A/N: Thanks for all the great reviews!

QuenThaKid: Don't judge me. That's all I have to say to you lol.

Dani: Sorry, I didn't follow through with the dinner, womp.

"I don't want to go to class." Letty said snuggling up to Dom as they lay in bed after his return.

"I'll be here when you get back." He said kissing her forehead. They settled into a comfortable silence in where they tangled their fingers together playfully.

"Are you gonna let me test out your new whip?" She asked looking up at him.

"Yo Let, I just got that. I'm not trying to have anything happen to it."

"I'm just gonna take it to school and back." She argued innocently and leaned in to kiss him. Dom still looked hesitant and she proceeded to pout and plead. "Please!"

"Urg, I can't say no to this face." He said caressing her.

"I knew I kept you around for a reason." Letty smirked before kissing him soundly.

"Mmm, how much time do we have?"

"Like twenty minutes." She said pulling him to her.

"I can work with that." He said brushing his lips against hers.

"I was so sad." She told him looking into his eyes when they parted. "I guess it's true what they say. You don't really know what you have until it's gone."

"But you knew I was coming back."

"Life's just really hard without you."

"I feel the same way." He said kissing her. "Nothing's worth doing when you guys aren't there."

"He missed you, you know. He'd cry for his Papi since you're the one that usually puts him to sleep."

"I cried for him to." Dom confessed.

"Really?"

"Yeah" He said quietly.

"I wanna see you cry." Letty teased with a smile.

"That'll never happen."

"Did you cry when we broke up?" She inquired curiously.

"What does it matter? It was over three years ago."

"I just wanna know." She said with a shrug as she continued to caress him with her hands.

"Almost, but I probably would have if it had lasted more than two days. Things are different now. I wouldn't fuck up like that. You mean everything to me."

"Aww, Dom" She said feigning to wipe a tear. "Yo, you mad soft right now. Ima tell everybody."

"Word? You're gonna do me like that?"

"You don't want people to know how much you love me?" She asked cheekily.

"That ain't their business. What if I went around telling the world shit you tell me? I can actually do that now. I got reporters on my ass." He threatened playfully.

"You better watch what you say about me." She warned.

"I haven't said shit."

"When is that interview coming out? You know, the one you did for the magazine."

"In like a month. It was so dumb. I don't even want to think about it."

"Nah, I wanna see you all beautified and shit." Letty said with a small laugh.

"Why? You just gonna make fun of me the whole time."

"Nah uh, I may be a little proud." Letty grinned.

"Liar, you just wanna laugh at the pictures." He dismissed, and Letty snickered.

"Okay maybe a little bit, but I want to read it too." Dom looked away at her words. He had not directly mentioned that Gabrielle had asked him not to mention their relationship to the press.

"I didn't talk much."

"Damn I wish I could have been there to see you squirm."

"Squirm? Get the fuck out of here." He dismissed sucking his teeth.

"Hmm…Who interviewed you? A chick?"

"Maybe"

"Then she was probably the one getting interviewed." Letty said knowingly, and Dom smirked.

"Baby it wasn't like that."

"Mhm, I bet." Dom leaned in to kiss her, and she glanced at the clock while he fondled her.

"Shit, I gotta go."

"Now? It hasn't been twenty minutes."

"No, it's been longer. You wanna pick up Alexus from Mami's?" Letty asked as she quickly dressed herself.

"Yeah"

"I told her nine, but you can go before if you want."

"I'll probably go now."

"Ok, I'll see you later baby." Letty said quickly pecking his lips before rushing out of the room.

"Yo Let!" He called out.

"What?" She yelled back.

"Be gentle with her. Ok?"

"Oh please, I'm not you."

Dom heard the front door slam, and worryingly looked out the window as Letty sped off in his Viper. 'I should have never given her the keys.' He muttered to himself. Dom hopped into the bathroom to take a quick shower, and left the apartment to go pick up his son. He was very excited to see Alexus for the first time in almost two weeks. Although he would make phone calls, the boy could barely form sentences to have conversations with. It was odd for him to nock on Ana's door that evening. He felt butterflies in his stomach, and could only hope his son would be just as enthused to see him as well.

"Pero muchacho al fin llegaste."(Oh, you finally came back.) Ana greeted him at the door.

"Hola Ana, y el niño?" (Hey Ana, where's the boy.)

