Chapter 2
Dom dreaded the long drive to northern California. Sadness filled his heart as he thought about Vince. It had been three and a half years since he'd seen his best friend, his brother. Many times Dom had begged Vince to come home but his friend couldn't. Dom knew it was time now, for his entire family to come home.
Letty followed her husband out to the drive way. She smiled sweetly before kissing him. "I love you, Dominic."
"I love you too baby."
As Dom drove away he said a silent pray. Hoping that once he'd found Vince everything would be all right again.
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I love you Vince. Vince opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. The same dream again, Ally sat on a swing humming along to a song on the radio. She stops when she sees him. Her face lights up and she smiles. She motions for him to come over. He takes a step in her direction but can't move. He sees his son come running up to her. "Mamma!" the little boy yells. Again Vince tries to go to them but can't. Finally before he's dragged away from the moment, she tells him 'I love you.'
An empty feeling comes over Vince before he rolls over and crawls out of bed. He makes his way to the bathroom and pees. After he washes his hands, he takes a good look at himself in the mirror. His eyes lined with dark circles. His beard full and bush, making him look almost wild. Ally would hate this. She'd... He shut his eyes and listened to the sound of his heartbeat.
While walking by the phone on his way towards the kitchen, Vince noticed there was a message on the answering machine. He pushed play and heard a familiar voice.
"Vince, this is Letty. Please pick up! I want to talk to you; Dom wants to talk to you! Vince Please..." the message was cut off.
He stared down at the answering machine, wanting to pick the phone up and call his friends. His mind then thought better of the situation and forced him to pass up on the opportunity. Why should he go back there? He was safe here in this run down caravan living in the middle of nowhere. There wasn't anyone to hurt him.
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Dom felt as though he had driven forever. He called Letty around midnight and she'd said that again Vince wouldn't pick the phone up when she called.
"Its ok baby, I'll just surprise him."
When he pulled off the main highway onto the dirt road, Dom took in a deep breath. Once he parked in front of the caravan, he sat staring not knowing what he should say or do. Fuck this! Get out the freaking car Toretto! Dom climbed out the car slowly and then made his way up the steps. He knocked on the door and waited. He knocked again and still nothing. He was about to start banging when he heard footsteps coming towards the door.
"Who the fuck is it?"
A smile came over Dom's face when he heard Vince's voice. The door flew open and Vince stood staring at Dom.
"Hey brother."
"Dominic," escaped Vince's lips.
"You gonna invite me in brother?" Dom asked.
"Sure," Vince answered before stepping back so Dom could come in.
Once they were both inside and seated Dom started in.
"How are you V?"
"Fine and you?"
"I'm good you look..." Dom said but then didn't finish.
"Why did you come?"
"Letty is having a baby and we want you to be there when it happens."
Vince stood up and walked into the kitchen. He grabbed a beer out of the fridge and went back to his seat. They sat in silence until Dom spoke up.
"Vincent."
"Don't call me that!"
"Ok" Dom said in an annoyed voice, "Vince you need to come home. You've been up here doing fuck knows what. I want...Letty and I want you to..."
"NO!" Vince yelled while standing up again. "That stopped being home when my wife and child were murdered!"
Dom knew Vince was still hurting but locking himself away from the world wasn't going to help.
"Please this means a lot to me and Letty."
Vince stalked over the front door and opened it. "Just leave Dom."
"What?" Dom asked as he stood up. He shook his head and just stared at his friend. "Leave you here by yourself. NO!"
"Dom drop it and leave before..."
"Before what?" Dom angrily said while throwing his hands in the air. "What are you gonna do about it VINCENT?"
Vince began shaking his head, he looked over at Dom and yelled. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"
"Make me!"
When Vince came after Dom, Dom stepped out of the way and let Vince hit the coffee table. He silently watched as Vince struggled to get to his feet. Once Vince was up Dom readied himself for an attack. Vince rammed Dom and himself out the front door and onto the ground. They rolled around kicking dirt up for a couple of minutes before Dom proceeded to knock Vince out.
"Jesus," Dom said as he pushed Vince off him. "Should fucking listen!"
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Letty would have liked to have heard that the drive back to LA was a bonding experience for Vince and Dom but she knew it wasn't. Dom had shown up with a semi knocked out Vince.
"What did you do?"
Dom put Vince on the couch then said, "Nothing he didn't want to come so I made him."
"Dom you didn't...Jesus he's probably got brain damage now," Letty said rushing over to Vince and checking out his face. "Go get a wash rag."
