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There was only one place he could be. She would bet her entire months wage that he would be under a car, despite the horror he had seen earlier that day.
'Dom?' Letty called out gently, not wanting to startle him, however she was greeted with sound a strangled yell and the sound of glass shattering. 'Dom?' She called again, urgently, as she stepped further into the garage.
A hand flew to her mouth as the sight greeted her. The cars that were in garage, for repairs, had been smashed up, glass from the windows of every one of them littered the floor.
'DOM! STOP!' She screamed and, against her better judgement, rushed towards him narrowly missing a blow from the bat that he was swinging around blindly.
'GO AWAY!' He roared, slamming the bat into a car headlight. Letty rushed forward and pushed him against the wall harshly, the bat clattering to the floor and she kicked it out of the way.
'DOM, CALM DOWN, PLEASE!' Letty screamed, using all her strength to keep Dom against the wall.
He was breathing heavily through his nose while he stared down at her, his anger very slowly evaporating.
'It's okay to cry, Dom. It's a part of human emotion...' Letty told him.
Dom shook his head, his hands clenching near his sides. 'I can't' he growled out.
'Dom, it's me! I won't tell them and it's just us in here. Don't bottle it all up...' Letty told him, letting go of his arms and grabbing his face so he looked at her. She could see the tears in his eyes. 'Let them fall, Dom' she said, gently.
Dom looked down at her and pushed away from him, taking a few steps away from her, before turning to face her. 'Letty, just leave me alone. Go and see to Mia, she needs you more than me'
'Really? Because she told me that you would need someone, more than her. She's got the boys, who do you have?'
'I don't need anyone, little girl! Now, go away!' Dom shouted, getting annoyed that she wouldn't leave him alone.
Letty's eyes flashed. 'Little-' She cut herself off and took a deep breath. 'I'll let that slide since you're not in your right mind!'
'Why? What could you do that would make everything better?'
'Nothing. Your dad is dead, and the pain you're going through right now, its only going to heighten unless you-'
'Seriously, Letty! SHUT UP!' He screamed, slamming his fist into a wall, feeling the skin crack and bleed.
Letty didn't flinch, but she raised an eyebrow knowingly. 'Did that help?' The glare he casted in her direction answered her question.
She sighed and grabbed his hand, pulling him into the office, where the first aid box was. She spent the next few minutes in complete silence while she cleaned up his hand.
'There' She said, patting it gently. 'You won't be ding that again, will you?' She asked, pointedly.
Dom didn't answer. He still had anger lurking under the surface, but now the emotional side of him was taking over and he hated it. He didn't want to show his emotions, he wanted to keep them locked up.
'Thanks' he told her, watching as put the first aid kit back where she got it from. He saw a slither of skin from the cropped leather jacket as she reached up into cupboard and his body moved before the thought about the consequences of his actions even crossed his mind.
'What the hell do you-' Letty's exclaimation was cut off as Dom spun her round to face him and captured her lips between his strongly, crushing her to his body.
She struggled against him, trying to push him away. She finally suceeded a few seconds later and he stumbled back a few steps, both of their lips swollen and their chest heaving.
Letty's fingers traced her lips. While she dreamt about kissing Dom since she was ten years old, this wasn't how she wanted her first kiss with him to go.
However seeing him look so broken and scared, all his emotions laid bare for her to see, frightened her slightly. She knew he could go from upset to rage in a split second and she could be on the receiving end of it. He never showed any emotion, except for possessiveness - her and Mia were the objects of that one on a regular basis- much to their slight annoyance.
'I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done-' Letty closed the gap between them and pulled him to her, ignoring the alarm bells ringing in the back of her head...
'What are you thinking so hard about?' Mia asked Letty, nudging her. Letty jumped, as she snapped back to present, her gaze quickly doing a sweep of where she was and reminding her who she was with.
It was their first Sunday in their new apartment and they had kept the tradiation of a BBQ every Sunday, even if it was just the four of them, seeing as the apartment was slightly secluded in the hills, with a big hiking patch that Letty had discovered and the best part - much to Dom's delight - with no neighbours, they could be as loud as they wanted.
Dom and Brian were manning the BBO. Jack was playing the pool with his armbands on and toys and Mia was staring at her closely, whilst their feet dangled in the cool water of the pool.
'Um... just thinking. About stuff' Letty was aware at lame that sounded, so she quickly got to her feet, going to see if the boys needed any help.
'You could get the salad from the fridge' Dom suggested, leaning into kiss her. She smiled against his lips and went to pull him closer.
'OI! Don't burn the chicken!' Brian scolded, laughing when Dom punched him on the arm.
'Don't burn the chicken' Jack repeated, as he watched them from the pool. The adults laughed and Letty stepped back into the apartment and headed for the fridge, pulling out the large dish of salad that Mia had prepared, and two more bottles of Corona and took them over to the table.
'Here we go! Anything else, Toretto?' Letty asked, placing the salad bowl down on the table.
'Come over here and take over from O'Connor, Toretto' Dom said, before smacking himself internally. 'I mean... I mean Ortiz!' He quickly backtracked, seeing Letty tense up as Mia dropped her glass onto the concrete next to her, as her head whipped up to stare at her brother.
'Toretto?' She questioned, looking at Dom to Letty to Brian and back again.
