Letty's POV
I smiled as I woke the next morning feeling Dom's lips on my neck. Rolling over he held me close as I opened my eyes to look up at him.
"Morning." I said quietly.
"Morning baby." He said nuzzling my neck.
"Where did you go last night?" I asked sleepily as I snuggled into his chest enjoying the feeling of his arms around me.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I woke up not long after we went to bed and you were gone." I said looking up at him.
"Oh I just went to see Hector with the boys, say hello." I raised an eyebrow at his statement.
"Late at night?"
"He was having a party." I froze at the word party but shook my head. Dom wouldn't do that, he wouldn't cheat.
"Oh okay."
"Relax baby, nothing happened we said hello to Hector had a drink and then left."
"I believe you." I smiled and he kissed my lips softly. Grinning I gripped the back of his head and pulled him closer. I felt his smile as he pulled me on top of him.
"We should get up." I mumbled a little later. I was resting on Dom's naked chest as his hands danced over my naked back.
"Mmm."
"Dom mum could walk in on us at any minute." I said quietly as I moved my head to look at him.
"I can fix that problem by putting a lock on the door." I laughed lightly and made to get up but his hands stopped me.
"Just a little longer? Please?" he said softly tracing my face and as I stared into his eyes I couldn't find the strength to say no.
"Five minutes." I warned and he smiled.
"Mmhmm. I'm sure I can stretch that out."
"Five minutes." I warned again as he chuckled under me.
"Okay baby.
"Morning." Mia greeted as I walked into the kitchen thirty minutes later.
"Morning, where's mum?"
"She said to tell you she and James had an appointment this morning, about the wedding."
"Oh right I forgot about that. They're cancelling" I said sadly as I sat down at the table. Mia sighed with me as she placed down a plate of food.
"Have you told Dom yet?" I paused.
"No actually I don't think I have. I don't think mum has either. I don't even think he knows about how bad the businesses are." I said thoughtfully.
"Did I hear right? She's cancelled the wedding?" We looked up at Dom shocked we hadn't heard him come down.
"Dom." I said stunned.
"Is she?" He demanded.
"Yes."
"Because of the finances? So it really is as bad as Vince is saying it is?"
"When did he tell you?" I asked quietly.
"The day before I got out but the question is why didn't anyone tell me sooner? Why didn't you tell me?" He asked me and I sighed.
"They didn't want me to, they didn't want you to lose focus in there." I admitted and he sighed angrily as he came and sat down at the table.
"Where are the books?" he asked and I hesitated.
"Letty where are the books?" He demanded and I caved under his stare.
"They're at the garage but Dom I don't think you should look at them now."
"Let I have to. You're mum's already sold her house to pay off bills and she's given up her life for us while I've been inside. I'm not about to let her give up on her wedding either, I'll sort something out." I could hear the determination in his voice and knew there was no stopping him so I let it go.
It was three in the morning when I walked quietly through the dark garage. There was a soft glow coming from the office which gave me just enough light to not hit anything. I leant quietly against the door frame taking in Dom as he was quietly looking through the piles of paperwork in front of him.
He looked up briefly at me and gave me a tight smile which I took to mean things weren't going well. I walked into the office and sat on a clear corner of the desk.
"Why are you here?" He asked and I tried not to feel hurt by his tone of voice.
"I couldn't sleep. I was hoping you'd be nearly done for the night." I said quietly.
"Well I'm not, I have to work this shit out before I can even think about going to bed. I can't believe you didn't tell me how bad things were." He said harshly and I frowned.
"Don't take your frustration out on me, it's not my fault." I said calmly.
"No but you should of told me, all of you should have told me and then maybe we wouldn't be sitting here in this mess." His tone was harsh and I could tell he was holding back a lot of anger.
"I'm sorry, you're right we should have told you." I waited for him to say something but he didn't he just glanced at me once before going back to the books.
"Do you want something?" He asked not looking at me after I sat there staring at him for a while.
"I was hoping you could finish up for the night and come to bed with me." I said watching as he looked at me with a blank expression.
"I told you before I can't. Lock the door again on your way out, I'll see later." He said dismissing me and I fumed silently as I sat there on the desk just staring at him in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me? You won't even come to bed for a few hours? So I got you for a night and that was all." I snapped.
