22nd January- Canary Islands, Spain
Dom’s beach house
Mia’s POV
I watched Dom and Letty silently from my seat in the sand. They were standing on the shore line, their feet being lapped at gently by the waves. Ava was stood between the two, her little feet stomping in the water and wet sand.
Smiling I continued to watch on, catching the looks that were exchanged between the two of them. Watching them it felt like I had stepped back in time. Right back to when they were first a couple, before all the drama poisoned their relationship.
“They look happy.” Brian startled me out of my thoughts as he came and sat down next to me, Lexie in his arms.
“Yeah they do. I’m happy for them.”
“Everyone is. After all that they’ve been through they deserve to be happy.”
“Yeah…” I trailed off as a thought struck me. Brian seemed to sense the change and turned to me in question.
“It’s nothing.” I spoke dismissing his look but he shook his head.
“I know that look, tell me.” I sighed as I turned back to Dom and Letty. They had their arms around one another, heads leaned together as they spoke quietly. My eyes flicked to Ava who was running towards us with a big grin on her face and I couldn’t help but smile back as I held my arms open. She ran straight into them with a giggle pointing back to Dom and Letty.
“Dada kiss.” She squealed causing Brian and I to laugh.
“Did daddy kiss mummy?” I asked as she nodded her head grinning.
“Mama kiss.” She spoke before taking interest in the ball that sat at our feet.
“Tell me.” Brian begged softly and I sighed, turning to look at him as he placed lexie down beside Ava.
“I feel like something’s going to go wrong now that everything is good again. Whenever we seem to get things on track, get settle something bad always seems to follow.” I admitted.
“Mia you can’t think like that. There’s always going to be something that goes wrong but compared to our past nothing that extreme is going to happen.”
“You don’t know that. Hobbs is still out their looking for us.” I spoke and he nodded.
“Yeah he is but he won’t find us, we have Lotty on our side.” I gave a small smile knowing he was right. Lotty was a blessing to all of us, without her we would be left blind like we had been in the past.
“You’re right. I’m just being silly.”
“Our safety is not silly.” He mumbled before he placed a kiss on my lips.
“Aunty Mi kiss.” Ava’s loud giggle broke Brian and I apart as we smiled and laughed along with her.
“What about Ava kiss?” I asked as I pressed kisses all over her face. Her loud giggling caught Dom and Letty’s attention as they stopped in front of us smiling.
“What are you doing to my daughter?” Dom asked in amusement.
30th January- Canary Islands, Spain
Letty’s beach house
Letty’s POV
“Not that I haven’t enjoy falling into bed with you every night since we fixed things but aren’t you sore?” I groaned, gripping his shoulders as I arched up into him.
“A little.” He chuckled as he peppered kisses along my neck.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been… over used.” I mumbled as he laughed against my neck.
“Over used huh?” He questioned as he pulled me closer, propping his head onto his hand as he watched me.
“Just a little.” I smiled.
“Sorry, I just can’t seem to get enough of you. I guess I’m trying to make up for lost time” He grinned and I smiled back.
“Trust me the feelings mutual but can we not tonight?” I asked as he replied with a nod.
“I’ll be on my best behaviour.” He swore and I laughed.
“I’ll believe it when I see-“ I was cut off as a loud cry echoed through the room over the monitor. I made to move quickly but Dom’s arm stopped me. I looked at him confused but he just smiled, placed a kiss on my forehead and moved from the bed to the door. I let out a small smile as I relaxed back against the pillows.
Lying back I listened as Dom spoke quietly with Ava. Knowing him he probably didn’t even realise I could hear as he spoke soothingly to her.
“Shhh daddy’s gotcha. Why’s my princess crying?” He asked softly only to be answered with Ava’s loud sobs in return.
“Shh baby girl.” I listened, a smile still on my face as he started singing softly. He was off key but his voice was enough to calm Ava down. Her sobs slowed to a stop but he still continued. My eyes shut and I imagined him rocking her back off to sleep gently as I continued to listen.
31st January- Canary Islands, Spain
Letty’s beach house
“Wake up sleeping beauty.” I blinked dazed as I opened my eyes, taking in my surroundings. I was in my room, in bed and the night before came back to me as I let a smile slide onto my face.
“Sorry did I fall asleep on you?” I mumbled as I cuddled closer to Dom’s warm chest. His chest shook as he laughed.
“You could say that.” It was only then that I noticed just how bright it was in the room. Glancing at the closed blinds I was surprised when I saw the sun peeking out from behind it.
“What time is it?” I asked suddenly.
“Just after one in the afternoon. I let you sleep in but when one came I realised you had no intentions of waking today so I came to wake you up.”
“You should have woken me earlier.” I sighed as I ran a hand through my tangled hair.
“You needed the sleep obviously. Besides it was nice just having one on one time with Ava.”
“Oh yeah? What movie did she make you watch?” He chuckled and placed a kiss on my cheek.
“We played blocks actually. I built them up then she knocked them down.” I laughed along with Dom as we relaxed into each other.
“Speaking of the rugrat where is she?” I asked after I yawned.
“Crashed out about five minutes ago on the floor. I was going to move her but she started to wake so I decided to just leave her. She’s covered over with her blanket and she has one of the couch cushions so she should be right?” He had started out telling me but then ended in a questioning tone. I smiled and patted his chest in reassurance.
“She’ll be fine. Where’s Kiki? She been fed?” I asked and he nodded.
“Of course. She’s curled up on the floor next to Ava.”
“Cute.” I smiled.
“So while it’s just the two of us I wanted to ask you something. It’s been bugging me for a while but I’ve put it off.” He trailed off nervously and I nodded, gesturing him to go ahead and ask.
“Have you heard anything from Lotty? It’s been a while since you’ve said anything about her or Hobbs.”
“No I haven’t actually. I’ve been… preoccupied I haven’t even thought about it. I need to ring her, make sure everything’s okay.” I spoke distractedly as I reached for my phone. I pressed and held down three, effectively speed dialling her number. It rang once, twice before a third. Lotty always picked up before the third ring and I immediately became worried but after the fourth ring she picked up.
“Letty.” She breathed out in a panic.
‘Something’s gone wrong.’