Chapter 11
Letty's POV
Bella comes bolting out of the office with Jesse in tow. She is yelling at Leon to get the car seat for the baby into the Jetta. He returns a few seconds later with the car seat and the diaper bag. While Leon and Bella work on putting the seat into the back of the Jetta, I pull Jesse aside to find out what happened. His hands are shaking and he is more nervous than usual. "Jess, what happened?" He tries to get the words out, but all he can do is cry. I pull his head down onto my shoulder and put my arms around him. "Dom didn't take it well did he?" He shakes his head. "Just give it time he'll come around ok."
Jesse looks into my eyes, "Not this time. This is unforgivable. They won't ever be the same and it's my fault. I broke up their family."
"No Jess you didn't." Bella calls for Jesse to get into the car. They speed off down the road. I watch them leave and then head for the office to talk to Dom.
As I enter the door, I notice him sitting on the floor staring down at his hands. "Dom are you alright?" I ask as I move closer.
"I lost my temper with him. He was trying to apologize and I slammed him into the wall. There was fear in his eyes. Jesse is like a brother to me and I hurt him." He continues to look down at his hands. I reach forward and pull his large hands into mine. Our eyes meet and a small tear rolls down his cheek.
"Let's go for a drive." I am ready to counter any argument from him, but to my surprise he puts up no resistance. Leon and Vince are sitting on the hood of Vince's car when we enter the garage. They begin to ask questions, but I just wave them off. Dom and I get into my car and head out.
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Mia's POV
As I lock up the store for the day my cell phone begins to ring. "Hello."
"Hey girl, it's Letty."
"Hey Let, what's up?"
"Have you seen Bella lately?"
"Not since this morning. Why?"
"Dom and Bella got into an argument at the garage. She took off like a bat out of hell and with Jesse in the Jetta."
"Damn it. Dom and Bella are too much alike, neither one will back down. I'll go look for her."
"Thanks. See you at home."
"Bye." I hang up the phone and head for Bella's favorite beach and mine. We both go there to think.
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Letty's POV
I hang up the phone and head over to the bench that Dom is sitting on. He is lost deep in thought with his head hanging down. I sit down in front of him and lift his chin with my finger. Our eyes meet. "Tell me what's going on in that head of yours."
He takes a deep breath, slowly exhaling. "Every time I look in her eyes I see disappointment. Growing up, I was her hero. I just don't know how to reach her anymore." He closes his eyes as I brush my hand across his cheek. "Letty tell me how to fix this. Tell me what she needs."
"She needs time." I whisper to him. He nods and pulls me into his lap.
Letty's POV
Bella comes bolting out of the office with Jesse in tow. She is yelling at Leon to get the car seat for the baby into the Jetta. He returns a few seconds later with the car seat and the diaper bag. While Leon and Bella work on putting the seat into the back of the Jetta, I pull Jesse aside to find out what happened. His hands are shaking and he is more nervous than usual. "Jess, what happened?" He tries to get the words out, but all he can do is cry. I pull his head down onto my shoulder and put my arms around him. "Dom didn't take it well did he?" He shakes his head. "Just give it time he'll come around ok."
Jesse looks into my eyes, "Not this time. This is unforgivable. They won't ever be the same and it's my fault. I broke up their family."
"No Jess you didn't." Bella calls for Jesse to get into the car. They speed off down the road. I watch them leave and then head for the office to talk to Dom.
As I enter the door, I notice him sitting on the floor staring down at his hands. "Dom are you alright?" I ask as I move closer.
"I lost my temper with him. He was trying to apologize and I slammed him into the wall. There was fear in his eyes. Jesse is like a brother to me and I hurt him." He continues to look down at his hands. I reach forward and pull his large hands into mine. Our eyes meet and a small tear rolls down his cheek.
"Let's go for a drive." I am ready to counter any argument from him, but to my surprise he puts up no resistance. Leon and Vince are sitting on the hood of Vince's car when we enter the garage. They begin to ask questions, but I just wave them off. Dom and I get into my car and head out.
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Mia's POV
As I lock up the store for the day my cell phone begins to ring. "Hello."
"Hey girl, it's Letty."
"Hey Let, what's up?"
"Have you seen Bella lately?"
"Not since this morning. Why?"
"Dom and Bella got into an argument at the garage. She took off like a bat out of hell and with Jesse in the Jetta."
"Damn it. Dom and Bella are too much alike, neither one will back down. I'll go look for her."
"Thanks. See you at home."
"Bye." I hang up the phone and head for Bella's favorite beach and mine. We both go there to think.
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Letty's POV
I hang up the phone and head over to the bench that Dom is sitting on. He is lost deep in thought with his head hanging down. I sit down in front of him and lift his chin with my finger. Our eyes meet. "Tell me what's going on in that head of yours."
He takes a deep breath, slowly exhaling. "Every time I look in her eyes I see disappointment. Growing up, I was her hero. I just don't know how to reach her anymore." He closes his eyes as I brush my hand across his cheek. "Letty tell me how to fix this. Tell me what she needs."
"She needs time." I whisper to him. He nods and pulls me into his lap.