Title: Who Knew
Author: Misundaztood17
Rating: R
Summary: basically a follow up to the reviews of FF4 i've gotten from anonymous sources.
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything except for the idea I had in my head last Saturday morning. Everything you don’t recognize is mine.

Chapter One: Simple Kind of Life

Letty remembered getting angry.

At Dom for sending her home; for thinking he was too dangerous for her to be around him anymore.

At The Cop for fucking up her family; for fucking up their world; for betraying them, even if he did let Dom go…

At Mia for falling in love with The Cop.

Dom, again, for letting him into their world…

Sometimes she let herself wonder just how much of what The Cop told the Team was the truth, an’ how much of it was bona fide bullshit. She guessed it didn’t really matter much anymore. Dom didn’ want her anymore, he’d made that much crystal clear before she’d left Mexico…

Going on almost ten years, they’d been together, and as soon as the cops got really close, he’d sent her packing.

Straight to Him and then into Braga’s drug cartel, that’s where he’d sent her packing. And things had been okay…for a while…until Braga decided he didn’t trust any of his drivers, shot ‘em all. When she’d tried to run, she’d lost control of her car and it burst into flames after Braga’s thug, Felix, turned it into a bullet-riddled tin can.

Then she woke up in a States-side hospital and found herself being interrogated by Feds—and Him—offering her a fresh start if she told them what they wanted to know.

It turned out that even eight years after the fact, they still had no idea who masterminded the truck hijackings. So she’d told them. Every stupid-as-fuck detail…how Johnny Tran had come after them with a bullshit beef saying that if they didn’t pay up, he’d narc them all out for illegal drag racing. Dom had vowed he’d never go back to prison…not ever…so even after all the fighting and arguments with her and Mia, Dom had still accepted the bargain. And like an idiot, Letty’d gone along with it.

After six months in a safe house, constantly surrounded by feds, they’d finally nailed the Trans and the Nguyens for the hijackings, even though Johnny and Lance were both dead and buried.

So here she was, living in the desert, only going as far as the nearest town to restock on food supplies. And maybe see Vince. If he wasn’t still pissed at her at the particular moment she chose to come into town.

His arm had been mangled so badly in the ‘accident’ that the tattoo he’d had there was just barely distinguishable amidst all the scarring. Letty knew he was still pissed at Dominic, but it wasn’t like she didn’t know why.

Leon left in the middle of the night the same day Dom met up with them, no sign of Mia or either of their friends to speak of.

Dom had been in Mexico a week before he uttered the first word about Jesse.

Dead.

Vince was another story altogether.

We’re dead t’him.

The words still rang fresh in Letty's ears, like she’d only just heard them…

God only knew where Leon was now, and Letty wasn’t really sure she cared to find out. Her world now was engines, detailing an’ trying to forget just how different her world was now, from middle-of-the-night races, all-night parties and family barbecues to a legitimate nine-to-five job that kept the bills paid and the cops away from her doorstep.

Sometimes, if she stopped what she was doing long enough and listened hard enough, she could almost swear she heard the purr of engines—their engines—in the distance. But she knew it was crazy. She was alone in the desert…the part of her life devoted to beautiful cars, supped up engines and NOS was over.

This was her life.

Her home out in the middle of the desert, her shop, her life…finally, she had something that didn’t revolve around him…

Here, she was Letty Marciano …not Letty Marciano, Dominic Toretto’s woman. She was her own person, not just somebody’s girlfriend

She was a business woman. She’d learned more than her share of how to run a business from years of watching Tony run the garage to run her shop without too many hitches.

Her life now was taking care of Piggy, Charleyan’ Lucy.

Pig was the oldest of her dogs…she’d found him at the pound, two days from being put down because he’d been there for so long and nobody wanted him…Charley and Lucy had been strays…like Leon and Jesse had been…

I love this part because for the first time Letty know how live without Dominic Toretto

Love it! (And the puppies... awwww!) Nice to see Letty building a life for herself. More soon, please!!

love it can not wait for more its great to see letty living her life for her and not dom they'll always be a team together but you gotta be able to stand on your own sometimes and its great to see her doing that

It's nice to see how well she's doing by herself...... can't wait for more!

I like the idea of Letty on her own. All she's ever known was Dom. Can't wait to read more! Love the pups!! aww

Loves it :D

Chapter Two: Consider Me Gone

Brian slowly pulled onto the dirt road leading to Letty's place, Piggy and Charley running out to meet him, barking like crazy. He couldn’t help wondering how they would react to him today…depended on Letty's mood, he guessed. It was crazy, how the dogs fed off Letty's energy.

