Letty's POV
We had finished the heist, somewhat successfully, about two hours ago. The four oil tankers were tucked away some place safe until tonight, when it would be easier to distribute without drawing any more attention to ourselves.
Leon was off with Tego, Roman and Han somewhere, while I was sprawled out on the bed trying to nurse my queasy stomach. With all the morning's excitement combined with nerves, baby didn't agree.
I groaned quietly as I realised I had been referring to it as baby not the baby. In that short amount of time since Dom had confronted me and we saw those 3 plus signs I had created a bond with it. Groaning once more as I tried to get comfy I sighed heavily. I felt clammy.
Closing my eyes, I concentrated on the cool air the fan above me was showering me in. I heard the door unlock but I didn't move.
"Let?" Dom called out.
"Hmm?" I hummed back as he entered the bedroom. I didn't have to open my eyes to know he was looking at me worriedly.
"Baby? You okay?" He asked as he lay out on the bed with me. The jerking movement of the bed made my eyes snap open. Placing a firm hand on his arm, he stopped moving and looked at me questioningly.
"Don't move." I warned making his frown deepen.
"What's wrong?" He asked worriedly.
"I don't feel well, so don't move." I said slowly as he gently nodded, and brushed a hand over my head repeatedly.
"You jumped." He said controlled and I lowered my eyes to the floor before back to his figure.
"I had to." I whispered but I jumped back in shock as he suddenly turned glaring furiously at me. "I told you we didn't have to do it, we could have backed out".
"Dom we needed to do this, we wanted to,"
"That was before we found out about the baby…" he trailed off.
"You scared me today" He stated, "You were hanging off the back of a truck Letty! You nearly fell. You could have… both of you could have…". I stood from the bed carefully, taking a few deep breaths as I felt my stomach give a heave. Dom's eyes immediately rested on my stomach before flying back to mine.
"I'm okay." I said quietly.
"Letty it's not just you anymore" He snapped.
"I know okay… I know." It started off as a yell but turned to nothing more than a whisper. "I scared myself today too you know" I shuddered before storming off.
Later that night:
Doms POV:
"You seen Letty?" I asked gravely after Han finished telling me the news about him heading back to Tokyo with his share. He nodded into the distance as I turned to look. She was sitting on a rock looking out at the ocean.
"There she is." I said softly as I walked up to her. She gave me a small smile as I sat down next to, taking her into my side as she leaned on me. I waited a moment before I spoke, not wanting to wreck the silence immediately.
"I hear Rio is nice this time of year." She started.
"The cops are getting hungry." I said sadly.
"Then I guess we're doing our job." She countered back as I rubbed my cheek against her hair.
"I'm a walking target. I don't want you around when they catch up to me." I said firmly. I could tell by the way she froze that she didn't like where I was going with this.
"Ride or die remember?" She spoke and I sighed looking away.
"Dom, how long have we been doing this? Now suddenly out of nowhere, it's too dangerous? Come on." She spoke but I gave her a look. She knew why now was different. It wasn't just her she had to think of. She had to keep someone else safe, our baby safe. She couldn't get caught.
Her expression soon turned to sorrow when she worked out I wasn't going to change my mind. Taking my face in her hands she pulled me closer as she spoke.
"We'll figure it out, we always do." She said begging me to change my mind. She looked afraid as I stared at her torn.
Slowly she leaned in and kissed me before pulling away. Looking at me once more she kissed me again, this time I kissed her back pulling her into my lap as we held each other.
We left the beach and walked hand in hand back to the house.
"Dom." She begged softly as I shut the door behind us. I turned to her slowly, trying to ignore the way my chest ached hearing her beg.
"Please… Don't leave us." She spoke and I closed my eyes as I leant our heads together.
"Okay." I whispered against my better judgment.
"Promise papa."
"I… I promise." I said shakily before she pulled me into a fierce kiss.
Not breaking away from her, I led her backwards into the bedroom. Carefully I pushed her down onto the bed as I crawled up on top of her. I was mindful about my weight, making sure I wasn't putting any pressure on her stomach.
"I love you." She spoke quietly and I groaned quietly at the confession.
"I love you too Let." I said before I drew her back to me.
I lay next to her, not willing to let her go as I lay in thought. The more I thought about it, the more I knew this was goodbye. At least for now. I needed her safe, I needed her to keep our baby safe. She was right, we couldn't do this on the run. It would mean to settle down and I couldn't do that here. She would be safer with Leon or even back in LA with Mia, lying low.
Trailing my fingers downwards I pushed her shirt up. Taking comfort in how her skin felt beneath my fingertips. I leant down carefully as not to wake her, placing my lips to her stomach.
"Take care of mummy, daddy loves you." I whispered against her skin. She didn't stir as I rose, covering her with the thin sheet. Placing a kiss on her head I walked to the small bag I hand in the corner and began filling it. As I did I came across the money and took what I needed before I placed the rest down on the night stand for her. Knowing this was going to be the hardest thing, I took off my necklace with shaky hands. I couldn't look at her as I did it, it hurt too much. It hurt knowing that I was leaving her. That I was breaking my promise. Knowing that when she woke and saw the necklace, she would know I had left her. Not for good but I wasn't returning anytime soon either.
Placing it down on the stack of money, I nearly broke into tears but I held it together. I turned to face her, she looked so angelic as she slept.
I watched her sleep, I didn't know how much time had passed but I was content to just watch her. I was doing this to protect her, I was doing this to protect them both.
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