Chapter 6
The Morning After
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Mia & Letty
"Get up Mia"
"Go away Letty."
I rolled over, looked at her, and then the clock. Checkout time was at eleven and it was almost ten.
"How come I'm the only one with a hangover?"
"I've been drinking longer then you. Now got take a shower, then we'll grab breakfast before heading home to deal with Dom."
I dragged myself out of bed and into the bathroom. I took a quick shower and tried to make myself look presentable wearing last night's clothes and not having any makeup to cover up the light circles under my eyes. I went out in to the sitting room and found Letty sitting on the couch watching TV.
"I'm ready, let's get moving."
"Where are your keys? I'll drive so you can rest."
"There over on the table by the door. I just want to go home apologize to Dom and crawl into my bed for a few more hours."
"What? You can not apologize to Dom, Mia. What about Brian? If you apologize to Dom it's going to be harder for you to see him again."
"What makes you think I'm going to see Brian again? There's no way Dom would allow it."
I stopped and realized what I had just said. Letty was right, if I came crawling back to Dom now, when I decided to start seeing Brian again it was going to be that much more of a fight. Just thinking about seeing Brian again gave me the much-needed strength to get through whatever Dom had in store.
"You're right Letty. I am going to see Brian again whether Dom likes it or not. I know it's going to be a constant fight with him but I need to do this."
"That's my girl. Now let's go get us some grub because I'm sure as hell that Dom didn't make anything for breakfast or lunch today."
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Leon
I drove over to Dom's around nine, hoping that the girls would be back already. Only Dom's car was in the driveway and as soon as I pulled up Dom opened the door.
"You're up early today Leon"
"I wanted to make sure the girls were okay."
"Well they're not here yet, my guess is that they probably just got up and won't show until about lunch time."
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Brian
I was at the station ten minutes early; I hardly slept last night, all I could think was about Mia. I was doing this for her, she said she would call me. I was risking my entire career on her promise; I must be fucking crazy. Finally the captain's door swung open, I took a deep breath and walked in knowing in my heart what I had to do for Mia.
"Brian please have a seat."
"No, Thanks I'd rather stand."
"You realize that you were put on this case because you were one of the best young officers that we had."
"Look, you can save your speech. I resign; here's my badge and my gun. I'm out of here."
I turned and walked out of the station not turning back once, praying that Mia wasn't going to let me down.
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Mia and Letty
We stopped at a diner and I got some coffee into Mia. She was looking a little better and the Toretto stubbornness was now at an all time high. I was sitting across from her in the booth and watched her as she stared out the window.
"Deep thoughts?"
"Yeah, I guess. How do you know when you really love some Letty?"
"Well I guess it's when you realize that you would do anything for that other person, no matter how much sense and logic tells you it is wrong. When you couldn't picture what you would do without that person in your life, and even trying to do it makes your heart ache."
"Do you really think Dom will get over it one day?"
"You really love Brian don't you?"
"I do I want to be with him so bad right now to hold him and thank him for not turning Dom in."
"How do you know he didn't turn him in Mia?"
"If he was going to he would have done it yesterday when Dom had no way to escape. He gave him the keys to the Supra and let him go."
"Mia, call him. Tell him something anything to let him know that he hasn't lost you."
I went up to the counter and paid for the bill as she pulled out her phone and dialed.
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Brian
I kept walking and found myself outside of the Toretto store when my phone rang. I answered it without looking at the display.
"Brian?"
"Mia, where are you? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Brian, Letty and I just stopped for coffee before we head home to deal with Dom."
"You didn't go home last night?"
"No we decided to give Dom to get his shit together."
"That was probably a good idea."
"Brian, I want to see you tonight."
"Are you sure? I'm sort of homeless, jobless and car-less right now."
"I don't care about that Brian, I'll figure something out and get back to you later."
"Thanks, Mia."
"For what?"
"For everything."
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Letty
I watched as Mia talked to Brian, you could tell how happy she was, she practically glowed. I remembered when my relationship with Dom was like that. After the accident, I didn't know where our relationship was going. I think I loved him and I know that he had deep feelings for me but things felt different now somehow. I almost felt like I was in the same position as Mia, that all these years with Dom had kept me from finding myself.
"Deep thoughts Letty?"
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even see Mia come up to the counter.
"Yeah, I was thinking about my relationship with Dom."
"Do you love my brother?"
"I don't know Mia. I've never been with anyone else but him. How do I know if I'm really in love?"
"Seems to me that we've got a lot more in common then we originally thought."
"You've got that right girlfriend."
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Dom
I tried to sit on the couch and watch TV, while I waited for the girls. I was worried about them, they were my life. I wouldn't know what to do if something happened to them. Finally, I heard a car pull up and I hurried over to the door with Leon close on my heels. Mia and Letty got out of the car and walked up the steps. I held the door open for them and they walked past me into the house.
"Afternoon Leon"
"Hi Mia, Letty. I just stopped by to make sure you two were okay. I've got to go now."
He came towards me stopping briefly before heading out.
"You're on your own now Dom."
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Mia
Okay this was odd, Dom looks calm. Maybe last night he figured it all out.
"Mia, go upstairs I want to talk to Letty."
I spun and looked at him, seeing him trying to control his temper.
"No, I'm not a child anymore Dom. You can't tell me what to do and expect me to do it."
"Fine, stay here then."
I was surprised and I watched him more closely. The stress from the last two days seemed to be weighing on his shoulders. I leaned up against the wall silently watching how things played out.
"Letty, I'm sorry I didn't make it up to see you at the hospital. I was so angry with Brian's betrayal then Jesse got shot."
"Please Dom."
"Letty, do you remember the two things I told you the other night?"
"Dom, I was side-swiped by a tractor trailer, I don't remember anything.
"I told you that I had a dream that we were on a beach in Mexico and that I loved you. I know I've fucked things up and I want to know if you'll give me another chance."
"I need to talk to Mia."
My eyes flew open at the sound of my name and met with Dom's surprised look as she pulled me outside.
"Mia, what am I going to do now? Mexico? Love?"
"Letty, calm down he feels guilty. Take the trip you deserve it. Maybe a change of scenery will spark things up. If not then you tell him that you need a little space to think about the relationship."
"I think you you're right Mia, I deserve this trip like you deserved last night. Besides if we go to Mexico you and Brian have got at least a week alone."
Letty stood up and followed her inside to where Dom was pacing.
"Well?"
"Dom I would love to go to Mexico with you. When do you think we can leave?"
"Letty we can leave as soon as you want to."
"Let's leave tomorrow then."
I started up the stairs when Dom turned to me.
"And just where do you think your going Mia?"
"To bed."
"Wrong answer, come here."
I came back down the steps and stood in front of him.
"What?"
"Do you want to come to Mexico with us? As soon as we're there I promise it'll be the last you'll see of us until we leave."
"Thanks, Dom for inviting me, but I'd rather stay home so I can visit Jesse and Vince."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure."
I turned to leave but then had a second thought. I turned back and gave him a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?"
"For being my brother, for always watching out for me, I know everything that you do however insane or misguided you do it because you love me and for that I am thankful."
I turned and headed up the stairs before he had a chance to reply.