22nd March- Tijuana, Mexico
Safe house
Letty's POV
Waking the next morning tangled around Dom, I breathed a sigh of relief. Last night hadn't been a dream. He was safe here with me. The nightmare was still real though. The heist had really happened, Vince was in hospital fighting for his life and Jesse was dead.
"Morning." I heard his deep voice as it pulled me from my dark thoughts. I smiled slightly up at him as he kissed my head.
"Morning." I said as I stroked his chest absentmindedly.
"You okay?" He asked and I could hear the worry in his voice.
"Just checking to make sure you're real." I admitted embarrassed. With everything that had happened I needed reassurance now more then ever.
"Am I?" He asked amused, I nodded against his chest.
"Sorry." I said trying not to laugh seeing as it hurt.
"How do you feel?" He asked. I sighed as I stretched carefully, only to freeze and groan in pain.
"Letty." He scolded as he helped me roll onto my back.
"Sore." I hissed not even bothering to hide my pain as I gasped for breath, as he looked me over worriedly.
"We shouldn't have done that last night… why did I let you talk me into it." He muttered angrily as he gently started peeling my shirt off for the first time. Last night all we had done was shed our pants and Dom's shirt. I had left mine on knowing what a mess my body was. I didn't want him seeing it and changing his mind.
"Dom don't." I protested weakly but he silenced me with a look as he helped my rise just enough to take it off. I sighed and closed my eyes as he gasped.
"Letty… Damn it Letty you should be in hospital and we definitely shouldn't have done that last night. I could have seriously hurt you Letty." He said angrily as he lightly traced various cuts and bruises that littered my skin. The worst was my ribs but it was covered by bandages.
"I don't like hospitals." I stated and he sighed.
"I know but you need to be there." He said dryly and I opened my eyes to look at him only to find him leaning down watching me as his fingers skimmed over my skin.
"It's not your fault." I whispered gently knowing what he was thinking. He raised an eyebrow and frowned.
"Isn't it? Cos from where I'm sitting it is. Leon blames me… Mia's furious with me. I bet if Vince was conscious he would blame me too." He said regretfully and I licked my lips nervously at his words.
"Dom what happened was all our faults. I don't blame you." I said lightly. He gave me a doubtful look as he heard my tone. After the crash for a brief moment I did blame him but now was different. It was all our faults.
"This…this is my fault. I shouldn't have let you come in." He said in anguish as he looked at my body once more.
"Dom I made a mistake. I tried to help but I wasn't quick enough to swerve. I don't blame you… sure I was angry and annoyed with you but I don't blame you." I said and he closed his eyes in pain before opening them again showing me his darkened eyes.
"When I saw your car flip my heart stopped. I was so afraid you were dead." He admitted and I smiled.
"I'm here papa and I'm okay." I said reassuringly.
"You're here but you're not okay Let. You're badly hurt." He said looking at my marred skin once more before he frowned looking at something.
"What?" I asked.
"You've been bleeding, there's blood seeping through the bandage." He said worriedly as he looked at me.
"It's the gash on my side." I answered. He didn't reply just kept looking at me in worry. He sighed and hung his head a little.
"I'm sorry. I never meant for anyone to get hurt."
"I know."
"Do you need anything?" He asked changing the subject. I thought about it for a moment before nodding.
"In the kitchen is my pills and antibiotics." I said not wanting to admit out right that I was in pain.
"I'll grab them." He said as he lifted carefully off the bed. I noticed he winced whenever he moved his right shoulder and I made a mental note to ask him about it.
Dom's POV
I padded into the kitchen looking around for the pills and antibiotics Letty had told me about.
'Where had Leon put them?' I wondered in frustration as I searched frantically for them.
"They're in the cupboard." I looked up at Leon's voice and gave him a grim look. He looked like shit.
"Thanks." I said looking away.
"What did I say?" He sighed and I looked at him sideways.
"Nothing I didn't already know." I said quietly as I looked at the pills in my hands.
"Dom I'm-"
"No don't. I know you're not." I said and he just nodded.
"I don't just blame you." He said and I shrugged.
"Let's just leave it Leon, I don't want a fight in front of Letty. Not now." I said pointedly and he flicked his eyes up the hall and nodded.
"How is she?" He asked.
"In pain and pretending she's fine." I answered.
"You better get them to her then." He said and I nodded staring at his sullen figure. Reluctantly I left him in the kitchen heading back to the bedroom to Letty. I'd have to go and make sure he was okay later.
"Here you go baby." I said holding out the bottles with my good arm. I watched as she winced as she tried to sit up, walking over I gently helped her up.
"Thanks."
"No need to thank me Let." I said as I got back in next to her.
"What happened to your shoulder?" She demanded as she caught sight of the bruises, I sighed.
"I flipped the charger." I admitted quietly. She looked horrified and I gave her a small smile.
"You drove her? Dom what happened?" I sighed and started recounting all the events that happened after they left.
"So it would have been an even race except I didn't see the truck coming." I finished and she shook her head angrily at me.
