Author: Shyla aka Ladie

Contact: Fickycter@aol.com

Title: Jesse's story

Rating: chapter PG-13

Fandom: The Fast And the Furious

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the movie, and no money is being made from this story. I do however own all OFC characters. So .. no stealing!

Summary: The story of how Jesse, and Leon came to be in Team Toretto with an added member.

Pairing: Dom/Letty Jesse/Ladie

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Archive: Just ask me, and I'm more than likely to say yes.



Ladie's POv

Pacing the floor I walked the baby back and forth as I tried to calm him. I sometimes wonder if he missed his Father too, the way he liked to carry on. The team had been great helping me as much as they could, but it was still wearing me down. Most people had their Mom's or even Grandmothers, to help with their fist born, I had no one. WE had switched the rooms around, bringing Leon up out of the basement, and putting me in his place, so they wouldn't' wake up every time J.V. Did.

"Hay Nino, whats' wrong?" I asked bouncing him up and down.

"Let's go for a little trip," I said rubbing his back soothingly as I dressed him in a green jumper, with little frogs.

Sometimes he would calm down after I rocked him on the porch swing.



"Someone asked about you today," Letty said , on her usual lunch break. They each stopped by once a day now to make sure I was doing okay with Jamie. ( Pronounced Haime)

"Who?" I asked burping Jamie.

"Brittany."

"Oh, tell my esa I said what's up," I said smiling.

Brittany was the only part of our family we still associated with. She was our first cousin, and we'd grown up with her, mainly because she lived just around the corner, and we went to the same schools.

"She wanted to see Jamie."

"Tell her to come over whenever. " I said excited at teh ideal of comapany.

"I did, she'll probably stop by tonight with Jay," She said referring to her fiancée of a year. The two had known each other forever before dating, and were just like, me and Jesse.

"She's having problems with Aunt Iris."

"Man what is it with the women from that family?" I said thinking of our own Mother.

"I don't' know mija," She said shaking her head as she finished off the sandwich I had made her.

"See you in a few, we'll go see Jesse ."

"Thank God," I said almost ready to jump out of my chair.

I had not been able too walk much for the past week, so climbing hospital steps had been out . We talked daily on the phone, but that of course wasn't the same. Jamie, and I had dozed off later when the door bell rang.



"What's up girl? " I asked laughing at Brit as she waved through the screen door.

"Not much prima," She said hugging me.

"Where's my lil Jami bear?" She said all ready coming up with a nic name.

"In his play pen , sleeping so be quiet."

"Ok," She said smiling as she picked him up gently.

We chatted for a while, and she left just as the team arrived.

Jesse's POv

I smiled as Lad entered the room that night with Leon right behind her carrying the car seat.

"Hi baby," She said kissing me as I sat up.

"Hey sweetie, how are you two?" I asked still amazed That I was actually a Father.

"Good, the little one misses his Daddy though," She said cooing as she began unbuckling him .

"What's going on Dawg," Leon asked taking a seat beside my bed.

"Not that much, they say I can come home in a few more weeks."

"Thank the Lord," Lad said in a high pitched voice, that made Leon, and I both laugh.

Rolling her eyes at us she brought a sleeping Jamie over to lay in my arms.

"HI baby boy," I said humbled as he wrapped his tiny hands around my finger like he knew I was his Father.

"That boy has a set of lungs on him," Leon said nodding towards the little angel I held near my heart.

"HA , you're telling me," Lad said shaking her head.

"Has he been keeping you up?"

"We just need to get him in to a sleeping habit," She said smiling at me to reassure me everything was ok.

I worried sometimes that I didn't know enough to be the Father I wanted to be, I think Lad did too. We were so scared that we were going to screw up Jamie, like our parents had us.

"I'm going to go see Vince," Leon said a few minutes later.

"Aight man," I said knowing he was trying to give us some time alone.

*******

Lads' POV

I think each time I see Jesse. It's a little harder to leave him. Knowing that he was going to be back home in a few weeks helped a lot. It was a Friday, and I knew that meant another race, so I'd be home alone again with J.V.

"Just you , and me kid," I said kissing his fore head as I got in the car with Leon.

"I don't' want you staying her all by yourself tonight," Dom said as the girls were getting ready for the race.

"Dom, I'll be fine."

"I still don't like, why don't' you call umm. Umm Brit?"

"I'm sure she has plans with Jay."

"Nope, he's racing tonight too," Leon said, always the one in the know.

"Aight I'll call her."

Ten minutes later Brit was on her way, and Dom was satisfied. Which I had learned was the best way to keep him.



"What up kid?" she asked grinning as she entered the house with a huge stack of tapes.

"OH shit, what did you bring? "

"Old school home videos," She said making me cover my face with my hands.

"Hey Brit," Dom said smiling as she blushed.

"Hey Dom," She said waving at the others as we disappeared in to the basement.

"I love my Jay, but Dom is so freaking hot. "

"Don't' let my sister hear you say that," I said laughing as I checked on Jaime one more.

"Awwh , my Jamie bear is sweeping?" She said in a baby voice.

"For once, I think he's starting to settle in to a routine.. two months later."

Settling on the bed we slipped in the videos , laughing at how we looked then , and amazed at how much we had changed.

"Before you know it , He's going to be going to preschool," I said my eyes tearing all ready at the thought.

"Don't' worry , you and Jesse will have a dozen more by that time," She said making shake my head.



***



"Brittany, can you do me a favor?" I asked later that night as she and Jay visited one more.

"Sure, prima, what's going on?"

"Will you and Jay watch J.V. for . twenty-minutes?"

"Sure," She said smiling at my still sleeping son.

"I'll be back before you know it," I said kissing his head before I made my way up the stairs.



Scanning the crowd I made my way out to the back where I knew Mia was talking to Brian. Since the team had come back, he had been careful tp keep his distance, but I knew the two had still been sneaking around together. Just like I knew they were out back on the porch, because I could hear everything from the window down stairs. Cracking my knuckles I prayed Mia would forgive me for what I was about to do.

"Hey O'Connor," I called causing him to turn around.

"I'm collecting on that promise," I said right before I swung, my fist connecting with his pretty face.

I took a sick pleasure in his bewildered expression as he stumbled back from the force of my blow, holding a hand to his jaw. Following the left hook with a right to his mouth I wondered if he would actually have the balls to hit me back.

"Ladie stop!" MIA screamed trying to hold me back.

Shaking her off I winced as she hit the ground hard with a thud. The slamming of a door later confirmed that she had gone to get Dom. I was my turn to be shocked when Brian charged me knocking the air out of my lungs as he pinned me against the wall roughly.

"I don't' want to hurt you Lad, now calm down."

Wiggling I tried to free myself, scratching at his arms. Ramming me against the wall again stunned me, and it was at that moment that the team came rushing out.



"What the hell are you doing?" Dom roared ripping him away from me as Leon helped me stand.

"Don't you ever even think about touching her again."

"NO!" I said grabbing his tensed arm.

"This was between me, and O'Connor, I started it."

"The promise?" Dom asked .

"Yea," I said nodding as a crowd began to gather around us.

"Aint nothing to see here, everyone get the F out of the house!" LEtty screamed causing them to all quickly disburse.