Hello again! Thank you guys so much for all your lovely reviews! I can't believe so many of you like my writing :D this one's kinda mushy because, really, who doesn't love mushy fluffy Dotty love? :] Obviously I don't own Fast and Furious.

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Chapter 4

"Mia! Hurry up, we're gonna be late!" Dom yelled up the stairs for the third time that morning.

"I'm almost ready!" Mia yelled back.

"Ah, come on, man. She's been sayin' that for like an hour now." Vince grumbled, leaning back against the wall.

"Mia if you don't hurry up and get down here V and I will leave without you and you can walk!" Dom yelled, extremely aggravated at his little sister.

Mia had been taking extra time to get ready for school that morning, and if she took anymore time then all three of them would be late. Dom had been yelling up the stairs for the last fifteen minutes, and the only reason he hadn't left her yet was because Mr. T. forbid him from leaving without her.

"You kids still haven't left yet?" Mr. T. asked, shocked, as he walked into the living room.

"No, Princess Mia apparently needs more time this morning." Dom rolled his eyes.

"I would've let you two go already if I had known she would take this long." Mr. T. shook his head.

"I told ya, Tony, Mia's become one of those prissy girlie girls who take three hours to get ready." Vince chuckled.

"She's always been a prissy girlie girl, but she ain't never took this long before." Dom sighed.

"Mia! Get down here or I will let Dominic leave without you!" Mr. T. yelled.

Mia knew that when Tony started threatening for her to get left behind, he meant it. She quickly grabbed her purse and ran down the stairs and rolled her eyes at the boys.

"Honestly, we're gonna be there when the bell rings." She sighed.

"Really, Mia how many times do you have to change your clothes? Why can't you be more like Letty and just throw something on?" Dom asked, making his way to the door.

"Because I'm not Letty! Surely you know that, Dom." Mia grinned.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Dom replied smoothly.
"Sure ya don't, brothah." Vince laughed.

"Would you kids go already?" Mr. T. demanded.
"Bye Daddy!" Mia smiled at him before following the boys out the door.

Dom got in the driver seat and yanked his door shut. When the passenger side opened and Mia was about to get in, Dom arched an eyebrow and looked at his sister like she was crazy.

"What are you doin'? You know that's Letty's seat. In the back." He told her, jerking his head to the back.

"What? But Letty isn't riding today, she texted me earlier and said so." Mia huffed.

"I don't care." Dom replied.

Mia rolled her eyes and got in the back, muttering something that sounded an awful like "bastard". Dom elected to ignore it, considering he was already mad this morning.

And then Vince tried to get in the passenger seat. "V, what the hell?" Dom asked.

Vince arched an eyebrow and sat down. "Dom, she ain't even ridin' what does it matter if I sit here or not?" Vince grinned.

Dom stuck his tongue in his cheek to reframe from answering. They all knew why he didn't like people in his passenger seat; that was Letty's seat. Every morning, Vince and Mia would be in the back, and Letty would ride shotgun. Dom liked her there, and no one else.

But, he knew the consequences of pushing this issue further, and quite frankly Dom really didn't like them. So stayed silent and pulled out of the driveway and down the street.

"Mia, why ain't Letty ridin'?" Vince asked, knowing Dom wouldn't ask.
"Oh, I'm not real sure. She just said she didn't need a ride." Mia shrugged.

"So who's the boy, Mia?" Dom asked, glancing in the mirror to look at her.

Mia froze and twirled her thumbs. "What boy?" She asked.

"Mia, you can't lie for shit. You spent an extra hour getting ready today. I'm not stupid. Who is he?" Dom demanded.

"Nobody, Dom!" Mia insisted.
"Ok, I'll just ask Letty." Dom smirked.

Mia's body tensed; she hadn't even told Letty about the boy yet. If Dom asked her, then Letty would never drop it until she figured out exactly which boy it was. And what kind of cars his family had.

"Oh, so Letty don't even know then, huh?" Vince grinned teasingly.
"No, she doesn't." Mia sighed.

"So you admit there is a boy." Vince smirked.

"He's just a guy in my science class, ok? We're lab partners, it's no big deal!" Mia whined.

"An extra hour getting ready is no big deal? Mia, you're thirteen." Dom rolled his eyes.

"Can we please not make a scene about this? God, I hate when Letty doesn't ride. It leaves me two to one!" Mia whined dramatically.

"Oh please, you know Let's on Dom's side." Vince teased.

"Whatever! She's the only one who dares to call him out on his crap!" Mia rolled her eyes.

"Can we talk about somethin' else, please? You both are pissing me off even more than I already am." Dom grumbled, turning into the school parking lot.

"You just don't wanna admit it's true." Mia grinned knowingly.

"You just don't like us talkin' about you and baby girl is what it really is." Vince smirked.

"Next time the both of you can walk." Dom snapped.
"And Letty can ride shotgun." Mia grinned.

"Good one, Mia." Vince laughed, getting out.

Dom rolled his eyes and walked over to Hector and his friends; eager to get away from his little sister and best friend.

