My Everything
In the garage of their New York City home, Letty was busy training with Michael. He held the punching bag tightly as Letty swung her fists back and forth, swung her legs and flipping up and down like the inner ninja she was. Suddenly her phone started sounding the alarm but she ignored it completely. It's not like she was missing anything important. A few minutes went by and rain started to pour down. She continued with her training for two and a bit hours, then she stopped to check what the reminder was. When she saw it, she dropped her phone on the floor and ran out of the house leaving Michael a little confused.
For ages she had sat on the curb with her soaked school bag at the back at her. Her hair felt like it was about to fall off with the amount of water falling on her. Clothes were more than just moist, they were also cold and sticking to her naked body. Alyssa looked up at the drifting clouds and the raindrops that followed. They all fell into her mouth and she slowly drank them as it was the only source of water she had at that moment. Steadily she lay down on the curb and watched as the drops missed and hit her. People passed by her on the pavement and ignored her because that was the type of city she lived in. A place where everyone screamed and shouted, a place where no one cared about each other, a place where money mattered and feelings didn't.
"Help me." Alyssa mouthed.
A faded green car pulled up by the school and her mother came out. She ran up to her and picked her up from the floor. As she walked back to the car, she felt Alyssa's body shiver and the goosebumps appearing on her arms. Letty opened the passenger door and placed her on the seat, then ran to the boot. Quickly she took out a spare blanket and wrapped it around Alyssa but she was still shivering. Letty ran to the front of the car and drove off to the home. When she arrived at the house, Roman's car was parked outside and so was Tej's. After she parked the car, she got out and carried Alyssa into the house.
"Go take a shower and change into your pyjamas." Letty ordered.
"Ok." Alyssa said wiping her face.
As she walked to the shower, she sneezed about five times and sneezed about. Five times whilst having the shower. Letty listened to the sounds of the sneezes and coughs. It made her feel so guilty; she had left her daughter out in the rain for two hours, someone could've kidnapped her, lightning could've struck her, anything could've happened. Whilst thinking about it she didn't realise that Dom and Roman had come into the house. They stopped in their tracks and saw that Letty's back was facing them and that it was the perfect time to scare her. Quietly Dom tiptoed to her right whilst Roman tiptoed to her left. When they got close enough, they both jumped onto her but then it didn't go as planned. Letty felt both their hands on her shoulder and turned around to punch them both.
"So, you saw your trainer today?" Roman said feeling his sore nose.
"That'll teach you a lesson not to sneak up on me again." Letty said with a smirk.
"Jesus." Roman said walking off.
"Sorry about that." Letty said turning to Dom.
"It's cool, where's Alyssa?" Dom asked.
"I messed up again Dom. I was training with Michael and ignored the alarm on my phone. By the time I realised that I'd forgotten, she was soaked from top to bottom." Letty explained.
"Is she mad?" Dom said.
"She hasn't really said anything." Letty answered.
At that exact moment Alyssa poked her head around the door and came to see them both. Letty went over and felt her burning forehead.
"Alyssa, you're burning up." Letty said bending down to her height.
"It's just a cold. There's nothing to worry about." Alyssa said feeling her cheeks.
"There is something to worry about Kitty. You're burning up and it definitely doesn't feel like a cold." Letty said.
"It is a cold!" Alyssa burst out.
"Go to your room and get some rest." Letty said taking a deep breath.
Annoyed, Alyssa marched back to her bedroom and slammed the door shut. She got into her bed and placed her extra pillow over her throbbing head. It was just a simple headache along with sneezes and coughs; there's not much to worry about. She shifted around and reached out for her drawer. Quickly she opened it and took out the picture of her dad that Letty had gifted her on her 9th birthday.
"I miss you." Alyssa said quietly.
She didn't name her real father daddy anymore, instead she called Dom her daddy. Suddenly the door swung open but to her surprise it wasn't Letty. It was Brian and his toy truck. Alyssa looked over at him and he ran towards her bedside. She shielded her face when he came over, so not to infect him too.
"Why you sleep?" Brian asked confused.
"Mommy told me to." Alyssa replied.
"Why?" Brian questioned.
"I am a little sick." Alyssa said.
"Are you gonna die?" Brian asked with a little concerned.
"No." Alyssa said with a smile.
"I need to tell mommy and daddy." Brian said running off.
He ran off to go tell Letty and Dom but they knew he had misinterpreted it. Nonetheless Letty went to visit Alyssa to see how she was doing.
"Mommy I want to get up now." Alyssa begged.
"No can do. Brian's now petrified that you're going to die." Letty joked. "What's that you're hiding there?"
