Revenge Or Love

21.7

"Bella," A man says as he walks over to Isabella causing her to smile.
"Deckard," Isabella says back before her smile begins to fade. "It's not fair."
"I know," Deckard says as he pulls her into a hug.
"Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I can't complete this mission," Isabella complains as she holds back tears.
"I know, Love," Deckard says as he runs his fingers through her hair before kissing her head. "I have something for you." Isabella pulls away from him as she looks at him confused. "I want you to hold onto this until I get back."
"Deckard, I... I... I can't. This is your mother's," Isabella says as she looks down at the ring on a necklace in her hand.
"And she wanted me to make sure that I gave it to the woman who holds my heart," Deckard explains to her with a small smile. Isabella looks up at him in shock. "You are that woman. So, I want you to hold onto it until I get back to officially ask you."
"Really?" Isabella asks him in disbelief before he nods. "I don't know what to say."
"I love you, Bella," Deckard tells her.
"And I love you, Deckard," Isabella finally says with a smile before Deckard pulls her into a kiss.
Isabella quickly wipes a tear away from her face as she hears a groan, breaking her from her memory. Isabella lets out a sigh she tucks the ring back under her shirt. Isabella hates herself for holding onto the ring after he killed her team but she couldn't part with it for some reason.
"Hello Kitty is awake," Isabella says as Ramsey lets out another 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 and Isabella walk 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," Isabella answers her with a slight smile. "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. "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 and Isabella. "Siblings. Ex-cops. Cops. Military, something like that. The way you both took out them guys shows training." Ramsey then looks over to Tej. "Tech guy, offended by the hacker remark, naturally." Ramsey moves on to Dom. "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," Isabella orders him with a chuckle, causing Tej to laugh.
"The disrespect is real around here," Rome says as he sits back down.
"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. "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 Isabella. "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 Isabella wakes up 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. Isabella frowns because this was never the life she wanted for her brother.
"Brian, I've seen you jump from trains, dive from planes. Hell, I saw your courage the day I met you," Dom tells him.
"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. An awesome brother to Izzy. Everyone's looking for the thrill, but what's real is family. Your family. Hold on to that, Brian." Isabella lets out a sigh as she pulls out her dog tags and the ring. Her second family was taken from her by the man she was going to start a family with.