Letty could hear the dogs going crazy, but she was too damn tired to get up from the couch to go see what they were barking at.

Lulu was laying on the couch beside her, the dog’s head in her lap. The little dog thought she was one'a the big dogs, had to be right there in the middle'a everything with Charley an' Piggy…Letty kept telling her she was gonna get run over, trying to keep up with Charley an' Pig, running all over the streets like they owned them or something.

Finally, Brian pulled up to the house and slowly opened the door to his car as Piggy’s pink nose pushing through the narrow space. He must have caught brian’s scent pretty quickly, though, because he moved back, almost like he wasn’t interested anymore since he knew it was Brian.

“Who is it?” Letty hollered towards the door, content in not moving.

“It’s just me…” Brian yelled back, climbing onto the porch and opening the front door. He hoped he wouldn’t come face to face with a pistol like he had the first time he’d come to check on Letty.

“What now? You got what you wan'ed.” Letty muttered. “And fucked my life up in the process.” She grumbled, stroking Lulu’s ears.

“I just…wanted to check on you…” Brian said slowly, shrugging as he stood there, watching her an' Lucy, not quite sure what to do. “He called.” Brian said finally, watching Letty closely for a reaction.

“He who?” Letty retorted, even though she knew full well who he was talking about. “Th’ fuck do I care?”

“Just left a message…he's in Asia…Tokyo…” Brian said, finally sitting down in one of the recliners. “Still looking for Braga.” He laughed a little under his breath, shaking his head.

Christ, when he'd gotten back home and found the FBI questioning her….he'd nearly had a heart attack.

He and Dom had spent all that time, off avenging her death, and she'd been just fine. 'Course, Dom had already disappeared when Brian had tried to call and tell him. Brian knew Dom blamed himself for her death , regretted walking away from her…

“Sayonara, asshole,” Letty muttered, flipping off nobody in particular. Still, the thought that he called Brian, it had her hopeful that maybe Dom was realizin' that he hadn’t had t' leave Letty just t' keep her safe…

“Think he’s gonna end up dead…” Brian said quietly, shrugging. Christ, Dom had been a wreck, drunk whenever they weren't focused on hunting Felix down.

“May he rest in pieces.” Letty mumbled. “He left me, damn near killed Vince, got Jesse shot t' hell…'s either him 'r Mia next…or me…”

“So you really want me to let him keep thinking you're dead?” Brian asked, a little surprised; shit…he knew Dom had fucked up, leaving her like that, for her own protection, but…

“I don’t CARE, Brian.” Letty said quietly.

Shit, they both knew she did care what happened…even if she did wanna kick his no-good, ex-felon ass all the way to Rosarito and back again.

“So I can do what I think is best, then?” Brian asked, eyebrows raising.

Christ…what was best was the two of them back together…neither one of them worked very well on their own, even though Letty had done pretty well for herself, all things considered.

“You bring him here and I don’t know who’d kill him first, the dogs, Vince, or me…” Letty mumbled, shaking her head.

“Didn’t say anything about bringing him here…” Brian said, not quite meeting her eyes. “Shit, he hasn't ever done more than leave a message. Ain't like I’ve got a way to even get back to him.”

“You try callin' the number that left the message?” Letty snorted. “Christ, even Jesse could'a figured that one out.”

“Its unidentified…” Brian told her, rolling his eyes. She still thought he was an idiot. “Asked one'a my guys at the bureau, says he must be using throwaway cell phones, different one ev'ry time he calls…”

“Fucking coward…” Letty muttered, shaking her head. “He calls but won't say where he's at…”

“He did say where he’s at…” Brian told her, shrugging. “It’s just, Tokyo’s a pretty damned big place…”

“So you look for the streetracers, you MORON!” Letty snapped. “How the fuck did you find US?!”

“So what, now it’s my job to go find him?” Brian asked as he shook his head. “Christ, two minutes ago you didn't care if he ends up dead!”

“He LEFT me, Brian! Shit, he might as well have done what you did t' MIA!”

“Yeah, an' he's felt guilty as hell 'bout doin' it ever since!” Brian retorted, wincing a little when she mentions Mia.

“An’ what, I’ve been fucking PEACHY?!”

