I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in over a year! However, I hope this makes up for it!

Letty was wide awake, her thoughts running at a million miles an hour. Her daughter hurt herself deliberately to get out of moving house. Letty sighed and turned her head to side, watching her husband sleep.

She wondered how could sleep while their daughter seemed to think almost killing herself was suitable way to stop from moving house. Making up her mind, she climbed from the bed and got dressed, throwing on Dom's t-shirt and her skinny jeans, before heading out into the kitchen, finding her sneakers and quickly sliding them on her feet. Grabbing her car keys and her leather jacket, she slowly stepped from the house and locked the door behind her. Heading for her car, she climbed in and fired it up, reversing out of the driveway and speeding off into the night.

Arriving at the hospital, she turned off her engine as she found a parking space and stepped from her car, locking it behind her as she headed for the entrance. Stepping inside, she headed for the elevator and pressed the number for her daughters floor. Once the doors opened, she held her breath, hoping that no nurses were lurking near by. Her wish was granted and she quickly headed for her daughter's room and slipped inside, shutting the door behind her.

'Mami?'

Letty gasped and spun around, seeing her daughter wide awake. 'Hey Ella. How are you feeling?' she asked, walking towards her and kissing her forehead.

'Sore, but the morphine is helping'

Letty smiled and sat down in the chair, grabbing her daughter's hand. 'Ella.' she started firmly. 'Is there anything you want to tell me?'

Mariella remained blank. 'Nope' she said, popping the 'p'.

Letty raised an eyebrow. 'Mariella...'

Mariella sighed and rolled her eyes. 'Papi told you, then?'

'Of course he told me, you're our daughter!' Letty stroked the back on Mariella's hand. 'Ella, what the hell were thinking? Brian could've killed you! Did you think I wanted to lose you all over again?' Mariella shook her head and stayed silent. 'Ella, is it really that bad? That you felt like you forced to do that?'

'I don't want to lose you again, Mami. I just found you a few months ago and now I could be loosing you all over again' Mariella felt a tear trickle down her cheek. Letty quickly reached up and wiped it away.

'Don't cry, darling.' Letty sniffled, with a slight smile. 'It's going to be okay. Even if you do end up going to Canada, we'll come and visit you or you can come and visit us. You know you're always welcome-'

'I don't... I don't want that. I don't want to go Canada. I want to live with you and Papi!'

Letty fell silent at that, staring at her daughter. It was first time Mariella had ever said anything about staying with them, in their house. As a family. She sighed. 'Ella, you know you can't... Me and your Dad gave up our parental rights-'

'You can get them back...'

'The only way I can get them back is if your Dad never signed the adoption papers. And he did...'

Mariella shook her head. 'You can go through a court. I can get a petition or you can!'

Letty closed her eyes, absorbing the information that was been reeled off to her. She held up her hands, feeling overwhelmed. 'Mariella... Just... Let's just calm down for a minute.'

Mariella's face fell. 'You don't really want me back, do you?'

Letty sighed. 'Of course, I do! It's just... You're high on meds.' She held up a hand when Mariella opened her mouth again. 'So, when your off the pains meds, me and your Dad will talk about it then... If it's what you really want.'

Mariella's smile took over her face, as she clapped quietly and excitedly. Once she had calmed down, she spoke. 'Why are you here at this time of night?'

Letty smiled and rested her head on the bed. 'Couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I was burying you'

Mariella bit her lip, guilty. 'I'm sorry I put you through this, Mami. I won't do it again'

Letty smiled sleepily. 'Good. I'd rather not be burying you, darling. Only just got you back...' Letty trailed off as she succumbed to sleep, making Mariella smile. Looking down at her Mom, she gently patted her head, before throwing the blanket from her bed covers around her mother's shoulders gently.

'Night, Mami. I love you...'

Dom grumbled in his sleep as he started to awaken. He reached out for Letty, missing her warmth against his body. His eyes snapped open when his hand felt cold sheets. He sat up in bed with a frown. 'Letty?' he called, listening out for any sounds to indicate she was in the apartment. He climbed from the bed, grabbing a pair of boxers and sliding them on.

