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Dom POV:

September 1994.

It feels good being home again, after spending 2 years in Lompoc was hell on earth. But after my father died in the last race of season in the desert, he was coming into the last turn when a driver named Kenny Linder tapped his bumper and put him into the wall at a hundred and twenty miles an hour. I watched my father burn to death. I can still remember him screaming. The people who were there said my father died long before the tanks blew. They said it was me that was screaming. I try to go on, be a big brother to Mia. But when I saw Linder about a week later, I had the wrench in my hand... and I hit him! And I didn't mean to keep hitting him, but by the time I , I couldn't lift my arm. Now I'm banned from the tracks for life. I should have thought about what I was doing before, I did it. But I blacked out and forgot all about Mia and what was going to happen to her. Thank god for Letty's parents, they took her in as their own. I wouldn't be able to survive knowing she was living in the foster system. Mia was on 14 when our father died and I went to Lompoc. But she was happy living with Letty, she always wanted a sister and Letty was as close as it get. Letty was a good friend, but kind of weird to me. She always looks at me and made me feel uncomfortable. With her being 6 years younger than me, I wouldn't even think about getting close to her or looking at her twice. She was just a skinny little girl who was in love with fast cars. Even when she turned 14 before my dad pass away, and started to get hips and breast. I still couldn't think of her in any way other than my sister friend and Mr. Ortiz's daughter. I heard while I was in jail that Mr. Ortiz passed away from a heart attack and that Mrs. Ortiz was taking it tough. She was mentioning to Mia that as soon as Dom is release, that she and Letty was going to move to Mexico and be with family. From what I gather, Letty refuses to go with her mother. But, that's not my problem, yeah they took my sister in and I am grateful. But it's different in Letty case. She ahs her mother, Mia did not. So she can move to where ever her mother wants and cannot object.

As the taxi pull up to my house, I see cars all around to greet me upon my entrance. My boy Vince, still know how to bring the party. I walk up to the house and take a breath before I make my way in. Almost not ready to greet the crowd. As I finally make my way in the house, I'm taken back by all the people screaming surprise. Girls I know, Girl I don't know, coming up to me giving me a kiss on the cheek and lips. Men I know giving me slaps on the back 'welcoming me home'.

And as I made my way through the crowd, trying to see all the familiar faces, that is when I saw the most beautiful women in the world.

"Hey, baby girl" I hugged her before she could even respond.

"Oh my god, Dom. You have gotten so big, I miss you so much. Don't ever leave me again" Mia said hugging me tightly not wanting to let me go.

I step back to admire my sister, she has grown so much in the last two years. If I didn't have an automatic connection to her, I would not be able to recognize her. Just as I was about to comment on Mia's appearance a female voice came from behind me with a hard slap across my shoulder-blade.

"Welcome home, dom. It's nice to see you held up in Lompoc."

As my eyes and brain try to focus on the girl in front of me, my other body part quickly responded to the touch. Regardless of how hard she hit me.

"Letty, wow what have you been doing these past two years? You have developed into…wow" I try to find my words to describe my feeling.

"Same to you Dom, you developed into a beast…look at those arms. What are you lifting 200?" She laughed as she felt my biceps.

"Nah, more like 175, but I'll get there." I said still looking at her up and down. "So where's the beer, I'm in need of one." I said turning to Vince, who had is tongue down someone girls throat.

"Here, have mine, I just open it." Letty hands me her drink. I looked at her with a concern look, cause if I'm not mistaken. She is the same age as Mia, which is only 16 years old. She's too young to drink. Some guy can take total advantage of her and not care how she feels the next day. I looked at her as a….well not a sister, because I would have never reacted to the touch if my sister did the same. But I did feel a protective instinct towards her. Its funny Letty was the little scrawny girl who grew up just down the street. She was always into cars since she was what like ten years old. I've always had her attention. Now at sixteen she has my attention. It's ironic how things change without you knowing or wanting them to change.

"So Mia, how have you been?" I asked while watching Letty move through the crowd.

"I've been good, Dom. Just miss my family. Letty and her mother are great. But I just need my home to feel at peace." Mia said while looking at pictures on the wall.

"Yea, I know what you're talking about." He stops and pause at the picture of his father, mother, Mia and him when he was 8 and Mia was 2. Those memories of his childhood are too hard to deal with now. "Hey, I'm going to step out for a minute. Go look in the garage." I kiss Mia on the head and make my way outside.