“I'm just saying… think you came out better than he did…” Brian said, his voice quieter.

“I'm lucky Vince still talks to me!” Letty snapped. “I haven’t seen Mia in god knows how long…and if I have to work on another fucking crotch rocket this MONTH, I’ma scream!”

“C’mon…you know you like motorcycles now…” Brian teased, laughing a little. “You’ve got the shop, an' the dogs, an' this place…all he's got is vengeance an' guilt.”

“You f’rgot a hear that just might be beyond repair.” Letty said off-handedly.

“Think you’ve both got that.” He said, shrugging.

“He broke mine first…” Letty said, not caring how childish it sounds.

“And he thinks you’re dead!” Brian said, knowing it probably wouldn’t make any difference.

“He LEFT ME!” Letty roared, standing up now.

“And he beats himself up f'r that every single day.” Brian said, just as quiet, standing up himself. “Look… I guess I shouldn’t have come. Just thought you'd maybe wanna know he called…”

“I’ll believe that when he gets the balls to come looking for me.” Letty muttered, scooping Lucy up off the floor.

“He thinks you’re DEAD!” Brian told her, shaking his head. Christ, Brian had to find a way to get a hold of Dom…

“I might as well be! I have a house I can't afford to fix up, a roofer who was my ex's best friend and now isn't talking to ME and now I’m spilling my guts to the PIG that caused it all to happen in the first place!”

“Sure, this is all my fault.” Brian muttered, pinching the bridge of my nose.

“YOU were a COP! I mean, sure, you let Dom go, you saved Vince's ass but you also put ALL OF US on the run for the rest of god knows how long!”

“It would’ve ended even WORSE if it hadn’t been me!” Brian retorted, heading towards the door. “Christ, I'm sick of this shit…”

“Bring him back. Let Vince rip ‘im to shreds. See if I give a fuck.”

Letty talked a good talk, but shit…Brian knew Letty was still in love with Dominic Toretto, just like he was still in love with her. He nodded, opening the front door, Piggy an' Charley almost running him over as they pushed their way inside. Brian was gonna fix this…make it up to her, to all of them.

TEAM Brian and Letty :D Loves it update soon. i love the interaction between them too

Yay!!!... I'm glad Brian still goes to check up on her

I think that Brian and Letty should have revenge sex.

Just throwin that out there... lol

:grin:

have you LOST your mind?!

LOL

besides, if i did that, it would fuck up what's coming in the NEXT chapter!

well we wouldn't know unless you POST THE NEXT CHAPTER...pretty pl,ease!!!! :angel:

Loves it, especially the doggies. I like the interaction between Letty and Brian too, but NO Brian/Letty allowed! :lol:

thanks for the back up CATY!

yea brian and letty being together might be a little hard to stomach....are you posting yet grrrr lol sorry

Chapter Three: I'd Still Take Her Back…

He climbed down from the roof, wiping the sweat from his face when he got off of the ladder.

Christ, it was a small house, but Buck could'a sent somebody else out to help him…as it was, he was going to be workin' on the damned place all week. At least it was time to pack it in for the day… He couldn’t wait to get back to the house he was renting, shower an' then kick back in front of the TV with a six-pack. Shit, maybe two…

Letty pulled up in front of her house, Piggy an' Charley bounding out of the bed of the truck, picking up Lucy from the passengers' seat.

“Hey!” she called out to the guy climbing down off my roof. “How's it coming?”

“It’s comin’ a’right…” He said, shrugging a little. He shaded his eyes before giving up, taking a few steps back as these two dogs race towards me. “They ain't gonna try an' eat me or nothin', are they…?”

“No, they’re more likely to piss on you if they don’t like you…kinda like a boyfriend I used t' have…”

The man laughed, whistling the dogs over, crouching down to say hello to them.

“How much longer you think its gonna be?” Letty asked, setting Lulu down, laughing when she raced after Pig an' Charley.

All of the sudden this little ball of fluff was jumping all over the man. Next thing he knew he was laying flat on his back, being licked to death. “Probably take the rest of the week…” he said, trying to fend the dog off.

“That means she likes you…” Letty laughed as the man tried to fend Lucy off.

“Guess it's better than gettin' pissed on…” Vince muttered, gently shoving the dog to the side, sitting up. Swear, his mouth dropped open when he saw the chick he’d been talking to. “This is your house…?”

“You’re my roofer?” Letty asked back, whipping the shades off her face.

