Letty's POV
No one else had noticed the new comer and I wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or a good thing.
"Hi." He said making everyone's attention snap to him suddenly. I shifted forward to tell him to leave when I was jerked backwards by Dom. Looking up at him I saw it all there, the anger, the hurt, the sadness… just everything bubbling over.
"You're not welcome here." He spat.
"I know you must hate me and blame me for Tony's death but I just wanted to come and apologise. It was never my intention to… when I bumped him, I didn't think it would make him loose control. I'm really sor-"
It all happened too quickly for anyone to react one minute Dom was beside me, his hand around my arm in a vice grip as Linder spoke then the next he standing over a bloody Linder as he delivered the second blow with the wrench in his hand.
I let out a small scream as I realised what was happening. Vince and Leon snapped out of their shock and were struggling to pull Dom away but all I could see was blood. I tried to stop it too by putting myself between him and Linder as Vince and Leon were screaming at me to move but I didn't I stayed.
"DOM, STOP IT. YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM DOM, STOP!" Leon yelled as he and Vince continued their struggle of trying to restrain him all the while dodging the wrench in his hand.
Leon and Vince managed to pull him backwards a tiny bit just enough for me to stand between him pushing against his chest.
"Dom stop…please Dom stop." I begged him. He was completely over taken by rage and he was trying to get around me but I stayed. I was crying I could feel the tears streaming down my face as we managed just a bit more to put some distance between him and Linder. We managed to pin him on the floor as Vince wrestled the wrench out of his hand. I knelt over him pushing against his chest as I begged. Linder's blood was all over him as well as us and I felt sick but I pushed that way. Dom needed me.
"Dom please. Baby please." I begged as he continued to fight us. He was thrashing and I felt winded as he landed a blow to my side.
"LETTY MOVE!" Vince roared but I stayed where I was. I wasn't going to give up.
"Baby please, stop Dom stop." I sobbed taking his head in my hands making him look at me.
"Please papa stop." I begged and his eyes flickered to mine at last as he suddenly went ridged and stopped fighting. I expected Vince and Leon to release their grip but they didn't, they kept him pinned down using all their weight.
"Fuck." He whispered and I dropped my hands from his face crying openly as I sat straddled across Dom's chest.
"Are you going to fight?" I vaguely heard Leon ask him.
"No… fuck I'm so sorry. What have I done?" He cried.
"Leon check on him. We'll have to call an ambulance." Vince said. I had my eyes closed but I felt movement beside me and I assumed Leon had moved away.
"He's alive." I heard quietly and I broke down in relief. At least he wasn't dead.
"I'm going to make the call and then I'm going to call Maria." Leon stated.
I felt an arm wrap around my waist causing me to grip Dom harder thinking it was Vince trying to take me away but it was only Dom.
"Vince let me go."
"Dom…"
"Please, I won't do anything I promise." I felt another arm wrap around me and suddenly I was moved and cradled against Dom's chest as he sat up.
"I'm so sorry baby… I'm so sorry." I gripped Dom tightly.
"It'll be okay baby." He whispered but I heard the doubt in his words. His arms wrapped more tightly around me and I cried out in pain.
"Dom her side." Vince said worriedly as Dom let me go immediately.
"Let…Letty look at me." I shook my head but he forced my head up. I could see everything and he looked so broken.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked quietly. I stayed silent unwilling to speak.
"Letty I need to know."
"You didn't mean it." I cried but I felt him tense at my words but I tightened my grip on him not letting him leave me.
"Fuck."
"It's okay Dom… Maria's on her way." Leon said quietly. I felt another pair of hands easing me gently out of Dom's grip and at first I resisted.
"Let we need to look." Dom spoke as he too gently tried to ease me off and I let go.
"It's fine. Just leave it." I begged as I pushed Leon's hands away. I managed to calm my crying down as we all sat there on the floor of the garage. Eventually we heard the sirens and I knew this wasn't going to end well. Leon and Vince both got up and walked towards Linder making sure he was okay and to give Dom and I some time alone. I hadn't looked behind me, I didn't think I could stomach it to be honest. Even Dom had his head turned away from there.
"I'm not to get off for this." I looked at Dom alarmed as he spoke. He was watching me sadly as I crawled back into his lap as his arms wrapped around me, though this time I noticed he was mindful of my side.
"Don't say that." I whispered sadly.
"It's the truth. I'm going to be gone for a while Let and after what I just did I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to-" I cut him off quickly by kissing him. It wasn't gentle, it was rough and hard.
"Don't say that, I'm not leaving you." I said firmly as I pulled away. He smiled sadly at me as I palmed his cross.
"I love you Letty." I stilled my eyes immediately flicking up to his. I couldn't breathe but somehow I managed to struggle out the words.
