Ooo... I'm spoiling you all tonight! That's what a two hour car journey does to you when youre bored :)
Enjoy! X
Dom rushed through the hospital doors, his mind swirling with questions. After he had got a phone call from a hysterical Letty, who could barely formulate a sentence, the second he had heard the words 'Mariella' and 'hospital', he had grabbed his car keys and ran from the house, ignoring the shouts from Mia and the others.
He turned a corner and found Letty sat on a chair with her head in her hands and Brian stood next to her, his head tilted down to the floor with his arms folded. 'Let, Brian...' he called, not wanting to startle them.
Letty's head whipped up. 'Dom!' She exclaimed, getting to her feet and rushing into his arms, the tension immediately leaving her body when Dom's arms wrapped round her.
Dom breathed in her scent, calming him instantly, before he opened his eyes, noting Brian looked a little terrified. 'What happened?' He asked. He knew Letty wouldn't answer, her shaking body was enough to make him worry more.
'She ran out infront of my car. I didn't even see her until she hit the windowscreen'
'YOU HIT MY DAUGHTER?' Dom suddenly shouted. Letty ripped herself away from him, scowling at him.
'Dom... he's telling the truth. He blinked and I wasn't really paying attention. We heard a bang and then he jerked the car to a stop... I scrambled from the car and I saw her... lying on the floor...' Letty defended Brian, who nodded to back up her answer.
Dom looked between the two of them, slowly nodding as he looked at his wife. 'What's the status?' He asked her, gently.
'She's got a head injury and two fractured ribs'
Dom closed his eyes and let out a deep breath, pulling his wife back into his arms. 'She's going to okay' he murmured to her quietly. 'Let's go see her' he continued.
'We can't. Darcy's there and she doesn't want us to see her' Letty answered.
'She's our daughter'
'Well... technically.. by law-'
'She's our daughter' Dom repeated firmly, glaring at Brian, who nodded and stayed silent.
Just then, Darcy emerged from the room, catching sight of Dom and Letty, and sighed heavily. 'You can have fifteen minutes while I go and get a drink' She said, before turning on her heel and heading down the corridor.
Brian watched her go. 'She seemed nice' he said, scarcastically, as she disappeared round the corner. Dom and Letty grinned slightly before pushing the door open slowly, Brian staying outside and keeping watch.
Mariella was asleep when they entered. Being careful of the wires, they sat on the chairs and gripped one of her hands, gently, each.
'What you doing? Eh? Getting yourself into a scrape?' Dom asked his sleeping daughter. His thumb rubbed the back of her hand lightly, as he stared at her.
Letty squinted closely at their daughter, before smirking and laughing lightly. 'She's gone, Ella. You can wake up now' She said, making Dom frown, before his daughters eyes flew open, blinking a few times to adjust for the light.
Dom looked at Letty and pulled a face. 'How did you know-'
'She was 'sleeping' with her eyes open slightly' Letty answered, before turning back to Mariella. 'How are you feeling?' She asked, softly.
'Bruised. It hurts to breath as well' Mariella winced, as she tried to sit up.
'Don't sit up, you got two fractured ribs' Letty told her softly. Mariella groaned and slumped back against the pillows.
'That's all I need. Although more time to convince Darcy not to move, so I can't complain really'
Letty refrained from rolling her eyes. 'She still thinking about moving?'
Mariella's eyes avoided her mother's. 'Take three words out of that sentence' She said, gently.
Dom and Letty looked at each other. 'What do you mean?' he asked.
'She accepted the offer' Mariella said bluntly. The room fell silent for a few seconds before a chair hit the floor and Letty stormed from the room.
'Wait... MAMI!'
'Brian!' Brain poked his head in, his expression confused as why Letty had stormed from the room. 'Get after Letty and take her for some air! NOW!' Dom ordered. Brian took off, the hospital room door closing behind him.
'Uhoh... I didn't mean-'
'It's okay. Hopefully, Brian will get there first' Dom told her, with a nervous smile, before turning serious. 'You want to tell me happened? You must've either been trying to get away or...'
Mariella looked at her Dad when he trailed off. 'Or what?' She frowned. 'You think I did it deliberately? She asked, her tone showing her hurt.
