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Thanks for the reviews. I'm steering away from the Sasha/Vince world for a minute. Kind of short one.

Chapter 15-Ricky's Little Visit

Letty's POV

A Week Later

I was sitting at the counter of the cafe/shop, cleaning under my fingernails with my pocket knife. It was only 4 o'clock. Rush hour hasn't even started yet. I felt like I was going to fucking melt. The heat was unbearable. CJ and Eli were in the air-conditioned office in the back playing XBOX. Considering Dom had to go to Harry's for the day to order parts, I was stuck with the brats. I didn't mind, they were good at keeping me company. I was staring off down the street when I felt something poke at my shoulder.

"Yeah baby?" The big, chocolate eyes that stared at me warmed my heart.

"Mommy, can I have something to drink? Casey knocked over my juice." Elijah asked, pointing to the juices on the shelf. I called Casey up front with us.

"Yes?" She asked, sweetly. She had the same attitude as I, so we were often butting heads. But I made a deal that I'd let her go to the garage with me next if we wouldn't fight so much. Happily, she agreed.

"You knock over Bruno's drink?"

"Yeah, I didn't mean too. I tried to fix the game and my shoe hit it." She replied, getting worried. I could tell she was scared I was going to scream.

"Calm down chica. But you get him one off the shelf." I knew that would be a difficult task, considering neither of them could reach the shelf. I always caught them standing on the table, sneaking candy off the top of the shelves. I just sat back in my chair as she rolled her eyes. She pulled the chair out to a table and drug it near the shelf. She stood on it, grabbing Elijah another grape juice. Getting down, she tossed the juice at him. "Excuse me, lose the attitude Case. Bruno, hand her the juice back. Let's see if she can get it right this time." Elijah smiled, handing the juice back to his sister. She huffed and handed him the juice.

"She's a little feisty one eh?" I heard someone say from behind me. My eyes went wide.

"Yeah. I wasn't expecting to see you here. Or ever again, no offense." I replied, tucking stray hairs behind my ear.

"I know. But I was hungry and a friend recommended here. Last I saw you, you were drunk grinding on my friend." She laughed, taking a seat on a stool in front of me.

"Yeah sorry about that. I never got your name." I felt stupid talking to someone whose name I didn't know.

"Ricky. I'm Ricky." She smiled, watching the twins retreat back to their game. I could see why Sasha was flipping that night, this girl was smoking hot. She had on a black tank top and grey sweats. She wore socks with black sandals and had her hair tied to the back. Very hot, I thought.

"Cool. I'm Letty. Ricky short for anything?"

"Ricara. Letty short for anything?" I hesistated for a second. I never did like telling strangers my full name. Not big on trusting strangers nowadays, thanks to the Buster.

"Leticia. But that's between us." I said, picking up my knife from the counter. Noticing her tense up, I smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not a killer. This is just an accessory." Ricky relaxed, staring behind me.

"They yours?" She asked, nodding to the twins.

"Yeah. Twins, c'mere." I called, stuffing the knife into the holder around my leg. The kids marched their way back to the front, CJ of course wearing a frown. Elijah was a lot more soft and fragile then CJ, so the majority of the time he was smiling.

"Yes Mommy?" Elijah asked, taking a seat in chair next to me. He was definitely a Mama's boy.

"Guys, this is Ricky. Ricky, this is Casey and Elijah." I introduced, probably pissing CJ off. She hated just as much as I did being called by our full name. Personally, I loved the name Casey.

"It's CJ." She corrected me. I gave her a cold glare as she jumped in the chair on the other side of me. My look said 'don't-fuck-with-me-right-now-girl'. She understood and apologized.

"Well, nice to meet you Elijah. You too CJ. Say Let, you think I can get something to eat?" Ricky asked, rubbing her stomach.

"I'm so sorry chica. I totally forgot. What can I getcha?" I wrote Ricky's order down on the pad. I fixed her turkey sandwich and grabbed her a Pepsi from the soda-fridge. She paid for her food as Elijah began the million-question game. I let them chat as I carried CJ to the back to have a talk.

"Why is your name Ricky? That's a boy's name." I heard him ask.

"Well my real name is Ricara. But I like Ricky better." She responded, smiling up at me behind the gate. Wow, she was very easy on the eyes. Letty, what the hell? MARRIED! KIDS! STRAIGHT!

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No POV

Letty sat down on the sofa in the office and sat CJ next to her. She sat where she could keep a good eye on Elijah. Ricky seemed like a nice girl, but not everyone could be trusted.

"Talk to me CJ. What's wrong baby?" Letty asked her daughter, running her hands through Casey's jet-black hair.

"Nothing." Letty smiled, although CJ couldn't see it. For CJ to be so young, only being seven years old, she was so much like Letty; stubborn and afraid of showing her true feelings.

"C'mon babe. It's just me and you. Tell me what's wrong." Letty cooed, still playing with her girl's hair. It always made her calm down and eventually fall asleep.

"I miss Daddy. He never stays home no more." Her voice cracked a little, but she just swallowed it down.

"Aww honey. I miss Daddy too. But when he comes home, he always hangs with you guys."

