SIX MONTHS LATER

Letty drove into Baja Mexico sick with anticipation she had waited almost a year to see Dominic. She followed the directions given her and at 10 a.m. she pulled into his driveway. She went to the door and knocked, no answer came. A neighbor shouted

"If your looking for Dom and the girls they are at the church."

"He is where?" Letty asked in shock.

He is at the church, he helps out there."

Where is the church?"

"Two streets down on the left. "came the answer.

Letty thought to herself

"Girl's, what girl's if he is messing with someone they will be sorry."

Letty pulled into the church parking lot and walked inside.

"Dom that you?"

Letty could tell by looking at him he had changed a lot. His appearance was the same but something inside him had changed.

"Letty your here!"Dominic said excitedly.

"What are you doing here in church?" Letty asked confused

"Helping."

"Let me show you what we do."

He took her by the hand and walked her through the building and showed her all the different rooms. Two young girls who were not even teenagers yet came over to Dom and put their arms around his neck and hugged him real tight.

"Dom what is this all about?" Letty asked.

"Let's go in this office and talk."

He opened a door and they both went in and sat down he told her the whole story about how he first met little Mia at the clinic and the whole thing. He told her how the girls had been terribly

abused by their father and how their mother had killed him. He even told her how their mother had died in a Mexican prison.

"So they are orphans?" Letty asked almost crying

"Yes, but I made a promise to Rosa to look after them and make sure nothing ever happens to them again."

"So your saying you have adopted these girls?"

"Well, not legally but yes."

"So now what, does this mean I get to play mommy?

Dom just looked at her and smiled. It was time to go home so he rounded up the girls and headed out.

"Mia and Selena this is my friend Letty."

"Letty,this is Mia and Selena."

"Nice to meet you girls."

"Nice to meet you too."They said in unison.

They headed back to the house and Dom cooked out on the grill his favorite thing to do,Letty watched him with the girls she could not believe her eyes,Dom raising children girls at that. It was amazing to her and left her almost speechless.

THREE DAYS LATER

Letty was frustrated she had been in Dom's house for three days and he had not tried to have sex with her once. He didn't even try to be alone with her, he was always doing something with those girls or at the church, she never thought she would be jealous of the church or little girls but she was. He hugged her but acted like she was not "his" to hug. She had always belonged to Dom, she put up with him cheating and drinking all because she loved him. She could not take it anymore. She had not made love in almost a year and her man was right here this was not going to happen he was not going to ignore her. Letty walked into the bedroom where Dom was sitting on the bed reading a book.

"Dom I have been here three days and I have missed you so much, listen I truly want to make love to you, I can't stand this anymore."

Dom looked at Letty with a very sad look on his face like he was going to cry any moment. A look that she had never seen before.He said

"Let, I want you to go back to the states, I want you to make a life for yourself, I want you to leave to day no arguments."

"Dom what did I do?"

"You didn't do anything, it is just that you need a new life for yourself one better than I can give you."

"Dom,nobody can give me a better life than you, I love you."

"I know you do Letty and I love you that is why I am doing this."

"Dom those girls they are gonna need a mommy, and I can be that."

Dom sat quietly on the bed not really wanting to look at her this was one of the hardest things he ever had to do but he knew it was for the best. He didn't want to look at her because he didn't want to see her cry hearing it was bad enough.

"Letty,listen I took on these girls out of a promise I made, I don't want to put that off on you, I want you to have a life of your own, I am a wanted man, I can't go back to the states, I have to stay here, you can go back and I want you to go, I want you to get married and have children of your own."

"But Dom I want to have your children."

"Letty don't fight with me, just go, please don't make this any harder than it is, I know right now you hate me but you will thank me later."

"I doubt that very seriously!"

Letty left the house with tears streaming down her face.

SIX YEARS LATER

Dominic sat in the living room waiting for Selena to come out of her room, this was a big day in their household Selena was graduating high school. Selena was in her bedroom trying on the dress he had bought her.

"Papa I am so happy this is a beautiful dress!"

"A beautiful dress for a beautiful girl."

"Oh Papa you say that all the time."

"I mean it all the time."

Dominic smiled at his daughter, he was very proud of her.

"Mia, come on honey we are gonna be late."

Mia his daughter came running into the living room and spun around in circles.

"Look Selena Papa got me a dress too."

"Two beautiful dresses for my two beautiful daughters."

They walked out the front door and got in the truck and headed to the high school for graduation.