“The fuck are you doin’ in Albuquerque?” the man asked, still staring at her.

“I could ask you the same thing.” Letty retorted. “Last I heard you’d bailed on Princess Prude.

“She bailed on me, once that fucking COP came back around…” he growled, shaking his head. “Thought you were supposed t’ be dead or somethin’…”

“Tha’s the beauty of telling the Feds everything they wanna know so the shit lands on the Trans instead’a us.” Letty snorted. “Till my sonofabitch boyfriend fucking left me…”

“Torettos ain't much good f'r stickin' around, are they…” Vince muttered, shaking his head. “He know you're alive? He an' the cop were all gung ho 'bout gettin' vengeance f'r you…”

“Brian got our records cleaned after i put the dirt on the Trans.”

“Well…thanks, I guess…” V said quietly, not quite looking at her.

“Is this how it’s gonna be? You not talkin’ to me but you’re molestin’ my dogs?”

“I ain’t molestin’ the damn dog!” Vince growled, glaring at Letty. “You took off too, y’know…”

“After I woke up from 2 months in a COMA.”

“Shit…seriously?” Vince asked, looking her over.

“You think that’s a shocker, how d’you think I felt when I woke up bein’ told my baby was fine?!”

“Shut the fuck up…” Vince muttered. He moved closer to her, eyes glued to her belly. “You’re knocked up? Christ…he really finally fuckin' did it, didn't he…?”

“An’ then the sonofabitch left me in the middle of the night. Christ only knows *where* he is by now…”

“He left you?” Vince growled. Christ, that fucker… “Did he know? ‘Bout the baby?”

“Bailed before I got a chance to tell him.” Letty muttered, leaning against the grill of the truck. “I kept trying to tell him, for a week, every time I tried to tell him, he did something to distract me…went to bed one night with him sitting in the chair by the bed, next morning there w's only my clothes in the drawers.”

“Can’t fuckin’ believe it…” V muttered, shaking his head. Almost as long as he could remember, it had been Dominic and Letty… “Didn’t even give you a reason or nothin’?”

“Said the cops were getting close, wan'ed t' send me home…I wouldn' go…” Letty said, shaking her head. “An' now I'm almost outta my first trimester an' I don’t know where the hell the father is.”

Ohhhh… Vince thought to himself, almost nodding before he caught himself. Made sense, if he thought he was protecting' her… “When you havin’ the kid?” he asked, looking down at her belly again. “Christ, can't even barely tell you're havin' pups…”

“Six more months to go.” She said. “’s what almost out of my first trimester means.”

“I ain't a doctor or nothin'…” V muttered, reaching down to pet the dogs again. “Don’ gotta be all bitchy an' shit…”

“Its called HORMONES, Vince.” Letty retorted, rolling her eyes.

“Oh, ‘s THAT been y'r excuse f'r the past twenty-five years?” Vince asked, teasing.

“Vincent…” Letty said, warning. “I'm pregnant and running a business all by myself. With NO support.”

“Heard you got…some kind'a chop shop?” Vince asked, trying to remember what his boss, Buck, had said about this job. “’s impressive…”

“It’s a shop for bikes an’ cars…”

“Still doin’ the same old shit, huh?” V asked, nodding. “Probably could’a run DT’s by yourself…”

“I work on crotch rockets for a living, Vince.”

He couldn’t help but laugh a little at that, shaking his head. “Get a good laugh off’a all’a fuckin’ pansies, can’t handle a real engine?”

“I’ma scream if I don’t get my hands on a real engine block soon…”

“C’d probably let ya take a look at mine…” Vince said, shrugging. “Still got that fuckin’ timing issue…”

“You’re a idiot for not lettin’ Jesse fix it for you…” Letty muttered.

“Yeah, well…ain’t the most idiotic thing ‘ve ever done…” Vince retorted. “He’s buried next t’ you, y’know…you an’ Tony an’ Sara…’cept I guess it ain’t really you in the ground…”

“Empty Casket…” Letty said.

“Tha’s cold-blooded, lettin' us all think you were gone…” Vince said quietly, not looking at her, tussling with the dogs again. “Got me a few sympathy fucks, though…”

“So what, I should’a let Braga kill me?” Letty muttered. “Yeah, then he’d go down for killin’ a woman who didn' even look pregnant.”

“You don’t look pregnant NOW.” Vince laughed.

“I’m only 3 months in!” Letty retorted, kicking dirt at him.

