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--Kita

Chapter 49-Overachievers

Vince's POV

On our way to the hospital, we stopped to pick up flowers for Letty. Ever since the accident, Dom has praised Letty. Honesttly, I like him better this way. It assures me he won't hurt her anymore. Yeah, Letty could be a little demandin' and bitchy, but aside all of that, she's an incredible person. It's better to see her smiling and less violent then highly pissed and upset over Dominic. Dominic was my best friend, but he was such an idiot at times.

"Knock knock." I said, pushing open Letty's door. Letty was sitting up in her bed and Sasha and Tony were sitting on the edges of each side.

"Hey Dom. Hey V." Tony said, looking awfully delighted to see us.

"They messin' with you Lil Tone?" I asked, noticing the innocent looks on the girls' faces.

"No." Both of them said sweetly.

"Yeah right. Anyways. Bought these for ya." Dom said, holding up the flowers. He walked over and sat them on the table next to her bed.

"Thanks. How ya livin' V? You good?" She asked as I now stood next to her. I nodded and smiled.

"You two ready to go?" I asked, looking between Tony and Sasha, who was putting on the change of clothes I brought her. I didn't know what she wanted so I picked out some cargo's and a red tee shirt. It was the first thing I could find.

Tony nodded and Sasha walked up to me. She wrapped her arms around my waist and kissed me on the lips. "Carry me?" She said with pleading eyes. I smiled and picked her up effortlessly.

"Comin'?" I asked Dominic, who was whispering sweet nothings in Letty's ear, her giggling slightly.

"Nah you go. I'll call Jess or Mia to come get me later." He responded. I nodded again and exited the room, Tony in front and Sasha in my arms.

"What are we gonna do today guys?" Sasha asked as we made our way out to the Maxima.

"YOU are going to rest. Me and Tony are gonna build those dogs houses with the help of Jesse." I replied, sitting her down in the passenger seat.

"Why not Leon?" She asked, buckling herself in the seat.

"Well I don't think Le will be around much." I said, remembering the events from earlier.

"Why not? What happened?" She asked, even more curious now.

"Well him and Dominic kinda got in a fight this morning." I said, trying not to sound dramatic.

"WHAT?" They both yelled, scaring the hell out of me. "Why?" Tony asked before Sasha could.

"I dunno I walked on Dom yelling 'You're a seflish bastard ... stay away from Jess'." I replied.

"That's crazy. And they fought?" Sasha asked, not believing the words I was saying. I couldn't believe. I thought Dom and Leon were close but apparently not.

"Yeah. Dom busted Leon's lip and probably broke a rib. Le crushed Dom's nuts with his knee. They did a number on each other." I explained, pulling into the driveway.

"Damn." They both said in a low tone.

I helped Sasha out the car as I put her arm around my neck and helped her into the house

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Letty's POV

When Sasha, Tony, and Vince left it was around 10:45. I had about fifteen minutes until breakfast then I had that damn therapy session to go to. I hate being in here. It makes me feel so helpless. I wanna be out of here and back in the home with my family. I want to be under a car or behind the wheel of one. I want to be anywhere but here.

"You okay?" Dom asked, noticing the blank look on my face.

"Yeah I'm just miserable here. Break me out." I asked with pleading eyes.

"Honey if I could I would. But you need to get better first." He smiled, kissing my forehead.

"Whatever Dominic. Go get me food." I demanded. I missed my old attitude; bitchy, cocky, and bossy. Lately I've been acting like a sweet little princess. That's not me. Dom realized what I was thinking and smiled.

"Welcome back Letty." He said before exiting the room with a smile on his face.

Just as Dom was leaving, Dr. McCoy entered the room. She looked back at him then to me.

"How are things going in that field of work?" She asked smiling.

"Good. What's on the agenda today doc?" I asked. I was hoping and praying she'd say anything but physical therapy.

"Let's see," she began, flipping papers back on her clipboard, "Breakfast now ... physical therapy at 11:30 ..." I had to interrupt her. I didn't care about anything else on that damn clipboard of hers.

"Why do I have to go? It leaves me in more pain then before and Dr. Lee is annoying as hell." I whined to her.