"Oh nothing." Alyssa said hiding the photo behind the pillow.
"Really?" Letty said sneakily sliding her arm underneath the covers and blankets.
She tickled her stomach softly and made her laugh a little. Letty slid her arm underneath the pillow and took the photo from the pillow. When she pulled it out, she wasn't too happy at what she saw. Letty looked back at her with a slight frown on her face but it faded after she saw the concern written on her face.
"Here, keep it behind your pillow." Letty said handing back the photo.
"Ok, I'm sorry mommy." Alyssa said in her cutest tone.
"You don't need to apologise." Letty said stroking her hair.
Suddenly Brian came running through the door to see if Alyssa was still alive. He breathed out a sigh of relief and walked to Letty. She picked him up from the ground and placed him on the bed next to her.
"Still alive." Alyssa said raising her hand up.
He clapped his little hands and chuckled. Brian leaned over to Letty and whispered something in her ear. She got up from the bed and brought him over to the kitchen, then came back to her bedroom. They both lay in her bed until Alyssa fell asleep next to her. Letty turned over to her and kissed the top of her forehead.
Slowly she walked out of the room and wandered into the bedroom where Dom was laying. Letty jumped into the bed and smacked Dom's face until he woke up. He kissed her lips then lifted her on top of his thighs.
"How's she?" Dom said whilst Letty kissed his neck.
"Still sick. That's why I left my walkie talkie on the side." Letty said as he embraced her.
"Should we take her to the hospital?" Dom asked seriously.
"She just needs to keep warm and have her medicines. If it escalates, we'll take her." Letty answered.
"Fine." Dom said letting her continue.
Lingering light was obliterated by the rapidly falling night. Sunset sky had transformed into jet black that engulfed the town. Thousands of luminous stars were scattered among the ocean like sky. Other than the darkness, something else that seemed to exist in Alyssa's room was a chilly wind. It bit at her skin and raised the hairs on her arms. Alyssa gathered all her blankets and covered herself. Soon the humidity got too much for her to handle and she had to get out of there. She stumbled from her bed and dragged herself to the bin. Violently she began throwing up everything that she had ate and drank. With a heaving lurch of her stomach another mouthful of bile dribbled from her quivering lips. Slowly she dragged herself to the talkie and called for her mother. Immediately after she heard the first cry for help Letty rose from her slumber and ran to the bedroom. She saw Alyssa throwing up in the bin and pulled her hair back.
"Dom!" Letty shouted.
Quickly Dom got out from bed and hurried into the room. He picked Alyssa up and brought her to the car.
"Stay with Brian. We'll be back in the morning." Dom said.
"Keep her safe." Letty said.
They both drove off from the house to the hospital which was surprisingly busy. Dom picked her up and brought her inside.
"I need some help. She's got a fever and has been throwing up a lot." Dom explained.
"Bring her over to the emergency ward." The nurse said.
He placed her on the bed and the doctors took her into the ward. Anxiously Dom waited outside the room for Alyssa and the doctor to come out with the final illness. Whilst waiting for her, a man in a bright yellow shirt came to sit down next to Dom. He peered through the corner of his eye and saw the cross dangling from his neck. Dom caught this and turned to look at him but his eyes had already averted to a different direction.
"What are you staring at?" Dom asked.
"You." He answered simply.
"Is there something you find attractive because I don't really swing that way." Dom joked.
"Nope, I just find it interesting that you're a father now. Still not too surprised that you can't take care of her." He smirked.
"What are you getting at?" Dom said looking at him.
"You'll see soon enough." He said getting up.
He walked away from him and disappeared into the many doctors. Dom flicked through his phone and called up Letty to tell her what he had just heard. When he finished up the call, the doctor came out of the room and sat next to Dom.
"Is she Ok?" Dom asked.
"She's going to be fine but needs a lot of rest." The doctor replied.
"Thank god." Dom said relieved.
"May I ask, do you know how she got sick?" The doctor inquired.
"She was in the rain for too long." Dom answered.
"Why'd you leave her in the rain?" The doctor questioned.
"We forgot to get her from school." Dom replied.
"Ok, you can bring her home." The doctor said walking off.
After he walked off Dom went inside the hospital room to get Alyssa. She was fast asleep with a wet towel slapped on her forehead. He picked her up and they walked to the car. It was nearly sunrise when they got home, so Alyssa couldn't help but wake up on the ride over. Dom saw her sitting up in the corner of her eye and smiled.
"Still feeling sick?" Dom asked.
"Yes, where's my mommy?" Alyssa answered.
"She's at home with Brian but by the time we get there, she'll still be asleep." Dom said.
