Letty looked over at Dominic in the car and smiled softly. They seemed so
happy together. Dominic was smiling too as he turned the car from the main
road near an old, seemingly abandoned church.
Letty gave him a puzzled look, but Dominic just smiled mysteriously. "Dom,
what do you have in mind?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, nothing, just wanted to stop somewhere before we hit town," he said
mysteriously. That was making Letty curious.
"Where?" she asked, unable to hold her tongue in her curiosity. Her heart
was beating really fast, as if somehow she knew what was coming next.but
she had no idea.
"Oh just somewhere." Dominic said again, stopping on a shoulder and getting
out of the car, taking the car phone with him. Letty was mystified as he
began dialing numbers and talking quietly on the phone. Letty blinked
confusedly; why was he being so secretive?
He finished the first phone call, then called another three people, still
talking in his low, mysterious tones. Letty couldn't even make out what he
was saying to the person on the other line.
Once he was done making phone calls, he slipped back into the car and
smiled at Letty.
"What was that all about?" she asked, her head tilted curiously. She really
wanted to know, but Dominic wouldn't tell her.
"It's a surprise," he answered back, a small smug grin upon his face. She
blinked and raised an eyebrow. The last surprise she had gotten from him
was a free tune-up on her car.which right now was back in California. She
blinked again and shrugged. She'd find out when the time came, but her
curiosity kept burning just below the surface.
Dominic started the car again and it moved back onto the road, smoothly
going along the paved road, but suddenly it hit gravel road and Letty was
thrown almost from her seat in stopping herself from going out the
windshield.
"Dom, did you know about that?" she asked softly. He looked at her, a
sheepish look upon his face.
"I forgot about it," he said softly. Letty chuckled and shook her head. She
loved him. Dominic smiled and continued to go along the gravel road,
slowing down the car dramatically so as to not hurt the exterior too badly.
One turn was especially bad and threw Letty into the car door handle,
leaving a nice bruise on her arm. It then curved the other way and Dominic
hit his elbow on the door handle. He winced in pain but didn't let that
stop him from driving.
"Dom, why is this road so rough?" she asked, curious once again. He
chuckled softly.
"Full of questions today?" he asked softly, then looked to her, slowing the
car down almost to a stop and turned toward her. "Well, no one's really
been on this road much lately, but before that it had a lot of races on it,
from all kinds of cars. The only person that lives up here is the guy in
the church really, that and a few people I want you to meet."
Letty looked at him and smiled, not sure what he was planning, but at the
moment she didn't really care. She was with Dominic.
Dominic knew there was a back road to this but he was taking her up the
long way. He wanted to surprise her with a little gift. He smiled and
started the car moving again.
The car wound its way up the rocky hill; suddenly handling it quite well
and they made good time up the hill. Dominic of course was of course
driving like a bat out of hell up the mountain and Letty had to hold on for
dear life.
He looked to her and grinned once they got up the mountain. She looked at
him and raised an eyebrow, and then a small smile cracked her face. She
couldn't not smile for him.
"So, why are we here again?" she asked, her smile widening slightly. She
would finally get to know what the hell he was planning. She knew he was
planning something.
"You'll see," he said mysteriously again. Letty rolled her eyes and watched
him get out of the car. She followed suit and hopped out, looking around.
There was a wooden church near the top of the hill, which was buzzing with
activity. Letty raised an eyebrow and looked to Dominic.
"Are we here for a bar mitzvah?" she asked softly, looking up to the
church. "Or is it a wedding.?" she asked and before she could finish her
train of thought, Dominic had grabbed her hand and was practically dragging
her up the hill. "Where are we going?"
"Like I said, you'll see," replied Dominic over his shoulder. Letty got her
footing and began to run right behind Dominic.
They reached the top of the hill and family ambushed Dominic. He shook his
head and swatted them away like flies with a smirk on his face.
"Come on," he said to Letty, who right about now looked very confused and
very dusty. What kind of impression would this have on Dominic's family?
She shook her head and followed Dominic into the church.
She looked around and her breath was caught in her chest. It was simply
decorated, and very rural, but it was dressed for a wedding ceremony. Letty
blinked. "And who's getting married today?"
