The Hard Way
Letty watched as Dom pulled Brian off of Vince and yelled at both of them. He turned away and Brian said something, making him turn and reply. Eli angrily dragged Vince into the store and told him to sit at the counter before promptly slapping him upside his head.
"OW! What was that for?" he yelled.
"Vince, you stupid shit-you tryin' to get locked?" Eli yelled.
"But he was-"
"I don't give a damn if he was humping your fuckin' leg Vince! Don't do it again!" she yelled. Dom then stormed into the store and grabbed the phone as Brian streaked away in his truck.
"Yeah, Harry? That new kid you got workin' for you? Spilner? Get rid of him." Dom said. Harry said something over the phone and Dom said "No. It's just he-" and he closed the door to the office as well as the window. Letty tried to hear what he was saying through the window but she couldn't understand the muffled voice.
"VINCE!" she yelled, rounding on him. He cowered in his seat as she cursed him out in broken Spanish and English.
"Are you done?" he asked.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Eli, Letty, Mia, Leon and Jesse.
"Letty, baby-you okay? You're bleedin'." Leon said, noticing her hand dripping blood. Before she could say anything Eli had grabbed her hand.
"Lemme see." Eli examined her hand until Letty jerked it out of her grasp. "Letty-"
"I'm fine! For god's sakes-you treat me like I'm made of fuckin' china!" Letty spat, grabbing her keys and hopping over the counter.
"Where is she goin'?"
Everyone turned at the sound of Dom's voice and shrugged or avoided his eyes.
"Driving." Eli said. "Speaking of which-Jesse I need a ride."
"Where're you goin'?" Vince asked.
"Driving." she said, dragging Jesse out the door and into his Jetta. He pulled away and drove the opposite way Letty had gone. Mia said the one word that pretty much summed up the whole situation.
"Shit."
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Letty sat on the couch playing Resident Evil: Outbreak on the PS2 and she imagined every zombie had Vince's face. She was pissed about what had gone down today at the store. No...no she was more than pissed-she was livid. Vince had no right to beat up on Brian, he was just eating. And she enjoyed his company everyday, as people rarely came into the store and stayed. Her vision remained on the screen as cars pulled into the drive and died. The door opened and in came Mia, Leon, Vince and Dom. Mia and Leon said hi as they walked by to their respective rooms. Dom leaned down and hugged Letty, who pushed him away, before heading into the kitchen. Vince sat down on the couch beside Letty and opened his mouth.
"Shut the fuck up." Letty spat before Vince had said anything. She got up and walked away from Vince towards her room at the very top of the house.
"Letty! Come on!" Vince yelled, running after her. He grabbed her arm and she turned angrily, ripping it out of his grip.
"Don't touch me!" she spat.
"Lett-"
"No Vince! He's the first fucking company I've had in months and you scare him away! I enjoyed having him around to talk to, you know. He's better than you. At least he can string a sentence together." she yelled. A door opened down the hall and Mia walked out.
"Do I even wanna know what's going on?" Mia asked, looking at them both. Letty just grinned forcedly and grabbed Vince's shirt.
"Vince and I were just going to my room to talk." she said, dragging Vince up the stairs angrily, trying to get away from Mia. Letty slammed the door and Mia stood, biting her lip in confusion, watching the door. Dom walked up the stairs and put his arms around her waist.
"What's up?" he asked, looking towards the door.
"I'm not exactly sure-but Letty just dragged Vince up to her room to 'talk'." Mia said, blinking in confusion.
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"He's a punk, Letty! He's just tryin' to get in your pants!" Vince spat as Letty glared at him.
"You. Don't. Know. Him." she said, deathly quietly.
"And you do?"
"I know him better than you do!" she hissed.
"I'm just tryin' to protect-"
"I don't need fuckin' protection Vince! I need you to let me off your leash!"
"Letty-"
"I'm twenty two, Vince." Letty said softly, putting her hand gently on Vince's chest and playing with one of the holes in his shirt. "I've had to grow up with Dominic Torretto as my brother, you as his best friend, Mia as my bodyguard and my dad dying when I was thirteen. I've been handed the short end of the stick when it comes to life Vince-I think I can handle myself, babe." she said, half-smiling up at him. He studied her face for a minute before he grinned back at her and pulled her into a hug.
"I'll try, Let. I can't guarantee anything about Dom or Mia however." he said.
"Just as long as you try, it's fine with me. I'll tackle Dom and Mia." she said, leaning up and kissing him on the cheek.
"Do I even wanna know what's going on in here?" said a voice and Letty turned in Vince's arms.
"Dom-learn to fuckin' knock!" she spat.
"So I wouldn't interrupt your, uh...shall we say 'private moment'?" Dom asked. Letty realized that Vince's arms were still around her waist so she pushed them off.
"Nothing's going on, Dom. Just talking." she said. Dom looked at her in disbelief. "Seriously. I just kissed him on the cheek. Nothing romantic."
"Fine." Dom said, laughing to himself and walking out.
"Really!" Letty said angrily as he pulled the door shut.
"Whatever you say, sis."
