Title: How Do Those Words Taste?
Author: ChinaTeaSunflowers (formerly LettyToretto)
Rating: M+ (just in case)
Summary: Third and final Installment For "Let's Play Doubles" And "Furious Affairs". It's five years later and Letty's little cousin, Angel is in town to shake things up. Mainly Leon's heart. Story's still mainly Dom and Letty, though.
A/N: The character, Angel Maria Ortiz, is wholly the creation of FF's very own, Leon's Angel (with a few tweaks by me). Go check the story out. Anyways, Angel was badass and I needed someone to make Leon eat his words. You'll probably need to read the epilogue to "Furious Affairs" to know what's going on from here on out.
Disclaimer: If they look familiar, I don't own them. They belong to the Powers That Be at Universal Studios.
Previously...
"Let's see what you three are saying in the next five years when you meet someone and get married." Letty said, walking up the steps.
"I'll be saying the same thing I'm saying now." Leon yelled after her.
Dom got up and headed up the steps after her. "You say that now, but marriage...it's amazing."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll see." Vince snorted.
Chapter 1: Eyes of An Angel
August, Thursday evening, 4:30pm, Five years later...
Letty, Dom, and their two kids, Ana and Nico, sat in a fifteen-minute only parking spot outside of the airport. They were awaiting the arrival of Letty's younger cousin, Angel from New York.
Letty slipped her dark wayfarer Ray Bans over her eyes. She reclined her seat and closed her eyes. She tried to relax for a few minutes.
Flashback (two days ago)
"Oh my god. Look what I found!" Letty said, walking into the living room. She sat on the arm of the couch and handed Dom her treasure.
"Where in the hell did you find this picture?" Dom asked.
"I was making room for the old baby stuff in the garage and I found this in one of the junk boxes." Letty explained.
The picture had been taken on the beach, nearly eight years ago. Letty, Dom, the team and Angel were in a line with one hand around another's waist and the other hand holding up a beer. Though the picture was supposed to have been staged, no one was looking at the camera. They were were all looking elsewhere and laughing and the picture became corny and Dawson's Creek-esque with the sunset and calm ocean in the background.
"I remember this picture. It was Angel's seventeenth birthday. This was the last time she was here in LA."
"Sure was and now she's all grown up. I can't believe she's going to be twenty-five." Letty said.
"And now, she's coming here to turn our lives upside down again. I wonder if she still has that obnoxious boyfriend, Michael." Dom wondered aloud.
"I wonder if her hair still has those fire-engine red streaks." Letty smiled.
End of Flashback
"Hey, sugar. Lookin for a date?" A low voice said in Letty's ear followed by a snort of laughter by Dom. Letty smirked and turned her head towards the window, opening her eyes.
"Depends if I'm caught with a prostitute do they charge me for incest too?" Letty retorted.
Angel let out a laugh. "Nice one."
Letty stepped out of the car to hug her little cousin who, now, was incidentally taller than her. Not to mention, she had filled out nicely as an adult. She was petite, yet fit, like Letty. Though it was in a messy bun, Letty could see that Angel had let her natural dark brown hair color grow out. The bright red streaks that she once had were growing out as well, leaving behind nice light brown and blonde highlights which, undoubtedly, had help from the sun. She wore dark blue skinny jeans and a black graphic tee with the words, "SMELL IT, BITCH" written in white letters across the front. A dark grey cardigan had been been added, not out of fashion, but out of warmth from the cold airplane. Her feet were clad in brown, material sandals and light brown-tinted aviators framed her golden face.
Well, some things never change, Letty thought, grinning as she read the shirt.
"It's so good to see you, shorty."
"Back at you, kid," said Letty.
Dom popped the trunk and got out of the car to get Angel's bag. After he placed it in the trunk, he closed it and gave Angel a hug.
"Hey, Dom. How you livin?" Angel asked.
"Pretty good, actually." He opened the door behind his seat for her and waited for her to get in. Letty got back into the passenger seat and Dom got into the driver's seat.
"Holy mother of-. Two kids. Uh, Letty, there are two midgets in carseats back here." Angel joked.
Ana giggled and her brother followed. "Daddy calls us midgets too. But we're not midgets."
"You're not?!" Angel feigned shocked.
