1st March, Canary Islands, Spain
Ferry en route to Dominican Republic
Letty’s POV
I sat on the cold tiled bathroom floor of the boat, my head titled backwards as I rested my head on the wall. The rocking and swaying of the boat had my stomach unsettled, making me physically sick.
After twenty minutes being locked up in here gagging and retching I was sure I had nothing left in my system but the sick feeling wasn’t letting up and I wasn’t game enough to venture far from this room, so I stayed put.
“Let are you okay?” Dom asked from the other side of the door and I groaned quietly.
“Yeah, I’m fine just a bit of motion sickness.” I spoke just loud enough for him to hear.
“Open up.” He asked and I sighed in defeat knowing he wasn’t going to go away until I did as he asked.
I stood shakily, flushing the toilet as I walked to the sink. I splashed water on my face before I flicked the switch for the door. It opened less than a second later, revealing a worried Dom.
“I’m okay.” I offered before he could say anything else. I watched as he locked the door behind himself and pull me back into his chest.
“If you need to lay down we can work something out.” He spoke, turning me around so I was facing him. Gently he pushed my hair off my face, feeling my forehead for a temperature.
“Think you can come and lay down? I’ll go get you some water.”
“Yeah.” I nodded slightly as I let him lead me out of the bathroom and back where everyone was seated. I got a few worried look from Leon and Lotty but I waved them off. Gisele and Han had Ava, entertaining her with silly faces and a ball.
“Back in a second, just relax.” Dom spoke, dropping a kiss on my head as he left to fetch water.
“Ki?’ Ava asked in wonder as she looked around.
“Oh my god.” I groaned as I leant my head back on the seat.
“We didn’t grab the C-A-T did we?” Lotty asked in horror. I just shook my head sadly as I looked at Ava who was waiting for my answer.
“Um Kiki’s-“
“Right here. Uncle Brian has it all sorted.” Brian announced as he came strolling towards us with cat cage and a very angry kitten in tow.
“Brian you’re a lifesaver.” I breathed out as I relaxed once more. It was short lived though as my stomach gave a shuddering lurch and I scrambled to get off the floor in time. Knowing I wasn’t going to make it to the bathroom I did the next best thing, throwing my head over the side of the boat as I gagged.
“You alright Let?” Roman asked after I was done.
“Uhuh.” I mumbled as I leant my head on the rail.
“I have some sea sickness pills if you want Letty.” Rosa offered.
“Thanks Rosa but I can’t.” I mumbled not filtering what I was saying, only realising too late what I’d said.
“Why not?” Tej asked.
“She’s allergic. She’s had them once before, it was not a pretty sight.” Leon spoke up, joking as he covered for me.
“Fuck you Leon.” I snapped before my head was back over the railing.
“Neither this.” Roman muttered quietly thinking I couldn’t hear him.
“Guys leave her alone, she’s obviously not well.” Mia snapped at both Leon and Roman.
I felt a hand on my back rubbing gently and I knew immediately it was Mia.
“Okay I think I’m officially done.” I whispered as I finally stopped.
“Here you go Let.” Dom spoke as he appeared by my side. A bottle of water was passed from him to me and I took a careful sip before spitting it out.
“How you feel now?” Dom asked.
“I need to lay down.” I voiced quietly.
“Yeah you do, come on you can lean on me.” Dom spoke as Mia helped me stand on my own while Dom set himself up on the ground. I smiled in thanks to Mia when I settled in Dom’s arms and she returned it as she returned to Brian’s side where he was trying to calm Kiki down.
“Sleep baby. It’s the best thing for you right now.” Dom whispered as I closed my eyes, completely spent and my body aching.
Dom’s POV
“I got the rugrat, you just help Letty.” Tej offered as we disembarked off the boat. Letty had slept the entire ride and I didn’t have the heart to wake her knowing she was probably better off asleep.
“Thanks man.” I spoke as I watched Tej go and strap Ava into her car seat. Lotty had pulled strings and when we got off the boat we had cars waiting for us on the other side. I carefully sat Letty down in the passenger seat, strapping her in before I gently closed the door.
“She alright?” Leon asked as he joined us at the car.
“I think so.” I offered.
“Here I think you might need this.” He said passing me a bucket and I smiled in thanks.
“Great day to be going on a road trip.” I joked half-heartedly.
“Yeah… just make sure she drinks enough.”