“Tits ‘re bigger, maybe…” he said slowly, cocking my head to one side, considering her.
“Up to a D, yet?”

“Shut your fuckin’ mouth, you hairy animal.” Letty snorted.

He shrugged, laughing a little.

“I'm…glad t’ hear you ain’ worm food, Lett…”

“You seriously think I'd let some drug lord off me that easy?” Letty scoffed. “No faith?”

“Should’a known better, I guess.” He laughed again, louder. “Too mean t’ get killed…”

“Hey!” Letty snapped indignantly. “I ain’ mean!”

“Uh-huh…sure you ain’t…” Vince muttered, still laughing.

“What?” she demanded. “I'm not MEAN!”

“C’d list a few dozen chicks who'd argue that…” Vince said, grinning at her.

“They were hitting on DOM.”

“Yeah, well, them being stupid don' make you any nicer…” Vince shrugged.

“I oughta sic my dogs on your ass.”

“This one seems t’like me too much t'bite…” Vince said gesturing towards Lucy. “Think she w's tryin'a french me, earlier…”

“Think you had a girlfriend named Lucy once, didn’t you?” Letty laughed.

“Might’a…” he shrugged, laughing again. “Don’ remember…”

“Tha’s Lucy, tryin’a French you.” Letty laughed.

“Smart dog…” Vince said, reaching down an' petting her, scratching b'tween 'er ears. “Got good taste…”

“An’ tha's Piggy, f'r obvious reasons…an' Charley…” she said, pointing to the bigger dogs.

Vince busted out laughing, getting a good look at the biggest dog, Piggy.

“Christ…tha's some snout you got…” he told the dog, crouching down an' pettin' him too b'fore turning his attention t'the third, Charley. “Never figured you f'r havin' pets, Letty…”

“I don’t like livin’ by myself…” Letty said. “’s too quiet with nobody but me in the house…”

“Makes sense…after all’a the noise at home all’a time…even if you two were responsible f'r makin' most'a it…” Vince laughed. “Christ… 'f all'a places f'r you t'end up…”

“’s where the feds dropped me.” She shrugged.

“My ma w's from here… originally…” Vince said quietly, still lazily petting the dogs, first one an' then another.

“Careful …Lucy’s a jealous bitch.” Letty laughed

“Oh, you are, huh…?” Vince asked the dog, scooping her up int'a his arms, holding her over his head b'fore setting her down in his lap. “Seem t'remember the chick bein' that way, too…”

“Whatcha think…she look like Charley?”

“Yeah… c'd see some kind'a somethin', there…” Vince said, shrugging, looking back an' forth b'tween the two dogs.

“Luce w's tiny when she an' charley showed up…couple'a strays 'r somethin'.”

“Think they’re mama an’ pup?” he asked, looking over at Letty, still kind'a amazed she was havin' Dominic’s kid…really amazed it hadn’t happened before now.

“Could be…” she shrugged. “Don’ know…took 'er a month t' lemme get near Lucy.”

“An’ look at her now…” Vince laughed a little when Lucy starts lickin' him again. “You know 'f your pup's a boy 'r a girl…?”

“Too early…” She said. “Not even sure I wanna know…”

“Why not?” he asked, curious, lookin' up at her, making a face when the dog almost stuck her tongue up his nose.

“Because its not just my kid!” she said. “I don’t wanna find out an' then spend th' rest of my time wonderin' what it'd be like if he were here!”

Vince nodded, laying back on the grass, pushin' Lucy away fr'm his face, wrestling with her a little.

“You wan' 'im t'be? I mean…'f he showed up, w'd you jus' take 'im back?”

“Would you?” she asked back. “Just take ‘im back, I mean? If it were you?”

“You mean 'f I was havin' his kid…?” Vince asked, laughing. “Christ…not without making damned sure he knew I'd cut off 'is balls an' feed 'em to him 'f he ever did somethin' that stupid again…"

“Vince.” Letty groaned. “You know what I mean!”

“’s pretty much what you told 'im when Kami tried t' get back with 'im, ain't it…?” he asked, laughing. He groaned as he sat up a little. “Know he still loves you, 'f it makes any diff'rence…”

“An’ how would you know that?” Letty snorted. “I don’t even know where he is an' I'm as good as his wife!”

“Saw ‘im…” Vince shrugged. “At the whole empty casket deal…didn't talk to 'im or nothin', but…shit, looked like he w's jus' barely holdin' his shit t'gether.”

