Fight

Chapter 12

"Right . . . uh, Tej . . ." he stuttered.

"Parker, so help you God if you decide to add to this argument." Kaylee warned.

"I'm gonna stop you before you even start, Roman, so don't bother. Alright, since we all agree, let's work on a plan of attack. Well, we can try anyway." I told everyone with a big smile on my face.

"She's scary." Roman said.

"You have no idea." Brian replied.

I noticed how uncomfortable Tej was before anything else. During this little argument that we had Kaylee got pretty close to Dom and that was in front of everyone, I don't really think they even notice it. I don't want to meddle but I won't let my brother or her screw this up for her, so I walked over to Tej and laid my head on his shoulder.

"You don't have anything to worry about there." I whispered.

"There's still something there, you can't say that you don't see it." he replied in the same low tone.

"Of course I do, but that's because I've been around them since this all started when we were teenagers. I can clearly see who they were when I look at them now."

"So it's not just me?"

"No, but there's a big difference now that didn't exist then."

"What is that?"

"You. As much as Dom loved Kaylee back then he did stray once or twice, and she knew. You make the difference, she knows that you love her and that she's enough. A lot of the pull between them is how opposite and alike they are. They butt heads so much, they enjoy arguing with each other because they know that the other won't back down."

"We all get that last part loud and clear." he chuckled.

"I know that it's none of my business and I shouldn't get involved but she's family and I consider you family as well. What happened between them is over, it's all in the past."

"Yeah, I don't think it's over in his head."

"My brother's an idiot, he's used to girls throwing themselves at him. She was the contradiction."

"Kaylee never did?" he asked.

"No, Letty did as soon as she left but Kaylee was never the type. I was a very embarrassed teenager who hung out with the guys all of the time, except for when I was with Kay. She was the oddball, crushed hard on him from the beginning but she didn't act like it. It drove him crazy. My brother, he doesn't end things, he just moves on to the next."

"That's not very healthy for anyone."

"No, it's not, we've lost a lot and none of us are really good at saying bye but he takes it a little beyond the norm. He knows it's over but he literally can't help himself because he never said bye so having her around is like reliving the past. She loves you though, she really does."

"I love her too, I really do but the ghost of that relationship won't leave us alone."

"As soon as this job is over that ghost will be gone, I'm already working on it. His one and true is at the end of the engine oil and grease rainbow that we're following. Everything will go back to normal, well, as normal as we know how to be."

"You get your happy ending too." he said with a smile.

"Yeah, only if this works and we get Shaw."

"We got this, Penny. Thank you."

"It's no problem, let's do this." I told him.

Walking to my car it hit me, Kaylee doesn't know how good she has it and she's unconsciously letting my brother screw this up. I can hope that she smartens up but even if she does, Dom has to leave her alone and therein lies the problem. My brother just won't give up, he doesn't know how. It's a fucked up love triangle/square they've got going on and I refuse to take sides.

"Alright everyone, ten minutes till we land." Dom shouted.

Everyone went to their car except for Dom and Tej. I know his intention was to go to try and stop her from participating but Tej beat him to the punch. He saw me watching him and walked over to me.

"You gotta leave her alone, Dominic."

"I know, I can't help it. I want to protect her."

"Well, help it. You called your ex, the girl you cheated on, to help you come to find your girlfriend, the girl you cheated with. I love you Dom, but, you need to get your shit together. You can't have your cake and eat it too."

"Everything is gonna change now."

"Not necessarily, she might not come home with us. What happens then?"

"Even if she doesn't remember us, we're bringing her home. It's where she belongs."

"We'll see, don't forget that I warned you."

"I"ll see you on the road, be careful." He told me, kissing my head.

"You too, don't do anything stupid."

"You either."

"Dominic Toretto, how dare you accuse me of doing something stupid! I'll have you know that I am a saint!" I ended up shouting because he walked away from me.

I could hear my team's laughter echoing through the cargo of the plane. It made me smile but as soon that moment was over it was time for business. Everyone got into a car except for Han and Gisele, they got onto motorcycles. When the plane landed and the cargo door opened, we all zoomed out.

I'm fighting back the panic that's trying to choke me right now. This is the most dangerous job we've done to date and so much rests on the outcome of this. We are literally hauling ass into the unknown against our worst opponent so far and I'm not altogether sure that we're gonna win.

Tej went ahead of us so that he could give us updates from the bridge, Han and Gisele went with him. Now we wait for word of their location and that's the worst part. Normally, I enjoy the adventure and the chaos, uncertainty, but this time it's got a vice-like grip around my heart and lungs that's really incapacitating. We have to do this and come out on top, I'm tired of running and hiding, I just don't know how we're gonna do it.

We have to do this, I want my life back.