Here we go this is the third part of Los Bandoleros and most likely the end of the flashback. I pray you guys are still with me and are enjoying so far. I tried to upload this sooner but rewrote a piece that didn't quite fit. Sorry for the delay. Hope you like it.

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

Flashback continued

Dom's POV

After the Wedding I took Letty down to the beach. It had always been a place of peace for us. Where we could go to escape. a place where we could get our thoughts together and when we were younger it was a place where we could be together in private.

For the first time all night I felt Letty's hand slip away from mine, as she made her way down to the shore. She slowly started to undress and enter the water. She turns and uses her finger to try to lure me in. It works.

And I too slowly make my way over to her, removing my remaining articles of clothing.

I'm just about to reach Letty but as I move closer and closer she swims further and further away from me, laughing as she does so. I begin to chase her laughing myself. I am enjoying my time being the most carefree I have in a long time.

But my enjoyment is cut short when a small scream escapes Letty's lips. I swim over as fast as I can when Letty yells out "No Dom. Wait. There's…" but it's too late I already feel the sharp sting in my hip. My hand instantly goes down to my side and when I bring my hand back up it is covered in blood. I look around me and see a coral reef that we had managed to snag ourselves on.

I reach out to Letty and tell her to take my hand and cautiously start to pull her back to shore with me.

When we reached the sand I grabbed my shirt and ripped it and told her to hold it tight to her wound.

I knew that the cuts weren't deep enough to need stitches but I knew that we would be taking it easy for the rest of the night.

When we finally arrived back to house we were both exhausted and were feeling the effects of the job we had pulled earlier that day.

We cleaned up and I met Letty in bed she was wearing a devilish smile and rubbed the empty space next to her coaxing me to come closer. I gladly obliged.

"Dom, did we really just get married?" she asked taking my hand in hers and pulling me closer. I winced in pain. "Oh, sorry baby I forgot." I waved her off indicating it wasn't a big deal and proceeded to answer her question.

"Yes we did Mrs. Leticia Toretto" she smiled.

"I like the sound of that" She was leaning in to kiss me but before our lips could touch she groaned and threw herself back down on the pillow. I thought it was her wound but then she said something that I hadn't exactly thought about. "Shit, you know Mia's going to kill us"

I laugh. She was right. Mia had been planning this day since she was 14. Even before Letty and I knew she had always known. I guess my dad had rubbed off on her.

"She'll forgive us." I reassure her. Before capturing her lips in mine. She pulls my in tight and I feel her lift her hips. This time it's her who winces in pain. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine maybe if I just… turn…" she begins to move her body slowly trying to find a comfortable position but I can tell by her gritting teeth that she's not going to find one. I place my hand on her unharmed hip and ease her still. She looks up at me.

"Letty, its fine we have the rest of our lives." Her eyes soften and her body relaxes against my hand.

"Promise?" she asks. I nod. She turns over facing the big window that overlooks the beach and manages to find a position that doesn't cause her any harm. She reaches behind her and finds my hand and pulls my arm to wrap around her.

"Just hold me."

"Of course." I press my body close to hers and inhale her scent. My hand plays with the soft skin of her abdominal. "I love you, Leticia" I whisper.

"I Love you Dominic" she says her voice airy and full of sleep. Within minutes I hear her breath even out.

I close my eyes listening to her steady breath mixed with the sound of the soft waves hitting the shore. Just as sleep is about to take hold of me my phone goes off. I slowly and careful withdraw my arm from Letty and quietly get out of bed and check the phone. There is a text message from Han.

Han

-Dom,

The cops just cleared out of the garage in Baracoa. The scanners have been blowing up. They should be moving in by morning we need to move and we need to do it now.

Dom

-Thanks for the heads up take care of yourself.

Han

-You too. Good luck.

Damn it. I knew they would come. But I didn't expect it to be so soon. I immediately start to pack and it's not really even a second thought. I'm used to this by now. It isn't until I head into the restroom and see the purple toothbrush next to mine that I'm reminded it's no longer just me. I hesitate and walk over to the bedroom to see my beautifully sleeping wife. I know deep down she can't come with me. If I'm caught they're throwing big numbers at me and anyone with me. I can't do that to her. I won't.

I sit in the chair in the corner of the room and just watch her sleep. I don't know the next time I will see her. I know I have to go that every minute I wait the closer they move in. But I can't bring myself to move. She tosses for a second but then she resettles. This time I have to go. I know if she wakes up she'll never let me leave and if I wait any longer I may not go myself.

I hold the cross that is around my neck and take it off slowly holding it tight in my hand knowing who and what I'm leaving behind. I leave the stacks of cash and the necklace on the bedside table and kiss Letty's forehead softly inhaling her scent one last time. I whisper my vows to her one last time " I love you, Letty. I will always love you."

Then I'm gone.

Lettys POV

Today is supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life. I am supposed to wake up next to my husband. But instead I wake up to a phone ringing. I get up and look around for Dom but can't seem to find him. Maybe he's in the restroom or out fixing up the car. I walk over to the phone and answer it. Its Leo he asks me what I'm still doing here, I need to move that cops are on their way. I don't understand. I ask him where's Dom but he tells me he thought he was with me. I hang up and frantically search the house. As I run to the bathroom something reflects and catches the corner of my eye. I turn and see the necklace and the cash. No no no no no! He can't be serious. This isn't happening. My heart hurts but before I have the chance to break down the phone again goes off. Ignoring it I pack a bag, grab the necklace and get out of there.

I watched for an hour on the Cliffside across our home as they tore it to shreds looking for any evidence or clue to where Dom had gone. I watched until I couldn't watch anymore. I knew what I had to do.

I flipped open the phone and dialed.

The phone rang but went to voicemail. I left a message.

"Mia, I'm coming home."

My trip back to the states gave me a lot of time to think. I was pissed at Dom but I would handle that later right now I had a bone to pick with someone else.

Once arriving back to the house I was greeted by mia who had made a feast. I can tell by the way she hugged me she was relieved to have someone home. But it was short lived.

"Hey Mi, do you ever talk to Brian?" I asked taking a bite of food. Her eyes hardened and her jaw stiffened "Never." she looked at me questioningly. "Just wondering if he still works at the department."

"Why Letty? Please don't do anything stupid. I don't need you in jail. Killing him isn't worth it" I smile a bit, that had crossed my mind a couple times but this time I needed him alive.

"Relax Mia. I'm not going to kill him. Just wondering if his life is as shit as ours is or if he got to keep his job like nothing happened. That's all ". She reads my face and seems convinced. "He's still there. The bastard got to keep his job."

First thing in the morning I head down to the station and ask for a Brain O'Connor. I lie and say I'm a witness to a crime he's working. I wait in his fancy new office. Sitting there I'm not sure how much longer I can hold my temper but then he walks in looking down at a file. When he looks up and his eyes meet mine, his mouth falls open and he's speechless.

"Sit down. We need to talk."

End Flashback

And that one conversation lead us down the rabbit hole to hell and we've been fighting to get out of it ever since. So nothing could've prepared me for the life me and Dom were talking about. Nothing could've convinced me we would be thinking about a baby or leaving the racing life. But it felt so right. Like we had earned it.

Thank you so much for reading in the next chapter we get back to the story. Leave me a comment or you can send a message. I am still always open to feedback and ideas and suggestions. Let me know what you thinking.

Much Love- FF8