"Us, if you want," said Dominic, smiling. His secret was finally spilled.
Letty squeaked and pounced Dominic, hugging him tightly around the neck.
"Of course!" she cried, almost sobbing because she was so happy. "So you
did this all for me, in fifteen minutes?"
Dominic just nodded and kissed her softly. "Well, might as well get dressed
eh?" he said softly as he was whisked away from her by a bunch of
bridesmaids and men in black shirts.
Letty looked around, stunned. She hadn't expected to get married today, but
it made her all the happier.
A few of the bridesmaids swooped around her and began to chatter around
her. She blinked.
"Oh well, she's going to have to wear that dress isn't she?" asked one of
the bridesmaids; a rather plump and warm-seeming one with a syrupy smile.
"A-a dress?" she stammered, not sure if she had heard the bridesmaid
correctly. They all nodded.
"Yep missy, a dress," replied one that looked rather horse faced and had
buckteeth, but was strangely welcoming. "It's your wedding remember?"
"Oh yeah huh," replied Letty, seeming to have been half lost in the thought
she was getting married so soon, but she loved the fact. She gave a sigh
and let the bridesmaids take her away for now.
They took her to a room at the back of the church and to the left and began
doing her hair and her makeup; sitting her down in a chair and having them
touch her face and hair. She thought this was very new, but strangely
useful.
"No no no, we should put it up, pile it on the top of her head," said one
of the women.
"Nah, let's pull it back and ringlet the remaining strands," supplied
another. She gave a look of distaste.
"Or we could just leave it down and brush it out," suggested one of the
girls in the back, who was about Letty's age. Letty just nodded and smiled.
Finally, someone who knew her tastes. The girl smiled back and nodded.
"We'll do that then, if it pleases ya miss.?" one of the other women
trailed off. Of course they wouldn't know her last name. She smiled
"Rodriguez, but soon to be Toretto, right?" She said softly, smiling and
glowing. Mrs. Letty Toretto. It had a nice ring to it. She was finally
getting married, to Dominic no less. She seemed to be the happiest person
on the planet.
Well second to Dominic.
He was positively glowing with excitement as his men basically shoved him
into a tuxedo; he really didn't want to wear a penguin suit, but as they
said, tradition is as tradition does. HE sighed and continued to glow.
"This is great." he said in a soft voice, a smile spreading across his
face.
One of his guys was looking at him with a quizzical look, and slightly
confused. He had never seen Dominic so happy before. He shrugged it off and
fixed his bowtie in the mirror.
"Dominic, what's so great about this chick?" his friend asked, curious to
know why Dominic stuck to one girl.
"She's.everything man, everything I've ever wanted," he replied simply,
looking in the mirror. He looked like a penguin, but at the moment, he
didn't care. He turned to his friend. "How's it look?"
The friend gave him a look of disgust. "You look.formal. Actually you look
like a penguin."
"I know," Dominic replied, a smile spreading on his face. He wanted to look
like a penguin for Letty.
Meanwhile. The bridesmaids were pulling her into her dress. She was
practically refusing to wear it because it was white.
"Come on, what would Dominic think?" asked one of the women, the one with
the buckteeth.
"Come here Letty," said the girl who had proposed having her hair down.
Letty pulled herself away from the pack and walked over to the girl.
"Yeah?" she asked. The girl pulled out a milky off-white dress that was
strapless and had little beads hanging from the bosom. She smiled and
picked it up. "It's perfect. What's your name anyway?"
"I'm Anne-Marie," she said softly, smiling shyly to her. Letty liked her
already. She was a sweet girl.
"Thank you Anne-Marie," she said courteously. Letty nodded and walked over
to the other bridesmaids. "This is what I'm wearing."
There was a gasp. "Oh, my dear, but it's not white," gasped the plump
woman, a look of shock plastered on her face.
