11th January- Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico hospital
Letty's POV
I collapsed back against the pillows absolutely exhausted from my three days of hell but it was finally over. I felt two kisses being pressed against my cheeks as both Leon and Lotty whispered how well I had done, but my focus wasn't on them. In the background, amongst all the voices in the room I could my baby crying. All I wanted was to finally meet my baby.
"Oh Let she's beautiful." Lotty gushed as she caught a glimpse.
"Congratulations." A nurse said happily as she gently laid my daughter on my chest for a brief moment before she was taken away again to be cleaned up.
Leon got asked if he wanted to cut the cord and I nodded to him as he left my side. Lotty stayed by my side and spoke quietly to me as the nurses worked around me.
It wasn't long again before Leon was back with a huge smile on his face and a small bundle carefully held in his arms. Lotty helped me sit up a little more as Leon carefully lowered my little girl into my arms. Immediately my arms were around her and I stared down at her in a mix of shock and awe as I finally took her in. She wasn't crying but she did let out a whimper occasionally. I felt something wet hit my cheek but at the same time I couldn't help but smile. They were happy tears I decided as I pulled my little girl closer to me. I had no words to describe how perfect she was. Holding her in my arms I felt a little lighter and the feeling of something missing filled just a little.
I heard the click of as camera followed by a flash and turned surprised to Leon as he just smiled. I smiled back not caring for once about my picture being taken. This one was worth it. I had been through hell and back but it had been worth it all to finally be able to hold this precious little girl in my arms.
"You'd did good baby girl, she's beautiful. Looks just like you." Leon whispered as he pressed a kiss to my forehead. I choked up a little at his words.
"She looks more like Dom." I found myself saying quietly.
"Hey no sad tears. Today's a happy day, no one's going to ruin it for you." I smiled at Lotty, but it was a sad slow smile.
"He's a part of today too. He always will be." I reminded and she sighed defeated.
"Yeah I guess he is." She agreed smiling down at the baby.
"You still going with Ava?" Leon asked me and I nodded. I looked up at the nurse who stopped beside Leon, instinctively my grip tightened just a little more on Ava thinking she was going to be taken away again. The nurse smiled warmly at me, giving me the impression she knew what I had been thinking.
"You don't have to fill them in right away but here are the forms for the birth certificate. Do you have a name?" I looked at Charlotte and she gave me a small discreet nod as she excused herself to make a phone call. I turned back to the nurse and nodded.
"Ava Lee Toretto."
"It's a beautiful name." she said kindly as she filled in the boxes.
"Thank you."
"We'll fill them out if you like." Leon said to the nurse politely.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Well if you're sure, just leave them with a nurse before you're let go. Or if you'd rather you can send them off yourself."
"We'll take care of it, thank you." Leon said.
"No problem. Now is this your first?" I nodded and she smiled.
"Well let me show you the basics. This little one must be hungry after such a big day." I smiled at her gratefully and Leon bowed out leaving me alone with the nurse.
It was an hour later before the nurse left us alone with the promise of being back in an hour to help me bath and change her for the first time. Ava was fast asleep after her first feed and I was drained. I had been nervous and clumsy about everything but I knew given the time I would learn and the nurse had been a lot of help.
I smiled down at Ava as she lay passed out in lay arms, her head nuzzled into my chest. Softly I ran my finger over her cheek watching as she puckered her lips in her sleep. I let out a small laugh as she screwed her nose up at the sensation before she calmed again. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her head.
I turned to the door as it opened and smiled at Lotty and Leon as they returned shutting door behind them. I looked between Leon and Lotty thinking something might have gone wrong but Lotty smiled which made me relax slightly.
"Everything's in place, all we have to do is send him the forms."
"She'll be okay right? No one will know about her?" I asked fearfully. We had spent the last three months talking through what we were going to do about Ava. If trouble came our way we wanted her to be safe and there was only one way we knew how to make sure that happened.
Lotty had a contact that had agreed to forge three birth certificates, one her real one which would list Leticia Ortiz and Dominic Toretto as her birth parents. Lotty's contact had convinced us that the file would be buried and never able to be found unless we called for it. The second a fake one with no father listed and Lia Thomas as her mother, it also would buried and on it would list Ava as still born. It was hard to cope with but we knew it was for the best. The third had a completely different name for everything, nothing that would tie her back to my alias or my real identity. She name wasn't even listed as Ava on it. This was the certificate that would be used for everything. Passports and any form of ID that would be needed. We had done everything we could to keep her safe.
"Everything will be fine. She's going to be the most protected baby in the world. Now give her to me and you, mumma get some rest. After the last three days of hell you look like you need it." She said gently picking up Ava as I passed her over. I noted Leon hovered over her shoulder as they both cooed over Ava. I let a smile settle on my face as I watched them. They were right, Ava really would be the most protected baby. Taking one last look at the three of them huddled together, Leon snapping away more pictures, I closed my eyes and let sleep take me.