"Allí jugando en la sala." (He's over there playing in the living room.) She said stepping aside so he could enter the small apartment.

"Mamá mira, mira!" (Mama, look look!) Alexus said showing Ana his toy, but when he looked up he realized Dom had arrived. With big smile on his face, the small boy ran to his father. "Papi!"

"X-man! Oof, you're getting big. What has Mamá been feeding you?" Dom said picking up the boy and smothering his face with kisses. "Did you miss me?"

"Miss you", the boy said laying his head comfortably on Dom's shoulder.

"I'm sorry I left you." He whispered soothing the boy's back.

"Stay" Alexus told him, and Dom chuckled.

"I will this time."

"Te lo llevas?" (Are you taking him?) Ana asked while Alexus continued grip Dom's neck. He nodded and tried to set the child down on the floor to help Ana gather his belongings, but the boy refused and held him tighter.

"No Papi!" He began to cry.

"Ok, ok" He said holding Alexus to him.

"Toma, eso fue todo lo que ella me dio." (Here, that was all she gave me.) Ana said handing Dom Alexus' tiny book bag. "Ale' tu no te vas a despedir de mi?" (Alex you're not going to say bye to me?) Ana cooed to the boy who had his head placed in the crook of Dom's neck.

"No"

"Alexander!" Ana scolded. " Tu quieres que te de una nalgada?" (You want me to give you a spanking?) Dom laughed at Ana's threat.

"Go give her a kiss." Dom told his son, and the toddler reluctantly leaned over to kiss his grandmother and snapped back to Dom's chest. "And a hug." He added and the boy looked up at him fearful that if his father would let him go and leave again. "Go on." Dom encouraged and the boy once again leaned over to give Ana a quick hug before clinging to Dom once again which brought a smile to his face.

"Gracias Ana" Dom said handing her a one hundred dollar bill. They normally did not pay her because they honestly could not afford to, and she did not seem to mind in the last two years. Instead, they would do small favors such as repairs around her apartment and take her places she wanted to go. However, Dom figured that with his newfound income it was long overdue.

"No lo quiero" (I don't want it.) Ana said returning it.

"No se preocupe mi nuevo trabajo me paga bien." (Don't worry about it. My new job pays me well.) He insisted.

"Bueno en ese caso, gracias." (Well in that case, thank you.) She said quickly grabbing the bill and stuffing it into her bra with a grin. Dom gave her a small laugh and made his way out the door.

"Papi can you play supman?"

"Superman?"

"Ya, supman!"

"When we get home."

"Home?"

"Yeah"

"We go home?"

"Yeah"

"You too?"

"Mhm"

"Yay!"

"Mami y me made you present."

"Really?"

"Yeah, but it surprise. Shh!"

"Surprise for me?"

"Yeah, but it secret."

"Ok I won't tell me."

"Yeah no tell you."

"What is it?"

"A picture "

"A picture? Of what?"

"Me, you, Mami, and uh, me!"

"Oh wow!" Dom said enthusiastically placing the boy in his car seat.

"Yeah." Alexus continued to inform him as Dom buckled him in.

"I can't wait to see it buddy." He said getting into the drivers seat, and the child continued to babble to him the entire way home. It had surprised Dom how talkative the boy had become in the two weeks he had been gone.

"Look Papi!" Alexus said handing him a drawing when they entered his room. It was mostly colorful scribbles and odd shapes, but he could make out a small message at the top of the page.

"Oh wow, what does it say?"

"Miss you." He answered. "Look Papi. Dat's me!" Alexus said pointing to the small shape.

"Yeah?"

"Where am I?"

"Der" He said pointing at a small blob. "And dats the car to go fast."

"You wanna go fast?"

"Yeah, fast like Papi. Mami has crown 'cause she uh, she uh, princess."

"Princess Mami?"

"Yeah"

"Did she say you can call her that?" Dom asked with a laugh knowing full well Letty would not enjoy being referred to as a princess.

"Yeah Princess Mami!" Dom laughed. He fed and bathed Alexus that evening, and they stayed up until Letty came home. "Mami! Mami! Look!" He said pointing at Dom and jumping on the couch when she came through the door.

"I know baby." Letty said enthusiastically reaching for him and planting kisses all over his face.

"Yeah Princess Mami." Dom mocked.

"He showed it to you? Damn, you can't trust two year olds!"

"He told me not to tell myself, and I haven't. So, I kept up my end of the bargain." He informed her with a laugh.

