16th June- Mexico city, Mexico
Leon's house
Leon's POV
Ever since Letty had gotten back from meeting with Dom, I noted her sickness getting worse. Something was wrong. I was glad she had gone to the doctor in the end, but there was something about her behaviour that had me worried. She said she'd been given the all clear but she was shaken up about something. Her headaches were a dead giveaway something was wrong. She was stressing.
"Le I'm just going out for a bit." She spoke. Looking her over I noted she looked pale. She'd been sick again.
"Okay, are you going into town?" I asked trying to suss out where she was going.
"Yeah… why?" she asked suspiciously.
"Mind if you drop me off. I need to pick up some things. We can meet up when you're done." I asked hoping she would agree so I could follow her.
"Sure." She said hesitantly but I noticed.
"Let's go." I said as we locked up and left.
The short ride was almost silent, but her rubbing at her temples let me know something was on her mind still.
"Okay we'll meet in an hour." I said and she nodded leaving. I pretended to walk into the local grocer until she was out of sight then followed her from a distance. She didn't even glance around or back to see if I was following her, just walked straight to the doctors. I frowned and wait outside for her.
'She said she'd been given the all clear.' I thought as I waited further down the street for her to emerge once more. It was half an hour later before she came out looking stressed. I watched as she took a minute to compose herself before she fled back towards the car. Knowing I needed to get my act together, I let her go as I walked to the grocer. Walking up and down the aisles I grabbed a few bits and pieces to hold my alibi together before paying. Walking back to the car she was already in it waiting.
'Sorry." I said.
"It's okay. I finished early." She said giving me a small smile.
"Okay, you ready to head home." I said getting behind the wheel.
"Yeah."
When we got home she locked herself in her room and didn't come out for the rest of the day despite my efforts.
"Let you need to eat." I tried again later that night.
"Leon just leave me alone." I heard from the other side but I ignored it opening the door. Letty was sitting on the floor, leaning up against the bed just staring into space.
"That's never going to happen." I said sitting next to her. I looked her over noticing her red rimmed eyes and pale complexion.
"Come on Let, what's going on?" I asked but she stayed silent.
"Let I followed you today." I spoke quietly fearing her reaction. Her head swung around to look at me. Her anger was evident but she said nothing, which surprised me.
"I know something's wrong. You went to the doctors again today." Again she said nothing and I frowned at her.
"Come on Letty. Let me help you. I know you're sick, you throw up I don't know how many times a day." I said frustrated with her silence.
"I need to speak to Dom." She whispered.
"I don't know how to get in contact with him." I lied.
"Don't bullshit Leon. I know you do, please just call him for me please. I need to speak with him." She begged. Letty begging was a sight I had never seen before.
"Letty let me help. If you tell me I can help you." I tried again but she shook her head.
"No you can't. I need Dom. Please… Le please, I need to speak to him." She said panicking.
"Let…" I begged but she just turned away.
"I'll tell you but I need to speak with Dom first." She tried to bargain but I wasn't falling for it.
"I can't Let." I said softly, letting her know I was sorry.
"Then Leave me alone Leon." She said turning away from me. Sighing I knew I wasn't going to get anything more out of her tonight. Standing I gave her one last look before I left her alone. I'd give it another day; if I couldn't get her to speak to me then I would call Dom.
Letty's POV
As I heard the door shut behind Leon, I fell apart. The tears started slowly at first before turning into rivers. The doctor had confirmed what the tests had told me, I was pregnant. Just over seven weeks if their math was right.
Taking a shaky breath one of my hands came to rest on my stomach. The idea of something growing inside me was something I couldn't comprehend just yet.
I sat on the floor of the bedroom for hours. It was well into the early morning before I moved to the bed. As the news set in more, so did my hysteria. How was I going to do this?
I was stressed, I was panicking, I was worried, I was upset, and I was everything else in between. A small annoying part of me wanted to be happy about it but I couldn't bring myself to be. I had never wanted to be a mother; that was Mia's role. Dom and I had never spoken about having kids for real; we made jokes about it at times but nothing serious.