"Well Letty if we don't get you moving, you could build up blood clots in your lower body. We want them legs up and functioning. Now you only have a few more sessions to go before you'll be better. Hell, you'll be out of here sooner then you think. And Dr. Lee, well between me and you, he IS annoying as hell." She whispered with a smile. I laughed, groaning at the same time. It hurt my sides to laugh. Just as Senia was helping me sit up, Dominic walked into the room, McDonald's in hand. I tried to give him signals to hide it, but I forgot Dom was dumber then a bag of rocks.

"I hope that isn't for Letty, Mr. Toretto." She said, pointing to the bags of food.

"Oh c'mon Senia, I'm starving." I moaned, taking the bags from Dom.

"No Letty. Your healthier food is on it's way up." She replied, looking out the room door.

"Bullshit doc that food is nasty! I feel sick everytime I eat it." I complained, taking out the Big Mac Dominic had ordered.

"Okay fine. But if you eat it, you're DEFINITELY going to physical therapy. Make your choice; Big Mac and physical therapy or hospital food and bedrest?" She bargained, knowing it'd be a tough decision. She snatched the food bag and waited for my answer,

"That's cruel doc." Dominic spoke while laughing.

"Shut up Dominic. You should be ashamed of yourself." She said to him with fire. Hmm maybe I liked this doc more then I thought. Dom's face was priceless.

"Hard choice. But I'm craving Mickey D's so give me my bag back." I answered, snatching the food back. I hurriedly ramped the food down my throat before there were anymore interruptions. Both Senia and Dom laughed.

"I'll be back up here for you. Be ready for some hardcore therapy." Dr. McCoy said before shutting the door behind her.

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Brian's POV

Me and Jesse were already started on the doghouses when Vince arrived with Tony and Sasha. It was good to see she was okay. After getting in her good graces, I wanted things to stay that way.

The weather was about 97 degrees today. It was steaming and being outside cutting up wood wasn't the greatest thing to do in this weather. Neither Jesse nor I had on a shirt and Mia and Diana didn't seem to mind.

"Jesse why couldn't we just BUY dog houses?" I asked, wiping the beads of sweat from my forehead.

"Because I told Dominic we'd build them. Quit your whinin' guy and get back to work." He said, ripping his beanie off his head and tossing it to Di. I see why he always kept a beanie on, his has was a mess.

"Can I talk to you for a minute Brian?" I heard Vince ask from the door that led to the kitchen. What'd he want?

"Wait did you just call me 'Brian'?" I asked, surprised. I was never Brian. I was always 'Buster' or 'Cop'.

"Shut up and come here." Vince said, walking into the house. I looked over at everyone else curiously and they shrugged.

I entered the house after and sat on the kitchen counter. Vince paced the floor for a bit then took a seat at the table.

"Look I know I've been kinda hard on you. I was just protecting my family." He started, running his hands down his face. I didn't know what to say. Vince was NEVER a nice guy. He hated my guts. Hell, he hated anything that moved. "I guess I'm sorry." Oh no, what was the world coming to. He couldn't be apologising.

"It's okay. I understand what you mean. Look I really care about Mia. I won't hurt her. If I do, I'll let you do the honors of beating my brains out." I offered.

"Good. I know you're a good guy Brian, but if you ever try to hurt my family again, well let's just say I'll never see the light again." He threatned, raising from the table. I nodded and smiled. It felt good to make some peace with this man. "So when you thinkin' bout poppin' the question?" His question caught me completely off guard.

"Well I was planning it sometime this weekend actually. I had been planning it for about two months but lots have been going on as you know." I said, surprising him I'm sure. No one had any idea that I've been planning to propose to Mia. But with the accident and moving the girls in, I haven't had time to go big like I want too.

"Ohh. Well I'm gonna tell you once; hurt her, and you die. Got that?" He threatned, closing the gap between us.

"It won't happen." I assured him.

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Dom's POV

"Okay Letty. We're going to start off with some stretches first. Get the blood pumping through those legs again." Dr. Lee said, pulling out a blue mat. Letty groaned and stood slowly from the wheelchair, with the help of me.

