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"Hello Kitty is awake," Andrea says as Ramsey lets out a groan.
"She don't look like a hacker to me," Rome says as he looks at Tej.
"Oh yeah? And what do hackers look like?" Tej asks Rome slightly offended.
"They don't suppose to look like that," Rome answers him as he goes back to looking at Ramsey. "I'm just saying, like, you know how they normally wear them little, weird glasses that's all crooked, and pimples all over their face from drinking soda? I mean, trust me, with a body like that, you ain't gonna park it behind a computer." Though Tej is offended by the hacker description, he can't help but nod his head in agreement about Ramsey's body. Brian walks over to Ramsey before squatting down to her height.
"How are you feeling? Did you hit your head?" Brian questions her before she nods. "Feeling nauseous? Ears ringing?" Ramsey shakes her head no. "No?"
"Where's my shoe?" Ramsey asks him, seeing that she is missing a shoe.
"Oh, it flew off when you crashed," Andrea answers her with a slight smirk. "You start experiencing any of those things, let us know, okay?"
"I don't know whether to thank you for rescuing me or kick your ass for throwing me off a cliff," Ramsey says as Brian walks away from her.
"Thank us or kick our ass, huh?" Dom asks her as he turns to face her, while glancing at his sister with a smirk. "How about you tell us where that device is?"
"I mailed it to a friend," Ramsey simply answers him. "In Abu Dhabi."
"That was pretty easy," Brian says as he watches her to see if she is lying. "That other team would have tortured you for that information."
"I didn't trust them," Ramsey explains to him. "I trust you."
"Now, why would you trust us? You barely know us," Letty asks her with a smirk.
"I know enough," Ramsey answers her before profiling the team, starting with Brian. "Ex-cop. Military, something like that. The way you took out them guys shows training." Ramsey then looks over to Tej. "Tech guy, offended by the hacker remark, naturally." Ramsey moves on to Andrea and Dom. "Secret agent. Siblings. Alpha." Then to Letty. "Mrs. Alpha." Then lastly to Rome. "Joker."
"Wrong," Rome tells her as he stands up. "Double alpha. Man candy. You know what I'm saying."

"Man, sit your candy ass down," Tej orders him with a chuckle.
"The disrespect is real around here," Rome says as he sits back down as Andrea sits beside him.
"Life is binary. Zeroes and ones. Only two things keep a group like this together," Ramsey explains as she looks around at the team. "Fear or loyalty. And I don't see a drop of fear among you guys."
"Very impressive," Tej tells her with a smile. "Just one thing." Tej points to Dom and Letty. "They're not married." Letty looks down as she thinks about the flash of a memory she had.
"She's so off, it's crazy. You just gonna roll with it?" Rome asks as he looks at Tej and Andrea. "You're telling me there can't be a double alpha in one group?"
"You work for US government?" Ramsey asks causing Letty to laugh as she looks to Dom.
"We got similar interests," Dom answers her as he glances at Andrea. "Tej, call it in. We're going to the Middle East!"

ON THE PLANE

"Hey," Brian says as he walks over to Dom, who puts his jacket over a sleeping Letty. "Hey, Dom. It was pretty wild on that mountain, huh?"
"No, it was too close," Dom answers him honestly as Andrea wakes up from where she is leaning against Rome and listens to their conversation. "But we got the job done."
"You know what the crazy thing is, is..." Brian trails off as he shakes his head.
"You miss the bullets," Dom finishes for him, remembering his conversation with Mia.
"Yeah, that's messed up, huh?" Brian asks with a chuckle causing Dom to smile.
"Brian, I've seen you jump from trains, dive from planes. Hell, I saw your courage the day I met you," Dom tells him, causing Andrea to smile because it was the same for her with Brian.
"Right," Brian says with a smile.
"Want to know the bravest thing I ever saw you do?" Dom asks him, causing Brian to give a nod. "Be a good man to Mia. Being a great father to my nephew, Jack. Everyone's looking for the thrill, but what's real is family. Your family. Hold on to that, Brian." Andrea smiles, knowing that her brother is right about family. Andrea looks down at her and Rome's entwined hands causing her to let out a happy sigh. He is the start of her new family and she wouldn't have it any other way.

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