Sorry for not updating this as frequently as my others! Hope you're all still with me!
Enjoy some family time! X
The early morning sun arose slowly over the Dominican Republic, the curtains of the O'Connor house casting shadows throughout the house.
Jack awoke and rubbed his eyes, sitting up in bed. He looked round and climbed out of his bed, his little feet carrying him to the door. He cracked it open and ran down the hallway to his parents room, creaking their door open slightly.
Mia and Brian were cuddled up together, the thin sheets keeping their bodies warm, as they slept.
Jack quietly closed the door and headed further down the hallway and cracked open the door to Dom and Letty's room.
A light snore was filling the room, as Letty was laid, asleep, on her stomach, an arm dangling from the bed, as Dom laid behind her, his hand that was draped over Letty's back, clasped with hers.
Jack closed the door behind him and pouted. He was hungry but he wasn't allowed downstairs without an adult.
Then he remembered the girl who turned up last night. The one what looked like Uncle Dom and Auntie Letty combined.
Jack headed three doors down from his Aunt and Uncles room and opened the door. He walked into the room, closing the door behind him and walked over to the bed, climbing up.
Now... how do you wake a sleeping person?
Mariella let out a muffled shriek of shock as someone jumped onto of her. She scrambled to push the covers away from her, coming face to face with a little boy.
'You little br-' Mariella cut herself off and took a deep breath. 'I mean, who are you?' She asked, with a fake smile.
'Jack! And I'm hungry'
Mariella groaned as her head started pounding. How much did she actually drink last night?
'So, go and make something to eat'
'But I'm not allowed downstairs by myself' Jack said innocently.
Mariella groaned. 'Why can't you wake your parents up?' She asked.
Jack shrugged his shoulders and Mariella sighed, refraining from screaming. She grabbed her phone and climbed from the bed, groaning lightly when her head spun slightly.
'Are you okay?' Jack asked, as he climbed down from the bed.
'Yep. I need some aspirin' Mariella answered, before she got to her feet and headed for the bedroom door with Jack following her.
He grabbed her hand, which surprised Mariella, and together they headed downstairs and into the kitchen.
'Okay, what do you want for breakfast?' Mariella asked, looking round and trying to familiarise herself with the kitchen.
'Toast! With butter, please' Jack said, his voice muffled as he searched the cupboards.
'Okay... bread, bread' Mariella muttered to herself, as she looked for the bread bin. She found it and got out two slices of bread, placing them in the toaster.
She felt tugging on her dress and looked down to find Jack holding out the aspirin box. She smiled gratefully. 'Thanks Jack'. She popped two tablets out and grabbed a glass from the draining board, filling it with cold water before swallowing the tablets and the water together.
'Do you feel better now?' Jack asked, looking up at her.
Mariella smiled down at him. 'A little' She replied, just as the toast popped up in the toaster...
Dom let out a sigh as he awoke, his eyes flickered open and he came face to face with an ocean view. He smiled before he rolled over, the sleeping figure of Letty greeting his eyesight.
He reached out and stroked a piece of stray hair away from her face, watching as her nose twitched and her eyes flickered, before they flickered shut again.
He smiled and leaned over her, gently kissing her. He smiled into the kiss when he felt her responding, her arms wrapping round his neck.
He pulled back slowly, his hands gripping her waist, and gazed down at her.
'Morning baby'
Letty smiled and stretched. 'Morning, hubby!'
'So, what do you want to do today?' Dom asked, kissing her again.
'Well... we could spend it at the beach. Or stay here and make our fun' Letty said, a certain smile making its way onto her face.
'I like your thnking' he said, reaching behind him and pulling the covers over them both, before silencing Letty's giggles with his mouth...
It was two hours later when they decided to go and have breakfast. Dressed in shorts and tshirts, they headed downstairs, seeing Roman looking worse for wear as they entered the kitchen.
'Jesus! How much did you guys drink?' Dom asked, as Letty grabbed two cups and made them both a coffee.
'I really don't know. A lot' Roman answered, his head hitting the cool wood of the kitchen table.