Dom stood there looking at her like she was crazy. He'd just driven a very long time to get her something she'd needed to make her happy and now she was going to yell at him.
"Don't I get a hey baby I love you I missed you thanks?"
Letty threw Dom a glare and said, "Thanks!"
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The following morning Vince woke up with the worst headache he'd every had. He squinted his eyes trying to figure out where he was. He sat up slowly and realized he was on Dom's couch.
"FUCK!" he yelled as he leaped off the couch and ran in the kitchen. He rounded the corner and saw Letty.
"Hello," she said before turning around.
Vince's hardened face soften when he saw Letty. He smiled and walked slowly towards her.
"Go ahead...damn baby is kicking" she told him.
"Lett."
"GO AHEAD," she told him. She wanted to cry after hearing the name Vincent had called her.
Vince placed a hand on her swollen belly and felt the baby kick.
"Whoa."
"Sit down you old coyote and let me get something to eat!" she ordered.
After Vince ate breakfast he and Letty talked. She filled him in on what was going on with their life and anything else she could think of. It did Vince good to hear a women's laugh again. When Dom finally made it down, he greeted his wife and then greeted Vince.
"I'm sorry brother but you needed to come home," Dom told Vince.
Vince let out a gasp then said, "Couldn't I make that decision for myself!"
Dom went to say, "You can't hide forever." Vince had stood up and stormed out the kitchen.
"Shit."
"Dom, give him time."
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Vince found himself out on the front porch of Dom and Letty's home. He gripped the railing tight and tried to calm himself. I know Dom is only trying to help but fuck I ... His thoughts were silenced when he turned and looked at his house. Memories came crashing into his mind. Dredging up pictures from the past. He slowly made his way over to the house and walked up and the porch. The same board cricked liked he remembered. He leaned over and pulled the spare key out from under the welcome mat.
Once he was inside, he looked around for a moment. Everything was different. Nothing he and Ally bought for the house was here. He walked down the hall towards the master bedroom. He closed his eyes and placed his hand on the door. In his mind he could see Ally lying in bed smiling up at him. He pushed the door opened and stepped in. Then something caught his attention, a form lying in the bed hidden by blankets. He made his way around the bed. The light coming in from the window shined on a women's face.
TBC
Dom dreaded the long drive to northern California. Sadness filled his heart as he thought about Vince. It had been three and a half years since he'd seen his best friend, his brother. Many times Dom had begged Vince to come home but his friend couldn't. Dom knew it was time now, for his entire family to come home.
Letty followed her husband out to the drive way. She smiled sweetly before kissing him. "I love you, Dominic."
"I love you too baby."
As Dom drove away he said a silent pray. Hoping that once he'd found Vince everything would be all right again.
~~~~~~
I love you Vince. Vince opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. The same dream again, Ally sat on a swing humming along to a song on the radio. She stops when she sees him. Her face lights up and she smiles. She motions for him to come over. He takes a step in her direction but can't move. He sees his son come running up to her. "Mamma!" the little boy yells. Again Vince tries to go to them but can't. Finally before he's dragged away from the moment, she tells him 'I love you.'
An empty feeling comes over Vince before he rolls over and crawls out of bed. He makes his way to the bathroom and pees. After he washes his hands, he takes a good look at himself in the mirror. His eyes lined with dark circles. His beard full and bush, making him look almost wild. Ally would hate this. She'd... He shut his eyes and listened to the sound of his heartbeat.
While walking by the phone on his way towards the kitchen, Vince noticed there was a message on the answering machine. He pushed play and heard a familiar voice.
"Vince, this is Letty. Please pick up! I want to talk to you; Dom wants to talk to you! Vince Please..." the message was cut off.
He stared down at the answering machine, wanting to pick the phone up and call his friends. His mind then thought better of the situation and forced him to pass up on the opportunity. Why should he go back there? He was safe here in this run down caravan living in the middle of nowhere. There wasn't anyone to hurt him.
~~~~~~
Dom felt as though he had driven forever. He called Letty around midnight and she'd said that again Vince wouldn't pick the phone up when she called.
"Its ok baby, I'll just surprise him."
When he pulled off the main highway onto the dirt road, Dom took in a deep breath. Once he parked in front of the caravan, he sat staring not knowing what he should say or do. Fuck this! Get out the freaking car Toretto! Dom climbed out the car slowly and then made his way up the steps. He knocked on the door and waited. He knocked again and still nothing. He was about to start banging when he heard footsteps coming towards the door.
"Who the fuck is it?"
