Ride or Die /// Fast and the Furious (Movie 4) /// Book Two

Ain't Forgiven

In Jo's garage, Anna was working on her car.

Jo leaned against the doorway. "Everyone's looking for you."

"I'm right here," Anna told him.

"It's nice to see you've gone with the times and switched to electronic fuel injection," Jo told her. "Looks good."

"So the jarhead is a gearhead, too?" Anna asked.

"I am a lot of things," Jo told her. "Stick around. I'll show you what I'm made of."

Anna smirked. "Sounds like a plan." She let the smirk fade, looking at Jo. "After I finish this."

"I can help you," Jo told her. "If you want."

Anna shook her head. "Thanks, but... no. This isn't your fight. It's mine. It's Dom's. And it's Brian's."

Jo looked at her for a moment, nodding. "All right. I know my boundaries, and I know how to take a hint."

"Just know that the next time I need help, you'll be the first one I call," Anna told him.

Jo smirked. "Next time. Right. 'Cause with guys like us, there's always a next time."

Anna nodded. "Always." They smiled small smiles, looking at each other for a moment. "You wanna help me out with this?"

"Sure," Jo answered.

They continued to work on the car.

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Outside, Dom, Mia, Brian, Jo and Anna were gathered.

Mia and Anna hugged, pulling away.

"I'm not even gonna tell you to be safe, because there's no point," Mia told her.

Anna smiled a small smile. "I'm coming back, Mia. I'm just not planning on bringing anybody else other than the ones going there with me back."

"I know," Mia told her. She hesitantly walked toward Dom. "How do you say goodbye to your only brother?"

"You don't," Dom answered.

Dom and Mia hugged, pulling away.

Brian, Dom and Anna got into their cars, revving their engines, driving away, leaving.

Jo and Mia watched them go.

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Morning came over night while they drove on down the road. They pulled to a stop at roadside, getting out of their cars.

Brian was throwing rocks off the cliff next to them.

Dom was holding Letty's necklace.

A white car pulled up.

Giselle got out, walking toward them.

Dom walked toward her. "I thought you weren't gonna show up."

"You saved my life," Giselle told him. "I'm willing to return the favor." She held a piece of paper toward him. "Dom. Going in there is suicide."

"I have no choice," Dom told her.

"You must have loved her very much," Giselle told him.

"We all did," Dom told her.

Giselle looked at Anna and Brian by their cars. She nodded. "Good luck."