One for the road || F&F x Chicago PD

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CHAPTER SEVEN || COMING TO LIGHT

After a while of painstakingly collecting her thoughts Ashley managed to regain enough of her composure to emerge from the bathroom, She wiped her tear stained cheeks while a voice deep within the back of her mind screamed at her, Scolded for being weak. Taking another deep breath she opened the Bathroom door venturing back into the hotel room where, she saw dom sat on his bed glancing down at the phone in his hand.

"my team got a box too. had a hoodie, photos and a letter. they lost the trackers on our car. someone took them off. i doubt it was josé and nick we'd be dead by now if it was." Ash explained walking over to her bed laying her down she wished the mattress had the power to swallow her whole and let her escape from the nightmare that was now becoming her life.

tucking her phone back into the draw beside her bed she prevented Kevin from hearing any conversations between her and Dom that would possibly incriminate her.

"so they're actually here" Ash huffed staring up at the ceiling, life had never felt so messy. but she needed to control herself, she needed order to remain in her life. She needed to solve the Case.

"why didn't you speak to him?" that question lingered in the air for a moment as ash questioned it herself, Vivid memories of her past consuming her mind as she stared blankly at the rigid ceiling.

"i couldn't bring myself too." she was honest, dom was still the closest thing she had to family he was her brother no matter what. no matter how much she wanted to deny it, or how long they'd spent apart.

"Ash what the the hell happened?" again she couldn't bring herself to tell the truth, she'd barely even accepted it herself. Desperation Clung to Dom's voice like a disease. He wanted an explanation, he needed an explanation.

"we should get some sleep" she sighed turning over to face away from Dom trying to avoid the inevitable conversation for a little while longer.

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brian.

2001

"ash i need you to stay here with mia."  Ash sighed but she knew it was for the best, especially with her most recent injury so she listened to dom as mia begged him not to leave. car meets were supposed to be fun, Not laced with the worry that came when Dom had frantically begun barking orders before leaving in a rush... Which only resulted an argument exploding mere minutes later. Ash and Brian.

"ash! what's going on?!" she ignored him, it wasn't the time and it most definitely wasn't his business as much as she liked Brian he wasn't family. dom was.

"so what? you always look this pissed off when dom drives away?" he stated trying to keep up with her fast paced walk, A sense of urgency clinging to his voice.

"what's the matter with you" she scoffed, really all men where like this? arguing, shouting. she couldn't be bothered, She couldn't fathom why it was always her problem.

"what's he doing racing off in the middle of the night for?! i'm talking about the trucks! you know about the trucks!" he yelled, The fuse controlling Ash's Anger snapping in seconds at the accusation.