Deceived by Appearance: Chapter 17: Rated R: Language: Letty's POV:
Dom looked at everyone in the room, taking a long glance at me. He muttered something I couldn't hear and stomped upstairs, slamming the door tightly behind him. I turned my head and looked at Tk. She gave me small nod and a reassuring smile. "I'll be right back," I whispered. I turned to leave but she grabbed my arm and turned me around quickly.
"I swear Letty, if he does anything.ANYTHING.to hurt you, I'm right down here," she growled sternly, looking me in the eye, not even blinking once.
I shook my head. "Thanks Tekara. But I can handle my own. You can't always watch my back," I replied, giving her soft smile. She gave me a confused look but nodded.
I ran up the stairs and toward Dom's room. I knocked on it a couple times and waited for an answer. No answer. I knocked on it again, harder this time. Still no answer. Worried, I opened the door a little bit and poked my head through. I saw Dom, lying on his stomache on his bed, clutching his pillow with his eyes shut. I crept inside and softly shut the door behind me. I walked up to him quietly and sat down beside him. I ran my hand over his stubbly head and kissed it, whispereing a soft "I love you" in his ear. He furrowed his eyebrows and didn't reply. I dropped my hand to his back and rubbed it soothingly. He mumbled something so quiet that I couldn't hear it. "What?" I whispered.
".stop it," he choked out.
I arched an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Stop pretending nothing happened! You just can't just waltz right in here and kiss me thinking that everything will be normal again!" he growled.
"Dom, it wasn't normal anyway," I replied, dropping my hand.
"You should've told me you were a Tran," he muttered, turning his head on his pillow so he wouldn't look at me.
"You think that telling you was that easy?! It wasn't Dom! You kept telling me to stay away from Johnny! That he was bad news! That you HATE him! Do you know what it would be like being part of that hate?! If you were in my place, would you have told me?" I answered, raising my eyebrows.
He didn't reply. He didn't even open his eyes. He just laid there quietly as I talked. "Dom, I couldn't tell you. Atleast not then. Besides its not like you were a saint either!"
"I never said I was," he replied hoarsely, "But this is way different!"
I blinked. "What?"
He sat up and turned to look at me, his eyes scolding me. "I just didn't tell you about Trish. You, on the other hand, didn't tell me about your whole family! Especially a fucked up one!"
"Don't you EVER talk shit about my family, Dominic!" I snarled, standing up.
"Why the hell not? All they did was bring us hell! All they did was bring ME hell! Especially YOUR BROTHER!"
"That's the point Dom! You base EVERYTHING on what shit my brother did! What about what my sister has done for you?! What about what I have done for you?!"
"All you did was to lie to me. Everything was FALSE, just like our relationship!"
"And that's how YOU wanted it to be!" I shot back.
He looked at me with shocked eyes and turned away to stare at the ground. "I wasn't the only one that was lying. Basically all you did was lie to me too."
I saw tears well up in his eyes but they never once fell. I walked up to him and sat down beside him. "I can't change where I come from, Dom. You're just going to have to accept that. It's up to you. Do you want to be part of my family.my life.or do you don't want have anything to do with any kind of Tran? It's up to you. You decide."
I gave him a couple minutes to think about it and answer but I didn't get a reply. I looked at him with teary eyes and stood up. I walked over to the door and stopped, waiting for him to call me over to him. But he didn't. With one last glance, I opened the door and stepped out, closing it behind me. I leaned on the door and closed my eyes, tears falling freely down my cheeks. "Good-Bye Dom," I whispered softly.
I ran down the stairs and stopped, looking into the living room. Tk, who was sitting on the couch wrapped up tightly in Vince's arms, got up and walked over to me. "What happened?" she asked softly.
I shook my head and wiped my eyes. "I'm gonna head home. You can stay here if you want."
"Are you sure?" she raise an eyebrow.
"Yeah," I nodded.
"I'll call you later ok?"
I nodded again and glanced at Vince. "Take care of her. If she comes back crying I'm gonna shove my foot far up your-"
Tk covered my mouth and grinned at Vince. "She's just kidding. Aren't you Letty," she looked at me, giving me a mix of a glare and smile.
I glared at her and bit her hand. She gasped and gave me an icy look. "I love you too," I smirked.
I shifted my eyes and smiled evily at Vince, "Have her home by midnight. Not a minute later! Not even a second later! Straight at midnight.got that?!"
He gulped and nodded hesitantly. "Good," I smirked. I turned to Tk. "Have fun!" I grinned. With one last glare from Tk, I left.