'Well... You really don't want to move... and Brian said he never saw you till you hit the windowscreen...'
A hand clamped over Letty's mouth just as she was storming over to where Darcy was standing. She let out a startled, muffled squeal as Brian swiftly headed out of the hospital and towards the gardens, sitting her down.
'Brian!' Letty shouted, annoyance crossing her features.
'You need to calm down, Let. Shouting isn't going to do you any good'
'Oh, it will. Believe me!' Letty told him, through gritted teeth.
Brian sighed and sat down next to her. 'Letty, what is going on?'
The Latina sighed. 'Darcy's wanting to move, but Ella doesn't want to'
'And what? Darcy doesn't like that she wants that?'
Letty shook her head. 'I think she doesn't want her to get too close to us incase something happens...'
'Like what?'
'Like in the past. But I know she feels threatened because suddenly we're back in Ella's life and she's terrified that we want her back...'
'Do you?'
Letty stayed silent, but it was enough for Brian to put his arm round her shoulder and pull her in for a hug, which is something that rarely ever happened. 'Oh Let..' he whispered, rubbing her shoulder gently.
'What do I do? I want her back, I really do but... Do I be selfish and fight for her... or do I defy my daughters wishes and send her to Canada and wait till she's eighteen?'
'What does Dom want?' Brian asked, looking at her when she slowly pulled away from him.
'I don't know' She admitted, quietly. She groaned and ran a hand through her hair. 'Oh, I wish I still had amnesia' She groaned/joked, before laughing slightly.
Brian chuckled with her. 'Then it would be worse' he admitted. They fell into comfortable silence for a while before Letty's phone vibrated with a message.
Where are you? X
'Dom's looking for us' She commented, getting to her feet and tucking her phone back into her pocket. Brian got to his feet and headed for the door pulling open and allowing Letty to step through first. 'Thanks' She said, before heading back in the direction of Mariella's room.
'She back?' Letty asked, as Dom looked up and saw her and Brian heading towards him. He nodded. 'Let me say goodbye' She said, opening the door, finding Mariella asleep on her side and Darcy sat in the chair Dom had evacuated.
'What do you want?'
'I'm saying goodbye to my daughter' Letty said, walking round to the other side and seeing her daughters eyes open. She bent down to Mariella's level. 'Get better soon, yeah?' She said, stroking her hair away from her forehead. 'Don't worry about the move, I'll see what I can do' She murmured, loud enough for Mariella's ears only. Letty straightened up and stared at her for a few seconds before she left the room...
'Well... that was a evening' Dom commented, as they stepped inside their empty house, throwing his jacket on the marble counter top.
'Yep' Letty looked round before spinning to face face her husband.
'Listen, I need to tell-' Dom's words were lost in his throat as Letty's lips collided with his. He was startled for a spilt second before his hands wrapped round her waist. Letty leaned into him, effectively forcing him backwards into the front door.
He grunted slightly, but pulled her closer by gripping the lapels of her leather jacket, before sliding one hand into her long locks and the other down to her hips. His lips trailed down to her neck as she tilted her head back, so she could breathe before kissing him deeply again, feeling her leather jacket been slid down her arms and to the floor.
'Move this somewhere else?' Dom whispered, between kisses. Letty nodded and laughed as Dom swiftly picked her up and headed for their bedroom...
Dom's eyes followed Letty as she slumped onto the pillow next to her, her chest heaving as she tried to control her breathing. 'That was...'
Letty laughed slightly. 'Want me to do that again Papi?'
Dom nodded, looking like a little boy on Christmas morning. 'But not yet. I need to recover...' he said, his arm resting against his forehead.
Letty rolled her eyes and smiled, before remembering something. 'What did you want to tell me? When we got home?'
Dom looked over at her, frowning before he remembered. 'Oh that... Well, just promise me you won't freak?'
Letty stiffened. 'Why?'
'Promise me...'
Letty clenched her teeth. 'I promise' She said reluctantly.
'The accident? With Mariella? It was deliberate'
Letty frowned. 'What do you mean deliberate?'
'She did it on purpose, Letty. She hurt herself deliberately...'
R&R X
