Leon was praying and trying to get Vince to talk at the same time. He forgot all about Letty,who was still sitting on his lap. "Come on V talk to me!"

"It's Jesse, he got hit!" Leon's heart sank. He was thankful nothing had happened to Mia or the baby, but now it was his brother, damn it! He thought.

"What happened Vince!" He couldn't take much more of Vince's freezing up. It was driving him crazy.

" He got mad at one of the designs he was workin' on with his laptop, he went for a walk, and he's been gone all day Leon, I shoulda gone looking for him man, I'm so sorry!" He peiced together that the hospital had called Vince. He was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Mia crying hysterically in the background.

"Okay V, listen to me, we're in Arizona. We'll be there in a couple of hours. I need you to solider up and take care of Mia until I get back, okay!"

"Alright. Leon?" He asked hoping he was still on.

"Yeah Vince?

"Hurry," He begged. Leon hung up the phone and came back to where he was, and looked at Letty,who was still in his lap.

"Everything alright honey?" She knew something was wrong,something serious.

"No, Jes got hit by a car, he's in the hospital. Mia and V are at the fort by themselves with no way to get there." Letty crawled back over to her seat and Leon pulled back into the road and almost got hit in the process when he got going good, he sped up to 120 in an 80.

"It'll be okay Le,"

"You don't know that Letty,"

"Yes I do, whatever happens as long as we're together we'll get through it."

"Thanks Letty."

"Anytime honey."

They got out of Arizona in 30 minutes and crossed the state line where traffic started to slow down and Leon kept swerving through traffic to keep going.

"Non-driving bastards!"

"Le get in the express lane." She was going to have to be his brains. His nerves were too shot.

"Good idea." He merged over to the express lane where they made up a lot of time. They pulled up to the fort and went inside. It was a pitiful sight. Vince and Mia were on the couch Vincehad his arms around her trying miserably to calm her down. Letty went over infront of them and knelt down and tried to calm them down. Mia threw her arms around Letty and Letty hugged back,ignoring the sharp pains in her back and arm. Vince stood up and went over to Leon.

"When we leaving?"

"In the next 5 minutes, Mia needs to calm down some first."

"I tried Leon."

"I know V, something tells me if I went over there she wouldn't calm down for me either. This is one of the those Letty things." He was so glad to have her back. It dawned on him she was a walking clock, she'd start hurting soon too.

"I'm glad she's back Leon."

"You have no idea V."

"Hey chica you gotta calm down alright? It ain't too good for you,Jes wouldn't want you doin' this now." Letty told Mia in a soothing voice.

" I-I know, but what if something happens to him Letty? What if he goes back inno a coma again?"

"Nothin's gonna happen Mia, everythings gonna be alright." A few minutes of that and Mia had stopped crying.Letty was hurting again. "Le, Le I need some help the meds wearin' off."

"I got you babe." He picked her up and carried her out to the Skyline with Vince and Mia. She was laying down in back with her head on Mia's lap. Vince was in the passengers seat talking to Leon trying to keep him awake. He hadn't had any sleep in the past 3 days. They got to the hospital and one of the Doctor's came out.

"Are you the family of Jesse Strong?"

"Yes sir." Vince answered him, Leon had taken Letty to the E.R. and Mia had gone with him. Leon was walking back up when he saw one of the doctors with Vince he picked up the pace a little.

"Sir. Jesse was hit full impact at 50 miles an hour." Vince and Leon's jaw dropped. They both knew how lucky he was to still be alive. Then again, Jesse seemed to be having all the luck here lately." He lost a lot of blood in the ambulance, and he's torn some of his eternal stitches. He's going to need corrective surgery and a blood transfusion."

"I'm the same, I'll donate." Leon spoke up.

"Good, if you'll come with me."

"Check on Letty in a little while V, I'll be back soon." Then he left with the Doctor. Vince took a seat in the waiting room when Mia came back.

"They've admitted Letty, she's more messed up than I thought she'd be."

"What's the extent of the damage?"

"Her right arm is broken in 4 places. 3 ribs are broken and two of them are cracked and she's got a moderate concussion. They'll prolly keep her over night and then release her tomorrow. Anything on Jes?"

" Car ran over him at 50."

"Oh my god."

"He's still alive though, Le went to go give blood for his surgery,"

"Another surgery?"

"Yeah, he tore some of his stitches on the inside."

"Oh." Leon came back and demanded to know what happened to Letty and Mia told him what she had told Vince, leaving out the one thing Letty had begged her not to tell them. Leon breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Mia who looked exahusted more than he was.

"Mi, baby why don't you go get some sleep, you really should be relaxing."

"After we hear about Jes after his surgery, I'll let you take me home." About 2 hours later the Doctor came out in his scrubs.

"His surgery was successful. We repaired all of the damage done to his eternal stitches he'll have to rest a lot so it will take all of you to keep him in his bed or on the couch. No extensive moving once so ever." He said in a stern voice. They all nodded. He turned to look at Leon." Mr. Strong how long have you been abusing prescription medication?" He said in the worse condensending voice Leon had ever heard. " We couldn't use your blood or it would have killed him, luckly we found a replacement in the blood bank." Now it had really sunk in to Leon how far out of hand it had gotten. He had to stop. He had to stop now before anyone else got hurt. He looked over at Vince and Mia who looked shocked and ashamed with their jaws dropped almost to the floor. Which made him feel even more guilty.

"I'm on withdrawal, I don't need rehab or anything." Reading the Doctor's thoughts. Lying at the same time.

"Okay," He walked away and left Leon alone with Mia and Vince.

"Did I hear him right!" Mia demanded.

"Yeah Mi, you did." Vince answered in Leon's place.

"Le. what,why when?" She asked pretty much in the same word.

"I'm sorry Mia." It was the only thing he could think of to say. Something that wasn't a lie.

"I can't talk about this right now Leon, I can't get stressed out right now."

"Okay I'll take you home." He answered her quietly and obiediently. They all drove home in slience. Leon's thoughts kept screaming at him. He did his best to block them out. He pulled into the fort and Mia had fallen asleep. She was so peaceful that way,not worrying over her brother. Not asking him if there was anything she could do to help him when she was already doing too much. Just resting peacefully, the way that she should be. He picked her up and carried her inside,avoiding Vince's eyes. He carried her in her room and put her in the bed and made sure she was covered up good. He then realized he hadn't slept in the past 39 hours and he stumbled his way to his room didn't bother getting changed and fell asleep on top of the bed. Back at the hospital Letty was having a nightmare.

Dominic?

What the hell is wrong with you Letty!

What are you talking about!

Why did you stay Let. Why are you still here.?

Because I love you,you idiot.

No you don't everyone who ever loved me left me at the end.

I'm still here Dom. I still love you.

You're lying! He raised his fist up and she jolted awake,

"God damn nightmares." She buzzed for a nurse and one walked in.

"Yes Ms. Rodriguez?"

"Is any of my family still out there?"

"No ma'am they all went home it's about 3;30."

"Ah, okay can I have some sleep aid or somethin'"

"You hurting dear?"

"No I just can't sleep."

"I'll be right back" A few minutes later she brought Letty some sleeping pills. Letty took them and fell back into a more peaceful sleep. One without Dominic. Vince however was still awake,what the Doctor had said was ringing in his ears. How could he have been so stupid? Of course something like that was going to happen there was no way Leon walked away from the heist from hell without any scratches. He yawned and laid down on the couch, falling asleep, hoping that they weren't heading back for square one.