Leon had finally made it to the place where Letty was staying at after what seemed like an eternity. He saw one of the doors open. The place looked exactly like it 3 years ago. A less than perfect hotel,but it was all that he and Letty could do at that point and it looked like that was all Letty could get too. He saw one of Letty's shoes, he finally peiced together that, it was Letty's door that was open. Nobody was moving inside. Please be okay Letty. He gathered up his courage and walked in there. Letty was laying on the bed breathing heavy. She had to have broken something. Her shifting arm was turned a way in shouldn't be able to, her clothes were ripped and torn. I'm going to kill him. He thought.

"Le, is that you?" She tried to lift her head but was too weak and laid it back down in defeat.

"Yeah,Letty it's me" He said quietly. "Lemme have a look at you." He said in more of a damanding tone.

" It hurts Leon, it hurts so bad." She said crying. She always cried infront of him, she just couldn't help it. She cringed as he lifted her shirt up off her stomach. He cringed too, looking at all the bruises and marks.

" You're messed up baby,we need to take you to a doctor." His voice showed the tears in his eyes,but he didn't let himself cry, one of them had to be strong.

"I just wanna go home, take me home Le." She begged. She and Dominic had been all over creation with Dom's paranoia. She wanted to go back to the fort,she wanted to be safe.

" I will Let, but you coulda broken somethin', we can make the hurting go away" He was going to take her anyway,but it would be a hell of alot easier if she went willingly.

"Okay," She trusted him with her life. She knew he'd take care of her. He heard it in her voice.

" Come on baby, let's get you out to the car." He picked her up and took her out to the skyline. She couldn't sit up comfortably. "Come here Letty, I'll let you lay in the back." Now thoughts were running through his head that she hurt her spine too. He moved his bag in the floor and laid her in the back of his car.

"Thank you Leon."

"You'd do the same for me sweets." She laughed a little, Then took a deep breath so she wouldn't scream out in pain. "I'm sorry Letty,"

"It's not your fault." The rest of the trip to the hospital was mostly silent except for the occasional groan from Letty when he hit a bump or pot hole in the road, which was a little hard to do with the road he was driving on. He finally got to a hospital.

"We're here baby," He looked back at her and she had her eyes closed. He didn't want to touch her, but she couldn't walk on her own and he'd have to carry her in there. "Come here" She reached out for him so he could pick her up easier, she wrapped her arms around his neck. He walked in the hospital, which was pretty much a doctors office. They took her back in one of the rooms. All he could do was wait. A few minutes later he heard signs of struggle. " Ms. Rodriguez you need to calm down!" "I want Leon! Where is he!" To the point where he couldn't stand it anymore. He busted into one of the rooms and literally ran to her side.

"It's okay baby,let the nice man take care of you,"

"Don't let him hurt me Le! Please!" She begged.

"I won't, I won't I promise." He held her hands. It's gonna be okay,we're gonna make the pain go away."

"Are you ready now?" He asked alot more politely than Leon had expected.

"Yeah,she should be okay now," He pushed on almost all of her muscles and she flinched or screamed out in pain almost everytime. It just about hurt him as much as it her,even with the Doctor apologizing everytime. After an eternity of that,he marked some stuff down on a peice fo paper and then looked at Leon.

"Mr. Strong can I speak with you for a moment?" He said it irrability.

"Sure," He stepped outside with the doctor.

" Ms. Rodriguez has sestained multiple injuries, as we are not the best care. I suggest you take her to a hospital in California."

"I will sir, I just need her to be comfortable for the ride."

" I can help you there,but there's one more thing Mr. Strong."

"Yes sir?"

" Ms. Rodriguez has distinctive hand and fist marks on her body, and by looking at you I don't think you're the one who caused them"

"What are you saying? Did somebody hit Letty!"

"Yes Mr. Strong, I believe Ms. Rodriguez was a victim of domestic violence. You haven't answered my question, Do you know of anyone who would do this to your friend? a husband or an ex maybe?"

It ws hard for Leon to make out the Doctors words the only person Letty had been with was...Dominic. He once again had the all too fimilar feeling of rage making his blood boil. " Mr. Strong?"

" No I don't know anyone that would hurt her." He said quickly, lying through his teeth. The doctor raised an eyebrow at him.

"Alright then, I'll give your friend a shot of morphine and you can get her to a real hospital."

"Thank you sir," They walked back in Leon held Letty's hand while he gave her the shot and he carried her back out to the Skyline. A million thoughts were racing through his head. The one that stayed was why would anybody hurt Letty? She was for the most part good to everyone. Except when she got feisty and that most of the time was something to laugh at. He had considered the thought but now he was definatley going to kill Dom. They got started down the road and back on level ground,then Leon had to know.

"Letty why didn'tchu call me?" That wasn't the question he wanted to ask, but Letty did Dominic hit you? just didn't sound right.

" I was afraid you'd hate me Le, I left the team for him, hell I left my family for him and that just wasn't right." She sounded more comfortable now. More like Letty.

"We love you Let and we always will."

"Thanks Le,"

" Alot of things have been goin' on since you been gone."

"Like what?"

" Mia's gonna have a baby here in like less than a month now,"

"Oh really! Mia's pregnant!"

"Yeah,"

"Is it a boy or girl!"

"We don't know yet, Mi didn't wanna know." He liked her this way. It made him think of the better days.

"What about Jesse, you didn't answer me on the phone."

"Jesse was in a coma for 6 months but he pulled out of it last month."

"How bad is V's arm?"

" He can barely tie his shoes, but he's goin' to therapy for it and we're all hoping that it gets better."

"Poor Coyote."

"What about Dominic?"

"I don't wanna talk about him." She said it in a rather nasty tone.

"Why not?"

" 'Cause he don't want nothin' to do with us Le, I don't want nothin' to do wit him."

" It took you 7 months to realize that?" He was intentionally trying to make her angry, she wouldn't be careful about what she said when she was mad.

" You know what Leon,why don't you just shut the fuck up and drive!" She turned around and faced the window.

" Awww poor Letty scared of a simple question?" He said in a two year old voice. She turned around and glared.

"What's simple about it Leon! I made a bad decision, my car is totaled,my life is fucked up right now and one of my last friends is hounding me for no reason!"

" Okay baby, I'll cut it."

"What about Brian?"

"He's in Florida somewhere, after Mia pops I'm gonna go round him up."

" You just got a answer for everything don't chu?"

"I wish Let,"

"Did somethin' happen to you Le?"

" Not really..." He trailed off. She was trying to get him to talk about his addiction without knowing it.

" You can tell me Le, as I recall you got a few of my secrets under your belt."

" I got addicted to a pain killer. I pulled a muscle a while back and I got hooked on the stuff my Doctor gave me."

"Honey."

" I know Letty, I've tried to stop so many times, but everytime I do I keep thinking about that last one and the what if's and what would of happened if I had stood my ground with Dom and said no." He was just trying to explain it to her,but when he looked over at her and saw the tears in her eyes, he wished he hadn't of told her.

" You know what would of happened to me,"

"What?"

"I woulda died under that car."

"I'm pretty sure he woulda pulled back for you."

" I'm not."

"Hey Letty, can you tell me somethin'?"

" Anything honey."

"Did Dom hit you?" He was waiting for his reply and all there was was silence.