A smile came over Dom's face when he heard Vince's voice. The door flew open and Vince stood staring at Dom.
"Hey brother."
"Dominic," escaped Vince's lips.
"You gonna invite me in brother?" Dom asked.
"Sure," Vince answered before stepping back so Dom could come in.
Once they were both inside and seated Dom started in.
"How are you V?"
"Fine and you?"
"I'm good you look..." Dom said but then didn't finish.
"Why did you come?"
"Letty is having a baby and we want you to be there when it happens."
Vince stood up and walked into the kitchen. He grabbed a beer out of the fridge and went back to his seat. They sat in silence until Dom spoke up.
"Vincent."
"Don't call me that!"
"Ok" Dom said in an annoyed voice, "Vince you need to come home. You've been up here doing fuck knows what. I want...Letty and I want you to..."
"NO!" Vince yelled while standing up again. "That stopped being home when my wife and child were murdered!"
Dom knew Vince was still hurting but locking himself away from the world wasn't going to help.
"Please this means a lot to me and Letty."
Vince stalked over the front door and opened it. "Just leave Dom."
"What?" Dom asked as he stood up. He shook his head and just stared at his friend. "Leave you here by yourself. NO!"
"Dom drop it and leave before..."
"Before what?" Dom angrily said while throwing his hands in the air. "What are you gonna do about it VINCENT?"
Vince began shaking his head, he looked over at Dom and yelled. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"
"Make me!"
When Vince came after Dom, Dom stepped out of the way and let Vince hit the coffee table. He silently watched as Vince struggled to get to his feet. Once Vince was up Dom readied himself for an attack. Vince rammed Dom and himself out the front door and onto the ground. They rolled around kicking dirt up for a couple of minutes before Dom proceeded to knock Vince out.
"Jesus," Dom said as he pushed Vince off him. "Should fucking listen!"
~~~~~
Letty would have liked to have heard that the drive back to LA was a bonding experience for Vince and Dom but she knew it wasn't. Dom had shown up with a semi knocked out Vince.
"What did you do?"
Dom put Vince on the couch then said, "Nothing he didn't want to come so I made him."
"Dom you didn't...Jesus he's probably got brain damage now," Letty said rushing over to Vince and checking out his face. "Go get a wash rag."
Dom stood there looking at her like she was crazy. He'd just driven a very long time to get her something she'd needed to make her happy and now she was going to yell at him.
"Don't I get a hey baby I love you I missed you thanks?"
Letty threw Dom a glare and said, "Thanks!"
~~~~~
The following morning Vince woke up with the worst headache he'd every had. He squinted his eyes trying to figure out where he was. He sat up slowly and realized he was on Dom's couch.
"FUCK!" he yelled as he leaped off the couch and ran in the kitchen. He rounded the corner and saw Letty.
"Hello," she said before turning around.
Vince's hardened face soften when he saw Letty. He smiled and walked slowly towards her.
"Go ahead...damn baby is kicking" she told him.
"Lett."
"GO AHEAD," she told him. She wanted to cry after hearing the name Vincent had called her.
Vince placed a hand on her swollen belly and felt the baby kick.
"Whoa."
"Sit down you old coyote and let me get something to eat!" she ordered.
After Vince ate breakfast he and Letty talked. She filled him in on what was going on with their life and anything else she could think of. It did Vince good to hear a women's laugh again. When Dom finally made it down, he greeted his wife and then greeted Vince.
"I'm sorry brother but you needed to come home," Dom told Vince.
Vince let out a gasp then said, "Couldn't I make that decision for myself!"
Dom went to say, "You can't hide forever." Vince had stood up and stormed out the kitchen.
"Shit."
"Dom, give him time."
~~~~~
Vince found himself out on the front porch of Dom and Letty's home. He gripped the railing tight and tried to calm himself. I know Dom is only trying to help but fuck I ... His thoughts were silenced when he turned and looked at his house. Memories came crashing into his mind. Dredging up pictures from the past. He slowly made his way over to the house and walked up and the porch. The same board cricked liked he remembered. He leaned over and pulled the spare key out from under the welcome mat.
Once he was inside, he looked around for a moment. Everything was different. Nothing he and Ally bought for the house was here. He walked down the hall towards the master bedroom. He closed his eyes and placed his hand on the door. In his mind he could see Ally lying in bed smiling up at him. He pushed the door opened and stepped in. Then something caught his attention, a form lying in the bed hidden by blankets. He made his way around the bed. The light coming in from the window shined on a women's face.
TBC