Padding out into the open space kitchen, he frowned even more when Letty was a no show. Then, he noticed her car keys weren't on the counter and it clicked into place. He quickly headed back to his en-suite. After showering and getting dressed, he headed out his car, putting it into drive before heading to the hospital.

When he arrived at his daughter's hospital room, he knocked before entering, smiling at the sight that greeted him. Letty was still in the same position as last night, while Mariella had turned on her side, cuddling close to her Mom. He took out his phone and snapped a photo, smiling at it as it captured the moment.

He headed over to the bed, gently kissing his girls on the head, quickly moving as Letty startled at the contact. She blinked sleepily at him, before she registered who it was. 'Mmm. Dom..' she spoke, her voice rough with sleep.

He smiled as she sat up, allowing him to wrap his arms round her shoulders. 'How you long been here?'

'All night, I couldn't sleep'

Dom dropped a kiss to her head. 'Why don't you go get a coffee and something to eat?' he murmured.

Letty nodded and leaned in for a kiss, which Dom gladly gave. 'Love you' she whispered.

'I love you too. Always' he said, watching as she got up from the chair and left the room. He smiled down at his daughter, before sitting in the chair that Letty had just vacated and watched over his daughter...

'Where's Mami gone?' Dom jumped at his daughter's question, as she awoke.

'She went a drink and some breakfast, but that was like an hour ago...'

Mariella pouted. 'You could've woken me up. I want a hot chocolate!'

Dom sighed and smiled fondly. 'If I go get you one, will you stop with the pouts?'

Mariella smiled brightly and nodded, kissing Dom's cheek as he stood up to leave the room. Once the door had shut, Mariella waited a few seconds to make sure he had actually gone before she slowly and gingerly slid from the bed. She held her body tense as her feet touched the ground, before pushing herself into a standing position. She reached for her dressing gown, before sliding it on and unhooking the morphine bag from the silver stand and tucking it into her pocket. She took a deep breath and slowly headed for the door, wanting to see outside of her room as staring at the same four walls had started to drive her stir crazy.

She poked her head out of her room and stepped out, seeing a door to the stairwell. She pushed opened the door and stepped into the stairwell, smiling as the bright morning sun hit her face. She leaned against the railing, staring out into L.A through the window across from her. Once she had gotten her sunlight fix, she sighed and turned to head back to her room, only her eye caught something two flights down.

She frowned and slowly headed down the stairs, wincing and gasping whenever she stepped down a step. Once she had reached the staircase what intrigued her, she closed her eyes as she headed towards it, her ribs screaming out for her to stop walking and go and rest. She opened her eyes and time stood still for a minute, before she let out a loud continuous scream...

Dom was heading back to Mariella's room, his hands full of hot drinks and snacks from the canteen, when he heard the echo of screams faintly coming from the stairwell. Hr frowned as he pushed open Mariella's hospital room, to find her bed empty. He sighed and set the snacks down, before he followed the screams. He pushed the door open to the stairwell and leaned over the banister, seeing his daughter below.

'Mariella, what are you doing? You're not supposed to be out-'

'Mami! Mami, wake up!' Mariella screamed, from where she was frozen on the staircase. Dom frowned before quickly making his way down to his daughter. He reached out for her as he neared her, however the sight of his wife laying on the staircase with a pool of blood rapidly growing from her head and dripping down the steps, sent him into panic.

'LETTY!' he dashed down the steps, jumping the last five, before falling to his knees besides his wife. He paled rapidly before clamping a hand to his mouth. He swallowed back the bile as best as he could, before speaking. 'Ella, go and get help!' he demanded, watching as Mariella dashed off, ignoring the pain in her ribs as she did. Dom turned his attention back to Letty, pressing his hand against the blood flow to try and stop it. 'Letty, wake up! Wake up!' he shouted, the panic and terror evident in his voice and body language...

All will be revealed, I promise! R&R X