"For fucks sake Letty, I'm trying to find a way to get us out of this mess. Forgive me if sex with you is running a little low on my priority list right now." Furious I stood up bumping the table as I did.
"I wasn't asking for sex Dom but fine, have it your way do whatever the fuck you want." I swore before I stormed out slamming the door behind me. I nearly thought twice about locking up but then I thought that was probably a stupid move. I didn't need anyone breaking in or Dom getting hurt so I locked it. Getting into my car I sped off for home wanting to put as much distance between Dom and I as possible. What was his deal? He was stressed I got that but surely a few hours of sleeping in the same bed wasn't asking for much. I wasn't asking for sex, I was asking to spend the time next to my boyfriend.
When the next morning rolled around seeing as the garage was dead I offered to open the shop for the day to see if we could try and boost some sales. That and I wanted to be away from Dom a little longer. I had thought he would have come in this morning but I woke alone and his side of the bed still untouched.
"You sure?" Vince asked again tilting his head to the side confused.
"Yeah, you guys don't need me today." Leon I noticed was watching me intently.
"You and Dom have a fight?" he asked quietly.
"I don't really want to talk about it." I said and he left it, at least for the time being.
"Okay well Mia and Jesse will relieve you at three unless you decide to close before then."
"Okay." I said as we went our separate ways.
The shop was really dead so I took the time to reorganize the stock. After that was done I cleaned the place until it was looking spotless once again. In the whole six hours I had been there I had only about three customers come in, this was place was suffering big time.
I sighed tapping my fingers on the bench as I looked around for something else to do in the last hour when I spotted a sketch book under the counter. It must have been Jesse's. I pulled it out and sat it on the counter before reaching over to pool up a stool as I sat down flicking through it. They were car designs, and they were good. Coming to a free page I picked up a pencil just started sketching. I didn't think Jesse would mind.
Before I knew it I had finished and I was looking down at the sketch of a car detail. It wasn't half bad. It was a Greek god that much I knew, Apollo maybe? I wasn't really sure to be honest, it's not like I had intentionally been out to draw one. Seeing I only had a few minutes left I packed the book back up and placed it back where I had found it as I sat leaning forward on the counter.
"Hey Vince told us you were open all day." I smiled at Mia as she and Jesse walked through the doors.
"Yeah, it's like a ghost town in here." I said.
"Normally is. We're going to have to do something." Mia stated as she placed her back pack in the back room.
"Yeah…" I said trailing off as I thought of Dom.
"Hey you cleaned." Jesse joked and I grinned.
"Had to do something. Listen I'm gunna head out, if anyone asks I'm going for a drive." I said as I stood stretching.
"Everything okay Let?"
"Yeah Jess, just got a bit on my mind. I'll be back by dinner." I said as I headed out.
Driving did wonders. I ended up on a lookout point about an hour and a half away from home. It was a pretty sight. LA was looking pretty amazing from up here. I let my mind drift as I sat on my car just taking in the scene before me. The sun was setting slowly and the sky held a pink tinge to it.
I thought of mum, Tony, Dad on happier days, Dom. Especially Dom. So much had changed, he had changed. It didn't make me feel anything less for him, in fact it was probably quite the opposite but he was different. It was going to take some getting used to. He seemed a little distant since yesterday morning but I took that as hearing about the news. It probably just came as a shock.
Sighing I pulled out my phone as I heard it ring. Glancing briefly at the caller I.D I answered seeing it was Leon.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself… where are you?"
"Gone for a drive."
"Yeah so Mia said. You coming back anytime soon?"
"Soon, I said I'd be home for dinner." I said quietly.
"It's like six thirty Let. How soon is soon exactly?" I could hear talking in the background and frowned when I heard my name being mentioned so I stayed quiet.
"Uh Dom wants you home now." He relayed what I guessed was the message.
"You can tell him I'll be home later. Tell him he should understand the meaning of that."
"Uh yeah… thanks but I'd rather not say that." Leon said slowly.
"Suit yourself." I said.
"Let I think you really should get back here quickly." He said quietly.
"Well I can't." I said standing up as I took one last look at the view before getting back in my car.