"No. I'm Ana and that's my little brother, Nico." Ana pointed to her brother as she spoke his name.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Ana. I'm Angel. Hi, Nico." Angel said. Nico shied away.
Ana talked Angel's ear off for the rest of the trip home. She demanded that Angel, not Dom, be the one to hold her hand as they walked up the steps to the front door. Letty practically had to pull Ana away so that Angel could get settled in the guest room.
"Mia's cooking now. Dinner should be ready around 6." Letty told her. Angel nodded and the elder Ortiz closed the door.
Angel listened to the sound of Letty's family, conversing and enjoying their lives. She got the impression that she was going to like it LA. Maybe even enough to move there permanently. Truthfully, she could use the relief after the breakup with Michael. Besides, there was only one person that Angel was really interested in seeing while she was in LA.
"Uncle Leon!" Nico yelled as soon as he'd stepped into the house. Leon scooped his nephew up and they headed to the kitchen together.
"Mia, it smells great in here. What's the occassion?" Leon asked.
"Angel's here from New York. You remember Angel." Mia told him.
"Yeah, I do. I almost forgot she was flying in. Is Letty excited?"
"Definitely. They should be downstairs any minute actually. Dinner's almost ready."
As if on cue, in walked Letty and Angel.
"Speak of the devil...and the angel." Leon grinned.
Well, helloooo adult Angel, Leon thought.
"Hey, Leon." She pulled Leon in for a hug. He inhaled her sweet, yet subtle scent and almost didn't want to let go.
"It's, uh, good to see you." Leon said, releasing her and clearing his throat.
"You too, man." Angel said. She left his sight to hug Mia.
As Letty walked past him, grinning, she muttered, "Careful, Leon. You're starting to drool a little."
"Shut up, Letty." He said, childishly.
Once everyone settled around the table for dinner, Dom blessed the food and the feast began. Mia's food was always a treat to come home to, even if she didn't live at the house anymore.
After she and Brian had gotten married, they moved into their own house...three doors down. Still, Mia and Brian were at the Toretto house practically every night for dinner. If Mia had left it up to Letty, she knew the team would starve. Even though Letty was married and was now a mom, Mia was sure that more than ever, Letty was struggling to keep her own identity as the team's 'badass'.
"How long are you here for?" Vince asked with a full mouth.
"I don't know." Angel answered.
"What do you mean?"
"Bag's packed for two weeks but, who knows? Maybe I'll stay for good."
This was news to Letty. She didn't mind, though. Angel was never any trouble; she only wanted to have fun.
"What happened to Michael?" Leon blurted out.
"My fist slipped. You can't prove anything." Angel grinned, sipping from her glass of iced tea.
"That's my girl." Letty said. Dom grinned. He could only imagine the trouble that Ana was going to get away with in school.
"You fought him?" Leon questioned.
"Did I miss something? Is he the cop now?" Angel asked no one in particular. Laughter rang out and Angel winked at Leon.
The group ate and drank their fill. The dishes were left for later. Once everyone dispersed to do their own things, Letty and Angel found some time alone on the front steps.
"You seem sad, Letty. Not yourself." Angel observed. "Life has left your eyes."
"You think so? I don't know, kid. I'm not sad...I'm domesticated." Letty replied.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"God, no. I love my kids and my husband. It's just strange that I have kids and a husband."
"Yeah, I have to admit: it is weird hearing you utter those words." Angel laughed.
"Exactly."
"I suppose that's why Dom called me. He must have seen your internal struggle."
Letty smiled. "God, I love that man."
"Letty, I just want you to know-." Angel trailed off.
"What? Is everything okay?"
"I just want you to know that I'm here to shake up your life in a good way." Angel's face grew serious. "I-I, um, heard about what happened with Joss. I wanted to call but...I just didn't."
"It's okay. I probably wouldn't have wanted to talk about it anyway." Letty admitted.
"Well, just know I'm here. For anything. But first things first. We're going out tomorrow night."
Before Letty could respond, Angel added, "I'm not to be argued with, Ortiz. We're going and that's that."
Letty threw her hands up and shrugged. "Why not? I haven't had a fun night out in god knows how long."
They sat in comfortable silence for a while. "I'm really glad I came, Letty."
"Me too." She gently pushed Angel with her shoulder and smiled. Letty could already feel things changing.
Up Next: Partying and some Leon and Angel sexual tension!