A/N Super long chapter, I tried to cut it down but it wasn't sounding that great if I did so here it is!
Letty POV
We arrived at the beach and I stepped out of the drivers side, yes, in my wedding dress and everything. No dress in the world would stop me from driving. We started to walk to the villa Dom had rented out for us to stay in for after the wedding, this is also where the boys got ready. We were walking up the steps when Lily grabbed my hand.
"You ok, babe?" I asked her
"Yes, but I thought you should know, you're the prettiest bride I've ever seen" She told me. I bent down to hug her and thank her for that feeling my heart swell on the inside. We continued to walk in hand in hand but not before Mia yelled into the house that I was coming in and that the boys were not to look. I heard them scatter and we walked in and waited in the kitchen with the guys in the den.
"Mia?" Vince yelled
"What?" She yelled back
"Meet me at the front door."
She listened and went over to meet him leaving Lily and I in the kitchen alone waiting for the rest of the girls to show up. I could hear her and Vince whispering but it was soon almost impossible to hear when the rest of the girls walked in. Mia came back to the kitchen and told me I had to stand against the corner wall and I couldn't peek.
"Uhm, why?" I asked, since it sounded like a real strange thing to do.
"Just do it" I followed her and leaned against the corner wall waiting to see what was supposed to happen.
Before I could ask her again what I was doing I felt a familiar hand reach for me, I almost turned around but was quickly stopped when Mia told me not to.
Dom held my hand tightly and I rubbed his hand with my thumb. "Are you ready for this?" He asked me
"You bet your ass, papa. Are you?"
"You know it" We stood there in silence for a few seconds just enjoying the company of each other, we didn't even notice the photographer taking pictures.
"Baby, the tie and the cuff links. That was the best thing I've ever gotten"
"Well If I had known you were getting me a new car I would've stepped up my game a bit more" I said and laughed.
"Nothing was better than that gift, Let."
"I'm glad you liked it"
"I loved it, I may have even let a tear slip" He said nervously, which was how I knew it was true.
"I may have too after reading your letter, none of this crying stuff any more. You cannot make me cry any more today" I said laughing lightly.
"No promises." I couldn't see him but I knew that tone and I knew that he was smiling as he said that.
"Your parents would have been proud of you, Dom"
"I wish they were here"
"I wish they were too, and I wish mine were here" I sad sadly but I felt him tighten his grip on my hand as soon as I said it.
"I have something else for you" He let go of my hand and came back about 10 seconds after handing me an I-Pad. He told me to go on videos and click the first one. I did as he asked and instantly I was greeted by a video of my grandfather, the only living relative I know that is still alive. Growing up my dad worked a lot so my grandfather came to live with us to help my mother out, we were so close and when my grandmother got sick he moved back to Puerto Rico. He too was getting sick so I knew he wouldn't be able to come today which definitely disappointed me, because I wanted him to walk me down the aisle, but I understood. Which was why mine and Doms' nephew Jack was going to walk me down the aisle. I pressed play on the video and continued to hold Doms hand. While he spoke I could feel myself starting to tear up once again.
"Hello my darling Leticia, I wish I could be with you today and see you on your wedding day. I know your mami and daddy would be so proud of you little girl. You also have to thank Dom for setting all of this up, I don't understand these technical radio things. But, ever since you were born you were always my favourite, but I told your mother I would let her raise you that your abuela and I were going to sit back and just be the grandparents that visit every holiday or vacation. That changed when I looked into your big brown eyes, the day you were born you had everyone wrapped around your little finger and you still do. I love and miss you so much little girl. Watching you grow up to the beautiful young woman you are today makes me so proud, Dominic is a good boy and is good for you my darling, just remember, you still have that Ortiz and Rodriguez gene in you which means you are still so very stubborn, hard headed, and sassy, give Dominic a break once and a while he is still a man. Men like us sweetheart well lets just say we are passionate and love you unconditionally and only want to keep you safe and happy, but us men can also be idiots I know you know that. Dominic makes you happy which makes me happy and I know makes your parents and Dominics parents very happy. One day Anthony and I were having a cerveza in the garage and we watched you and Dominic when you two were about 15 and 16, we watched him lean over and kiss you and we both watched you blush and get shy. He smiled at you and you smiled back, Anthony and I looked at each other nodding our heads and laughing because we knew it was only a matter of time before you two stopped being so damn stubborn and ended up together. Dominic, never hurt my little girl or I'll break your neck and welcome to the family son. Te amo ninita, I hope to see you soon. Have a happy marriage and don't try and kill eachother, I want great grandbabies you know. And Dominic, good luck my boy, you know how sassy Ortiz women can be.'