I knew the minute I saw Dom again, I would calm down and actually be able to think. Right now all I could do was to panic. I couldn't do this alone. I just needed to get Leon to phone Dom and I would ask him to meet me.
17th June- Dominican republic
Dom's POV
"So I got in touch with my friend. We might be able to come up with something after all." I said to Rico.
"I'll set up a meeting with Elvis." He spoke as we surveyed the surrounding houses.
"You planning on leaving again anytime soon?" He asked suddenly. I shrugged at him.
"I dunno, gotta check in with my girl sometime again soon." I spoke and he nodded in understanding.
"Just warn next time yeah. Once we have that meeting with Elvis, we'll have to act immediately."
"I hear ya."
"Tio Dom, there's a phone call for you." I looked at the boy who had come running to the garage. Feeling confused I followed him to the small phone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Dom."
"Leon? What's wrong?" I asked worried. Why would he be calling me?
"Dom you need to speak to Letty." He spoke quietly.
"What's wrong with Letty?" I demanded.
"I dunno, she's… god I don't even know how to explain it. She's frantic, stressing over something. Man I haven't seen her have headaches like this since…" His sentence was left hanging but I understood. Since my cheating incident, when Maria told her they were moving.
"Headaches." I said quietly.
"Yeah. She's been begging me to contact you. I tried to sort it out but Dom I think something is seriously wrong." He whispered so I knew Letty must have been close by.
"Put her on the phone." I spoke in a panic.
"Dom." She said relieved as the phone was passed over.
"Let, what's going on?" I asked worriedly.
"I need to meet with you. Now." Her panicked tone did nothing to ease my worries.
"Hey calm down… Let talk to me. Tell me what's going on?"
"No I need to see you." She snapped.
"Letty you're scaring me, what the hell is going on?" I demanded.
"Dom I need to see you." She yelled over the phone as I lapsed into a stunned silence. Something in her voice made me pause.
"Okay. Three days El Salvador." I said puzzled about her behaviour.
"Thank you." She breathed in relief. I could hear her unsteady breaths so I stayed on the line.
"Dom." She whispered.
"Yeah baby?"
"Please be there. I really need to see you." Her voice went really quiet so immediately I knew whatever it was important.
"I'll be there baby. I promise." I said as the call ended.
20th June- El Salvador
Motel room
Letty's POV
Sitting on the bed with my head in my hands, I knew he wasn't going to show. He was meant to have arrived late last night, early this morning. I hadn't heard a word from him since the day Leon had rung him.
'He had promised.' I thought sadly.
My sadness soon turned to anger. He had broken yet another promise. He knew something was wrong and he needed to be here. I threw the pillow I had been hugging at the wall, not at all satisfied by the silent thud it made. I wanted to smash something but I couldn't. I had to concentrate.
Leon had gotten me a mobile before I left, just in case he said. Well I needed it now more than ever.
I dial Leon and didn't have to wait long before he picked up.
"Let? You okay?"
"No. He didn't show." I mumbled. He sighed on the other end.
"Let he would have had a good reason." He tried but I scoffed.
"I need him Leon." I snapped and he sighed.
"I know... I wish you would tell me what's going on."
"I can't." I ground out.
"Okay, look come back. I'll ring Dom find out what happened."
"NO. I'm through with the phone calls. You're going to tell me where he is or I'll search the globe myself." I threatened.
"Letty calm down." He stressed.
"No Leon I've had enough. Now tell me where the sorry bastard is?" I demanded. He was silent on the other line. Probably in shock from hearing me call Dom that but I was angry and when I found him he was in for so much more.
"Let…"
"I mean it Leon." I warned.
"…I don't know for certain. Last I heard he was making his way to the DR. Ask around for Tego." He spoke quietly.
"Thank you."
"Let please, think about this. You're not well you can't search the world for him." He begged trying to change my mind but I wasn't going to hear it.
"I'm fine, and watch me. I'll keep in contact." I said before snapping the phone closed.
Packing up my stuff I paid for the room and left. I would search the entire Dominican Republic until I found him. He'd want to hope that I found him quickly because if I didn't he'd be in so much shit when I did manage to track him down.
