Chapter 8: The Past

Bea was hanging out in Toretto's garage, drawing in her sketchbook.

Brian and Dom were working on Brian's car, talking, Brian looked up, looking at Bea.

"Hey, you think Bea could stay here tonight?" Brian asked.

Dom looked up from what he was doing. "Yeah, she can stay in the guest room."

"Thanks, man," Brian told him. "I just don't want her staying at the apartment by herself."

"Understood," Dom said. "As long as you can convince her to do something for me first."

Brian raised his eyebrows. "What's that?"

"Your niece is an artist," Dom told him. "You think you could get her to draw something for the car?"

"That's all?" Brian asked as Dom nods his head. "I mean, it will take some convincing, and knowing her, she might want something in return."

Dom turned his head slightly to look back at Bea who was still drawing. "I'm sure you'll think of something."

Brian nods his sarcastically. "Yeah, sure."

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Night had already come as Bea sat down in front of the Toretto's TV, playing a racing game against Letty.

Bea smirked as she was the beating the older girl in the game, cheering as she won.

Bea started jumping up and down, dancing. "I win, I win, you lost, you lost."

Letty rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I want a rematch."

Bea smirked. "Don't be such a sore loser, you'll get your rematch another time."

"That time is now," Letty told her. Bea shook her head. "No?" Bea nods as Letty stood, walking towards, as she instantly started tickling the younger girl. "I'm not going to stop until you say yes to a rematch."

Dom walked in the living room, watching the sight with an amused look.

"No," Bea said in between laughs. "Stop. That tickles." Bea continued to laughed out loud as Letty had continued to tickle her. "Okay, okay, you'll get your rematch." Bea breathed heavily as Letty stopped tickling her. "But not tonight, that's a big no, no."

"And why not?" Letty asked.

"It's my bedtime," Bea told her.

Letty looked at Dom, both exchanging looks.

"Your uncle Brian isn't here," Dom told her as he walked closer to them. "So you can stay up as long as you want."

"I could," Bea said. "But I'm bored and there's nothing to do around here." Letty opened her mouth, but Bea continues. "And no, I don't want to play another game, I'm a child, and you're the adults who are watching over me. Can't we do something fun?"

"What do you have in mind?" Dom asked.

Bea smirked wickedly, already having an idea of what they could do.

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Brian and Mia sat across each other, on their date, smiling and talking.

"Okay, so you already know about my family and the crew," Mia said. "So, tell me something about you and Bea."

Brian shrugged. "Not much to tell."

Mia gave him a look. "Not much to tell?"

"I'm just not that interesting," Brian told her.

"But Bea is," Mia said. "I mean, she has a unique personality for a kid her age."

Brian smiled fondly. "She does, doesn't she?"

"Yeah," Mia said. "So, what ever happen to her mother?" Brian sighed. "You don't have to tell me, I'm just curious."

"Gabby, was a quite an adventurer," Brian said. "She knew how to have fun and make others smile with just the sound of her laugh." Brian smiled sadly. "She took care of me when our father couldn't and made sure I'd get to bed on time, go to school, live my life. Gabby is the best sister anyone could ever ask for, and I appreciated her for a while." His smile turned into a frown. "She would sometimes leave for a really long time and doesn't show up until a few weeks later and act like nothing ever happened. Then one time, I remember as if it were yesterday, she had got in a fight with my dad. I didn't know what they were arguing about and to be honest I was scared to find out as there was a lot of yelling, glass breaking, and uh, even a gunshot."

Mia looked at him with wide eyes, surprised, yet they soften as she reached over and put her hand on top of his. "Was she hurt?"

Brian shook his head. "No, my dad missed the shot. But after that, Gabby took me, and we stayed in a motel for a couple of days. But we still had to return home and by the time we arrived the entire house was empty, the furniture was gone and all our other stuff too. Gabby and I didn't know what happened to our father, and till this day we still don't know."

Mia frowned. "What happened after that?"

"We crashed at a friend's house," Brian said. "It was only for a little while, but Gabby I guess in her head, I guess she knew couldn't raise me all on her own, so she just up and left without a weird."

"Until now?" Mia asked. "When she dropped Bea off with you." Brian nods his head. "How did you feel when she came back?"

Brian clenched his fist. "She didn't exactly show up, she had dropped Bea off at a place I was staying at before I got my apartment. She called me and it sounded urgent and important. I couldn't just ignore her, I put all my feelings aside as it listened to what she had to say. She just told me to watch over Bea and keep her safe, and that it was best if I did not know what was going on." It was silent between the two as Mia look at Brian sympathetically. "So that's it, you know everything."

Mia was internally debating.

"Yeah," Mia spoke softly. "Brian, listen, what I'm about to ask next is regarding Bea."

Brian looked at her confused.

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"Alright, Letty," Bea said. "Left foot blue."

Bea had suggested a game of twisters to the couple as she held the flat board in her hand, spinning the spinner.

Letty grunted, moving her left foot. "This is easy."
"Speak for yourself," Dom mumbled, he was in a weird position. "Spin the damn thing, Bea."

Bea chuckles. "Whatever you say, boss man." Bea spun the spinner as it landed red. "Right foot red."

Bea smirked as she watched Dom try to move over Letty, knowing it was impossible for him to move as he would come crashing down.

And she was right, he did come crashing down, on top of Letty who had let out a groan.

"Dammit, Dom," Letty said. "I could have won this."

"I guess we have to start all over," Bea said.

Dom immediately protested as he argued with Letty as she wanted to start a new round.

Bea smiled softly at the two, chuckling.

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