"Why not?" I paused as I heard Dom's gruff voice come over the phone and I sighed.
"Well unless you want me doing two hundred down the streets I can't get home quickly." I stated as I turned the car on.
"Where the fuck are you?"
"Nearly two hours away. Like I said I went for a drive alright? I'm heading home." I snapped.
"What your drive couldn't be in a half hour radius?" He snapped.
"Apparently not. I'll see you at home." I snapped one last time before I hung up. Shaking my head and taking a deep breath I started the engine and pulled out and back onto the road.
It was nearly eight thirty when I got home and I could tell by one look on Dom's face he wasn't impressed but I said nothing to him as I entered the kitchen. Mum was working a night shift so it was just us. I heated my dinner and quickly finished it without any interruptions before saying a quiet goodnight to everyone as I walked past and up into Mia's room. I figured since Dom and I weren't talking I would sleep here for the night or at least until he calmed down enough to talk to.
I settled into bed and yawned as I got comfy. Mia was still downstairs so it was just me alone for the moment. I was almost nearing sleep when I heard footsteps on the stairs. I listened as they walked past the door and continued on down the hall pausing outside what was Dom's room. I guessed it was Dom and he had realised I wasn't where he thought I was going to be. I heard a heavy sigh and footsteps coming back down the hall towards me. I heard the door creak open and I shut my eyes feigning sleep.
He stopped beside me and I felt his hand brush through my hair and over my cheek. It was nice to know he still had a soft side even when he was mad. I felt the covers around me move as he placed the blanket over me more before a lingering kiss was placed on my head.
"I'm sorry." He whispered before pulling away. I heard the door shut softly and his footsteps retreat back downstairs before I opened my eyes again. Part of me wanted to get up and crawl into Dom's bed and wait for him to come to but the other half wanted to stubbornly stay right where I was. The first part won out as I dragged myself from the bed and padded quietly down the hall and into the big king size bed. With Dom's scent surrounding me it was easy to fall asleep no matter how hard I tried to fight it. I had wanted to wait for Dom to come in but in the end sleep won.
I smiled as I woke the next morning feeling Dom's lips on my neck. Rolling over he held me close as I opened my eyes to look up at him.
"Morning." I said quietly.
"Morning baby." He said nuzzling my neck.
"Where did you go last night?" I asked sleepily as I snuggled into his chest enjoying the feeling of his arms around me.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I woke up not long after we went to bed and you were gone." I said looking up at him.
"Oh I just went to see Hector with the boys, say hello." I raised an eyebrow at his statement.
"Late at night?"
"He was having a party." I froze at the word party but shook my head. Dom wouldn't do that, he wouldn't cheat.
"Oh okay."
"Relax baby, nothing happened we said hello to Hector had a drink and then left."
"I believe you." I smiled and he kissed my lips softly. Grinning I gripped the back of his head and pulled him closer. I felt his smile as he pulled me on top of him.
"We should get up." I mumbled a little later. I was resting on Dom's naked chest as his hands danced over my naked back.
"Mmm."
"Dom mum could walk in on us at any minute." I said quietly as I moved my head to look at him.
"I can fix that problem by putting a lock on the door." I laughed lightly and made to get up but his hands stopped me.
"Just a little longer? Please?" he said softly tracing my face and as I stared into his eyes I couldn't find the strength to say no.
"Five minutes." I warned and he smiled.
"Mmhmm. I'm sure I can stretch that out."
"Five minutes." I warned again as he chuckled under me.
"Okay baby.
"Morning." Mia greeted as I walked into the kitchen thirty minutes later.
"Morning, where's mum?"
"She said to tell you she and James had an appointment this morning, about the wedding."
"Oh right I forgot about that. They're cancelling" I said sadly as I sat down at the table. Mia sighed with me as she placed down a plate of food.
"Have you told Dom yet?" I paused.
"No actually I don't think I have. I don't think mum has either. I don't even think he knows about how bad the businesses are." I said thoughtfully.
"Did I hear right? She's cancelled the wedding?" We looked up at Dom shocked we hadn't heard him come down.
"Dom." I said stunned.
"Is she?" He demanded.
"Yes."
