31st October- Cadiz, Spain
En route
Leon’s POV
“Hey where were you?” Letty asked as I found her and Ava sitting at the back of the ferry away from everyone.
“I was just talking with the rest.” I said quietly not telling her about my discussion with Dom.
“Has he asked about her?” I shook my head and took Ava from Letty.
“No he hasn’t asked a thing. I think you shocked them all.”
“They don’t know my reasons.”
“No they don’t, even if they did I think only Mia would completely grasp it, being a mother herself.” I said.
“As soon as he mentioned her I just… I lost it. I never intended on pulling the trigger.”
“I did.” She stared at me for a moment and then nodded.
“I know.”
“I mean it, if you hadn’t I would have.” Again she nodded.
“I went along with everything he did.” She said placing a kiss on Ava’s cheek.
“You didn’t exactly have a choice, you had to keep yourself safe.” I argued and she smiled sadly. I stared at her for a moment and sighed.
“What’s on your mind Let?” I asked as Ava patted my cheeks and I smiled at the little girl.
“What isn’t? I just murdered a man Leon. I have everyone out there wanting to now my story and I don’t want to face them Leon. I’m not ready.” She stressed.
“Let I know you don’t but the point is they know. They’ve seen her and Dom’s been watching us like a hawk.” I pointed out.
“You think he suspects?” She asked and I shrugged.
“Looked like it, even Mia seemed to have that look on her face.”
“He’ll kill us both.” She stated as she sat down and I stood in front of her holding and playing with Ava.
“You need him Letty.” I said quietly.
“Don’t Leon… just don’t. I’ll tell him about Ava but that’s it, I can’t take him back and I can’t let him in, he’s hurt me too many times.” I gazed at her for a moment before nodding.
We sat in silence as I smiled and played with Ava. She gurgled happily as I stood her up on my lap making sure to hold onto her tightly as she bounced slightly before sitting back down. She laughed as Letty made a face at her and reached for Letty again.
“Ava and Alexis could pass as twins.” I said quietly.
“I know, it must be the Toretto genes.”
“He’s going to flip.” she sighed heavily and stared out in the distance.
“I know.” And I smiled softly at her as she turned back to me.
31st October- Canary Islands, Spain
En route
Dom’s POV
“Where’s Roman?” I asked quietly.
“Over there on his own.” Brian said.
“I’ll go talk with him.” And they nodded.
I walked up to him quietly and stood beside him in silence for a moment just staring out like he was doing.
“Roman.”
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you but I couldn’t.” he said.
“I know. Leon told me, I’m sorry we got so angry.”
“You had every right to be, I didn’t tell you even when I saw that photo I didn’t tell you.”
“Can I ask why?”
“Because I wanted to be sure it was her, when I saw her in the club I confronted her but she knew by the look on my face that I knew.” He explained and I nodded.
“Did she say why she didn’t want you to tell me?”
“Just kept saying no one was to know.” We stayed in silence again and I let my thoughts drift.
“Did you ever see her with the baby?”
“Nah man never, I was just as shocked as you were.” He said as he rubbed his face.
“I understand why you kept quiet, I was wrong to get angry. I’m sorry.” I said facing Roman.
“All good man.” We patted each other on the back and stood staring out at the water.
“What’s going to happen now?” He asked turning to look at me.
“I don’t know. I’m hoping she’ll stay and talk. Hoping maybe we can work things out….” I trailed off sadly.
“She’s never been this bad. I didn’t treat her right when I got out of prison but even after all the lies and the cheating… she still came back, she still stayed with me. It’s so different now…” I confided.
“Would you do what you said if she doesn’t want to stay, leave her alone?” I paused.
“Probably not… Letty and I have so much history together I don’t know if I could sit back and have to behave as just a friend or even anything less.”
“What about Elena?” He asked and I sighed.
“I don’t know; its gunna be tense between her and Letty.”
31st October- Canary Islands, Spain
En route to Brian and Mia's house
It was early morning when we arrived back on the island and I was glad to see my car still there along-side Brian’s.
