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Well I'm trying my damnest to get these up as quick as I can. Though sometimes I forget. But I'm getting better I hope. But I have a major project due on the 21st that I'm trying to do at the same time. But anyways. Thanks for the reviews again! I know you guys were expecting Vince to propose. But in this one, someone will propose! Not Vince. Read and find out. Review please!

--Kita

Chapter 44-The Not-So-Perfect Proposal

Sasha's POV

As me and Vince entered Letty's hospital room, it seemed surprisingly mood-lightening. Everyone was laughing and smiling, which was a surprise during the current situation with Letty. Dominic was even in a suit. I ignored it and I glanced over the room until I saw something that made my heart jump out of my chest; Letty was awake. She was sitting up and smiling and she looked halfway healthy.

"Get your punk ass over here birthday girl!" Letty squealed, reaching her arms out to me. I jumped in pure happiness as I bolted over to her, almost knocking her out the bed. I squeezed her tightly, but quickly loosened my grip when I remembered she was in still badly hurt.

"What? I don't under-" I began, clearly confused. The doc said she had a slim chance of coming out of the coma. Now she's awake and cursing at me? Confused or not, I was happy she was awake.

"I don't either. None of us do. But we're happy that she's up." Dom interrupted, holding Letty's hand tightly.

"What the hell are you two wearing? And Vince where the hell is that beard?" Diana asked, raising her eyebrows at us curiously.

"Got rid of it. I figured it was time for change." He responded, running his hands over his now smooth face.

"That doesn't ask the question of the dressy outfits." Jesse reminded us.

"Well it seems as though Vinnie here planned out a wonderful day for us." I replied, nudging Vince in his side.

"Well what'd you guys do?" Jesse asked, almost immediately regretting it. He knew about privacy, but wasn't best friends with it.

"It's ok Jess. We went to dinner and danced." I skipped over the whole sernading part. I knew that was a sensitive subject to him so I didn't want to embarass. I looked over at him and he mouthed a 'thank-you' to me. I nodded and turned back to the group.

"So you're pregnant huh Let?" Dom asked her, sitting in a chair near her bed. She sighed and nodded. I could tell she was worried. She didn't know how Dom was going to take her having a baby. Hell, no one did. He rubbed his hand over his head, but when it back down, there was a huge grin on his face. "That's great!" He said, kissing her on the cheek. Everyone laughed at his giddy attitude.

"So what's with the cops outside the room?" Vince asked, pulling me down onto his lap in a nearby seat.

"Well it seems that Brian got us, yet, out of another one. He made a deal with Sgt. Bilkins that he could get Amanda for aggravated assault with a vehicle if we'd stay out of the light for awhile. We don't have to stop racing, just stop causing trouble." Mia spoke, smiling over at Brian.

"You seize to surprise me Buster." Vince replied, rolling his eyes at Brian.

Every one talked about the past few weeks without Letty and how much they missed her when Dr. Reese entered the room.

"Ok everyone. Letty needs her rest. You can still continue to visit, but only a few at a time. Visiting ours are officially over at 12." He informed us. We nodded and everyone gathered their things.

"You two can go first." Dom offered.

"No, actually I'm gonna go visit Ma. Tony, you're coming with." I replied, walking back to the door.

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Dom's POV

I decided I'd go first to talk privately with Letty. I knew this wasn't the perfect day to do it, but I can't waste time. Today was the day.

I pulled my chair closer to Letty's bed and took a seat.

"What's on ya mind big guy?" She asked, running her still bandaged hand over my stubbly head.

"You." I simply said, kissing her hand as it made it's way to my face. She ran her fingertips over my jaw line, smiling.

"No need to be worried. I'm fine Dominic." She reassured me, sitting up in her bed.

"I know Let." I replied, sticking my hands in my pocket. I juggled the velvet box in my hand before letting go. I ran my hands over my head for what might have been the hundredth time.

"So what's up Dom?" She asked, lifting my head to face her. I stood up and moved the chair back against the wall. "Dom where're you-" She began when I walked near the door. I turned around swiftly and walked back to her. I bent on one knee and pulled the ring from my pocket.

"Letty, I know this isn't the way you planned it ... getting proposed to in a hospital bed. But I've been planning this for so long and it would have been so much better if you hadn't gotten in the accident. But will you marry me Leticia?" I said, my heart pounding through my chest. Hoping to God she'd say yes.

She had many reasons to refuse. The cheating. The fights. The lies. She could very well refuse and have nothing more to say about it. I hoped that wasn't the case. Please say yes.