"Now Mr. Toretto," The therapist started but stopped with the look I gave him, "Dominic, I mean. What I need you to do is to hold her legs down one at a time. She's going to try to lift up to her best abilities. I don't want you to put to much pressure on her though. I know that'll be hard with your size in all." He said with a nervous laugh. I quirked an eyebrow then bent down to Letty's spot on the floor.

"You ready?" I asked her, assuming the position. She nodded and I placed my hands on her lower legs, one under her calf muscle. I felt her shiver when my hands touched her warm legs. I looked up at her and smiled a seductive smile. She shook her head 'no' and flipped me off. We exchanged lustful smiles before we were interrupted.

"AHEM." The doctor wanted to get on with it. I knew Letty did too. On a count of three, Letty lifted her left leg the best she could. I could tell by the look on her face that she was in pain. I felt so helpless. My future wife and the mother of my unborn child was in pain and I couldn't do anything about it. "Again but next time, let's try it a little slower. Take your time Letty." Dr. Lee said, bending down to our level on the floor. Letty took a deep breath and lifted her leg again, this time, not struggling.

"Feelin' better already?" I asked, looking at the grateful look on her face.

"A little." She replied, rubbing her calf.

"Okay Dominic switch legs." Lee said, checking something off on his clipboard. I slid over to the other side of Letty and placed my hands on her leg again. I slowly slid my hand up Letty's leg ... then her thigh ... then the robe ... "Dominic none of that. If we don't do this, she'll never be able to walk. Now help or leave." Dr. Lee snapped. I huffed and put my hand back on her leg. Dr. Lee counted to three again. This time, Letty lifted with all her might and held it. She didn't have to but I know why she did it. If someone told her to count to 100, she'd count to 300. She loved to overdo things to prove people wrong. "Well Ms. Overachiever, I see we don't need anymore stretches. Let's begin the exercise."

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No POV

1:14 p.m.

Back at the house, everyone was in the den watching some Kung Fu movie Jesse picked out. No one was interested but him and Vince. Tony was out back playing basketball and watching the pups. Mia and Brian sat in conversation on the floor next to the sofa, but because the TV was blasting, not a word of their talk was heard. Diana was on the couch next to Jesse, painting his fingernails black. Vince was sitting up against the couch while Sasha had her head in his lap, sleeping.

"Pretty borin' don't yall think?" Diana said, to nobody in particular.

"Guys I got the greatest idea!" Jesse yelled randomly, scaring everyone. Sasha jumped up and looked around.

"What happened?" She asked, looking around the room still half asleep.

"Nothin'. Einstein here has an idea." Vince said, pointing up Jesse.

"Shut up. Listen, guy let's go swimmin'!" He said, his cheery attitude in play.

"Yeah let's do it." Sasha chimed in, now fully interested in the conversation.

"You aren't goin' anywhere. You got freakin' stabbed for Christ sakes Sasha, rest a little." Mia said, her motherly side coming out.

"Damn Mia give me a break. I'll be okay." Sasha defended herself, pushing her hair behind her ears.

"Naw babe maybe Mia's right this time. Sit it out." Vince said, agreeing with Mia.

"Yeah Sasha. I'll stay with you if you want." Diana offered, tossing the fingernail polish on the coffee table.

"What the fuck is this? Gang up on Sasha day? I'm going." She said, standing from her place on the floor. She winced as a sharp pain sprung through her body.

"Exactly. You're staying here and that's final! You don't always have to overdo everything woman." Mia said, helping Sasha sit down in the chair behind her.

"Fine. Got damnit!" She replied, feeling defeated.

"K everyone get ready!" Mia cheered, jumping up and down. Diana sat up on the couch and watched everyone leave. "Why you still sittin' here?" Sasha asked.

"I'm staying with you. You don't need to be alone." Diana answered, picking the nail polsih up again. She twisted the top off and began to paint her toenails.

"No you aren't. Go with them. I'll be fine." Sasha declined.

"You sure?" Diana asked, halfway lifting herself from the couch.

"Yes I'm sure. Go have fun." She replied, shooing Diana away.

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There it is. Chapta' 49. Not all that interesting I know. I know these probably get more borin' as you read, but this is my first fan fic. I've been writing it for months though lol. Give me some credit, most writers quit after the first few chapters. I've given you at least 49. Anywho, read&review :)

--Kita