Author's Note: OMG so… like… I kind of wanted to do this because I am not an Elena fan, really. I mean, I thought she could have been an okay character. But I didn't like her ending up as the LI at the end of 5 and parts of what she did always really confused me so I guess that paired with Elsa's strange interview responses have turned me off to her. If you like her, I'm sorry. I tried to be nice in handling this chapter and I think it came out well.

Here, Elena shows up while Letty is pregnant. They talk and come to an understanding. The movie handled it okay for the way they did it… but I think it would have been different if Letty had her memory. So I guess that's my way of doing it. Hope it comes across fine. I promise it ends on a cute note! Enjoy!

A Visit

Letty had been home alone on the Saturday afternoon when the doorbell rang.

Roman had done something stupid enough to get his brand new car stuck in a ditch off the side of the highway, so Dom had taken the tow truck from the shop to go help him out. She'd remained home because she wouldn't have been any help in her current condition, 6 months pregnant, and he didn't think it would take very long to get it sorted out.

So he'd rolled his eyes at the annoyance of having to spend part of his Saturday pulling a car out of a ditch, kissed her and taken off.

He'd barely been gone 10 minutes when the doorbell rang and Letty sighed, muting the television as she pushed herself slowly to her feet. She was willing to bet it was some neighborhood kid selling cookies or something. Or one of those groups that went around now and then asking for donations. Or someone trying to sell them lawn service or siding or one of another million things.

Who it actually was had been the last person she expected to see on her doorstep.

Letty opened the door to stare through the screen at Elena, who was staring back at her with an equally stunned expression.

The blonde woman was dressed in her uniform, tan in color with her badge around her neck and her hair pulled back into a ponytail. Letty's eyes slid over her, landing on said badge, then lifted back to Elena's face.

"Let me guess," she said. "You're here on official business?"

"I… sort of," Elena stumbled. "We were going to ask for your help but I… do you mind if I come in?"

Letty held open the screen door. "Dom isn't here right now," she told her.

Elena stepped in, looking around the rather tidily kept house, curiosity in her eyes. Then she blushed slightly, looking towards Letty. Her gaze fell on her rounded belly.

"Probably for the best he is not here. I'm not sure it's a good idea to offer him this job right now."

Letty smiled tightly, turning away to head into the kitchen. "Well I sure as hell wouldn't be involved, and I'll be blunt. I'd rather he not go either."

"Of course," Elena agreed. "You have more important things to consider now."

"Do you want something to drink?"

"Water is fine, thank you," Elena said, then took a seat at the table.

Letty got them each a glass then sat across from her. "What's this job about anyway?"

"It's not so important," Elena replied. "We have alternative ways to take them out. We will just have to do our job ourselves."

"You know we'd help if…"

"I understand," Elena smiled. "Why explain? You have a family to worry about now."

"Brian had a family when he came after me with Dom," Letty said.

"That was different," Elena shook her head. "Very personal to all of them. I know that… we don't know each other. But I feel like I know you. Because they all loved you very much. You were always a presence in their lives."

"Don't you resent me?" Letty asked, raising a brow. "Seemed like you had a pretty good set up before I turned up alive again."

"I suppose that you could say a part of me was disappointed," she admitted. "But you have to understand that it was very clear Dom was not happy. Not really. He was trying to get there… and perhaps eventually. But in the years I knew him, he was not."

Letty shifted in her seat, rubbing a hand over her belly idly, feeling the way the baby kicked against her. She was quiet for a moment. She didn't really think she and Elena would ever be friends. There was far too much awkwardness between them. But there could at least be respect.

"Must have been frustrating," she muttered.

Elena smiled. "Not more frustrating than what you went through. No memory… all alone with people who didn't care about you?" She shook her head. "Don't you resent me? While that was happening to you I was living quite the nice life with your boyfriend." She winced. "Husband now."

Letty stared over at her, leaning back in her chair. "Sure… I guess I did a little."

Elena nodded, looking at the glass of water in front of her.

"But…" Letty continued. "Well, I'm going to be blunt because that's just my way. You never worried me, Elena."

"What do you mean?"

