breath hitched at the sound of her voice it was hard and unforgiving. I’d never heard that voice before. Her angry voice, yes, but not this one.
“Sorry. Thanks.” I muttered as she stared at me for a moment before nodding as she walked away. Brian and Mia came to stand beside me as I watched Letty walk away. The other woman looked between us and came up to us.
“My names Ana, you must be Dominic.” She said as she stopped in front of us and I nodded.
“You can call me Dom.” She nodded.
“Well I’ve heard a lot about you Dom.” I looked over the girl not liking the way she said that.
“I have no doubt.” I said quietly as I glance at Letty.
“Bet that’s not the way you thought she’d react.” Ana said quietly so no one other than us could hear.
“You could say that.”
“I don’t know the full story, just bits and pieces she’s disclosed to me but….” Ana chanced a glance behind her and I noticed Leon looking our way. Ana turned to us quickly again and looked over each of us.
“She’s not the same girl you all used to know, that much I can tell.” She said quickly giving us a tight smile before walking back over to Letty.
“Go Ana, I’ll join you soon.” Letty stated as Ana looked startled and looked unsurely at Letty. I felt my stomach drop at her words. What did that mean? She wasn’t planning on sticking around to speak to me?
“And if you don’t make…” Leon glanced at me and then dropped to Hobbs again.
“Then you know what to do.” Letty said looking over at us and my heart stopped as I felt the anger that was directed at me.
“Go Ana we won’t be far behind you, Demetri’s men will have almost caught up. You need to get out before they get here.” Leon said and she nodded before casting one last look at us and running outside.
“You know if you cooperate I can make you a deal. You have Intel I could use.” Hobbs tried to bargain with her.
“Shut up! I’m not here to bargain with you, I’m here to make sure they get away safe now get down Hobbs before I shoot you.”
“Okay okay easy…”
“Get them out.” She muttered to Leon and he stared at us before nodding to the cars.
“Brian get Mia and Alexis to safety, Elena go with them. The rest of you gather the money and weapons and then follow Brian. Go back home.” I said but no one moved.
“Brian NOW!” I barked and everyone started to slowly move and I turned to face Leon and Letty again.
“Two love birds are united once again.” Hobbs joked and fed up with his talk Letty hit him over the head with her gun and he passed out of the floor.
“Cuff him Le.”
“Letty.” I said quietly.
“Don’t Dominic. Now’s not the time.” She said as she turned away from me. I clenched my fists but let it go as Leon gave me a look.
“Everything’s ready Dom.” Han said and I nodded.
“Be there in a minute.” I said quietly as Leon walked up to Letty and I watched them talk quietly. The cars behind me started the engines but there was a louder noise over the top that had Leon and Letty’s heads swinging to the doors of the warehouse. I made a signal to stop the engines and I listened as I heard the scream of a woman.
“Ana.” Letty said panicked as she and Leon rushed outside and I followed. I heard running behind me and I watched in shock as Leon started shooting men as Letty knelt on the ground over the woman from earlier. Picking up a gun I started shooting people as well before Roman, Tej and Brian joined in and soon enough everyone was dead bar one who Leon had in a vice grip.
“Shit someone get Mia or Elena.” Brian called out as he too took in Ana who was wounded on the ground.
“Stay with me Ana please.” Letty begged as she put pressure on the wound Mia and Elena came running out and ran over to help her.
“She’s been shot multiple times.” Mia stated.
“I can’t see an exit wound for some of these, the bullets are still in there.” Elena said in a rush as we all stood watching the scene unravel. I could count the amount of times I had seen Letty cry. She only ever cried in front of family, mainly just me but yet here she was crying openly and it shocked me to the core. She might still look the same but Ana was right everything was different and I found myself not knowing what to do.
“There’s nothing we can do for her.” Elena said gently as she and Mia stopped working on her.
“Then leave.” Mia looked shocked and Elena just nodded.
“Let…” we all listened as Ana muttered another two words no one seemed to understand but Letty before she died.
“Ava…car…” Brian stepped forward next to me as Mia and Elena stood up and slowly backed away both drenched with the other woman’s blood.
“Dom, we couldn’t do anything it was too deep… too many wounds…” Mia stuttered as Brian quickly wrapped his arms around her turning her away from the scene as she started crying softly. Elena stood there silently next to me watching the same thing I was.
“She was always a weak one.” Letty’s crying stopped all of a sudden and she whipped around to face the man fighting in Leon’s grip.
“You’re going to pay for what you’ve done.” She said deathly quiet as she laid Ana’s body gently on the ground.
“You’re just as weak too.”
“No I just had to act like it. I’m through playing your games Demetri I’ve put up with them long enough.”
“Games? Huh that’s rich Lia…or should I say Leticia Ortiz?” Leon threw him on the floor and in one quick second Letty was standing over him her gun trained on him and I started forward but under Leon’s gaze I stopped.
“What are you going to do? Shoot me?”
“Thought had crossed my mind.” She stated.
“You don’t have the guts to.” He taunted. I could hear the laughter in his voice.
“Try me.”
“She’s very beautiful…” He started and in the next second the gun went off.
I heard Mia’s small scream as Brian held her more tightly, followed by Elena’s shocked gasp and Alexis’ cries as Gisele rocked her staring in disbelief at the scene. Han was staring wide eyed at Letty and Tego and Rico were muttering in Spanish. I just stood there in complete shock though I did I heard a little whimper from Tej somewhere behind me.
This was not the woman I had left in the D.R. Had I broken her this much?
“Letty.” Leon said quietly as he grabbed her waist reaching for her hand and she passed the gun over before turning away heading over to the blue Mazda that was parked not far away. I started forward quickly thinking she was going to run but when she opened the back door I stopped and watched. She reached in, taking a moment before pulling back cradling something in her arms. I tilted my head to the side as I heard her soft whispering and I turned to look at Leon and found him gazing back at me.
“I know I promised that you could talk to her but now is not the time Dom. We need to get out of here.” I nodded slowly as I turned back to look at Letty, she had turned slightly and I could see she was holding something wrapped in a blanket. I stilled as I realised what she was holding. A baby…. millions of questions suddenly crashing over me.
“We have a couple of houses located in the Canary Islands we’re heading there.” I said slowly not taking my eyes off Letty.
“We’ll follow you then.” I nodded dumbly and watched as he turned away and headed towards Letty. I turned away as he reached her and headed back to the team.
“Is that…?” Brian asked in disbelief at hat he was seeing. Elena too watched with interest and I nodded numbly.
“We need to move.” Was all I said and we all got back into the cars and started them taking off. I kept glancing in the mirror to make sure the blue Mazda was following but it was and it continued so I started to relax a little more.
“Is it hers?” Elena asked quietly.
“I don’t know.” I answered truthfully as I thought about everything I had learned in the past few hours as I sped through the night heading for the boarder.