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--Kita

Chapter 56-A Toretto Prom Queen and Handsome Hunk

No POV

The group continued to talk for another hour or so before Dominic felt it was time. He needed to tell her. Even if nothing happened last night, he wanted her to know what all did happened.

"Okay can everyone give me and Letty a little time to talk privately." He looked at pleadingly. They all knew what was going on. Mia agreed that she'd open up the store, and Vince would open the garage. Rome mentioned something about wanting to get his hands dirty.

Dom stood from his place near the door and walked over by Letty's bed. She watched his every move closely. He began to pace the floor, his face covered in fear. Fear that Letty would call off everything with him after hearing about last night.

"S'wrong Dominic?" She asked, staring at the floor. At that moment, the tiles on the floor became more interesting then her future husband. The truth was ... she was scared that he was calling off the engagement or even leaving her completely. She knew the chances of Dom leaving her were slim to none, but then again, she never thought he'd cheat on her. He proved her wrong plenty of times on that.

"For what I'm about to tell you, you have to promise not to be mad okay because the shit that hap-" He began.

"What is it Dom?" She interrupted, her face still down, but her eyes looking up at him. They held so much pain and anger that she kept bottled up. When Letty looked this way, Dom was almost terrified to be in the same room as her.

Dom didn't even have to look to know the look on Letty's face. He could tell by her voice that she already knew something had happened. No one had to tell her. She knew how Dominic's attitude changed when he did something bad. Well, not bad. Dominic Toretto was the epitome of a bad boy.

"Letty just promise me you won't get mad. If anything, you'll kiss me and feel proud of me like everyone was proud." He added, stopping in his tracks, but facing the window. He wanted to look at everything but Letty.

"Cut the shit Dominic. What is it?" Her voice was freakishly calm. Dom remained silent. He tried to think of different ways to approach the situation. He went over it a hundred times in his head. It sounded perfect. But when it came time to actually tell Letty, he couldn't build the courage to speak. Her impatience was pissing him off though.

"I ALMOST FUCKIN' CHEATED ON YOU LETICIA!!"

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Brian's POV

Everything was going as planned. It was approximately 2:50 P.M., which gave me plenty time to get things situated. I had already called Lillian, who was at home with Diana, to get her started on cooking Mia's favorite meal for the picnic on the beach I had planned. The meal consisted of macaroni and cheese, collard greens, steak, and corn bread. I knew Mia always had a thing for southern cooking. I scheduled for Suki and Diana to go shopping for her evening gown at around 3:30. Until then, Suki would been in the garage under the hood of her Honda S2000.

"How's it lookin'?' Tej asked Suk. He was behind her as she stood bent over in the hood. She looked over her shoulder at him.

"I don't know, you tell me." She said, smiling at him. I smiled. They were one of the most confusing couples I had known. One day they were together, the next they weren't. As of now, it looked like they were.

I was working on the wiring of the engine to the orange Supra I had given to Dom. But when he returned in it, it was now sky blue and a lost cause. The engine was shot. I had been meaning to rebuild the engine, along with the other guys, for awhile. It had been sitting up in the back of the garage with Dom's dad's Charger. He hadn't wanted to touch it since the day at the tracks. He said we was quite ready for it again. Everyone respected that.

Rome was under the hood of customer's car; a Toyota Camry. The driver said it had been, and I quote, "making these buzzing then a big cla-pow!" when he started it up. Vince told him he'd take a look at it, but never got to it. He had been stuck under his Maxima because it hadn't been running like it's usual self. He thought maybe it could be his belt or he needed a completely new battery.

Jimmy and Jesse were glued to Jesse's laptop. Jesse was showing him the different concepts on a car he built, which (from my view) looked like a Rx-8. Jimmy was nodded and giving input to every detail Jesse rambled off. They were two kids in a candy shop, but couldn't agree on what piece of candy to get.

