28th August- Tijuana, Mexico
Safe house
Leon's POV
I opened the door for Lotty and gave her a smile.
"You took longer than I was expecting, thought something must have happened."
"I'll tell you later. Where's Letty?"
"Okay… uh she's resting." I said frowning at her brush off of my question.
"Good, let's go into the kitchen and I'll tell you what's been happening." She said and I nodded following her into the kitchen.
"So what's going on?" I asked gravely.
"You can't get mad, I was finishing up on my jobs and I got thinking about what you said."
"About?" I asked almost scared to hear what she was going to say.
"About Dom. I went looking for him, to surveillance him." She admitted and I stood shocked by the news.
"Well? Leon say something?" She snapped.
"What do you want me to say other than if Letty finds out she's going to kill you." I whispered in a rushed tone.
"Letty's not going to find out, at least not yet. I'll tell her when she's ready but until then I'm going to continue to keep tabs on him." She sighed but I shook my head.
"No. No right now we have other things to organize. We'll pick up the surveillance on Dom or Brian later, I doubt they'll be going anywhere anytime soon. Right now we have to organize another place. This was his hide out, I should have thought of it sooner but we need to move. For all we know he could end up here." She looked like she was going to argue but in the end she nodded.
"You're right, I should have thought of it myself. I'll organize something now, see if we can get it for tomorrow."
"Lotty." I said as she went to leave the room.
"Yeah?"
"I mean it, let Dom go. What I said the other day I meant it but she's in no place right now to handle it. None of us are." She looked defeated but nodded.
"Okay."
I sighed and leant heavily against the counter top. I caught sight of the time and figured I should wake Letty before dinner. God knew she needed to eat more than she was.
"Let?" I said softly as I walked into her room.
"Yeah?" She whispered quietly.
"Thought you'd still be asleep. I was just coming to wake you for dinner."
"No I couldn't sleep. Is Lotty back?" She asked and I nodded from my spot against the door frame.
"Yeah just got back."
"Everything still okay?"
"Everything's fine Let."
"Why don't I believe you?"
"You're being paranoid." I joked.
"Well when you're 'dead' I guess you have to be." I gave her a sad smile and nodded knowing she was right.
"Yeah I guess so. Ready for dinner?"
"I guess." She sighed quietly and I shuffled in the room to help her up. I watched the way she moved, taking in her pained expression as I gently helped her to her feet.
"Where's the pain?" I asked softly as I steadied her.
"What pain?" She asked, ducking her so I couldn't meet her eyes.
"Letty." I warned and she sighed.
"My whole being hurts Leon. I have a long road of recovery, we know that. I have to deal with it as best as I can." She whispered.
"I know, it'll get better Let you'll see. Four and half months to go and things will start getting better."
"Four and half months is still a long way away. A lot of things can happen in that time." She said as she walked away from me. I frown as my eyes followed her out of the room. What was that meant to mean?
8th January- Mexico City, Mexico
New house
Letty's POV
I shook my head as I thought back to Leon's comment months ago about four an half months going by quick. All I could say was for who exactly? It had been just over three months since that day and to me the days had dragged on so slowly I didn't think I would ever see the end of my pregnancy. It still wasn't even in sight as far as I was concerned. Physically I had almost healed, all bar my scars. I hated the marks, it was just another daily reminder of how Dom had fucked up our family- How I had fucked up in trying to get him back in the first place when he obviously didn't want me.
Leon and Lotty had been great. I knew I was a total bitch most of the time. I had shut down and wouldn't let them in at times but they were okay with that. They patient and understanding, sometimes that made me mad but most times I was thankful for not being in this alone.
I sat still as I felt a rather painful kick. I winced and tried to move to a more comfortable position on the lounge. It was late at night and the other two were asleep but because of little miss I was wide awake. I sighed as I thought back to the day I found out I was having a girl.
14th September- Mexico City, Mexico
Doctor's office
"So you going to find out what we're having or what?" Lotty asked grinning as I rolled my eyes at her question.
"Who's having?" I muttered.
"Aww come on Let, smile and be happy just for one day. You get to see your baby again, and besides we need to start putting together the nursery. We can't do that until we know what it is."
