The sun burned on Letty's caramel skin. Her eyes fluttered open as she
groaned. God, what hit me? She thought. She squinted as she surveyed her
surroundings. She was in Dom's room, that was for certain. Posters of cars
were posted on almost every inch of the wall she was facing, and clothes
were strewn across the floor. His beaten up desk sat in the corner, papers
crumpled up and lying on its surface.
Letty rolled over to face the window and realized she was wearing a loose white wife beater. She also saw that she was wearing a pair of black boxers. She pushed the heavy blanket back with her feet and looked to her right. There sat a chair, right next to her bed.
'Oh god.' Letty said softly, rubbing the back of her head. She stared up at the clock which read 2:45pm. She grinned. At least she'd missed school. And Thursdays were always her worst days for some reason. She supposed Mia would be home soon to check on her.
'Morning.' Letty turned to see Tony standing at the door. He was smiling but he looked a bit tired. 'Feeling better?' he said coming into the room. Letty nodded.
'What happened?' she said sitting up, a little too quickly and felt her head pound. She sank down with a groan.
'Take it easy. Dominic found you. You took a bad fall. Apparently you were running from a rather aggressive young man.' He said taking a seat next to the bed, and placing a cool cloth on her forehead. Letty looked at him with wide eyes.
'I'm sorry Mr. Torretto.' She said pathetically. But he smiled at her.
'Sometimes the best lessons are learned threw mistakes.' He said wiping the sweat from her forehead. 'You're alright. I doubt you'll be able to go to school tomorrow, but by Monday you should be fine.'
'My dad...' Letty began but Tony waved his hand.
'I already called him. He'll be calling back this evening, in case you were awake by then.' He said patting Letty's hand. Letty smiled at him as she sank even lower in the bed.
'DAD!' came a loud shout from the living room, as the front door slammed. In less than 60 seconds, Dom had appeared at the door. 'Is she awake?' he asked a bit more softly as he entered his room. Tony smiled.
'Yep, and she's going to be fine.' He said standing up and walking over to Dom, who wasn't looking anywhere but at Letty. 'You two can talk a bit. I'll make dinner around 5:30 and bring it up to you when its ready.'
'Thanks Mr. Torretto.' Letty said waving a bit. Tony smiled, a twinkle in his dark eyes.
'Call me Tony, Leticia.' He said before disappearing around the corner and down the stairs. Letty wished he hadn't gone. She didn't want to be alone with Dom. Not for the usual reason either. She felt so guilty around him.
'So...' he said dropping his bag and taking a seat in the chair next to his bed. 'How are you feeling?' he said in a sympathetic tone. Letty shrugged.
'Okay I guess. My head hurts like a bitch, but I guess that's the price you pay.' She said. Dom smiled and nodded. 'Dom? I'm sorry. I should have gone with you and Mia. I was being an idiot.' She said staring down at her hands as she fidgeted nervously.
'Wow. The great Leticia Garcia, apologizing to ME, of all people. It's a dream come true.' He said leaning back in his chair.
'Don't start with me. I may be crippled, but I'm still feisty.' She said in mock anger. He smiled.
'Yeah, I know.' He said. They sat in silence for a little while, before Letty broke it between them.
'Dom, do you really care what happens to me?' she said quietly. He raised an eyebrow.
'What?' he said. She blushed a little but continued, her injured brain giving her an alibi if she need say that she had gone temporarily insane later that day.
'Well, Mia said the reason you're always fighting with me and challenging me and shit like that, is because you don't want me to get hurt. I just wanted to know if it's true.'
Dom smiled. 'Yeah. Yeah it's true.' Letty smirked.
'And here I thought you were just being a jerk.'
'Now who's being the smart ass?' He said leaning forward with his hands together.
'Alright alright, I'll play nice.' Letty said throwing her hands in the air. Dom laughed and Letty felt it was the first time he'd been laughing with her and not at her. It felt nice. Nice to know that Dom cared and could laugh with her.