"I know, that's the point!" Letty said, grinning and walking into the dressing room to put it on. "Anne-Marie, d'you think you could help me get this on?" "Sure!" she said enthusiastically. Letty smiled and nodded, slipping into the sliding door of the dressing room, Anne-Marie in tow. Letty took off her fishnet top and her bikini top without shame of having Anne-Marie in the room. She slipped off her shorts revealing a light blue thong. She smiled at Anne-Marie and slipped the dress over her head, adjusting it to fit her body. It clung tightly to her breasts and her stomach and flowed out around her hips; a layer of lace covered the whole dress and the beads were clear so no one could see them unless she moved. She turned to Anne-Marie. "Could you zip this up for me?" she asked, turning around and exposing her bare back. Anne-Marie dutifully picked up the zipper and quickly zipped the dress up her back. The dress was cut to about the bottom of her shoulder blades. Letty refused to wear makeup. That was all there was to it. She had noticed Anne-Marie wasn't wearing any either. She also noticed Anne-Marie wasn't Mexican, but she didn't push the matter. Dominic was walking out toward the alter. He hated this church but he was going to marry here, no matter what. He couldn't marry in a pagan church; there were barely any left, especially in Mexico. The church was dusty and dirty as Dominic swept up some dust from the pews. It covered his whole finger twice. It was also sweltering hot, especially since he was wearing a tuxedo. "Damn, is there no air conditioner in here?" he muttered to himself. No one else heard him as he stood where the groom should stand near the alter, to the right side, and the best man on the left. The organ began to play and Letty and Anne-Marie rushed out of the dressing room, grabbed the flowers from the plump woman and Anne-Marie took her place in the bridesmaid's knot, while Letty stood behind them. The bridesmaids began to walk and so did Letty, slowly. The bridesmaids came into Dominic's view, throwing flower petals onto the dusty pews. There weren't many people there so this wasn't a big wedding. Perfect for the two of them. It was then Dominic caught his first glimpse of Letty. His breath caught in his chest. She looked absolutely stunning in that dress. He had to make himself breathe as he watched her come down the aisle. The bridesmaids separated into two bunches on each side of the alter and Dominic took Letty's hand in his. The reverend's wheezy voice filled the church. "Do you, Dominic Anthony Toretto take Letty Maja Rodriguez to be your lawfully wedded wife, to honor to cherish as long as you both shall live?" Dominic smiled. "I do," he said firmly, squeezing Letty's hand softly. Letty smiled back, excited. 'For once, I'm glad I don't know my family,' Letty thought, 'they would love to see this.' "And Letty Maja Rodriguez, do you take Dominic Anthony Toretto to be your lawfully wedded husband, to honor to cherish as long as you both shall live?" Letty was choking back tears as she looked into Dominic's eyes; feeling assured that this was the right thing to do. Not that she had any doubts. "I do," she said firmly, a smile spreading across her face, half hidden by the veil upon her face. "I now pronounce you man.and wife," the reverend said dramatically. Their vows were so.unoriginal, but the two of them didn't care. "You may kiss the bride." Dominic had been waiting for this one. He lifted her veil, wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her deeply and passionately. Letty went with it and got lost in the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck. She had almost forgotten they were in front of people. Dominic pulled away and smiled to her nuzzling her nose softly. "Dominic Toretto, I love you," Letty said softly, kissing him softly again, holding him close to her. "Letty Toretto, I love you too," Dominic said, a smile crossing his face. He saw a tear fall from Letty's eye and he knew it was of joy. He sighed softly and kissed her lips once again. "Come on, we can have breakfast at the reception." "Aww, do we have to go?" Letty asked in a pouty voice. Dominic had let go of her and just held her hand. Letty gave him a pleading look. "Well, no." he started. "Okay! We can go to a diner!" Letty said softly and laughed. "All I know is, I'm stealing this dress." Dominic nuzzled her neck from behind. "You look so beautiful in it." Letty blushed slightly. "Thank you," she said. "They tried to get me into one of those puffy bright white ones with the frilly sleeves. I wouldn't have it."
"This one definitely looks better on you," Dominic said with a smile. They walked past Dominic's family once again. Dominic threw them a wave then climbed into their car, speeding off, leaving the family with stunned looks of offended-ness.
