The seven team members stood in a circle in the backyard, each with a drink in their hands. The party was starting to die off and they all needed a bit of fresh air to deal with all the change. "Guys, can we say a prayer for Jess and Hector," Leon whispered, taking a sip of his beer. Every one nodded in silence, but nobody made a move to say anything.
Matty glanced up at V and wrapped an arm around his waist, a sweet smile on her face. "Hey, Jess and Hector. It's Matty," she said, her voice cracking. "Miss you tons, boos. I guess you can tell by now that things had a crazy way of working out. Vince finally got his head out of his ass and took me back. Letty and Dom are done taking turns at each other. The Buster finally found his way home. And I know this all happened because you were up there guiding us," Matty said, pointing up to the sky, tears streaming down her face.
"So here's to our future," Vince said, lifting his beer and toasting the sky. "Actually, we have something else to share and to toast to," Dom said, lifting his beer also. "I wanna toast to our family and the angels looking after us. And to the future Jesse Eduardo or Jessa Emilia that will be joining us soon," he said, glancing over at Letty. She laughed, rubbing her stomach. "I'm not pregnant yet. But we're trying," she said, wrapping her arms around his stomach.
"You see, all cuz of you two," Leon said, slapping Dom on the back and hugging him. "Actually, I got one more thing for them. Well, if Hector okays it," Vince said, turning and facing Matty. The rest of the team stayed hushed as V dropped to one knee and stared up at Matty. She froze, her breath catching in her throat as he reached for her hand. "I don't have a ring or much to offer. But losing you and having Mia kick my ass over it, showed me what my life was missing. You," he stated, a hopeful look on his face.
Matty glanced around at what is now her family and watched as they smiled at her, nudging her to say yes. She shook her head sadly and pulled her hand away from Vince. "No," she whispered, her heart dropping at the devastated look on Vince's face. He stood up and stared at her, not understanding. Tears began to slip down her face as she stammered out a reason. Vince brushed the tears away with his thumbs and stared into her eyes. "There's no one to give me away," she whispered, her body trembling.
Dom cleared his throat and smiled at her. "If you would let me and if Letty hasn't killed me by then, it would be an honor to walk you down the aisle," he said, making her cry harder. Matty pulled away from Vince and walked over to Dom, wrapping him in a hug. She stepped back and drank them all in.
Mia, who taught her how to be graceful. Who showed her what a real mother was like. Mia who made sure she had enough clean work shirts to last the week. Mia, who as annoying as she was, was part of her family.
Letty, who showed her how to throw down. Letty, who showed her that there was nothing wrong with being in charge or in giving them orders. Letty, who felt like the sister she never had.
Dom, who was her overbearing brute. Her protective father. Although they had their differences, he took her in. He gave her a home. A family. Dom, who opened his arms to her.
Leon, who had become her brother. Leon, who had filled Hector's shoes. Leon, who didn't judge her. He was a part of her now. Even if it was the part that annoyed her.
Vince. Oh boy, Vince. He was a handful. But she didn't know what it was about him that made her happy when they weren't killing each other. Vince, who held her hand through out her crazy bullshit. Vince, who soothed her soul.
They all were apart of her now.
"It's been a rough last year or so. Hector. Me. My father. The baby. But there's always been someone by my side. You guys. So it would be an honor to have all of you walk me down the aisle, if Dom is willing to give up his place. You all gotta give me away. If not, then I'm not marrying him," she said, crossing her arms over her chest. They all hooted and hollered at her declaration, giving their approval.
"We're all in this together. We all would love to walk down the aisle with you. Considering Vince and you are gonna need all the help you can get, in order not to kill each other," Mia said, squealing as she wrapped her arms around Brian. Matty turned back to Vince and smiled at him.
"Ask me again, coyote," she demanded. Leon scoffed and doubled over in laughter. "Well if that doesn't foreshadow whats to come for our newlywed coyote," he said. Vince flipped him off and walked over to Matty, picking her up off her feet. "Marry me?" He asked, burying his face in her side. "Name the date, name the time," she replied, placing a kiss on his forehead. "Promise?"
"I promise."