He refused to acknowledge their comments.
Even if he knew they were right.

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By lunch, Dom was only in a worse mood; all his teachers so far had either given a pop quiz or an insane amount of homework.

He was walking with Vince with to their normal table, and immediately crashed into his seat, rubbing his face in exasperation.

"Hey, Dom, you seen Letty today?" Vince inquired, his mouth full of fries.
Dom shook his head. "No, not once. Why?" He asked.

Vince suddenly looked concerned. "Neither have I. I don't think anybody has."

Dom's head shot up, a look of worry on his face. "Nobody? You mean she ain't here?" He asked.

"Nope. I asked some of the freshman; said that she hadn't been in any of her morning classes." Vince explained, still stuffing his face.

"Letty wouldn't just skip, she knows how much shit Pop would give her; not to mention she'd risk banishment from the garage for a week." Dom said, thinking out loud.

"I don't know, hope whatever's keepin' her ain't bad." Vince shrugged, smiling slightly as two senior girls walked by.

Dom immediately pulled out his phone and texted Letty. He had noticed he hadn't seen her, but now he was worried.

Hey, where r u? –D

Dom waited a few minutes, but he didn't get a response; so he tried her again.

Letty I'm serious where r u? U kno Pop will flip if he finds out u skipped school –D

A response came almost immediately.

I didn't skip. –L
Then why ain't u here? –D
Reasons. –L

Dom rolled his eyes; the fourteen year old was really trying his patience today. Which, given the day he was having, wasn't a good thing.

Cut the shit, Letty. Where r u? –D
My house. –L

Dom furrowed his eyebrows as he read her text; if Letty ever skipped she never stayed at her house. She hardly stayed there on a normal basis, being at the fort more so than not.

Everything ok? –D
I'll b fine. –Letty

Dom knew something was really up now; Letty only ever said she was fine when she wasn't. And now it was she would be fine. That wasn't good. Dom looked up at Vince, who was too interested in talking to a skank than their missing Latina.

Yea right. –D

Dom shoved his phone in his pocket and stood up, drawing a confused look from Vince.

"She's at her house, I'm gonna go see why." Dom told him.

"Her house? But wait, Dom, if Tony finds out you skipped then won't you be on the shit list too?" Vince asked.

"I really don't care right now. She's at her house and something's wrong, I can tell. This really ain't my day." Dom huffed, before walking out of the cafeteria and to his car.

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Letty's mom wasn't home, Dom noticed, but that wasn't actually a surprise. She was there less, and less nowadays. Dom turned off his car and slammed his door shut, extremely frustrated, and walked up the door; grabbing the spare key under the mat and walking inside.

The house was a mess, as usual, but Letty was nowhere in sight. He walked upstairs towards her room, and when he passed the bathroom, Dom heard the most awful sounds coming out of it; someone was really sick and throwing up a lot in there.

Dom knocked on the door and opened it slightly, before opening it all the way; Dom's heart immediately sank, and every drop of anger he was feeling completely disappeared.

Laying with her head in the toilet was a pathetic looking Letty; her hair was stuck to her face, her eyes had bags of exhaustion under them, and her face was a horrible pale green color. Letty was shivering, and had a towel wrapped around her.

She glanced up at Dom and sighed, not even having the strength to tell him he would be in trouble with Mr. T. too. Then, she leaned back over the toilet and started throwing up again.

Dom didn't say a word, he just dropped down and pulled her hair out of her face; gently rubbing her back. When Letty was done, Dom grabbed a cold rag and gently wiped her face off.

"Why didn't you tell me you were sick?" Dom asked softly.

He knew why Letty didn't; she was stubborn and time she got sick, this is what would happen. Letty wouldn't say a word about it, and would refuse with every fiber of her being to go to the doctor. She hated the vulnerability that came with being sick, and never wanted people to see her like that.

"Because." Letty croaked, her voice hoarse and scratchy.

"Let, you do know it's ok to be weak sometimes right?" Dom said quietly, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Says Big Bad Dom." Letty rolled her eyes.

Dom cracked a smile for the first time that day at that; despite how horrible she was obviously feeling, Letty would still fight him and be that feisty little girl she always had been.

"When was the last time you took any medicine?" He asked, changing the subject.
Letty snorted. "I haven't."

"Let, you look terrible. You gotta take something." Dom insisted.

"Dom, I've been sitting in this position since about four o'clock this morning. I wrapped myself in a towel when I got cold because it's in arms reach. I can't get up to get myself medicine." Letty sighed.

Dom frowned sadly; he should've been here sooner. He didn't like his Letty being sick on her own. No, not his Letty! Dom thought to himself.

"C'mere." Dom said softly, drawing her into his arms

Letty mumbled some sort of objection, but it was lost when she leaned her weight on Dom and his arms cradled her gently. He ran his fingers up and down her back.

"What's hurting?" He asked softly.
"Throat. Head. Stomach. Back." Letty mumbled.

Dom nodded and stood up, scooping her up into his arms bridal style. He carried her into her bedroom and gently laid her down. When he went to draw his arms back, his heart almost shattered at the pitiful look she gave him, silently asking him not to go.

