3rd person point of view
Mia sat outside on the porch watching a cat hunting a bird.
She thought about how her father and Mr. Rodriguez didn't find Dom and Letty. She had over heard a conversation the other night about how Letty would not be able to come over anymore and how Dominic was a bad influence on her. 'My dad's girlfriend wasn't to happy either. She said that Mr. Rodriguez has a point in being mad, but that it is also Letty's fault for going with him. She later came up to my room and told me that I shouldn't go after guys. That guys should always make the first move. She said that what Letty did wasn't very ladylike. Ladylike is far from what Letty is. Letty has always been a tomboy and that will never change. Great, now because of what they both did my brother is in trouble and I lost my best friend. Why can't Dominic just keep his dick in his pants? Ugh, it makes me so mad that I can't have friends over because Dom would be all over them. I guess I am mad at both of them.' Mia was in a pensive mood when Vince showed up.
"Hey Mi." Vince said happily, but Mia didn't return the greeting. "Mia." Vince said louder, finally he just tapped at her shoulder. Mia looked up in surprise she hadn't even notice that Vince was there. "Oh. Hey V." Vince let out a small laugh. "What you thinking about Mi?" He sat down next to her. "About Dom and Letty." She let out a sigh. "Ah, your brother and little Letty are in big trouble. Her father threatened that he was going to press charges against Dominic for kidnapping." Mia quickly looked up at Vince, "You're kidding right, I mean he can't do that, she went because she wanted to. Plus Dominic is only 17 years old." She held on to Vince's arm and looked at him as if pleading for him to be wrong about what he just said. "Sorry Mi, but it's the truth. Don't worry about it though, your dad's going to fix everything up and it will be as if this never happened." He held her closer to him. Her tears falling onto his shirt. "You know something V, I always thought that I would be happy because my brother was in trouble or him going away but now I just want him to return." Vince kissed the top of her head gently, taking in her scented hair. "Why would you be happy?" he asked softly. "Because that way he would stop being such an ass to me." She let out a small giggle. "Dominic loves you a lot Mia and I know that you love him a lot as well."
"Why are you out here?" Vince asked rubbing Mia's shoulder with his hand. "Doing nothing really. I just wanted some fresh air that's all. Ever since this happened my dad wants me straight home after school. I think he thinks that I might run off with some guy." Vince let out a scoff, "You would never do that." Mia looked up at Vince and smiled.
"You wanna know something V?" "Yeah sure." Mia looked over a the cat that had lost its prey. "I have always wondered what it's like to be a bad girl like Letty. I wonder if she gets scared about what kinda punishment she'll receive. I wonder if she enjoys it or why she does it. To me it has always seemed exciting to get away with something. Sometimes I want to be like Letty, to not care about what my parents will say or about getting kicked out of school. Yet deep down in my heart I know that I could never do what Letty does, I feel like that would disappoint my dad and I don't want to do that." Vince looked over at Mia he knew what it was like to be a bad person so to say. He had gotten in fights, ditched school, talked back to his authorities and knew how it felt to do the wrong things. "Mia, when you're out there doing something that your not suppose to be doing it gives you an adrenaline rush. You don't think about anything that will happen, your mind just stays on what is going on around you at the moment. Letty, she does what she does because it's a way to release the tension that's growing inside of her. I know what it's like, but I don't want you to do anything bad. You're a good girl Mia. Promise me that you will always be." "I promise" Mia responded softly.
Vince and Mia watched as Mr. Toretto parked his car in the driveway. He got out and walked over to them. Vince got up pulling Mia with him. "Hi daddy." "Hi princess." Anthony kissed his daughter on her forehead and hugged her. "Hey Mr. T" "Hey Vince." Anthony let go of Mia and looked over at Dom's best friend. "Have you heard from Dom or Letty?" Anthony asked as he made his way inside the house, Mia and Vince followed him in. "Um, no Mr. T. I haven't heard from them." They sat down in the living room, there was a silence for a minute while Anthony studied a picture of Dom as a baby. "Well, I guess we wait for them to return next week." Vince nodded his head and Mia looked over at her dad, "Daddy, what's going to happen when they come back?" "I don't know Mia. Dominic is going to be in a lot of trouble." Anthony got up, his face looked tiered and sadness lurked in his eyes. He moved over to the shelves where pictures of his family stood. He looked at pictures of his son as a young boy and of how he had become a man. He felt like he had done something wrong, maybe he didn't give him enough attention or enough freedom. He felt disappointed in the man that Dominic had became.
