Chapter 15
Dom's thoughts kept him awake that night. He wasn't sure where he stood with the 'O'Connor' situation. The biggest part of him wanted to have a fresh start and forget the whole cop thing, but another part of him couldn't forget the way he betrayed all of them, even Mia. "I gotta think what's best for Mia. The rest of us can get by without him, but Mia loves him" he thought to himself. He needed help. He looked down at Letty, who's head was on his chest, with her hand placed on his six pack. "Letty" he whispered, trying to wake her. It wasn't working. "Yo Letty" he said a little louder. She stirred, rubbed her eyes and looked up. "Dom it's late, what d'ya want?" she asked groggily. "I need to talk!" "What about this time?" She sat up and pulled the covers up to her chin. "Brian. What do I do?" Letty just looked at him. Pausing, she then looked around the room, staring into the darkness. "It's up to you, but you know how Mia feels. I don't think she can do without him!" she declared, having spent many hours discussing this with Mia herself. "I know. I've been thinking!" Letty smiled and laughed quietly. "What's funny?" he smiled back. "You've been thinking!!!". He punched her arm jokingly. "C'mon Let, I'm serious here". "Sorry", she bit her lip, "Go on!" "I was thinking that we should see if he wants to come down for a while. In a couple a weeks I mean!" Letty looked up at him, as if she didn't recognise him. "You going soft on me. I thought you'd want to pound the shit outta him for being a cop." "Very funny. The thought of having him around doesn't thrill me, but as Mia said, she's got no-one. Her happiness means more to me than anything!" "I know. Let's do it then!" she agreed. There was a quiet moment when she heard something outside. It sounded like someone down on the street.
"What was that?" she sat up, alert and listening. Dom looked at her and listened. When he didn't hear anything, he looked down at her. "Probably some dogs raidin' the bins. That's all!" he said. "No, it sounded like someone was down there! Check it out!" "Letty it's fine" he tried. "Dom" she pleaded. He got out of bed and looked out the open window. Satisfied he was right, he got back into bed. "No-one there." He comforted her. "Like I said, probably dogs!" Letty sat for a few more minutes, ears straining listening to hear. Hearing nothing she put it to the back of her mind. "So, you gonna ask Brian to come down then?" "I'll wait a few weeks for things to die down. But listen, don't mention this to Mia OK. I don't wanna get her hopes up". Letty thought for a moment, and decided he was right. There was no point in Mia getting excited, Brian might not even want to come anyway. "OK Dom, your right. I wont say anything. Lets get some sleep man". They both rolled over, Letty snuggled into Dom, and they fell asleep.
Dom's thoughts kept him awake that night. He wasn't sure where he stood with the 'O'Connor' situation. The biggest part of him wanted to have a fresh start and forget the whole cop thing, but another part of him couldn't forget the way he betrayed all of them, even Mia. "I gotta think what's best for Mia. The rest of us can get by without him, but Mia loves him" he thought to himself. He needed help. He looked down at Letty, who's head was on his chest, with her hand placed on his six pack. "Letty" he whispered, trying to wake her. It wasn't working. "Yo Letty" he said a little louder. She stirred, rubbed her eyes and looked up. "Dom it's late, what d'ya want?" she asked groggily. "I need to talk!" "What about this time?" She sat up and pulled the covers up to her chin. "Brian. What do I do?" Letty just looked at him. Pausing, she then looked around the room, staring into the darkness. "It's up to you, but you know how Mia feels. I don't think she can do without him!" she declared, having spent many hours discussing this with Mia herself. "I know. I've been thinking!" Letty smiled and laughed quietly. "What's funny?" he smiled back. "You've been thinking!!!". He punched her arm jokingly. "C'mon Let, I'm serious here". "Sorry", she bit her lip, "Go on!" "I was thinking that we should see if he wants to come down for a while. In a couple a weeks I mean!" Letty looked up at him, as if she didn't recognise him. "You going soft on me. I thought you'd want to pound the shit outta him for being a cop." "Very funny. The thought of having him around doesn't thrill me, but as Mia said, she's got no-one. Her happiness means more to me than anything!" "I know. Let's do it then!" she agreed. There was a quiet moment when she heard something outside. It sounded like someone down on the street.
"What was that?" she sat up, alert and listening. Dom looked at her and listened. When he didn't hear anything, he looked down at her. "Probably some dogs raidin' the bins. That's all!" he said. "No, it sounded like someone was down there! Check it out!" "Letty it's fine" he tried. "Dom" she pleaded. He got out of bed and looked out the open window. Satisfied he was right, he got back into bed. "No-one there." He comforted her. "Like I said, probably dogs!" Letty sat for a few more minutes, ears straining listening to hear. Hearing nothing she put it to the back of her mind. "So, you gonna ask Brian to come down then?" "I'll wait a few weeks for things to die down. But listen, don't mention this to Mia OK. I don't wanna get her hopes up". Letty thought for a moment, and decided he was right. There was no point in Mia getting excited, Brian might not even want to come anyway. "OK Dom, your right. I wont say anything. Lets get some sleep man". They both rolled over, Letty snuggled into Dom, and they fell asleep.
