Letty's Story
Disclaimer: Yeah… I still don't own Fast and Furious anything. I wish. I'd share with Vin Diesel. A/N: Likely to have spoilers for all movies. BUT, FYI I am ignoring the part about Berlin.
Summary: My take on Letty's journey after Dom left her in the Dominican Republic. All important characters will be cannon. Letty/Dom.
Chapter 10
Letty blinked awake sleepily, turning her face away from the sunlight filtering in through the window. She froze, and then popped her head up to look behind her. Dom. It was morning. Shit. She glanced at her alarm clock. 7:42 am. Her mother got home from working third shift at five thirty. Her hand curled around Dom's arm that was slung over her waist, and she squeezed it gently. "Dom", she murmured softly.
He growled sleepily and pulled her closer, peeking an eye open at her, "Morning."
She chuckled under her breath. "Morning. Sorry, I had to wake you up, but I needed someone to panic with me."
He raised an eyebrow. "About what?"
"My mother should have gotten home two hours ago", she hissed. "We didn't lock the door last night."
He grinned. "You think she came in to check on you?"
"If she had, we'd both be dead in our sleep", she muttered darkly. "My ma would flip, Dom, and you know it."
"You're eighteen, Let. She can't ground you", he snorted.
"No, but I'd really rather she didn't catch me naked in bed with some guy", she whined.
"Some guy?" he demanded playfully, rolling her over and dragging her on top of him. "I'm just 'some guy'? Nice to know, Letty." His fingers trailed over her sides, and she choked on a laugh before batting his hands away.
"I didn't mean it like that!" she insisted. "And stop it. Before my mom really comes to check on me", she grinned.
"Maybe you should go lock the door", he suggested.
She shot him a look. "Maybe you should go lock the door", she replied archly.
His hand caressed her lower back. "Sore?" he questioned quietly.
"Yes, and we both know you just want to watch my naked ass", she laughed.
"Fine", he grumbled, pushing her off him gently and getting up. "I'll go lock the door." She laughed and rolled to her stomach, burying her face in her pillow. He crawled back in bed, settling over her, his knees pressed into her hips. He leaned down to kiss her shoulder, hands stroking down her back. "Want me to give you a massage?"
She just nodded wordlessly, humming appreciatively as his thumbs pressed into her shoulder blades. Letty felt boneless by the time he was done. He leaned over and kissed her temple. "I need a shower", she murmured pointedly.
He chuckled and scooped her off the bed, heading for the bathroom with her giggling against his neck. Dominic set her down and let her fiddle with the shower, eyeing her rear as she bent over the side of the tub. Water pounded out of the showerhead and she tossed him a saucy look over her shoulder as she stepped behind the curtain. "Come on."
He pushed the bathroom door closed and followed her into the shower, pulling her against his chest as she tilted her head back into the water. He stepped under the spray with her and pushed her against the tiles, nuzzling his face into her neck. He caught her hands before she got a hold of him and kissed his way down her flat stomach. Her eyes shot open wider as he curled his arm around her left leg and lifted it over his shoulder.
Letty gasped as his mouth settled over her center, and then whimpered when he pressed his tongue inside. She had nothing to hold onto, and trusted him to keep her upright as her hands shot to her breasts. She bit back a yelp as Dominic growled against her, and she looked down to find him watching her as his mouth continued to pull wicked things from her body.
He worked her gently, but intently, until she came undone in his arms, nearly going limp. He held her firmly to his body until she got her feet back underneath her, and used his hands to wash her gently before scrubbing himself off as well and grabbed them both towels as they got out of the shower.
Dominic dried off swiftly and pulled his clothes on from the night before and then sat on her bed watching as she stood in front of her closet wrapped in a blue towel looking for something to wear.
"Letty."
She turned her head. "What?"
He grinned and shook his head as he stood up and headed in her direction. "I gotta go back to my house and get clean clothes. Find something to wear. I'll be back in twenty minutes. We'll go get breakfast."
"You're not gonna get all clingy now, are you?" she teased, tilting her chin up as he got in her space. His hand slipped up her towel and grabbed at her playfully, and she smacked at his wandering hands. "I'm good with breakfast", she nodded finally.
"Fuck, I have to climb out your window, don't I?" he complained.
She bit her lip, trying to hide a smile. "Unless you want to chance a 'morning after' conversation with my ma…"
"Would she believe we didn't do anything?" he suggested weakly.
Letty scoffed, "Yeah, right. She knows I've loved you for a long time, Dom. And according to her, I have no impulse control… so she might assume I tied you to the bed and had my way with you."
He blinked. "Oh-kay, then."
Then she did laugh. "If I remember correctly, she threatened you already. I think she'll be fine as long as she doesn't catch us in bed. Your dad may be another story though. Go on. We both need to get ready for breakfast. I'm hungry."
He eyed her again. "So am I-"
"Dominic!" she laughed. "Get out!"