Leon's house
Leon's POV
Ever since Letty had gotten back from meeting with Dom, I noted her sickness getting worse. Something was wrong. I was glad she had gone to the doctor in the end, but there was something about her behaviour that had me worried. She said she'd been given the all clear but she was shaken up about something. Her headaches were a dead giveaway something was wrong. She was stressing.
"Le I'm just going out for a bit." She spoke. Looking her over I noted she looked pale. She'd been sick again.
"Okay, are you going into town?" I asked trying to suss out where she was going.
"Yeah… why?" she asked suspiciously.
"Mind if you drop me off. I need to pick up some things. We can meet up when you're done." I asked hoping she would agree so I could follow her.
"Sure." She said hesitantly but I noticed.
"Let's go." I said as we locked up and left.
The short ride was almost silent, but her rubbing at her temples let me know something was on her mind still.
"Okay we'll meet in an hour." I said and she nodded leaving. I pretended to walk into the local grocer until she was out of sight then followed her from a distance. She didn't even glance around or back to see if I was following her, just walked straight to the doctors. I frowned and wait outside for her.
'She said she'd been given the all clear.' I thought as I waited further down the street for her to emerge once more. It was half an hour later before she came out looking stressed. I watched as she took a minute to compose herself before she fled back towards the car. Knowing I needed to get my act together, I let her go as I walked to the grocer. Walking up and down the aisles I grabbed a few bits and pieces to hold my alibi together before paying. Walking back to the car she was already in it waiting.
'Sorry." I said.
"It's okay. I finished early." She said giving me a small smile.
"Okay, you ready to head home." I said getting behind the wheel.
"Yeah."
When we got home she locked herself in her room and didn't come out for the rest of the day despite my efforts.
"Let you need to eat." I tried again later that night.
"Leon just leave me alone." I heard from the other side but I ignored it opening the door. Letty was sitting on the floor, leaning up against the bed just staring into space.
"That's never going to happen." I said sitting next to her. I looked her over noticing her red rimmed eyes and pale complexion.
"Come on Let, what's going on?" I asked but she stayed silent.
"Let I followed you today." I spoke quietly fearing her reaction. Her head swung around to look at me. Her anger was evident but she said nothing, which surprised me.
"I know something's wrong. You went to the doctors again today." Again she said nothing and I frowned at her.
"Come on Letty. Let me help you. I know you're sick, you throw up I don't know how many times a day." I said frustrated with her silence.
"I need to speak to Dom." She whispered.
"I don't know how to get in contact with him." I lied.
"Don't bullshit Leon. I know you do, please just call him for me please. I need to speak with him." She begged. Letty begging was a sight I had never seen before.
"Letty let me help. If you tell me I can help you." I tried again but she shook her head.
"No you can't. I need Dom. Please… Le please, I need to speak to him." She said panicking.
"Let…" I begged but she just turned away.
"I'll tell you but I need to speak with Dom first." She tried to bargain but I wasn't falling for it.
"I can't Let." I said softly, letting her know I was sorry.
"Then Leave me alone Leon." She said turning away from me. Sighing I knew I wasn't going to get anything more out of her tonight. Standing I gave her one last look before I left her alone. I'd give it another day; if I couldn't get her to speak to me then I would call Dom.
Letty's POV
As I heard the door shut behind Leon, I fell apart. The tears started slowly at first before turning into rivers. The doctor had confirmed what the tests had told me, I was pregnant. Just over seven weeks if their math was right.
Taking a shaky breath one of my hands came to rest on my stomach. The idea of something growing inside me was something I couldn't comprehend just yet.
I sat on the floor of the bedroom for hours. It was well into the early morning before I moved to the bed. As the news set in more, so did my hysteria. How was I going to do this?
I was stressed, I was panicking, I was worried, I was upset, and I was everything else in between. A small annoying part of me wanted to be happy about it but I couldn't bring myself to be. I had never wanted to be a mother; that was Mia's role. Dom and I had never spoken about having kids for real; we made jokes about it at times but nothing serious.
