"Look at our family now, I can't go home! Your sister is stuck in this life! Where's Letty? Huh? Where's Letty, Dom?"

All three of them just stood there, in silence, as the weight of Vince's words sunk in. Never before had he talked to Dom like that, using such an accusatory tone. After all, it was Dom who was the authority figure. Family didn't talk like that to each other and they all knew it. There was so much hurt, so much frustration pent up from the last heist. Dom said nothing, he just turned around as Vince left… most likely, for good. He was the final member of the "team" to leave.

Dom didn't say much, never had. That didn't mean that his feelings were any less than anyone else's, Brian had learned; that's why he respected him. On the contrary, after hearing Dom talk about his father, Brian believed that Dom felt too much. He would never tell anyone how much he was hurting, but Brian saw it everyday in his eyes. No one would go to such great lengths to seek revenge for someone that they didn't care about or had stopped caring about. Hell, he was face to face with a 25 year to life sentence, all in her name.

No one could understand his pain; it wasn't something that would subside with time. He carried around with him the weight of his decisions and how they affected his whole family. They had all looked up to him. Yes, they had chosen to follow him, but that's how much they respected him.

Nothing he could do, would bring her back to him… Absolutely nothing.

Ride or die. It had always been the plan, that is, until plans changed. After the first heist and Jesse's death, the weight of the world was too much for Dom. For the first time he had fucked up… royally. Not just his life but everyone's… including Mia's, especially Mia's. Just thinking about it gave him a headache. When they were in Mexico he hadn't thought about their next move.

What the fuck were they going to do.

When he saw Letty all beat up on the couch he didn't know how to react. He never had imagined that it would all end this way. That's when he made the hardest decision, but the noblest, he'd ever made in his life; he'd give her up, to keep her safe. He refused to be responsible for someone else's demise… not again.

The only thing he thought of when Mia called him was the last time he saw Letty. What had she been wearing? How did she smell? What were their last words to each other? The last time he looked in her eyes, tasted her skin, the last time he heard her voice... laughter. These were things that people took for granted, he had. After the Dominican, he honestly had never expected to see her again, not for lack of love on either end. They both knew that with the feds coming closer it just wasn't safe. Hearing that he could physically never see her again was a whole different concept. In all his life he never thought he would lose her before he died. The way he chose to live his life had taught him that everything had a price… her dying was a cross he would bear the rest of his life.

He needed to find a way to get Mia out of this life. He had always said she deserved better, and though she was an adult, he was her protector, her older brother. He needed to get her as far from this crazy shit as possible. She was going to be a mother now, the bullshit needed to end.

Without saying a word Dom exited the room. Never did he forget about Letty but just the mention of her… out loud made his insides entangle into each other. It physically hurt to think about everything that happened.

It seemed as though a million thoughts were running through his head; everything from the time he first met the little Latina all the way to his trip to Brazil.

There had only been two women in his life that loved him for everything he was.

"You must have loved her very much." No one would ever understand just how much. Ever since he had hit puberty until now, Dom had loved women. He had only been in love with one woman. That would never change; he would never again in his life meet someone that could stand by his side through it all. The mere thought of this rocked him to his core.

"Dom, can you help me with some of these dishes?" Mia asked.

Dom was in the living room with his friends watching someone play video games as he sipped on a beer. He had heard his sister; he just chose to ignore her. Mia rolled her eyes.

"Dom." Letty took the beer right out his hands. "Get off your ass and go help her."

Letty had been staying at the Toretto household a lot since Tony had died. When Dom went to Lompoc he was grateful that it wasn't only Vince watching over Mia. Letty was a couple of years older than Mia and six years his junior. Surprisngly, that hadn't affected their "friendship." The two just went together so well, though they weren't anything official.

They had hooked up a few times but it wasn't anything monumental. Little by little he had stopped hooking up with other people, and little by little Letty started coming around more. They had been friends for years but when he went to Lompoc he asked her to take care of Mia and she followed through. Loyalty was everything in the world that Dom lived in, and she had really proven herself over the last two years, even if she didn't know it. The two girls were so different in every way personality-wise but they respected each other's place in his life.

Dom looked over at her, "I'm going, shit." He got up and went to go help Mia.

"Wanna get me another beer while you're at it?" Vince asked as he was focused on his game.

"Oh, me too" Leon chimed in. Letty held back a slight smirk as she just read her latest racer magazine. It was usually Mia that was running around to please people; it was good for Dom to do something… for once.

"Coronas?" He didn't wait for them to respond, he just went to get them and handed them each one. "Alright Mi, what do you need help with?" He said it so sweetly.

There were rare moments that the siblings shared. This was one of them.

"Which one is whose?" Dom asked. Mia explained whose plate was whose. "Alright, got it." He took a couple of plates and handed them out. "Here you go," he handed the plate to Letty gently. "Careful. It's hot."

"Thanks." This thing they had going on was both comfortable but still new to them. "Really Vince, I ain't gonna watch this shit for the rest of the night." She said as she kicked his head. Vince who had just put a huge amount of lo mein in his mouth, nearly choked.

"I agree." Mia said exasperated as she sat in the chair beside the couch, where Dom and Letty were sitting.

"Don't you have a test you should be studying for?" Vince asked

"How about you mind your own fucking business and fork over the remote." She retorted. Dom just smiled, she was most definitely a Toretto. Ever since Mia had refused to go out with him, Vince had been really aggressive with her. Nothing to worry about, just unnecessary.