"Fine, I'll find out." I sighed tiredly as I waited in the small waiting room with Lotty. Leon was working and wasn't able to get any time off because we needed all the money we could get since I was unable to work and Lotty couldn't risk being seen in Mexico.
I sighed again as I tapped my fingers to a made up beat. I was irritable. Today wasn't a good day. My mood swings had been fairly non-existent, until now.
"Let seriously calmed the fuck down." Lotty whispered to me as I groaned and tipped my head back. I only stayed in that position for a few seconds before I stood and began to pace. I couldn't help it. I spent all day holed up at the house, the office at the moment was worse because of the tiny space.
"Thomas?" A nurse came out and asked and I nearly gave her a glare as if to say what-the-hell-took-you-so-long? But I refrained and chose to obediently follow her into the other room.
"How are you feeling today?" She asked politely but to be honest I really was in no mood for pleasantries so I just gave her short smile. She seemed to get the hint pretty quickly. Smart woman.
"Okay so you know the drill, just lie down and we'll get underway."
"Thanks." I grumbled as I hopped up onto the bed without too much trouble and lay down. She got straight to the point, which I silently thanked her for, pulling up my top and starting the ultrasound.
"You're so small for twenty weeks." She commented and I really wanted to roll my eyes. It wasn't as if I could help how big I was.
"So is everything okay?" Lotty jumped in knowing I was probably ready to snap at the nurse.
"So far so good. You and bub seem to be a little on the small side but seeing as this is your first it's no concern."
"So boy or a girl?" Lotty jumped in again before I had a chance to blink.
"You want to know?" She asked me and I barely had time to nod before Lotty spoke once more.
"Yes, now boy or girl?" She demanded and I rolled my eyes at her impatience.
"Let me find out." She said ignoring Lotty as she spoke to me.
"Okay it's a… girl. Congratulations."
"Aww Let you're having a little girl, isn't that amazing?" Lotty said excitedly and I nodded giving her a small smile.
"Yeah it's great." I whispered, half overwhelmed with the news and half thinking what Dom would say if he were here.
I frowned immediately at the thought and cast it aside. I had no idea where that had come from but I was going to lock it away and never think of it again. I sat up, wiping the gel off my stomach with the paper the nurse gave me before placing my shirt back in place.
"So see you in about four to six weeks. If you have any concerns or questions just give us a call and we'll be happy to help." She said fake sweetly and I only nodded in response. I just wanted to go home to bed and sleep away the day with my little girl safely inside of me. I was not in the mood to face the world today.
"You okay Let?" Lotty asked hesitantly as we got in the car.
"I'm fine." I murmured.
"Well you don't look happy about the news." She spoke and I sighed.
"No I am, I love the fact that I'm having a girl. I'm just having a bad day Lot, I wanna go home and sleep with my baby."
"Okay fair enough. We'll have to start thinking of names now you know." She said with a small smile as she drove.
"I already have one." I spoke surprising her and myself as I said it.
"You do?" she asked shocked.
"Well its kinda always been in the back of my mind."
"Well you gunna tell me or what?"
"Ava, Ava Lee." I spoke and she was silent for a moment as she thought it over.
"I like it. Now the next question…" she asked trailing off as she refused to meet my gaze.
"Yeah?" I asked knowing I wasn't going to like this."
"What are you going to use as her last name?"
I sighed as I thought it over in my head. To this day I still didn't know. I had every intention to say fuck you Dom and go with Ortiz but at the same time family was family. She is and always would be a Toretto, even if I did hate her father.
Tapping my fingers as I mulled it over I felt another sharp kick and I winced. The girl knew how to move around that was sure.
"Hey Ava wanna give mummy a break?" I smiled as I rubbed my belly softly. I was rewarded with another kick but this one was different to the first two, normal almost. I wouldn't have known the difference otherwise but I frowned as I realised I had a slightly tightening sensation around my stomach.
"You've got to be kidding me?" I breathed out as I realised I had started having contractions.
"Okay let's get one thing straight miss, you are not ready yet so you just sit your butt down and stay in there…. I am so not ready for this." I whispered as I leant my head back and counted.