"Because of the finances? So it really is as bad as Vince is saying it is?"
"When did he tell you?" I asked quietly.
"The day before I got out but the question is why didn't anyone tell me sooner? Why didn't you tell me?" He asked me and I sighed.
"They didn't want me to, they didn't want you to lose focus in there." I admitted and he sighed angrily as he came and sat down at the table.
"Where are the books?" he asked and I hesitated.
"Letty where are the books?" He demanded and I caved under his stare.
"They're at the garage but Dom I don't think you should look at them now."
"Let I have to. You're mum's already sold her house to pay off bills and she's given up her life for us while I've been inside. I'm not about to let her give up on her wedding either, I'll sort something out." I could hear the determination in his voice and knew there was no stopping him so I let it go.
It was three in the morning when I walked quietly through the dark garage. There was a soft glow coming from the office which gave me just enough light to not hit anything. I leant quietly against the door frame taking in Dom as he was quietly looking through the piles of paperwork in front of him.
He looked up briefly at me and gave me a tight smile which I took to mean things weren't going well. I walked into the office and sat on a clear corner of the desk.
"Why are you here?" He asked and I tried not to feel hurt by his tone of voice.
"I couldn't sleep. I was hoping you'd be nearly done for the night." I said quietly.
"Well I'm not, I have to work this shit out before I can even think about going to bed. I can't believe you didn't tell me how bad things were." He said harshly and I frowned.
"Don't take your frustration out on me, it's not my fault." I said calmly.
"No but you should of told me, all of you should have told me and then maybe we wouldn't be sitting here in this mess." His tone was harsh and I could tell he was holding back a lot of anger.
"I'm sorry, you're right we should have told you." I waited for him to say something but he didn't he just glanced at me once before going back to the books.
"Do you want something?" He asked not looking at me after I sat there staring at him for a while.
"I was hoping you could finish up for the night and come to bed with me." I said watching as he looked at me with a blank expression.
"I told you before I can't. Lock the door again on your way out, I'll see later." He said dismissing me and I fumed silently as I sat there on the desk just staring at him in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me? You won't even come to bed for a few hours? So I got you for a night and that was all." I snapped.
"For fucks sake Letty, I'm trying to find a way to get us out of this mess. Forgive me if sex with you is running a little low on my priority list right now." Furious I stood up bumping the table as I did.
"I wasn't asking for sex Dom but fine, have it your way do whatever the fuck you want." I swore before I stormed out slamming the door behind me. I nearly thought twice about locking up but then I thought that was probably a stupid move. I didn't need anyone breaking in or Dom getting hurt so I locked it. Getting into my car I sped off for home wanting to put as much distance between Dom and I as possible. What was his deal? He was stressed I got that but surely a few hours of sleeping in the same bed wasn't asking for much. I wasn't asking for sex, I was asking to spend the time next to my boyfriend.
When the next morning rolled around seeing as the garage was dead I offered to open the shop for the day to see if we could try and boost some sales. That and I wanted to be away from Dom a little longer. I had thought he would have come in this morning but I woke alone and his side of the bed still untouched.
"You sure?" Vince asked again tilting his head to the side confused.
"Yeah, you guys don't need me today." Leon I noticed was watching me intently.
"You and Dom have a fight?" he asked quietly.
"I don't really want to talk about it." I said and he left it, at least for the time being.
"Okay well Mia and Jesse will relieve you at three unless you decide to close before then."
"Okay." I said as we went our separate ways.
The shop was really dead so I took the time to reorganize the stock. After that was done I cleaned the place until it was looking spotless once again. In the whole six hours I had been there I had only about three customers come in, this was place was suffering big time.
I sighed tapping my fingers on the bench as I looked around for something else to do in the last hour when I spotted a sketch book under the counter. It must have been Jesse's. I pulled it out and sat it on the counter before reaching over to pool up a stool as I sat down flicking through it. They were car designs, and they were good. Coming to a free page I picked up a pencil just started sketching. I didn't think Jesse would mind.
Before I knew it I had finished and I was looking down at the sketch of a car detail. It wasn't half bad. It was a Greek god that much I knew, Apollo maybe? I wasn't really sure to be honest, it's not like I had intentionally been out to draw one. Seeing I only had a few minutes left I packed the book back up and placed it back where I had found it as I sat leaning forward on the counter.