The video that my grandfather made me had me in tears at this point I so badly wanted to grab Dom and kiss him for that, that meant so much to me knowing he couldn't be here today.
"Dom" I choked out, I didn't even know what to say, I was speechless.
"I wanted you to have a little piece of your family here and that was the best I could do"
"Babe, that was-" I stopped to catch my words. "I don't know what to say Dom, that was the most beautiful thing you've ever done for me baby, thank you" I said trying to not cry any more.
"I wish I could see your smile"
"It will be here all day, don't worry"
"I have one more wedding present for you, it's in the spare room upstairs, go get it and I will see you at the end of the altar. I'll be the one in the suit." He joked
"I'll be the one in the white dress" I joked back, before I let go of his hand I pulled it to my lips and kissed his hand and he did the same with mine.
"See you soon, my love"
"See you soon" I said making my way up the stairs being sure to avoid the guys while I was in my dress.
I walked into the room and saw the bed made with a piece of white fabric sitting on the middle of it. I had no idea what it was but it looked like it was specifically placed there so I moved to pick it up and discovered there was words stitched into it. I read it quietly out-loud.
'Papi,
You may be giving me away today,
but I will always be your little girl.
I love you, Leticia 06/13/15'
I looked at the handkerchief confused and then I heard a familiar voice.
"Oh my, look at you, little girl" I felt my heart race and I turned around to see my Papi Eduardo standing there in a suit and tie with open arms.
"Papi" I choked out and ran to him hugging him tightly.
"Ninita, oh I've missed you"
"How did you get here!" I cried, I didn't care if this make-up got messed up any more although they said it was waterproof.
"Well my darling I took a plane" He smiled at me and pulled me closer.
"I thought it was too difficult?"
"Nonsense darling, Dominic called me many many months ago and arranged all of this. He spoke with all of the doctors and I was cleared to fly right out of Puerto Rico courtesy of Dom."
I can't believe Dom did this, I mean I can but my god. This was too much. We pulled away from the hug and he held my arms out looking at his little girl in a wedding dress.
"Look how beautiful you are Ninita, you look so much like your mami when she was your age." He smiled to me with those warm eyes that just felt like home to me.
"I can't believe you're here." I cried still in shock.
"You've got one good man my darling, that's for sure"
"I do, don't I?" A knock on the door interrupted us and as I yelled come in Mia came in to say we were getting ready to go. She then saw my grandfather and ran up to hug him.
"Oh my god, Mr. Ortiz how did you get here!" Mia was also very close with my grandfather as hers and Doms died when she was just 3.
"Is that little Mia, look at you. You are so beautiful, I hear you're still the sensible one in the family" My grandfather joked.
"Someone has to be" She joked back.
"Mommy, wheres Tia?" Jack asked coming into the room.
"Mommy?" My grandfather asked.
"Yeah, Mr. Ortiz-"
"Mia, sweetheart call me Eduardo"
"Right, Eduardo, this is my son Jack, Jack this is Lettys grandpa Eduardo" Jack walked up to him and stuck his hand out waiting for him to shake it.
"Does that make you my grandpa too?" Jack asked while shaking his hand making me smile.
"I would love to be" My grandpa said warmly hugging Jack.
"We better get out there, Jack you got this?" Mia said
"Yes mommy, are you ready Tia?"
"Sure am, buddy"
I stood inside the villa not able to see anything yet but I could hear it all, I stood with my nephew and my grandfather watching Mia walk out first, followed by Rosa, then Hannah, then Kate, then Alexa, then my beautiful flower girls Lily and Taya, followed by my ring bearer, Vince and Rosa' son Nico...
This was it.
"I love you my darling" My grandpa said kissing my head.
"I love you too"
"Do you have anything blue?" He asked me. I thought about it and shook my head no.
"Good, I wanted to give you this" He said handing my a light blue pin that would fit perfectly in my hair.
"This was given to your abuela and she wore it on our wedding day and she passed it down to your mother on her wedding day, now it's your turn." He stuck the pin in my hair and once he finished I linked arms with him and held my bouquet, while my other hand held Jacks.
I can do this.
"Ladies and gentleman if you can please rise at this time for the bride" I heard the pastor say, way to keep it simple I thought.