Everyone continued to work, not much conversation other then the sounds of Jesse and Jimmy in the office. Roman and Vince were in talks about the racing scene in Miami. I was surprised how easily Vince and Rome got along. The Rome I knew never cared to converse with anyone he didn't know. The Vince I knew never cared about anyone or anything that didn't have to do with the Team or his Maxima. I guess both of the boys were growing up.

I looked at my watch. It was 4:02. I looked over at the pink Honda to find Tej under the hood now. I guess Suki had left while I was stuck in my thoughts.

"Okay boys I'm gonna take a break. I'll be next door." I said, wiping my hands on an already oily rag. I got 'uh-huhs' in response before leaving.

I walked outside and crossed the small street which led to Toretto's. I walked into the cafe and noticed Mia reading a Cosmo magazine. Sasha was in the back, doing something on the laptop I had bought her. I smiled. At least I know she liked it.

"Hungry?" Mia asked as I took a seat on a stool across from her.

"Nah, just checkin' up on ya." I said, looking around the block. It was surprisingly quiet on this day. "How ya doin' back there Sasha?" I called, looking past Mia. Sasha held two thumbs up. She was obviously intrigued by the what was on the screen. I kissed Mia on her cheek then said my goodbyes. "Gotta get back before Vince realizes he's being nice." I joked racing back over to the garage.

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Letty's POV

"Then I kicked her out the house because I couldn't do it. I turned her down in front of all of those people." Dominic was at the end of telling me what happened last night. By the end of his story, my eyes were full of tears, but I refused to let them fall. I hadn't cried in a long time. Not over Dominic anyways. I wasn't about to start here-in a hospital for Christ sakes. I just stared blankly ahead. I didn't move. The room was silent. Like time had been stopped. Dom didn't move or talk. Neither did I. There was only a faith sound of us breathing. I could feel the tension building. I knew Dominic was panicking.

Dominic stood from his spot in the chair next to my bed. He was leaving. He figured my silence meant that I was through. Through with the lies and the cheating. Through with him. When he made it to the door, I took a deep breath.

"Why should I believe you?" I asked, not looking up from my gown, which was way more interesting at the time.

He stopped in his tracks. He turned around and made his way back to the bed. He took a seat back in the chair he was in and took my hand in his. He closed his eyes for a bit.

"Because I love you Leticia. You're the only woman I've ever loved and for the past two years I've dedicated myself to nothing but you. I haven't even so much as looked at another girl until last night. Even then I don't know what was wrong with me. I'm dieing with anticipation for the day you become my wife and give birth to my child. I'm so sorry about last night Let. I really am." He begged me, his dark, ebony eyes making my heart melt. The looked like melted chocolate they were so beautiful.

I pulled him closer to me, putting my forehead against his. I took a few deep breaths then smiled.

"So when I got out of here and got better, you wouldn't mind if I beat her ass would you? I mean considering you didn't care about her or anything." I said, rubbing his temples with my thumbs. A lopsided grin played on his face. He was so cute it killed me.

"As long as I was there to watch." He smiled, kissing my lips softly.

We sat there in small talk for about another hour. Just about whatever came up; the garage, Mia and her school, the baby, Leon, and eventually, the newcomers.

"So I heard about your race last night." I said, breaking the brief silence between us. He gave me a questioning look. "Tony called last night."

"What'd he say?" Dom seemed interested. Him and Tony had a good friendship, which made everyone happy.

"Said that some new cat came in and almost took the Toretto crown. Said you even raced for slips. You let him keep his car." I deadpanned. One, Dom NEVER raced for slips. Not that he was scared, he always said he'd never know what to do with an extra car. Two, Dom never you let you keep the car if you lose. He's a 'rules are rules' kinda guy.

"Yep. It was one hell of a race. Hopefully Hector's boy will have the footage and I'll bring it by to show it to you."

"Who was racin'?" I asked, curious to know who almost took his glory.

"Edwin (as usual), one of Hector's boys, Nico, and Rome." Dom said.