"God Dom you could have killed yourself."
"But I'm here." I said softly as I stroked her face.
"Yes, you are." She said softly.
"I have a few things I need to do but I'll be back soon… are you going to be okay for a bit?" I asked and she nodded slowly which didn't leave me convinced.
"Two hours tops I promise. Leon's here if you need anything." I spoke and she nodded eyeing me suspiciously.
"It's alright I'm not leaving I promise." I soothed and she relaxed a tiny bit.
"You better not."
"I won't. I'll be back soon baby." I kissed her gently and then moved to get dressed, throwing her a small smile on the way out.
True to my word an hour and a bit later I was back. I had sold the car and bought another one. I had done a small shop, just the essentials. I asked around at a couple of local garages for work but I had come up empty handed for that one.
"Baby what are you doing out of bed?" I asked concerned as I spied Letty on the lounge.
"I wasn't comfortable in bed."
"Where's Leon?" I asked eyeing the quiet house.
"I don't know, he wasn't here when I got up." She said worriedly and I sighed.
"I hope he hasn't left." I mumbled as I went to stick the shopping away.
"He'll be back." She spoke and I looked up at her as she stood leaning against the counter for support.
"I hope so. You on the other hand need to sit your arse down and stop moving." I said frustrated as she grinned weakly.
"I was actually going to go have a shower." She said and I frowned.
"Not on your own you're not. I'll help you."
"Dom we both know what happens when you help me in the shower." She said quietly amused and I frowned.
"You're hurt, there's a big difference. Last night is not going to happen for a long while." I stated as I carefully picked her up.
"Dom your shoulder." She scolded quietly.
"It's fine." I lied walking back into the main room. I couldn't bring myself to say 'our room' because it wasn't. Our room was back in LA, back at our house, but we'd never be able to go back.
"You owe me a holiday on the beach of Mexico." She hinted and I sent her a small smile.
"One day I'll see what I can do to fix that. Right now I want to look after you and it doesn't involve sex." I said as she moaned in protest. I let out a small laugh. It was nice to see that not everything had changed.
Reaching the bathroom I held her up carefully as I fiddled with the taps before I helped her undress. Carefully helping her in I made sure she was okay before getting undressed myself. I could see her determined look and shook my head at her.
"I mean it, no sex. So you might as well accept it because I won't change my mind." I stated turning her so her back was to me as she scowled.
"It's for your own good." I whispered to her softly, listening as she sighed and nodded.
"Let's get you clean and then back into bed." I whispered ignoring her protest.
Safe house
Letty's POV
Waking the next morning tangled around Dom, I breathed a sigh of relief. Last night hadn't been a dream. He was safe here with me. The nightmare was still real though. The heist had really happened, Vince was in hospital fighting for his life and Jesse was dead.
"Morning." I heard his deep voice as it pulled me from my dark thoughts. I smiled slightly up at him as he kissed my head.
"Morning." I said as I stroked his chest absentmindedly.
"You okay?" He asked and I could hear the worry in his voice.
"Just checking to make sure you're real." I admitted embarrassed. With everything that had happened I needed reassurance now more then ever.
"Am I?" He asked amused, I nodded against his chest.
"Sorry." I said trying not to laugh seeing as it hurt.
"How do you feel?" He asked. I sighed as I stretched carefully, only to freeze and groan in pain.
"Letty." He scolded as he helped me roll onto my back.
"Sore." I hissed not even bothering to hide my pain as I gasped for breath, as he looked me over worriedly.
"We shouldn't have done that last night… why did I let you talk me into it." He muttered angrily as he gently started peeling my shirt off for the first time. Last night all we had done was shed our pants and Dom's shirt. I had left mine on knowing what a mess my body was. I didn't want him seeing it and changing his mind.
"Dom don't." I protested weakly but he silenced me with a look as he helped my rise just enough to take it off. I sighed and closed my eyes as he gasped.
"Letty… Damn it Letty you should be in hospital and we definitely shouldn't have done that last night. I could have seriously hurt you Letty." He said angrily as he lightly traced various cuts and bruises that littered my skin. The worst was my ribs but it was covered by bandages.
"I don't like hospitals." I stated and he sighed.
"I know but you need to be there." He said dryly and I opened my eyes to look at him only to find him leaning down watching me as his fingers skimmed over my skin.
"It's not your fault." I whispered gently knowing what he was thinking. He raised an eyebrow and frowned.
"Isn't it? Cos from where I'm sitting it is. Leon blames me… Mia's furious with me. I bet if Vince was conscious he would blame me too." He said regretfully and I licked my lips nervously at his words.
"Dom what happened was all our faults. I don't blame you." I said lightly. He gave me a doubtful look as he heard my tone. After the crash for a brief moment I did blame him but now was different. It was all our faults.
"This…this is my fault. I shouldn't have let you come in." He said in anguish as he looked at my body once more.