“We’ll have to rent cars while we’re here.” Tej said as we got off the boat but my gaze was trained on Letty as she walked in front with Leon. Leon was the one holding the baby which had me confused a little but more so than ever looking at them they looked completely at ease with each other and very much like a small family and it hurt. Was it Leon’s?
“We’ll meet you at the house Dom.” They said as I nodded and walked up to my car stuffing all my bags into the boot. I turned to Elena and nodded towards the car and she got in as I turned to Leon and Letty.
“I can take you to the house, I have a spare car seat from Alexis or if you’d rather you can borrow it.” I explained and Leon looked at Letty for a moment.
“I wouldn’t mind the ride actually, I’m really tired and Letty hasn’t slept much either.” I nodded and smiled slightly as I remembered Leon’s words. The look Letty shot Leon when she thought I wasn’t looking was one to kill but he didn’t seem fazed.
The silence was deafening in the car and I almost regretted asking Elena to ride with me as I caught the looks Letty was sending her.
“So um, Canary islands, what made you think of settling down here?” Leon asked nervously.
“It was quiet and off the main land, less chance of being seen.” I said quietly. It was silent again for a moment before the little girl, gurgled happily from the car seat in between Leon and Letty. I chanced a glance at the little girl but my view was hindered by Letty leaning over her whispering to her softly.
“How old?” Elena asked politely and I shot her a look as if to say are you crazy.
“Nine months nearly ten.” Letty answered and I was shocked to hear her voice especially answering to Elena’s question.
“She’s beautiful, she’s not much older than Mia’s little one.” Because we’d left early Lexie was only four months old and Elena was right there was only five nearly six months between them. No one replied after that and I drove silently going over the math in my head. Was it possible?
‘Ten months… Letty was two months when she told me, she would have been three when she ‘died’… She would have hit the end of her pregnancy when her six month anniversary came around. The year mark the baby would have been about six months and we’d been on the job for three months… It was out by a month maybe less but it was pretty much perfectly timed. Then there were the other questions- Was she mine? Did she even belong to Letty? Or was she Ana’s daughter?’
I chanced another glance at the baby through the rear view mirror, noticing she had very similar features to Alexis. At a quick glance, apart from their age, they could have passed for twins. If I didn’t have questions when I first saw Letty with a baby, I definitely did now. I looked over to Elena as she too came to the realisation I did.
I caught the look Leon gave Letty, which she ignored, and it made me even more curious if the little girl in the back could be ours.
“We’re here.” I said softly as I pulled up in front of Mia and Brian’s house. Everyone was pulling up behind me and Brian and I quickly went to look the house over making sure no one had been there apart from Elena.
“Everything okay?” Brian asked as we were walking back through the house. I paused and stopped in the kitchen and Brian stopped with me.
“I don’t know, the baby girl they have with them, she’s nine, nearly ten months old…” he frowned, quickly doing the math.
“You think she might be yours.” I shrugged.
“I don’t know Brian, the timing pretty much fits. I mean the little girl could pass as Alexis’ twin, is that just purely coincidental? I know there’s a possibility of it not even being hers but… it sure as hell leaves a lot more unanswered questions.” I spoke before walking out to tell everyone it was fine to come in.
“I should go get Rosa and Nico. Bring them back here.” Elena said quietly as we watched everyone go back inside. I nodded knowing she was right; Hobbs would be after them next.
“Pack up your apartment and come back too.” I ordered, making her frown at me.
“It doesn’t matter that she’s back Elena, you’re considered family now too.” At my words she smiled softly.
“Thank you Dom, it means a lot more then you know. I’ll be back as quick as I can.” I nodded, bending to kiss her on the cheek as I handed a set of car keys. She gave me another smile before walking over to my car, climbing in before driving off. Sighing I watched her go before I turned back towards the house. My heart stopped as I saw the back of Letty as she turned and headed back inside.
“Shit.” I swore wondering if she had seen me kiss Elena, though it had been completely innocent.