I looked into her deep, dark eyes, for once in my life, not being able to read her. I lowered my head, taking her silence as a 'no'. I felt a smaller hand on my shoulder, I lifted my head to her. "Hell fuckin' yes I'll marry you!" She yelled, pulling me by my collar and kissing me passionately.

That was the happiest moment of my life. The girl I'd liked since she was 12. The girl I'd been in love with since she was 16. The young woman who's going to soon enough, be my wife.

I opened the velvet box and pulled out the ring, a big diamond sparkling bright off the hospital lights. Letty yelled as I put the ring on her left hand. I hadn't heard her scream this much in her life.

"Ma'am, you must keep it down." A nurse peeked into the room. Both, Letty and I scowled at the woman as she stepped back out. Almost instantly, the team came running into the room.

"What's goin' on?"

"Letty you okay?"

These questions fluttered into the room, causing me and Letty to roar with laughter. The worry on everyone's faces was priceless.

"MIA LOOK!!" Letty yelled, tossing her hand in the air, flaunting her new jewelry.

Mia's eyes watered unconsciously as her hand flew up to cover her mouth. She, Diana, and Bianca quickly made their way to Letty, eyeing the ring closely. They sat in girl talk as the guys gave me manly pats on the back.

"Finally dawg." Leon said, his New York accent evident.

"Yeah. I thought you were gonna wait 'til you was on your deathbed to propose to her." Jesse added, shaking my hand firmly. I laughed softly looking over to Vince. He smiled, walking over to me, and gave me a hug.

"Congrats brotha." He said, rubbing the back of my head. He always did that when I did something worthy.

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No POV

Sasha and Tony made their way downstairs, walking to Maria's room. Sasha found Dr. Rose observing Maria through the window.

"How is she?" Sasha asked, standing next to her, Tony on the other side.

"Not too good. Her vitals are getting better, but the cancer is still spreading. Her chances of coming out of this are getting smaller and smaller." The doctor said, evident sympathy in her voice. It was clear to she had to give bad information on a daily basis to patients and their families, but it was always the worst to give it to young family members. But much to her surprise, Sasha was taking it maturely. She only nodded at the info she was provided as she watched her lifeless mother's body. Her chest, heaving up and down; the machine breathing for her; the IV that kept her mother stable.

"Is there anything I can do?" Sasha asked, her eyes full of hope. She knew there wasn't anything she could do. It was all in God's hands at this moment.

"You can make the decision to take her off of life support. Without it, she might live for a few days, but she will pass. If you leave her on the life support, she'll fight it out for a while longer, but will be mentally enable to function like a regular person. It'll be difficult for her to do things you and I do." Dr. Rose replied, pointing to Maria as she spoke. "She'll be extremely weak and will get sick often." She finished, walking over to the counter across from Maria's room.

"And what would be best, do you think?" Sasha asked, following her to the counter.

"Honestly, if this was my mother, I'd take her off the life support. Her time's now, you can't fight it. I wouldn't want her to suffer. I'm not saying that you do, I'm just-" Dr. Rose began rambling nervously.

"It's okay, I know what you mean. We're gonna have to think about it though." Sasha replied, nodding to Tony, who was staring into his mother's room. The doctor nodded and Sasha said her goodbyes to her. "C'mon Tone. Let's go say bye to Letty and go home."

They headed back up to Letty's room, it being loud and cheerful.

"What's goin' on?" Tony asked, covering his eyes front he squealing of Mia. Letty tossed her hand out, showing the arriver's her engagement ring. "Wow. I guess we are gonna be brothers now." Tony said, looking over a Dominic with a warm smile. Dom nodded and returned the smile.

"Um Dr. Reese said only a few at a time. Some of you must go and wait your turn." The nurse returned, shooing away most of the Team.

"Bitch." Letty muttered, as the team gathered themselves.

"Excuse me?" The nurse stepped back into the room.

"You fuckin' heard me. You've been nothing but fuckin' rude to me today. I don't appreciate it." Letty yelled, highly upset at the lack of manners the nurse presented.

"Letty take it easy. We're just leaving ma'am." Dominic said, apologizing for Letty's behavior. Now that she was on meds, her attitude was Letty times two.

"What the fuck Dom?!" Letty growled in return.

"He's right Let. We have to get home to open the garage and store. They've been closed since you came in here." Leon answered for Dom.

He was right. If they wanted to run a business, they'd have to actually be open sometime. Since Letty's He was right. If they wanted to run a business, they'd have to actually be open sometime. Since Letty's accident, no one was really in the mood to work. Sometimes they'd go in the garage and work on a few cars, but it wasn't for the extensive time it used to be.

