Title: 21 Candles
Category: TFATF
Rating: R (language)
Disclaimer: Nope, don’t own sh*t, lol.
Author: Lettyrocks
Summary: It’s Letty’s 21st Birthday. Set before TFATF.

21 Candles

The alarm sounded loudly causing Letty’s eyes to fly open. It was 7 a.m. and the bright morning sun coming in through the blinds was enough to make her shut them again and roll over, digging her head into her pillow. The alarm was loud and constant and nagging and she lifted a tired arm to poke Dom in his side.

“Turn it off...” She muttered and pulled the covers over her head. She fell back to sleep for what must have been about 30 minutes and when she woke up again, the alarm was still sounding.

“Dammit Dominic.” She muttered again as she reached over his huge form to shut off the god awful beeping. She sighed and stretched and poked Dom in his side once more.

“Dom get up. We slept in.” She said as she stood up and reached for her bathrobe. Dom’s persistent snoring was the first sign that he hadn’t heard her at all. Slightly annoyed at the fact that she had to go to work on her 21st birthday, she tried one more time to get him up.

“Dominic!” She yelled as she whipped the covers off of him. “Get up!”

Dom groaned and rubbed at his eyes. “What time is it?” He mumbled.

“It’s late.” Letty stated as she grabbed his wrist to pull him up. With one swift motion he wrapped his massive arms around her body and laid back down, pulling her on top of him. She tried with all of her might to wiggle out of his embrace but quickly realized that it never worked. He was just too strong, besides, she didn’t really want him to let go of her anyway.

“Morning baby.” He growled into her ear as he left a trail of kisses along her neck.

“Morning.” She replied, a tiny smile creeping onto her face. She knew that her cheeks and eyes were red and puffy from just have woken up. She loved that he didn’t care how she looked. Letty steadied herself on top of him as he let go of her sides, bringing his hands up to cup the sides of her face. He looked into her eyes and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

“Okay. I know. I know. We’re late. Let’s get up baby. You wanna shower first?” He asked as he sat up, helping her off the bed.

“Yeah, that’s fine.” She said as she squinted her eyes at him with a confused look. She wondered why he hadn’t wished her happy birthday yet. It wasn’t just any other day or even any other birthday for that matter. It was her 21st and she had been waiting for it for what seemed like forever.

“Why you lookin at me like that babe?” He asked when he noticed her odd gaze.

“No reason.” She said as she grabbed a towel and headed into the bathroom. What the hell? She thought.

She made sure to take an extra long shower, avoiding going into work as long as possible. They had a hell of a day in front of them. Race Wars was coming up yet again and everyone and their mother had cars that needed work done. After about a 20 minute shower she finally shut the water off, dried herself off and wrapped a towel around her hair. She grabbed a pair of boxers, her dirty cargo pants and her oil stained wife beater and threw them on. She left the towel on just long enough to absorb most of the moisture from her hair and then she unwrapped it and threw it on the floor. She ran a quick comb through her hair and flipped her head upside down, scrunched it, and grabbed a hair band from the night stand. She slipped it onto her wrist for later.

She took the steps two by two, almost tripping as she got to the bottom. She could smell the coffee brewing and she definitely needed some. She headed into the kitchen to find Dom shoving a bagel into his mouth and Mia reading the newspaper.

“Hey Mi.” She said smiling as she headed straight for the coffee. She just knew that Mia was gonna make her best attempt to take her shopping for her birthday and try to get her to buy something girly. It was nothing new. She tried every year.

“Morning Let.” Mia said as she continued to read the paper. Letty lifted an eyebrow.

“So, what’re your plans today girl?” Letty asked, her eyes shifting from Mia to Dom and back to Mia again.

“Work.” She said as she sipped her coffee and flipped the page. Letty cocked her head to the side. What the hell was wrong with everyone? Slightly irritated, she reached in front of Dom and grabbed a bagel and poured her coffee into a mug.

“I’ll be in the car.” She snorted.

Dom watched cautiously as Letty made a B-line for the car, attitude and all. He couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

“Dom, I don’t know if I can keep this up. She’s pissed already and we just started..” Mia said laughing as she set the paper down.

“Aw, come on Mia. Keep it up please. It’ll be worth it.” He stated as he kissed the top of her head. “I’ll see you at the garage.” Dom said, grabbing his keys from the table.

******

The garage was the busiest they’d ever seen it. Every space was filled and there were at least ten more cars in the lot that needed worked on. It was a little overwhelming to everyone, including Leon, Jesse, and Vince who were doing their best to scramble, yet get everything done right and on time. Dom was barking out the orders from the list that Mia had given him, and Letty was down and dirty in the trenches with Jesse and Leon. He laughed to himself as he watched her. She was pissed. She was trying her best not to show it, but he knew her too well. All good things come to those who wait, he thought. Dom walked over to Letty, trying to keep as straight a face as possible.

“Hey Let.” He said, and Letty stood up, her dark eyes filled with annoyance. She didn’t bother to answer him, just stood there staring blankly at him. Dom found it hilarious how intimidating a single look from her could be. She never intimidated him though. The tough girl act was useless on him. Finally she cocked an eyebrow at him and leaned back slightly against the Dodge Viper she was detailing. She propped her elbow up behind her.

“What?” She asked, not sounding the least bit interested in what he had to say. He knew she was though, and continued on.

“I’m gonna be in the office most of the day. Paperwork. And I’m sending the boys on a run to pick up some parts. Think you can hold down the fort?” He asked, trying hard not to laugh at the huge task he was asking from her. Letty didn’t answer, just nodded and knelt back down, continuing with what she had been previously working on. As Dom headed into the office, he began to wonder if what he was doing was a bad idea. It was working well though. She was pissed, and had absolutely no clue as to what he was planning.