'So what happened while I was out of it?' she said lying on her side, turning toward him. He smiled and shifted into a comfortable sitting position.
'Well, after I beat the crap out of Remirez, I took you home, and we were afraid you might have to go the hospital. But Dad said he didn't think it was serious and that if you didn't wake up today, then we'd take you in.'
'Is that it?' Letty said smiling, 'Cause I don't remember leaving in these clothes...'
Dom smiled, his flirty seductive smile that he reserved for the girls at school. 'Well, I just changed you, wanted you to be comfortable.'
'Into your underwear. Thanks.' She said rolling back over.
For the remainder of the night, Dom stayed with Letty in his room. They talked about almost everything. School, cars, Vince and the gang, guys and girls, told stories of the different stupid stuff they'd done. For once Letty actually felt like they were getting along. And Dom must have felt the same. He'd brought his dinner up and ate with her when she wasn't aloud out of bed.
'So then my dad went in and got my ass out of the security room.' Letty finished as she put her glass on the nightstand. Dom shook his head.
'Rebel Letty.' He said as he finished off the last of his pasta. Suddenly the phone by Dom's bed rang. He shook his hand, wiping it on his shirt before answering.
'Hello? Oh yeah, one second...Letty, it's your dad.' He handed her the phone. She smiled and took it, pressing it to her cheek.
'Hey Papi...Yeah, I'm okay now, I just have a little headache... oh...but can't you... but you said...no I don't understand...but I'm hurt and all, why can't you just...' Dom watched as Letty's face went threw a rollercoaster of emotions. Happy, sad, angry. He wondered what Mr. Garcia was saying. 'Fine... I said FINE!... yeah, whatever. Abandon me. I said alright. Bye.' She handed the phone to Dom, who hung it up.
'What's up?' he said as Letty let out a huge sigh.
'He can't be home for another two weeks.' She said dully. 'He said he was sorry and all that sad ass parent shit.'
'Come on Lett, you know he'd be here if he could.' Dom said trying to cheer her up. She sighed again and stretched out across the bed.
'I know. It's just, I want him to come home.' She sighed.
'your dad's really important to you isn't he?' he said watching her carefully. Letty stared back and then gave him a thoughtful look.
'He's the only way out sometimes.' She said dreamily, as if she weren't all there. Dom frowned.
'Out? Out of what?' he said placing his plate next to her glass.
'Out of life. You know, all the crap that goes on. Bad grades, suspensions, people fighting with me, my mom, you...' Letty looked up as the last word left her mouth. Dom frowned and looked to the ground and Letty felt ashamed. She'd just ruined they're only time together where they weren't at each other's throats. But he smiled up at her.
'I been rough on you, haven't I?' he said honestly. Letty stared.
'Well, I guess, but I was always buggin you and shit. And I'm like fifteen...'
'Almost sixteen.' He said interrupting her. 'That's only two years difference.' He said.
'Yeah, I guess.' Letty said stretching out as a yawn escaped her. Dom gave her another small smile and got up. 'Where you going?' Letty said sleepily.
'To bed. You're gonna pass out any minute, I can tell.' He said placing the chair back against the wall. Letty smiled.
'I'm not tired.' She lied. He smirked.
'Uhuh. Don't try to bullshit the bullshitter Lett.' He said turning to go around the bed. But a hand shot out and grabbed his. He looked back down at her, her eyes droopy and her hair spilling loosely out over the pillows of his bed.
'Stay until I fall asleep?' she said in a husky voice, pulling him lightly back so that he sat on the edge of the bed. She hadn't pulled hard, so he obviously had succumbed to her sweet, helpless disposition. He simply stared at her as she stretched out and closed her eyes, her hand still in his. A few minutes passed, until her chest began to rise and fall into a rhythmic timing.
'Asleep yet?' he asked softly. She didn't flinch or move, so he got up and pulled the covers up over her chest. He stood back to marvel at her. Her caramel skin shone by the faint light coming from the hall. Her face was so dreamy that he felt if he reached out to touch her, she'd disappear. He shook himself. Since when did he want to reach out and touch her? Sure he cared for her like a brother, and touching was definitely not in the brotherly code. He smiled as she let out a tiny yawn and fell back into peaceful dreams. 'Night Letty.'
