Dom's POV:
I walk through the gate and stretch my arms up over my head as I walk with Vince out to his car. We climb inside and start driving back to the house. I feel so free now. Everything is going to be different. I can feel it. I smile as I stare out the window. I wander if Letty will be at the house when I get there. Vince told me when he came to visit that she was around a lot. She helps the guys work on cars and sometimes she even helps Mia around the house. It hurts that she didn't come visit me in Lompoc but I guess she just couldn't deal with everything. That confuses me though because I always thought she was so strong. Maybe even stronger than me at times. I frown and turn to look at Vince.
"V, do you know if Letty is going to be there when we get there?", I ask him. He glances at me and he smiles a little.
"I'm not sure, Dom. She may be at the garage or she might be at the house helping Mia," he says and I know he's avoiding telling me something I may not want to know. Like maybe she doesn't even want to see me.
"She's a woman now. Not the same little girl you left two years ago," he says like he had just read my mind. I watch him for a minute. Expecting him to tell me more about the woman she has become but he doesn't so I just stare out the window and enjoy the feeling of being free again.
Letty's POV:
I lean back against the side of the garage, smiling as Mia tries to explain to Leon why he can't track mud all through 'her' clean house before Vince and Dom get back. I have been staying over here a lot since Dom was sent to Lompoc. Mia told me I could stay in his room but for almost all of the first year I couldn't go in there. Everything reminded me of Dom too much. For most of that year I almost hated him. I kept thinking about what he had done and trying to understand but it wasn't easy. If Dom could do that much damage to another human being how could I ever trust him again? I'm still not sure if I can trust him but I'm here anyway. I made a promise that I intend to keep no matter what happens.
I haven't seen or heard from my mom in a year and a half. On my eighteenth birthday I went over to that old house for the last time and got everything that belonged to me and some of the things that belonged to my dad and brought them over to Mia's. Its not like I was never home anyway and ever since Dom left I have practically lived with Mia. Jesse and Leon got an apartment a few blocks away and Vince is living in a trailer on the edge of town but they all usually stay around here too. I wander if it will all change when Dom gets back?
I'm not sure what I should expect when he does show up with Vince. He might be completely different from what I remember. I know I'm different than I was when he left. I've grown up and I don't depend on people like I did then. I don't know how he'll feel about that or even if he felt like I depended on him before. I smile because he definitely thought I depended on him. That's Dom for you though. That cocky attitude that makes him seem like he thinks he's so amazing. I get onto my back and slide back under the Honda I was working on before Mia and Leon's little argument. Even though I hate to admit it, the one thing that I really hope did not change about Dom is his cockiness. I would really miss that.
Dom's POV:
As soon as Vince pulled up into the yard Mia ran out the door. I barely got out of the car before she threw her arms around my neck and gave me a huge hug. I laughed and hugged her back. After a few minutes she finally let go and then ran to give Vince a hug.
"Thanks for going to get him, V," Mia says as Vince laughs and hugs her back.
"No problem, Mia," He says, grinning at her as she pulls away and starts leading the way toward the garage. I look around the yard and smile. It feels good to be back home around people that I can trust. We walk into the garage and I see Leon and Jesse arguing in the corner. They both look up at the same time and walk over to us.
"Hey Dom. Good to see you made it home safely. Vince here isn't exactly the safest driver in California," Leon says, smiling. I look down at the legs sticking out from under a Honda and glance over at Mia. I know who will slide out from under that car any second. I watch her as she slides out from under the car and stares up into my eyes. God, she's even more beautiful than she was when I left her. I smile as I look over her body. Her hair is a complete mess, they're is grease all over her face, her white tank top, jean shorts and her legs. She stands up and tries to give me her best smile but I can tell its forced.
"Welcome back, Dom," she says before stepping forward and throwing her arms around my neck to hug me. I'm taken by surprise but I'm not sure why. Maybe I was just expecting her to not be happy to see me. Was she happy to see me? I'm not really sure but with her body this close to mine I don't really care. Its seems like I haven't had her in my arms for more than a fraction of a second before she pulls away from me. She looks down at the floor and suddenly they're is an odd silence between all of us before Vince speaks up and breaks it.
"Mia can show you everything in the office. Mia and Letty have got things running pretty smoothly around here. You'll catch on though," he says as he smiles at me and walks over to pop the hood on the Honda Letty was just working on. Mia smiles at me and starts walking toward the office.
"Come on, Dom. I'll show you how we have been doing things around here," Mia says. I follow her into the office and glance back in time to see Letty walk out of the garage and make her way up to the door that leads into the kitchen.
Letty's POV:
I walk into the kitchen and lean back against the closed door. I don't know why I had to come in here like this. I just had to get away from everything that was going on for a few minutes. It doesn't make much sense because I thought everything would be fine and get back to normal but its not. Even that little hug had some how been too much. Too much of Dom? I'm not sure. Maybe things just need more time. I'll get used to him being back around. He'll get used to me and we'll both get used to the way things are now. I open the door to the refrigerator and grab a corona. I look out the window at Vince, Jesse and Leon and smile. I wander if Dom realizes how much they have all done for Mia since he has been gone. I'm not even sure if he knows about any of the things that have been going on since he got back.
I open up the corona and take a sip before walking up the stairs to Dom's room. I walk inside and shut the door. After sitting my drink down on the dresser I slip out of my clothes and run a brush through my hair before walking into the bathroom to take a shower. I didn't think I would mind if he saw me all dirty, sweaty and greasy but now that he has I wish he hadn't.
After my quick shower I slip on a black tank top and some gray shorts before heading back downstairs. By the time I get there all the guys are in the living room watching a movie and Mia is in the kitchen washing dishes. I walk into the room and lean against the door.
"Did you show him how we're doing everything now?," I ask, Mia glances up at me quickly like she hadn't realized I was even in the room before now.
"Yeah. It didn't really take very long. He caught on pretty fast but he might have a little trouble with the stuff on the computer. Could you help him with that?," she asks. She smiles at me, knowingly and I glare at her.
"Sure. I'll show him how everything works. Except for all that math. That part is up to you," I say and she laughs a little before I turn away from her and walk into the living room. I walk over and sit down on the couch between Vince and Dom. They're watching some action movie that came out sometime while Dom was in Lompoc. About half way through it I feel his arm move around my shoulders and I smile to myself. He's still just as cocky as he ever was but this time will be different because I'm going to be in control. I smile a little and lay my head down against his shoulder to enjoy the rest of the movie.