"You're kiddin'? The Miami boy almost beat you?" I asked, my eyebrows arched high. I couldn't believe. Never let a guy from a different city come close to beating him, let alone someone from another state. Especially one of Brian's boys.

"Hey it was a fucking good race Let. He made me use my NOS.." Dom said, ending his sentence with that. I knew if Dom ever used his NOS, the race had to be serious. It had to have been close if he needed extra speed to win. "I let him keep his car and split the money with him." He said, rubbing his over his head. I knew why he did it, which was why I loved Dom. No matter how much pride he had, he was willing to swallow it all over something he stood for. Fairness and respect.

"Good boy." I joked, patting his fuzzy head. That's when I noticed his facial hair. "I see you haven't shaved in a while..." I said, running my hands over the dark brown hair that was appearing on his face.

"Mmhm." He said, nodding his head.

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Brian's POV

5:25 p.m.

It was almost time. I had been home and changed already into the tux that I bought a few weeks back. It was all black with a deep indigo blue undershirt that made my eyes practically glow. I had Tej line my hair up with the clippers about a half an hour ago. I shined my Stacy Adam's a few more times before I slipped them on. I walked into the kitchen, where Lillian had been sitting down in a chair. She looked absolutely exhausted. I felt bad. I shouldn't have made her stay up on her feet. But from what I knew, she was the only other woman in the house who could cook besides Mia.

I walked over to my sister and kissed her cheek.

"Did I ever tell you how much I loved you?" I asked, hugging her from behind.

"You owe me big time you jackass. If I didn't love Mia, I wouldn't be doin' this. None of it has to do with you." She said harshly, but with a smile. I gave her a husky laugh.

"How do I look?" I asked, showing off my new and improved make over.

"Damn good. I wish Mom and Dad were still alive to see you. They'd be so proud. You're such a handsome hunk." She replied, fixing my blazer over my undershirt. She smiled as her eyes began to water. She put her hand over her mouth as the tears began to flow. "You look so good Brian. You are gonna make Mia so happy." She said happily, running her hands over my new haircut. "I'm sorry. The pregnancy makes me very emotionally unstable." She smiled, wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Watch out now! Look at this sexy cat!" Rome yelled, stepping in the kitchen from the living room. He was smiling at me. "You really gonna do this cuh?" He asked me.

"Yep. I love this girl cuh. She not like them other ones. She's a keeper." I admitted, feeling proud and confident. "Well Rome help me unload the food from the over and into my car. I gotta get this stuff down to the beach before Dom brings her down." I said, walking over to the oven. I loaded the small trays of food into the basket, which had already been packed by Diana for me.

Just as I was carrying out the food, Rome carrying the cooler that held the whine and grapes, Diana and Suki were walking to the house.

"Damn Bullet, if you weren't with Mia, I'd wanna get me some of that." Suki joked, smacking my ass playfully. I laughed as I opened the door to my Lancer. Diana approached with the bag in hand.

"Where's my change?" I asked, holding my palm to her. I'd given her $800 to buy a nice dress. I was hoping it didn't cost over $300, but knowing the girls, they'd buy the most expensive one. I agreed to let Di and Suki each have $200 for their hard troubles.

Diana smiled, her face turning three shades of red.

"Spent it all?" She said as a question, not a statement. I rolled my eyes. I should have known they'd spend it all.

I closed the door to the Lancer as my cell phone began to ring.

"Yeah?"

"Brian, it's Dom. I'm on my way now."

"Okay. Remember Dominic, tell her you're taking her to dinner. Tell her you bought the dress just for this occasion. Make sure looks nice."

"She always does. Gotta go."

I hung up the phone and said my goodbyes to everyone in the house, finally starting for the beach.

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Dom's POV

I got off the phone with Brian as I entered my Rx-7. I pushed the key into the ignition and turned it, making my car roar to life. I smiled. Although I had been driving her since I first began racing, she still purred like a wild cat.