'I meant Ortiz' Dom retorted quickly, pulling Letty to his side, as if to shield her.
'Are you two married?' Mia asked, getting to her feet and slowly walking towards them.
'No, look... no rings' Letty said, quickly showing Mia her fingers and nudging Dom to do the same.
'Brian? Are they married?' Mia advanced on him, pointing her finger at him.
Brian shook his head quickly. 'No, honest they're not married. He was obviously caught up the moment'. Behind Mia's back, Brian saw Dom and Letty raise an eyebrow and smile at him.
Mia turned back to Dom and Letty, who quickly dropped the smile and eyebrows before she saw them, looking skeptical. 'Well, when are going to make it official? I'm not waiting another fifteen years for you two get your asses in gear!' She told them, causing them to laugh.
'Soon, Mia. I promise' Dom said to her, sharing a secret smile with Letty when Mia's back was turned.
'Thankyou' Letty mouthed to Brian, who gave a slight nod of his head in acknowledgement, knowing full well Mia was watching him out of the corner of her eye.
'Is the chicken ready? I'm hungry!' Jack told Dom, as he stood infront of him and pulled on his pant leg to get his attention.
'Yeah buddy, it's ready! You going to go and sit down? Brian asked, watching as Jack smiled and rushed to his seat at the table. Brian plated up the chicken and set it in the middle of the table.
'You do know she'll be watching us like a hawk now?' Letty whispered to Dom, as he slipped his hand into her jean shorts back pocket.
'Yeah, I know... Mrs Toretto' he whispered in her ear before nibbling playfully, making her giggle.
'Guys! There's a four year old out here! You would be scolding me if you had a kid and me and Brian were canoodling' Mia scolded, though a smile was on her face, which told them she was happy for them.
'Oh trust me, if we had four year old, he or she would be telling you guys off' Dom remarked, making Letty laugh.
'That's true. With us as parents-'
'Your child would be the cheekiest of us all' Brian joked, as they sat down and rolled their eyes...
'Mommy, where are we going?' asked Jack. It was after they had filled their stomaches with food and Mia had taken Jack for a walk, claiming a walk after lunch was always a good idea, although Jack was starting to suspect she was trying to tire him out, because his Dad, Tia and Tio hadn't joined them.
'We're just taking a walk. Admiring the scenery' Mia answered her son, holding his hand gently but tightly.
'Are we going home?' Jack asked, looking up at Mia.
'No, honey. I just wanted to see something' Mia told her son, as she stopped walking and picking him up.
She headed up the street to where the Toretto house was still been rebuilt, but was slowly getting there.
She stood and gazed at her family house, where she had lived her entire life before everything had happened. Although there were bad memories, happy memories filled the place before her mother passed away, and Dom very slowly started going off the rails before Leon, Jesse and Letty entered their lives.
She was so caught up in her memories, that she didn't see the young girl approaching, gazing up at the house.
'My word...' She uttered, staring up at the house. 'Is this your house?' She asked Mia gently, not looking at her.
'My family home, yes...' Mia replied, turning her head to the young girl. 'Erm, can I help you?' She asked, politely.
'Oh, I'm just looking for someone on this street, but I've a feeling I've got the wrong one' the young girl replied.
'Oh, I've lived here my whole life... Can I help you at all?' Mia asked, setting her son back on his feet and turning her attention to the young girl.
The young girl reached into her black bomber leather jacket pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. 'I'm looking for my parents. It's says they lived on this street' the young girl said, looking around.
'Oh... erm... do you know their names or have a picture? The people on this street haven't changed that much over the years' Mia said, watching as the young girl turned to her and reached into her jeans pocket and handed Mia a folded photo.
'The address said they lived here at this house... but looking at it now, I think I'm back to square one... are you okay?' The young girl asked, seeing Mia stumble a few spaces back and lose colour from her face rapidly. 'Miss?' The girl asked, concerned.
'Where did you get this? This photo?' Mia asked, her voice clipped, surprising the young girl with her tone.
'It was given to me by my birth parents... why?'
'What's your name?'
'Mariella Lucia. What's yours?' Mariella asked, staring at Mia, who looked like she was going to throw up everything she had eaten back at the apartment.
'Mia... I'm Mia... what do you mean your birth parents?' Mia asked, suddenly wishing Brian would appear out of thin air.
'Erm, by that... I mean the woman who gave birth to me... in the photo. Listen, can you help me or not?' Mariella asked, throwing her long brown hair over her shoulders.
'How old are you? What do you want my brother and his girlfriend?' Mia asked, on the verge of panic attack as her breathing became heavy.
Mariella sighed and groaned in frustration. 'What's with the twenty questions? I'm fifteen, I'm adopted and I'm looking for my parents, so they-' Mariella's setence stopped dead as Mia's words caught up with her. 'Brother?' She whispered, feeling her eyes fill with tears.
'Tell me who you are... Tell me your full name...' Mia whispered back, her head swirling with questions, almost making her dizzy.
'Mariella Lucia Toretto... I'm their daughter' She introduced herself, pointing to the picture that Mia was holding tightly onto.
Mia looked from the girl, to the picture, back to the girl and back to a photo of a teenaged Dom and Letty, who was cradling a new born baby in her arms...
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