"Daddy, can we stay awake?" Alyssa asked with a smile.
"We'll see." Dom said with a smirk.
"Come on, mommy's going to be asleep and I don't want to go back to bed." Alyssa pouted.
"Fine but we have to go to the roof." Dom said.
"Why?" Alyssa said confused.
"We can see the sunrise and your mom won't see us." Dom said.
"You're smart." Alyssa said.
When they arrived at the house, they hurried to the upstairs and went to sit on the roof. Remains of the last barbecue were still up there and Brian's old trucks were there too. They sat there for quite a while but then the sun started appearing at the lands rim. Sunlight filled the sky and birds chirped a peaceful melody. Alyssa leaned against his muscular arm and looked up at the clouds.
"Does heaven really exist?" Alyssa asked.
"Of course, why'd you ask?" Dom said looking at her.
"I wondered if Cooper was up there." Alyssa said.
"I think they're all up there; people who we've lost. My dad, my mom and...my friend." Dom said.
"Your friend?" Alyssa said surprised.
"More like my brother actually. He was married to my sister and had two kids." Dom explained.
"Were you sad when he died?" Alyssa asked.
"I was sad at first but then I realised that he was in a better place. I'll always miss him but as long as you have a person in your heart, you can't ever forget them." Dom said, his eyes watering.
"Don't cry daddy. You can't ever forget him remember?" Alyssa said wiping the tears.
He chuckled to himself and picked her up. They both watched the sunrise together and cried as they thought of the ones they lost but never forgot. Letty came up to the door and stayed by the doorway as she saw them hugging. She checked the time on her watch and saw it was 5am.
"Hey, time for bed." Letty spoke up.
"She caught us. Make an excuse." Alyssa whispered.
"I can hear you." Letty said coming forwards.
"Quickly daddy, I don't wanna go to bed now." Alyssa said.
"We have to go and pick up her medicine." Dom said finally.
"Sure you do. Now, get your butt downstairs and wait for me." Letty ordered.
Alyssa rolled her eyes and walked downstairs to her bedroom. She sat on the bed and peered over at the garbage can which was filled with sick. Soon the smell got a little too much for her and she had to empty it out. She took the garbage can, pulled it away from her as far as she could, then opened the door to go to the giant garbage can. As she threw it in the bin, she heard the shuffling and moving around her but couldn't figure out what it was. Suddenly there were two flashes of light but then it disappeared into the New York scenery. She shook her head and went back inside the house to find her mother. When she got to her room, Letty was sitting on the bed reading one of Alyssa's stories that she had wrote.
"Where'd you go?" Letty asked.
"I had to get rid of the sick bag." Alyssa answered.
"Right, now come with me." Letty said getting up and bringing her to the couch.
They both sat on the couch and watched the news which was one of Letty's tricks. Soon Alyssa fell asleep on her mother and she smiled. Dom came over and kissed her on the lips again. He sat by her and watched the news with her.
"Reports of dangerous activity in Russia have increased. Terrorism is bombarding this country and we still do not know who is behind it. The only pictures we have so far is this man but has a mask on." The reporter explained.
"Letty, promise me that we won't get involved in this one this time." Dom said turning to her.
"I promise." Letty said quietly.
Midday came to their household and Alyssa was finally awake. She was still ill and all she could do was stay in the house with her mom or by herself. Occasionally the gang would come over but it was quite rare. Whilst Alyssa stayed home, Dom went to visit Nobody.
"So, last night I brought Alyssa to the hospital and there was this man sitting next to me. He told me that he knew I was a father and I getting the impression that he's up to something." Dom recounted.
"Do you know what he looked like?" Nobody asked.
"Just a normal white guy, maybe in his twenties." Dom replied.
"That doesn't help, where did he go after?" Nobody asked.
"He just got out of the hospital." Dom answered.
"We can scan through security but in the mean time, make sure that Alyssa is safe." Nobody said.
"Thanks Nobody." Dom said.
"Wait, there is something else I need to discuss with you." Nobody said. "It's about Russia."
"I already promised to Letty that we wouldn't get involved in it." Dom said sharply.
"That's a problem because this involves her mostly and you too." Nobody said.
"What is it?" Dom said with a serious look.
"It's Cooper Foster and he wants what Cipher wanted." Nobody said. "His daughter."
Back at the house Letty was organising Brian's toys and Alyssa's pills. Once she had finished with the toys, she went to check on Alyssa. Strangely she was reading a letter that she probably found on the floor somewhere. Letty went over to the kitchen to get the pills and sat down next to her.
"Here are your pills Kitty." Letty said handing them to her.