“Didn’ stop him from leaving me, though, did it?”

“Don’t ask me t'explain the way he thinks…” Vince shrugged again. “Prolly wanted you t'be safe, like he ain't gotten all'a us int'a shit a million times b'fore…”

“An’ now he thinks he got me killed…” Letty muttered. “Ain’ that just peachy.”

“Seemed pretty fuckin' tore up 'bout it all…took off with the pig right after…” Vince said, looking over at Piggy. “Shit…you didn't name this dog after the cop, did you?”

“No. An’ his name’s Brian.”

“Yeah, sure…whatever…” Vince muttered, layin' down again, thumpin' his palm on the ground, laughin' when Piggy comes shufflin' over. “Fuckin’ tired'a people pickin' him over me, 's all I know…”

“Mia kicked 'im to the curb, hangs up on him 'f he tries t' call…” Letty said, trying not to laugh. “Used a air horn on 'im once, too…”

“Good.” Vince muttered, shaking his head. “’s fucked up, but…I'd take her back…’s why I came out here…”

“She’s down in Mexico…” Letty said. “Or she was…’fore I left an’ ‘died’.”

“Good…don' need 'er no closer'n that…” Vince said quietly, lookin' up at the sky.

“Thought you wan’ed her back.”

“Yeah, so she c'n walk all over me again…” Vince said, just as quiet, shrugging. “Know she ain't no good f'r me… can't help wantin' her, 's all… ain't like with you an' Dom…”

“Even if you know you can’t have her?”

I just wanna kiss and squish Vince, he always tells it like it is :)

Awww.. cute chapter :)

I love Vince! :lol:

Great chapter, need more soon!

gotta love the big lug known as vince cant wait for more

A Little confused about the whole Vince Mia relationship thing. But I like it!!!!

Chapter 4: At Least She Got Something Good Out of This

“An’ whaddya wan’?” Vince asked of Lucy the puppy as he climbed down the ladder. He laughed a little at how she just stood there staring at him.

He’d been trying to get done before Letty got home to avoid having to talk to her. It didn’t look like she was outside though, even though the puppy was there.

“Where’s your mama, huh?” he asked of the dog, trying to figure out how to get off the ladder without stepping on the dog.

Lucy barked at the hairy man. He was pretty for a human, in her opinion…and she’d seen some UGLY humans. She wagged her tail to show that she was a nice puppy. She wanted to be his friend!

“I’ma step on you if you ain’t careful…” V mumbled, somehow managing to avoid the small dog. “Whatchu doing out here by yourself, chica?” He leaned down holding his hand out to her.

Lucy tilted her head to the side. What did he want her to do with his paw? She barked and wagged her tail again.

“You’re supposed t’smell new people, d’cide if they’re a’right or not…” V muttered when she didn’t do anything but bark at him again. He reached forward and scratched her between the ears.

Lucy’s tail wagged faster when V scratched her ears. He scratched GOOD! She leaned into him, wanting more, her tail wagging in the dirt, making dust fly, which caused the puppy to sneeze when the dust hit her nose.

“Oh, you like that, don’t chu?” V laughed, still scratching her head, laughing louder when she sneezes.

Lucy’s tail wagged even faster, causing her to fart this time.

“Maybe I shouldn’t do that no more, huh?” V was still laughing when Lucy sneezed again.

The tiny dog tilted her head the other way. She didn’t understand what the hairy man meant!

“You gonna sneeze every time I pet you?” he asked, tugging lightly on her ears.

Lucy’s tail wagged as she moved closer to V. He was hairy like Piggy!

“Yeah, you’re a pretty girl, ain’t you?” He laughed, scratching her head again as he moved down her back. “Probably make all the boy dogs want you…”

Lucy barked at him, licking his hand. She liked this man.

“Guess you probably don’t see too many boy dogs ‘cept f’r Piggy, though…” he laughed, shrugging. “Shit…maybe that was my problem…too many options around…”

Lucy just kept kissing his hands, her tail wagging just as fast as it could.

V couldn’t help but laugh. He hadn’t been this happy since before the Buster started coming around. Lucy barked, sitting on the man’s chest, her tail still wagging.

“Oh, you’re real proud’a yourself up there, ain’t you, little girl?” V laughed, reaching up and scratching her ears again, playfully wrestling with her.

She pressed against his hand, loving the way he scratched her ears.

