Ten Seconds of Freedom

Part 9

"Lexi, you okay?" Brian asked sitting next to me.

"I'm fine."

"Lexi, you know I never wanted to hurt you. I love you."

"Brian, please don't, just don't. I'm trying so hard to keep this professional and it's hard because you're here and I'm here. Guess what? You did hurt me, wait no...you killed me. I loved you, Brian. And all you did was shatter my heart." I said slamming down a couple of shots. "I need to go. See you around Brian." I walked away from Brian because I couldn't handle looking at him and then I bumped into Roman. "I'm sorry Roman."

"Wait, Lexi, are you okay?"

"Don't worry about me." He pulled me really close to him.

"Come on, let's go for a drive and you can tell me everything." We got in the car.

"Brian and I used to date. Back then I knew him as Brian Earl Spilner, not Brian O'Conner. I fell in love with him and he was friend's with my brother Dominic Toretto. Brian ended up being undercover just to bring Dom in. Brian never loved me. He lied to me. But then he had the opportunity to turn my brother in but he didn't, he handed him the keys and let him go. I ask myself everyday, why did he let Dom go?"

"Lexi, I know Brian and he told me this story but I didn't know that it was you. And by the way he looks at you, and talks about you he loves you and regrets what he has done."

"Well that doesn't matter that ship has sailed and now it's lost at sea."

"Just because a ship is lost at sea doesn't mean it can't be found." Roman said and took me back to his house and I fell asleep. When I woke up I was at Roman's house. Crap. I have to go home now, Carter is going to kill me for not going home last night. I got dressed and walked out and Tej seen me.

"Lexi, are you here to race?"

"No not today, Tej sorry."

"Wait, did you sleep with Roman?"

"No I didn't I just slept over which my boyfriend is going to kill me." I left and I went back home. "Carter." I don't think he was home so I went to take a shower. I got out and changed and I seen Verone pull up in the driveway. He opened the door, maybe he hasn't been home at all.

"Sorry I didn't come home at all."

"No it's fine." I said.

"I'm glad you made it back here okay." He said kissing me on the lips. "Roman and Brian are on their way over here. I invited them over for lunch" Carter went to take a shower and there was a knock on the door. I answered it and it was Brian.

"Rome, can't make it, today."

"That's fine. It will just be Carter, you and me then." Verone walked down the stairs with the biggest smile on his face and kissed me on the lips in front of Brian.

"Does this bother you, Mr. Arizona?" Brian and I looked at each other because Dom called him that once. Did Verone know everything now?

"No, Verone, doesn't bother me at all."

"Good. O'Conner may I speak to you alone?" They went outside by the pool. They both walked back in and Carter gave me a kiss on the lips again but Brian looked worried.

"Carter, we have company." It may or may not have bothered Brian but it bothered me.

"Right, so I need to go and take care of some business. So it looks like it will be just you and Brian at lunch." Carter said talking to me. Verone left and I was upset.

"Are you compromised?" Brian asked me.

"No Brian, why did he want to talk to you?"

"Verone knows everything. He knows that you and I are working for the FBI, that you and I used to be together, that I used to be a cop. If we tried anything he is going to kill you, right in front of me. To watch you die."

 "This isn't Verone he's not going to let this go, just like that." I say.

"What do you mean?"

"We need to go now."

"Why?"

"Do you trust me?"

"Yes." 

"Then don't ask any questions we need to go now. Because there is a bomb in here." I said that because I heard ticking. We walked outside naturally because Verone is probably watching us. We were by the pool and all of a sudden the house blew up and Brian grabbed me and we went in the pool. We both came up to get some air. 

"Thank you." I said. He nodded, and we both got out of the pool and walked to the cars and went to the station. "Brian, you go get Rome, while I talk to the headmaster. And Brain be careful." He kissed me on the lips and he left. I just froze there. He took off with my 1967 Camaro  z28. I walked into the office and the headmaster was dead.

"You fell into my trap." Verone said.

"You blew up your house, how'd you know I'd walk out just fine?"

"Lexi, you are very smart. But not smart enough. When you were keeping tags on me I was also keeping tags on you. Unfortunately, I actually did fall in love with you. So this is going to be harder on me."

"Maybe it doesn't have to be, you don't have to kill me."

"I'm not going to kill you just yet. I want to torture you." He sprayed knock out gas on me and I got really dizzy and fell down to the ground. When I woke up I was in a dark place and I was freezing. One small light turned on and it was Verone standing by the light.

"Please Carter don't do this." He had a knife in his hand and he put the cold knife on my face.

"Now you be a good girl otherwise I am going to stab you." I spit on him and he stuck the knife in my stomach and I screamed in pain. He kissed me on the lips and his phone rang and he left. I heard someone yell my name.

"I'm done here." This time all the lights were on and it was Brian. "Brian." He untied my hands and lifted me up and applied pressure on my wound.

"We caught Verone. Roman and I did, you don't need to worry about him anymore."

"You coming back to California?" I asked.

"No, I'm staying here."

"What happens if I ask you to come back with me?" I kissed him on the lips.

"I'm sorry Lexi, I'm staying here, they're letting me back on the force."

"Okay." We left that place and I went back to Verone's house just to look at everything. I went back to the house where Vince and I stayed but Vince left like six months ago. I packed the little clothes that I had there. And Brian pulled up.

"Did you change your mind?" I asked.

"No."

"You know Brian, you being an undercover cop didn't bother me, it was the part where you lied.

"I love you, Lexi."

"Say goodbye to Roman for me." I got in my car and drove off. I went to go stop by Tej.

"Hey Tej."

"Hey girl."

"I'm leaving, I'm going back home."

"One last ride, here in Miami?"

"Sure." I raced there one last time and it was against Brian. I ended up winning and I gave Brian a friendly hug and I left. I got back to California and the house has not changed at all one bit. I walked inside and put my stuff down. It's good to be home. Five years have passed and I decided to call Dom.