Summary: A history of Letty/Dom that will eventually catch up with the story and hopefully continue from there.
A/N: I don't own any of this. Never have, never will.
Letty POV
Mia climbed in the backseat with me while Dom sat shotgun. I glanced back towards the helicopter taking off as Leon pulled a U-turn back and headed back towards the house. Everything had happened so fast. From Jesse racing slips and losing to Vince getting caught on the truck to my Civic flipping off the road. Now what? I stared out the window unresponsively for the whole drive.
"Letty?" Mia asked gently. I quietly looked over at her.
"Are you okay?" I shrugged as a response and gave a small nod. I knew she was referring to my possible injuries but it came seemed to carry a heavier note. And honestly I couldn't feel anything at the moment. Probably adrenaline and shock and shit like that. My eyes met with Dom's as I turned back to the window as he turned around in his seat to face me. He gave me a concerned look as his eyes graze over my body, looking for signs of any major injuries that would need hospitalization. I knew what he was thinking. Before any of this I would have suffered in silence. Just sucked it up rather than look weak. He thought I was just putting up a front. Shit, I just flipped a few times in a car going 80. I should be fucked up in some manner. None of my limbs were screaming in agony so despite a few scrapes I figured I was fine.
All of sudden I was pissed at Dom for seeming so concerned for me. I knew it didn't logically make sense but fuck that. He's the one that made us do this heist. 'This will be the last one Letty' and 'I saw us on a beach in Mexico, Letty'. We never should have done this without Jesse. Dom told us this would be the last one. And none of us are strong enough to turn him down. To just look him in the face and say 'No Dom this doesn't feel right. We should stop this.' And now Vince is getting airlifted out with the help of a cop who has more than enough evidence to put us all in jail for years. Fuck this.
Dom's brow furrowed even more when I glared at him before looking out the window. It wasn't fair to put this all on him. But it doesn't matter right now anyway.
We reached the house in record time and immediately Dom and Leon were out of the car talking over each other trying to figure out what to do.
"Leon, you take Letty and the Civic and head for the border. I'll stick around and grab Jesse and… and Vince once he's released, and meet you guys down there."
"No way man. I'm not gonna bail on this when it's still hot. We don't even know where Jesse is, dog. We don't even know if Vince is gonna be okay, let alone if there isn't gonna be a whole squad waiting to pick you up and throw you in the slammer. " Leon argued. Mia helped me climb out of the back seat. Okay… now I was starting to feel it. There was a throbbing in my wrist and shoulder. Fuck that, they'd take me to the hospital and I don't want to get arrested because some blonde cop fucked us all over. Doesn't seem dislocated or broken so it's not worth mentioning at the moment.
"Dom, what about me?" Mia asked as she closed the Civic's door behind me.
"What?" He led us all into the house and began pacing.
"What about me? When do I go to Mexico?"
"You weren't involved in the jobs. You can probably stay here. I don't want you pulled into this."
"Fuck you Dom. You want to take my whole family away from me and leave me here to run a garage and store?"
"Mia, you have to stay in school…"
"No Dom. I'm going with you guys."
"Mia don't start with me now-"
"She has a point Dom." My voice was dryer than I expected it to be. It had a raw, raspy sound to it. Dom looked at me, surprised by my interjection. I swallowed painfully before continuing.
"Look, you're asking her to stay when everything she cares about picks up and moves. It's not fair and you fucking know it. She'll stay here for Vince while you grab Jesse and follow us down. That way if the cop turns us in, it'll only be one of us here rather than all of us." It didn't sit well with me to throw Vince under the bus, but it made sense.
"No way. I'm not letting Vince take the fall for this."
"You know he'd want you to leave. Dom you're gonna be wanted more than any of us." Leon slide in gently.
"We're all…what's the word…oh, accessories anyway. Even Mia. She knew about all of it. Makes her an accessory too. Right Mia?"
"Technically yes." She said with conviction, ready to say anything that would let her come along. I almost wanted to laugh if it weren't so serious. We are all arguing about whether or not Mia's allowed to run from the law with us. She was always the straight-laced one and here she is ready to jump the country with us felons. Who wouldn't though, if it were their family on the line?
"Fuck… Guys, you need to get out of here. It can't be long until the cops show up and I want you gone long before they get here." Dom said, mainly to Leon. "Go pack. Now." He eyed Leon and me, signally the end of the conversation. Amazing. Even in the middle of a crisis we'll all do what he says… What a presence that man has. The part of me that usually loves that about him seethed. Who was he to tell us what to do at this point? It's his fucking fault that all of this is happening. Who is he to tell Mia she's not allowed to be with her family anymore? She opened her mouth to speak but Dom walked away. Her brow furrowed with frustration as she followed him.