'No shit sherlock' Letty commented scarcastically. Roman flipped her off in reply, too hungover to form a sentence.
Just then, small feet pounced down the stairs and a distressed Mia came into view.
'Jacks not in his room and I've everywhere upstairs!' She shouted, her hands gripping her hair.
'What?'
'Oh God... Okay, are you sure you've checked everywhere? The closets, the bathroom?' Dom asked, watching as Mia frantically nodded.
'Me and Brian have been searching for twenty minutes! What if he's ran off? What someone's got him?'
'Mariella's not in her room either. Her beds empty, shes gone' Brian announced, entering the kitchen and putting an arm round Mia, trying to stay calm.
'What do you mean she's not... what do you mean she's gone?' Letty asked, her eyes wide, as she gripped Dom's hand, as her panic levels rose.
'What if she's taken Jack?'
Letty quickly glared at the younger Toretto. 'What the hell are you insinuating, Mia?' She barked, Dom holding her back.
'She didn't mean it, Let! She's upset!' Brian told her, shielding Mia.
'Yo, guys?' Everyone's heads turned to Tej, who was in the doorway to the kitchen. 'If you arguing for five minutes, you might want to look at this' he said, disappearing back outside.
Everyone in the kitchen, minus Roman who seemed to be asleep, stepped outside and followed Tej down the steps and out into the garden, heading to wooden fence that overlooked the beach.
There, playing in the sand building sandcastles and laughing, were Jack and Mariella.
'Oh thank god!' Mia breathed a sigh of relief and slumped backwards in Brian's arms.
'How long they been out here?' Dom asked Tej.
Tej shrugged his shoulders. 'I came out about half an hour ago and they were out here'
They watched from the bridge as the two cousins played together.
'Look at them. Seems like they've known each other a lifetime, not forty-eight hours' Brian commented, a few minutes later, making the others smile.
'Sorry about the accusation back there. I was just panicking' Mia said Letty, who smiled.
'It's okay. I would've done the same thing, just don't do it' Letty warned lightly, before putting her arms round her sister in law.
'I won't. Promise!' Mia said, hugging Letty. 'I could murder a bacon sandwich right now...'
'I like the sound of that!' Letty told her, before they both glanced at each other and headed back to the house with smiles on their faces and an arm round each other.
Brian and Dom watched them go, before turning back to the beach, where Jack was being taught how to jump over waves.
'It's wierd. How quickly they've gelled' Brian said, leaning his arms on the fence.
'No, it isn't. Just look how quickly Letty and Jack gelled and she had no memories' Dom answered.
Within an hour of Letty been introduced to Jack, when they had brought her back to L.A. with them, she was besotted with little Jack, talking to him and playing with him toys with him, entertaining him and Mia wasn't about to let the opportunity of a few quiet nights go up in smoke.
Brian laughed. 'Like mother, like daughter?'
Dom smiled widely, as he remembered his daughters words from last night. 'Exactly' he answered Brian gently...
Mariella frowned in her sleep when she found she couldn't move. Her eyes flickered open and innocent giggles reached her ears.
She looked down and shrieked slightly. Jack had covered every inch of her - apart from her head- in sand, like a human sandcastle.
'JACK!' She screamed, laughing when he let out a little shriek and ran backwards a few steps, tripping get over his own feet, or least that he thought it was.
'Tia! Tio!' He squealed, crawling up the sand to hug his Aunt and Uncle, who leg he had tripped over.
Mariella spluttered. 'You let him do this? Mami, Papi, how could you?' She said dramatically, before a smile erupted on her face and she leapt to her feet, watching as Jack screamed happily and took off running, with Mariella chasing him.
'Should we tell her that it was us?' Letty asked Dom, as she watched Mariella grab Jack and swing him up in the air with a big smile.
'Nah... it looks Jack doesn't mind been accused of something he didn't do'
'How long do you think that will last when his sister comes along?'
'About two seconds' Dom said, making Letty chuckle, as she went back to her book with Dom absentmindly stroking her hair...
R&R X