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Chapter 64-Superman Ambitions

Vince's POV

I woke up with a horrendous headache and back pain. I was in the most uncomfortable position I had ever been in. I feared opening my eyes; I didn't want to know where I was. But the smell of antibacterial spray and sterilizer assured me where I was. I opened my eyes, everything blurry and distant. I shut them back. Let's try this again, this time, a lot less blur. I opened my eyes again, blinking away the dry and fuzziness. When I opened them, bright lights located above me shone down, blinding me again. I shut my eyes once more. I tried to sit up, but the fact that I couldn't move my legs prevented that. I leaned my head up, a tight pain in my chest shooting to me. I wanted to yell, but decided against it. Didn't want any punk ass doctor shooting me up with meds that'll only make things worse.

I crumbled my fist as the pain from my head to my chest to my back wasn't deteriorating. I wished I could sit up. I had no idea why my legs wouldn't move. I tried with all my might to at least bend them, but nothing came from it.

Giving in, I yelled for the doctor. Entering my room was a tall man with a horrible beard and glasses.

"Nice to see you've awaken. I'm your doctor, Dr. Arthur Daniels. How are you feeling?" he asked, writing down something on his clipboard.

"Like I was hit by a train. What the hell happened to me Doc?" I asked, groaning at the lights. They weren't making my head feel any better.

"Well it seems you suffered three near-fatal gunshot wounds. Two to the back, one to the head. You definitely have someone watching over you Vincent. Be grateful," the doctor finished, smiling at me.

I couldn't remember what he was talking about. I knew nothing about being shot. What the hell happened to you Vince?

"What's up with my legs Doc? Is there a reason I can't move them?" I asked, quirking an eyebrow at him. His face went from a smirk to a frown. He looked distant and uncomfortable.

"Unfortunately, you didn't get too lucky. After we get some more tests going, we'll be able to determine if you're paralyzed from the waist down. I'm so sorry Vince. But you have your life, and I'm sure you're quite grateful for that, I know your family is," he finished, sighing afterward.

"My family…" I started, struggling to remember them. It broke my heart that I couldn't remember who my own family was. I closed my eyes, hoping I'd focus better. Images and faces began running through my mind. "My family," I whispered to myself, feeling my throat burn with pain.

"I'll go retrieve them," the doctor said, exiting the room.

Soon after he left, the door opened again. I took a deep breath and paced myself for the emotional agony that was soon to join us. Three women entered the room, along with two small children. You know who they are Vince. Who the hell are they then? I battled myself.

"Hey baby, how are you?" one of the women asked, running her hand over my hair. I continued to fight myself to remember her name at least. Or the small child she held in her hands. I stared in the boy's hazel eyes. Desmond, I said in my mind. I couldn't forget a face like that.

"Hurting like hell. This might seem really rude to all of you, but I have no idea who you people are," I tried to make it as polite as possible. The woman in front of me (who by the way was extremely gorgeous) looked hurt. "I'm sorry," was all I could say before I turned my head away.

"Daddy," the boy spoke. I turned to look at him, my eyes full of tears. I blinked back the tears as I smiled at him.

"Hi Desmond," I said with confidence. The woman smiled, though the look of hurt still pierced her eyes.

"Vince, I'm Diana. This here is baby Jessica, you're niece," she said, holding up the small child. She was pretty.

"Hi Danny," I said, remembering her quite well also. Why couldn't I remember these older women?

"I'm Lily," she said, putting her hand in mine and giving it a squeeze.

"I know," I said, picturing and memories thrashing through my mind at the touch.

"That is Sasha, she's your wife," Diana said, pointing to the beautiful women in front of me. YES! I thought, shaking my hand in victory. The girls laughed, and Sasha turned a beet red.

"Hi Vince. I take it you don't remember anything," Sasha said, kissing my cheek.

"I see lots of pictures. Ya know, of people I don't know. But no, as far as I know, I can't remember much. Like the reason I was fucking shot," I growled, lifting my hand to rub my forehead, which was pounding.

"That's a long story Vincent," Lily said, smiling weakly at me. I frowned at the sound of my full name, but gave her a break.

"I ain't going anywhere. Fill me in," I said, trying to sit up a little.

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The guys all disposed of the rest of the weapons in the police truck and left for their homes. They got into a much-needed change of clothes and met back at the Toretto home, to pick up their cars.

"Okay, so don't say anything about what went down today, you got me?!" Dom inquired to the group, struggling to slip his black t-shirt on. He decided it'd be better to wear black, considering that even with the bandage on, his bullet wound was still bleeding.

