AN: I don't own any of the TFATF characters. I do own any other characters mentioned and the story written.
Love no more
Later that night Dom and Letty were in the garage clearing up before going home. Letty looked at Dom and saw the man she loved. The love she felt for him however had changed over the course of the last few months. The love wasn't that of a lover it was that of a friend; a companion. She sighed as she knew that they can't keep up the charade.
Letty's POV
How am I meant to tell him? Hey Dom, I had sex with Leon and oh yeah I love him and not you. I'm confused. I do love you; just not like I used to. I'm closing up the hood of the Nissan. Chris and Vince left to go to Poison and Mia and Brian went home. He smiles at me and I get angry. His smile used to make me weak; the only time I allowed myself to be weak. My thoughts are going a mile a minute and my mouth opens.
"Dom." Letty said knowing that this was the moment she had been dreading.
"You need help?" Dom asked.
"We gotta talk." Letty said and Dom noticed a serious tone to her voice; a tone he hadn't heard before. He looked at her and saw a pained expression cross her face. She came to him and looked him in the eyes; he was unable to read her. "Do you love me?" she asked.
"Yeah." Dom said and moved away thinking this was just another fight about to happen. Instead Letty remained calm.
"Why did you stop Chris and not me?" Letty asked calmly, she wasn't going to accuse Dom of liking another girl; she simply wanted to make him see that even his subconscious actions pointed to the fact that they had grown comfortable with each other and hadn't been as in love as they used to be; they weren't impassioned by one another anymore.
"Jesus Letty I don't know! She was closest." Dom got annoyed at her intimation. Don't start this shit with me again, please." Dom begged, he tried to give Letty all the attention she needed after the heists; he'd worked hard to please her and here she was; again accusing him of liking someone else.
"Dom, I'm not starting anything. We both know that someone has to finish it." Letty said solemnly.
"Finish what?" Dom quizzed as his head jerked towards her.
"Us! Dom, I'm trying to finish us!" Letty screamed annoyed by Dom's ignorance when it came to emotion; she wasn't exactly the best at expressing them either but during the last few months with Leon she had come to the realisation that talking to someone about feelings isn't always a 'girly' thing to do.
"You wanna finish cos of me grabbing Chris instead of you!" Dom yelled back.
"This has nothin' to do with Chris or any other chick. This has to do with you and me Dom." She yelled before lowering her voice. "We don't work anymore." Her voice faded in the realisation of what she had just said. Dom walked up to her; his body a challenging mountain.
"This is about Leon ain't it?" Dom's rasping voice vibrated through the walls of the garage.
"Dom!" Letty tried to pull the attention away from Leon. She too knew that if ever Dom found out about their night together in Baja he'd commit murder.
"Don't try and bullshit me Letty; I've seen you two together!" Dom shook in anger; or at least so he thought. In fact it was fear, fear of the inevitable. He saw her manner, a passive manner he'd rarely seen in Letty and knew she was serious about this. He softened. "Letty, we've worked so hard to be where we are. Don't do this. I've tried to give you what you want and…" Dom had never said so much but was interrupted by Letty.
"Dom, I love you." Letty looked at him with a glint in her eyes. "…but having sex for the rest of our lives ain't gonna make us happy." Letty chuckled at the end of her admission. Dom knew what Letty was saying; they were simply not the couple they used to be and although it killed him he knew Letty had grown attached to Leon. Leon was more attentive and romantic and even though she'd never admit it; Letty loved the attention.
"You sure, I mean the sex is pretty good." He joked before turning serious. "I love you and if you don't think you'll be happy with me then there ain't a whole lot I can do 'bout it." For the first time since his father's death Dominic looked defeated; there was nothing he could do.
"You'll see Dom, it'll work out." Letty said. "Wanna go home." Dom looked at her and felt a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach; hurt. He walked to her, held her around the waist and kissed her; she returned the favour and tears formed in her eyes. They broke the kiss and looked at each other, her tears threatening to spill over; Letty hadn't cried that much but this was one very big change she wasn't ready for yet.
"I need to go." Dom hesitated and kissed her on the forehead before leaving to get into his car, leaving Letty to shed those unbearable tears. Letty nodded knowing he needed to be alone.
Dom drove off; he wasn't going home, he needed to drive. He was hurt but he knew Letty had had the fortitude to do what they should've done months ago. He drove to a cliff overlooking the racetrack and thought about how much his life had changed in only six months.
Letty drove home in her Nissan 240SX after spending an hour at the garage contemplating what to do next. She went into the house and Mia spotted her, she saw what she thought she'd seen on the day her and Dom's father had died; Letty had been crying. Letty ignored everyone in the living room and went upstairs. As she entered Dom's room she sighed at having to make this final and as soon as possible. She started to remove her clothes from the closet when Chris knocked on the door.
"Yeah?" Letty was brief, her voice shaky from crying.
"You alright? Want me to get Mia?" Chris asked.
"No, I'm fine. Dom and I just did what had to be done months ago." Letty sounded brave.
"Um…" Chris knew exactly what Letty meant. "Sorry." Chris was sincere, she had heard about the infamous Dom and Letty relationship from Brian and knew they always broke up and eventually got back together. This time, she wasn't too sure that, that would happen. "I'll leave you alone." Chris felt awkward; she didn't know whether to console Letty or to mind her own business. She didn't know Letty and Mia would be much better to talk to.
"Chris, can you get Leon for me?" Letty asked as she packed her clothes in a duffel bag. Chris nodded and called Leon. Leon went into the room and sat beside Letty; he hugged her. "It's over."
"Nah Let, it ain't over; he loves ya." Leon had seen these situations before and knew they always got back together even though this time it pained him to say it.
"I love him, but we both want different things…different people." Letty looked up at Leon and stared into his eyes. Letty knew where this gaze was going to lead them and she felt it was too soon. "I don't even know where I'm gonna stay man." She laughed through the tears breaking away from Leon.
"You take my room Let, I got the couch." Leon suggested.
"I ain't lettin' ya sleep on the couch." Letty went downstairs and saw Chris looking at her. Mia and Brian were in the kitchen arguing. "What's up with them?"
"Lover's tiff." The words spilled from Chris' mouth before she could stop them. Letty smiled. "You can take my room, I can move in with V." Chris said; she heard them upstairs.
"I don't wanna kick anyone out their room." Letty said; she hadn't thought about where she'd go having spent the last 6 years sleeping in Dom's bedroom.
"Move in with me then?" Chris tried. She didn't see any other option.
"What?" Letty was shocked. She hated the fact that Chris was being so nice; she hated it because it was the only option. Letty thought about the suggestion for a few minutes and turned to Chris. "You got a deal." Letty said shaking Chris' hand in agreement.
"Alright then, let's start movin'." Chris said jumping up from the couch and went upstairs.
Copyright © JL69 author.
Please R&R. Sorry it's so short. We're only just getting to the good stuff…lol took me long enough! Hope you liked it. Review people! Thanks...Next chapter ready.
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