“I know how to look after her Leon.” I spoke a bit sharper then I intended. He held his hands up in defence as he walked away from the car and I sighed.
“I can’t wait for this day to be over.” I muttered to Tej as he laughed quietly before walking away.
“You all good?” Brian called to me and I nodded, walking around to my side of the car. One by one all the cars started and we were off again. We had enough people to drive straight through, only stopping for bathroom breaks and food stops. The sooner we got to Mexico and out of sight the better.
2nd March, Dominican Republic
En route to Mexico.
“Uh.” Letty groaned as she woke a good four hours later.
“Hey baby, you okay? How are you feeling?” I asked as I ran a hand through her hair soothingly.
“A little better.”
“That’s good.”
“How’s Ava?” She asked turning around to check our girl but she was asleep and had been for a while.
“She’s gone for the night. We stopped a little while ago to feed both her, Lexie and Nico.”
“Sorry I slept so long.” She apologised after seeing the time.
“Let you’re not well you obvious needed it.”
“It was nice of Brian to grab Kiki.” She spoke quietly.
“Yeah it was, she’s not exactly a happy kitty right now.” I said remembering the small tabby caged and furiously pacing.
“Do you want me to drive for a while?” She offered.
“I’ll be fine.” I spoke, kissing the back of her hand gently.
“Dom you can’t drive it on your own. I feel okay now, you might as well get some sleep while you can.” She pushed and I sighed knowing she was right.
“Yeah alright. I’ll make the call to the others let them know to switch.” I spoke as I pressed speed dial for Brian.
“Everything okay Dom?” Mia asked when she answered.
“Yeah we need to switch drivers. Letty wants to drive.” I added reluctantly.
“Uh… okay we’ll pull off.” She spoke slowly before the line went dead.
One by one I watched as each car pulled off after us more than likely confused about what was happening.
“Why we stopping?” Roman asked as Letty and I got out of the car.
“Switch drivers.” I called out as Letty and I switched. I dropped a brief kiss on her cheek as we walked passed one another.
“All good?” I asked her as we settled back into the car.
“Yeah, get some sleep.” She spoke giving me a small smile.
“Wake me if you need to change, or wake me in four hours whichever comes around first.” I asked watching as she nodded before I shut my eyes.
5th March, Mexico
Leon’s house
“Hasn’t changed much.” I voiced as we all stood looking at the house in front of us. It was Leon’s little house he had acquired after he’d left Letty and I just after the LA incident.
“A little run down but still the same.” Leon agreed.
“Are we all going to fit in here?” Elena asked him and he shrugged.
“It is bigger inside then it looks from outside.”
“Yeah but surely not enough to house all of us.”
“It will do for now.” Lotty spoke up ceasing all talk as we ventured inside to look around.
“Hard to believe everything is still here where we left it.” Leon spoke and I nodded in agreement.
“Including the mess.” Mia joked as she looked at the kitchen. Leon just grinned sheepishly as we continued through the rest of the house. I headed towards our old room, the one Letty and I stayed in and saw it was exactly the same. Our clothes that we hadn’t taken were still there though I doubted they fit either of us now. Small little trinkets from home still remained as I fingered an old photo of dad, mum, Mia and I.
“Ki! Ki! Back.” I turned just in time to see Ava stumbling through the door chasing after Kiki as she dived under the bed.
“I don’t think Kiki wants to play just yet sweetheart. It’s been a long couple of days for her.”
“Sad?” She asked innocently and I smiled slightly as I bent to pick her.
“Yeah she’s just a bit out of sorts. She’ll be okay tomorrow then she’ll play with you. Where’s mama?” I asked as I looked around for Letty.
“Sad.”
“Who? Mama’s sad?” I asked confused as she just blinked and smiled at me.
“Let’s go find mummy.” I spoke as I zoomed her through the air, her laughter filling the house as we search for Letty.
“Hey there’s mummy.” I pointed out as I found Letty in the hallway. It took me less than a second to catch her wiping away a tear as she plastered a fake smile on and turned to us. All joking was cast aside as I stopped in front of her.
“What’s wrong?” I asked as threaded my free hand into her hair.
“Nothing.”
“Bullshit, what’s wrong?” I demanded.
“It’s just the memories that this place holds.” She whispers and I immediately pulled her into my side. I shifted Ava in closer, letting Letty wrap an arm around her back as well as we stood in silence for a bit.
