Bima - I don't think I can thank you enough for all of the reviews you've left for me.
Liz - Thanks for reading. Kids… Chris is Letty's sister (hence her saying "you're a bad aunt") and Jo is Dom's niece (when Chris said "go get your uncle" that's who ended up behind Letty) it's okay to be confused. At least you did something about it.
Takerlover21 - Dom didn't notice Letty, right… she's changed. Of course she has the strength to be fine. (And I wouldn't have it any other way)
Turquoisephyre - Thanks for loving the story.
AllAboutAngel - LONG reviews. Your great. My best friend had a kid when she was 12 (she'll be 9 soon and she's a total sweetheart.) There will be a talk between Dom and Casey in one of the next chapters about the whole shooting the man in the head incident. Might be sooner. Yes, Chris is Letty's sister, younger, and she WAS supposed to be taking care of Casey and everything. Casey talked her into leaving so she did. Jo and the other kid are going to be siblings once I introduce that character. (Lol) Dom didn't recognize her (or did he…) I'd hate for your heart to break reading my story and chances are… it wont ;) There. Long response for a long review. Thanks.
Jada91 - Yes… everything will be explained in the upcoming chapters.
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I sat up and looked around. Finally, the living room was clean, but it was dark. I pushed my legs over the side of the couch and stood up slowly, stumbling a bit. I leaned against the chair for support then pushed off and made my way to the kitchen. There was a clatter of a pan falling from somewhere so I stopped. I pressed my ear against the door and listened. There was heavy breathing and quick movements. I sighed and pushed the door open. There was a gasp and a quick movement for Casey to get something to cover herself up with. She grabbed an oven mitt, which didn't cover anything. The guy was standing a few feet away and Casey was sitting on the counter. I walked over to the guy and stood in front of him. He pulled up his pants and started to buckle his belt.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"I should be asking you that question." I said stepping closer to him. "Who are you and what are you doing here?" I looked over at the clock then back at him. "Eleven at night?" He shrugged and stepped back away from me.
"I had to get mine." He said bouncing his shoulders. He must have thought he was a pimp. I nodded and looked at Casey. She was mouthing the word 'no'. I wonder why. I looked back at the guy.
"Really? You had to get yours?" He nodded. "Boy, what's your name?"
"Rico Suave." He said smoothly. I rolled my eyes. Casey was the only reason I didn't take a swing at him. He could press charges and I could get in trouble. "She's old enough to make her own decisions, who are you to say who she can't sleep with, mami?"
"Boy, I am not your mami." He swallowed and laughed to hide the fear. "I'm her mother. I think, considering she's only sixteen, I'm the one who makes the decisions who she sleeps with. I say she sleeps with nobody." He nodded and backed away toward the door, I stood still. He opened the back door and stepped out. He pulled it closed and I started toward Casey. She slid off the counter and looked up at me. "What the hell are you doing?" I pushed her into the counter and she winced in pain. I took a deep breath and stepped away. I couldn't treat her like that she's my daughter. I was treating her like a fellow inmate. "Sorry for shoving you. Just tell me what the hell you're thinking. What the hell are you doing?"
"Mom. I'm just trying to have fun."
"Fun?" I questioned. She nodded and I sighed, shaking my head. "Tell me, Casey, are kids fun for you? Because in case you haven't noticed, that's what happens when you have sex, you get pregnant."
"I'm not ten, I know how sex works, and I know how kids are born." I sighed and shook my head at her. I was about to smack her for the attitude she was copping with me, but there was a knock on the front door. "You should get the door."
"I am." I said turning toward the door, walking across the living room and to the front door. I turned the knob and opened it, leaning against the door and the frame, to see the person standing there. "What do you want?" I asked rudely.
"I followed you home."
"Um. That doesn't answer my question. What do you want?" I questioned again. He leaned against the door, putting a hand on the frame above where my head was. He had the goofiest grin on his face. I hope he didn't expect me to take him back, not after sixteen years. "Dom."
"I wanted to see you. Can I come in?" I shook my head without even thinking. "Why not?" He questioned.
"I don't want you to come in." I said rudely. There was no problem being rude to him, I hated him. I was supposed to hate him, but did I really? Casey walked into the living room.
"Who is it?" I turned and looked at her. She was wearing a pair of jeans and a black bra. I looked up my nose at her and shook my head. "What?" I shook my head and put my hands in the air. She looked at Dom and nodded. "Who are you?"
"Casey, go put on a shirt." She shrugged and walked to the stairs.
"Lynn, bring me a shirt." Casey shouted from the bottom of the stairs. There were tiny footsteps moving around upstairs and I watched as Casey grinned at me.