"I love you too Dom." I said tearfully realizing this was probably the first and last time I'd get to say it to him for a while as we heard the sirens get closer.
"Don't ever forget that Letty." He whispered as he kissed me again. I felt my tears start again. We only broke away when we heard a car door slam. We shakily helped each other stand up as Vince came to stand by our sides while Leon tended to Linder.
"OH MY GOD!" It was mum who came in first and when she saw what had happened she froze before quickly making her way to us. She looked me over first taking my face in her hands as she looked both Leon and Vince over before her eyes stopped on Dom.
"Maria I'm so so-"
"Shhh don't say a word okay? I've called a lawyer and we're going to sort it out. When they question you, all of you no one say anything."
"Where's Mia?" Dom asked choked up.
"I left her with James. She doesn't need to see this… It's going to be alright, okay baby." At first I thought she was talking to me but then I realised she was speaking to Dom as she pulled him close.
"I didn't mean it, I swear I didn't. After the first hit I just couldn't stop." He cried as he hugged her back.
"It's okay… you'll be okay. Just keep your head down okay?"
"Letty needs to be checked over." I heard him say quietly. I saw Mum's eyes flicker to me as Leon wrapped me in a hug.
"I didn't mean to hurt her."
"I'm fine." I whispered quietly.
"Let me have a look." I tried to pretest but everyone gave me a look silencing me. I lifted my shirt and based on Dom's shocked gasp I guessed it was bad.
"It's bruised-" I hissed as mum pressed on it.
"And possibly a couple of fractured ribs. Don't say a word about it, it'll do Dom more harm than good. I'll fix it." I nodded and I assumed everyone else did too but I only had eyes for Dom. The sirens were suddenly on us and Dom looked at Mariah panicked.
"Not a word. I'll be with you soon. I love you Dom, I'm going to keep you safe. I promise." She said to him quickly kissing his cheek. She quickly pushed him to me and Leon let go but stayed close as did Vince.
"I love you, no matter what happens remember that." He said softly as we clung to each other. Suddenly though he was wrenched away and Leon quickly held me back as the police wrestled Dom to the ground but he wasn't resisting.
"You can't use that sort of force! He's not resisting you." Mum shouted but all I could focus on was Dom as we stared at each other. I nodded understanding his silent words as he mouthed them to me.
Ride or die
No one else had noticed the new comer and I wasn't sure if that was a bad thing or a good thing.
"Hi." He said making everyone's attention snap to him suddenly. I shifted forward to tell him to leave when I was jerked backwards by Dom. Looking up at him I saw it all there, the anger, the hurt, the sadness… just everything bubbling over.
"You're not welcome here." He spat.
"I know you must hate me and blame me for Tony's death but I just wanted to come and apologise. It was never my intention to… when I bumped him, I didn't think it would make him loose control. I'm really sor-"
It all happened too quickly for anyone to react one minute Dom was beside me, his hand around my arm in a vice grip as Linder spoke then the next he standing over a bloody Linder as he delivered the second blow with the wrench in his hand.
I let out a small scream as I realised what was happening. Vince and Leon snapped out of their shock and were struggling to pull Dom away but all I could see was blood. I tried to stop it too by putting myself between him and Linder as Vince and Leon were screaming at me to move but I didn't I stayed.
"DOM, STOP IT. YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HIM DOM, STOP!" Leon yelled as he and Vince continued their struggle of trying to restrain him all the while dodging the wrench in his hand.
Leon and Vince managed to pull him backwards a tiny bit just enough for me to stand between him pushing against his chest.
"Dom stop…please Dom stop." I begged him. He was completely over taken by rage and he was trying to get around me but I stayed. I was crying I could feel the tears streaming down my face as we managed just a bit more to put some distance between him and Linder. We managed to pin him on the floor as Vince wrestled the wrench out of his hand. I knelt over him pushing against his chest as I begged. Linder's blood was all over him as well as us and I felt sick but I pushed that way. Dom needed me.
"Dom please. Baby please." I begged as he continued to fight us. He was thrashing and I felt winded as he landed a blow to my side.
"LETTY MOVE!" Vince roared but I stayed where I was. I wasn't going to give up.
"Baby please, stop Dom stop." I sobbed taking his head in my hands making him look at me.
"Please papa stop." I begged and his eyes flickered to mine at last as he suddenly went ridged and stopped fighting. I expected Vince and Leon to release their grip but they didn't, they kept him pinned down using all their weight.
"Fuck." He whispered and I dropped my hands from his face crying openly as I sat straddled across Dom's chest.
"Are you going to fight?" I vaguely heard Leon ask him.
"No… fuck I'm so sorry. What have I done?" He cried.