"Dom I made a mistake. I tried to help but I wasn't quick enough to swerve. I don't blame you… sure I was angry and annoyed with you but I don't blame you." I said and he closed his eyes in pain before opening them again showing me his darkened eyes.
"When I saw your car flip my heart stopped. I was so afraid you were dead." He admitted and I smiled.
"I'm here papa and I'm okay." I said reassuringly.
"You're here but you're not okay Let. You're badly hurt." He said looking at my marred skin once more before he frowned looking at something.
"What?" I asked.
"You've been bleeding, there's blood seeping through the bandage." He said worriedly as he looked at me.
"It's the gash on my side." I answered. He didn't reply just kept looking at me in worry. He sighed and hung his head a little.
"I'm sorry. I never meant for anyone to get hurt."
"I know."
"Do you need anything?" He asked changing the subject. I thought about it for a moment before nodding.
"In the kitchen is my pills and antibiotics." I said not wanting to admit out right that I was in pain.
"I'll grab them." He said as he lifted carefully off the bed. I noticed he winced whenever he moved his right shoulder and I made a mental note to ask him about it.
Dom's POV
I padded into the kitchen looking around for the pills and antibiotics Letty had told me about.
'Where had Leon put them?' I wondered in frustration as I searched frantically for them.
"They're in the cupboard." I looked up at Leon's voice and gave him a grim look. He looked like shit.
"Thanks." I said looking away.
"What did I say?" He sighed and I looked at him sideways.
"Nothing I didn't already know." I said quietly as I looked at the pills in my hands.
"Dom I'm-"
"No don't. I know you're not." I said and he just nodded.
"I don't just blame you." He said and I shrugged.
"Let's just leave it Leon, I don't want a fight in front of Letty. Not now." I said pointedly and he flicked his eyes up the hall and nodded.
"How is she?" He asked.
"In pain and pretending she's fine." I answered.
"You better get them to her then." He said and I nodded staring at his sullen figure. Reluctantly I left him in the kitchen heading back to the bedroom to Letty. I'd have to go and make sure he was okay later.
"Here you go baby." I said holding out the bottles with my good arm. I watched as she winced as she tried to sit up, walking over I gently helped her up.
"Thanks."
"No need to thank me Let." I said as I got back in next to her.
"What happened to your shoulder?" She demanded as she caught sight of the bruises, I sighed.
"I flipped the charger." I admitted quietly. She looked horrified and I gave her a small smile.
"You drove her? Dom what happened?" I sighed and started recounting all the events that happened after they left.
"So it would have been an even race except I didn't see the truck coming." I finished and she shook her head angrily at me.
"God Dom you could have killed yourself."
"But I'm here." I said softly as I stroked her face.
"Yes, you are." She said softly.
"I have a few things I need to do but I'll be back soon… are you going to be okay for a bit?" I asked and she nodded slowly which didn't leave me convinced.
"Two hours tops I promise. Leon's here if you need anything." I spoke and she nodded eyeing me suspiciously.
"It's alright I'm not leaving I promise." I soothed and she relaxed a tiny bit.
"You better not."
"I won't. I'll be back soon baby." I kissed her gently and then moved to get dressed, throwing her a small smile on the way out.
True to my word an hour and a bit later I was back. I had sold the car and bought another one. I had done a small shop, just the essentials. I asked around at a couple of local garages for work but I had come up empty handed for that one.
"Baby what are you doing out of bed?" I asked concerned as I spied Letty on the lounge.
"I wasn't comfortable in bed."
"Where's Leon?" I asked eyeing the quiet house.
"I don't know, he wasn't here when I got up." She said worriedly and I sighed.
"I hope he hasn't left." I mumbled as I went to stick the shopping away.
"He'll be back." She spoke and I looked up at her as she stood leaning against the counter for support.
"I hope so. You on the other hand need to sit your arse down and stop moving." I said frustrated as she grinned weakly.
"I was actually going to go have a shower." She said and I frowned.
"Not on your own you're not. I'll help you."
"Dom we both know what happens when you help me in the shower." She said quietly amused and I frowned.
"You're hurt, there's a big difference. Last night is not going to happen for a long while." I stated as I carefully picked her up.
"Dom your shoulder." She scolded quietly.
"It's fine." I lied walking back into the main room. I couldn't bring myself to say 'our room' because it wasn't. Our room was back in LA, back at our house, but we'd never be able to go back.
"You owe me a holiday on the beach of Mexico." She hinted and I sent her a small smile.
"One day I'll see what I can do to fix that. Right now I want to look after you and it doesn't involve sex." I said as she moaned in protest. I let out a small laugh. It was nice to see that not everything had changed.
Reaching the bathroom I held her up carefully as I fiddled with the taps before I helped her undress. Carefully helping her in I made sure she was okay before getting undressed myself. I could see her determined look and shook my head at her.
"I mean it, no sex. So you might as well accept it because I won't change my mind." I stated turning her so her back was to me as she scowled.
"It's for your own good." I whispered to her softly, listening as she sighed and nodded.
"Let's get you clean and then back into bed." I whispered ignoring her protest.