Letty rolled over to face the window and realized she was wearing a loose white wife beater. She also saw that she was wearing a pair of black boxers. She pushed the heavy blanket back with her feet and looked to her right. There sat a chair, right next to her bed.
'Oh god.' Letty said softly, rubbing the back of her head. She stared up at the clock which read 2:45pm. She grinned. At least she'd missed school. And Thursdays were always her worst days for some reason. She supposed Mia would be home soon to check on her.
'Morning.' Letty turned to see Tony standing at the door. He was smiling but he looked a bit tired. 'Feeling better?' he said coming into the room. Letty nodded.
'What happened?' she said sitting up, a little too quickly and felt her head pound. She sank down with a groan.
'Take it easy. Dominic found you. You took a bad fall. Apparently you were running from a rather aggressive young man.' He said taking a seat next to the bed, and placing a cool cloth on her forehead. Letty looked at him with wide eyes.
'I'm sorry Mr. Torretto.' She said pathetically. But he smiled at her.
'Sometimes the best lessons are learned threw mistakes.' He said wiping the sweat from her forehead. 'You're alright. I doubt you'll be able to go to school tomorrow, but by Monday you should be fine.'
'My dad...' Letty began but Tony waved his hand.
'I already called him. He'll be calling back this evening, in case you were awake by then.' He said patting Letty's hand. Letty smiled at him as she sank even lower in the bed.
'DAD!' came a loud shout from the living room, as the front door slammed. In less than 60 seconds, Dom had appeared at the door. 'Is she awake?' he asked a bit more softly as he entered his room. Tony smiled.
'Yep, and she's going to be fine.' He said standing up and walking over to Dom, who wasn't looking anywhere but at Letty. 'You two can talk a bit. I'll make dinner around 5:30 and bring it up to you when its ready.'
'Thanks Mr. Torretto.' Letty said waving a bit. Tony smiled, a twinkle in his dark eyes.
'Call me Tony, Leticia.' He said before disappearing around the corner and down the stairs. Letty wished he hadn't gone. She didn't want to be alone with Dom. Not for the usual reason either. She felt so guilty around him.
'So...' he said dropping his bag and taking a seat in the chair next to his bed. 'How are you feeling?' he said in a sympathetic tone. Letty shrugged.
'Okay I guess. My head hurts like a bitch, but I guess that's the price you pay.' She said. Dom smiled and nodded. 'Dom? I'm sorry. I should have gone with you and Mia. I was being an idiot.' She said staring down at her hands as she fidgeted nervously.
'Wow. The great Leticia Garcia, apologizing to ME, of all people. It's a dream come true.' He said leaning back in his chair.
'Don't start with me. I may be crippled, but I'm still feisty.' She said in mock anger. He smiled.
'Yeah, I know.' He said. They sat in silence for a little while, before Letty broke it between them.
'Dom, do you really care what happens to me?' she said quietly. He raised an eyebrow.
'What?' he said. She blushed a little but continued, her injured brain giving her an alibi if she need say that she had gone temporarily insane later that day.
'Well, Mia said the reason you're always fighting with me and challenging me and shit like that, is because you don't want me to get hurt. I just wanted to know if it's true.'
Dom smiled. 'Yeah. Yeah it's true.' Letty smirked.
'And here I thought you were just being a jerk.'
'Now who's being the smart ass?' He said leaning forward with his hands together.
'Alright alright, I'll play nice.' Letty said throwing her hands in the air. Dom laughed and Letty felt it was the first time he'd been laughing with her and not at her. It felt nice. Nice to know that Dom cared and could laugh with her.
'So what happened while I was out of it?' she said lying on her side, turning toward him. He smiled and shifted into a comfortable sitting position.
'Well, after I beat the crap out of Remirez, I took you home, and we were afraid you might have to go the hospital. But Dad said he didn't think it was serious and that if you didn't wake up today, then we'd take you in.'