Safe house
Leon's POV
I opened the door for Lotty and gave her a smile.
"You took longer than I was expecting, thought something must have happened."
"I'll tell you later. Where's Letty?"
"Okay… uh she's resting." I said frowning at her brush off of my question.
"Good, let's go into the kitchen and I'll tell you what's been happening." She said and I nodded following her into the kitchen.
"So what's going on?" I asked gravely.
"You can't get mad, I was finishing up on my jobs and I got thinking about what you said."
"About?" I asked almost scared to hear what she was going to say.
"About Dom. I went looking for him, to surveillance him." She admitted and I stood shocked by the news.
"Well? Leon say something?" She snapped.
"What do you want me to say other than if Letty finds out she's going to kill you." I whispered in a rushed tone.
"Letty's not going to find out, at least not yet. I'll tell her when she's ready but until then I'm going to continue to keep tabs on him." She sighed but I shook my head.
"No. No right now we have other things to organize. We'll pick up the surveillance on Dom or Brian later, I doubt they'll be going anywhere anytime soon. Right now we have to organize another place. This was his hide out, I should have thought of it sooner but we need to move. For all we know he could end up here." She looked like she was going to argue but in the end she nodded.
"You're right, I should have thought of it myself. I'll organize something now, see if we can get it for tomorrow."
"Lotty." I said as she went to leave the room.
"Yeah?"
"I mean it, let Dom go. What I said the other day I meant it but she's in no place right now to handle it. None of us are." She looked defeated but nodded.
"Okay."
I sighed and leant heavily against the counter top. I caught sight of the time and figured I should wake Letty before dinner. God knew she needed to eat more than she was.
"Let?" I said softly as I walked into her room.
"Yeah?" She whispered quietly.
"Thought you'd still be asleep. I was just coming to wake you for dinner."
"No I couldn't sleep. Is Lotty back?" She asked and I nodded from my spot against the door frame.
"Yeah just got back."
"Everything still okay?"
"Everything's fine Let."
"Why don't I believe you?"
"You're being paranoid." I joked.
"Well when you're 'dead' I guess you have to be." I gave her a sad smile and nodded knowing she was right.
"Yeah I guess so. Ready for dinner?"
"I guess." She sighed quietly and I shuffled in the room to help her up. I watched the way she moved, taking in her pained expression as I gently helped her to her feet.
"Where's the pain?" I asked softly as I steadied her.
"What pain?" She asked, ducking her so I couldn't meet her eyes.
"Letty." I warned and she sighed.
"My whole being hurts Leon. I have a long road of recovery, we know that. I have to deal with it as best as I can." She whispered.
"I know, it'll get better Let you'll see. Four and half months to go and things will start getting better."
"Four and half months is still a long way away. A lot of things can happen in that time." She said as she walked away from me. I frown as my eyes followed her out of the room. What was that meant to mean?
8th January- Mexico City, Mexico
New house
Letty's POV
I shook my head as I thought back to Leon's comment months ago about four an half months going by quick. All I could say was for who exactly? It had been just over three months since that day and to me the days had dragged on so slowly I didn't think I would ever see the end of my pregnancy. It still wasn't even in sight as far as I was concerned. Physically I had almost healed, all bar my scars. I hated the marks, it was just another daily reminder of how Dom had fucked up our family- How I had fucked up in trying to get him back in the first place when he obviously didn't want me.
Leon and Lotty had been great. I knew I was a total bitch most of the time. I had shut down and wouldn't let them in at times but they were okay with that. They patient and understanding, sometimes that made me mad but most times I was thankful for not being in this alone.
I sat still as I felt a rather painful kick. I winced and tried to move to a more comfortable position on the lounge. It was late at night and the other two were asleep but because of little miss I was wide awake. I sighed as I thought back to the day I found out I was having a girl.
14th September- Mexico City, Mexico
Doctor's office
"So you going to find out what we're having or what?" Lotty asked grinning as I rolled my eyes at her question.
"Who's having?" I muttered.
"Aww come on Let, smile and be happy just for one day. You get to see your baby again, and besides we need to start putting together the nursery. We can't do that until we know what it is."
