'Letty come on!' Dom yelled as he looked down at his watch. It was already six thirty, and he needed to pick Mailin up at seven. The doorbell rang, and Mia came running down the stairs, carrying a pair of red strappy sandals, wearing a red gown. She swept past Dom and winked at him as she opened the door and greeted Ray.

'LETTY, COME ON!' Dom roared up the stairs.

'Alright, alright!' she yelled back as she stumbled down the stairs in a long black coat. Dom was disappointed. He wanted to see her sexy little body in that cream dress Mia had shown him. Her hair was up in a loose up do, which drove Dom crazy. He wanted to run his hands threw her hair, pull it down, and see her look natural and beautiful. Her eyes were sparkly and a natural sort of shade, with some eyeliner. Her lips were a lush peachy pink color that made them look large and pouty. Dom gawked. Mia had out done herself on this masterpiece. Letty looked at him and actually blushed.

'What?' she said slipping on her cream sandals. Dom shook himself.

'Nothing.' He said. She looked a little let down by his comment. 'You look good.' He said sincerely. She smiled a pearly white grin.

'Thanks. You look pretty good yourself.' She said surveying him in his tux. 'But wait.' She said walking over to the roses in a vase in the hall. She pulled off the top of one and walked over to Dom, putting it in his pocket.

'Thanks.' He said putting out his arm for her to take. They walked out to his truck and got in. They began driving in silence, Letty looking out the window, watching the pedestrians.

'Did I tell you?' Dom said suddenly pulling her attention away from the little old lady slapping a teenage bag boy. 'Dad's in a big race this weekend. All the way out at Palmdale.' Letty smiled.

'That's awesome!' she said grinning at Dom. He smiled back.

'Yeah.' He said as they pulled into China Town. 'He's taking me and Mia. We can't take you though.' Dom said trailing off. Letty smiled.

'It's okay. I'll cheer for him here.' She said as they pulled up to a Chinese restaurant. Dom got out and Letty climbed into the back, as he ran inside. He emerged five minutes later, with Mailin on his arm and Johnny following them. Mailin was wearing a pink satin skin tight gown, with a plunging neckline. Letty scoffed as she saw Dom laugh. Johnny opened the door and climbed in.

'Figures you'd be late. I had to talk with my parents waiting for you...' Mailin complained as they climbed into the front seats, Dom putting the key in the ignition.

'Hey there gorgeous.' Johnny said kissing her cheek. Letty smiled, as she saw Dom frown at Johnny's forward action. Letty decided to play it off.

'You're looking pretty sexy yo self.' She said surveying Johnny in his tux. She lent forward and kissed him lightly on the lips. But before she had time to do much else, Dom cleared his throat.

'Keep your hands off each other in my car, thanks.' He said as he began to pull out of the parking lot. Mailin laid a hand on his arm.

'Oh come on Dommy, it's kind of cute.' She said in her sugary voice. Letty felt like she could have growled at her. But then she smiled.

'Yeah Dom. We're just being cute.' She said as she moved closer to Johnny, who was definitely not protesting her forward actions. She leaned into him and kissed him again, a little harder. She added a moan for good effect, opening her mouth a bit so that his tongue could sweep in. But suddenly they braked, rather abruptly. Letty smiled as she leaned back to put her head on Johnny's shoulder. Take that Dom.

After about fifteen minutes, they pulled up to the school, kids getting out of their cars and walking up to the front doors in glam gowns and sexy tuxedos. It was pretty swanky. Letty, for the first time, felt self- conscious.

They parked and got out of the car, walking separately up to the school, Mailin all over Dom, kissing him, groping him. Letty felt like she wanted to throw something at her. But considering she was out with Mai's brother, someone Dom could barely stand, she felt she was getting her revenge.

They got inside and the gymnasium was all decorated in signs and lights. There were tables everywhere with white cloths and dining ware on them. Nikki waved them over and Letty led Johnny over to the table. Nikki was wearing a green sequined number and Torynn was wearing a black satin gown. The boys were huddled around talking about dates and cars. Johnny excused himself and walked over to his crew's table, leaving Letty to talk with Mia, Nikki and Tori.

'Ew, Grace is here with Kevin! Bad choice! Oh well, at least his dandruff will glow with the black light, so she won't lose him!' Nikki said pointing out onto the dance floor.

'And Dom came with Mailin! Guess he just wants a lay, that's about all she's good for..' Mia said sitting back and watching her brother talking with Mailin in the corner. Letty sighed. Tori blinked.

'What's wrong girl?' she asked, crossing her arm. Letty shook her head.

'Nothing... it's just...' Letty trailed off.

'Yeah...' Tori said waving her hand.

'I feel kind of stupid, cause I'm a... virgin.' Letty said quietly. Nikki laughed, Tori shook her head, and Mia covered her mouth as if she were about to laugh.