Mexico hospital
Letty's POV
I collapsed back against the pillows absolutely exhausted from my three days of hell but it was finally over. I felt two kisses being pressed against my cheeks as both Leon and Lotty whispered how well I had done, but my focus wasn't on them. In the background, amongst all the voices in the room I could my baby crying. All I wanted was to finally meet my baby.
"Oh Let she's beautiful." Lotty gushed as she caught a glimpse.
"Congratulations." A nurse said happily as she gently laid my daughter on my chest for a brief moment before she was taken away again to be cleaned up.
Leon got asked if he wanted to cut the cord and I nodded to him as he left my side. Lotty stayed by my side and spoke quietly to me as the nurses worked around me.
It wasn't long again before Leon was back with a huge smile on his face and a small bundle carefully held in his arms. Lotty helped me sit up a little more as Leon carefully lowered my little girl into my arms. Immediately my arms were around her and I stared down at her in a mix of shock and awe as I finally took her in. She wasn't crying but she did let out a whimper occasionally. I felt something wet hit my cheek but at the same time I couldn't help but smile. They were happy tears I decided as I pulled my little girl closer to me. I had no words to describe how perfect she was. Holding her in my arms I felt a little lighter and the feeling of something missing filled just a little.
I heard the click of as camera followed by a flash and turned surprised to Leon as he just smiled. I smiled back not caring for once about my picture being taken. This one was worth it. I had been through hell and back but it had been worth it all to finally be able to hold this precious little girl in my arms.
"You'd did good baby girl, she's beautiful. Looks just like you." Leon whispered as he pressed a kiss to my forehead. I choked up a little at his words.
"She looks more like Dom." I found myself saying quietly.
"Hey no sad tears. Today's a happy day, no one's going to ruin it for you." I smiled at Lotty, but it was a sad slow smile.
"He's a part of today too. He always will be." I reminded and she sighed defeated.
"Yeah I guess he is." She agreed smiling down at the baby.
"You still going with Ava?" Leon asked me and I nodded. I looked up at the nurse who stopped beside Leon, instinctively my grip tightened just a little more on Ava thinking she was going to be taken away again. The nurse smiled warmly at me, giving me the impression she knew what I had been thinking.
"You don't have to fill them in right away but here are the forms for the birth certificate. Do you have a name?" I looked at Charlotte and she gave me a small discreet nod as she excused herself to make a phone call. I turned back to the nurse and nodded.
"Ava Lee Toretto."
"It's a beautiful name." she said kindly as she filled in the boxes.
"Thank you."
"We'll fill them out if you like." Leon said to the nurse politely.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Well if you're sure, just leave them with a nurse before you're let go. Or if you'd rather you can send them off yourself."
"We'll take care of it, thank you." Leon said.
"No problem. Now is this your first?" I nodded and she smiled.
"Well let me show you the basics. This little one must be hungry after such a big day." I smiled at her gratefully and Leon bowed out leaving me alone with the nurse.
It was an hour later before the nurse left us alone with the promise of being back in an hour to help me bath and change her for the first time. Ava was fast asleep after her first feed and I was drained. I had been nervous and clumsy about everything but I knew given the time I would learn and the nurse had been a lot of help.
I smiled down at Ava as she lay passed out in lay arms, her head nuzzled into my chest. Softly I ran my finger over her cheek watching as she puckered her lips in her sleep. I let out a small laugh as she screwed her nose up at the sensation before she calmed again. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her head.
I turned to the door as it opened and smiled at Lotty and Leon as they returned shutting door behind them. I looked between Leon and Lotty thinking something might have gone wrong but Lotty smiled which made me relax slightly.
"Everything's in place, all we have to do is send him the forms."
"She'll be okay right? No one will know about her?" I asked fearfully. We had spent the last three months talking through what we were going to do about Ava. If trouble came our way we wanted her to be safe and there was only one way we knew how to make sure that happened.
Lotty had a contact that had agreed to forge three birth certificates, one her real one which would list Leticia Ortiz and Dominic Toretto as her birth parents. Lotty's contact had convinced us that the file would be buried and never able to be found unless we called for it. The second a fake one with no father listed and Lia Thomas as her mother, it also would buried and on it would list Ava as still born. It was hard to cope with but we knew it was for the best. The third had a completely different name for everything, nothing that would tie her back to my alias or my real identity. She name wasn't even listed as Ava on it. This was the certificate that would be used for everything. Passports and any form of ID that would be needed. We had done everything we could to keep her safe.
"Everything will be fine. She's going to be the most protected baby in the world. Now give her to me and you, mumma get some rest. After the last three days of hell you look like you need it." She said gently picking up Ava as I passed her over. I noted Leon hovered over her shoulder as they both cooed over Ava. I let a smile settle on my face as I watched them. They were right, Ava really would be the most protected baby. Taking one last look at the three of them huddled together, Leon snapping away more pictures, I closed my eyes and let sleep take me.