"No he doesn't, he's always wres'lin with Elijah. He never plays with me." Letty's heart broke hearing her daughters words. She never thought that Dom would neglect Casey. He had always wanted a little girl, but then again, he was praying more for a junior. Dom always seemed to be catering to CJ's every want and need. But apparently it's not the material things she wants, a trait she picked up from Letty.

"Baby, listen to me. Daddy loves you just as much as he loves your brother. But you're always being mean and it makes him scared of you. I was the same way when I met him. I was always being mean to him, so he didn't want to play with me. But I started being nice, and he started playing with me." Letty tried to explain in in the best way she could. Casey was very intelligent, but it was some things kids didn't understand.

"All's I gotta do is be nice to him?" She asked in bewilderment. She couldn't believe it was that simple.

"Yep. Just be nice to him." Letty replied. Letty continued stroking her daughters hair until, sure enough, she was sound asleep. She laid her down on the sofa and placed a blanket over her body.

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Letty's POV

I ran back to the front of the store, almost forgetting I left Ricky with Elijah. I couldn't have been any longer then fifteen minutes though. Ricky and Elijah looked to be in deep conversation. She was smiling and nodding, Elijah's face was scrunched up. He looked so much like Dominic it killed me. Wearing his white tank top and khaki shorts and sandals. He had on his cross necklace Dom bought when he was just a baby. The difference between Dom and Elijah was that Elijah had a headfull of long, curly brown locks. Right now, they were tied back because of the hot weather. I remember the day Dominic cut off his long, curly hair.

Flashback

Mia and I were sitting up in her room, talking. She kept trying to convince me that I was madly in love with her brother, Dom. He was seventeen, I was just turning fifteen. He was a rebellious asshole with gross-looking hair...what could I possibly see in him? Everything, I said to myself. The fact was, I WAS in love with her brother. He was built and dark and had the most incredible eyes. His smile was so adorable. He was a god to me. Not to mention the fact that he loved cars just as much as I did. He was everything a girl could ask for. I loved his hair, his peach fuzz, his everything. He was gorgeous.

"See, you're droolin' right now Leticia." Mia said, noticing how hard I was staring out the window. Dom and Vince were outside working on Mr. Toretto's truck. Dom's curly locks where shading his face, causing him frustration. He was so cute when he was mad. Vince was laughing, pointing to Dom's messy hair.

"Shut up already Mia! I don't like your fuckin' brother!" I yelled, finally getting annoyed at her teasing. Looking back out the window, Dom and Vince were staring up at Mia's room. Vince was laughing, Dom looked sort of upset. I felt bad until a devilish smile crept across his lips. I flipped Vince off and frowned at Dominic. Dom bolted to the house, leaving me and Vince completely confused. Fearing he was going to come up here, I stood and locked Mia's room door.

"What's that all about?" Mia asked. She was flipping threw her Geometry book.

"Dom's acting stupid. The usual." I said, walking back over to the window sill. Vince was back to working on the truck, but Dominic hadn't come back out yet. I shrugged and sat back down. I went back to attempting my Geometry homework.

"Oh Leticia..." I heard Dom say in a sing-song voice. I signed heavily and tossed my book to the side. Looking back out the window, I nearly fainted at the sight below me. Dom had shaven his head completely bald! He didn't trim it or cut a few inches off. No. He shaved his head COMPLETELY bald. My eyes went wide as I couldn't believe it. I never thought Dom would do anything to his hair, much less shave it. He looked up at me smiling, water glistening on his face and head.

"God Letty, stare a little harder. You're gonna burn a hole in his face." Vince teased, making his presence known once more.

"Fuck you Vincent. And Dom, now your heads are identical." I had to say something that didn't give away my love for him. I'm sure he knew already.

Flashback

"Mommy's got that weird look on her face again." Elijah's voice brought me out of my daydream. I smiled and turned to him.

"Hey Bruno, why don't you go back there and keep an eye on CJ." He stood from the bench and returned to the back office with Casey.

"She a rough one?" Ricky asked as I sat back down.

"You have no idea. So, what brings you by here? 'Cause I know for damn sure it ain't the food." I asked, knowing there was something more.

She laughed and pushed me the saucer her sandwich was on. "Well, honestly, I came to see if your sister was around. Um, I never got a call from her, so I was afraid I kinda scared her away."

"I don't think that was it. Look, there's something you should know about Sasha." I started to tell her that Sasha wasn't gay and in fact she was married with a kid.

Suddenly, Ricky's cell phone began to ring. She dug around in her sweats, pulling out a black flip phone. She stuck up one finger, asking for me to hold. I nodded and took her plate to the back sink.I came back and she wore an apologetic smile.

"Can we finish this later? It's an emergency. My little sister's in trouble at school." Ricky's smile showed a sincere apology. "Tell Sasha I stopped by. Bye Letty."

With that, Ricky was off in a black on black Ford Focus. I couldn't wait to fill Sasha in on Ricky's little visit.

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There's fifteen. I wanted to bring Letty back into the story some. I missed her -lol-. But read&review please.

-Kita