"This person says I shouldn't take the pills and I should just rest a lot." Alyssa said.
"Who's the letter from?" Letty asked.
"It doesn't say any name, it just says doctor." Alyssa said.
"Give it to me." Letty demanded.
"He said it was a secret." Alyssa said pulling the letter behind her.
"Alyssa." Letty said in a more stern tone.
"No!'' Alyssa yelled looking her in the eye.
"You don't want me to get angry at you." Letty said in a more sinister tone.
"I want my daddy!" Alyssa screamed before storming off.
Alyssa took the letter with her and marched into her room. She slammed the door and went to hide in her closet. She cried when her mother got angry at her because they were usually civil and barely fought. She took the letter from her pocket and read it out aloud.
"It has come to me that you are unhappy at this moment. You're ill and you're struggling to stay inside and do nothing. My advice is to not take the pills because they actually make you weaker. Try not to sleep as much because you're going to get a bigger headache and try to get as much fresh air as possible. Hope you feel better and I'll see you soon. Sincerely the doctor. P.S don't tell your mother."
An hour passed and Dom returned home with Brian. He ran up to Letty but didn't see where Alyssa was. Then he thought to himself about yesterday.
"Did Alyssa...die?" Brian trembled.
"No, she's just being a little bad, so I told her to go to her room." Letty said calming him down.
"Why was she being bad?" Brian inquired.
"Maybe it's the sickness." Letty said with a smile.
Dom came over to them and sat down beside Brian.
"I was thinking we'd all go to the beach and play by the rock pools." Dom said.
"Yeah!" Brian said with excitement in his voice.
"Sounds fun, any reason why?" Letty added.
"I need to tell you something." Dom whispered in her ear.
She nodded and looked back at Alyssa's door. It had been shut for some time and she was starting to get worried. Letty got up from where she was sitting and opened the door. From the corner of her eye she saw the closet door ajar, so she went over to the door and opened it. Alyssa was sitting there looking as pale as ever; her eyes were swollen and the emerald green was overcome by streaks of bloodshot.
"We're going to the beach." Letty said crawling in.
"Can I come?" Alyssa asked looking up.
"If you feel like it." Letty said.
Quickly she ran out of the closet and went straight to the room where everyone else was. Before Letty got up, she saw the letter on the ground and picked it up. She skimmed through the letter and then threw it back down on the ground. Letty marched to the room and grabbed her daughter from the other two. They went down the stairs and got into the backseat of the car.
"Kitty, where the hell did you get this from?" Letty asked with a little anger in her voice.
"I found it in the mailbox." Alyssa answered, her lips quivering.
"Do not listen to this letter, understand?" Letty said.
"You weren't supposed to read that." Alyssa said quietly.
"Do you understand me?" Letty said sternly.
"Yes." Alyssa said nodding her head shakily.
She breathed out and moved herself to the front seat. For a little while Alyssa felt terrified but then she dropped it and looked at the window. When they got there, Brian and her went to the edge of the beach and wet their feet. Dom and Letty watched as they chased after one another. He smiled as he saw Letty laugh to herself. They both sat on the rocks and continued watching them.
"I can tell that she's gonna be a bit of a troublemaker when the time comes. Always running out of the house leaving notes saying she'll be back by morning and not to worry." Letty said leaning against him.
"What makes you say that?" Dom asked.
"She's part me." Letty said.
"Can't argue with that." Dom said wrapping her arm around her.
"Is there something wrong Dom?" Letty said looking up at him. "You look a little concerned."
"I was...just gonna ask you...if you would come to me tomorrow to Nobody's." Dom hesitated.
"Ok, I'll come." Letty said.
Brian stumbled onto the floor and lay on the moist sand. Alyssa stopped in her tracks and lay next to him. They looked up at the sky and clouds circulating them.
"That's where God is sleeping." Brian said pointing to a bed shaped cloud.
"No, that's where the angels sleep. God never sleeps." Alyssa corrected.
"I wish I could never sleep." Brian said.
"That's what the letter said. Not to sleep." Alyssa mumbled.
"What?" Brian asked looking at her.
"Oh nothing, do you want to go to the rock pools or back to mom and dad." Alyssa replied.
"I want to go to that hill." Brian said pointing up.
Alyssa got up from the moist sand and picked her brother up. He wrapped his arms around her neck and they went up the hill. Both of them ducked as they ascended up because if they were caught, they would get told off badly. Once they reached the top of the hill, they saw the moonlight hit the ocean front. It spilled onto the surface of the ocean and spreader out like water on glass.
"It looks beautiful, doesn't it?" Alyssa said looking at him.
"Yeah." Brian said gazing at the moon.