"I'm gonna go see if I can find you some medicine, I'll be right back." Dom told her quietly.

"Ok." Letty replied, curling under her covers.

Dom quickly walked out of her room and into the bathroom, yanking open the medicine cabinet door; only to find it completely empty. He went into the bathroom downstairs, the kitchen cabinets, everywhere he could think of, but there wasn't any kind of medicine anywhere in the house.

Dom sighed in frustration and walked back upstairs to Letty's room, frowning again as he heard her whimper in pain.

"I couldn't find any medicine." Dom said quietly, sitting on the floor next to the bed.

Letty shook her head. "Medicine doesn't late long here. Mom either takes it or sells it." She whispered, shivering again.

Dom felt her forehead and looked at her, concerned. "Let, baby girl you're burnin' up. I think you got the flu or somethin'."

Letty nodded. "I figured that, I've been sick all week." She admitted.

Dom gaped at her. "You mean you've been sick like this and you've been goin' to school? Not taking anything for it?" He asked, shocked and angry at himself for not noticing.

But then, when he thought about it, it made sense. She had looked pale for the last three days, claiming it was only lack of sleep; she had quickly left the room several times in search of a bathroom, only to say she'd been drinking a lot of water; and most of all Letty had been much, much quieter than usual, and that only happened when something was wrong.

"I'm gonna take you to the fort, ok? You can crash in my bed and I know we have medicine there." Dom told her.

Letty shook her head. "No."

"Wasn't really a question." Dom rolled his eyes, before standing up and scooping her back into his arms with her blanket.

"Dom, no, I don't want anyone taking care of me." Letty objected softly as Dom made his way downstairs slowly.

"But you need someone to take care of you, Let. Just chill, ok? Pop's gonna be so pissed when he finds out you've had the flu all week and haven't said a word about it." Dom sighed, placing her gently into his passenger seat.

"Do we really gotta involve Mr. T?" Letty whined as he got into his seat and pulled out of the driveway.

"Well, I'm pretty sure the school's gonna call considerin' both of us ain't there. And once he gets a look at ya he'll know." Dom told her.

Letty huffed, but didn't say another word as Dom cut the engine when he pulled into the driveway. She didn't object when he scooped her up into his arms again and carried her upstairs into his bedroom; Letty liked the feel of Dom's arms around her too much to object. They felt...safe. Like a fortress, blocking out anything that might hurt her.

Except of course her flu.

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Surprisingly, Dom made an excellent nurse. Letty had never seen him be so gentle, or tender, with anyone or anything. Not even his car. She liked to think that maybe it was because it was her, but the voice in her head told her she was just crazy.

Once Dom got her upstairs, he'd found her some medicine and made her drink an entire bottle of water before she fell asleep; saying that if she had been throwing up since four in the morning she'd need to stay hydrated. Once she had done that, he'd let her fall asleep in his bed.

Then, she woke to a soft caress on her cheek. Letty slowly opened her eyes to see Dom sitting on the floor next to the bed, a tender look in his eyes as he smiled slightly at her.

"I didn't wanna wake you, but the directions said you needed to take more." Dom said apologetically, holding up the medicine.

Letty sighed and he helped her move into a sitting position, handing her a cup of tea and the pills; she took them quietly, and Dom was thankful she wasn't fighting him on this.

Letty set the cup on the nightstand next to her, and arched an eyebrow when she saw a bowl of soup sitting there. Dom glanced at it and looked back to her, smiling at her.

"Thought you might be hungry. Made it for ya." He explained.
Letty snorted. "Dom, you and I both know you microwaved that."

Dom grinned sheepishly. "Couldn't let me have that one, huh?" He asked.
Letty rolled her eyes. "Of course not. Now gimme." She replied.

Dom rolled his eyes teasingly, but handed the bowl to her nonetheless; he was glad she actually wanted it. Dom was afraid that she wouldn't want to eat and he was fairly certain that wasn't a good thing.

"How long did I sleep?" Letty asked.
"Few hours." Dom replied.

"Has Mr. T. found out about us missin' school?" She asked nervously.
"If he has he hasn't said anything to me yet." Dom told her calmly.

Letty looked down at the bowl in her hands, biting her lip. Dom looked at her curiously.

"Whatca thinkin' about?" He asked, breaking the silence.
"I hope he doesn't get mad at you." She replied quietly.
"It won't be a big deal if he does, Let." Dom assured her.

"Yea, but it'll be my fault then." Letty told him, looking at him finally.
"Technically I'm the one that left school. And I'm glad I did." Dom replied.

"Me too." Letty whispered, looking down again.
"There anything else I can get ya?" Dom asked.

Letty smiled slightly. "I could use a massage." She said, making Dom laugh loudly.

So, like it? Hate it? Hopefully the former! :] I wanted some mushy Dotty love, and I also wanted to show how Letty could really change Dom's mood and entire attitude. And plus, how amazing would it be to have Dom taking care of you when you're sick? :D

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