Hey guys! Thank you so much for your questions and your support. I appreciate all your feedback and I thank you for all the ideas you guys are throwing my way. Also I think I'm going to stop the whole time thing because it's starting to confuse me a bit.
Ray Ray 39208- I have another account on FF. The author's name is yarx.2x, you can find it under favorite authors. It's my first ever story that is incomplete due to writers block.
TRINIK- We have to remember that Dom and Vince were best friends first, and while Vince doesn't cover for Dom I think he feels it's not his business if Letty knows about it and continues to stay with him. He could have tried convincing her otherwise many times before but perhaps he got tired of talking to someone who didn't listen. I'll try to make more sense of that.
Narutofangirl45- Thank you very much for looking into my other FF. I really appreciate the feedback.
The first time Dom looked at Letty differently was when she turned 16, he was four years her senior. No more was she the pest that ran around her father's garage trying to do everything. Letty had grown in ways he hadn't noticed.
A few months later Dom had suggested she take a ride with him one night, his father had a knowing look in his eye. "If you hurt her, I hurt you." He'd told him the next day.
He remembered that day as if it was yesterday. She'd been wearing jean shorts and a teal tank. Her long legs were a light brown from the constant sun in LA. Her hair was flowing wildly from the wind. He'd suggested they go to the beach
They'd laid down on the sand staring up at the stars in silence for ten minutes before Letty impatiently sat up, "What's up Dom? What is this?" she questioned gesturing to the surrounding beach.
Dom sat up and sighed, "I just wanted to do something nice for you, for all your hard work at the garage." Dom lied smoothly.
"Bullshit," Letty exclaimed. "And even if that were true, what makes you think my idea of a nice time is spending time with you?" She asked him, raising her eyebrow.
Dom chuckled. This was something he'd always loved about Letty, her fearlessness to tell you shit to your face.
"What's so funny Dom? Is this one of your stupid pranks?" She began looking around for Vince.
"No, no, no prank." He reassured her.
"Then what the hell is this Dom? You're always complai-"
Dom interrupted her by pressing his lips to hers. He felt Letty stiffen, and continued hoping she'd return the kiss. When she did Dom grabbed the back of her head and pressed them closer together. Letty broke the kiss, completely out of breath.
"Has anyone ever told you, you talk too much?" Dom asked her with a teasing smile.
Letty playfully smacked him on the shoulder and lay back down on the sand to catch her breath.
Four years later, they remained a team. Even through all the shit Dom had put her through she remained by his side faithfully. Letty was as loyal as they came, and he'd taken her for granted.
His father had passed 1 year into their relationship, and she'd been there for him. She'd kept him out of trouble. The day before the big race his father had sat down and had a chat with him.
"I want you to promise me that you'll be a man for this family. Mia will always need her big brother and we're the only family Letty has left."
"Dad why are you talking like you won't be here?" Dom wondered if his father was nervous about tomorrow.
"I'm going to have to go someday, everybody does. Could be a year from now or a few months, even weeks. That will be the lord's choosing. But I'm telling you this because I see the man you're growing into and I am proud Dominic. One day when I'm gone, you're going to be a great leader, father, brother, husband and friend. Your mother would be proud. Don't lose your way my son."
His father left the room and Dom felt himself overwhelmed with emotion. Being the son his father was proud of was something he'd always strived for.
Except his father had been wrong, the lord had not even given him a few weeks. He'd died the very next day.
He'd lost his way long ago, his father would have been ashamed.
Letty didn't know where she was going but she knew she needed to find a place where she could make some money. That means she'd settle somewhere with a racing scene, it was easy money and something she was damn good at.
She drove around town, a chore that took her less than fifteen minutes. She needed to go somewhere bigger.
She got back on the highway and headed east. It felt liberating just being able to do whatever she wanted, not having to worry about anyone but herself. Her sadness over her departure had lasted merely a day, she now felt empowered. She didn't need to be a part of a team and she sure as hell didn't need Dominic Toretto.
Why hadn't she listened to everyone who'd told her Dom was bad news? She knew it, hell everyone knew it. And yet she was convinced she'd be the one who would change him. And she had, but not for long.
She remembered the arguments her and Vince used to get into. He'd told her that he loved both of us but that we were poison to each other. "It's like hot oil and water, they just don't mix." Letty had yelled at him to stay out of her relationship so many times, he finally listened. She'd made sure to threaten to castrate Jesse and Leon if they did the same.
Mia was the only one she'd let boss her around. She was her sister and she knew she only did it because she was scared of how things would end. In return, Letty hid many things from her. She hid them so that she wouldn't have to worry.
It was hard to get through some days without Letty there. Sure they weren't hung at the hip but Letty was her best friend since she was ten and Letty eleven.
She was the girl who lived down the street with the funny marks on her arms. She thought they might have been how her skin was but some of them faded and new ones appeared every few days.
The Ortiz family had moved into the neighborhood early summer, and Mia had only seen the little girl on the lawn playing with a toy car. She did this every day for two weeks, until Mia had the courage to sneak out of the front lawn where her father had told her to stay and make her way over to the girl.
"Hi, I'm Mia. I live across the street. Want to play?" Mia said offering her a doll.
The little girl took the doll placed it on top of the car, Mia giggled and they played together for an hour until she heard her father calling her name frantically. "Uh-oh. I got to go. I'll be back tomorrow. Keep the doll." She yelled as she ran away.
That night during dinner Mia talked about the little girl with the funny marks on her arms. The next day Letty was staying in her room with her. She hadn't left since.
But now she was really gone.
