Letty's P.O.V
I walk out the doctor's office carrying Brian in my arms. Dom wraps his arm around me, knowing by the look on my face that I was worried.
"It's not your fault."
"Yes, it is. All the jobs I've done and the crashes, I never thought about how it would affect me in the long run."
"Letty, you didn't know this was gonna happen. The doctor said the baby's healthy and it's going to be fine."
"There's a chance it won't Dom. What if I don't get to term? We have to be real here."
"I am being real and having faith. You are a fighter and this baby is a fighter just like it's parents. He or she is going to be fine and we are going to be fine." He hugs me at my side.
"I just want our kids to be okay."
"They will be. Let's get this little guy checked out."
We come up to the pediatric office next door and walk inside. We don't know if Brian's up to date on his shots so we wanted to get him checked out. Hobbs was able go get us his birth certificate and medical records through the system since we got custody. We walk into the office and check in at the front desk.
"Hi. We have an appointment for our son Brian Toretto."
"Okay. You guys are right on time. I just need you to sign these new patient forms and we'll get you guys in."
"Thank you."
We go over to the chairs by the walls. I hold Brian in my arms, his back to my chest, as Dom fills out the paperwork. I look at him as he sits still. He's half way though but he's holding the pen on a single spot on the paper.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know his last check up. If he's allergic to anything or if he's ever had the chicken pox or his blood type. I.."
"Hey, it's okay. We sent over his records last week. It's fine."
His face turns to one of failure. I know that look. He's thinking he should know all of this, he's his father.
"It's not your fault. All of this is
"Hey, don't hurt yourself. Honey, you're a new parent. It's not your fault you didn't know."
"I just hate feeling like this."
"Like what?"
"Like a failure. Scared and weak. I want to be strong for him."
I rest my head on his shoulder and he does the same but on my head.
"You don't always have to be the tough guy. It's okay to be scared, it's being human."
"I just want to keep you both safe."
"You're always taking care of this family. Let us take care of you. You're not alone here, we're a team and staying that way."
I look at him and he gives me a faint smile. I touch his cheek with the palm of my hand and he kisses into it.
"Brian Toretto."
A nurse calls his name and we stand up. She motions us into the hallway and we follow. She walks us into an exam room and tells us the doctor will be in soon. I sit Brian on the exam table and me and Dom sit on the opposite sides of it. The doctor walks in and she's wearing blue scrubs.
"Hi, I'm Dr. Wyatt and this must be Brian. Dom and Letty right ?" She says as she holds out her hand.
"Yeah. Hi" Dom shakes her hand.
"Hi." I move to shake her hand also.
"Nice to meet you. So from what we have from the hospital records you faxed over, Brian is overdue for his ten month check up."
We didn't know what to say. His father found out about his existence a month ago and I'm not biologically his mother. He was kidnapped by a psychopath and his real mother was murdered. He was left with his father and stepmother.
"Yeah. We've only had custody of him for a month now, his mother was the last person to have him checked out and we just got his past medical records." He says.
"We're gonna need to take his blood first before we start the full exam."
"Are you gonna stick a needle in him?" Dom asks with a worried look.
"Just a prick on his forearm. He's gonna have to be held down to him from moving around."
"I'll hold him. It's okay."
He lifts him up and set him down on his lap. He wraps his arms around him and hold his little hands as the doctor preps the needle.
"Is it gonna hurt him?"
"It feel like a sharp pinch but as long as he's still, it should be just that."
She bends down and she pricks the needle into his upper arm. He lets out a little cry and Dom calms him down with the sound of my voice.
"It's okay bubba. It's gonna be over soon." He say holding his arms around hi in place so he wouldn't move. Seeing him comfort Brian made all the worry we had go away. He held him and kissed his little head as the doctor put a little circle band-aid on his arm.
"There we go. Such a brave little guy." She stands up to take the needle off and puts a small cap on the tube and sets it on the counter.
"You did so good buddy." I say as I reach over and rub his little head.
"Alright, you can set him back on the table and we can do a physical. I need you to take his clothes off so I can check him up."
Dom puts him on the exam table and he starts to crawl over to me.
"Mama, Mama."
I grab him and lift him on his little feet. I love to hear his little voice say that to me. I stand up and sit him back down. I take off his little shoes and take off the buttons of his onesie, leaving him in his diaper. I tickle his little belly and lay him down on his back. The doctor takes a thin measuring tape and wraps it around his head. She measures his height as she runs the tape from his head to his toes.
"His head circumference is normal size and his growth is up to date."
She takes her stephoscope and check his heartbeat. His little eyes looks up at me and Dom and he giggles at us, showing off his little dimples. She lifts him up and puts the stephoscope on his back and checks his breathing.
"His heartbeat is good and his breathing is normal. You got yourself a healthy little boy. Has he started walking?"
"He took his first steps yesterday." I say to her.
"That's very well. Most babies don't start walking until as late as twelve months so he's progressing above average."
"Not even one and he's already an over achiever." Dom says proudly as he tickles his back.
"How's his speech been?"
"He's been saying mama and dada. He's been sounding out words he hears." He says.
"Sounds like you too are doing a great job. I'm going to run a few tests on his blood and you can get him dressed while you wait."
"Thank you."
She walks out of the room with his blood and chart. Dom stands up and lifts Brian on his feet. I grab his onesie and Dom moves his little legs to get him in the leg openings. I couldn't help but smile at him.
"What you looking at Mama?"
"You being a daddy. You were worrying when you knew what to do the whole time."
"All I wanted to do on the plane was just hold him. Now I just don't ever want to let him go."
I smile at the two of them and think about how he'll be with the baby. I have faith he's going to be a great dad to both of them and the ones after that.
"I'll love them both Letty. Just because things are different, doesn't mean I'll love this baby any less than Brian."
"I know. You can't pull your heart apart like that. And you'd never make them feel unloved. That's why I love you" I kiss him and Brian smacks his hand on our lips and we pull apart laughing.
"Well it looks like you're the second guy in my life now Toretto." I press little kisses his forehead.
He buttons up his onesie and lifts him into his arms. The doctor comes back in the exam room.
"Well we ran basic diagnostics and Brian is perfectly healthy. His next check up should be at twelve months."
"Thanks doc."
The doctor walks us out of the room and we head towards the exit door. My stomach gives off a growl that can be heard in the room.
"I think all this worrying has made little man and mama hungry. Let's get something in your stomach." He says as he wraps his arm around me.
"You read my mind."
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