A/N: Okay, lovers, you guys have made it to part 2. *cheers* That being said, I advise you guys to remember that this is a romance/angst fanfic. There will be lots more ups and downs in the next 20 chapters. (: So, enjoy the wild ride!

Part II

Chapter 11: Know-It-Alls

Wednesday, Mercy West Hospital, 10:03AM

Knocking on the door of Lana's hospital room, Letty stood next to Dom, holding a bouquet of sunflowers. They were her mother's favorite and the house had always been filled with them when she was younger. Sunflowers could brighten up even the darkest days; symbolizing faith, healing and longevity.

"Come in. Come in." Her mother gestured them into the room with her hand. Both Letty and Dom kissed Lana's cheeks, and handed her the flowers. Her smile broadened at the gesture, feeling better already. "They're beautiful, mi'ja. My favorite, thank you."

"De nada. How are you feeling today?"

"I hate hospitals. It's just an excuse for strangers to see you with your ass out."

"Ma!" Letty laughed. "Nobody wants to see your ass."

"I beg your pardon! I'm still young and fit, thank you very much."

Letty put her hands up in surrender. "Alright. On that note, we have to go home and change and then I'll be back to spend the day with you."

"Tonterías." Her mother hushed her. (Nonsense.) "Go change and then go to work. It will be boring here. This morphine makes me sleep all day. And then I'll be watching novelas."

"Novelas?" Dom asked.

"The stories." Letty tilted her head side-to-side, trying to find the right words to describe them. "They're like Spanish soap operas."

Dom nodded his head, understanding.

"Fine, mami. But I'll be back right after work to check on you." Letty looked at Lana. "Okay?"

"That's fine."

"Estás seguro que estarás bien?" Letty questioned. (Are you sure you'll be okay?)

Feeling his eyes on her, Letty looked up at Dom. "What?" She asked him.

"Nothing. I just-. Will you teach me Spanish?" He grinned.

It was clear that that was Dom's way of saying that he loved when she spoke Spanish. Something that could turn him on in a heartbeat. And Letty knew as much.

The two held the other's gaze for a few moments, a smile crinkling Dom's eyes. And Letty's mouth curved in a side smirk. Lana looked back and forth between the pair, suspiciously. Clearing her throat and looking back down at her mother, Letty felt like she was nineteen all over again.

Flashback, 7 years ago (2006), late-August, Los Angeles

It had been nearly two months since Letty had actually seen her mother. Sure, she'd spoken with her on the phone and shot her a text every now and then, but she hadn't been in her mother's presence since about a month before Dom had come home. To add insult to injury, her mother still lived in the same neighborhood, same house... same street as Letty.

And since Dom had come home, Letty had been wrapped up in a mixture of cars and Dom's bedsheets, only giving up both when it was an absolute must. So, it was indeed time to see her. She invited Lana to a barbeque one Sunday afternoon.

Guests floated around the backyard, eating and conversing. Tejano music played. And the food was plentiful. Lana spotted Letty before her daughter noticed her. Letty was by the grill, standing next to Dominic Toretto, their backs to her. They were sharing a private joke, it appeared. And Dom reached up and gently rubbed the back of her neck. Letty leaned against him for a moment, her hand grabbing the bottom hem of the Italian's tank top shirt.

Lana's eyebrows raised in suspicion. But it wasn't until Dom's large hand trailed down Letty's back and lightly squeezed her ass, that Lana was completely sure that her daughter was no longer a virgin. It was the intimacy that they shared that really gave it away. Their relationship had changed in a major way; that much was certain.

Crossing the grassy lawn, Lana made her presence known by clearing her throat. When the couple turned around, Letty smiled, sincerely, and hugged her mother.

"Hey, Ma. I'm glad you could make it."

"Mrs. O, how are you?" Dom asked.

One of Lana's perfectly sculpted eyebrows went up, and she forced a smile. "Dominic."

Confusion flashed across Letty's face. "Ma, estas bien?" (Are you okay?)

"Yes."

"Okay," Letty started skeptically, "are you hungry?"

"I could eat."

"Alright. Let's get you some grub." Placing her hand on Lana's back, they started towards the food.

Once Letty and Lana made plates, the mother and daughter sat down at the wooden picnic table to get some time together.

"When did you start drinking beer?" Lana asked.

"Oh, uh, not too long ago." Letty lied.

"Mhm. Was that Dominic's influence?"

"No, it wasn't. And speaking of Dom, what's with the cold shoulder you gave him just now?"

Lana poked at the potato salad and then sat her fork down. Turning to Letty, Lana sighed. "Are you two... sexually active?"

"Oh, God. This is not a conversation that we're having."

"Yes or no, Letty."

"It's none of your business, Ma."

