Chapter 44 – Alone
Dom
Letty and I get dressed and get back in the car. I'm sitting in the reclined passenger's seat with her on top of me laying on my chest.
"We should go to your birthday party."
"Yep, we should." I tilt her head up. "Later."
We're kissing and I think round two may be coming. The next thing I know there's a knock on the window next to us and there's a flashlight in my face.
Damn it! It's the fucking cops.
Letty rolls the window down.
"Step out of the car, both of you please."
Shit!
Letty opens the door and climbs out of the car. I get out behind her. The officer takes a good look at me and puts his hand on his gun. I close the door behind me and lean against it. Letty is leaning against the hood.
Another cop walks over to us and is talking into his radio. He stops and looks at me and then turns to Letty.
"Are you Leticia Ortiz?"
I see the wheels turning in Letty's head. I bet she's thinking about whether or not to give a smart ass answer or not.
"Yes," is what she settles on.
"And this is your car?"
"Yes."
"May I see your driver's license?"
"It's in my back pocket."
"Okay."
She reaches back there and pulls out her license and gives it to the officer.
"Leticia, are you aware that you and your car were reported missing more than 4 hours ago?"
The look on her face has to be mirroring mine.
"No!"
"Your father came to the police station very upset. Said that you ran off with a boy way too old for you and he had pictures of you and him together along with both of your tag numbers and pictures of your cars."
"What's my 'father's' name?"
"Raphael Alameda."
The officer turns to me next.
"Son if your name is Dominic Toretto and you're as old as her father says you are. You're in a world of trouble."
"He is not my father!" Letty practically screams at him. "He has a restraining order preventing him from coming near me, because he's stalking me."
"I can't confirm that. I just have to go by the facts and evidence he brought into the station."
"May I see your license?" The officer says to me.
I take it out and give it to him without a word.
"Tonight's your birthday. Ain't that sweet."
I fucking hate cops.
"Turn around and face the car and put your hands behind your back."
I ball my fists up and slowly turn around.
"Dominic Toretto, you are under arrest for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law…"
"What the hell are you doing! That man isn't even my father! You can't do this!"
"Little girl, if you don't calm down you're going to be trouble too."
The officer who originally knocked on the window radios in our location and asks for back up. They take me over to the car and lock me in.
Damn.
Letty
The officers walk back over to talk to me.
"Am I under arrest too?"
"Not yet."
"So can I use my cell to call my Mom?"
They look at each other. The chatty one nods.
"Where's your phone?"
"In my car."
He opens the door and takes the phone out and hands it to me. As I'm dialing Luz, two more cop cars pull up. No answer.
I leave her message.
"Mami I'm with some police officers who are arresting Dom. He didn't do anything wrong. Rafe is behind all this drama. Call me."
One of the officers walk over to talk to the new arrivals. I hang up and call Tony.
"Hello?" He sounds groggy but answers on the first ring.
"Tony, it's Letty!"
"What's wrong!"
"Dom's being arrested!"
"What! Why!"
"Unlawful sex with a minor." Tony gets really quiet. "Rafe went to the police with some pictures or something. He's telling them he's my father and that I 'went missing'."
"Ok. I'll meet you both at the police station. Do not answer any of their questions. If you say the wrong thing it could make it worse for Dom."
"Tony, can you find my mom?"
"I will. Do me an enormous favor. Even if the police say you can go do not leave that police station without me. I don't care who else offers you a ride or whatever. I don't care what happens, once you're in the police station, do not leave there!"
"Ok, I won't."
"Good. I love you."
He hangs up on me before I can anything back. He's scaring me.
Tony
I'm dressed and out the door in under 2 minutes. I call Vince first.
"Hey Mr. T."
I explain everything to Vince as fast as I can.
"I called you and not Mia for a reason. I think that Rafe is trying to get someone in our family by themselves for whatever reason. I do not want Mia out of your sight. I think he wants to me to call Luz at the hospital and panic her so she goes out to the parking lot alone trying to get to the police station. But I can't be 100% sure about that, so I need to know that Mia's safe with you just in case I'm wrong. My focus is split three ways and I need you to have her covered."
"I won't take my eyes off her. You have my word."
I hang up with Vince.
I have to make the decision now that I don't want to make. I already know I can't call Luz, because no matter what I say she'll leave the hospital. But if she does that and gets hurt, I couldn't live with that. I won't be responsible for the death of someone I love ever again.
