Mia was surprised by the look on Jesse's face when he and Leon came in nearly an hour after her brother. "Where's Dom?" he asked, his face red. She pointed at the kitchen and watched as the thin young man went past her. "What the hell happened?" she asked Leon, catching his arm as he made to follow Jesse. "Dom got pissed and made a scene over at Niema's. Don't ask me why 'cuz I don't know," he said, pulling free of her grasp and going into the kitchen.

Breathing heavily, Jesse stared at Dom, who was leaning against the counter. "How could you do that, Dom? It wasn't right. Ni wasn't doing anything wrong. She was just helping me with a hood lift and you show up giving her attitude. Why, Dom?" he asked, his voice slightly raised. "Jesse, you don't understand-" Dom began, but Jesse cut him off. "I do understand, Dom. You're pissed about something and taking it out on her. What's happened to you, man? You didn't used to be like this. Everything changed when Letty died. Since then, you're usually pissed off and you and V are usually snarling at each other. I'm sorry, man, but I just can't take much more," the younger man said, choking slightly towards the end. There, he'd said it. He'd finally said what had been on his mind for so long.

The hard look in Dom's dark eyes told Jesse that he might have pushed it this time. "Don't you ever mention her name in this house again, you understand me? Not ever again!" the older man shouted, towering over Jesse. "Why? Because you fucked up and Letty died?" came V's voice from the back door. Dom turned and looked at the man who had been his best friend since the third grade. He had expected Vince to respect his wishes. "You don't know a fuckin' thing about how I feel," he said, his voice dangerously low. "I know this much, Dominic. When we buried Letty, you pushed us all out, even Mia. Then you tried to make it like she was never here. But she was, brother, and you can't erase that," V told him, stepping closer to him. "Fuck you! You don't know anything," Dom roared, shoving Vince against the sink and barreling past him. The back door slammed as he left the house.

Mia went to Jesse and wrapped her arms around him. "Just let it go, Jess. He'll deal with it when he's ready," she murmured, hugging him tightly. "I wish he would. It's just that he's gotta stop being like this. Ni didn't do anything to him." "No, she didn't. But I did," Vince said. All eyes turned to him. He sighed and explained what had happened on the front porch the night before. "Dom overreacted, made a real shitty comment to her and took off before either of us could say anything." Mia shook her head. "There has to be another reason," she said and then stopped.

Leon gave her an odd look. "What?" "Dom said that there was something about her that was hitting him real good and I said that she reminded me of Letty," she told them. Leon picked up her line of thinking right away. "And if she reminded you of Letty," he began softly and Jesse finished, "then she reminds Dom of Letty." Vince groaned. "Niema's head was on my leg when he came out looking for her. Jesus, no wonder he's pissed. He thinks we were fooling around."

No one knew what to say to that.

Niema & Pris's house

The music filtering out of Ni's room was getting louder. Pris knocked on the door and was surprised when it slowly opened. Carefully sticking her head into the room, Pris grinned as she watched her best friend beat the hell out of a standing kickbag. The upper half of it swayed from side to side as Ni's hands and feet connected with it repeatedly.

Ni turned and looked at her friend. "Sorry about earlier," she called out, turning down the stereo. "It's cool, girl. I was just worried about you, especially when you didn't want to eat. You never turn down my baked ziti and garlic bread," Pris said with a smile. Ni grinned. "I guess there's a first time for everything. I was just so pissed at Toretto that I didn't want to take it out on you. Forgive me?" Pris laughed. "Ahh, I guess, ya goofy bitch. Get cleaned up and come eat before I change my mind, though." Ni laughed as she unwrapped her hands. "I'm the goofy bitch?" she teased, imitating the pose that Pris had done for Leon earlier. Pris blushed. "He started it when he told me that I have a nice ass," she retorted as Ni went into the bathroom. "Let me guess," Ni laughed over the sound of running water, "he needed the full effect?" A soft giggle escaped Pris. "What can I say? He appreciated it." "I'll just bet he did," Ni replied a few moments later as she came out of the bathroom. "Hey, he's an ass man and I have a nice ass. We're perfect for each other." Shaking her head at Pris, Ni smiled and informed her, "Oh, you're perfect for each other, all right. Perfectly fuckin' nuts."

The two friends laughed as they left the bedroom and headed to the kitchen. They were both suddenly very hungry.