"Mia don't make dinner tonight, I'm going to sleep." He ascended the stairs and walked into his room shutting the door behind him. "I think our son needed you in his life. I haven't done such a great job at this parenting thing by myself. Look at him, I bet your just as disappointed about the way I raised him. I don't blame you though, I'm disappointed with myself. I don't know what to do with him. What am I suppose to say or do to him when he comes back, his not a young boy anymore, his a man that needs to learn to be responsible." Anthony looked up at the a large portrayed of his late wife with tears in his eyes. She had been beautiful, long black hair, big brown eyes, Mia resembled her mother a lot in the physical and mentally.
Mia walked into the kitchen to make herself a sandwich, Vince followed her in. "You want a sandwich V?" "Yeah sure I'm hungry." Mia let out a small giggle. She loved that he loved her cooking. They had become closer this last week, it was funny how different Vince was without Dominic around. He was so much sweeter and caring. Not the guy that was always making fun of her or being an asshole. Somehow without Dominic, Vince was a different person, he was Vince and not Dominic's right hand man. Mia was falling even more in love with Vince because of how he let her into his life. They sat at the dining table, across from each other.
"So V, tell me about you parents." Mia looked up at him. "Well my mom she has her boyfriend which she cares more about then me and my dad I never met him. I remember I asked my mom when I was younger about who my dad was. She told me that she had slept with so many guys that she didn't know who was my dad. She has always told me that I wasn't suppose to happen, you know. I was the mistake that she remembers every time she looks at me. But I really don't care, when I turn 18, I'm moving out of there. I don't what to be hanging around my crack addict mother." Mia looked over at him surprised at what she just hear. She knew Vince but never knew about his family. Now she felt bad that he had to grow up with that kinda family. She knew he lived with his uncle a few years ago, but then his mom moved back to California and he went to live with her. "Don't feel sorry for me Mia. I am glad that I grew up in that kinda household, it has taught me a lot. I know that when I have children they are going to be treated with love and I will make sure that my children never hurt because of something I did. It's not a child's fault if they were born on accident, it was their parents for making the decisions that they made."
In Baja
"Hey Letty come in here for just a second." Dominic called from the bedroom. Letty got up from her spot on the floor, annoyed at having to leave her comfortable position. "What Dom?" Dominic laughed at her irritated voice. He pointed to a box that was on the bed. "Open it" She looked over at the box curious as to what was in it. She opened the box to reveal a red dress, it reached just above her knees with straps and an opened back. She eyed Dominic suspiciously after having a look at the dress. " What is this for?" Dominic smiled, "Well, I'm taking you out to dinner. Since it was your birthday last week and we really didn't do much I thought about taking you out to dinner." She gave him a sly smile. "Ok, well where are we going?" "Ah, little girl you'll just have to wait and see. I'm going to go out and you have an hour to get ready. When I return we are leaving." Dominic walked out the bedroom and Letty took another look at the dress.
She took a shower and started to get dressed. Once in the dress Letty looked at herself in the mirror, the dress accentuated her curves and breast. She put on the stiletto heels that Dom had left her. She remembered when Mia had told her that she had to learn to walk in heels because someday she would need to walk in some. At this very moment Letty was thankful that Mia had made her learn to walk on heels. She let her curly hair out of its ponytail and began to blow dry it. Once she was done she gave herself another look, she heard a knock at the door and went over to answer.
When she opened the door she was amazed at the man standing in front of her. He no longer looked like a teenager, he looked like a man. Dominic was in a tux with a red tie to match her dress. He held a single red rose.
When she opened the door Dominic couldn't believe that he was looking at Letty. She looked very beautiful in the red dress. He wanted her right there, but knew that he needed to control himself. "You look beautiful Leticia." She smiled, "You don't look that bad yourself." He took her hand and led her out into the hallway of the hotel. They walked to the restaurant that was in the hotel.
When they entered the room Letty was surprised at what she saw, the restaurant was deserted, the only thing there, was a table with two chairs, in the middle a vase full of white roses, and two candles. The lighting in the room was a soft glow. She looked over at Dom and he smiled at her. He led her to the table, they sat down while a waiter served them their drinks. "Thank you" Letty said just above a whisper. Dominic was able to hear her and smiled, she was in shock and couldn't talk that well yet. "Letty, I want to ask you something," he said nervously, "Um…do…do you want to be my girlfriend?"