"Ok. But someone better be back here in tomorrow to visit me." Letty said, in all smiles. Everyone said their goodbyes and left the hospital.

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Diana's POV

The same things had been happening every night. We'd go visit Letty, Jesse would take off as everyone went home, coming back hours later. I was so afraid he was cheating on me. I had no proof, but it was apparent. He was always leaving from the hospital before everyone else and he'd come home in the early morning and take a shower. Jesse never does that. I didn't know if I was doing something wrong to make him have to go out and find happiness elsewhere. Maybe I was just overreacting. He's probably out working on the cars or something. I hoped that was all he was doing.

I rode home with Sasha and Vince, considering Jesse had left again. I made my way into the house and up the stairs before being stopped.

"Let's talk." Dominic said, leading me to mine and Jesse's room.

"Kay." I said, tossing my arm over his giant shoulder. He sat in the bean bag in the corner of the room as I flopped down on the bed.

"You okay Di?" He asked, tossing the basketball that was in the corner up and down.

"Yeah. I'm just worried about Jesse that's all." I replied, combing my hair with my hand.

"Don't be. He's fine. Trust me, he wouldn't hurt you. The kid's crazy about you." He said, a goofy smile playing on his face.

"Thanks Dom. Hey, congrats on the whole marriage thing. I can't wait for that." I said, playfully punching him in the stomach.

"Thanks. I can't wait either. I'm excited." He replied, his face lighting up. For him to be such an obnoxious, cocky, loud SOB, he was a good guy.

"Why not sooner?" I questioned. He caught the ball as soon as the sentence left my mouth. His eyebrows furrowed as he tossed the ball back in the corner.

"To be honest?" He asked, standing from his spot in the corner. I nodded and he continued, pacing the floor. "I knew Letty deserved so much more. I'm just an arrogant mechanic with nothing to show for himself. She deserves everything in the world. But at the time, I didn't have it, still don't. But I realize it's not the material things she wants. If that was the case, she would not be with Dominic Toretto of all people. It's love and loyalty and faith that she wants. And considering that's all I have to give now, I'm okay." He finished, taking a seat at the computer in the other corner of the room.

"No matter when you would have asked her, she would have always said yes Dom. Your a good guy and she knows it. She loves you." I assured him, crossing my legs.

"Thanks. Well I'm gonna head to bed. You still goin' to the store with Mia tomorrow?" He asked, making his way to the door. I nodded and we said our goodbyes as he left for his room. Shutting the door behind him, I stripped, tossing my clothes everywhere, as I made my way to the bathroom for a short shower. I put my long hair up in a messy bun and stepped into the steaming hot water.

Twenty minutes later, I was walking back to the room in only a towel. I was in the process of finding me something to sleep in when I heard the downstairs door open and shut. Jesse.

I looked over at the clock, the words 1:06 glowing red. I rolled my eyes and continued rummaging through Jesse's dresser for an oversized tee. Slipping it on, I heard our room door open quietly and shut. I looked over my shoulder and noticed Jesse taking off his jacket and tossing his beanie on the shelf.

"Jesse we need to talk." I said, taking a seat back on the bed.

"Not now Di. I need a shower." He said, exhaustion in his voice.

"No now. Sit." I demanded, pointing to the chair across from me. He sighed exasperately and sat down. "What?"

"First, lose the attitude. Two, where the hell were you?" I asked, folding my arms across my chest.

"Taking care of business." He said, running a hand through his wild hair.

"What kind of business?" I asked, raising an inquisitive eyebrow.

"Please layoff Di. I just want to go to bed. It's been a long day." He said, taking off his tee shirt.

"I'm not laying off until you tell me where the hell you've been Jesse Elijah!" I yelled, getting in his face.

"You know what..." He started, pulling his shirt back on. He flung his jacket on and grabbed his beanie off the shelf.

"Where are you going? This isn't over Jesse." I said, grabbing his arm. He yanked away and stormed out the room.

What the fuck is his problem? If nothing's goin' on, why can't he just say that and it be over?

I turned the lights off and crawled into bed. I wasn't gonna let this stress me out.

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NO POV

Jesse crept back into the house about thirty minutes later, a bundle in hand. He slowly turnt the doorknob to his room and pushed the door slightly. He waited until he was positive Diana was sleeping before he stepped in. Hearing her soft snore, he slid in and gently shut the door behind him. Walking over to the bed, he laid the puppies down next to her to sleep. He kissed her softly on her forehead and took one last look. They look so cute. He grabbed a comforter from his closet and made him a sleeping spot on the floor.

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There's 44. I know it's been a few days since I've updated but I've been busy. Bare with me people.

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--Kita