𝓡𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝓸𝓻 𝓓𝓲𝓮

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𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 9 ~ 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓸𝓶

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When they made it back to the warehouse, Brielle sat on the table once again, feet on the bench below, pulling her hair up into a ponytail, placing another baseball cap on her head, as she and everyone else waited for Tej to unlock the vault.

They were all in silence as Tej worked on the vault, only electronic noises and typing was heard in the room, until Tej put his laptop down, "Come on, baby. Don't be mean." He shook his head as he placed the sheet with Reyes' hand print on the scanner, "Come on, come on."

Then a loud click was heard, Tej glanced back to the group breathing a sigh of relief, opening the door ... and letting all the cash flow out of it.

Rico spilled the deck of cards he was playing with everywhere, Gisele shared a look with Han before laughing, while Mia and Brian happily kissed. Roman laughed, "Oh shit!" before running over to the cash. 

Brielle breathed a sigh of relief, her elbows on her knees as she buried her head in her hands, laughing as she looked around the room before sitting up and putting her hands over the back of her neck and leaning her head back looking at the ceiling. 

As she looked back at the vault, she caught eyes with Dom, sharing a grin before she got up and ran over to Mia and Brian, them pulling her into a hug. 

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Hours later, Brielle was once again on her own. She sat on the balcony in her bath robe, hair up in a bun, picking up the bottle of champagne that was on the table next to her, refilling her glass before putting it back down, leaning back and taking in the beautiful views of the city of Naples, Italy.

She closed her eyes and listened to the sounds of the birds, the people talking, the cars softly moving through the streets. She was at peace. And that was where she hoped to stay.

It was sunset and as the twenty one year old watched the sun fall and the colors of pink, orange and yellow surround her, she looked out over the lit city, she couldn't help but think where, the others were. Maybe Tej and Roman went back to Miami? Did Han and Gisele stay together? What kind of mischief were Rico and Tego up to? Where was her brother? And Mia and Brian?

But she could think about that later, right now, she was free. Free to live a perfect life. A life of luxury. But somehow she knew that, that wouldn't happen with her family. 

Some say that sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully, and she thinks it couldn't be more true, because every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn, a new beginning. 

Maybe that was just what she need. A new beginning.

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Months later, after deciding to stay in Italy for a while, exploring the city of Naples and it's culture, Brielle was headed to see Brian and Mia, who was now heavily pregnant. 

Pulling up in her red Mustang GT, she noticed the familiar black car that had just driven into the driveway, the so called "curse" as Mia put it. She grinned as she got out the car, just after Dom and Elena. 

Brielle runs over to Dom, bringing him in for a hug, "I missed you." Dom chuckles in her ear, before pulling back and kissing her on the forehead. She moves over to Elena, bringing her into a hug as well, kissing her on the cheek, before they all walk over to Brian and Mia.

Brielle pulled Mia into a big hug before letting go and moving over to hug Brian as Dom pulled Mia into a hug, "Hi." Mia chuckled as they pulled apart, Brian surprised, "Nice surprise."

"Look at that." Dom grinned at his pregnant sister, who laughed, "I know."

"Crazy, right?" Brian asked, pulling Dom into a hug, who nodded, "Yeah, it's crazy."

Later on, Brielle was sat on the chair beside Brian, Dom standing in front of them, staring at the ocean, and Mia and Elena. "This is the happiest I've seen my sister. And you Brie."

"It's because we're free." Brian says back with a smile, Brielle chuckled, "You can say that again. Freedom." 

Brian looked over to Dom's car, an idea forming in his mind, "You know, I want another shot." "Yeah?"
"Yeah. No wagers, nobody else. Sorry Brie."
 "I'm fine staying out of this one." She smiled at the two.
 "Just you and me, once for all."
 "You sure you can handle the disappointment?" 
"Are you?"
"All right, O'Conner. Lets see what you got."

Brielle smirked at the two, before laughing, this was home. And nothing could change that.

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DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SERVICE HEADQUARTERS - WASHINGTON D.C.

Monica Fuentes walks down past all the desks and into Hobbs' office, chucking a file on his desk, leaning against his desk as he looks up at her expecting her to elaborate. "You need to look at that." 

As Hobbs grabs the file and starts looking through it, Monica perches on the end of his desk, running him through it, "Berlin. 3 am this morning. A team of drivers hijacked a military convoy."

"Toretto?"
"Nope."
"Ain't interested."
"Yes, you are." Monica looks down at the file, "Keep looking."

Hobbs continues looking until he finds a photo attached under fingerprints.

"Do you believe in ghosts?"