Title: Through Another's Eyes
Rating: T
Ship: Dom/Letty
Description: A background, foreground and future fic surrounding Dom and Letty and the circumstances involved in the movie. Answering a lot of questions the movie left open.
Disclaimer: I wish. The things I could do with Dominic. ;)
Chapter 18
Dom's POV
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It would be another three days before Lett finally told me about the baby. We had been spending a lot of time on the beach during those three days. Sometimes we talked, sometimes we fought, and sometimes we just walked silently.
But the day she told me we had been telling stories of better times. We'd been laughing when suddenly Lett got real quiet and looked out at the water. She just stared straight ahead. I thought she was thinking about Joey or Mama so I kept my mouth shut and looked out at the water too. But as the silence dragged on and on, I got impatient and tried on my best moves;
The hair tuck - I reached out and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear –
The cheek caress; I gently stroked her cheek with the backs of my fingers.
They were guaranteed, tried and tested techniques for comforting my girl. She kept her eyes on the ocean.
"Dom, I have to tell you something." I didn't know what to say so I just watched her face until she decided to speak again. She kept her eyes on the horizon as she spoke.
"When Leon took me to the hospital after... The doc found something." That got my attention.
"Is everything ok?" I tried to keep the panic out of my voice.
"I'm going to have a baby." She said it as if she was telling me that she was going to get a soda, and I was floored. I'm telling you, Jaws himself could have swam up to shore, sprouted legs and started singing nessun dorma in a perfect tenor and I wouldn't have noticed. I honestly don't know how long I sat there, staring at her face without saying a word but it was obviously long enough that Lett turned to me finally.
"Dom?" I blinked a few times.
"Wh… When did we..?" I was real eloquent.
"Make her? I think it was that night that Brian took Mia out. That was the only time we weren't careful and from what the doctor said it adds up"
I nodded still trying to process it all. I remember that night and well... I wasn't surprised that it was that particular encounter that resulted in a child. It was then though, that something Lett said clicked.
"Wait... Her?" she shrugged at me and looked down at her hands.
"I don't know... It's too early to tell, it just feels weird to say 'it' you know?" I nodded. I was shocked and my lack of response was starting to really worry Lett.
"For god's sake, say something Dom."
"Sorry I'm just in shock. I'm happy about it though, believe me, it's just... Wow!" she laughed at me then. Long and hearty. I don't know what was so funny but her laughter was contagious because next thing I know the two of us are rolling around in the sand laughing our heads off like a couple of kids.
When I noticed that Lett was out of breath and obviously in pain from her ribs I collapsed on the sand beside her and pulled her into my side. Staring up at the clear blue sky while Lett lay tucked into my side with her head on my shoulder I got a flash of Lett. An image of her with a protruding stomach, swollen with the life we'd created and suddenly it all seemed real. Lett was pregnant. I was going to be a father. We were having a baby.
I rolled over on to Lett, careful to keep my weight on my arms as they rested either side of her head. I looked down into her eyes before kissing her deeply. The first kiss we'd shared since before the last heist. When I pulled back reluctantly I buried my face in her neck breathing in her scent. Her arms wrapped around me and a peace I'd never known before came over me.
"What was that for?" Lett asked.
"We're having a baby" I smiled against her neck.
"Yes we are" she replied and I could hear the smile in her voice.
This beautiful, incredible woman was having my baby. I pulled away and looked down at her. She smiled at me. A real, honest to god smile. I hadn't seen that smile since I got back from Lompoc.
They say that there are moments in your life you never forget. That they stay in your memory like they had only happened mere hours earlier when days, months, and years could have passed. I'd always believed that. After all, I remember the day that Joey died perfectly, the image burned into my brain, along with the day ma told us she was sick, the day she finally died, the day pop died and the day of the last heist. All of my most vivid memories were horrific. I'd never had one that was perfect. Actually that's not entirely true. I remember the first time Lett and I ever... Well I remember that very clearly. But I remember the day Lett told me was going to be a father like it was yesterday. Just as they say. I remember every word of that conversation, every detail. I remember the smell of the salt in the air. The feel of the sand beneath us. The sound of the ocean. But what's most vivid is the strawberry scent of Letty's hair. The vanilla of her skin and its silky texture. The way it looked as the sun beat down on her. I remember everything. It's permanently etched into my memory and my heart. It's a conversation a father never forgets; no matter how many times he has it; no matter where life takes him; they are a part of him. The days he's made whole. A father never forgets.
AN: Ok, a short one I know. But I have a very good reason for this one taking so long. I've been really really sick for the past 2 months. So forgive me? Review everyone… I'm feeling much better now and can't wait to get in there and finish this fic.