The instrumental version of the song 'What a Wonderful World' started to play as I began to walk out with my papi and my nephew.
"You are so beautiful and strong little girl, you make us all so proud. Dominic is a lucky man" My grandfather whispered to me. I smiled at him getting ready to turn the corner to see everything and everyone.
I took the next step and turned the corner seeing a blur of people standing up, the only one I could see clearly was Dom.
My eyes never left his as I walked towards him standing at the altar on the beach, behind him we could hear the waves crash and I couldn't stop smiling. This walk felt so long, I just wanted to reach my soon to be husband. He looked so handsome, this wasn't either one of our styles, but damn that man could pull off a suit, and well. I watched him reach his arm up to his beautiful face and wipe a tear from his eye.
We got closer and closer and finally the music faded out and the pastor stepped towards me.
"Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" He asked.
"Grandpa and I do" Jack said proudly and with a smile. I pulled him closer to me and gave him a side hug rubbing his arm up and down. Dom stepped down to grab my hand but not before hugging Jack. "Good job, buddy"
Dom then went over to hug my grandfather while I hugged Jack.
"Take care of my little girl" I heard him say.
"Always, even though shes tougher than me" He said chuckling. Jack went to stand with the other groomsmen while I hugged my grandfather.
"I love you, papi. Thank you for everything" I kissed his cheek and took Doms hand walking to the outdoor altar. I handed my flowers to Mia and Dom never let go of my hands while the Pastor talked.
"Please be seated, I want to thank you all for being today to witness Dom and Letty pledge their love before God and before families and friends. I have known both of them since they were 9 years old sneaking off and playing 'Go Fish' in the church every Sunday when they were supposed to be in Sunday School while their parents sat in the church completely oblivious as to what was going on. They knew that if they didn't go to church they wouldn't get the famous 'Toretto Barbecue' made every Sunday, by Doms' father, Anthony and that was a big deal. It is an honour for me to be standing here today watching the two of you become one."
Our familes friends and Dom and I all laughed as it was true we got busted more times than I can count.
"In becoming husband and wife you give yourselves to each other for life. You promise to be true and faithful, to support and cherish each other until death, so that your years together will be the living out in love of the pledge you now make. May your love for each other reflect during all of the days. Dom, the woman who stands by your side is going to be your wife. She will look to you for comfort, for support, for love, for understanding, for encouragement, and for protection. You must never take her for granted, and always stand by her for good or ill. Dom please repeat after me: Today in presence of God, family and friends, I pledge to join my life with yours. With God's help I promise to provide, protect, respect and support you through all that life has to offer. I promise to stand by you through both good and bad times, in happiness and sorrow, come riches or poverty. You are God's beautiful gift to me and I will cherish you all my life!"
I listened to Dom say these words and I continued to rub the back of Doms hands with my thumbs still in awe that we're up here getting married.
"Letty, the man who stands by your side is going to be your husband. He will look to you for comfort, support, love, understanding and encouragement. You must never take him for granted and always stand by him for good or ill. Letty, please repeat after me:"
I looked deep into Doms eyes and repeated what the pastor said. "Today in presence of God, family and friends, I pledge to join my life with yours." My voice had started to crack at this point and I felt a tear run down my cheek. "With God's help I promise to submit, respect, support and encourage you through all that life has to offer. I promise to stand by you through both good and bad times, in happiness and sorrow," Another tear came down my face and I soon felt Doms hand reach up and wipe my tear away as I spoke. "...come riches or poverty. You are God's beautiful gift to me and I will cherish you all my life!"
"Dominic and Leticia have prepared their own vows and would now like to read them out, Dominic"
"Letty, you are the reason my heart beats, the reason for my happiness, and the reason why I love. When I first kissed you, I knew right then and there you were the one, and I will forever stand by that. You know your way around a car, and you know your way to my heart. I have never enjoyed laughing with someone as much as I enjoy laughing with you. You make me smile just by being with me. I will not only stand by you through every situation in life, but will also help you with every burden you face, even though I know you can handle yourself. I promise to be the best husband and friend to you till my very last breath, and I promise to always wipe your tears and support you no matter what And I promise to never go to bed angry. You continuously show how special you are everyday by just simply being you, I will never get tired of you nor will I ever hurt you. You will always be first in my heart, unless we're racing in which case I will be first." He said causing everyone to laugh." I love you Letty, I will always love you." At this point there was no stopping the tears, every time they fell Dom wiped my tears away.