"Leon check on him. We'll have to call an ambulance." Vince said. I had my eyes closed but I felt movement beside me and I assumed Leon had moved away.
"He's alive." I heard quietly and I broke down in relief. At least he wasn't dead.
"I'm going to make the call and then I'm going to call Maria." Leon stated.
I felt an arm wrap around my waist causing me to grip Dom harder thinking it was Vince trying to take me away but it was only Dom.
"Vince let me go."
"Dom…"
"Please, I won't do anything I promise." I felt another arm wrap around me and suddenly I was moved and cradled against Dom's chest as he sat up.
"I'm so sorry baby… I'm so sorry." I gripped Dom tightly.
"It'll be okay baby." He whispered but I heard the doubt in his words. His arms wrapped more tightly around me and I cried out in pain.
"Dom her side." Vince said worriedly as Dom let me go immediately.
"Let…Letty look at me." I shook my head but he forced my head up. I could see everything and he looked so broken.
"Did I hurt you?" He asked quietly. I stayed silent unwilling to speak.
"Letty I need to know."
"You didn't mean it." I cried but I felt him tense at my words but I tightened my grip on him not letting him leave me.
"Fuck."
"It's okay Dom… Maria's on her way." Leon said quietly. I felt another pair of hands easing me gently out of Dom's grip and at first I resisted.
"Let we need to look." Dom spoke as he too gently tried to ease me off and I let go.
"It's fine. Just leave it." I begged as I pushed Leon's hands away. I managed to calm my crying down as we all sat there on the floor of the garage. Eventually we heard the sirens and I knew this wasn't going to end well. Leon and Vince both got up and walked towards Linder making sure he was okay and to give Dom and I some time alone. I hadn't looked behind me, I didn't think I could stomach it to be honest. Even Dom had his head turned away from there.
"I'm not to get off for this." I looked at Dom alarmed as he spoke. He was watching me sadly as I crawled back into his lap as his arms wrapped around me, though this time I noticed he was mindful of my side.
"Don't say that." I whispered sadly.
"It's the truth. I'm going to be gone for a while Let and after what I just did I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to-" I cut him off quickly by kissing him. It wasn't gentle, it was rough and hard.
"Don't say that, I'm not leaving you." I said firmly as I pulled away. He smiled sadly at me as I palmed his cross.
"I love you Letty." I stilled my eyes immediately flicking up to his. I couldn't breathe but somehow I managed to struggle out the words.
"I love you too Dom." I said tearfully realizing this was probably the first and last time I'd get to say it to him for a while as we heard the sirens get closer.
"Don't ever forget that Letty." He whispered as he kissed me again. I felt my tears start again. We only broke away when we heard a car door slam. We shakily helped each other stand up as Vince came to stand by our sides while Leon tended to Linder.
"OH MY GOD!" It was mum who came in first and when she saw what had happened she froze before quickly making her way to us. She looked me over first taking my face in her hands as she looked both Leon and Vince over before her eyes stopped on Dom.
"Maria I'm so so-"
"Shhh don't say a word okay? I've called a lawyer and we're going to sort it out. When they question you, all of you no one say anything."
"Where's Mia?" Dom asked choked up.
"I left her with James. She doesn't need to see this… It's going to be alright, okay baby." At first I thought she was talking to me but then I realised she was speaking to Dom as she pulled him close.
"I didn't mean it, I swear I didn't. After the first hit I just couldn't stop." He cried as he hugged her back.
"It's okay… you'll be okay. Just keep your head down okay?"
"Letty needs to be checked over." I heard him say quietly. I saw Mum's eyes flicker to me as Leon wrapped me in a hug.
"I didn't mean to hurt her."
"I'm fine." I whispered quietly.
"Let me have a look." I tried to pretest but everyone gave me a look silencing me. I lifted my shirt and based on Dom's shocked gasp I guessed it was bad.
"It's bruised-" I hissed as mum pressed on it.
"And possibly a couple of fractured ribs. Don't say a word about it, it'll do Dom more harm than good. I'll fix it." I nodded and I assumed everyone else did too but I only had eyes for Dom. The sirens were suddenly on us and Dom looked at Mariah panicked.
"Not a word. I'll be with you soon. I love you Dom, I'm going to keep you safe. I promise." She said to him quickly kissing his cheek. She quickly pushed him to me and Leon let go but stayed close as did Vince.
"I love you, no matter what happens remember that." He said softly as we clung to each other. Suddenly though he was wrenched away and Leon quickly held me back as the police wrestled Dom to the ground but he wasn't resisting.
"You can't use that sort of force! He's not resisting you." Mum shouted but all I could focus on was Dom as we stared at each other. I nodded understanding his silent words as he mouthed them to me.
Ride or die