Ashley's instinct led her to Dom's house instantly. She drove quickly.. dodging through traffic left and right. She finally pulled up in front of the Toretto house and saw Mia and Brian's cars but no sign of Dom. Instead of driving around trying to spot his car, she decided to go inside.
When Ashley entered through the front door, the TV was on, but no one was watching it. She walked through the entire lower level of the house looking for Mia.
"Mia? Brian? You guys here?" she finally called up the stairs. Seconds later, Brian appeared at the top of the steps.
"Hey Ash." Brian smiled. "What's up?" he asked as he came down the steps.
"Has Dom been here?"
"He was here a few hours ago. Him, Jess, and Vince left. I'm not sure where they were going." He answered.
Ashley walked over and plopped down on the couch. "I've seen him since then."
"Is something wrong?" Brian asked as he sat down beside Ashley on the couch, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Yeah.. Today Harry asked if Seth and I could stay late and help him get all the new parts put out before tomorrow. Of course I said yes, it's Harry for Christ's sake." She said, with a 'no-duh' tone of voice. "Before I knew I was working late, I agreed to go out with Dom tonight after work…just the two of us. For some reason he showed up at the shop like 15 minutes after I got back from seeing him." Ashley started rubbing her head as she started piecing the day's events together. "When I told him that I had to work late, he freaked out."
Brian squinted his eyes, "Seriously? He got pissed that you had to work?"
Ashley nodded. "But it gets worse. When I was leaving work, Seth asked if I wanted to go hang out at the Sky Barr with him, and because I figured that Dom needed some time to cool off, I agreed to go with him. When we got there, things were going fine…then a few hours later, I'm just standing there at the bar and," Ashley punched her hand as she exclaimed, "BAM! Dom laid Seth out like a ton of bricks."
Brian pulled Ashley closer to him. "Oh shit. What brought that on?"
Ashley started thinking back…
A few days earlier, Letty had come into Harry's to pick up parts that they needed at the garage. Because she and Ashley didn't get along, Ashley walked to the back and Seth approached Letty.
"Whatcha need today Let?" he asked her in his best salesmen tone.
Letty pulled out a list from her pocket, the paper smudged with grease from her hand. She gave the list to Seth. "I need two of everything."
She began to pace around the store, casually picking up cans of oil and pretending to read the back while she was actually scoping around the store for Ashley. When she saw that Ashley was nowhere in sight, she walked over to Seth again.
Harry was helping a customer and called out for Ashley to come help them find what they needed. Ashley emerged through the curtain that covered the entrance to the back room. Letty watched her walk over to the computer, standing next to Seth.
"Seth, I need to use the computer when you're done."
"Ok girl. I'll try to hurry…only for you though." Seth winked.
"Thanks. You're such doll." Ashley teased, playfully nudging Seth with her hip causing him to sway. The two laughed.
Ashley noticed a look on Letty's face, knowing her brain was churning, but not knowing what she was thinking.
Ashley sprung up from the couch quickly. "Oh my god. Letty….that bitch!"
Brian looked up to her, confused. "What?"
"Did Mia say anything to you about Letty making comments about me today???" Ashley asked quickly.
Brian thought a moment and answered back, "Yeah, actually she did. I noticed Letty watching the restaurant from the garage and when I came in, Mia looked upset. So, I asked her what was up… She asked me if I thought it was possible for you to be cheating on Dom…with Seth." His last sentence was long and drawn out almost as if he understood where Ashley was going with this.
"I knew it! I knew this had to be coming from Letty. When I came to see Dom this afternoon, her and Mia were talking and they stopped as soon as they saw me."
"Mia told me that Letty had said something was going on between you and Seth. She must have confronted Dom about it. You know how he gets when someone is questioning what he believes to be true." Brian continued.
"Yeah and he must have come over to Harry's to ask me what the deal was..and when I told him that Seth and I had to stay and work late….then seeing us together at the Sky Barr…." Ashley stopped.
"…he put two and two together and took what he saw as fact." Brian finished.
Ashley walked over and gave Brian a hug. "Tell Mia what's going on. I've got to get home and get some rest for work. I'll try to get a hold of Dom tomorrow. As for Letty, let her know to stay OUT of my sight."
"Ok Ash." He kissed her forehead. "Call me if you need anything, you hear?"
"Thanks Bri." Ashley smiled and walked out the front door, gripping her keys tightly in her hand. "I can't believe Letty's nerve. How could she be that cold?" Ashley thought as she got in her car. "I'll never understand her."