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Chapter 19

The only reason he crept out of the house that night was because he knew she'd still be awake; still working. He talked to Vince earlier and asked about where they went but, Vince just told him they were around and that they'd be home soon. They still weren't back yet but, Addison was sleeping so he used this open chance to slip out of the house unnoticed. With one last glance at the house, he got into his car. Putting it in neutral, he allowed the car the roll out of the driveway before he cranked the engine. Tonight wasn't a night to take chances; not yet anyways.

Once he was on the highway he allowed himself to relax; he needed it because tonight he planned to talk to Letty. For so many reasons he wanted to yell and yank her back to the house but, what good would that do? That would just cause a lot of drama and he had the team and Addison to think about.

Addison…

One of the only reasons she allowed him to take her out was because he promised that he was over Letty for good. In a sense that was true, because he learned to live without her just like she apparently did with him. But, there was still that sense that he needed closure, to at least hear why she left; to make sure she is truly happy. Something that would make him understand and not feel so betrayed. They were together for so many years and then it was just over without an official breakup. It's hard to be around someone for so long and then one day you wake up and they are just gone; without an explanation as to why they left or where they are going.

The acid in his stomach was starting to churn; causing him to feel sick to his stomach. The anxiety was starting to be unbearable and right now he wanted nothing more than a large glass of whiskey and maybe a cigarette. In a couple short hours he would be facing her and he didn't know what to say or how to react. Nor, did he know how she was going to react to him showing up at her job, completely unannounced. It seemed like the closer he got to his destination, the sicker he felt. Dominic had gone through so many scenarios in his head and he didn't know how to start the conversation. Whether he was going to get angry and demand answers or just stay calm and allow it to just flow naturally. It felt so weird to be so scared about seeing someone you know inside and out. If anyone knew every last detail about him- it was Letty.

It had been almost a year since they had seen each other. The last thing he ever said to her was those three little words that seemed to mean nothing because she still ran; they ran. To God knows where before they landed in Cabo San Lucas. They started a life together. A better one than Dom and Letty had imagined for themselves and she did it by herself. Letty must have a reason as to why she left. He needs to know why; he needs answers because he couldn't handle staying awake another night going through all the 'what ifs' in his mind. As far as he could tell she was still single and that was something that fueled him. How could he go and surprise her if she were with someone? This was all starting to be too much.

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"Oh God, I thought they'd never leave!" Letty groaned as she slipped off her shirt. Leon smiled sweetly over at her from the doorway as he listened intently. "I really wasn't up for that right before a long ass shift." She sighed heavily but could not contain her small smile.

"It was good to see V though…" Leon said trailing on. Letty nodded in agreement as she dug furiously through her closet in search of her tank top with the club logo on it. Considering she had a million of them; she couldn't seem to find a clean one at the moment.

"Can you start laundry?" She asked, absent-mindedly as she moved onto her dresser in hopes of finding it there. If she took any longer she'd for sure, be late for work. Leon just watched from the doorway; amused at how cute she looked when she was rushing for time. "You're lucky; you have the night off!" She yelped as she finally found her top. She grinned, pleased to have found it before she quickly threw it over her head.

Moving onto the bathroom, she pulled her hair out of the messy ponytail and brushed it out before pulling it back into a sleeker, tighter ponytail. Once she was happy with the ponytail she slipped on a little bit of eyeliner before she slammed her palm down the wall, shutting off the light. Leon had started rounding up the clothes strewn across the house so he could start the laundry.

"Ok baby; I'm leaving! Oh hey," Letty yelled as she ran into him in the hallway. Leon chuckled and ducked down to kiss her before she took off out of the house. Once the door was closed he stopped to take a deep breath; she had managed to tire him out just by watching her run around the house for the past fifteen minutes. Flipping on the stereo he cranked his music before he started to clean up the house.

"Don't worry, I told the boss you had a flat tire." Blake said smugly; crossing her arms over her chest.

"Thanks girl, you're a life saver." Letty said to her friend as she smiled in relief- whilst walking into the back room to clock in.