'Is that it?' Letty said smiling, 'Cause I don't remember leaving in these clothes...'
Dom smiled, his flirty seductive smile that he reserved for the girls at school. 'Well, I just changed you, wanted you to be comfortable.'
'Into your underwear. Thanks.' She said rolling back over.
For the remainder of the night, Dom stayed with Letty in his room. They talked about almost everything. School, cars, Vince and the gang, guys and girls, told stories of the different stupid stuff they'd done. For once Letty actually felt like they were getting along. And Dom must have felt the same. He'd brought his dinner up and ate with her when she wasn't aloud out of bed.
'So then my dad went in and got my ass out of the security room.' Letty finished as she put her glass on the nightstand. Dom shook his head.
'Rebel Letty.' He said as he finished off the last of his pasta. Suddenly the phone by Dom's bed rang. He shook his hand, wiping it on his shirt before answering.
'Hello? Oh yeah, one second...Letty, it's your dad.' He handed her the phone. She smiled and took it, pressing it to her cheek.
'Hey Papi...Yeah, I'm okay now, I just have a little headache... oh...but can't you... but you said...no I don't understand...but I'm hurt and all, why can't you just...' Dom watched as Letty's face went threw a rollercoaster of emotions. Happy, sad, angry. He wondered what Mr. Garcia was saying. 'Fine... I said FINE!... yeah, whatever. Abandon me. I said alright. Bye.' She handed the phone to Dom, who hung it up.
'What's up?' he said as Letty let out a huge sigh.
'He can't be home for another two weeks.' She said dully. 'He said he was sorry and all that sad ass parent shit.'
'Come on Lett, you know he'd be here if he could.' Dom said trying to cheer her up. She sighed again and stretched out across the bed.
'I know. It's just, I want him to come home.' She sighed.
'your dad's really important to you isn't he?' he said watching her carefully. Letty stared back and then gave him a thoughtful look.
'He's the only way out sometimes.' She said dreamily, as if she weren't all there. Dom frowned.
'Out? Out of what?' he said placing his plate next to her glass.
'Out of life. You know, all the crap that goes on. Bad grades, suspensions, people fighting with me, my mom, you...' Letty looked up as the last word left her mouth. Dom frowned and looked to the ground and Letty felt ashamed. She'd just ruined they're only time together where they weren't at each other's throats. But he smiled up at her.
'I been rough on you, haven't I?' he said honestly. Letty stared.
'Well, I guess, but I was always buggin you and shit. And I'm like fifteen...'
'Almost sixteen.' He said interrupting her. 'That's only two years difference.' He said.
'Yeah, I guess.' Letty said stretching out as a yawn escaped her. Dom gave her another small smile and got up. 'Where you going?' Letty said sleepily.
'To bed. You're gonna pass out any minute, I can tell.' He said placing the chair back against the wall. Letty smiled.
'I'm not tired.' She lied. He smirked.
'Uhuh. Don't try to bullshit the bullshitter Lett.' He said turning to go around the bed. But a hand shot out and grabbed his. He looked back down at her, her eyes droopy and her hair spilling loosely out over the pillows of his bed.
'Stay until I fall asleep?' she said in a husky voice, pulling him lightly back so that he sat on the edge of the bed. She hadn't pulled hard, so he obviously had succumbed to her sweet, helpless disposition. He simply stared at her as she stretched out and closed her eyes, her hand still in his. A few minutes passed, until her chest began to rise and fall into a rhythmic timing.
'Asleep yet?' he asked softly. She didn't flinch or move, so he got up and pulled the covers up over her chest. He stood back to marvel at her. Her caramel skin shone by the faint light coming from the hall. Her face was so dreamy that he felt if he reached out to touch her, she'd disappear. He shook himself. Since when did he want to reach out and touch her? Sure he cared for her like a brother, and touching was definitely not in the brotherly code. He smiled as she let out a tiny yawn and fell back into peaceful dreams. 'Night Letty.'