Letty watched as Dom pulled Brian off of Vince and yelled at both of them. He turned away and Brian said something, making him turn and reply. Eli angrily dragged Vince into the store and told him to sit at the counter before promptly slapping him upside his head.
"OW! What was that for?" he yelled.
"Vince, you stupid shit-you tryin' to get locked?" Eli yelled.
"But he was-"
"I don't give a damn if he was humping your fuckin' leg Vince! Don't do it again!" she yelled. Dom then stormed into the store and grabbed the phone as Brian streaked away in his truck.
"Yeah, Harry? That new kid you got workin' for you? Spilner? Get rid of him." Dom said. Harry said something over the phone and Dom said "No. It's just he-" and he closed the door to the office as well as the window. Letty tried to hear what he was saying through the window but she couldn't understand the muffled voice.
"VINCE!" she yelled, rounding on him. He cowered in his seat as she cursed him out in broken Spanish and English.
"Are you done?" he asked.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Eli, Letty, Mia, Leon and Jesse.
"Letty, baby-you okay? You're bleedin'." Leon said, noticing her hand dripping blood. Before she could say anything Eli had grabbed her hand.
"Lemme see." Eli examined her hand until Letty jerked it out of her grasp. "Letty-"
"I'm fine! For god's sakes-you treat me like I'm made of fuckin' china!" Letty spat, grabbing her keys and hopping over the counter.
"Where is she goin'?"
Everyone turned at the sound of Dom's voice and shrugged or avoided his eyes.
"Driving." Eli said. "Speaking of which-Jesse I need a ride."
"Where're you goin'?" Vince asked.
"Driving." she said, dragging Jesse out the door and into his Jetta. He pulled away and drove the opposite way Letty had gone. Mia said the one word that pretty much summed up the whole situation.
"Shit."
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Letty sat on the couch playing Resident Evil: Outbreak on the PS2 and she imagined every zombie had Vince's face. She was pissed about what had gone down today at the store. No...no she was more than pissed-she was livid. Vince had no right to beat up on Brian, he was just eating. And she enjoyed his company everyday, as people rarely came into the store and stayed. Her vision remained on the screen as cars pulled into the drive and died. The door opened and in came Mia, Leon, Vince and Dom. Mia and Leon said hi as they walked by to their respective rooms. Dom leaned down and hugged Letty, who pushed him away, before heading into the kitchen. Vince sat down on the couch beside Letty and opened his mouth.
"Shut the fuck up." Letty spat before Vince had said anything. She got up and walked away from Vince towards her room at the very top of the house.
"Letty! Come on!" Vince yelled, running after her. He grabbed her arm and she turned angrily, ripping it out of his grip.
"Don't touch me!" she spat.
"Lett-"
"No Vince! He's the first fucking company I've had in months and you scare him away! I enjoyed having him around to talk to, you know. He's better than you. At least he can string a sentence together." she yelled. A door opened down the hall and Mia walked out.
"Do I even wanna know what's going on?" Mia asked, looking at them both. Letty just grinned forcedly and grabbed Vince's shirt.
"Vince and I were just going to my room to talk." she said, dragging Vince up the stairs angrily, trying to get away from Mia. Letty slammed the door and Mia stood, biting her lip in confusion, watching the door. Dom walked up the stairs and put his arms around her waist.
"What's up?" he asked, looking towards the door.
"I'm not exactly sure-but Letty just dragged Vince up to her room to 'talk'." Mia said, blinking in confusion.
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"He's a punk, Letty! He's just tryin' to get in your pants!" Vince spat as Letty glared at him.
"You. Don't. Know. Him." she said, deathly quietly.
"And you do?"
"I know him better than you do!" she hissed.
"I'm just tryin' to protect-"
"I don't need fuckin' protection Vince! I need you to let me off your leash!"
"Letty-"
"I'm twenty two, Vince." Letty said softly, putting her hand gently on Vince's chest and playing with one of the holes in his shirt. "I've had to grow up with Dominic Torretto as my brother, you as his best friend, Mia as my bodyguard and my dad dying when I was thirteen. I've been handed the short end of the stick when it comes to life Vince-I think I can handle myself, babe." she said, half-smiling up at him. He studied her face for a minute before he grinned back at her and pulled her into a hug.
"I'll try, Let. I can't guarantee anything about Dom or Mia however." he said.
"Just as long as you try, it's fine with me. I'll tackle Dom and Mia." she said, leaning up and kissing him on the cheek.
"Do I even wanna know what's going on in here?" said a voice and Letty turned in Vince's arms.
"Dom-learn to fuckin' knock!" she spat.
"So I wouldn't interrupt your, uh...shall we say 'private moment'?" Dom asked. Letty realized that Vince's arms were still around her waist so she pushed them off.
"Nothing's going on, Dom. Just talking." she said. Dom looked at her in disbelief. "Seriously. I just kissed him on the cheek. Nothing romantic."
"Fine." Dom said, laughing to himself and walking out.
"Really!" Letty said angrily as he pulled the door shut.
"Whatever you say, sis."