It had been two years since Dom had gone to Lompoc. He and Letty were doing better than ever in their relationship and that just caused a set back. They were behind on money and they had to figure out a way to fix it, and fast. In this story Letty enlists only to come back and find a surprise.

Letty was finally heading home after a year and a half. She didn't tell anyone what she had done because she knew they would give up more than they already had. She did tell them though that she was going to find a way to make payments the night before she left. She didn't bother taking her phone with her since she would have no use of it. Now looking back, it would have been a great idea since the team would have wanted an explanation. It was already too late to change anything anyways.

Letty pulled up to her house that was across the street from the Toretto's house. They didn't know it was her since the car was painted black and the windows were tinted. What she saw was something she could not believe. There in the driveway was the team, including Dom who wasn't supposed to get out for another two months. They were all out just throwing water balloons at eachother. That wasn't the biggest surprise though. It was when Dom grabbed a girl she had never seen before around the waist and spun her around only to plant a kiss on her. Everyone else around them just started throwing water balloons at them while laughing. Letty froze and the world started spinning. Sure she and Dom had kept their relationship a secret, but she knew that the others suspected something was going on between the two. She was currently in her uniform and was still frozen in her seat. Slowly, she opened the door and stepped out. She looked at the team and saw that they still weren't looking. Taking the opportunity, she quickly walked up to her front door and walked into her house. Letty's mom and grandma had moved with her aunts a few years ago but had left the house in Letty's name. They visited every now and then, but most of the time they just stayed in San Diego.

Letty walked up to her room and threw her bag on the ground. She walked over to her window that had a perfect view of the Toretto's house. She stayed hidden instead of walking out onto the balcony her mother had built for her right before she left. She knew that if she went out there the Toretto's would see her, and she didn't want them to know just yet. She didn't know what their attitude towards her was. She had promised Dom that she would take care of things and most of all Mia. Of course the guys were there, but Dom wanted Letty to promise him.

The Torettos were all in the driveway having a B.B.Q. They had brought everything out from the bakyard and were currently messing around. Mia looked like she was trying to get them to settle down but couldn't help but laugh at the same time. Letty was still in her room looking at them. She didn't know what to do. They all looked so happy right now. She saw them all sit down and Dom pulled in the girl from earlier into his lap and they all said grace. Letty's temper got the best of her and she decided to go take a drive. She ran downstairs and grabbed her keys. Unfortunately she didn't go unnoticed since she slammed the front door shut and stalked over to her car. She glanced up feeling their stares and met them eye-to-eye. She just gave them all a blank look, yet sad at the same time. She was just glad she changed out of her uniform or else they would have started asking her questions on the spot.

" Was that..." Mia was frozen in her spot. " Since when did she get back?" The question had a slight hint of hate in it. The team never really knew why Letty left. They tried calling her but she never picked up or returned any of their calls. They all left so many voicemails that by the time they figured out Dom was getting out, it was already full. They believed that Letty left them because she didn't want to deal with all of their problems. Her mom and grandma had gone to live with her mom's two sisters in San Diego and Letty was always welcome there. They thought that Letty had abandoned them to be on their own.

" And why did she come back?" Dom asked staring at the direction Letty drove off in.

" I don't know brother. Let's just avoid trouble." Leon said also staring in the same direction.
About an hour and a half passed and the team hadn't moved from their spot after eating lunch. They were in the middle of telling crazy stories when Letty pulled up to her house.

" Just don't look at her." Mia mumbled to them. All of them remained silent, and all you could hear was Letty yelling on the phone.

Letty opened her car door as she was talking, well more like yelling, at her aunt. Her aunt and uncle that her mom and grandma were staying with are serving. Her aunt was in the military and her uncle was in the navy. She was telling her aunt to sign her up to officially go out and serve instead of just trainning.

" I'm serious Tia! I am sure I want to and I'm not changing my mind!" She yelled on the phone while shutting her car door and leaning against it.

" Letty. I just want you to make sure this is the right.."

" Tia I am sure!" She looked over at the Torettos who were now staring at her. " There's nothing really for me over here." She whispered sadly.

" Okay. I'll see what I can do."

" Thanks Tia. Say hi to Mama and Gran for me." Letty hung up the phone and looked over to the Torettos, who were still looking at her. She gave a sad smile before turning around and walking into her house.
Several months later

The Torettos were having a family breakfast out on their driveway. None of them had approached Letty after she visited to collect her things.

Flashback
Everyone was seated in the living room one hot afternoon. The team decided to just stay in and watch some movies. Dom and Katie were sat together on the ground by the sofa being occupied by the boys while Mia sat in the recliner next to them. The doorbell suddenly rang and Mia got up to answer the door.

" What do you want?" Mia glared at Letty.

" Hi Mia." Letty said nervously.

" Yeah. Hi. Now what do you want?" Mia was getting impatient, which was rare, especially when it came to talking to Letty.

" I came to get my things out of here." Mia was a little shocked but quickly recovered.

" Fine." She opened the door fully to let Letty inside. " Most of your stuff is in boxes. Just pack whatever I might have missed." Mia walked towards the living room. Dom was about to ask Mia who was at the door when Letty came around the corner.

" Mia what is she doing here?" Dom asked causing everyone else to turn and look at Letty.

" I'm just here to get my stuff." Letty told them.

" You know where things are. Boxes are in the loft." Mia told her before going back to her seat. Letty walked upstairs and found the boxes all packed and labeled with her name and whatever was inside. Letty picked up some boxes and made her way downstairs and loaded them in her car since she didn't feel like crossing the street several times. Once she had two more boxes, she went to her and Dom's room, which was now his and Katie's room, and packed a few things Mia missed. While doing so, she took the cross necklace Dom had given her and places it in one of the drawers he didn't really open often. Letty then went to Mia's room and packed up a few clothes. She peeked outside to make sure no one was around and opened one of Mia's drawers. She lifted all the clothes and placed a large orange envelope she hid in her jacket and placed it all the way at the bottom of the drawer. Inside was a letter of explanation and money they needed. Not only that, but extra money for the team to use however they wanted. Letty quickly shut the drawer and walked out with the remaining boxes. No one was paying her any attention as she walked out the door. Letty reached the front door and paused to look back for a few seconds as it would be the last time she would step in there. She pulled out three keys from her pocket and placed them on the table by the door before walking out of the house.

End of flashback

Everyone was laughing and enjoying each other's company. Across the street, Letty was getting into her car that was in the garage. She didn't want the Torettos to see her clothes, well, her uniform anyways. Letty's aunt had managed to grant Letty's wish and she was going out to one of the bases before she deploys. Letty climbed in the driver's seat and threw her duffle-bag into the passenger's seat before she opened the garage and pulled out. The team turned as soon as Letty stopped in the middle of the road to turn and glance at her home and their home. She gave them a sad smile before driving off. Little did the team know, it would be the last time they would see her in a while.