Ekena
Chapter Seven- Confrontations
A/N: You may sort of hate me in this chapter cause I'm gonna turn Ekena and Dom into sort of an item. It'll seem sorta twisted at first, when you see what brings them together. Just warning.
"Just tell me he's not dead." Ekena whispered, looking brokenly at the doctor.
"Ms. O'Conner-I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like first?" he asked.
"The bad, please." Ekena whispered.
"Ms. O'Conner. Brian's heart failed today-"
Ekena burst into tears yet again.
"Ms. O'Conner you didn't let me finish." the doctor said, "As I was saying. Brian's heart failed today but we managed to bring him back. He's alive and in intensive care."
"Can I-we see him?" Ekena asked hopefully.
"One at a time. Now follow me please." the doctor said, walking away. Ekena and Mia followed. "In here." the doctor said and Ekena entered the room. Her heart shattered as it hit the floor. Brian was hooked up to a respirator and about fifty other tubes, wires and monitors.
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Ekena leaned over the supra as she fixed the engine. She cursed as her hand slipped and hit the battery. Brian's condition was getting to her-and it didn't help that the team was talking about her behind her back either. She could feel the pressure closing in and she didn't like it at all. Letty seemed to want to piss her off the most, talking loud enough for her to hear and putting her down. Ekena heard Letty utter the word 'traitor' and she snapped again.
"You know, Letty-if you don't have the balls to insult me to my face you really are a coward." Ekena said, leaning against the car and wiping her hands.
"Why you little..." Letty said angrily, clenching her fists.
"Bring it on, bitch." Ekena said opening her arms. So Letty walked up to Ekena and hit her across the face. Ekena's head snapped to the right and the rest of the team stood speechless, staring. Ekena licked her lips and tasted blood. Her hand clenched at her side and shot out, slamming Letty in the stomach, knocking her to the floor. Letty had no time to react as Ekena kicked her in the face, sending her flying across the floor. Nobody moved as Letty struggled to her feet and charged Ekena, sending them both flying to the ground. They rolled across the floor, punching and kicking, until they rolled down the drive and lay flat on their backs in exhaustion.
"Why the hell do you hate me so fucking much?!" Ekena asked, gasping for breath, looking over at Letty. Letty turned her head and looked at Ekena with broken eyes. Then she looked away quickly and said
"Because you're everything I despise but have always wanted to be."
"Well, you can start by not being so fucking rude to a person when you don't even know them." Ekena said, leaning up on one arm. Letty looked at Ekena again, a look of disbelief on her face. Ekena stood, brushing herself off, and held a hand out to Letty.
"Don't be afraid to let people in, Letty. It's part of life to hurt." Ekena said and Letty nodded, grabbing her hand and pulling herself up.
"Now. Why don't we start over?" Ekena said, "Hi. I'm Ekena O'Conner."
"Letty Rodriguez. NIce to meetcha."
"Same to you." Ekena said, trying to pull Letty into a friendly hug.
"Whoa! WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Letty yelled, jumping back, keeping Ekena at an arm's length.
"What?"
"We may be friends but no hugging aight? Gotta keep up my tough girl image." Letty said, grinning.
"Puta." Ekena said laughing, wrapping an arm around Letty's shoulder and sauntering back into the garage with her.
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Everyone was shocked at Ekena and Letty's sudden (but violent) reconciliation with each other. Mia had convinced Dom to let Suki and Rome stay at the house and soon Ekena, Suki, Letty and Mia were joined at the hips. You never saw one without one of the other three.
Life was good.
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Ekena sat on the couch playing Grand Theft Auto with Letty and Suki on the PS2.
Well, they were playing. She was just watching. Brian's condition hadn't improved since she'd last seen him.
"Ekena?"
Ekena turned her head to see Dom. She winced-he had a black eye and he was covered in cuts. Mia's handiwork.
"Can I...uh...can I talk to you alone for a moment? Please?" he asked, running a hand over his head.
"I'll be right back." Ekena told Suki and Letty. They barely moved when she left the room, following Dom into the backyard.
"What do you want?" she spat and Dom jumped, turning to face her.
"I just-I want to apologize for what happened." he muttered.
"Dom," Ekena said, touched by the gesture nonetheless, "It's not me you need to apologize to. It's Brian. Who's currently in intensive care in the hospital and can't hear a damn thing!" she yelled, her anger getting the best of her.
Dom just stared at the ground.
"Come on." Ekena said, grabbing Dom's hand and dragging him towards her car.
"Where are we going?" Dom asked cautiously.
"We're going to visit my brother." she said, shifting gears.
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Dom looked at Brian in shame.
"See what you did?" Ekena asked, wrapping her arms around his waist and setting her head on his back.
"He may never wake up, Dom. He'll just lie there, getting older, forfeiting life, until he dies. It's not fair to him and it's not fair to me." she said.
"Shit." he said softly.
"Dom...I didn't tell the hospital you did this for a reason." she said and he pulled away.
"What?" he asked, turning to her.
"When you kissed me-" Ekena hesitated, thinking of how to put what she was thinking into words, "-Dom, when I first met you, I was really attracted to you. When you kissed me, that affection shot up about one hundred times and I panicked. But there is no way I can trust you anymore. I can't trust you to not do this again to Suki or-or Letty."
"I wouldn't-" he began but she put a finger to his lips, silencing him. She ran the finger down his chest and but it into his belt loops, pulling his hips closer to his. One hand snaked its way back up to his neck and pulled his lips down into a kiss. She broke the kiss and he watched her, confused at her actions.
"I can't trust your temper. But I do trust you, and nothing can change that, Dom." she whispered.
Dom grinned and leaned down to capture Ekena's lips into another kiss.
