My deepest apologies for my absence. I know I've said I would try to update more often and that plan has failed. But I finally have some free time and hope to be back at it, so just hang in there for a little while longer. Here is part 2 of Los Bandoleros. I know I said it would be a 2 part but I can now see itll will most likely be 3.i hope that's okay. I hope you enjoy. Here we go:

Flashback

Letty's POV

"Yes. Dom, I remember. How could I possibly forget when you're throwing it in my face every time we have a conversation? What good is my freedom if I don't have you Dom? What difference does it make if I could go home if you're not there? You are my home, don't you get that? To hell with my freedom Dom. It's not worth it if I have to lose you."

Flashback DR

Letty's POV

"Letty it's too dangerous. I can't let…"

"Dom the safest place for me is right here with you."

I can see he's starting to consider it. I know he wants me with him but I know how important my safety is as well.

He places both hands over his face and takes a deep breath. I walk close and take his hands in mine.

He grips my hands tight. "One condition. If I say run or to leave you have to do that for me."

"We're a team. That means if you ride, I ride. I'm not leaving your side Dom. if you go down, I'm going down with you. Ride or Die Dominic. That's the deal."

His eyes are bearing into mine when a small smile creeps across his face.

"Ride or Die? I like the sound of that" he says his voice gruff.

"So I'm staying?" I ask hopefully.

"You're staying. We have a month before the shipment is going to be made. You gonna be ready?"

"You know it papa."

We spent the next four weeks training our asses off preparing for any mishap that may happen. No repeats from the last time we pulled a job together. We started practicing on smaller trucks with less tanks. The cops had started to snoop around and truck drivers were becoming more aware of their surroundings and started to take extra precautions.

Finally the big day had come. We would be taking 4 gas tanks off the back of a truck more than we had in the past and giving it back to the people. Everything was seemingly going to plan even Leo had managed to get his truck hitched on the first try which only happened once during our month of training. Things quickly got out of hand when the driver seemed to catch on to our plan. It seemed that everything that could've gone wrong had and our survival was solely dependent on the trust we shared for one another.

After was all said and done and we managed to make it out with our lives and the gas tanks we went down to the beach to celebrate and collect our payment.

I let Dom handle the business part while I made my way down to the shore. I sat down on a big rock and just stared out into the ocean. Thinking. Where would we go next? What are we gonna do? How much our lives had changed and how I miss the family we had left behind.

I hear Dom approaching me and as I turn to look at him I'm reminded why it's all worth it. I always figured racing and cars would be a part of my life that was inevitable. But I never thought we would still be pulling jobs.

Dom comes to sit beside me his arm wrapping around my shoulder.

"I hear Rio's nice this time of year." I tell him. Thinking maybe we can get away for a while.

"Cops are getting hungrier." He says worriedly.

"Then I guess were doin our job." I try to hide my worry.

"I'm a walkin target. I don't want you around when they catch up to me." I didn't get it before, but now it's clear. He can't be serious. He can't possibly think that after all this I would just walk away.

"Ride or Die. Remember?" he looks away avoiding eye contact. "Dom, how long have we been doing this? And now all of a sudden out of nowhere it's too dangerous? Come on." He looks at me his eyes full of torment. "We'll figure it out. We always do." I've never seen his eyes so doubtful. I take his face in my hands and kiss him deeply pleading for him to give us a chance.

He lifts me to straddle him and pulls his lips away from mine slowly our foreheads touching as we catch our breaths.

"Marry me, Letty." his voice is just above a whisper but I swear that's what I heard. My heart starts to pound in my chest.

"Absolutely." I tell him without hesitation. He pulls away to look me.

"No, Leticia. Right now, Marry me."

"Right now? Dom, are you crazy?"

"Right now, Letty."

In about an hours' time and minimal preparation and with Gods help Dom managed to find a priest to officiate our spontaneous wedding. How he managed to pull this off I will never know.

But staring at my husband to be in front of me I couldn't ask for anything more in this moment. I'm not nervous or doubtful like most people had to told me I would be. I feel safe and loved and I can't wait to see what our future holds. I know this wedding doesn't change much that a piece of paper won't change what we have built. But I know how much this means to him and it proves how far we've come.

I'm pulled from my thoughts when the priest asks Dom if he has the ring.

Dom looked shocked. Like he hadn't even thought about it.

I giggle because neither had I. Not once had a ring crossed my mind.

Looking down Dom removes his cross necklace from around his neck. "Will this do? He asks handing it to the priest who wraps it around our joined hands.

I didn't realize then how much it would come to mean to our story. The necklace wasn't worth much but I knew how much it meant to him. It was perfect.

"We have eternity in this moment" Dom says.

I look at him I hadn't prepared any vows so I just tell him how I feel how I've always felt.

"You will never be alone again. I vow wherever you go, I go. You ride, I ride. You fight, I fight. And if you ever die on me Dominic Toretto, I'm gonna die with you."

I meant every single word. Tears begin to fill my eyes but before they have a chance to fall Dom scoops me and kisses me. And in that moment a flood of memories of our life together flash in front of me. And when he sets me down he whispers "I love you, Letty. I will always love you."

I wanted that moment to last a lifetime. But I would soon learn that nothing lasts forever.

I hope you liked it. Let me know in a review or a message what you thought. Also I am always open to suggestions and ideas so feel free to let me know what's on your mind. I will also be updating part 3 in the next couple of days if not sooner. Thank you for reading.

Much Love- FF8