It was Friday night so she had no time to waste. Letty couldn't waste anymore time than she already had so, like clockwork she was out behind the bar asking and making orders given by the locals and tourists alike.

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He felt like a fucking pussy; sitting out here for the last half an hour. What was keeping him from going in there and getting the answers that he and his family deserved? Her car was parked towards the back like last time so he knew she was here. The bass from the music could be heard all through the parking lot. Chicks and dicks were constantly going in and out of the club. Dominic sort of felt relieved because it was almost a given that he wouldn't lose his temper if he had a say in it. Plus, if it went horribly, he wouldn't have to go far to get shit faced.

Finally, just before midnight he dragged himself towards the door. The large, scowling bouncer let him into the club and he suddenly felt trapped. Bodies were in constant motion along with noise that was over powering. This wasn't anything near being around a loud engine; this music could send nerves into a tumble like his were starting to do. This time it was almost impossible to spot the bar because the place was so packed so he resorted to weaving his way through the dancing bodies until he finally made it close enough to the bar to see her. There she was standing in her apparent usual club logo tank top paired with jeans; her hair pulled back in a clean ponytail. She was running that bar with so much confidence as if she had been doing it forever. Bottles and glasses were being thrown around along with beer bottles in every direction.

His heart skipped a beat at the sight of her grin. Curious, he followed her line of vision until it landed on a taller girl with long brown hair. She was cockily spinning two bottles of liquor before she flipped them upside down; the dark liquid splashed into two shot glasses before she put the bottles back and handed them to the man with a flirty smile. Losing interest, he returned his gaze to Letty she was just smirking and shaking her head towards the other bartender. It was just so fascinating to just stand here and watch while she danced around in her element. He remembered when racing was her element but, this seemed to fit too. Maybe there was more to her than he gave her credit for; she was a natural.

Dom's head shot down when he felt someone bump into him; it was a small blonde only about four foot eleven with this ray of innocence around her. "I'm so sorry…" She apologized. He just smiled and nodded before walking away, unconsciously moving closer to the bar. He found an open spot along the side of the bar; right behind the girl who was spinning the bottles once again while Letty bartended a little further down.

It was an obvious but pretty well hidden observation. Even though the bar was packed, he noticed that Letty's end was in fact more crowded with men and women alike waiting to get drinks but, it was also obvious that this other bartender was popular in her own way. She was a definite flirt; not once did a guy leave without a smile plastered on his face. Dominic just shook his head and focused his attention back on Letty. Occasionally she would look up; eyebrows would knit together as she scanned the people around her, looking for someone. Seeing this caused satisfaction because he knew that it was him that had this affect on her. Long ago he remembered when she told him that she could just feel him watching her and for years it never failed.

People had filtered out so he was standing pretty much at the bar watching her and it amazed him that she hadn't realized he was there yet, but, she was rather busy so for now he would watch on, unannounced.

"LETTY!" The taller bartender yelled.

"BLAKE!" Letty said sarcastically as she opened multiple beers.

"We're out of Jack, watch the bar!" The bartender named, Blake said as she rushed through a closed door that read employee's only.

He really thought that he would be in for a treat to watch her work this entire bar by herself but, she did it with skill. Starting at the other end she took all of the orders until she worked her way towards the middle. It seemed to work for her though because people finally realized what she was doing so a few who weren't too drunk would move around Dom in hopes of getting drinks. This was finally his chance, she would see him soon. She was waiting on a few guys mere feet away. The blood began to flow rapidly through his veins as she served the girl two spots over. Once she took the money from her she shoved it in pocket before she looked up to serve the next guy.

"Two beers!" The man yelled over the music she nodded and turned to grab them.

That was it… she saw him.

Blindly, she reached down and grabbed two beers; handing them to the man without even looking at him. All of her focus was on him; she was obviously surprised but, also it seemed like she just knew.

"Hi…" He said picking at the seam of his shirt; not able to look away from her eyes. She just shook her head in disbelief as she slammed a corona in front of him. Just then Blake came back out so Letty rushed to the other end of the bar.

Her eyes said it all; he knew they would talk or whatever needed to be done but, for now, she was in her element.