"Leticia" The pastor said motioning to me to begin my vows.
"Dom, you have showed me so much in life, like changing a tire, fixing a car, learning to drive, how to properly make lasagne and how to balance a chequebook, so I guess now that I know that we're done here" I said jokingly and pretending to walk away causing everyone to laugh. "All kidding aside, you have made me feel love, real love. You have always pushed me to be the best I could be and you have always been there to catch me when I fall, you have allowed me to trust and you never tried to change me. You loved me for who I was, and I love you for exactly who you are. You have the kindest heart and the warmest soul that I couldn't ever imagine spending my life without you. I give myself to you with no worries, I will gladly go on this journey with you by my side. I remember once how I told you I did not believe in soul mates. I will never forget your reaction. Shocked and a little hurt that I did not think we were at 16. But as time went by, your love made me believe that. I promise to not give you as much attitude, and I promise to comfort you when the New Orleans Saints lose and drink beer with you when they win, I promise to never go to bed angry, and I promise to love you no matter what. I promise that 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 going to die with you." Doms eyes were staring deep into mine I couldn't pull them away.
"Since it is your intention to marry, I would like to declare your consent. Do you take Leticia to be your lawful wedded wife to have and behold from this day on, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do" Dom said proudly.
"Letty, Do you take Dominic to be your lawful wedded husband, to have and behold from this day on, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do"
"The wedding ring symbolizes unity, a circle unbroken, without beginning or end. And today Dom and Letty exchange these rings as confirmation of their vows to join their lives, to work at all times to create a life that is complete and unbroken and to love each other unconditionally. Dom, take this ring and place it on your bride's finger, and state your pledge to her, repeating after me:"
"With this ring I thee wed.
I offer you my hand, and my heart as I know they will be safe with you.
All that I am I give to you and all that I have I share with you."
I feel Dom slide the wedding band over my finger and I smiled as he did, we both had very simple rings as we didn't need anything fancy.
"Letty, take this ring and place it on your groom's finger, and state your pledge to him, repeating after me:
"With this ring I thee wed.
I offer you my hand, and my heart as I know they will be safe with you.
All that I am I give to you and all that I have I share with you."
I look into Doms eyes and slide his band over his finger, rubbing my fingers over it as my silent way of saying we're in this together now.
"Dom and Letty, you have given and pledged your promises to each other, and have declared your everlasting love by exchanging the rings. Your vows may have been spoken in minutes, but your promises to each other will last until your last breath. As they have pledged themselves to meet sorrow and happiness as one family before God and this community of friends, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride."
Dom and I leaned in and kissed each other, with so much love I could burst. As soon as I put my hand on his cheek to hold him there just a second longer he picked me up and spun me around.
"Ladies and gentlemen,it is a great pleasure that I present to you for the first time ever Mr. and Mrs. Toretto!" All of our friends and family stood up and cheered for us. Dom picked me up bridal style and carried my away from the altar walking up the aisle that we had previously walked down. He kissed me once more at the end of the aisle and I think the photographer captured a picture of us.
I heard the announcement of the reception starting soon, so I figured Dom and I had a few minutes to spare with each other now legally as husband and wife.
He carried me to the bedroom we would be staying in for the night, once we got there he kicked the door closed and laid me on the bed.
"We're married" He said looking down at me with his famous Toretto smirk.
"We're married" I confirmed smiling.
"How does it feel, Mrs. Toretto?" I smiled even bigger knowing he would never get tired of that, and neither would I.
"It feels perfect, absolutely perfect" I whispered to him letting my hand run down his face.
We laid in the bed a bit longer and just kissed and lightly caressed each others bodies with soft touches.
"You look beautiful" He said rubbing my arm while I laid upon him still wearing my dress.
"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself, Mr. Toretto."
"I know-' He said jokingly. "Although I can't wait to wear my wife beaters and jeans again"
"Me too, one dress a year for me." I joked and lightly kissed his neck.
"You look beautiful either way" I smiled against his neck.
"Thank you for bringing papi here today, that meant more to me than you'll ever know."
"Anything to see you smile"
"We should get down there and see whats going on" I said not really wanting to but I wanted to see our family.
"As much as I would rather stay here with you, you're right."
He pulled me up and we got ready to go to the reception, hand in hand as a Mr. and Mrs.
"I love you, Let"
"I love you, Dom"
2 more chapters! R&R