There was a sudden slam of a car door coming from behind them. Both of them turned around and saw a man coming for them. Alyssa whispered in Brian's ear to run away and he did so. As he ran, Alyssa felt the man touch her shoulder but to her surprise he didn't take her. He handed her a note and ran off into his car before Dom and Letty would come. The note was taped tightly and there was no way she could open it but it did have a label which said Letty's name.
"What are you doing up there?" Letty said. "Get down!"
Instead of her walking and maybe tripping down the grassy hill, she rolled all the way down. She landed in front of Letty and looked up at her with an innocent smile.
"Sorry mommy." Alyssa said smiling at her.
Alyssa got up from where she was sitting and held Letty's hand. Dom and Brian were looking for seashells in the sand, so Alyssa took the opportunity to tell Letty
"Mommy, I got something for you." Alyssa said.
"What is it?" Letty asked.
She handed her the letter and Letty placed it in her pocket. After that the family got in the car and drove back to the home. When they got there, the kids went straight to the television and sat themselves down on the couch. Their parents picked them up and brought them to Brian's room. They read a story to Brian and soon he fell asleep but his sister was still awake. Dom took her back to her room and they chatted for like ten minutes before she fell asleep. When Dom came back to his room, he found Letty holding a piece of taped paper. He climbed into the bed and placed his head on her shoulder.
"A note? Got a secret admirer?" Dom questioned.
"I don't think Alyssa loves me like that." Letty smirked.
"What are you waiting for?" Dom said. "Open it."
"Ok I'll read it out loud." Letty said opening it.
"Can't wait." Dom said leaning back.
"If you don't want to lose, you'll come to me." Letty said.
"You guys playing a game?" Dom said raising a brow.
"No." Letty said placing the letter away.
A firework flew up into the sky and as soon as it exploded, Dom and Letty woke up. They ran to the window and looked in the direction of the smoke. Down there they saw a few guys with a large jeep running beside them. Before they knew it, there were guys running up the building and knocking at their door.
"Where are the guns?" Letty asked.
"In the safe." Dom answered.
Quickly Letty ran to the safe, put in the combination, then ran back to Dom with the guns. Letty hid behind the wall with the gun ready in her hand, Dom went opposite her and waited for them to come through. Suddenly the door burst open and the guys came into the hallway. One raised his hand for them to stop and listen for movement but then carried on. As soon as they came close enough, both Letty and Dom started to shoot. At least four of them were shot down but the rest of them opened fire. Letty somersaulted to Dom's side and they made a game plan. There were too many people to shoot down and they had to get the kids out of there. The plan was for Dom to distract them and bring them to the roof whilst Letty snuck around to get the kids.
"I'll meet you downstairs." Dom whispered.
Before he left, she kissed him and then went to hide behind the couch. Dom put his gun in his belt and ran up the stairs to the roof. The men heard the steps and ran after Dom. Quietly Letty tiptoed to Brian's room and took him out of his bed, then hoisted him over her shoulder. Slowly she walked to Alyssa's bedroom and opened it. She crept over to her and shook her a little.
"Kitty, we have to go now." Letty whispered.
"Why?" Alyssa said sleepily.
"There are bad men in the house." Letty answered quickly.
"...mom, look behind you." Alyssa froze.
Slowly she turned around and saw the Russian mobster standing behind her with a gun. She placed Brian on the bed and put her hands up.
"You are Letty?" He asked looking at his phone.
"Yes, who's asking?" Letty replied.
"Come with me and bring the girl." He ordered.
"Who's says you make the orders?" Letty said turning around.
As soon as she turned around, she kicked the gun into the air, punched him in the stomach then in the balls. He fell to his knees and covered his balls. Letty covered Alyssa's eyes with a blanket and placed headphones in her ears. Letty came forward and walked behind him. Quickly she moved her hand back and swiped it forward rapidly. His neck broke and he fell face first onto the floor. She rushed back to Alyssa and uncovered her. They all quickly rushed out of the place and got into her car.
"Mommy, what's going on?" Alyssa said with a slight pout.
"I don't know baby, but we have to get out of here before other bad guys come." Letty said looking out for Dom.
"Where's daddy?" Alyssa asked.
"That's what I'm waiting for." Letty said.
Suddenly a flood of guards came out of the building and started rushing towards the car. She had no choice. She began to start the car but then a silhouette appeared in the sky. Letty stuck her head out of the window whilst still driving and saw the figure getting closer. When she reached a certain spot, the figure landed on top of the car. It was Dom. Weakly he got up and climbed through the passenger seat window.
"Are you Ok Dom?" Letty asked looking at his back.
