Chapter Two: Three Words
Letty's POV

I'd just decked him. I decked him for kissing me—for doing the thing I WANTED him to do!

"What the hell, Letty?!"

"Yeah...that's what I was wonderin' too, dom." I said, flexing my hand. "Question is, d'you want me 'cause of me, or just 'cause I'm with him?"

"Wanted you 'fore summer break, Letty..."

"Strange...'s not how I remember it… I 'member you fuckin' around with every girl you could get your hands on." I bit out.

"Because I couldn't have YOU!"

"An' that was your own damn fault, wasn't it?"

"I couldn't' have you. not the way I really wanted you."

"You coulda had me any way you wanted me, Dominic." I sighed. "Back then, at least."

"'s why Johnny's fuckin' Marisol Nunez ?" he asked me.

"I said you coulda had me." I repeated, slowly.

"If he had you, really fuckin' had you, he wouldn't be fuckin' your best friend, would he?!" he snapped at me.

"I never said he had me, Dominic."

"You're with him, aren't you?" Dom shot back.

"We're together," I shrugged.

"You could have better." He told me.

"Yeah, well," I said, looking at all the skanks at the races that night. "You coulda, too, Dom…"

"I still want you, Leticia…" his mouth was close enough to my ear that I could feel his breath on my skin.

"'s that why you haven't talked to me since I left?" I ask, not looking in his eyes. I was almost scared to ask the question.

"I couldn't look at you without wanting to kill Johnny, Lett." He explained.

"Wanna kill 'im now?" I ask, already knowing the answer.

Dom's POV

"Wanna kill 'im now?" She asked, already knowing the answer.

"More than ever…" I growled in her ear.

"But you're talkin' to me..." she said.

"And dying to shove my tongue down your throat," I laughed.

"Even if it gets you hit again?" she was laughing again, and it was music to my ears.

"You kissed me back, Letty…" I smirked at her.

"And…?"

"Means you wanted it...least a little bit." I said, grabbing her face and kissing her again. I kissed her harder this time, but it was slower, gentler. I whispered, "I love you, Letty…"

"Maybe I was just settin' you up for the punch," Letty said, trying not to show a reaction. But she couldn't help shivering at my touch. "Think of that?"

"You don' hit a man for no fuckin' reason, Lett."

"So why'd I hit you, then?"

"Cause I hurt you…over and over and over again, Letty."

Letty's POV

"Cause I hurt you...over and over and over again, Letty."

"An' you think you can make up for that…?" I asked, more than a little surprised he was admitting this.

"Maybe, maybe not. but I'm damn sure gonna try..."

"An' how you planning on doing it?" I asked, shivering.

"I'm already under your skin, girl."

"You think so?" I asked, cocking my head to one side, looking at him.

"One way to find out." He said.

"What's that?"

"If you don't love me...even a little bit, you won't kiss me back..." he pulled me back to him, kissing me slowly, softly.

"Dammit, Dominic…" I moan against his lips. I leaned into the kiss, kissing him back. He eased his tongue into my mouth, nudging mine.

"Oh, Letty…" he moaned into my mouth. His hands settled on my waist. "Wrap your legs around me, Letty…need to hold you…"

I couldn't believe I was giving into him, but I went with it as he bent down, hands moving around my thighs. My legs wrapped around his waist, resting my arms on his shoulders.

"Y'love me, Lett?" he whispered, almost growling.

"Yeah, Dom…" I sighed. "I do…"

Dom's POV

"Y'love me, Lett?" I whispered, almost growling.

"Yeah, Dom…" Letty sighed. "I do…"

"Wanna be with me…?" I whispered as she kissed me softly.

"Yeah, you know I do…" she said softly.

"Leave him…?" I asked quietly.

"Hard to do, Dom…" she murmured.

"You been with him…?" I ask, my throat tightening as I spoke.

"Nah…been puttin 'im off…"

"You want him…?" I growl in her ear.

"'s not like that…" she sighed.

"Letty.." I sighed.

"Yeah…?"

"Do you want him…?" I asked, slowly, clearly.

"I just said no, didn't I?"

"I love you, Letty..."

"Yeah…?"

"Don' do it with him, girl..." I whispered against her neck.

"An' why shouldn't I?"

Letty's POV

"Don' do it with him, girl..." he whispered against my neck.

"An' why shouldn't I?" I asked, teasing.

"That ain' funny, girl."

"No?" I shrugged. "I ain' gonna sleep with him, Dom. Not in that way, 'least…" he kissed me.

"You savin' it for someone, Lett?" he asked against my lips.

"Wouldn't you like to know…" I whispered back.

"Love you…" he moaned. "Hurts how much I love you, Letty..."

"Yeah, well," I said, "I been hurtin', lovin' you for a while now, y'know. Maybe it's your turn…"

"Letty…don't do that…"

"What, Dom? Don't do what…?"

"Don' play stupid, Letty." He murmured. "You know what I'm sayin'."

"Well, it's true."

"Letty, listen to me. I love you…I want you…"

"I'm listening…" I told him. "Maybe I just want you to do a little more persuading'."

"I wanna be with you…really be with you."

"An' what exactly d'you mean by that?" I asked.

Dom's POV

"I wanna be with you…really be with you."

"An' what exactly d'you mean by that?" she asked.

I swallowed hard and realised that she was gonna make me say it.

"I wanna be with you…be your first…" I whispered in her ear, kissing her neck right below her neck.

"An' then…?" she shivered at my touch.

"Be with you…as long as you'll have me…"

"No runnin' back to the skanks after I let you pop my cherry?" she asked, softly.

"Ain' had a skank in 6 months, Letty..." I moan.

"Oh, really? So how you been handlin' yourself then, papi?" she asked, kissing my neck.

"Cold showers been my best friend lately, mami..."

"So how long you been thinkin' bout me like this?" she asked, nipping my neck this time.