Fast Future Furious Past

Chapter Twenty-One

Three months later...

"Skylar Toretto!" Dom's voice seemed to echo up the stairway, "You have two seconds to get your ass down here!"

Skylar rolled her eyes before leaving her room, "I'm ready I'm ready yesh," she said thundering down the stairs only to stop on the second to the last step. Skylar tried not to cringe as Dom inspected her outfit and nodded smirking then let her by.

"Tryin to impress someone?" he asked as she walked by him.

"Maybe," she said smirking back causing Dom to raise a brow.

"Oh come on ya know he was gonna find out sooner or later. Besides this is my first night back racing and you're not the only one worried about me."

After a month of therapy and another of just rest and recoup, Skylar was ready to race and had told Dom so but he wasn't convinced. So Skylar spent another month working in the garage and practicing til Dom finally agreed to let her race tonight. She was glad that Derek had been there the whole time. At first, he'd just check on her when she'd show up for therapy asking how she was doing and generally just doing his doctor thing. But when Skylar showed up with Mia and Jack in the wee hours of the night cause Mia panicked over Jack's fever, he'd casually asked for her number. He started calling her every other day til finally after a couple weeks he asked her out. Dom wasn't too thrilled but saw how happy she was and eventually warmed up as best as he could.

Dom was about to say something but stopped as Letty walked into the living room.

"He just pulled up," she said causing Skylar to grin whereas Dom just lets out a low growl.

"Be nice," both women said to him.

Skylar did a quick check on her outfit smoothing the black top and jeans she wore then opened the door just as he knocked.

"Wow," he said looking her up and down smiling, "you look great babe."

"Thanks," she said as he came in, "so how is my favorite doctor?"

"Better knowing he gets to spend his first day off in two weeks with his favorite patient."

He pulled her into his arms and gave her a kiss pulling away after hearing Dom clear his throat.

"Dad really?" Skylar said in annoyance.

Dom just shrugged his shoulders and walked into the kitchen.

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Derek asked her causing Skylar to laugh softly.

"Baby I've been ready for a month now. The real question is are you ready?" Skylar said smiling at him.

"I just don't wanna see you hurt," Derek said.

"Baby I won't trust me?"

Derek nodded still a worried expression on his face.

"You love birds ready?" Letty asked as Dom scowled at the two.

Skylar nodded grinning while Derek squeezed her hand.

"Let's move out," Dom said as Mia and Brian emerged from the kitchen.

Outside Derek started pulling out his keys.

"Baby you're riding with me," Skylar said.

"Oh really?" Derek said raising a brow as he tucked his keys back into his pocket an eyebrow raised, "And why exactly is that?"

"Cuz you won't keep up in that," she said nodding at the mini Cooper he had driven over.

Derek didn't argue with her as she walked over to her car. As she recovered from her accident, Dom, Brian, and Letty all worked hard on fixing up her mustang so it was race ready and she'd been driving it the past two weeks getting used to the feel of the car all over again. She couldn't help but grin as she started the car the engine roaring to life. Derek saw her grin and shook his head at her smiling a bit at her.