"It's all good. Drive to Mia's, we'll be safe there." Dom replied clenching his arm.
"Got it." Letty said.
Alyssa stayed awake for the whole night watching Dom and listening to their conversations. She was interested in who the bad guys were and why they were going to her house. Every time she asked them they would tell her to go to sleep or to wait until they got to where they were going. They finally stopped at a station and filled the tank. Dom took Brian to pee and whilst he was gone, Alyssa took the chance to ask her what had happened.
"Why did they want you?" Alyssa asked.
"They didn't say anything about it." Letty said half listening.
"Is Cipher coming back?" Alyssa said raising a brow.
"No, she's never coming back. She's not alive anymore." Letty said turning around.
"Maybe it's her brother." Alyssa said thinking about how similar he may look to Cipher.
Letty chuckled to herself and closed the tank. She opened the back door and pulled Alyssa onto her lap.
"You know we can stay out here because no one ever looks in this deserted place." Alyssa said.
"It's the station near the airport. There's not much we can do here but stare at the hoboes." Letty said looking down.
"At least the hoboes will get some attention from the city folk." Alyssa joked.
When Dom came back from the bathroom, they headed to the airport where their plane to the Canary Islands was waiting for them. It was quite peculiar because they were the only people who didn't have suitcases on them. Once they got through airport security, it was time for them to board the flight. During the flight both kids fell asleep, Alyssa on Dom and Brian on Letty. Whilst they slept, Dom FaceTimed Mia about coming to stay.
"Hey Dom." Mia began.
"Hey Mia. How are you guys?" Dom said.
"We're all good, what about you?" Mia said.
"Not too great. We got ambushed by some Russians and they are not going to give up." Dom said.
"Oh my gosh, is everyone Ok?" Mia said concerned.
"We escaped but we need a place to stay for a while. Can we come over?" Dom said.
"Sure, when will you be arriving?" Mia asked.
"I'll call you when we do." Dom replied.
"Ok, see you there." Mia said.
He declined and put his phone back in his pocket. He sighed as he looked back at the sky and clouds. Letty stroked his arm and looked up at him. He was clearly hiding something from her and she knew it had to do with the Russians.
"Dom, tell me what's wrong." Letty said in a stern tone.
"Nothing." Dom muttered.
"Dom." Letty hissed. "Now or else."
"...At the house I came face to face with one of the Russians. He said that Cooper wanted you and Alyssa back." Dom said. "Cooper? He's still alive?" Letty said staring at him.
"I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to leave and get yourself in trouble." Dom said.
"I don't think we have a choice now." Letty said.
"Letty..." Dom started.
"No Dom. We have to kill Cooper and make sure he gets nowhere near that little girl.'' Letty hissed.
"What about that little girl's feelings when she hears that her mother's leaving?" Dom said a little angry.
"You won't tell her anything." Letty said. "I'll tell her in my own time and she'll understand."
They stopped talking for a while because they wanted time to process and think of a game plan. This was one mission that they had to be super careful because these were armed terrorists who knew more about bombs then any US marine. They also had to call the team over which would be a pain for all of them because it meant that they had to go to another cold country. After hours and hours of flying, they finally reached the Canary Islands and saw Mia standing there with her two kids. When she noticed that Dom had an extra little person with him, she smiled and waved at her.
"Hey there, I'm Mia." Mia said holding out her hand.
"My name's Alyssa." Alyssa said shaking her hand.
Whilst Dom messed around with the kids in front, Mia took the chance to catch up with Letty.
"So, did you and Dom have a secret baby that I didn't know about?" Mia started.
"No, Hobbs told me about her and I found her." Letty said smiling at her.
"Did she have a father?" Mia asked.
"Yeah and he's now the problem." Letty answered.
"Meaning?" Mia said.
"He's the one that sent the men to the house and they only came to get rid of Dom." Letty explained. "That's why we had to come here."
"What are you going to do?" Mia asked.
"Me and Dom plan on assembling the team back together but there's a problem concerning Alyssa." Letty replied.
"You don't want to tell her." Mia guessed.
"Pretty much." Letty said. "She's a fighter when it comes to letting her family go."
"Like you." Mia smiled.
Soon they reached the home and started unpacking the little they had on them. Letty and Dom went to the town to get some extra stuff for the kids. During their trip to the mall, they talked to each other about the plan.
"Nobody called me and he's already informed the team about it. Ramsey's says that she's going to try and find out the place where the terrorists are meeting." Dom began.
"When we find them, we pose as part of the terrorists and join in on the fun. After a few days, we have to assassinate Cooper and leave Russia." Letty finished.