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Chapter Seven- Confrontations
A/N: You may sort of hate me in this chapter cause I'm gonna turn Ekena and Dom into sort of an item. It'll seem sorta twisted at first, when you see what brings them together. Just warning.
"Just tell me he's not dead." Ekena whispered, looking brokenly at the doctor.
"Ms. O'Conner-I have some good news and some bad news. Which would you like first?" he asked.
"The bad, please." Ekena whispered.
"Ms. O'Conner. Brian's heart failed today-"
Ekena burst into tears yet again.
"Ms. O'Conner you didn't let me finish." the doctor said, "As I was saying. Brian's heart failed today but we managed to bring him back. He's alive and in intensive care."
"Can I-we see him?" Ekena asked hopefully.
"One at a time. Now follow me please." the doctor said, walking away. Ekena and Mia followed. "In here." the doctor said and Ekena entered the room. Her heart shattered as it hit the floor. Brian was hooked up to a respirator and about fifty other tubes, wires and monitors.
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Ekena leaned over the supra as she fixed the engine. She cursed as her hand slipped and hit the battery. Brian's condition was getting to her-and it didn't help that the team was talking about her behind her back either. She could feel the pressure closing in and she didn't like it at all. Letty seemed to want to piss her off the most, talking loud enough for her to hear and putting her down. Ekena heard Letty utter the word 'traitor' and she snapped again.
"You know, Letty-if you don't have the balls to insult me to my face you really are a coward." Ekena said, leaning against the car and wiping her hands.
"Why you little..." Letty said angrily, clenching her fists.
"Bring it on, bitch." Ekena said opening her arms. So Letty walked up to Ekena and hit her across the face. Ekena's head snapped to the right and the rest of the team stood speechless, staring. Ekena licked her lips and tasted blood. Her hand clenched at her side and shot out, slamming Letty in the stomach, knocking her to the floor. Letty had no time to react as Ekena kicked her in the face, sending her flying across the floor. Nobody moved as Letty struggled to her feet and charged Ekena, sending them both flying to the ground. They rolled across the floor, punching and kicking, until they rolled down the drive and lay flat on their backs in exhaustion.
"Why the hell do you hate me so fucking much?!" Ekena asked, gasping for breath, looking over at Letty. Letty turned her head and looked at Ekena with broken eyes. Then she looked away quickly and said
"Because you're everything I despise but have always wanted to be."
"Well, you can start by not being so fucking rude to a person when you don't even know them." Ekena said, leaning up on one arm. Letty looked at Ekena again, a look of disbelief on her face. Ekena stood, brushing herself off, and held a hand out to Letty.
"Don't be afraid to let people in, Letty. It's part of life to hurt." Ekena said and Letty nodded, grabbing her hand and pulling herself up.
"Now. Why don't we start over?" Ekena said, "Hi. I'm Ekena O'Conner."
"Letty Rodriguez. NIce to meetcha."
"Same to you." Ekena said, trying to pull Letty into a friendly hug.
"Whoa! WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Letty yelled, jumping back, keeping Ekena at an arm's length.
"What?"
"We may be friends but no hugging aight? Gotta keep up my tough girl image." Letty said, grinning.
"Puta." Ekena said laughing, wrapping an arm around Letty's shoulder and sauntering back into the garage with her.
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Everyone was shocked at Ekena and Letty's sudden (but violent) reconciliation with each other. Mia had convinced Dom to let Suki and Rome stay at the house and soon Ekena, Suki, Letty and Mia were joined at the hips. You never saw one without one of the other three.
Life was good.
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Ekena sat on the couch playing Grand Theft Auto with Letty and Suki on the PS2.
Well, they were playing. She was just watching. Brian's condition hadn't improved since she'd last seen him.
"Ekena?"
Ekena turned her head to see Dom. She winced-he had a black eye and he was covered in cuts. Mia's handiwork.
"Can I...uh...can I talk to you alone for a moment? Please?" he asked, running a hand over his head.
"I'll be right back." Ekena told Suki and Letty. They barely moved when she left the room, following Dom into the backyard.
"What do you want?" she spat and Dom jumped, turning to face her.
"I just-I want to apologize for what happened." he muttered.
"Dom," Ekena said, touched by the gesture nonetheless, "It's not me you need to apologize to. It's Brian. Who's currently in intensive care in the hospital and can't hear a damn thing!" she yelled, her anger getting the best of her.
Dom just stared at the ground.
"Come on." Ekena said, grabbing Dom's hand and dragging him towards her car.
"Where are we going?" Dom asked cautiously.
"We're going to visit my brother." she said, shifting gears.
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Dom looked at Brian in shame.
"See what you did?" Ekena asked, wrapping her arms around his waist and setting her head on his back.
"He may never wake up, Dom. He'll just lie there, getting older, forfeiting life, until he dies. It's not fair to him and it's not fair to me." she said.
"Shit." he said softly.
"Dom...I didn't tell the hospital you did this for a reason." she said and he pulled away.
"What?" he asked, turning to her.
"When you kissed me-" Ekena hesitated, thinking of how to put what she was thinking into words, "-Dom, when I first met you, I was really attracted to you. When you kissed me, that affection shot up about one hundred times and I panicked. But there is no way I can trust you anymore. I can't trust you to not do this again to Suki or-or Letty."
"I wouldn't-" he began but she put a finger to his lips, silencing him. She ran the finger down his chest and but it into his belt loops, pulling his hips closer to his. One hand snaked its way back up to his neck and pulled his lips down into a kiss. She broke the kiss and he watched her, confused at her actions.
"I can't trust your temper. But I do trust you, and nothing can change that, Dom." she whispered.
Dom grinned and leaned down to capture Ekena's lips into another kiss.
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