'Girl, that's nothing to be ashamed about! It's actually pretty cool!' Nikki said. Tori nodded.

'Yeah! I mean, Mia's a cherry too!'

'HEY!' Mia protested.

'Sorry Mi, but you know its true!' Nikki said shrugging. Letty smiled.

'You're not going to do it with Vince are you?' Letty said with a smirk. Nikki grinned and checked to see that no one was around them, then leaned forward.

'Already have.' She said giggling. 'About a week ago. Came to see him and he was in his garage working...' She then started to laugh even harder, while the other girls just shook their heads.

'Oh my god.' Letty laughed. She then turned to Tori. 'You haven't... with Edwin..have you?' she asked the blonde. Tori shook her head.

'Naw, not yet. But he told me that he got a hotel room so...' she trailed off. Nikki snorted.

'A hotel room! Just give me a bottle of vodka and lead me to the Geography room and that's all the romance I need!' she said laughing.

'Yeah, that's all the romance you'll get with Vince!' Mia said, giggling. 'Well maybe half a bottle of vodka...' All four girls started to laugh.

'Hey, are we gonna dance, or are ya'll gonna sit there and look pretty all night?' Edwin asked holding out his hand to Tori. She smirked and took it.

'Well you sure do have a way with words Edwin.' She said as he pulled her closer.

'You know it baby.' He grinned at her and led her out onto the dance floor. Soon, Ray and Vince had come to claim their dates too, and Letty was left all alone.

'Hey Lett.' She turned and looked up at Dom, as he smiled down at her, his large hands buried in his pockets. She smiled back and then looked around, her smile fading a bit.

'Where's Mailin?' she asked looking back up at Dom. He shrugged and rolled his eyes.

'Off with her friends, too busy talking about how hot I am to actually dance with me.' He said with a grin. Letty rolled her eyes. 'I was hoping you'd be in a dancing mood.' He said looking down at the ground. Letty couldn't help it. For a split second Dom looked shy, vulnerable and sweet. How could she say no?

'You know me.' She said standing up. 'I love to dance.' She was about to walk out onto the dance floor, when Dom grabbed her arm and lightly pulled her back. She frowned. 'What?' He smirked.

'You're still wearing your coat.' He said looking her up and down. She smiled, slightly embarrassed and slipped it off, throwing it onto her chair. She turned back around to face Dom and saw him looking her up and down. She felt herself blush when he licked his lips. He finally managed to pull himself together enough to offer her his hand and lead her out onto the dance floor.

Once they were in the very middle of the crowd of people, he swung around and pulled Letty into him, holding her close to his chest. His arms took hers and led them up to his neck and then he let his hands slide all the way down from her arms to her waist. Letty was too busy staring at him with hidden adoring to notice that Mailin was glaring at them. Johnny was off chatting up a couple of brunette sluts, not noticing.

Dom smiled down at her as they moved to the slow rhythm of 'Because I Love You' by Stevie B. Dom smiled down at her, his eyes locked with hers, losing himself in her chocolate brown eyes. It was as if no one else were in the room. In the universe. They just swayed together, a perfect fit with each other.

Letty didn't know why she was blushing so much. She'd been this close with Dom before. But not so openly. So lovingly. Her eyes became heavy and she rested her head against his chest, breathing deep and pulling herself even closer to him. How was it possibly for him, or anyone else for that matter, to miss how completely and deeply in love she was with this man? Not even a blind man could miss it. She needed him, wanted him, was desperate for him. He was like a drug that she was addicted to. He was too good to be legal.

Dom felt Letty pull him closer, as if he were just a dream that she needed to know was real. He tightened his grip on her closed his eyes as the song began its final stretch. He wished it wouldn't end. He wished Mailin wasn't waiting for him, that Johnny wasn't waiting for her, that nobody mattered, not the crew or the dance. He wanted to be there, with her, holding her. That was all. It was the most simple thing he'd ever wanted, and yet he was so sure that it was right. And then his eyes opened. No.

Letty felt Dom pull away from her. She looked up as he stepped back, his eyes closed. Her eyes searched his face for an answer to why he had suddenly pulled away from her. He exhaled deeply and looked up at her, obviously seeing her questioning expression.

'Lett, we need to talk.' He said softly, as the song drew to a close. Letty frowned but nodded, as he took her hand and led her out of the gym and into the hall. They passed a few couples who were making out, hot and heavy, and for a moment Letty wondered if Dom was going to just grab her and kiss her. But they continued down the hall until the walked outside onto the front steps of the school. He stopped and dropped her hands, walking over to the other side of the space, breathing deep and rubbing the back of his neck.

'What is it Dom?' she asked, her voice desperate for an answer to his behavior. He turned and came closer to her. He leaned down, so that they were only inches apart, almost no room to breathe. Letty's breath hitched. 'Dom?'

