Chapter 21

"What are you making for dinner woman?" Roman yelled from the couch in the living room of the Toretto house.

Letty rolled her eyes as she walked past him into the kitchen. "Take out." She stated smiling at him sarcastically.

"Take out?" Roman questioned.

"Yes, take out. Get your ass up and go pick it up." Letty tossed a set of keys at him hitting him in the chest. "Wong Foo's is waiting for you to pick it up." Letty added, "Oh, yah, and you're paying Blarab Playa'." Letty smiled at Dom who was standing by the fridge.

"The disrespect is real around here." Roman muttered. Roman shook his head but did as he was told. Although he hadn't known Letty very long, Roman was smart enough to not piss her off. After all, he'd seen her fight and he'd seen her stand up to men and women twice her size. But deep down, he held Letty in the highest respect, the same level that he held Dom on.

As Roman drove away, Dom opened a beer and stood looking out the window at the garage where the 70' Challenger was parked. Thank God the garage had not been damaged during the explosion. Although the Challenger had been totaled for like the 100th time, all his father's tools and racing trophies were still intact.

"So what's the plan Papa?" Letty asked walking up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Well, they have weapons and they'll use them Let as we well know. We can't turn on God's eye right now and we don't know where they are. I don't wanna sit around and wait for them to snipe us from a roof top." Dom took a drink of his Corona. He turned around and leaned against the counter to face her. Gently, Dom placed his finger under her chin making direct eye contact with Letty. His eyes carried the weight of the world in them as his expression softened. "Letty, a few months ago, when you didn't remember me or our life together, you left me standing over your tombstone. Part of me realized that night that you were right, you had died. I lived your death all over once again and something inside of me snapped."

Letty's face turned sad and he saw the moisture start to collect in her eyes. Until that moment, she never realized what her leaving Dom in that cemetery had actually done to him. She started to speak but Dom placed his finger on her lips to silence her. He continued.

"I gave up. You die, I die. I know at the time you didn't realize it but your words that night killed me too. I accepted the fact that I'd never have you back and that you were taking away the piece of you that I did have. I didn't know how to deal with it Let." Dom sighed, he really wasn't trying to hurt her but the tears were pooling up. "So I went back to do what always helps me think, I worked on the Charger." Dom smiled briefly and just as quickly his expression changed. "And then we almost died when the house blew. Seeing Brian and Mia like that and Jack… My God Let, he almost killed Jack. It, it just made me accept the fact that I would die killing this person. I would die for the protection of the family, even if you didn't understand why." Dom closed his eyes. "Letty I was ready to go. I was ready to meet my maker. I couldn't live without you." Dom opened his heavy lids again. He was tearing slightly. He took a second to compose himself.

"When I heard your voice on the radio yelling for back up and I saw the rounds flying your way, all I could think of was, this was it. This is what I was born for, I was going to die for you. I didn't even have a second thought when I hit the NOS I knew that is was done." Dom stared off into the distance as he re lived that moment. This was the first time that he'd ever opened up to anyone about what he'd gone through. Letty remained silent wiping the now spilling tears from her cheeks.

"I was at peace. I felt for the first time since I left you in the DR, I felt at peace." Dom wiped her cheek with his index finger. He smiled softly. "And then I heard your voice. I heard you reciting our wedding vows and telling me to listen to you." Dom began to grin. "And you'd come back to me. So I came back to you." Letty giggled shyly as she hated crying. "And everything changed Let. My life and my family was back. I found my will to live again."

Letty had to interrupt for just a second to break the silence, "You walked away from all that 'PEACE'?, for me?" she smiled.

"I did." Dom was still grinning. "And I woke up to a hell of a lot of pain!" Dom's voice dropped slightly deeper. "My head hurt like hell and Brian cracked my ribs I'm sure."

"Why are you telling me this now Dom?" Letty smiled.

"Because things are different this time Let. I have everything to live for this time. My world is complete except for this shit bag of a family that wants to take it away. I'm not willing to take all those risks anymore. I wanna live my life Let, our life. The life we deserve." Dom pulled her into his arms and kissed her hair.

Holding him in her arms, Letty looked up at Dom and grinned. "I do too. But you can't get soft on me now old man. We gotta take care of business first."

"You gotta stop calling me that." Dom cringed at the old man comment.

Letty cracked a small laugh. "Deal." She stood on her tip toes for a soft kiss.

"I'm sorry I left you that night." She whispered sincerely against his mouth. "I was being selfish I suppose.

"Don't be sorry. If you hadn't left, you might not of started to remember. I'm thankful looking back at it all." Dom parted her lips again. The taste of her mouth was the best taste in the world to him.

"I love you Dom." Letty paused the kiss. She stared directly into his large brown eyes that were slightly red from almost crying.

Picking her up so she could wrap her legs around his waist, Dom's expression changed. His look became predatory. He wanted her and he wanted her now. Dom started to head for the stairs, never breaking contact with Letty's lips.. and then the front door opened startling them both.

Dom and Letty both turned to look at the man standing in their living room.

Leon.