"Hey Vince told us you were open all day." I smiled at Mia as she and Jesse walked through the doors.
"Yeah, it's like a ghost town in here." I said.
"Normally is. We're going to have to do something." Mia stated as she placed her back pack in the back room.
"Yeah…" I said trailing off as I thought of Dom.
"Hey you cleaned." Jesse joked and I grinned.
"Had to do something. Listen I'm gunna head out, if anyone asks I'm going for a drive." I said as I stood stretching.
"Everything okay Let?"
"Yeah Jess, just got a bit on my mind. I'll be back by dinner." I said as I headed out.
Driving did wonders. I ended up on a lookout point about an hour and a half away from home. It was a pretty sight. LA was looking pretty amazing from up here. I let my mind drift as I sat on my car just taking in the scene before me. The sun was setting slowly and the sky held a pink tinge to it.
I thought of mum, Tony, Dad on happier days, Dom. Especially Dom. So much had changed, he had changed. It didn't make me feel anything less for him, in fact it was probably quite the opposite but he was different. It was going to take some getting used to. He seemed a little distant since yesterday morning but I took that as hearing about the news. It probably just came as a shock.
Sighing I pulled out my phone as I heard it ring. Glancing briefly at the caller I.D I answered seeing it was Leon.
"Hey."
"Hey yourself… where are you?"
"Gone for a drive."
"Yeah so Mia said. You coming back anytime soon?"
"Soon, I said I'd be home for dinner." I said quietly.
"It's like six thirty Let. How soon is soon exactly?" I could hear talking in the background and frowned when I heard my name being mentioned so I stayed quiet.
"Uh Dom wants you home now." He relayed what I guessed was the message.
"You can tell him I'll be home later. Tell him he should understand the meaning of that."
"Uh yeah… thanks but I'd rather not say that." Leon said slowly.
"Suit yourself." I said.
"Let I think you really should get back here quickly." He said quietly.
"Well I can't." I said standing up as I took one last look at the view before getting back in my car.
"Why not?" I paused as I heard Dom's gruff voice come over the phone and I sighed.
"Well unless you want me doing two hundred down the streets I can't get home quickly." I stated as I turned the car on.
"Where the fuck are you?"
"Nearly two hours away. Like I said I went for a drive alright? I'm heading home." I snapped.
"What your drive couldn't be in a half hour radius?" He snapped.
"Apparently not. I'll see you at home." I snapped one last time before I hung up. Shaking my head and taking a deep breath I started the engine and pulled out and back onto the road.
It was nearly eight thirty when I got home and I could tell by one look on Dom's face he wasn't impressed but I said nothing to him as I entered the kitchen. Mum was working a night shift so it was just us. I heated my dinner and quickly finished it without any interruptions before saying a quiet goodnight to everyone as I walked past and up into Mia's room. I figured since Dom and I weren't talking I would sleep here for the night or at least until he calmed down enough to talk to.
I settled into bed and yawned as I got comfy. Mia was still downstairs so it was just me alone for the moment. I was almost nearing sleep when I heard footsteps on the stairs. I listened as they walked past the door and continued on down the hall pausing outside what was Dom's room. I guessed it was Dom and he had realised I wasn't where he thought I was going to be. I heard a heavy sigh and footsteps coming back down the hall towards me. I heard the door creak open and I shut my eyes feigning sleep.
He stopped beside me and I felt his hand brush through my hair and over my cheek. It was nice to know he still had a soft side even when he was mad. I felt the covers around me move as he placed the blanket over me more before a lingering kiss was placed on my head.
"I'm sorry." He whispered before pulling away. I heard the door shut softly and his footsteps retreat back downstairs before I opened my eyes again. Part of me wanted to get up and crawl into Dom's bed and wait for him to come to but the other half wanted to stubbornly stay right where I was. The first part won out as I dragged myself from the bed and padded quietly down the hall and into the big king size bed. With Dom's scent surrounding me it was easy to fall asleep no matter how hard I tried to fight it. I had wanted to wait for Dom to come in but in the end sleep won.