"Yeah Dom, we know. Can we go now? I have a message on my phone that says Vince woke up!" Jesse said, trying to get back in his happy-go-lucky mood. After what went down, he felt like a totally different person.

The boys jumped in their own cars and sped down the road to the Cedar Sinai hospital. When they arrived, Dom decided he'd get his wound tended to first. He stopped the first doctor he came to and told him about the wound he'd suffered. The doctor took him to a room, cleaned out the wound, removed the bullet, and wrapped him up. He thanked the doctor and made his way to Vince's room.

Once he was up there, he noticed all the boys standing outside the room. Leon looked to have fresh wounds on his face and Roman looked pissed.

"What's up guys?" Dom asked, looking at the angry men.

"Your wife happened," Roman said through gritted teeth.

Dom smirked and walked into the room, happy to see Vince up and awake. He still had the bandaged wrapped around his head, but he seemed to be fine.

"Vince, brother, how are you?" Dom asked, walking over to Vince.

"Doin' pretty good now that I can remember everything. What the hell happened today?" Vince asked, looking at Dom's face, which was still bruised and battered.

"Nothing, we all just got into a scuffle today. Letty, what'd you do to the boys?" he asked, looking over at his wife. She was sitting in the corner of the room in a chair; her legs and arms crossed and the most vicious scowl on her face.

"The same thing I'm gonna do to you when we get home," she spat, glaring daggers at Dom's head.

Dom quirked an eyebrow and couldn't help but smile. He took that statement a completely different way.

"Is that so?" he asked sarcastically, the rest of the room chuckling. Letty didn't find it funny at all. "Letty, calm down. Everyone's okay. And from now on, everything will be okay," Dom said, walking over to her. She tensed up, her fist tightening.

"If I were you Dom, I wouldn't touch me. Nor would I think about touching me for the next five months!" Letty yelled, stomping out the room. The other ladies followed her, giving the two friends some privacy. So much for privacy, Dom thought as the other boys entered the room.

Dom just shook his head and walked over to Vince. He noticed how Dom winced when they shook hands.

"What happened to your arm?" Vince asked, noticing the budge under Dom's shirt.

"We got rid of Carter. Took one to the arm in the process," Dom said, trying to keep his voice as low as possible. Vince noticed Charlie in the room, and a tried to sit up further. "Vince, calm down. Charlie helped us out today," Dom said, placing his hand on Vince's shoulder.

"I took one incredible ass-beating for you mate. At least give me some credit," Charlie spoke, his swollen eye showing he was telling the truth.

Vince's face scrunched up as he thought about it. Charlie was a cop, and he despised them more than ever. But he did risk his life for Vince, and he was family. I did it once for Brian, can I do it for this Buster?

"Thanks a lot, Buster," Vince said, holding his hand out to Charlie. The guys busted up laughing at the nickname Vince used for all cops. Charlie smiled and nodded, shaking Vince's hand.

The boys sat and talked with Vince about the events of earlier today.

Outside the room, Mia was on her break so she decided to check on Vince. When she noticed the ladies seated outside the room, she choose to speak to them first.

"How is he?" Mia asked, taking a seat next to Sasha.

"Better. He didn't remember us at first, but now he knows," Sasha smiled weakly at Mia. She wasn't in the mood for conversation. The fact that Vince may never walk again broke her spirit.

"What'd the doctor say? When's he gonna be out?" Mia asked. Diana noticed how Sasha didn't feel like talking, so she answered for her.

"The doc said it'd be a few more days. They needed to run more test on his spinal cord now that he's awake and sitting up. The sooner he heals, the sooner he can leave," she said, trying to calm down the grouchy Jessica.

Mia glanced in Letty's direction and noticed she was crying a few chairs away. Mia knew that all the stress she was dealing with couldn't have been good for the baby. She excused herself from the group and walked over to Letty. She took a seat, not bothering to speak.

"All those tears aren't good for our little boy now, you know," Mia spoke soflty, afraid that anything she said could set the Latina off.

"It's not a day that goes by that I'm not worrying about Dominic. He's always out doing something, always trying to be the good guy. He's constantly showing off and one day it's gonna get him killed!" Letty said, the tears free-falling down her face.

"Letty, you know my brother is. He wants to prove to everyone that he has the biggest bravado. He always wants to prove he's Superman, you know that," Mia replied, rubbing soothing circles onto her friend's back.

"That's just it Mia! He's not Superman! If something ever happened to Dom, I don't think I'd be able to make it. I can't do this alone, Mi. I can't raise three kids on my own because Dom's ego," Letty was beyond angry and was on the brink of losing her mind.

