Leon's POV
Shock, agony, anger and uncontrolled rage were just a few things I was feeling at Letty's confession. It had been hours since Letty had told me and with each passing minute my control was slipping. I knew I was shaking but no matter how many breaths I took I couldn't stop it; my eyes had been closed since the start of Letty's admission but I couldn't bring myself to open them either. Her voice had been emotionless the whole time she had recounted the events that had taken place and I couldn't get the sound out of my head. It scared me. It was like she had given up all together.
"I'm sorry. I should have checked the lock on the door." She whispered showing the first sign of emotion since I had found her hours before. My eyes flicked open on their own accord, looking directly into hers.
"Don't you ever apologize. It's not your fault Letty, don't you ever think it is you hear me?" I demanded harshly. The shocked look on her face made me take a step back and breathe.
"I'm sorry, my angers not directed at you. I want to kill him." I struggled out.
"I've gone out of my way to make sure I haven't seen him since." She mumbled, her face tear stained as I reached to pull her closer. Part of me wondered if I should touch her; surely she would feel uncomfortable, but when she never pulled away I relaxed.
"That's not the point. The fucker needs to be punished for what he did." I growled.
"I'm in deeper than I thought." She whispered after along silent pause.
"You're coming home." I ground out, still trying to keep my rage in check. Every fiber of my being wanted to hunt the son of a bitch down and kill him. Letty had been through so much it wasn't fair to have this thrown her way now too.
"I can't. He'll find me Leon. He's threated to kill me if I run, I have no choice but to stay."
"No." I snapped.
"I want to go Leon, believe me I do but I can't." She whispered as I shook my head.
"I said no. Fuck the money, fuck everything. I am not leaving you here for that bastard to hurt you again. You promised Letty, you promised that if one thing went wrong you would get out." I shouted.
"Don't shout at me." She whimpered moving away from me. I ran a hand over my face and breathed in and out to calm down.
"I'm sorry." I spoke eventually looking towards her. She was sitting in the middle of the bed again, head down and shoulders shaking as she cried.
"Let?" I whispered after she failed to reply. Gently easing myself onto the bed and towards her I noted her flinch as I neared but pushed it aside.
"Letty I'm so sorry." I whispered as I tugged her to me once more.
"I can't…" She whispered, her voice cracking at the end.
"Lotty can help you disappear again, he won't ever find you." I tried again but she shook her head.
"I can't. Every move I make Leon he's going to have someone watching me, for all I know he is now." I thought about what she was saying and I agreed silently.
"I don't want you staying here." I pleaded.
"Leon I'm stuck. I can't get out." My frustration was beginning to show again as I ran a hand through my hair.
"Then what happens when this ends Letty? What are you going to do? He'll still find you, it'll be harder to run."
"We'll have the money behind us."
"Letty." I growled in frustration as I got up and paced.
"I need to stay but you can fly out more and stay longer then we agreed. I'll try my best to stay out of his way and double check everything." Letty had always been stubborn and even in her time of despair she was still that same person. Frustrated and angry but knowing I wasn't going to win yet I had no choice but to drop it. I was far from happy and I would make that clear every minute she stayed here in hopes she would eventually see my way, but for now I just had to pick up the broken pieces again.
"I will kill when this is over and not a damn thing is going to stop me." I promised letting her know I was deadly serious.
"We're not killers Leon." She whispered sadly and I knew she was thinking back to the solider.
"Things can change."
The silence in the room was tense and stuffy after my comment. Sighing I glanced at the time and knew we had to get some rest before Ava woke.
"You're staying here with us until they need you again, I won't take no for answer." I added seeing her got o object. Having shot her down she sighed and nodded.
"Go to sleep Letty, you need the rest." I said tiredly. She nodded slowly, dragging her tired body into bed as I moved to leave the room.
"Where are you going?" She asked quietly.
"Lounge." I answered back.
"Stay… please."
"Let I can't." I spoke pleadingly. My control was slipping and I knew I had to vent without her around to see.
"Leon please, stay." She whispered and I found myself giving into her request. I settled in bed beside her, trying to give her space if she wanted it. She immediately settled into my side though and I placed my arms around her.
"Now sleep." I begged.
"I can't forget Leon, I can still feel him." She spoke detached and I held her tighter.
"Shhh Let, just try and sleep. You're safe here." I spoke as she looked up at me. I saw the look in her eyes and I swallowed loudly. I knew that look, I had seen it before when we had found out about Dom and the cop. It had led us to whatever we were now.
"I can't, I'm sorry I can't and you don't want it Let. You think you do but you don't. You need time to heal Letty." I pleaded softly, begging her to let it go. She said nothing, settling into my side again as silence washed over us.
"Thank you." Her small voice spoke later but I wasn't sure how much time had passed.
"You don't need to thank me Letty, I'm always going to be here to look after you." I whispered as her eyes finally closed and her breathing evened out. Letting my head fall back against the pillow I let out a deep sigh.
"Give her a break, she can't handle much more." I whispered into the air as a prayer.
