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Dom's POV

You can't even begin to imagine the amount of guilt I feel. After everything I've been through. After everything I've put my family through. I never thought anything like this was going on back in L.A. I should've been here to protect her. If I had been here this would've never happened. Han, Giselle and Vince would still be alive and Letty would never had gone through what she had. I just assumed once we left everyone else would be unaffected. They'd be able to live a normal life. UGH, DAMN IT! I should have been here.

"Don't do that." I hear come from behind me on the bed. I feel two warm arms wrap around me.

"Do what?" I ask glancing over my shoulder.

"Blame yourself. You can't keep doing that. We all made the decision to pull that job. We all chose to leave. We had no idea what would happen."

"He could've killed her."

"I know Dom. But she's strong. She's a fighter." I couldn't disagree.

"She really is your sister." I give her a small smile. She turns my face so I'm looking directly at her.

"Dom, let it go. Please?"

"I just don't get it Letty. How can you sit here and still love me after everything that I've done? After what I've put you and our family through?"

"Because Dom, I know you. I know that you were trying to do what was best for us. I've seen the way you've stood by me, through everything. I've seen you go above and beyond for this family. Because I know you deep down in here" she places her hand over my heart "I see you for what you truly are…a good man. Someone who's dependable, kind and loving. And I couldn't ask for anything more. Dominic Torreto I love you because you're everything I never knew I wanted, because you make me want answers to questions I never even thought to ask, and because in some small way you and I are exactly the same."

I hear what she's saying and looking deep into her eyes she means every word of it. She then pulls me in and gingerly kisses me. This kiss is different it's filled with emotion and understanding. "Just lay with me?" I ask knowing she's the only thing that could bring me peace.

"Sure baby". She says while pulling me into her lap rubbing my head as my eyes shut I hear her begin to sing that lulls me right to sleep.

That night I slept dreamlessly, which I was grateful for. But when I woke, I still felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders, the only relief I could think of was to talk to Nat. So after Letty headed out to grab some last minute groceries I drove over to the garage.

Just as I suspected she was working on her car. It was Sunday. The garage was closed, so I didn't expect anyone to be with her. I was right. My presence catches her by surprise. She wasn't expecting anyone to come today. We catch up a little bit, making small talk. But it's now or never. Time to man up, and do what I came here to do.

"So that scar on your neck? How did you say you got it again?" I tried to be inconspicuous.

Again her hand goes to her neck and she runs her fingers along it. "I didn't. But since you seem so interested, car accident." she says without batting an eye, like she's told the lie so many times it doesn't even register anymore.

"Tell me about it." I press.

She stops working and furrows her brow. "To be honest I don't remember it." Observing her I can see the internal struggle she's having with herself. She changes from pissed to saddened, to something I can't quiet put my finger on.

Seeing her like this almost makes me wish I hadn't asked. Before I can stop myself I'm reaching over running my thumb along the scarred skin. I feel her stiffen and she looks away from me. I whisper "I'm sorry."

Her eyes snap up at me. I withdraw my hand. I can tell that she's figured it out. That I know it wasn't a car accident.

"Leon or Adrien?" she asks drained as her anger seems to fizzle out.

"It doesn't matter."

Shrugging her shoulders pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration "Adrien" she breaths out.

"I should've been there for you. I'm sorry. I can understand if you can't forgive me. I was selfish and …"

"Dom this wasn't your fault. I'm not upset with you. Well, I am. But not about this. This was his fault. He did this to me, not you. You tried to get him to go away, and I thank you for that. So you see the only person whose forgiveness you need to earn is your own."

I hear what she's saying but it doesn't make me feel any better. "I should've been there."

"Look at me Dom. it made me a stronger person. I was never mad at you for what happened to me. For a while I was actually pissed at myself. For not staying away when I should have, not fighting back as hard as I should have. Letting someone come in a break me so easily. It got to me. It took Adrien a long time to get it through my head that this was on him. He's the one to blame. But I learned from my mistake and when he came for me again I returned the favor so to speak."

"How?" I ask in disbelief she was just a kid.

"I saw that look in his eyes. The same one he had that day and I don't know something took a hold of me. When he reached over, I just started swinging. I was so angry. This guy had broken a piece of me that day, and I just wanted it back. I wanted to not flinch every time someone raised their hand. I wanted to not have to constantly look over my shoulder expecting the worst out of people, and before I knew it Adrien was pulling me off of him"

"I know what that's like." flashbacks of attacking Linder start to fill my brain. Lost in my own world I feel two arms embrace me softly. "So, you're okay? There's nothing else?" I ask pulling her out to look her over. She looks down "what? What is it?"

"Nothing. That's it. Come on. Let's get out of here." She jerks her head towards the exit. Attempting the pull her shoulders from my hands. But I hold her steady.

"Natty" she shutters at the name, but a slight smile tugs at her lips.

"Alright. Yea. There's more." she lifts her ribbed tank top. My breath hitches in my throat my eyes lock on a long jagged scar that ran down her right side stopping just above her naval. Feeling my stare burning into her skin she quickly moves to cover herself and walks away from me.

"Adrien didn't mention that." I hear my self say bitterly.

"I didn't think so. He's the only other person to see it." she tells me rubbing her arm nervously.

"Ramone?" I ask through gritted teeth

She chuckles, shaking her head. "No. Not this time"

"Then what happened." I want to hear what she has to say. I take a seat on the old make shift couch.

She looks up at the clock on the wall "Maybe another time. Let's go we have some meat to barbeque." Before I have time to protest she runs over grabbing my arm, enthusiastically pulling me along with her out to our cars, reminding me of her when she was a little girl. I can't help but to smile.

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p.s. Don't worry there will be more Dotty in the coming chapters.