Letty

What if what the Feds said was true? What if they had enough to put us behind bars? I don't want that lifestyle for my child or the team. Shit! What am I going to do? Join LAPD? That sounds so ridiculous!

Letty was sitting in the living room thinking about what had occurred earlier that day. To join the LAPD was risky but all records would be erased. However she knew that if she joined, it would also mean that she would be accepting fault of the hijackings. She was stuck between a sword and a wall.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Mia came in the house with grocery bags.

"Hey girl, mind helping out?"

"Yeah no problem. What you making for dinner Mi?"

"Oh my famous Torreto spaghetti. I was missing some stuff and went to the store."

"Cool."

Both women went to Mia's car to get the rest of the grocery. Once everything was inside Mia had the chance to see her best friend troubled face.

"What's wrong Letty? I see you kind of troubled, what's up?"

"It's nothing" Letty did not want to worry Mia with what the Feds told her. "I'm okay."

"No your not, I see it in your eyes Letty. What's up?"

Letty was reluctant to tell her and Mia knew this.

"Come on Letty what's wrong? You're scaring me, now come on! Oh God, it's not the baby?! Please tell me it's not the baby!"

"Calm down Mia, it's not the baby." Mia sighted a breath of relief.

"So what is it? You're not escaping this one so just tell me."

Seeing that Mia wasn't going to let this one drop Letty went ahead and told her.

"Feds came for a visit at the store again this morning."

Mia rolled her eyes, "So what did they want this time?"

Letty stayed quite for a few seconds and when she didn't respond Mia looked up to her.

"Letty, what did they want?"

"For me to join the LAPD."

"What?! Are you kidding? You're kidding right?"

"No I wish I was kidding Mia. They said that they know about our underground racing and that is enough to put us behind bars. And to add to it, they also said that we are the main suspects of the hijackings Mia! They know it was us I just wonder why they haven't made any official charges Mia. But anyways, yeah that's what they are threatening me with to join LAPD. When I do, we all get clean slates. All our records will be erased and go back to being normal civilians. I don't know what to do Mia."

"Oh wow Letty that's a lot. But you're not considering actually joining are you? So what if they have suspicion on us Letty that does not mean anything."

"Yeah Mia but how are you sure? I don't want for our children to be born in a jail cell. I don't want to run that risk. I don't want to put my family through the hell Dom went through. You know how he came out and I don't want that for any of us."

"Oh God your actually thinking of joining. This is huge Letty. This isn't about just joining a community safety organization, this is joining fucking LAPD. You're actually will be the people who we try to avoid night after fucking night girl."

"I know but if it means a better future for us, then I'm willing to make that sacrifice."

The guys walked in at that very moment.

"What sacrifice are you talking about Let?" Vince was suspicious and he knew he wasn't going to like what he was about to hear.

Unlike the rest of the guys, he had that sixth sense and knew when things were fishy.

"Nothing Vince, it's just some girl stuff." Letty did not want for the guys to know just yet.

"Letty they have to know. They'll find out sooner or later and its better they find out sooner through you and not them."

Mia wanted to know the opinion of the guys. She wanted to know if Letty was about to make the biggest mistake of her life or what.

"Know what Letty?"

When neither of them started to speak Vince they something was going on, and it wasn't good.

"Yo just tell us, what's up?" Leon was also getting worried.

The guys settled themselves around the kitchen table waiting for either Letty or Mia to speak.

"Come on already speak woman!" Vince was getting irritated.

"Aight! The Feds came by the store this morning and offered me to join fucking LAPD and in return we would have clean records. I mean everyone here will be given a clean start with no delinquency on record or anything."

The guys were stunned. Vince was irate.

"What the hell Letty?! How can they make such offer to you and expect for you to join?"

"Vee, they know about our underground racing, they know we did the hijackings, why they haven't come after us I don't know but this is a great opportunity to start again."

"You're not actually of joining are you?"

"We where having that discussion when you guys came in."

"Hell no Letty! You're crazy!"

"Look Vince, I thought the same thing when they first offered me this. But this means all our records would be clean. I won't be afraid of my kid growing up and finding through the police that we are all criminals in some way. I want to tell her myself, my way."

"Damn Letty. Now you're thinking of becoming a cop. What about our street racing?! Are you going to push our passion aside for this?! I don't like it one bit"

"Leon I know this is hard to understand. But think about it okay? It could work on our advantage. Cops won't harass us as much or nothing at all. I'll be playing both sides. Nothing is going to change. We will always be team Torreto. We can do whatever we want. Don't you guys trust me? You know I wouldn't rat you out. You know me better than that."

The guys didn't know what to say. It could work out. Letty being on the inside knowing what might happen before hand if they were caught. But it would only be street racing they would be doing. Heist were done and over with.

"It could work Letty. I mean you could have those pigs out of our backs. But we are not going to stop being team Torreto. That's part of who we are, part of our living. Just make sure that what they are saying is true."

"Yeah girl, I don't want to hate you."

"Come on Jesse you couldn't hate me even if you wanted" Letty responded smiling. "Seriously now, it means a new start. It's as the heist never happened."

"I support you Letty you know that, and if it means my child being born out here then I support you even more."

"Thanks Mia, what about you guys?"

Vince looked at Leon then at Jesse. He still had his doubts but if she was going to do this then support her.

"We have your back too Letty even when you make crazy decisions. We're in."

Letty smiled, happy at the great family she had before her. This was her team, her family, who no matter what supported each other.

Too bad Dominic didn't know how to value what he had. He did miss out on a great team like the one he had, his loss I guess.

"Aight it's settled then. But if this doesn't work I'm out that's for sure. I'm not risking more than what I have to."

"You'll be almost like a double agent Letty."

"Yeah I guess so Jesse."

"So who's in for some spaghetti?" Always like Mia to lighten the mood with food.