I knew the minute I saw Dom again, I would calm down and actually be able to think. Right now all I could do was to panic. I couldn't do this alone. I just needed to get Leon to phone Dom and I would ask him to meet me.
17th June- Dominican republic
Dom's POV
"So I got in touch with my friend. We might be able to come up with something after all." I said to Rico.
"I'll set up a meeting with Elvis." He spoke as we surveyed the surrounding houses.
"You planning on leaving again anytime soon?" He asked suddenly. I shrugged at him.
"I dunno, gotta check in with my girl sometime again soon." I spoke and he nodded in understanding.
"Just warn next time yeah. Once we have that meeting with Elvis, we'll have to act immediately."
"I hear ya."
"Tio Dom, there's a phone call for you." I looked at the boy who had come running to the garage. Feeling confused I followed him to the small phone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Dom."
"Leon? What's wrong?" I asked worried. Why would he be calling me?
"Dom you need to speak to Letty." He spoke quietly.
"What's wrong with Letty?" I demanded.
"I dunno, she's… god I don't even know how to explain it. She's frantic, stressing over something. Man I haven't seen her have headaches like this since…" His sentence was left hanging but I understood. Since my cheating incident, when Maria told her they were moving.
"Headaches." I said quietly.
"Yeah. She's been begging me to contact you. I tried to sort it out but Dom I think something is seriously wrong." He whispered so I knew Letty must have been close by.
"Put her on the phone." I spoke in a panic.
"Dom." She said relieved as the phone was passed over.
"Let, what's going on?" I asked worriedly.
"I need to meet with you. Now." Her panicked tone did nothing to ease my worries.
"Hey calm down… Let talk to me. Tell me what's going on?"
"No I need to see you." She snapped.
"Letty you're scaring me, what the hell is going on?" I demanded.
"Dom I need to see you." She yelled over the phone as I lapsed into a stunned silence. Something in her voice made me pause.
"Okay. Three days El Salvador." I said puzzled about her behaviour.
"Thank you." She breathed in relief. I could hear her unsteady breaths so I stayed on the line.
"Dom." She whispered.
"Yeah baby?"
"Please be there. I really need to see you." Her voice went really quiet so immediately I knew whatever it was important.
"I'll be there baby. I promise." I said as the call ended.
20th June- El Salvador
Motel room
Letty's POV
Sitting on the bed with my head in my hands, I knew he wasn't going to show. He was meant to have arrived late last night, early this morning. I hadn't heard a word from him since the day Leon had rung him.
'He had promised.' I thought sadly.
My sadness soon turned to anger. He had broken yet another promise. He knew something was wrong and he needed to be here. I threw the pillow I had been hugging at the wall, not at all satisfied by the silent thud it made. I wanted to smash something but I couldn't. I had to concentrate.
Leon had gotten me a mobile before I left, just in case he said. Well I needed it now more than ever.
I dial Leon and didn't have to wait long before he picked up.
"Let? You okay?"
"No. He didn't show." I mumbled. He sighed on the other end.
"Let he would have had a good reason." He tried but I scoffed.
"I need him Leon." I snapped and he sighed.
"I know... I wish you would tell me what's going on."
"I can't." I ground out.
"Okay, look come back. I'll ring Dom find out what happened."
"NO. I'm through with the phone calls. You're going to tell me where he is or I'll search the globe myself." I threatened.
"Letty calm down." He stressed.
"No Leon I've had enough. Now tell me where the sorry bastard is?" I demanded. He was silent on the other line. Probably in shock from hearing me call Dom that but I was angry and when I found him he was in for so much more.
"Let…"
"I mean it Leon." I warned.
"…I don't know for certain. Last I heard he was making his way to the DR. Ask around for Tego." He spoke quietly.
"Thank you."
"Let please, think about this. You're not well you can't search the world for him." He begged trying to change my mind but I wasn't going to hear it.
"I'm fine, and watch me. I'll keep in contact." I said before snapping the phone closed.
Packing up my stuff I paid for the room and left. I would search the entire Dominican Republic until I found him. He'd want to hope that I found him quickly because if I didn't he'd be in so much shit when I did manage to track him down.