Letty's POV

I was feeling nervous as mum and I walked into the garage; mum was on the phone letting my grandmother know we had arrived back safely. In the last three months I had changed dramatically, I wasn't going to lie. My aunt and cousin had got to me, as had puberty it seemed. I was no longer the scrawny looking kid I had been; instead I had grown into my body, especially my top half. I had to admit I looked good, I had let my hair grow out and my once baggy wardrobe had changed to tighter, slightly more revealing clothes thanks to my cousin. I liked the new me and though I swore I was over him, I wanted to see how Dom would react when he saw me again.

I waited patiently at the front of the garage looking around the outside of the garage before looking in briefly, my breath catching in my throat as I caught sight of Dom. He was glaring at Vince while he smirked down at Dom, both talking quietly. Whatever he said Dom obviously was not impressed. I don't know how but he looked more muscular and so much more inviting then he did just three months ago.

'Damn so much for being over him.' I thought darkly as I let my eyes run over his body.

Quickly looking away before he saw me looking at him, I waited for mum silently. She hung up the phone and sent me a huge smile letting me know everything was still okay.

"Hi can I help- Maria?" Tony asked shocked and my mum started laughing as she stepped forward and hugged him.

"Tony, I'm sorry I didn't tell you we were coming back but I had wanted to surprise you." She said as she pulled away.

"I almost didn't recognize you, I definitely didn't recognize Letty. Geez kid, grow up on me why don't you." He joked and I smiled at Tony.

"Sorry Mr T." I laughed quietly as I gave him a hug and then stepped back.

"Letty." I looked up as I heard my name being called. I noticed their shocked looks and I couldn't help but feel hopeful as Dom stared at me. Not being able to stop myself, I smiled widely at them walking in their direction before coming to a stop in front of them.

"Hey guys." I said smiling. I noticed Vince nudge Dom and he seemed to snap out of whatever trance he had been in.

"Geez Let we didn't recognize you." His voice sounded deeper then I remembered. It gave me shivers but at the same time I felt saddened by his comment, all hope flew out the window. They hadn't known it was me, he thought it had been a random girl.

"I haven't changed that much." I said quietly suddenly feeling like an idiot for coming here dressed like this.

"Are you kidding? Girl you have no idea." I heard Vince mutter but I didn't know what to think of that so I settled back into my old ways and rolled my eyes. I crossed my arms over my chest to cover myself up a bit, as I did I noticed Dom get a weird look on his face. What did that mean? It made me even more self-conscious.

"You okay?" I asked suddenly uncomfortable with his staring. He snapped out of it suddenly, I could have sworn I saw him blush but he turned away before I was sure. He cleared his throat and I cast my eyes down to the car they had been working on.

"So do we get a hug or what?" Vince asked me and I shrugged.

"I don't know, do you?" I joked and he mock glared he pulled me into a head lock. I heard Dom's deep laugh and I pushed all the unwanted thoughts out of my mind.

"Careful Letty, you're playing with the big boys again remember?" Vince teased and I smirked slightly.

"Alright, alright I give." I faked surrendered. I couldn't believe he fell for it as I turned and punched him lightly in the stomach.

"Shouldn't have fallen for that man." Dom laughed as Vince glared at me as I smirked cheekily at him.

"It's good to see you back Let, the garage was getting boring without you." Dom said as I felt a tug on my arm as he pulled me in for a hug. He hugged me tightly and I hugged him back just as hard. I laughed a little as he lifted me off the ground; there was a long pause before he put me down. I tried not to read too much into it, he was just being nice. He was just a friend, I tried to convince myself.

"It's good to be back, I've missed this place." I said fondly as I looked around.

"How could you not with a hot guy like me working here." Vince joked as he pointed to himself and I rolled her eyes.

"So full of yourself but I will admit. I missed you guys too. You two have changed as well." She said.

"Nowhere near the amount you have." Dom said and I felt my stomach give a little jolt before I pushed it away, though I noticed he did have that weird look on his face again. I ignored his comment not really sure how to take it, so I played it safe by pointing to his upper body.

"You've been working out." I said and he nodded agreeing with me. I winced for a moment realizing I shouldn't have pointed that out, he would have realized I was looking at him.

"So what's new?" I asked changing the subject quickly as I jumped up onto the bench next to them.

"We owe you a car race… Happy birthday by the way, you didn't answer when I called last night." I smiled widely as he reminded me of their promise and I was glad they were planning on coming good on it.

"Speaking of cars… guess who got their license?" I joked as I waved my I.D in front of me grinning, getting one back in return.

"Seriously?" He asked as he held out a hand to take my I.D.

"Yep went there first before we came here." I said happily as Vince looked over Dom's shoulder.

"Nice picture." Dom smirked and I stuck my tongue out at them. They were right, it wasn't the best.

"I could point out yours." I warned knowing his was worse. He shook his head with a small smile knowing I was right.

"Nice, now I don't have to cart your arse around all the time when you need to go somewhere." He joked and I smiled.

"Well… you do until I get a car." I said and I was surprised when he smiled back.

"Do I just?" He joked.

"Is that a problem Toretto?" I asked quietly as we stared at each other for a moment while he just grinned at me.

"No, no problem." He said quietly.

Vince's POV

I watched interestedly, as I looked back and forth between Dom and Letty. They were flirting with each other and they didn't even know it. I could see the chemistry the two had between them; there was no way Dom could pass this off as nothing. My only concern was Dom wasn't using his brain, instead thinking with something else, forgetting that this was a family friend.

I'll admit Letty was hot, but she just wasn't my type. If Dom was all for Letty though, I sure as hell wouldn't be complaining. It meant goodbye to Michelle Tran, and believe me, I was all for that to happen. This was definitely going to be interesting to watch progress.

Letty's POV

"So when's the next race?" I asked quietly making sure we weren't being over heard.

"I don't know, I have to speak to Hector." Dom explained and I nodded.

"You excited for school next week?" Vince asked and I made a face at him.

"Are you crazy? I spent the last three months lying on the beach doing nothing; I'm so not ready to face school." I said shaking my head and he laughed.

"Fair enough, how was the D.R?" Vince asked and I shrugged.

"It was good. I spent a lot of time with my grandma, my aunt and cousin."

"Glad you had fun." Vince said smiling and I nodded.

"Let you ready to go home and unpack?" My mum called and my smile dropped.

"Uhh…." I trailed off and she grinned.

"No it will not unpack itself, nor will I unpack it for you. Now come on, Tony's invited us around for dinner and I want it done by then." I sighed sending a small smile to Vince and Dom as I jumped down from the bench.

"See you later." I said. Vince nodded sending me a smile before walking back to the car he had been working on.

"Yeah, see you tonight." Dom said smiling.

"You're girlfriend going to be there?" I half teased but in all honesty, I really wanted to know.

"No, she's banned while dad's around. No one seems to like her much." He grinned and I gave him a confused look.

"You don't seem troubled by that." I pointed out and he shrugged.

"We'll talk later okay? I'm sure we have heaps to catch up on." I nodded and sent him a smile before walking back over to join mum as she said goodbye to Tony.

"Well, was that better then you expected?" She asked as I got into the car and I smiled nodding.

"Yeah it was." I said, secretly meaning about seeing Dom again but I kept that fact to myself.

R&R

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