'Shhh...' he cooed as he closed the space between them. His lips came down to hers and Letty felt as though fireworks should have been exploding in the sky and the band should start playing. His lips were so soft against hers, massaging them so that they began to relax. Letty's eyes closed gently and she placed her small hands on his warm chest, as his hands came up to cradle her lower back. His tongue swept over her lower lip, and he pulled away, backing away from her, looking as though he'd just committed a crime.

'Listen, Letty... this is hard to explain...' He paced the small area, looking as though he was fighting with himself. Finally, he walked closer to her again. 'You have feelings for me, right?' he said leaning down to look into her eyes, taking her hands again. She blushed and licked her lips, her throat suddenly feeling dry. Then she nodded. He sighed. 'And I have feelings for you.' She looked up, her big brown eyes looking so full of joy and hope.

'You do?' she said disbelievingly. He nodded. She smiled, breathing deeply, as if Christmas had come early.

'But.' He said quickly, and her smile quickly began to fade. 'But we can't be.' He let go of her hands again. 'We can't be together because you're too young.' He paused when she didn't say anything. 'We're great friends right Lett. But sometimes that's not enough. I'm going home with Mailin tonight. Because that's how it's supposed to be.' He stopped again, as her eyes flickered over his face, her face one of shock. He could practically pinpoint the moment that her heart had been crushed. Then, suddenly she frowned and her lips tightened. And she raised her hand and slapped him.

'How fuckin dare you Torretto!' she screamed, backing away from him as he cradled his cheek, looking at her sorrowfully. 'You...you fuckin bastard. Telling me you feel something. And then...' her voice broke as she wrapped her arms around herself. Dom moved closer but she stuck her hand out in front of her. 'Don't fuckin touch me Dom.' She said simply before she turned and walked down the front steps.

'LETTY!' Dom yelled as she continued to walk away.

'DON'T TALK TO ME DOM!' she shouted back as she began walking toward the park. Beyond that park was the beach, the one place Letty felt free. She quickened her pace, praying Dom wouldn't be following her. When she got to the bridge that led to the beach, she reached down and pulled off her sandals and threw them as far as she could. She ran down the rickety wooden steps, pulling her hand threw her hair, pulling her bun out so that her wavy black hair fell down over her shoulders and then blew with the breeze that carried along with the waves crashing on the shore. Letty crossed her arms again, walking down the beach, staring out into the blackness beyond the water.

What was he playing at? He felt something, and she most definitely felt something, so why was he being so unfair? Sure, Letty thought, he's being noble and all that bull. But didn't he realize he wasn't the only one being affected by his decision?

About ten minutes after deciding, yet again, that life was unfair, Letty heard a familiar yell. She didn't bother to turn around, just sat down on the soft white sand that was cool from the night air. Finally she heard heavy breathing and looked up to see Mia, followed closely by Nikki and Tori. They all stayed quiet for a few minutes and finally Mia sat down and put her hand on Letty's back.

'We heard what Dom said.' She said softly, almost quiet enough to be lost in the sounds of the crashing waves. Letty didn't respond. Mia sighed and wrapped her arms around Letty's bare shoulders. 'I am so sorry, Lett.' She said quietly as she clutched Letty to her chest.

'So am I.' Letty said as her eyes began to water. 'I can't live at your house anymore.' Mia looked up, her eyes now full of tears as well.

'What?' she asked, her eyes large and disbelieving. Silent tears streamed down Letty's cheeks as she stared unblinkingly out at the dark water.

'I can't live with you. I'm sorry.' And with that, Letty lightly pushed Mia away, out of her embrace, and got up, passing her other two speechless companions. Mia just stared at the sand where Letty had been sitting, searching her mind for why her best friend would leave. She turned and saw Letty begin walking toward the bridge.

'Letty WAIT!' she called after her. But Letty didn't even look back. She just kept walking. 'LETTY! DON'T LEAVE ME!' Mia screamed, feeling herself sob openly. Because of her stupid half-baked brother, she had just lost the best friend she'd ever have. The closest thing to a sister.

But Letty kept walking. She didn't know where she would go. And for once, she didn't mind being alone.

I know that u are all crying right about now.. Thinking how could she string us along for so long and then just when they're clicking, I break them apart. The answer is, I HAVE THE POWER! Hahaha.. Anyway, you know me, angst is my middle name! So now I have to fix this up.. Hope you all enjoy and remember to review! Love ya'll!

~*~ S.T.O.K.E.L.Y. ~*~

Oh yeah, and I used a picture of Letty as inspiration, so if you wanna check it out, here's the address and I got it from the good people of the Michelle Rodriguez Underground. Check it out it's an awesome site! Michelle Underground Picture I Used