Facing The Past- Part One of Life

A/N: Give it up for CC who wrote lots of this chapter!

"Yeah, Mia." Brian said into the phone, "Yeah we're almost done here. I can come pick up some food in about ten minutes. Thanks, Mia. I love you too bab-" he had started when he heard Mia's scream and the phone went dead. "Mia?" He asked into the phone, fear rising, "Mia?!"

"What's wrong dawg?" Leon asked, wiping his hands on his pants as Vince rolled out from beneath the Civic he was working on, a look of concern apparent on his face.

"I have to go." Brian said, running to his car and pulling away at redline.

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"Are you guys almost done there? You're gonna die from lack of sustenance." Mia said into the phone, making sandwiches for the guys as she talked.

"Yeah we're almost done here. I can come pick up some food in about ten minutes."

"It'll be ready when you get here, honey. I love you Brian." She said turning away from the food and leaning on the counter.

"Thanks, Mia. I love you too bab-"

Mia looked up and screamed, dropping the phone.

"How you livin' girl?"

"LETTY! LETTY YOU"RE FUCKIN' BACK! LETTY LETTY LETTY!" Mia shrieked running around the counter and smothering Letty in a long needed hug. Mia pulled away, looked at Letty for a moment, screamed again and pulled her back into another hug.

"Mia-honey, if you wanna meet your niece you'd best let go while I can still breathe." Letty gasped and Mia let go.

"Where is she?" Mia asked, looking around.

"Jersey! Rome! It's okay-you can come in now! It's safe!" Letty yelled outside. Mia watched as a young girl of about fourteen or fifteen (or even sixteen) walked into Torretto's with an older, well built black man.

"Jersey, this is your aunt Mia." Letty said, stepping back with Rome as Jersey and Mia approached each other, uncertain of what to do next. Letty leaned over to Rome and whispered in his ear. "I think we'll be fine if Mia doesn't-"

Mia pulled Jersey into a hug, pulled away and began to fuss over her.

"Too late." Letty said as Jersey looked at her pleadingly. "Oh, Mia! MIA!" Letty yelled, pulling her attention away from Jersey, "Mia, this is my...my friend-"

"Roman Pierce?!" yelled a voice and Jersey, Letty and Mia turned. Brian stood in the doorway staring at them all.

Rome spun around to face his oldest friend his face devoid of emotion. The two men stared at each other while Letty, Mia and Jersey watched on. They hadn't seen each other in along time since Brian left to be with Mia. But Rome couldn't keep it up any longer, he broke into a huge grin and pulled his friend into a manly hug.

"Been a while," he said.

"Been a long while," Brian smiled, relieved. "And here you are with Letty."

Letty gave Brian a lopsided smile and he flashed the boyish grin he had always managed to do. He glanced curiously at Jersey, before hugging Letty. He then turned to Mia, eyebrows raised.

"Reason for the shriek?" He asked.

She nodded and smiled beautifully, "This is Jersey, Letty's daughter." She said, fussing over the teenager once again. The three of them watched on in amusement as Mia began rambling on about everything and everyone. Letty sighed peacefully. She was home. Now that she'd faced Brian all she had to deal with was Dom.

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Letty sat in his room, gazing around at everything. Nothing had been moved, everything was right where she left it.

"You know, he took an unspoken vow of celibacy after the heist. To my knowledge, he hasn't had any for the last fifteen years."

Letty looked at the door and smiled. Vince stood there, leaning on the doorframe, staring at her.

"That's nice, V." Letty said softly, looking back at the room.

"And he tells me everything." Vince said, walking in and sitting beside her. Letty leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder, sighing and closing her eyes.

"I don't think I can do this, V. I don't think I can face him." Letty said, on the verge of tears, "That's sad huh? Pathetic."

"It's normal, Let. Just face your fears. It won't kill you."

"This one might, V. This one just might."

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Letty took a deep breath and walked into the garage. She looked around at the familiar lifts and tools, entranced once more.

"You still mad at me?" said a voice and she jumped.

"Yes." She replied, turning to face him. Her nerve gave out and she began to walk past him saying "I'm sorry. I can't do this."

He grabbed her wrist and pulled her backwards, putting his hand in the small of her back and his lips on hers. She slid her arms around his neck, falling into the normal trance that came with kissing Dom. She realized what was happening and pulled away, stepping out of his arms.

"Dom. We can't do this."

"Why not?"

"Because we can't just pick up where we left off, Dom! Too much has changed!"

"Why can't we-

"WE don't exist anymore!" Letty said, "Don't you get that?"

Dom was quiet, wiping his hand on his coveralls.

"I don't love you anymore, Dom." She said, "I mean, I still love you. I'll always love you. But now it's what it was when I was little. It's a family sort of love."

"You love someone else. Don't you?" Dom asked quietly. Letty bit her lip and nodded.

"Yeah...I do."

"That's nice, Letty. I'm happy for you." He said, walking away and heading into the office.

"Dom. It's not tha-"she began when the door closed softly. She sighed in frustration and screamed at the top of her lungs.