Shock, agony, anger and uncontrolled rage were just a few things I was feeling at Letty's confession. It had been hours since Letty had told me and with each passing minute my control was slipping. I knew I was shaking but no matter how many breaths I took I couldn't stop it; my eyes had been closed since the start of Letty's admission but I couldn't bring myself to open them either. Her voice had been emotionless the whole time she had recounted the events that had taken place and I couldn't get the sound out of my head. It scared me. It was like she had given up all together.
"I'm sorry. I should have checked the lock on the door." She whispered showing the first sign of emotion since I had found her hours before. My eyes flicked open on their own accord, looking directly into hers.
"Don't you ever apologize. It's not your fault Letty, don't you ever think it is you hear me?" I demanded harshly. The shocked look on her face made me take a step back and breathe.
"I'm sorry, my angers not directed at you. I want to kill him." I struggled out.
"I've gone out of my way to make sure I haven't seen him since." She mumbled, her face tear stained as I reached to pull her closer. Part of me wondered if I should touch her; surely she would feel uncomfortable, but when she never pulled away I relaxed.
"That's not the point. The fucker needs to be punished for what he did." I growled.
"I'm in deeper than I thought." She whispered after along silent pause.
"You're coming home." I ground out, still trying to keep my rage in check. Every fiber of my being wanted to hunt the son of a bitch down and kill him. Letty had been through so much it wasn't fair to have this thrown her way now too.
"I can't. He'll find me Leon. He's threated to kill me if I run, I have no choice but to stay."
"No." I snapped.
"I want to go Leon, believe me I do but I can't." She whispered as I shook my head.
"I said no. Fuck the money, fuck everything. I am not leaving you here for that bastard to hurt you again. You promised Letty, you promised that if one thing went wrong you would get out." I shouted.
"Don't shout at me." She whimpered moving away from me. I ran a hand over my face and breathed in and out to calm down.
"I'm sorry." I spoke eventually looking towards her. She was sitting in the middle of the bed again, head down and shoulders shaking as she cried.
"Let?" I whispered after she failed to reply. Gently easing myself onto the bed and towards her I noted her flinch as I neared but pushed it aside.
"Letty I'm so sorry." I whispered as I tugged her to me once more.
"I can't…" She whispered, her voice cracking at the end.
"Lotty can help you disappear again, he won't ever find you." I tried again but she shook her head.
"I can't. Every move I make Leon he's going to have someone watching me, for all I know he is now." I thought about what she was saying and I agreed silently.
"I don't want you staying here." I pleaded.
"Leon I'm stuck. I can't get out." My frustration was beginning to show again as I ran a hand through my hair.
"Then what happens when this ends Letty? What are you going to do? He'll still find you, it'll be harder to run."
"We'll have the money behind us."
"Letty." I growled in frustration as I got up and paced.
"I need to stay but you can fly out more and stay longer then we agreed. I'll try my best to stay out of his way and double check everything." Letty had always been stubborn and even in her time of despair she was still that same person. Frustrated and angry but knowing I wasn't going to win yet I had no choice but to drop it. I was far from happy and I would make that clear every minute she stayed here in hopes she would eventually see my way, but for now I just had to pick up the broken pieces again.
"I will kill when this is over and not a damn thing is going to stop me." I promised letting her know I was deadly serious.
"We're not killers Leon." She whispered sadly and I knew she was thinking back to the solider.
"Things can change."
The silence in the room was tense and stuffy after my comment. Sighing I glanced at the time and knew we had to get some rest before Ava woke.
"You're staying here with us until they need you again, I won't take no for answer." I added seeing her got o object. Having shot her down she sighed and nodded.
"Go to sleep Letty, you need the rest." I said tiredly. She nodded slowly, dragging her tired body into bed as I moved to leave the room.
"Where are you going?" She asked quietly.
"Lounge." I answered back.
"Stay… please."
"Let I can't." I spoke pleadingly. My control was slipping and I knew I had to vent without her around to see.
"Leon please, stay." She whispered and I found myself giving into her request. I settled in bed beside her, trying to give her space if she wanted it. She immediately settled into my side though and I placed my arms around her.
"Now sleep." I begged.
"I can't forget Leon, I can still feel him." She spoke detached and I held her tighter.
"Shhh Let, just try and sleep. You're safe here." I spoke as she looked up at me. I saw the look in her eyes and I swallowed loudly. I knew that look, I had seen it before when we had found out about Dom and the cop. It had led us to whatever we were now.
"I can't, I'm sorry I can't and you don't want it Let. You think you do but you don't. You need time to heal Letty." I pleaded softly, begging her to let it go. She said nothing, settling into my side again as silence washed over us.
"Thank you." Her small voice spoke later but I wasn't sure how much time had passed.
"You don't need to thank me Letty, I'm always going to be here to look after you." I whispered as her eyes finally closed and her breathing evened out. Letting my head fall back against the pillow I let out a deep sigh.
"Give her a break, she can't handle much more." I whispered into the air as a prayer.