"Where the hell is my girlfriend?!"
Dominic was done being playing by these stupid doctors. He was done being kept in the dark. All he was asking for was some information on her status. Vince, Leon or Jesse had already given up on trying to keep Dom quiet. Mia was just as out of herself as her brother.
"Sir, we understand…"
"You don't get shit!" Dom had both his hands on his hips, trying to keep it together "Can anybody here say something useful?!"
"Mrs. Ortiz is still in surgery. It's hard to know how long it's going to take for her to recover. Right now, anything I say could be a lie"
Dom went outside, trying to breath. It took him sometime to calm down and, when he did, he walked back in, with all eyes turned at him. Dom was not the kind that cared about attention.
He couldn't sit down, though. The waiting was just too much for him. Dominic spent the next forty-five minutes reading about flus and contagious diseases. He only turned around when someone showed up in the waiting room.
"Responsible for Leticia Ortiz?" the middle aged man caught Dom's attention right away. Dom took some steps forward, talking to the doctor, who still wore the surgery clothes.
"It's me, Doc. How is she?"
"The surgery was just fine. Nothing big had to be done, just containing the damage" Dom took a deep breath, trying to get his nerves under control "However, the wounds were quite interesting"
"What do you mean?"
"The wounds in her body do not match with the ones we find on usual car accident victims"
"But she'll be okay, right?"
"Yes, she will"
"When can I see her?"
"In about thirty minutes. She's being taken to a room right now."
"For how long will she have to stay here?"
"A day, in observation. The bruises were many, but not too deep, with three, maybe four exceptions"
"Thank You"
Dominic went back to give his family the news. Everybody was exited to hear that Letty would be coming home so soon. Sooner than they were expecting.
"You don't seem happy, Dom" said Jesse. Dom raised his head to find all four of them staring at him. Dom had a lot in his head. He wasn't happy Letty was still asleep in a hospital bed. That he was the one to pull her out of a destroyed car. But he was relieved.
Mia sat down next to her brother. She, once again, was reading him like an open book.
"She's fine, Dom"
"I know"
"But there is something is buzzing you, I can feel. Tell me"
"It's something the doctor said" said Dom after a pause. He took a deep breath, not taking his eyes from the wall in front of him.
"And what's that?
"He said that her wounds were interesting. That they don't match with a normal car accident"
"What does that even mean? Every car accident is different, is unique"
"I think I know what he meant"
"Care to elaborate?"
"Dylan" Mia rolled her eyes, avoiding Dom's eyes "He was racing too, Mia. He had every reason to do something like this"
"I thought he was into Letty. Why would he do this?"
"He was trying to piss me off. I'm not saying Letty's not worth attention, but Dylan was only doing it to get to me"
"Looks like he succeeded"
"What do you want me to do, Mia? I finally get things right with Letty and now she's in a hospital bed. This is all my fault"
"No, it's not. If all of this is somebody's fault, it had got to be Dylan's and you know it. Letty can handle herself, but now it's your turn to do something. Like you said she's in a hospital bed"
"And what am I supposed to do?"
"You talk to her, see what she's gonna say. Then you kick his ass"
Dom smiled at that, having Mia hugging him from behind his shoulders. Or, at least, she was trying to.
"What did I say about cursing?"
"Don't ruin our moment, Dom"
…
Twenty five minutes later, Dom was walking inside Letty's room. She was already awake. Letty was happy to finally see a familiar face. And Dom had such a bright smile on his lips that it made Letty smile back at him in the blink on an eye.
Suddenly, all the pain was gone when his big arms were around her small frame. His lips touching her face, his finger in her hair. She was thankful to have him in her life. Dom's words were soft he didn't let her go for a long while. That was all she could ask for.
"You okay?" he asked in the end. Dominic sat down beside her bed. Letty took his hand one second later. She felt cold whenever her skin wasn't on his. Dom covered her small hand with both his, waiting for an answer.
"I've been better" Typical Letty. Dom smiled. He kissed her hand a couple of times before settling it back down "what did the doctors say?"
"You get to leave tomorrow, if you behave"
"What are you talking about? I am their dream patient. Of course I'll behave"
"And they said that you don't have big bruises, but you have to take care of them neither way"
"Fair enough"
Letty smiled, seeing all the concern in Dom's eyes. Her free hand massaged his scalp, making it's way down to his neck. His eyes fluttered, until they were closed. Dom seemed tired. Only then she realized it was almost morning. Probably he didn't sleep.
"What happened there, Let?"
Letty sighed, knowing all about what Dom's reaction was going to be. She was already tired, just by thinking of it.
"Dylan hit the back of my car twice, until I lost control"
Letty was more straight forward than Dom was expecting. But still he was thankful she didn't try to control him. Letty knew better. Dom didn't give the new too much time to sink in, considering he already thought about it.
Dom jumped to his feet.
"Where are you going?" Letty asked, already knowing and fearing the answer.
"Even the score with Dylan" Dom spoke his name in a word filled with venom.
"Just try not to hit him too hard, okay? Right now, the last thing I need is you being arrested"
"Babe" said Dom, smiling down at her. His hand was still on hers "I'll be back before you have the chance to miss me"
"Can I have a kiss, at least?"
"You can have all of them" Dom leaned in close to her, whispering against her lips "when I come back, you're not gonna get rid of me so easily" Dom pecked on her lips gently, but slowly. They both enjoyed the taste one more time.
Dom walked out, eyeing Leon, Jesse and Vince. They all stood up to their feet as soon as they recognized the look in his deep eyes.
"We've got some work to do"