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Letty crawled in bed again after getting off the phone with Leon and stripping out of her clothes again. Dominic was still asleep, now on his stomach, facing away from her. She eyed the muscles in his back, hungrily, suddenly wide awake. She had never been able to get enough of him from their first night together. He was like a juicy steak she really wanted to chew on. She moved carefully back under the covers with him and crawled half on top of him, her hands gripping his shoulders lightly as her breasts pressed against his back. Letty leaned over further and nipped on his left earlobe gently – the one that wasn't buried in the pillow.
She heard the low rumble in his chest that precluded his consciousness. Her mouth travelled across his shoulders, her tongue peeking between her teeth to taste his skin. Letty swung her left leg over him and settled astride his hips, not at all uncomfortable with their nudity. She leaned forward and her tongue made its way down his spine.
"Letty?" Dominic growled sleepily.
She chuckled low in her throat, "Hmm?"
"Enjoying yourself?" he teased.
"Yeah, I am, papa. Got a problem with that?"
"No, I just didn't realize I was gonna be your dessert and breakfast", he laughed.
"I'm hungry", she purred. "Besides, we have a lot of sex to catch up on."
He twisted until he got an arm around her waist, and then rolled so she landed underneath him. His mouth caught hers and then trailed over her jaw and down her neck. "Waking up with you is much better than a damned alarm clock", he chuckled.
"You slept hard", she said quietly, reaching out to thumb the lines between his eyebrows.
"Yeah, well, it's been difficult trying to sleep without you kneeing me in the ribs every night", he teased, his hand finding the spot just above her knee and squeezing it, making her squeal and jerk away.
"Asshole", she laughed. "You snore louder than a jackhammer."
He bent his head down and tugged on her nipple playfully with his lips, making her groan. "Do you want real breakfast?" he asked, almost seriously.
"Later", she panted. "Unless you're opposed to morning sex all the sudden, or that's a banana in bed with us, I really want you inside me right now." Letty shifted her legs, letting him settle against her. Seconds later, when he slid inside her, she let out a string of curses that might have offended a sailor.
Twenty minutes later, she was pressed against his side again, eyes closed as his hand played in her hair. "How long are you planning to stay here, Letty?" he asked quietly.
She sighed. "I want what you want, Dom. I want this to work. We've got a lot of shit to work through, but… I adore you, ya know. I always have. And right now that kind of takes away half the stupidity I think you're responsible for. I don't want to beat a dead horse. We can't do it all at once, but I think we both need to agree that once we settle something, we don't bring it up again."
He was staring down at her almost incredulously. "What did I do to deserve you?"
She snorted. "Maybe you did a few extra 'hail Mary's' and I was the bonus-"
"Oh, I'll give you a 'hail Mary'", he growled teasingly, mauling her again.
Her laughter travelled through the house.
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After breakfast, they all went down to the beach and played in the surf with Marisa. Watching Dominic play with his niece pulled on Letty's heart strings like not much else ever had. She watched as he held the girl by her hands and dangled her feet just above the splashing waves making her shriek with laughter. As tan as the girl was, Mia had doused her in sunscreen before they had come out, and Brian had been no help whatsoever. Marisa had not been happy, and Brian had just tried to hold onto her while trying not to laugh.
Letty watched from her towel on the sand as Brian and Dom put Marisa in a blow-up pool toy boat that was too big for her. They had tossed a few handfuls of water in it for her to splash in as they dragged her around in the small waves.
Mia walked up the beach and dried herself off as she settled next to Letty in the sand. "He's so good with her", Mia said fondly. "My brother would make a great father."
Letty shot her a look. "Mia… it's a little too soon to be jumping into that just yet, alright?"
"You do plan to stay, don't you, Letty?" Mia asked seriously.
"I- I almost feel like I can't make any plans for the future with him right now", she admitted softly. "I want to. So badly, Mia, I really do. But I couldn't handle it if he disappeared again."
"Letty, I love you. But sometimes I think you're an idiot", Mia chuckled. "Dom's not going anywhere, Let. I get that it might take a while for him to earn your trust back, but you need to learn how to believe in him again too. There was – and still is – a lot of hurt between you two. You've always been good at fighting. Now you have something to fight for together. Make it work. I know you both love each other enough. Come on", Mia invited, standing up. "Quit sitting over here brooding and come play with us."
Letty snorted. "Mia-"
Mia kicked some sand at her leg. "It doesn't have to be perfect for it to work", she said seriously. "Come be a part of the family."
Letty laughed under her breath and got up to follow her. "Whatever you say, Mrs. Fairytale", she teased.
Mia let out a musical laugh and shoulder-bumped her playfully, "Maybe if our lives were written by the Grimm brothers."
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Marisa finally went down for a nap just before two, completely exhausted, and Letty leaned against the doorframe watching her niece silently as Mia straightened up a few things. "Geez", Letty muttered, stifling a yawn. "I'm tempted to crawl in there with her."
Mia snorted. "She'd kick you out. She's very emphatic about her personal space."
Before Letty could make a joke, a set of keys were dangled in front of her face. "How about you skip the nap and come take a drive with me instead", Dominic offered quietly.