As I make my way toward the garage, I see that the light is on and there is somebody messing with the tools. I make my way towards the garage ready to snap a person neck for messing with my father's items. But as soon as I open the door, I see a pair of female legs from underneath the car. Looking closely at the legs, I quickly remember who they begun too. They are Letty's, what in the world was she doing in my father garage, and what was she thinking working on his car. Not just any car, but the car my father was driving when he died in the race. I could have sworn they totaled the car, but looking at it, it looks brand new. It looks just like it did that day he drove it from home to the race. Every fiber in my body wanted me to yell at her to get the 'Fuck out' but something was holding me back.

"I've never thought I would see the day a women was underneath a hood of a car, but from the view it's not so bad." I said walking closer to the car.

Letty stop whatever she was doing to the engine and came out from under the car and looked up at me with a frown on her face.

"I don't know if that's a compliment or and sarcastic remark" She said getting up and wiping her hands the rag that was on top of the car.

"What are you doing with this anyway; I thought they totaled it after it caught on fire." I state as I touch the car like it was a fragile piece of material.

"They did total it, but I brought it for its parts, and then got the idea that I didn't want a beautiful piece go to waste. So I worked overtime at the garage, while going to school and supporting my mom and Mia to get enough money up to repair it. It's not fully done, but the body work is brand new." She said taking a sip of beer.

I had to admit, that was such a turn on, a girl not afraid to get grease under her nails and to work over-time to support my sister and her mother. Did she do it for me; I know she was always looking at me with attraction. But we never had a full conversation for her to do all this for me.

"I hope this wasn't all for me" I said staring at her.

"Please don't flatter yourself. I did this for your father, as much as you might not want to admit. Your family is my family. Your father gave my father a job when he was down on his luck, we came over ever Sunday for a barbecue, and Mia is like a sister to me and Dom you are like an over-bearing brother." She said with her hands on her hips.

"For a minute, I actually believed you. I'm sorry for your lost. Your father was a good guy, hard-working and caring. He is greatly missed." I said walking up closer to her.

"Same to you" She step back, then realize she has nowhere else to go.

"So Letty, you have surely developed into a beautiful woman. How many men do you have following you?" I said touching her face.

"None actually, but I'm not looking either." She said while looking into my eyes.

"That's good, I would hate to beat a guy up for touch you." I said removing a piece of hair from in front of her face.

"Now why would you do that, you have no claim on me." She said still looking in my eyes.

"Your right, I'm just being an over-bearing big brother. That don't want you getting hurt" I said while gently punching her chin and walking away.

All I heard was a sound of relief follow by "if you're such a big brother, why don't you do me a favor. "

I stop in my tracks and turn around.

"I know you might not look at me other than a Mia's friend that uses to follow you and your boys around like a lost puppy. And yea I'm only 16 years old. But I do need this favor. My mom wants to move to Mexico with me and I really have made a home here with Mia, Vince, and you. I know you might not want to agree. But I was thinking if you don't mind me living with you until I graduate, I would appreciate it. I would continue to make my share of money and chip in where ever the need is. I just don't want to leave Los Angeles." She said with almost a knot in her throat.

For a moment, I was thinking no. But a part of me didn't want to see her go without me knowing the new Letty. So I respond the best way I could. "I'll sleep on it." I said as I exit out of the garage.

Letty POV:

Damn Dominic has changed so much since he's been away. I don't know if it's was just him or Lompoc did him some justice. I know it was a short cry for help, but I don't know what else to do before my mother leaves for Mexico next week. I thought of everything to try to keep her to stay. And with every attempt the only thing she said in response was "I can't live here without your father and we're not strong enough to rebuild on our own."

So, with me pleading to Dominic, I felt that was my last resort. He didn't say no, but he didn't say yes. The only thing I could do is let him sleep on it. I decided to head home, and let Dominic enjoy his party. It's one thing to see the guy you actually have feeling for be grope by shanks. But it's another to watch him laugh and have a good time, while he holds the answer to your future.

I could still hear the party as I walked up to the door of my house. I took one glance down the street to all the cars surrounding the Toretto's house. Trying not to think this might be one of the few last night's here. As I went to turn the doorknob, I took a glance in the house and see my mother laying on the floor in the kitchen. As I busted through the front door to rush to my mother, I see she is not moving nor does it look like she is breathing. I quickly check her pulse and notice there isn't one. I screamed at the top of my lungs for someone to help me. But knowing the music coming from the Toretto's, it was just drowning me out. I quickly got the phone to call 9-1-1, and they were at my house within 15 minutes. The entire time I waited, I try CPR and cry for her to open her eyes. But she just wouldn't wake up. The paramedics pronounce her dead at the scene. They said that once the autopsy is complete they would be able to tell what the cause of death was. They said that I needed to find some family member that I could stay with for a night. I quickly ran out the door back to the only family I had left.