"That's a yes, then." Lana assumed. Letty put down her fork as well. "Are you at least protecting yourself?"

"Ma!" Letty exclaimed, exasperated with the older woman.

"Letty!"

It wasn't that Lana was being nosey; she was just being a mom. She wanted Letty to save herself for the right one. Little did she know that, to Letty, Dom always was and always would be the right one.

"You just be careful. And respect your body. And never let Dominic disrespect your body."

"Yeah, yeah. I got it, Mom."

End of flashback

Lana knew. She was no fool. Looking at the way the two kept glancing at each other every now and then, it was obvious. Apparently, her warning to Dom about keeping his hands to himself didn't work. But, Letty appeared happy. And that's all she ever wanted.

"Dominic." Lana said.

"Yes, ma'am?"

"Marry her." She smiled.

Dom's eyebrows raised and he looked at Letty for help.

"Careful, Ma, your morphine is talking." Letty teased. She kissed Lana's forehead in farewell. "I'll be back soon."

Mia & Letty's apartment, 10:43AM

Mia was sitting cross-legged on the couch. She muted the television when she saw Letty walk in.

"Hey. How's Lana?" She asked, worried.

"She looks pretty good. I think she's driving the nurses insane, though."

"Sounds like your mother." Mia smiled.

"Yeah." Letty threw her keys down and yawned. "Hey, sorry I didn't call to let you know what was going on. Vince fill you in?"

"Jesse," confirmed Mia. "Did you stay in the hospital last night?"

"Ugh, no. She got a new dog, and didn't want to leave him alone, so I stayed at her house and Dom stayed with me."

Mia nodded. "That was nice of him."

Smiling, Letty walked past the couch on her way to her bedroom to shower, and answered thoughtfully. "Yeah, it was."

Mia's eyes widened. She gasped and turned around on the couch to see Letty, who'd stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong?" Letty asked, turning back around.

Mia pointed at Letty and jumped over the back of the couch. "Oh my god! You slept with my brother!"

Now, it was Letty's eyes who widened slightly and she scoffed, dismissively. "What? I did not!"

Standing directly in front of Letty, her finger still pointing accusingly. "Swear on your precious Road Runner that you did not sleep with Dom."

Dom & Brian's apartment, 10:44AM

Brian stood at the breakfast bar, finishing up the last of his cereal and flipping through the newspaper. He turned around when he heard Dom come in.

"Hey, bro. Everything all right?" He asked.

"Yeah, man. Letty's mom got rushed to the hospital yesterday."

"Damn. How is she?"

"She's doing pretty good. They've got her on a morphine drip for the pain. But she should be out tomorrow."

"That's good. How's Letty?"

Dom smiled and started to pour himself a bowl of cereal. "She's happy. You know, her mom's okay and she got to stay at her old house last night."

Brian's head raised slowly in realization. He chuckled lightly and tapped his hand against the counter. "Shit, man. You totally hit it, bro!"

Dom shook his head and laughed. "Nah, I didn't."

Brian stood up, and crossed his arms, slightly offended that Dom would blatantly lie to him. "Bullshit. Swear on Mia that you didn't sleep with her."

Mia & Letty's apartment, 10:50AM

"I call bullshit, Letty!" Mia had followed Letty into the master bedroom. "I know you. And I know my brother. You're far too... calm."

"What the hell does that have to do with anything?"

"You know, you're calm. Tranquil. At peace. Like a woman after she's had a reeaally good orgasm."

Letty pulled a vintage rock band t-shirt from her drawer and slammed it shut. Turning to look at Mia, she rolled her eyes. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Mia gasped, theatrically as she followed Letty towards the bathroom. "That's exactly what people say when they're hiding something."

Walking into her en-suite bathroom, Letty yelled over her shoulder, "I'm showering now."

"Just what people do after they've had sex." Mia shouted back as the door closed in her face. She laughed to herself. Something was going on and she was definitely going to find out.

Dom & Brian's apartment, 10:53AM

"You really expect me to believe that you and Letty stayed in a house all by yourselves and nothing happened?" Brian interrogated. He was two days away from graduating police academy. Dom had to give him some credit.

"I said I didn't we didn't have sex." Dom reaffirmed.

"So, something did happen."

"I'm gonna take a shower. Don't you have somewhere to be?" Dom asked.

"Fine, bro. Deny it all you want. But it goes Bro Code rule number sixty-nine."

"What?!" Dom laughed.

"You know, 'thou shalt spilleth thy sexual escapades to a fellow bro. Especially if it was with an ex'." Brian told him. "And especially if it was with Letty, bro!"

Dom simply looked at Brian, and shook his head, heading down the hall to his bedroom. "Stupidest thing I've ever heard."

Up Next: Letty's conflicted. Dom reassures her. Beginning of a mini-vacation.