"I know, that's the point!" Letty said, grinning and walking into the dressing room to put it on. "Anne-Marie, d'you think you could help me get this on?" "Sure!" she said enthusiastically. Letty smiled and nodded, slipping into the sliding door of the dressing room, Anne-Marie in tow. Letty took off her fishnet top and her bikini top without shame of having Anne-Marie in the room. She slipped off her shorts revealing a light blue thong. She smiled at Anne-Marie and slipped the dress over her head, adjusting it to fit her body. It clung tightly to her breasts and her stomach and flowed out around her hips; a layer of lace covered the whole dress and the beads were clear so no one could see them unless she moved. She turned to Anne-Marie. "Could you zip this up for me?" she asked, turning around and exposing her bare back. Anne-Marie dutifully picked up the zipper and quickly zipped the dress up her back. The dress was cut to about the bottom of her shoulder blades. Letty refused to wear makeup. That was all there was to it. She had noticed Anne-Marie wasn't wearing any either. She also noticed Anne-Marie wasn't Mexican, but she didn't push the matter. Dominic was walking out toward the alter. He hated this church but he was going to marry here, no matter what. He couldn't marry in a pagan church; there were barely any left, especially in Mexico. The church was dusty and dirty as Dominic swept up some dust from the pews. It covered his whole finger twice. It was also sweltering hot, especially since he was wearing a tuxedo. "Damn, is there no air conditioner in here?" he muttered to himself. No one else heard him as he stood where the groom should stand near the alter, to the right side, and the best man on the left. The organ began to play and Letty and Anne-Marie rushed out of the dressing room, grabbed the flowers from the plump woman and Anne-Marie took her place in the bridesmaid's knot, while Letty stood behind them. The bridesmaids began to walk and so did Letty, slowly. The bridesmaids came into Dominic's view, throwing flower petals onto the dusty pews. There weren't many people there so this wasn't a big wedding. Perfect for the two of them. It was then Dominic caught his first glimpse of Letty. His breath caught in his chest. She looked absolutely stunning in that dress. He had to make himself breathe as he watched her come down the aisle. The bridesmaids separated into two bunches on each side of the alter and Dominic took Letty's hand in his. The reverend's wheezy voice filled the church. "Do you, Dominic Anthony Toretto take Letty Maja Rodriguez to be your lawfully wedded wife, to honor to cherish as long as you both shall live?" Dominic smiled. "I do," he said firmly, squeezing Letty's hand softly. Letty smiled back, excited. 'For once, I'm glad I don't know my family,' Letty thought, 'they would love to see this.' "And Letty Maja Rodriguez, do you take Dominic Anthony Toretto to be your lawfully wedded husband, to honor to cherish as long as you both shall live?" Letty was choking back tears as she looked into Dominic's eyes; feeling assured that this was the right thing to do. Not that she had any doubts. "I do," she said firmly, a smile spreading across her face, half hidden by the veil upon her face. "I now pronounce you man.and wife," the reverend said dramatically. Their vows were so.unoriginal, but the two of them didn't care. "You may kiss the bride." Dominic had been waiting for this one. He lifted her veil, wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her deeply and passionately. Letty went with it and got lost in the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck. She had almost forgotten they were in front of people. Dominic pulled away and smiled to her nuzzling her nose softly. "Dominic Toretto, I love you," Letty said softly, kissing him softly again, holding him close to her. "Letty Toretto, I love you too," Dominic said, a smile crossing his face. He saw a tear fall from Letty's eye and he knew it was of joy. He sighed softly and kissed her lips once again. "Come on, we can have breakfast at the reception." "Aww, do we have to go?" Letty asked in a pouty voice. Dominic had let go of her and just held her hand. Letty gave him a pleading look. "Well, no." he started. "Okay! We can go to a diner!" Letty said softly and laughed. "All I know is, I'm stealing this dress." Dominic nuzzled her neck from behind. "You look so beautiful in it." Letty blushed slightly. "Thank you," she said. "They tried to get me into one of those puffy bright white ones with the frilly sleeves. I wouldn't have it."
"This one definitely looks better on you," Dominic said with a smile. They walked past Dominic's family once again. Dominic threw them a wave then climbed into their car, speeding off, leaving the family with stunned looks of offended-ness.
