Title: Through Another's Eyes

Rating: T

Ship: Dom/Letty

Description: A background, foreground and future fic surrounding Dom and Letty and the circumstances invloved in the movie. Answering a lot of questions the movie left open.

Disclaimer: I wish. The things I could do with Dominic. ;)

Chapter 7

Dom's POV

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When Letty and I started getting hot and heavy, she was only sixteen. I would like to say I was the model of self control and restraint around her, but I wasn't. Everytime we were together all I wanted to do was rip her clothes off and do things to her that would have Eddie out for my blood. Somehow I managed to control myself. And if I'm being brutally honest, it was always the look on her face when we were getting too close to the line. She was so innocent, I couldn't do it. I would never ask Letty to do something she didn't want to do. She wasn't ready, so I backed off. Everytime I backed off. Don't get me wrong. We did stuff, we did great stuff. But we always held back from that one huge step that would have taken that innocense from her eyes.

But when we did get it together... good god. It was incredible. I was no innocent school boy, but I'd never experienced anything like that. Romantics would say it was the kind of pleasure you could only experience with someone you loved, and usually I'd call those people pansies. But in this case, in our case, I'd agree. It's the only explanation. The fact that I love her so much, want her so much, makes it a thousand times better. That's always been something between us. We've always been completely hot for each other. Passion is something that is a part of us, not something we experience. And it's incredible.

I love that she didn't want champagne, roses and candlelight. It was just me and her, in my bedroom when everyone else was out. And to her it was perfect. It was with her, that was all I needed to make it perfect. As corny, and as movie of the week, as that sounds. It's Letty. It's different with her. I would have given her anything she wanted. But all she wanted was me, and that was the hottest thing I'd ever experienced.

We were like rabbits after that first time. Whenever we could we were all over each other. It was incredible. We spent months like that. She was wild and everything I could have ever hoped. But our euphoria couldn't last forever. Nothing in life ever does. But ours was shattered.

My Pops was racing and this guy Linder, clipped his car. It sent him into the wall at 120. I watched as my father burned to death. I remember him screaming, but they say he never did, they say it was me who was screaming. To this day, I close my eyes and see the flames.

I don't remember much between the accident and the funeral. I remember Letty being there. She was so strong. I know she sat with me, day and night. I know that Lucy took care of Mia, and I know that Eddie took care of everything. But I don't remember it. I was pretty bad for a while there. But Pop's funeral snapped back to reality. I became the big brother I should have been for Mia. And I tried to be there for Letty too. But she refused to grieve. I heard later that she did after I went away. But she wouldn't in front of me. She said that I needed strength then and she would be mine for me. She's always been that way. Putting me before her. I needed her then and she was there without a second thought. I'm eternally grateful to her for that.

I saw Linder later. I had this wrench and I picked it up. I hit him, I didn't intend to keep hitting him but by the time I was done I could barely lift my arm. I don't even know if that's the complete truth. I can't sat for certain that I didn't mean to keep hitting him. I was in a daze. I was just doing. I wasn't thinking. I didn't even try to run. I just sat in the corner, the wrench still in my hand as the sirens came closer and closer.

I don't remember the ride to the police station. I don't remember them reading me my rights. The next thing I remember is sitting in the tiny interrogation room and Lucy walking in. Seeing her standing there, before she sat down, made me realise what was going on. She stopped, half way to sitting and stood. She moved the chair around to my side of the table and sat down beside me. She didn't say anything. I guess she was waiting for me to start.

"I'm so sorry Luce. I didn't mean." I couldn't finish the sentence. I found myself suddenly choked up looking into her face. She was beautiful, just like Letty, even like my Ma. She was shaking her head. Letty did the same thing later. She took my face in her hands and kissed my forehead gently.

"My darling boy. I know you didn't. And Eddie and I are going to do everything we can, ok? We are not going to leave you here alone. We will find a way. We love you sweetie, don't forget that." She was crying freely as she wrapped her arms around me. I buried my face against her neck and took the comfort she offered. She'd always been like a mother to me, and right then that was exactly what I needed. She squeezed me a little tighter before pulling away and kissed my forehead again. She raised her hand to my cheek and let it fall away gently as she walked to the door. I watched her every step and then I saw her.

Letty. My Letty. She was standing in the doorway looking at me. There was no judgement in her eyes. No fear of me. Just for me. And love. It was always in her eyes, lingering behind whatever was taking centre stage at the time. Sometimes when she looked at me, there was nothing but love. But in that moment, there was fear for me too. She was afraid for me. But never afraid of me. She came into the room and the door closed behind her. The sound seemed to drag her from her trance. She rushed me. Her lips found mine in a furious, passionate kiss. She put everything into it. Everything she had, and I took it. I always would. She asked me what happened, but I couldn't tell her. I couldn't tell her the monstrous thing I'd been capable of and see the disappointment in her eyes.

I told her the only thing I could. I told her I was sorry and that I loved her. She started crying. She knew what was happening. But neither of us said it. I wiped the tears of her soft cheek as I looked at her beautiful face. This was going to be the last time I could touch her for a long time. She told me she loved me. Her voice choked by tears. But it was the most beautiful thing I ever heard. That was our goodbye.

They gave me a chance to say goodbye to Mia too. Whoever they are, the cops, the DA. Whoever. Eddie was incredible. He hired a lawyer and they fought to get me off, but they couldn't. They knew they coudn't get the charges dropped, but they tried. Hard. Eventually they realised that it was useless and instead got me a deal. A really good one. If I'd ever seen the inside of a court room I would have gone away for most of my life. Instead I got 5 years with the possiblity of parole after 2. I took the deal and swore that I'd be out of there in two years. That they wouldn't hold me any longer than that. I had a family to get home to.

TBC...

Author's Note:
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