Letty leaned her head back against his shoulder. He was very much in her personal space. She had felt his body heat before she saw the keys. "Yeah, alright. With the way you drive, it'd be like drinking a cup of java", she teased lightly.
"Mia, we won't be gone too long", he said keeping his voice low. "I'll do dinner tonight."
Mia looked up and smiled. "Thanks, Dom. Go on. Behave you two."
Letty snorted and rolled her eyes and glanced at Dominic who looked thoroughly amused. She followed him through the house and out to the large carport. She stared at the cars almost wistfully. She sighed and met his eyes. "I miss the Nissan", she muttered.
He smiled slightly. "We can build you a new car, Let."
"Not the same", she shook her head ruefully. "I like the Challenger", Letty said, nodding appreciatively.
"Wanna drive?"
She arched her eyebrows. "Really?"
He tossed her the keys. "Get in."
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She followed his directions until they got to another spot on the island full of trees. She got out of the car and looked around curiously. "Why do I feel like I'm on the set of Land of the Lost?"
Dominic snorted, walking around the car to lean on the back bumper next to her. "Kinda cool, isn't it?"
"As long as a dinosaur doesn't pop out and try to chomp on my ass", she muttered.
"Oh, please, baby. Like I'd let anybody but me get that close to your ass", he laughed.
She punched his chest. "Moron." He caught her wrist before she pulled back and kissed her knuckles. She smiled wryly, shifting uncomfortably. "Why does this feel like we're starting over?" she complained.
"We are- sort of. Except maybe this time, you'll be a little less difficult about it", he rolled his eyes.
She chuckled. "Don't hold your breath." Then she looked up at him seriously. "I'm gonna try, Dom. I want you to know that. Sex doesn't fix everything – no matter how good it is." Letty snickered. "Although you do get extra points for that."
He nodded thoughtfully, trying not to grin. Letty never let his head get too big, but she was good for an ego boost when he needed it. "Tell me about Leon", he said after a minute.
She blinked. "Oh, right- he called me this morning, before I woke you up. He's gonna call back later this afternoon. I figured I give him until four. He was just going to bed when he called", she chuckled, shaking her head. "His internal clock is all outta wack."
"What's he doin' now?"
"Car painting jobs", she smiled fondly. "And he taught me to windsurf – which was really awesome."
"You?" Dom looked down at her incredulously.
"You'd probably love it", she grinned. "It's a whole different kind of rush."
"What were you doing in the Bahamas, Let?"
She laughed. "God- I left the U.S. in a hurry… that was the only plane leaving the country that was going anywhere warm. It was the fate of the car gods, man."
"How'd you find Leon?"
Letty settled back on the car, leaning her back against the window and waited until he relaxed next to her. Her mind drifted back and she started telling part of her tale.
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Letty found a small hotel on the beach and went up to her room to shower and change. She thought about taking a nap once she was done, but the sun called to her. So she pulled on a white t-shirt and pair of jean cut-offs over her black bikini and stuffed her essentials in a small bag, including one of the hotel towels, sunglasses on her head, and headed for the elevator.
It took her a while to find a good spot to settle down, but when she did, she immediately relaxed, knowing that, at least for now, she was safe. She heard shouting, hoots and hollering from the water. Letty sat up and squinted into the sunshine from behind her sunglasses. She could barely make out the group of people on the speedboat that was moving in closer, heading for the docks. As it grew nearer, she could make out people more clearly, and she saw something familiar. A tattoo. She stared. Leon. He was tanner than she remembered, but it was him.
She stood up, grabbing her things quickly, and headed toward the docks on her left, keeping an eye on the boat and Leon. As she got closer, she saw him get off the boat and start putting safety equipment in a plastic container. Letty wanted to call to him, but she wasn't sure if he was using his real name or not, so she waited. Then someone else called his name, and he responded.
He was only two hundred feet away from her. Letty figured it was best to give him a bit of warning. "Leon!"
He looked up, searching for the person who called his name. She didn't move. His eyes finally landed on her, and he stared at her like she was a ghost. She walked in his direction slowly.
"Letty! Holy shit!" he met her halfway and picked her up in a fierce hug.
She chuckled. "Damn, dawg. Put me down."
He looked around curiously once he set her down. "Where's Dom?" he asked quietly.
She snorted. "Hell if I know", she muttered.
Leon gave her a hard look that nearly made her flinch. "He left you?"
She shook her head and groaned. "Yes- no… it's more complicated than that. Can we go somewhere and talk?"
"How long have you been here?"
"I just got here today actually", she smirked.
He raised his eyebrows. "Where are you staying?"
She turned and pointed to the hotel. "I got a room."
He rolled his eyes. "Dumbass. You can come stay at my place. There's an extra room."
She punched his arm. "Who're you calling a dumbass? Dumbass. Like I knew you were here."
He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and they headed up the beach. "You look like shit, Let. Seriously."
"Is that how you catch the ladies?" she teased. "Thanks so much for the compliment."
"You look like you've been to hell and back, girl."
"Yeah, that sounds about right. Feed me, and I'll tell you everything."
"You got it."
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A/N: Posted and with more smut! Yay me! Read and review!