Chapter 6
DR
"Are you okay?" Dom's deep voice whispered into her hair. "Yah of course I am." Letty chuckled quietly as she propped herself up on one elbow. Dom grinned. He was amused at her tenacity. "You sounded like maybe we got a little too rough with each other a while ago." Dom stated through his cheeky grin. "I did?" Letty taunted. "You did." Dom confirmed. "Huh, maybe you're experiencing signs of early dementia old man because I do believe I did NOT sound like I was in distress." Dom chuckled. "I know you give as good as you get Let but damn girl, that was pretty out of this world." Dom sighed. "Oh yah?" Letty inquired. "Yah." Dom confirmed again. "Did you miss me Papa?" Letty asked over her Cheshire grin. Dom glanced down over her tiny, muscular frame. Her perfect beautiful breasts were staring him right in the face and her mouth, that smart ass, full lipped, sexy as hell mouth was making him excited, yet again. Calmly he took her hand into his own and kissed the palm tenderly. Trying to maintain his composure was difficult but he took a calming breath and slowly replied, "Letty, I have missed you so much it almost killed me numerous times. I have felt my heart torn out of my chest and watched my world burned in front of me. I have loved you since the day I met you at 15 years old. Every moment, every argument, every kiss, every touch, every beer we shared and every car we drove off in, I remembered it all, every single day since the first time I laid eyes on you. You are and will always be, my world." Dom paused and suddenly realized that he had become extremely emotional. Thank GOD it's just the two of us Dom thought as he shyly looked up into her eyes.
Letty stared back at him with a look of shock on her face. She swallowed softly as the horrible guilt she felt crept back into her soul. Letty remembered just exactly how torn apart he was the night she left him standing in the cemetery, holding the sledge hammer. The haunting look in his eyes when she walked away from him. He would have taken the Letty he got back from London. He would've loved her unconditionally, even if she didn't understand why. Although she didn't understand at that moment, she did feel his pain as she left him. The guilt inside of her was too deep. She couldn't give him what he wanted, what she thought he needed and deserved. She felt lost and incomplete and at that moment, she felt letting him go was the right thing to do. It was in the present moment, lying in bed staring into his soul, she realized why he had been so crushed that night when she left. Fifteen going on sixteen years of glorious, horrible, life altering memories had rushed back into her head. They had started to return slowly, in pieces and then flooded back, all at once. It was as if a part of her mind had told her she wasn't ready or maybe she wasn't worthy of having these memories back. Maybe it was her penance for all her sins. Maybe it was a test she failed miserably. Letty would never know. But lying next to him at that moment, watching him cleanse his regrets and air his grievances inadvertently, she realized just exactly how deep their love and need for each other truly was. Taking his hand back with her own, Letty kissed his knuckles back and said, "What were you thinking when you ditched me in the middle of the night? You ass."
The laughter uncontrollably spilled from Dom's huge boyish grin. "I have no idea. I should have known you'd track my ass down or get yourself killed trying to bring me back. I will NEVER make that mistake again."
"Better not." Is all he heard as he felt the love of his life cuddle against him, holding his giant chest in her arms. As they laid there in that moment holding each other, both knew that their vows were true. If you die, I die with you. And then Dom's phone rang, interrupting their moment of bliss. The screen on his iPhone showed the name of the caller….. Hobbs.