She knew the boys were up to no good and it hurt her when they all walked into the room without their leader. When she saw them, she feared the worst for her love. She thought she had lost him forever.

"Letty, Dom's not going anywhere okay. He's proven that time after time. And we've told this this, we are all here for you no matter what. Because we love you and this is where you belong, not only because you're with Dom. We'll help you any way you need if anything happens to Dom. Don't be so down, it's hurting you and my nephew," Mia kissed Letty's forehead, pulling her into a hug. Letty complied, allowing Mia to suck her into a tight embrace.

"Tell Vince I said hey, I have to get back to work," she stood from the chair, waving goodbye to the girls, and left down the hall.

The teary-eyed Letty wiped her face and joined the rest of the girls.

"Guys, we have to go get the kids from school. And we should open the shops," Letty said, trying to think of anything to leave. She just wanted to be out of the hospital already. The ladies nodded and stood from their seats. They gathered their respective husbands from Vince's room, said goodbye to their friend, and departed from the building.

Letty didn't each glance Dom's way on their way out the hospital. She jumped in her car, patiently waiting for her friends to clear the way. High-performance engines were heard roaring out the hospital parking lot. In her Lexus, Letty ignored her cell phone, which continued to blare the customized ringtone that alerted her Dom was calling. When she arrived back at the house, she half-assed parked in the driveway, and jumped out her car. Dom pulled up to the house as Letty made her way up the steps, her back aching from the precious bundle she was carrying.

He called her name as she continued up the steps. She burst into the house and made her way straight to the kitchen, she needed coffee.

"What the hell is your problem Leticia?!" Dom yelled as he stomped his way into the kitchen. Letty paused as she was about to drink her hot coffee.

"You, Dominic. You're my problem. You've been my problem for over twenty years," Letty mumbled into her drink, the hot liquid stinging her throat.

"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" Dom asked, his tone offended.

"You know what it means Dom! Why the hell do you act the way you do? Why must you always save the day?" Letty's voice showed that she was exhausted and sleepy.

"Letty, I wanted to get rid of the bastard before one of us ends up dead!" Dom bellowed, the vein in his forehead making an appearance.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but why didn't you just let the cops handle it?! For once, let them do their damn job, Dominic. How am I supposed to explain to the twins and their baby brother that Daddy got himself killed 'cause he can't stay out of trouble?" she yelled, her temper getting the best of her.

"You won't have too, baby. It's not going to happen because now everything will be all better," Dom whispered, approaching Letty from behind. He wrapped his arms around her body and kissed her neck.

"How do you know Dom?" she muttered, trying to hold back her tears. He always knew the right things to do to sweep her off her feet.

"Because I won't let it. From now on, everything will be okay. Vince will be out the hospital soon and everything will finally be done. We'll be able to live again," he whispered in her ear, sending chills down her spine.

"Okay Dom," Letty muttered, giving in to his charm.

He continued kissing down her cheek and collarbone, receiving a passion-filled moan in response. He lifted her from the chair, turning her to face him. Dom placed his soft lips down onto Letty's, their tongues dancing in sync. He grabbed her thighs, lifting her onto the dinner table. Letty wrapped her legs around his waisting, grinding him further into her. Dom smiled against her lips, using one hand to massage her breast and the other ringing through her hair. He lifted her blue tank top over her head, tossing it behind him. He raised his arms, allowing her to pull off his black shirt. She realized why he winced as she lifted the top over one of his shoulders; his fresh bullet-wound.

"What the fuck happened Dom?" the intimate moment killed. Dom rolled his eyes.

"Well, today wasn't a fucking picnic, you know," he replied. Letty's anger disappeared against her will as she stared at the playful glint in Dom's eyes.

They picked up where they left off, undressing and exploring each other's body all over again. As she was fumbling with Dom's belt, Letty nor Dom heard the opening of the house door.

"Um, we're home..." a small voice said from the kitchen door. Dom peeked open one eye, staring back at the twins and Leon, who had brought them home. The twins snickered, leaving the kitchen. Leon fell to the floor laughing as they scrambled to get their clothes back on.

"You guys try knocking once in a while?!" Dom inquired angrily as he struggled to tug on his top.

"Hey, it's their house. They don't have to knock. You guys try using your bedroom once in a while!?" Leon retaliated, trying to catch his breath from laughing.

Letty glared at him and pointed to the door, signaling for him to go home. She nodded and tossed his toothpick at her, still chuckling as he went out the door.

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I know, just a filler chapter. But Vince is awake! The next chapter will be more about him and Sasha and their marriage and whatnot. I'll update as soon as possible. Read & review please!
-Kita