"Alexus it was supposed to be a surprise."

"Surprise!" He said widening his arms in her grasp. Letty shook her head and laughed.

"What am I going to do with you?"

"Play!"

"No bedtime."

"Me no sleepy."

"Bedtime." She asserted. Alexus had been sleeping with her because he refused to go to bed alone, and now that Dom was back she knew he would be insistent on it. They all slept together that night, reunited as a family. The satisfaction it brought to Dom's heart was immeasurable, and he knew he would not be able to handle another separation like the one he had to endure.

The following weeks were busy. Dom was doing a lot of work with his team, which included building their cars for their races. He had to help some of his teammates fine-tune many of their rides, though none compared to his. His scores during their trip to Atlanta had advanced them to the next division of competition. He was the new golden boy, and although he got along with his team, they were not as family oriented as he. They did not have children to look after, and would normally party until the morning of the next day. Dom would not join them unless he absolutely had to for networking purposes, and often did not enjoy himself because the friends he loved and trusted were not surrounding him. The team was due for a small tour in Europe and he wanted to bring everyone along. No one in his family had ever left Echo Park, except Letty who had family in New York, and it would be an exciting time for all of them. It would only be for five days and Letty had made arrangements with her professors so that she could reschedule a few assignments due to Dom's insistence, and her own desire to explore the world.

"Simmy, this child had me laughing so hard today." Letty told her best friend over the phone.

"What did he do?"

"Alexus has been opening doors, and he walked in on Dom in the bathroom and dragged his little potty behind him and sat on it. It was so cute!"

"No he didn't." Simone said with a laugh.

"Yes girl, he did. I have never seen someone so proud to poop."

"So does this mean he's potty trained?"

"Yeah, as of today my baby isn't a baby anymore. I don't know how I feel about this."

"Nah, you'll be aight. So you guys are really all gonna go to Europe next week?"

"That's what Dom said. He has two races that weekend one in Spain and one in England."

"Damn the boy is doing big things."

"I know. It's pretty amazing. I couldnt beleive when they put him on the cover of Racing magazine."

"Word? Does this mean you're gonna be rich now?"

"Nah, not me. It's his money."

"Don't act like it aint yours too."

"I want to make my own paper. Why do you think I'm still in school?"

"All I know is if he were my man I'd be trying to bank any way I could."

"You're such a gold digger."

"Is it really gold digging if it's love? Think about it though. Is Vanessa really a gold digger because she let Kobe by her a few things?"

"I'm so over you right now."

"Mami" Alexus came pulling at her sweats.

"Simone hold on." Letty said turning her attention to the naked toddler at her feet. "What baby?"

"I pottied"

"Girl I gotta go. I'll call you later."

"Take me with you!" Simone begged from the other line.

"I'll talk to him about it. He's with his manager right now."

Downtown, Dom was arguing with Gabrielle in her office. "Gabby you expect me to go to fucking Europe and not bring them?"

"You want to bring your entire family?"

"Yes."

"That's like ten people."

"It's five. I'd pay for it."

"We have a very busy schedule. You don't need the distraction."

"I want them there."

"No"

"Fine then I just won't go."

"Dominic do you think this is some sort of game?"

"Howard's parents were at our last location."

"He's not my client."

"Is this about publicity?"

"Of course it is! You're new, we're still building your brand."

"Fuck that, they're coming. I've agreed to a lot of shit that I haven't wanted to do so now it's your turn. I'm not your bitch or your puppet."

"No" Gabrielle refused.

"Then I quit."

"You can't be serious."

"I am."

"You're under contract."

"Sue me if you want. You won't get much." Dom said with a shrug. Gabrielle took a deep breath, to ease her anger.

"Maybe we can arrange a short stay."

"No I want them there the whole time. We're only going for five days. What's up with you? Why are you making this such an issue? Everyone brings their family along. It's normal."

"Fine Dominic", she exasperated. "But you owe me for this."

"Finally", Dom said at the door.

"Don't make me regret this." She warned before he left her office. Gabrielle picked up her office phone and dialed an old friend's number. "Heidi?"

"Well, well, well, look who it is."

"I need a favor."

"You always need a favor."

"How many girls can you send to England next Friday?"

"As many as you want."

"Give me six, and make them the best you got."

"You know I only work with the best in the business."

"You better, or that little deal we had arranged may just go sour."

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