"Hobbs is going to stay behind and bring the authorities after we run away." Dom said.
"You can just imagine what Roman's going through." Letty joked.
"Yeah." Dom agreed.
"What time are we leaving?" Letty asked.
"We're leaving tomorrow night." Dom answered.
"Dom, that's too early." Letty said looking at him.
"It's the only time we can get through to Russia and it won't be too long before they find us." Dom said.
"They won't find them right?" Letty said worried.
"Wherever you go, they assume the kids go." Dom said.
She sighed and looked at the other people running through the mall. That's all she wanted for her and her little family. When they got home from the mall, the kids were all asleep except for one who was waiting with her aunt. As they opened the door, they heard the giggles of Alyssa in the distance. Quietly both of them crept down the corridor and saw Mia with Alyssa in her arms. They were going through old photos of Dom and the rest of them. A photo of Letty came up and it was quite embarrassing, so she ran up to them.
"Hey, hey. Let's save some of the photos for a better day because it's time for baby Alyssa to go to sleep." Letty said picking her up and kissing her cheek.
"Brian's a baby, not me." Alyssa pouted.
"Come on Kitty." Letty said dragging her out.
Quickly Letty ran to her room and threw her onto the bed. She giggled as her mother tickled her and made a fool out of herself which she rarely did. Finally they calmed down and lay in the bed. Alyssa panted from all the excitement that had just happened and Letty was still silently laughing.
"Mommy, aunt Mia said that you used to do racing." Alyssa said looking up. "What happened?"
"A little girl called Alyssa." Letty smiled.
"You stopped racing because of me?" Alyssa said surprised.
"I had to because you hate it when I go somewhere without you." Letty said.
"I feel safe when I'm with you." Alyssa said cuddling in closer.
A sigh escaped her mouth once more when she heard her say that. She felt safe when she was around her mother and now she had to break that. A tear managed to run down her eye and Alyssa noticed it. Worried, she got up and looked at her mother.
"Why are you crying?" Alyssa said.
"I was just thinking about something." Letty said wiping her eyes.
Alyssa hugged Letty and tried to make her feel better. It felt better for a little while but then she just kept remembering what she had to do tomorrow. When Alyssa fell asleep, she got changed into her pyjamas and lay opposite her. Slowly she slid into the bed and wrapped her arms around the small warm body. It could be one of the last times of them sleeping together.
Morning came by pretty fast and most of the family had woken up. All the kids plus Dom and Mia were awake and outside playing around in the pool. Once the clock struck 11, Alyssa thought it was time to go and wake up her mother. She ran out of the pool with her wet bathing suit and strands of wet brown hair. She ran to her mother's bed side and tapped her shoulder to wake her up.
"Hey baby, why are you wet?" Letty said confused.
"I've been in the pool." Alyssa said.
"Go back I'll be there in a sec." Letty said turning around.
"That's what you said thirty minutes ago." Alyssa said.
She turned over anyway and Alyssa thought of a plan to get her out of the bed. Quickly she jumped onto her and shook her hair so the droplets of water would go flying all over her. Letty squealed and grabbed her, then brought her to the door. Alyssa took her mother's hand and dragged her to the pool where everybody else was waiting.
"Good job Alyssa!" Mia called out.
"This was your plan?" Letty said looking up at her.
"Come on Letty, you always miss out on family activities because you're too busy sleeping!" Mia said.
"I don't have my bathing suit on." Letty said as an excuse.
From behind Dom pulled Letty into the water and rushed away to Alyssa. Letty glared at him from where she was and got out of the water.
"I'll be right back." Letty said. "Gotta call somebody."
Once she reached her room, she scrolled through her phone and found Nobody's number.
"Hey it's Letty." She began.
"What's up?" Nobody said.
"I need to ask a favour." Letty said. "For Alyssa."
"What is it?" Nobody asked.
"I need you to keep a tracker on her. She's well known for running away." Letty answered.
"No problem." Nobody said. "I'll see you there."
"See you there." Letty said.
The phone declined and she put it down on the bed. Thoughts were coming to her mind about how Alyssa was going to take it. Whether she would run away from home or that she wouldn't want to speak to her ever again. She had spent so long thinking about her reaction that she had forgotten that they were waiting for her. Dom came to the door and saw her sitting there frozen.
"Letty?" Dom said.
"What?" Letty said getting out of the trance.
"Are you Ok?" Dom asked.
"Yeah, I'm just a little nervous about telling her." Letty replied.
"It's going to be fine, she's a good kid. She actually wants to go out to a fair nearby." Dom said.
"Lets go." Letty said getting up.