"You seem nice… and I'm sure it was better for Dom to have you around than to be alone. But even if you were dumb enough to think you might be able to get him back you wouldn't stand a chance."

Elena looked momentarily startled, then frowned slightly, picking up her glass to take a sip. "I hope you're not thinking that's why I came here…"

"No. Because you never seemed like a dumb woman to me," Letty replied. "Though maybe a little naïve…"

"Why would you say that?" Elena asked.

"You were a clean cop working in the barrios in Brazil," Letty said, then smiled at the other woman's surprise. "Do you think Dom wouldn't have told me about you?"

"I didn't think you'd want to know…"

"It's been important to our relationship moving forward that we be honest with each other," Letty answered. "What really made me curious was why… if you really thought you became a cop to make a difference, you ran away with a man who was basically a criminal?"

Elena stared at her, mouth open for a moment. She closed it slowly. "Perhaps I was naïve… and lonely."

Letty looked at her in surprise. "You love him." She laughed in disbelief. "You actually fell in love with him."

Elena pressed her lips together and sighed. "He didn't love me," she replied. "And I knew that. As you say… I am not stupid. But… I was naïve. I thought…"

"That he would eventually?" Letty finished for her. "Only then it turned out I wasn't actually dead."

Elena nodded. "And of course, I never even stood a chance against your ghost. So I knew that it was over."

Letty looked at her evenly. "I almost feel sorry for you. But I think you're being stupid right now. You really need to let go. Even if I had really been dead, whatever Dom would have felt for you… it probably wouldn't have been what you deserved." She stood up slowly. "And right now the only thing he's' left feeling for you is guilt."

"I don't want that," Elena said, standing as well.

"So I guess you'd better figure out a way to be happy with what you have," Letty told her.

"You're right," Elena agreed. "I think I am getting there. I just needed to… close a door, I suppose." She looked at the other woman. "Thank you for being honest with me. I respect that."

"Well, that's one thing I can offer," Letty agreed, walking back towards the door with her. "Whatever you do with yourself, I wish you luck."

Elena smiled. "Thank you. I think that what I need to do is go back home and make the difference I set out to make. I don't think we'll be seeing each other again."

Letty's expression was one of wordless agreement. There was nothing to be jealous of Elena over. But that didn't mean she wanted to be friends with her. She was sure she'd be happy with never seeing her again. She watched her walk across the lawn to her car, get in and drive away. Sighing she leaned against the door jamb for a long moment before stepping back to shut the door.

She was glad for a dozen reasons that Dom hadn't been here. Not only because she wasn't up on the idea of him running off to work with Elena, especially because she wouldn't be there. But also because seeing Elena would have just made him feel guilty all over again. In a way he had used the Brazilian woman to ease his loneliness. Letty couldn't help but wonder if he'd ever realized Elena had been in love with him.

Frowning she went back into the kitchen, dumping both glasses of water into the sink before sticking them into the dishwasher. She would kill for a beer right now. Instead she made herself a bowl of ice cream and was just sitting down on the couch with it when she heard the rumble of the Charger's engine.

When Dom came inside she could see that he was covered in dust and dirt. Apparently it had been a bit messy to liberate Roman's car from whatever ditch he'd gotten himself stuck in. She eyed him, eating a scoop of her ice cream.

"You need a shower."

He laughed. "No kidding."

He crossed to kiss her hello and she let him, then pulled back, an eyebrow raised. "So… Elena paid a visit while you were out."

He stared at her in surprise. "What?" He looked around. "Where did you hide the body?"

"Very funny," she deadpanned. "She walked out the door the same way she walked in. Totally unharmed."

"What the hell did she want..?"

"She came by to tell me about your secret love-child," Letty told him seriously, then laughed at the horrified expression on his face. "No. She came by to ask for help on a case. But she withdrew her request the minute she saw me."

His gaze dropped to her belly and he smiled. "Good. Because I wouldn't have done it."

"Really?" she asked, surprised.

"Really," he confirmed, sitting beside her on the couch. "I have a much more important job now," he told her, rubbing her belly.

She smirked at him. "Damn straight, Papa."