So my dilemma right now is do I go to the hospital and get Luz and bring her with me. Or do I go to the police station so I can help the kids.
My heart is breaking, but Letty and Dom have to be first. Which means, I have to keep Luz in the dark until I can make sure I can get her out of the hospital safely.
These kids are going to kill me off at a young age.
Dom
We're at the police station and two detectives are trying to get me to talk to them about my relationship with Letty.
"So there are no girls your own age you could have sex with? Or at least over the age of 18?"
I pick up the pictures that they've placed on the table.
"Are we having sex in these pictures, because I don't see that at all."
"We know you have. Guys like you all big and cocky think they can do whatever they want with no consequences."
The other detective, a female, chimes in. "So what did you tell her? That you love her? That she's beautiful and the only one?"
All that and more, but it doesn't make it not true. These cops have no idea what's really between Letty and me.
"Why don't you do some real police work? Stop your 'witness' from stalking Letty and her mother. Why didn't you stop him from violating a court order this afternoon? That's where your focus should be."
"Oh really, not on the thousands of predators like you who are using these young girls and disregarding them when you're done with them?"
"I don't know about that. But that's not me."
"She's SIXTEEN! And you turned Twenty-one! What's your definition of a predator?" The female cop yells in my face.
I sit back in cross my arms.
Letty
They have me in an office talking to a cop and a counselor. This is the biggest bunch of bullshit.
"Leticia, you didn't do anything wrong. You're a victim. He raped you."
"You have no idea what you're talking about." I know I can't say too much. But it's hard to hear them talk about Dom like this.
"Even if you said yes, the law still says it's rape. Because you're not old enough to make this decision."
"If you say so."
"Your dad is just concerned about you. He doesn't want you to be hurt."
"Really? Even though he called me a little bitch today and threatened to beat the bitch out of me."
They look at each other.
"Are you being hit at home?" The cop asks.
"No, if you'd do your damn job you'd know they that man does not live in my home! He actually has no legal right to me. We don't have the same last name, he's not on my birth certificate, meaning he's not legally my father. I've never seen him before 4 months ago when he started STALKING me and my mom had to get a restraining order."
"We'll look into that Leticia. But that's not the main issue right now. You have a boyfriend that's 5 years older than you. And we know you're having sex with him."
I cross my arms and sit back in my chair. This is ridiculously circular.
Luz
"I'm going on break now."
I go into the locker room and check my cell phone. A missed call and a voice message. It's from Letty.
"Mami, I'm with some police officers who are arresting Dom. He didn't do anything wrong. Rafe is behind all this drama. Call me."
I try to call her back and get no answer. I call Dominic. Nothing!
What could he be getting arrested for? Did he lose it with Rafe? I cannot believe this!
I run out to the nurse's station.
"Amy, I know you're about to getting off in like…" I check my watch. "shoot, 5 minutes. But I need you to stay. My kids are in some kind of trouble and I need to get to them."
"Sure Lucia, go! You've covered for me plenty of times!"
"Thanks so much!"
I run back to get my purse and keys. I try to call Letty again. Nothing! If the kids couldn't get me, they'd call Tony. He answers on the first ring. I'm running out to the parking lot.
"Lucia! I have something to tell you, but do not panic and stay at the hospital. Rafe had Dom arrested for statutory rape."
I stop in my tracks!
"What!"
"I don't know the details but I'm handling it. I think he's trying to get you alone! If we're all busy with this, you're by yourself."
Shoot! Tony's right! I'm in the parking lot. I don't even have my car, I don't drive myself to work anymore. Tony dropped me off! Oh my gosh!
"I left the hospital."
"Go back now!"
I turn and run back towards the building. Halfway between me and the door is Rafe. I look around. At 3:00 in the morning, there's no one out here.
"Tony he's here!"
"Do not hang up the phone! James take care of Dom." I hear running on his end.
Then I hear something that makes my heart drop.
"Tony, my phone battery is dying."
A/N – Suspenseful much? So my idea for the statutory rape thing completely evolved when I had the idea to show the scene from Tony's pov. The story just flowed here naturally. I'd like to say that I did take some elements from Hawthorne on TNT. I have to give credit where credit is due.
So D247 did you read my clues correctly? Thanks so much for everyone who is reviewing. And thanks so much for reading this story. Please review this chapter! Even if you've never reviewed before. I really want to hear your thoughts!
Let me add! It was really hard not to call the detectives talking to Dom Benson and Stabler. lol