Dom POV:

I have to admit again, it good being home. Good friends, sexy girls, fast cars, and my sister Mia and as much as I would deny it. It is good to have Letty in my life. I'm going to call her down in the morning to invite her live with me and Mia. It would be such a shame for Mia to lose her best friend of 6 years and for me to lose a girl who have been there through everything good and bad moment in my life. Just as I was about to take Komara Tran upstairs, she an Asian girl who I had a brief fling with in the past and had a business deal with her brother 'Johnny' that went bad. But it would be nice to add insult to injuries and sleep with her on more time. But as I made my way up the staids, I hear Mia scream my name.

"DOM" Mia let out a high pitch scream over the music. It was so loud; I nearly knock Komara down the stairs.

As soon as I made my way to where Mia was standing, I saw Letty in her arms shaking and crying hysterically.

I quick ran to Letty side and grab her like she was a baby. I carry her all the way up to my bedroom with Mia in pursuit.

As soon as I sat her on the bed, she let out a dreadful cry that lasted for 10 minutes, until she finally spoke the most hurtful words that I and Mia knew too well.

"My mom is dead." She said as she lay down on my bed.

I looked at Mia and as she was silently crying, I knew how this was going to affect her with us losing both of our parents and now with both Letty's parents gone. It was her going through the emotion all over again.

"Mia, lay down with Letty for a second, I'm going to clear this party real quick." I said walking Mia over to my bed.

She didn't protest she just followed my command.

While I kick everybody out of the house, except for Vince and two guys that came with Vince. I think their names are Jesse and Leon, but I really don't care now. My focus is only on Letty and Mia, and how they needed me the most at this time. I have no choice but to man up and make sure they never have to go to anybody else for what they needed. As I left the guys to clean the house, I took my time going up stairs thinking about what I'm going to say to the girls. As I made it to the hallway, I saw Mia coming out of my room.

"Dom, she has nowhere to go" cried Mia as she hugged me.

"I know me, Mia" I said walking her to her room. "Go lay down, I'm going to make sure Letty settle in. You, I and her will have to stick together for now on." I said as she lay down on her bed, and I kissed her goodnight.

Walking back to my bedroom, I seen that Letty was now sitting up looking out the window, her eyes red and face is puffy. It's sad seeing her look this way. The girl I remember always had those kind of eyes that can see through the bullshit to the good in someone, 20% angel 80% devil, down to earth. And now she wasn't afraid to get a little engine grease under her fingernails. This young women in front of me, needed shelter, a family, and a friend. I am going to protect her until the end, make sure no one leaves here without her leaving them first.

Walking over to Letty, I grab her hand as I sit down next to her, in my slightest touch. Letty leans into me and start crying again.

"Letty, it's alright, you are here with family. Nothing bad is ever going to happen to you again." I promise as I stroke her hair.

Letty sat up and wiped away her tears. "So does that mean I have a room to stay?" She asked as she try to control her tears.

"Yea, you have a room as long as you want on." I said wiping the last tear from her eyes.

"Thank you" She said grabbing the hand I used to wipe her face.

For that moment, I saw a life with Letty that would be full of adventure and memories. I think I'm falling for her, even after a day of seeing the new and approve girl. And, I'm glad I have the time to get to know her a little more personal.

"Go ahead and sleep in my bed, I'm go sleep in my fathers." I said but what cut off.

"No, please sleep with me. I don't want be left alone tonight." She said while taking her shoes off.

As she got underneath the covers, I took my shoes off and quickly lay down beside her. As I held her closely, I was thinking about how at this moment, I am happy and free. Letty might just be what I need in my life, a girl who does not back down, and find a way to get the things she needs to help others. She is almost a female version of me. Hard on the outside and soft on the inside, family comes first. Everything comes second. As I drifted off to sleep, I just kept thinking 'I hope this is the not the last night I will have Letty Ortiz in my bed, she has my full attention now, she will be mine.'

Thank you for the reviews let me answer some question. Letty and Dom are 6 years apart. I felt that Dom was older than the team. Not by that much, but there is a gap between them. If you remember the one quote that I said was from Mia in Fast and Furious 1. "Letty was always into cars since she was 10, Dom always had her attention and when she turned 16. Letty had Dom attention. I believe that Dom was probably racing cars when she was 10, thats why he always had her attention. Also, I don't believe there was a lot of information from within those 6 years that I needed to write about. I felt just giving a brief insight through the character memory was good enough than writing a whole chapter on it. The next chapters will have all the info that lead up to Fast and Furious 1 and then what happen after Fast and Furious 1 that led up to Fast and Furious 4. Please stay tuned.