Chapter Nine

The second Vince and Jocelyn walked in the house, Letty started the interrogation.

"Where have you two been?"

"Letty," came Dom's voice from the living room.

"Dom, it's seven o'clock in the morning. I have a right to know my sister has been all night," Letty spat.

"Out," Jocelyn said before she walked upstairs to her room. She locked the door behind her. As she changed into a tank and a pair of shorts, she heard Letty try to open her door.

"Joce, let me in," she called.

Jocelyn sighed. "Not now, Letty. I'm tired."

She then climbed in her bed and pulled the blankets over her head.

Letty stormed down the stairs.

"So where were you guys?" Letty asked Vince.

"We were out," Vince replied as he flipped through the channels on the TV.

"Yeah, I noticed, but where the hell did you go?"

"Why would I tell you?" Vince said without looking at her. "She may need to disappear again for a little while. I want her to have a place to think."

Letty rolled her eyes. "V, you don't know the half of it."

"The half of what Letty? Your sister is dealing with the loss of her boyfriend. She needs to be able to turn to you for help, not run the other way. Just let it go. Say you're sorry and move on."

"Say I'm sorry? For what? For caring? I realize what she's dealing with and I'm trying to help. My sister needs professional help."

"She's had help. And the last time..."

"What happened the last time?" Letty interrupted.

Vince shook his head as he remembered the promise he gave Jocelyn.

"Nothing," Vince replied as he turned off the television.

"V, what the hell are you hiding from me?" Letty said.

"Nothing, Letty. Just let it go," Vince replied.

"I can't let it go. She's my sister. It's my job to care."

"Jocelyn is capable of taking care of herself. I've only known her for a day, but I'm pretty sure that if she's made it this far, she can go on without you."

Letty glared at Vince. She was very hurt by his statement, but she did what she did every time she was hurt. She covered it up with anger.

"What do you know? You just want to get in her pants anyways!" Letty screamed.

"That was uncalled for," Vince spat.

"It's true. You haven't had a steady relationship with a girl since you dated Taylor and you even fucked that one up. Face it, V. You know nothing when it comes to girls. So why don't you just leave my sister the hell alone?"

Vince growled and walked up to Letty. Letty watched as Vince's chest puffed in and out. She was scared. She immediately knew that she had pushed his buttons too far. Letty winced as Vince brushed past her and stormed down to the basement. He slammed the door when he reached his room.

Dom came inside when he heard the door slam.

"What the hell's going on?" he asked. He looked around and saw that Vince was gone.

"Nothing. V and I just had a little argument that's all," Letty said as she sat on the couch.

"Little?" Dom asked skeptically. "Last time I checked, a little argument didn't end up with doors being slammed."

"Dom, can we just not talk about it?" Letty asked as she rubbed her head.

"Yeah," Dom said as he sat on the couch next to her. He pulled her closer to him and started to massage her shoulders. "I was thinking that we would not open the garage and store today. That sound okay with you?"

Letty nodded.

"It's gonna be okay," Dom said. He wrapped his arms around her and sat his chin on top of her head. "Everything's going to blow over and we'll all be happy."

"I sure hope so," Letty replied as she turned the TV on.

"They will," Dom said reassuringly. "Trust me."