“f-ck it.” He muttered as he took a seat at his desk. “Hey Mia!” He called as he sparked up a cigarette. Mia immediately poked her head through the doorway and he motioned for her to come in. She shut and locked the door behind her.

“Everything in order for tonight?” He whispered.

“Got it all under control.” She said smiling. “But Dom, she’s really pissed.” She said laughing. “She really thinks we forgot her birthday.”

*****

Back in the garage, Letty was just finishing up with the last decal. Tired and hungry and irritated, she stood up and stretched. She couldn’t believe what a horrible birthday she was having, stuck in a garage alone, on one of the busiest days ever. Just then Dom walked out of the office with the phone to his ear.

“Hey Let, I know your busy, but do you think you could change the oil in my Mazda?” He asked. Letty’s mouth dropped open.

“Are you f*ckin serious Dom?” She asked, almost wanting to laugh at what a dick he was being today.

“Babe, please. I’m on hold with Harry. It really needs changed. I don’t have time Let.” He said and retreated back into the office.

Letty laughed to herself and ran a dirty hand through her hair, before pulling it back into a ponytail. “f*cker.” She mumbled, as she made her way to Dom’s car. She began to drain the oil when she heard a small *ting*. She searched through the pan to find what had fallen in. Her fingers found a small round object and pulled it out. It was covered in oil but it appeared to be a ring.

“What the hell?” She said to herself as she made her way to the sink. She turned on the faucet and let the warm water run over it. The oil slowly washed away to reveal a breathtaking ruby and diamond ring. Rubies were her birth stone..... A tiny smile appeared on her face.

*****

Dom was sitting at his desk, writing out paychecks when Letty appeared in the doorway.

“Hey.” He said, barely looking up.

“Hey yourself.” She replied, leaning back against the doorway. Dom continued writing and she slowly made her way over to him. She placed an obvious hand down in front of him to pick up her paycheck, the ring glistening on her finger.

“What’s that?” He asked, taking her tiny hand in his.

“I dunno Dom. You tell me.” She said, taking a seat in his lap. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.

“So you like?” He asked, chuckling a little.

“You think you’re so slick, huh? Pretending to forget my birthday.” She whispered into his ear.

“Forgive me?” He growled back into hers as he stroked her oil stained hair.

“Maybe.” She replied teasingly.

“You know, this isn’t just any ring Let.” He said as he held her hand, running his fingers over it.

“Oh, no? And why’s that?” She asked, curiously.

“It’s a promise ring. It’s my promise that one day, when I have the money, you’re gonna have the real thing, and I’m gonna marry your ass.” He said smiling.

“Oh, is that right?” She joked. “And what makes you think I’d say yes?” She asked, cocking an eyebrow.

“I don’t think you’d say yes. I know you’d say yes.” He said confidently, pulling her closer and placing a kiss on her lips. “What do ya say we take a little break?” He growled, running his hand up under the back of her shirt, reaching for her bra strap.

“Uh uh uh.” Letty whispered, pushing his hand away. “Later. In case you forgot, in your little plan, you left me without my three other mechanics.”

Dom chuckled, as she was right. Screw it though, his plan had worked. He’d given her what he wanted, the way he wanted, and there was much more to come. He stood up, helping her off his lap.

“Fine. Later.” He said smiling. “Get back to work.” He said as he swatted her lightly on her ass.

“And Letty?” He called. She stopped and turned to look at him.

“Yeah?” She asked.

“Happy Birthday.”

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! Thats so sweet!! :P Love it love it love it!!! :D

I'm such a sucker for some Dotty fic. I actually said awwww as I finished reading this. :P Great little one shot. Loved it.

AWWWWWWWWW how sweet of dom.....

i hope u keep this going and not just a one shot.........

keep it up



GO THE DOTTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAWWWW so cute
and so much better then my Letty-birthday fanfiction

First off, this is completely ironic when I got the Dotty tunes playing "I swear" by Boys II Men playing whens he tells her about the promise ring. hehe

Secondly, I can't believe you actually did it! Aw girl, I know you've been having a rough time and to pull through to write this is crazy! Good job though because the Dotty Patients are going to go wild! You did good girl, if only we know what happens that night...but hey I'm not complaining I got my fix. ;)

Now, excuse me while I attempt to the same and write? haha yeah right...I got a sushi date so we'll see. Maybe your nagging ass will convince me, one day.

Keep it up chica! I liked this one alot, you're doing well with your writing.

Vxn

that was totally awesome i loved it!

Hey you rocked this fic. It was in character yet fluffy, which for a Dotty fic seems to be a hard thing to balance for most writers. Right on chick!

L.

I swear these two should have their own movie :popcorn:

^^ I'm with you. I would love to see that!

omg I loved this story! I had the goofiest smile creeping up my face as I read it lol :P wana write a sequal? :huh:

Thanks so much to everyone who read and reviewed. It was fun writing it so yeah... Thanks! ;)

i love it sooooooooooooooo much!!!!!

Two words. Hell. and Yeah.

But that ain't happening so..... Lol. In our fics it will. :P

And Shanti, your new Dotty Av/banner is cute!

Loved it. But I TOTALLY wanna know what thw more to come is. Any chance of some hints??

I an readind all this and how I can start one up???... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Just read this... and that was the sweetest thing...

I would have been pissed if my boyfriend asked me to change his oil too!!!