“You know princess mummy found out about you here.” I whispered to Ava making her smile like she understood.
“I think the tests are still in the top draw of the dresser.” Letty mumbled.
“Seriously?” I asked with a smile.
“Didn’t feel real.” She mumbled.
“Come on, we’ll face the room together.” I whispered as I kissed her cheek, guiding us all into the room.
“Same way I left it.” Letty scoffed as she walked further into the room. I refused to put Ava down on the floor, not really sure what she would find underneath all the clothes.
“Here are they are.” Letty spoke up as she held three white sticks in the air. I looked from her to the sticks with a smirk on my face.
“Does it feel real now?” I joked bouncing Ava on my hip.
“Yeah…” She trailed off as she threw them in the trash can by the bed.
“We should clean this up before she finds something she shouldn’t.” I joked as I stood her on the bed.
“Yeah, probably an idea.”
It took an hour or two before the room was completely clean. All the clothes had been sorted, the ones we wanted kept were put into the laundry to be washed and the ones we didn’t went straight into the bin. Everyone else had pitched in cleaning every room throughout the house.
“Finally everything’s clean.” Mia spoke as she leant heavily against the door frame.
“Yeah where is everyone?” I asked.
“In the kitchen, fighting over what we’re going to do for dinner.” She grinned as Ava came tottering in, a crawling Lexie flying through after her. Both the girls were giggling, babbling together about something only they could understand.
“And where are you two off to?” I asked as I scooped Lexie up, tickling her until she was going slightly red in the face.
“You two are up to no good, aren’t you?” I asked Lexie knowingly while she smiled cheekily, Ava hiding behind Mia as she giggled.
“I think that’s a yes.” Mia laughed as she bent down, picking Ava up as she pressed a kiss to her cheek.
“Why don’t we go find your uncles and see if they’ve decided what we’re all having for dinner?” She asked Ava as she was set down on the ground. I handed over Lexie and watched as the three of them walked back into the kitchen leaving Letty and I alone again.
“It’s been a long couple of days.” I spoke as I lay down beside her on the bed.
“Yeah it has.”
“You know you still haven’t told me what you were going to say before we left the Islands.” I reminded her gently.
“Yeah… I guess we should talk about that.” She whispered as she turned to stare up at the ceiling.
“Yeah I think we should.” I spoke as I held her hand.
“I don’t know how to tell you.” She sighed.
“It can’t be that that bad Let.” I soothed.
“I’m just scared.”
“Of what? Of me?” I asked confused, turning her head so she had to look at me.
“At your reaction. About what you might do. That you might run off on me again…” She spoke. I sighed, resting my head against hers.
“Letty I am not going to leave you, doesn’t matter what you have to say to me.” I spoke gently.
“It’s just coming back here, it feels like history’s going to repeat itself.” She whispered.
“Let it’s different this time. Nothing is the same except for us being on the run.” I answered.
“Are you sure about that?” She whispered but refused to meet my eye.
“Let last time you were pregnant.” I pointed out as she turned to meet my gaze silently.
A pointed look passed her features and it finally dawned on me.
“Are you… Are we?...” I stumbled over my words as I tried to get them out. Excitement filled me and I couldn’t stop grinning at the thought of another child with Letty.
“Yeah.” Immediately after the word had left her lips I pulled her to me, sealing our lips together as I kissed her passionately.
“You’re not mad?” She asked timidly as we pulled away for air.
“Let are you kidding? I’ve never been happier.” I spoke truthfully as I kissed her lips softly.
“I still need to see a doctor, to confirm it properly.” She spoke and I nodded, knowing she was right.
“Right, I’ll make us an appointment for tomorrow.” I decided as I trailed my hand down to the bottom of her shirt, inching it up so that I could place my hand over our baby.
“I know you’re scared, and I know it took a lot for you to tell me but I promise you Letty I’m not going anywhere this time. I missed this with Ava and no matter how much I wish I could I can’t go back and change things, but I’m not missing it with this one. All I want is for us to be a family, the four of us, and I’m going to do everything in my power to make that happen.” I whispered to her as I wiped away a few stray tears that had run down her cheeks.
“I love you Dom.” She whispered as I kissed her lips softly.
“I love you too Let. I love all three of you, you have no idea how happy you’ve made me.” I whispered back.