On my way to the store, Letty was all I could think about. I was glad she took better then I expected. She didn't yell or scream or fight me. She understood. I was glad.

Once I arrived close to Toretto's, I realized something about Brian's plan. If I was telling Mia I was taking her out to dinner and for her to get dressed up, I'd have to get dressed up too. Damnit.

I parked in the road in-between the store and the garage. The road was rarely used anyways. I looked over and found the garage was closed. That meant everyone else was either home or here at the store. I entered the cafe, automatically seeing Mia upfront reading a magazine. I looked around the inside. I saw Sasha behind her playing with Bam-Bam while Jesse and Jimmy were looking at something on the laptops.

"What you doin' here Dom? Thought you was staying with Letty today?" She asked, her eyebrows furrowing at me.

"Well I was but I realized I haven't spent much time with my baby sister lately. So let's go." I said, starting back for my car.

"Wait Dom. I can't just leave the store. Where were going anyways?" She quizzed, walking out from behind the counter.

"Yes you can. Everyone, go home." I yelled back to them. The slowly stood from their places in the bean chairs and walked out of the store.

"Yo Dominic. This boy's a genius. I see why y'all been winning nonstop." Jimmy complimented, walking to the passenger side of the Jetta, that was parked in front of the Rx-7. I smiled at him. Sasha waved bye as she opened the back door of the Jetta, her dog leaping in. She slid in behind him and closed the door.

"You never answered my question ... Where we goin'?" She asked again, pulling down the gate and locking it.

"Mia just get in the car and lets go." I said exasperated already. She never quit with the questions.

She exhaled deeply and hoped into the passenger side of the Rx-7.

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I looked at my watch as I stood at the bottom of the steps. I just slipped on some khaki dress pants and a black button up.

7:23 p.m.

Brian told me to have Mia at the beach by 7:45 P.M. At the slow pace she was going, we'd never make it there. Suddenly, I heard the pitter-patter of feet coming down the stairs. I looked up and almost fainted with happiness. This was one of those moments you wished you could cherish forever. It was like seeing prom queen coming down the stairs in her dress for the first time. Mia looked absolutely stunning in the dark blue, sparkling dress she wore. She had on white heels that laced up her calves, but the long dress covered it. Her straight dark hair was now curly and her make-up looked great. She had in large hoop earrings that made her face look just right.

"Dominic I'm your sister from Christ sake. Stop droolin'." Mia said, her face scrunched up.

"Shut up. You look beautiful Mia Lorianna. Just like the princess you are." I said, pulling her into a hug. I kissed her forehead lightly. My eyes began to water with how good Mia looked. I wish Mami and Papi had been able to see them. To take pictures and cry as they told her how good she looked. But I was left to do it, and I didn't mind. "Yo Di, come take a picture of this."

"I can't believe you bought me this dress though Dom. It's gorgeous. I love it." She said, checking out the sides of it. I only smiled. I didn't buy the dress. Brian did. All of this was for the proposal, not for brotherly-sisterly time. Soon, Diana re-entered the room with her camera.

"You two look incredible." Diana complimented us.

"Thanks. I want dveryone to see this. Where is Brian anyways?' Mia asked, now looking around the room. I had to think of something quick.

"Everyone else is at Hectors. Said something about video game tournament that Jesse wanted in on. Sasha's upstairs sleeping. Um Brian went to the store. Said he needed some cigarettes." Diana blurted before I could think of an excuse. It was good at the moment.

"But he quit smoking." Mia said, her eyebrows furrowing. Okay, maybe not a good excuse.

"They weren't for him. They were for me. I needed some." Rome said, entering the living room on cue. I mouthed a 'thank-you' to him and he nodded.

"Oh." Mia simply said.

"Well Mi, we gotta get going. See you guys later." I said, waving to them.

And with that, we were off to the beach. Or to dinner as Mia thought.

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--Kita