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Dom looked at everyone in the room, taking a long glance at me. He muttered something I couldn't hear and stomped upstairs, slamming the door tightly behind him. I turned my head and looked at Tk. She gave me small nod and a reassuring smile. "I'll be right back," I whispered. I turned to leave but she grabbed my arm and turned me around quickly.
"I swear Letty, if he does anything.ANYTHING.to hurt you, I'm right down here," she growled sternly, looking me in the eye, not even blinking once.
I shook my head. "Thanks Tekara. But I can handle my own. You can't always watch my back," I replied, giving her soft smile. She gave me a confused look but nodded.
I ran up the stairs and toward Dom's room. I knocked on it a couple times and waited for an answer. No answer. I knocked on it again, harder this time. Still no answer. Worried, I opened the door a little bit and poked my head through. I saw Dom, lying on his stomache on his bed, clutching his pillow with his eyes shut. I crept inside and softly shut the door behind me. I walked up to him quietly and sat down beside him. I ran my hand over his stubbly head and kissed it, whispereing a soft "I love you" in his ear. He furrowed his eyebrows and didn't reply. I dropped my hand to his back and rubbed it soothingly. He mumbled something so quiet that I couldn't hear it. "What?" I whispered.
".stop it," he choked out.
I arched an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Stop pretending nothing happened! You just can't just waltz right in here and kiss me thinking that everything will be normal again!" he growled.
"Dom, it wasn't normal anyway," I replied, dropping my hand.
"You should've told me you were a Tran," he muttered, turning his head on his pillow so he wouldn't look at me.
"You think that telling you was that easy?! It wasn't Dom! You kept telling me to stay away from Johnny! That he was bad news! That you HATE him! Do you know what it would be like being part of that hate?! If you were in my place, would you have told me?" I answered, raising my eyebrows.
He didn't reply. He didn't even open his eyes. He just laid there quietly as I talked. "Dom, I couldn't tell you. Atleast not then. Besides its not like you were a saint either!"
"I never said I was," he replied hoarsely, "But this is way different!"
I blinked. "What?"
He sat up and turned to look at me, his eyes scolding me. "I just didn't tell you about Trish. You, on the other hand, didn't tell me about your whole family! Especially a fucked up one!"
"Don't you EVER talk shit about my family, Dominic!" I snarled, standing up.
"Why the hell not? All they did was bring us hell! All they did was bring ME hell! Especially YOUR BROTHER!"
"That's the point Dom! You base EVERYTHING on what shit my brother did! What about what my sister has done for you?! What about what I have done for you?!"
"All you did was to lie to me. Everything was FALSE, just like our relationship!"
"And that's how YOU wanted it to be!" I shot back.
He looked at me with shocked eyes and turned away to stare at the ground. "I wasn't the only one that was lying. Basically all you did was lie to me too."
I saw tears well up in his eyes but they never once fell. I walked up to him and sat down beside him. "I can't change where I come from, Dom. You're just going to have to accept that. It's up to you. Do you want to be part of my family.my life.or do you don't want have anything to do with any kind of Tran? It's up to you. You decide."
I gave him a couple minutes to think about it and answer but I didn't get a reply. I looked at him with teary eyes and stood up. I walked over to the door and stopped, waiting for him to call me over to him. But he didn't. With one last glance, I opened the door and stepped out, closing it behind me. I leaned on the door and closed my eyes, tears falling freely down my cheeks. "Good-Bye Dom," I whispered softly.
I ran down the stairs and stopped, looking into the living room. Tk, who was sitting on the couch wrapped up tightly in Vince's arms, got up and walked over to me. "What happened?" she asked softly.
I shook my head and wiped my eyes. "I'm gonna head home. You can stay here if you want."
"Are you sure?" she raise an eyebrow.
"Yeah," I nodded.
"I'll call you later ok?"
I nodded again and glanced at Vince. "Take care of her. If she comes back crying I'm gonna shove my foot far up your-"
Tk covered my mouth and grinned at Vince. "She's just kidding. Aren't you Letty," she looked at me, giving me a mix of a glare and smile.
I glared at her and bit her hand. She gasped and gave me an icy look. "I love you too," I smirked.
I shifted my eyes and smiled evily at Vince, "Have her home by midnight. Not a minute later! Not even a second later! Straight at midnight.got that?!"
He gulped and nodded hesitantly. "Good," I smirked. I turned to Tk. "Have fun!" I grinned. With one last glare from Tk, I left.
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