"Let, you need to go start packing…" Leon said nudging me gently. I sighed and nodded, knowing I'd do whatever Dom asked of me despite my newfound resentment. I hurried up the stairs and grabbed a large duffle bag from under the bed. I grabbed my clothes out of the dresser than Dom and I shared. I grabbed a few of his boxers and shirts and threw them in too before heading to our bathroom and grabbing all my toiletries. It wasn't a particularly organized duffle as I continued to pack random things from our room. Pictures. Little trinkets that are particularly important to me. Who knew when we'd be back… if at all. I packed the bag until it wouldn't close all the way and then grabbed a pillow case and began stuffing more stuff into it. Within a half hour I was packed with as much crap and I could manage. I dragged all my stuff down the stairs and ran around the house grabbing more stuff. Food, more pictures, blankets. Things that made home, home. Leon grabbed my duffle off my shoulder and ran it out to the Civic with his stuff. I followed him and packed more stuff into the backseat. I noticed Dom was in the garage and made my way towards him.
"Dom…" I stopped, realizing I didn't know what to say to him. He looked up at me from under the hood of the Charger. The look in his eye scared me. He didn't know what was going on any more than the rest of us. He was just trying to be the head of the family and make the tough decisions.
"Dom… Let Mia take care of Vince. Go get Jesse and follow us down there. Please." I begged. I didn't beg often… And even less frequently in a serious manner. He pulled me to his chest and I wrapped my arms around him instinctively.
"I can't do that baby. I can't leave him here to fend for himself…"
"Then send Mia down with Jesse. Please Dom. Don't leave her here alone. She doesn't have anyone else now… She doesn't deserve to be left with the cleanup of our mistakes."
"I know, baby. I know. I'll figure it out… but I need you to get going. I don't want to have to worry about you. I need you guys to go to the bank. Withdraw as much money as you can without raising questions. The cops will probably put a freeze on our accounts once they catch up with what's happened."
"We won't be able to get much out…"
"Tell them… shit I don't know… Tell them you are going to Vegas and need a ton of cash." He grappled for plans. Even now he was still a great leader. He pulled away from me and walked to an old toolbox in the corner. It was his father's old box. He opened it and pulled out a few wads of cash and handed them to me.
"This should help. You guys get down there, find a place to stay get us a set up. Buy new phones and call from a pay phone to gives us the numbers. I don't want them to be able to tap our phones. If I need to call, I'll go to a neighbors house…I'll be down there once Vince gets cleared. I promise baby… I love you. I need you to be that girl who is stronger than she seems. The survivor. I promise we'll come down as soon as we can… I love you baby. You know that right?" I nodded quickly.
"I don't want to leave you Dom. I feel like everything is falling apart. I feel like if we separate we'll never find our way back." I whispered into his chest. He stroked my hair as he responded.
"I know. But we will. Nothing can keep us apart." He kissed the top of my head and I looked up at him. Dom pulled me into a reassuring kiss. I heard a muffled cough from behind me.
"Girl… we gotta get going." Leon said quietly. I sighed and held Dom tighter.
"Come on, I'll walk you to the car." I knew he didn't want to let go of me anymore than I wanted to let go of him. We really hadn't been apart for an extended amount of time since he went to prison. He kissed me again and opened the passenger door as Leon ran to the other side and hopped in, starting the engine. Mia ran over and hugged me tightly, tears in her eyes.
"Please be careful. I'll find a way to get down there with you guys. Don't worry about me." She said sniffing through her tears before running around to Leon's door.
"I love you." Dom said again.
"I love you too." He kissed me a final time and closed the door, turning away and walking into the house before we could pull out of the driveway. He didn't want to watch us leave. I didn't want to watch us leave. Leon pulled out onto the street and started the drive towards Mexico. When we left our neighborhood I finally spoke up about something that I hadn't brought up before, in Dom's presence.
"Leon, I need to go to the doctor." I said quietly. He looked over at me alarmed.
"Girl I thought you said you was all right."
"I am… Its just that… I need to…"I was having a hard time forming my words. How much should I tell him? Well at this point he was all I had for an unknown amount of time. Besides, he'd find out eventually…
"Leon can you keep a secret?" I asked looking out the window at the trees flying by.
"You know I can."
"You can't even tell Dom." Again he looked at me alarmed. Dom and I didn't have secrets. He nodded and I sighed, glancing out the window once more before launching into a story. As I confessed my secrets to Leon, I wondered how we had gotten to this point. How everything in this fucked up family had gone so south in just a few years…
A/N: This was just kind of the intro chapter. I know Letty didn't seem very Lettyish but she looked really shaken up after the accident. We'll see more of the stereotypical Letty in later chapters. Opinions? Ideas?