“Whatchu gonna do now?” he asked when she pressed closer to his hands, grinning at her.

Christ, if Mia had been this easy…

Lucy’s tail fwumped against him. She panted her happy pant, grinning at him. It felt so good.

Shit, if Mia’d been this easy I wouldn’t even be here, probably…I’d either be back at home, at the Fort, or shit, dead, probably.

She probably still would’a gone for the buster any way.

“At least Letty wound up with somethin’ good outta all this shit…” he mumbled, still rubbing the dog’s head and ears. Letty’d done good for herself, even though Vince knew she wished Dom was there with her. But it wasn’t like she was going to admit it to anybody.

Lucy barked when she heard her owner’s name.

“Oh, you know who that is, huh?” V laughed, shoving at the dog lightly, playing.

Lucy barked again and again. She knew her owner’s name. She knew Letty loved her, Charley and Piggy.

Vince playfully barked back at Lucy. The small dog cocked her head, now thoroughly confused.

I know this is short and nonsense-ish but hey, its my story and i'll make it that way if I wanna! :D Reviews make for more story

So cute! More coming soon?

I miss Vince :(

Chapter Five: Like I'd Take Any Off of You

Vince yawned a little as he idly pet Lucy.

He didn’t know how late it was, but he’d been hanging with Letty since he’d gotten off work. Shit was still awkward between them, but it was better than it was.

He wasn’t even really paying attention to the movie, nodding off and shit.

Five a.m. comes fucking early.

It wasn’t like working at the shop, when he could roll in whenever.

Letty was huge, even though she was barely halfway along. He’d spent more and more time at Letty's place, feeling like he had to keep an eye on her since there wasn’t anybody else around to do it except for The Buster. Vince still didn’t trust that fucker, even though he did save his ass.

Letty was out cold already. She’d been nodding in and out, barely paying attention to the movie herself.

Lucy laid in Vince’s lap, even though her head was still in Letty's.

Letty knew Vince was tired, and consequently shocked that he was still there.

Things had been awkward, but now Letty was kind of glad Vince was around and talking to her again. He was like family, and she trusted him way more than she did the buster.

Vince reached over and scratched Lucy’s ears just the way she liked and his arm brushed against Letty's belly.

It was still weird, being around just Letty. Before, she’d always been Dom’s girl, so it wasn’t like Vince was ever that close to her, and now they were hanging out like a couple of old married people or something. It wasn’t like that at all with them, but it was still weird…

“Careful…” Letty mumbled, not opening her eyes. “If anybody else saw your arm rubbin’ up against my wide load, they’d think we w’s more’n just friends…”

“Like I’d take any off’a you…” V muttered, laughing a little when Lucy wiggled ecstatically as though V had hit a really good spot on her ears. “Ain’t like there’s nobody here t’see us, neither…”

“You’re not my type, Vince…” Letty laughed.

“Don’t go forgettin’ it when you’re all crazy with hormones an’ shit.” V teased, laughing again. He yawned halfway through.

“Think I’ma hafta find a replacement for Runaway Daddy.” She muttered.

“What…me an’ these guys ain’t good enough for you?” V gestured towards the dogs, laughing harder when Lucy started barking.

“What the hell is that dog barking ‘bout…?” Letty groaned, shifting a little on the couch.

“Dunno…” V laughed, shrugging. His arm brushed against her belly again as he reached for the little dog. His hand went around her mouth, holding her jaw closed so she wouldn’t bark so much. He let go, jumping when he realized he felt something move inside Letty. “Christ…you got some kind’a fuckin’ aliens in there or somethin’…?”

“Shit.” She groaned. “That fuckin’ HURT, Vince!”

“They supposed to do that…?” Vince asked, eyebrows raised. He moved his hand so it pressed against her belly, laughing when Lucy barked again.

Letty say there for a minute or two, his hand pressed against her stomach.

“Ohmigod…” she said softly, not sure if Vince would hear her or not.

“You a’right…?” He asked, trying to shift Lucy from his lap, his mind racing. He was drunk so he couldn’t drive her to the hospital, and Letty lived so far out in the middle of nowhere that it would take forever to get an ambulance all the way out there.

“I think the babies just kicked…” She said a little louder this time. “I just felt the babies kick…”

“You an’ the whole fuckin’ world felt the babies kick!” Vince retorted, eyes wide.

Short, I know, but its an update!

MOREmoreMORE! Please? =)

Very cute! Can't wait for more.