"Yo, what time we rollin out?" Leon asked waiting for Dom's response.

"Eleven," he turned to Mia, "that enough time to get your homework done?"

"I'll be fine." Mia never liked it when they meddled in her life, especially school. She could handle it, it was time they figured that out. She didn't go asking questions about their lives, she expected the same treatment.

Letty nudged Dom to back off; it was moments like this that Dom didn't understand why or how she could care. What the hell did she care if his sister graduated from USC? But, somehow she did. They had all collectively and respectively made their choices to lead their lives the way they wanted to, Mia deserved better. He was a hypocrite, he knew it, but he'd be damned if Mia ended up living in this lifestyle.

He was standing outside holding a beer in his hand when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"It's not your fault. Vince is just blowing off steam" His sister always tried to put him back together. Everyone thought that Dom was the glue that held the family together. In truth, it was Mia; Dom was just the gravity that brought them together.

He remembered at that moment when he came home from the races after his father died; the look on Mia's face, utter fear. What were they going to do? It was the same look she was giving him now. Flash-forward to Tran shooting at him on his territory: Jesse dying. His mind flashed years later to the same feeling he had when he went through the box with Letty's belongings. Everyone close to him ended up leaving or he pushed them far enough away. He didn't want to do that to Mia, he never could.

He didn't respond, just took a swig from his beer.

"We can still cancel this and just go somewhere else. We don't have to do this Dom." Her words were cloaked in worry.

"I do," he replied sternly. "If we pull this off, we never have to look back."

"Alright guys, after tonight we just have the motherload in a month." Dom said as he put the tarp back on his Honda. "We need to stay focused." He said directly at Vince.

"The job got done, didn't it?" Vince snapped. Dom didn't reply, instead he went up to Letty.

"You ok?" He asked quietly as he rubbed her arms.

"Ya just tired."

"Yo Lett, you almost gave me a heart attack, but that shit is sick as fuck. Never fails." Leon said. Letty just smiled in response. It was her skill to come out the other end of the truck. She went underneath it without any hesitation to come out on the right. Leon was right, it was sick as fuck.

'Dom's right Vince, you gotta keep it together." Leon said.

"Fuck off Leon"

"Damn, it ain't like you ever stood a chance with her bro. Just let it go." Leon responded. "Was it really that surprising that she chose Ken doll over you?"

Vince was fuming from the mouth. He went to go at Leon but Letty held him back.

"Enough." Dom said. "We need to talk when we get back home," he said to Vince.

Dom and Vince had been rolling together since about the 3rd grade. They knew almost everything about each other, so of course Dom noticed when Vince started to be open about his feelings for Mia. However, knowing Mia and his past history with friends, he knew she would never go for it. Hell, if she did, he'd still break Vince's neck if he ever did anything to hurt his baby sister. Now, Dom wasn't one to go messing with other people's business but this shit was getting out of hand. At first he thought that Mia was just fucking with Vince, but now he could see that she actually liked Brian. To be honest, so did he.

Mia could do what she wanted… most of the time… she was grown. That didn't mean that Dom wasn't going to look after his brother. Because that was what Vince signified to Dom, a brother.

"You riding with me?" Dom asked Letty.

"Ya." She said as she checked to make sure Vince wasn't going to tackle Leon to the ground. Vince was on edge lately.

They all got into their respective cars and rode back to LA. No one was surprised that when they got home Mia wasn't there.

Dom knew this was the start of something, he just wanted to make sure Mia didn't get distracted from she really needed to focus on: school.

"It'll be fine" Letty said as she rested her head on his shoulder "she's an adult, man"

"Not having this conversation right now" Was all he said before he changed to get into bed. Letty just stood in the hallway, "You coming?"

"You want me to? Cuz the way you've been acting has been pretty shitty."

"She needs to focus on school Letty. She needs to get out of here."

"I know that Dom, but you gotta let her have some fun, jesus."

"What's it to you anyway?"

"She's entitled to happiness, Dom. She's entitled to make her own decisions, and mistakes. That's just the way it is."

"Don't tell me how life is…" After two years in Lompoc, Dom knew how life was.

Her voice softened, "I didn't mean it like that." She sat on the bed, "you're holding on too tight, just loosen up a little, she'll come round."

A sly smile came across his face, "I thought I was, she's out now. Isn't she?"

"You know she's never asked your permission before and I doubt she's gonna start now"

"She's fucking stubborn like that"

"Sounds like someone else I know."

"I'ma ignore that. We gotta get some sleep, we open tomorrow." They both got comfortable in the bed when Dom leaned over and whispered in her ear, "by the way, that shit is sick as fuck every time." A smile broadened her face and she just let the sleep wash over her. Soon enough they'd be able to relax for at least a little while.

So, do I know where I'm going with this? Absolutely not! This started out being a ONESHOT and it completely just went out of my hands. I wanted to explore the dialogue between Vince and Dom because, you have admit, how harsh was it him bringing up Letty? I felt that a million lines were crossed but on some odd level, because it was Vince, it was Ok? Tell me what you guys think.

I've watched the movies a lot recently just gearing up for the sixth and I've read a lot of fandom. I wanted to do something a little different because from watching Los Bandoleros and noticing certain things from the first movie I think Dom and Letty were always together but I feel like at first it was really informal so I kind of want to explore that and because only see Letty talking to Mia a couple of times I think that it started out as girlfriend/sister of the guy relationship and then evolved over time I'm sure. Feedback is more than appreciated. I live for it! Especially since I'm putting off my homework;)