"Why can't you go upstairs and get one yourself."
"Why when I've got Lynn to do it for me?" I shook my head and watched as Lynn came down the stairs with two shirts in her hands. Casey took one and pulled it on over her head. "Happy?"
"Yes." She smiled and picked up a set of car keys. She squeezed between me and Dom and I grabbed the back of her shirt before she got too far away. "Where the hell do you think you're going?"
"I'm going to a party. I'm taking the car and I'll be back by one." I pulled harder on her shirt and pulled her back into the house. "Let me go, I've got to be there in a half hour."
"You aren't going anywhere." I pushed her over to the couch and watched as she fell over the arm and propped herself up on her elbows. "Stay."
"I'm not a dog." She said standing up. She started for the door again and I grabbed the keys from her hand. She took another step forward and I shoved her back into the couch. "Stop."
"I'm not a dog either. I may be back now, and I may have missed out on your childhood, but I will not let you push me around like a little bitch. And if you're thinking that you're dead wrong, I'll kick your ass." As gasp from the stairs caught my attention. "Sorry, Lynn." I said quietly looking at her then back at Casey. "You better get that stuck in your head." A pair of hands wrapped around my waist and I jumped, turning back toward Dom. "What's your prob…" He cut me off with his lips over mine. Damn. I leaned back to get away from his lips.
"Letty…" He groaned. I leaned back more and tried to shove his arms off of me. It's been a while since anybody has forced a kiss on me and I usually had no problem pushing them off, but Dom was twice as big as me. I finally pushed him off of me and into the frame of the door. I raised my fist to punch him as hard as I could but I couldn't bring myself to hurt him like I wanted. "Letty. Come on."
"Come on, what, Dom?" I questioned loudly. "You left me." I pushed him out of the door and closed it quickly. I leaned against it and sighed when he knocked again. "Go away, Dom." I shouted through the door. I walked away from it and Casey stood up. She approached it and reached for the doorknob. "Don't you dare." I said sitting down on the couch.
"Why not?" She challenged. I glared and she grinning, opening the door. "Hello. Who are you?" She stuck out a hand for him to shake. She was being pretty nice… she was up to something.
"I'm Dominic Toretto. Who are you?" Casey grinned and looked over her shoulder at me. I raised an eyebrow and shook my head.
"I'm Casey Ramirez."
"Letty, I didn't know your mom had another kid." Casey pointed over her shoulder at me and smiled a little.
"I'm not her little sister."
"Who are you? You have the same last name."
"I'm her daughter." She said smirking. I stood up and walked over to the door and crossed my arms. "Aren't I, mom?" I sighed and nodded slowly. "And then her, over there on the stairs." She pointed to the stairs. I put my hand over her mouth and she looked at me.
"Shut up." I said pushing her away from the door. I rolled my eyes and shook my head at her. "You need to learn when to shut your mouth." I looked back at Dom and it was obvious he was confused and angry. "Dom."
"You cheated on me."
"What?" I questioned.
"You had a kid."
"Casey?" He nodded and I looked at her then back at him. "She's your daughter. How did you figure I cheat on you?" He shrugged and I stepped toward him a little. He pointed to Lynn, who was sitting in the middle of the steps. "Lynn. She's not my daughter. I'd rather her be my daughter than what she is, but she's not my daughter."
"Sister?" I shook my head. "Niece." Shook my head again.
"She's my granddaughter."
"Oh." He said shortly. I nodded a little and he stepped away from me. "I'm a grandfather. I'm forty."
"How do you think I feel, I'm thirty-six. I was thirty-two when she was born." Dom looked at Lynn and she smiled at him.
"How old are you?" Dom asked over to Casey. She was quiet as she looked at me for a minute then looked back over at Dom.
"I'm sixteen."
"You were twelve?" Casey nodded and Dom looked at me. "That's young." I nodded and straightened my back. "Where were you?"
"Jail, Dom." He stepped toward me quickly and I stepped back because it was habit to do that when somebody took a quick step my way. "What are you doing?" He shrugged and took another step toward me, this time I stood still because I knew he wasn't going to swing at me.
"Sorry." I was ready to open my mouth to ask a question back but I couldn't. His hands were on my shoulders and he was pulling me closer to him. He pulled me again and I stumbled forward again and my lips landed on his. I slid my arms around his neck and put my hands on the back of his neck as he kissed me back.
"Sheesh, and you were talking to me about not having sex." Casey whined. I ignored her as Dom and I kept kissing. I wondered what this meant. Did this mean that we were back together or was I just randomly kissing him? Hmm.
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Thanks for the reviews again. My next chapter will be much longer… I'm sorry my early chapters are so short.