It took me a while longer this time, but I'm back with 45 of WLA. =)

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"Dominic," was all she said to answer his one word hello. Her voice was colder now, harder, dominant. Her body showed no surprise, she was no different than she had been seconds before he approached her. This unnerved Dom, he thought Letty would at least show some kind of emotion when she saw him. There was nothing, no happiness, no sadness, no anger, her voice was just devoid of emotion, careless.

Dom didn't know what to say, this had been the moment that he had been waiting for. Now the words that he had turned over and over in his head, just would not come. He was speechless, because of her amazing beauty, and because of her hurtful brush-off. This was not how he had imagined it, in his mind they would see each other and hug and kiss and everything would be better, how naïve he had been.

She stared at him for a little, when he didn't say anything further she turned around briskly, leaving him standing there, gaping at her. "Aight guys, this is it for the night. No party till after tomorrow's races." Letty watched as every racer and every skank in the vicinity obeyed her simple command. It had taken her two years to achieve this, total control. She was, what Dom had once been, in some ways, this made her feel triumphant and in others it made her feel so alone.

Lost in thought, she did not notice that everyone was gone. She sighed and turned around, ready to go back home. It was then that Letty realized that she was not truly alone, because Dom had not left. "Can I help you with something?" she asked, her voice guarded.

He still did not speak, just stared at her defensive form, maybe admiring her, and maybe wondering what had happened to change her so much. "Hello? Do you want something? I don't have all night," she said impassively, completely uninterested.

"I've been looking for you."

"Although I told you not to?"

"Yes."

Letty laughed, it was so empty, it chilled him. She moved with a cat-like grace over to lean on her car. She took the knife out of the sheath on her thigh and started picking the nonexistent dirt out of her nails. "So what do you want?" she asked nonchalantly.

"You," he said simply, sadly.

She was quiet for a while, as if pondering his response. Then suddenly she burst out laughing, "You're not serious."

"Dead," was all he said.

Letty stopped laughing abruptly, and straightened back up. "I'm sorry," she responded, it was impossible to tell what she was feeling. But if only he had looked at her eyes, he would have seen the truth. Letty put her knife back into its sheath and got into her car, driving away before anything else was said. Leaving Dom alone in the middle of the street.

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Letty walked into her apartment two hours later, tired and sleepy, but every time she thought about the events of the night, sleep would slip through her fingers. She threw her jacket and keys down on the couch, and staggered to her bedroom, removing clothing as she went. Her bedroom was the most beautiful room in the apartment, it was her safe haven. A place where no one could intrude.

She pulled on an oversized t-shirt and fell into bed, and for the first time in two years, Letty allowed herself to cry.

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So…has it been so long that I'm losing my touch? LOL. Well then……review to let me know! =)

-Zuleyka