He chuckled to himself before running after her. When they entered the room, the kids were sitting around with their wet hair. Brian turned around and smiled at both of them.
"You guys gonna go out with wet hair?" Letty said raising one brow in confusion.
"It'll dry in the sun." Jack said.
"Alright then, let's go." Dom said.
The fair was packed when they got there. Each child had to hold an adults hand because they could easily get lost among the crowds of people. Whilst Brian and Maisie (Jack's sister) went on the baby rides, Alyssa and Jack played one of the stall games. The adults sat on the bench and talked through their plans.
"You guys won't get caught right?" Mia said.
"Hopefully not." Letty said with a smile.
"We won't get caught, we've never got caught." Dom added.
"You got caught." Mia pointed out.
"I was but not for long and that was because of..." Dom said trailing off at the end.
For a second they stopped and thought about bigger Brian. They took a moment to remember him and all the things he had done for them. He had sacrificed his career and reputation to help them. He wasn't their blood but blood doesn't make family; love towards another does and that's exactly what Brian did.
Alyssa and Jack came running from the stall with something quite large in their hands. Jack was carrying the front and Alyssa was carrying the back. All their faces lit up once they saw the large stuffed teddy bear in their hands.
"How'd you get that guys?" Mia asked.
"We hit the bullseye." Jack answered.
"At the same time?" Dom said.
"We had to use one gun because it was too heavy for us to carry and shoot." Alyssa explained.
"Got good aim." Letty complimented them.
As the day went by, the family spent more time together at the fairground. They went to the arcade to get more toys from the crane machine and to drive on the simulated cars. When they were done with the arcade, they went to the wheel in separate carts. They went around at least five times before stopping and getting off. Night was drawing close and they had limited time before they had to tell the kids.
"What do you guys want to do next?" Dom asked.
"I think it's time to go home and get some rest before it gets too dark." Mia replied.
The kids moaned and complained as they were taken to the Canary Island home. As soon as they got to the house, Letty and Dom went to their room to start packing. Whilst they packed the kids watched a movie to keep them distracted and Mia started taking out the tissues.
"Aunt Mia, we're not watching one of those sad romance movies." Alyssa said.
"Oh I know, these are just for Maisie's allergies." Mia lied.
"Where's daddy?" Brian asked.
"He's just getting ready." Mia replied.
For some time they watched the movie but then Brian fell asleep on the floor. Mia brought him to his room and tucked him in, then closed the door. When she came back to the room, Alyssa was looking at the stars in the sky. Mia came over and held her from behind.
"What are you looking at?" Mia asked.
"The stars." Alyssa answered. "I think they're the angels."
"Yeah, shining bright as ever." Mia said with a smile.
"I think my daddy's mom and dad are up there." Alyssa said trying to remember what Dom had mentioned.
"They are and someone else." Mia said.
"Brian?" Alyssa said looking up at her.
"Yeah, that's him winking at us." Mia said pointing to one.
"Hi Brian." Alyssa waved.
"Hey Brian." Mia said with another wave.
After a little while she said goodnight to her aunt and ran to her bedroom. A few minutes after she got into her bed, Letty came into the room and sat by her side.
"Can you sleep with me again?" Alyssa asked.
"Not tonight." Letty answered.
"Why not?" Alyssa questioned.
"I have to go somewhere tonight." Letty said with a gulp.
"Where?" Alyssa said raising a brow.
"Russia." Letty mumbled.
"No." Alyssa said silently. "Not again."
"I have to go." Letty said.
"Why?" Alyssa asked more aggressively.
"To save you." Letty replied.
"I already told you, I don't need to be protected as long as you're here." Alyssa said getting up.
"I'm sorry." Letty said stroking her cheek.
"No more sorry's! I either live with you or not live at all!" Alyssa said slipping out of the bed.
She opened the room door and Dom was standing there. He picked her up and brought her to the bed once again. She leapt onto Letty and wrapped her legs and arms around her. Letty got up from where she was sitting and kissed the side of her head. As she walked to the door, she felt Alyssa grip tighter to her arm and more tears stream down her arm. When she came in front of the door, her memories flashed back to the day when Alyssa was beaten to a pulp and she couldn't help her. That was all because she let Cipher take her away. Now she was repeating the same mistake, she was leaving her little girl again. Mia came to the door and looked up at both of them. She held her arms out and waited for her to receive the little girl. Slowly Letty started to let go of her but then she started to kick and scream. Finally Mia got a hold of her and they started walking away. Dom bent over and kissed her forehead.
"Please don't go." Alyssa said turning to Letty.
Letty came over and kissed the top of her forehead, then whispered something in her ear.
"Remember, you are my everything."