Thirteen

Brian came to slowly knowing instinctively he was drugged. He opened his eyes to find a white ceiling and he knew he was in a hospital. His head hurt as did his ribs and he looked around taking in his surroundings. He was surprised to find a bald head lying down on his hospital bed asleep with no movement. Brian had only remembered three things really but it had been enough for him to know that he loved this man. He didn't find it fair that he only really remembered bits and pieces but Dom had already made it clear he wasn't leaving. He wished for it to all come back but that was just hopeful.

"Brian," a voice yelled loudly making the blonde man wince knowing that it was his sister and hating that he didn't remember her wondering if she had always been that loud.

"Ow," he crocked out as arms threw themselves around him hitting a sore spot on his body.

"Be careful with him," a deep voice spoke and he knew it was Dom.

"You know you are an asshole," Brian whispered his voice dry from disuse, "I mean you left in the middle of the night without a word."

"You remember?" Hobbs asked coming to place a hand on Caroline's back as the room went silent.

"If you think recalling three things is remembering then sure," he answered feeing hazy and hating it.

"I don't care I lost you once I'm not losing you again," Dom said running his hand through blonde hair, "Don't scare me like that again."

"I have a feeling that I have the tendency to get into tricky situations," Brian got out trying to stop his eyes from closing.

He heard laughter and knew that it was an understatement. Brian felt the hand continuing to run through his short hair and sighed finding comfort in it. The gesture made him that much more sleepy and Dom must have sensed it because he kissed his forehead softly ordering him to sleep and he couldn't do anything but obey.

~Skinny Love~

Caroline sighed as she cleaned the house top to bottom trying to escape her problems. Cleaning had been her escape ever since she was a child and it didn't help that her father was an abusive, controlling asshole. She heard footsteps but ignored them knowing it was her husband. It had taken her years to hear him coming but all the training had paid off and she was damn good agent with a good husband. Her husband was silent and she knew he was taking her in like a predator takes in its prey.

"He can't be fixed overnight," he spoke his voice soft with concern for her.

"I know he can't okay. My brother died then he didn't but he doesn't remember anything. I can't fix anything and all my life that's what he's done for me so it sucks when I can't repay him," she rambled standing waving her hands around knowing she looked ridiculous with the yellow gloves.

"Be patient," he advised stepping forward to tower over her and grabbed her hands.

"You know I'm not patient," she pouted knowing that she wouldn't be able to pull out of his grip.

"I know very well and I enjoy it just like I enjoy making you mine over and over again so the real question is do you need to be taken wife?" he asked pulling the gloves off and wrapping on of his hands around her neck.

She doesn't answer verbally instead choosing the step into him thankful that they are so in tune with each other that they always know what the other needs. She had met him years ago and now being with him seemed just as easy as getting up in the morning. She knew this was a distraction from the fact that her brother didn't remember anything but she couldn't find it in herself to care.

~Skinny Love~

Brian was thankful to find himself sitting on Dom's lap at the family dinner. He could see the looks that most of them were sending him with hopeful eyes and it killed him. He wished that he could remember because he knew that despite everything Dom told him that the other man was being hurt. The only really helpful thing was knowing that Owen Shaw was dead.

"How do you feel?" Dom asked him.

"Safe and like I'm finally home even if I don't understand it all yet," the blonde answered looking into dark eyes.

Blue and brown met both showing more emotions than either of them could speak. Dom knew that his lover didn't believe him when he said that he wasn't going anywhere and if he did then maybe the blonde just thought he deserved better. Dom really didn't know but he knew he couldn't live without the man he loved because he had barely survived doing it once. Brian can see the determination in the man's eyes and sighs hoping that they can make it work. He looks back out sad at seeing that Han has to go to Tokyo for business but their family and family is always there when the other needs them the most.

~Skinny Love~

The man narrowed his blue eyes as he raced through the streets of Tokyo after his target. A whole team had taken something from him and destroyed his family so he was going to take his revenge by taking everything from them. He finally caught up and pressed down on the gas as he rammed into the car causing it to flip over. He pulled the car over ahead of the wreckage and slowly made his way back there. He looked down at the way the target bled out his body broken but it wasn't enough for him. He took out his lighter and as he walked past threw it at the gas leaking out causing the car to go up in flames. Dominic Toretto didn't know him yet but soon Deckard Shaw would become his worst nightmare.