"Fine, I'll find out." I sighed tiredly as I waited in the small waiting room with Lotty. Leon was working and wasn't able to get any time off because we needed all the money we could get since I was unable to work and Lotty couldn't risk being seen in Mexico.
I sighed again as I tapped my fingers to a made up beat. I was irritable. Today wasn't a good day. My mood swings had been fairly non-existent, until now.
"Let seriously calmed the fuck down." Lotty whispered to me as I groaned and tipped my head back. I only stayed in that position for a few seconds before I stood and began to pace. I couldn't help it. I spent all day holed up at the house, the office at the moment was worse because of the tiny space.
"Thomas?" A nurse came out and asked and I nearly gave her a glare as if to say what-the-hell-took-you-so-long? But I refrained and chose to obediently follow her into the other room.
"How are you feeling today?" She asked politely but to be honest I really was in no mood for pleasantries so I just gave her short smile. She seemed to get the hint pretty quickly. Smart woman.
"Okay so you know the drill, just lie down and we'll get underway."
"Thanks." I grumbled as I hopped up onto the bed without too much trouble and lay down. She got straight to the point, which I silently thanked her for, pulling up my top and starting the ultrasound.
"You're so small for twenty weeks." She commented and I really wanted to roll my eyes. It wasn't as if I could help how big I was.
"So is everything okay?" Lotty jumped in knowing I was probably ready to snap at the nurse.
"So far so good. You and bub seem to be a little on the small side but seeing as this is your first it's no concern."
"So boy or a girl?" Lotty jumped in again before I had a chance to blink.
"You want to know?" She asked me and I barely had time to nod before Lotty spoke once more.
"Yes, now boy or girl?" She demanded and I rolled my eyes at her impatience.
"Let me find out." She said ignoring Lotty as she spoke to me.
"Okay it's a… girl. Congratulations."
"Aww Let you're having a little girl, isn't that amazing?" Lotty said excitedly and I nodded giving her a small smile.
"Yeah it's great." I whispered, half overwhelmed with the news and half thinking what Dom would say if he were here.
I frowned immediately at the thought and cast it aside. I had no idea where that had come from but I was going to lock it away and never think of it again. I sat up, wiping the gel off my stomach with the paper the nurse gave me before placing my shirt back in place.
"So see you in about four to six weeks. If you have any concerns or questions just give us a call and we'll be happy to help." She said fake sweetly and I only nodded in response. I just wanted to go home to bed and sleep away the day with my little girl safely inside of me. I was not in the mood to face the world today.
"You okay Let?" Lotty asked hesitantly as we got in the car.
"I'm fine." I murmured.
"Well you don't look happy about the news." She spoke and I sighed.
"No I am, I love the fact that I'm having a girl. I'm just having a bad day Lot, I wanna go home and sleep with my baby."
"Okay fair enough. We'll have to start thinking of names now you know." She said with a small smile as she drove.
"I already have one." I spoke surprising her and myself as I said it.
"You do?" she asked shocked.
"Well its kinda always been in the back of my mind."
"Well you gunna tell me or what?"
"Ava, Ava Lee." I spoke and she was silent for a moment as she thought it over.
"I like it. Now the next question…" she asked trailing off as she refused to meet my gaze.
"Yeah?" I asked knowing I wasn't going to like this."
"What are you going to use as her last name?"
I sighed as I thought it over in my head. To this day I still didn't know. I had every intention to say fuck you Dom and go with Ortiz but at the same time family was family. She is and always would be a Toretto, even if I did hate her father.
Tapping my fingers as I mulled it over I felt another sharp kick and I winced. The girl knew how to move around that was sure.
"Hey Ava wanna give mummy a break?" I smiled as I rubbed my belly softly. I was rewarded with another kick but this one was different to the first two, normal almost. I wouldn't have known the difference otherwise but I frowned as I realised I had a slightly tightening sensation around my stomach.
"You've got to be kidding me?" I breathed out as I realised I had started having contractions.
"Okay let's get one thing straight miss, you are not ready yet so you just sit your butt down and stay in there…. I am so not ready for this." I whispered as I leant my head back and counted.