Thanks for the reviews! This chapter is gonna be a sad one :( I almost cried writing it. I know some are probably getting bored so I'm gonna speed things up in the upcoming chapters. I wanted to end it at 50 but I don't think that'll be the case so we'll see. Read&review

--Kita

Chapter 47-Fighting Battles

Letty's POV

My room door opened again, this time, Tony appeared.

"Vince can go see Sasha now." He said, walking next to the bed. I woke Vince and told him the news. He thanked me and left the room.

"Where's Dom?" I asked him. He was just standing by the edge of the bed. Ever since he found out I was his sister, he was always nervous around me. He hung out with Dominic more then he did me. I wanted to get to know my little brother.

"I told him he could go home." He answered, looking up from his shoes. I nodded.

"How are they?" I asked again. I wanted him to give me more of the bits and pieces he was giving.

"Good. The doctors gave Sasha a lot of stitches and Di's okay. He's keeping them overnight just in case." He informed me.

"Good." I replied, nodding again. I sighed, annoyed by him just standing there. I patted the empty edge of my bed, asking him to come sit. He slowly walked over and sat on the bed next to me. "What's up man? How you doin'?" I asked. I was never sure of his emotions. He never wore them on his sleeve. It scared me in a way.

"I'm okay. I know if Sasha looks like that, I can only imagine what the girl who did this looks like." He joked, running his hand over his short hair.

"Yeah." I agreed, remembering what kind of spitfire Sasha could be. "Get in." I said, lifting the sheets for him to slide under. He slipped off his sneakers and took off his jacket and slid under the covers. "So I wanna get to know you. I don't want you to be all weird around me ya know. I mean I know this is weird, but it doesn't have to be if you don't make it." I said, confusing myself with what I said. "I think."

He looked at me and smiled. "Ok."

"So what's your whole name?" I asked. Let the questioning begin.

"Anthony Ricardo Rodriguez." He replied, looking from me to the room window.

"Cool. I'm Leticia Isabella Rodriguez. But if you ever call me that I'll kill you." I said, half jokingly. I could tell by the panicked look he had on his face that he took me serious. "I'm kiddin'." I saw him exhale heavily and I continued with the interrogation.

"So when's ya birthday?" I asked, running my hands through his dark hair.

"I'll be sixteen June 25th." He answered.

"Oh. Mines is July 12th. I'll be 26 then." I replied.

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Jesse's POV

I sat in a chair across from Diana's bed for about an hour, just watching her sleep. I felt terrible about what happened to her. I wish I could've been there to try to prevent what happened to both of them. I looked over at Sasha. She got it the worst. I knew this was going to bring out the old Sasha. The Saha I met before she moved in. The angry one. I looked over at Vince, who was sleeping in a chair next to her bed. I know he was taking this the worst. V never had a girl who cared about him as much as he did her, so he treasured Sash. If this was a guy who did this, neither me nor Vince would be here. We'd be in jail for murder. We loved this girls with everything and for them to be in a hospital bed hurt, it broke us. I wish there was a way I could just take away everyone's pain. Make everyone in the house happy and healthy. It's like when someone gets better, someone else gets hurt. We can't catch a break and it frustrates the hell outta me. This family has been fighting so many battles since we came together and they deserve a little happiness.

"Jesse you ok bud?" I heard someone's voice bring me back to reality.

"Yeah Sasha. I'm okay. You ok?" I returned the question, looking up at her. Apparently she'd been awake for awhile.

"I'm good. A little sore, but good." She replied, wincing as she tried to sit up. I looked over at Diana, who was still sleeping. "She's okay too you know. Diana's strong." Sasha assured me.

"I know. You know, she thought I was cheating on her? I was just taking care of the pups at her parents' house. They said I could keep them there until I was going to give them to y'all." I admitted, putting my head in my hands.

"Jess. It's just she was scared. Diana loved Santiago all her life, then he just up and left. She's afraid of that happening again." Sasha explained.

"She doesn't have to worry about that. I love her with everything I have. I would never leave her. Diana is the first person to love me for me. She doesn't care about my car or the money or anything like that. She wants me for me..."

Diana's POV

I barely heard Jesse and Sasha talking when I woke up. I fluttered open one eye to look at him. It was obvious he had been crying from the red, puffiness of his eyes. I closed my eye back and listened in on his speech.

"...I can't explain the way I feel about Di. She makes me feel so good about myself. She doesn't yell at me when my A.D.D. acts up like my parents did. She laughs, but it doesn't hurt as much. I just want to be with Di. Only her. For the rest of my life. She doesn't understand how much I care about her Sasha. I don't know how to explain it to her." He continued. I felt my eyes began to water as I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"You just did. Jesse I love you. More then anything. These past few years being with you have been the best in my life." I finally spoke out, not opening my eyes. I knew if I opened them, the tears would pour like rain. The room fell silent.

"I'll give you two some privacy. I'm gonna go see Maria." Sasha said. I could hear her fumble around to get out the bed. I opened my eyes to her getting in the wheelchair by the door. She wheeled out the door and down the hall. I looked back over to Jesse, who was now moving his chair close to the bed. I sat up as far as I could.

"Jesse I'm sorry about how I was acting. I just didn't know what to think. Before I met you, I spent my whole life loving someone who didn't love me back. I messed up the chance to be with him and I don't wanna make that mistake again." I confessed, my eyes becoming blurred by the tears.

"You didn't make the mistake Di, he did. He missed out on the most beautiful, wonderful girl anyone could ever meet. I love you Diana Gabrielle." Jesse said, now sitting at eye level with me. I smiled and pulled his face to mine, kissing him passionately.

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Sasha's POV

I was surprised that I managed to wheel myself up to my mother's room, which was on the second floor. None of the nurses stopped me, which was a huge surprise. It was like I wasn't even there. I finally made it to her room. I stopped outside the window. The truth was, I was scared. I didn't want to have to look at my dying mother. I took a deep breath to prepare myself for this. Sighing deeply, I wheeled myself in her room. I hated the way it smelt in there. I hated the way it looked. Only because it was the room my mother would die in. I shook off those thoughts and rolled to the side of her bed. The heart monitor is the corner was beeping faintly. Her chest was heaving ever so slowly. Like she was struggling to breathe. I fought off my temptations to cry and prayed silently. I lifted my head and looked at her. There were tubes everywhere, machines everywhere.

"Mom I'm sorry. I'm sorry for being such hell growing up. You don't know how much I love you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you that enough. I know I should've told you about Marcus sooner, but he threatned to hurt you and Tony and I couldn't have that. You two are my world. I forgive you for not telling me about Letty. I know things happen and you have to make decisions you don't want too. I know all about that." I started, running my hand through my hair. I tried my best not to cry. I never cried in front of my mother and I didn't want to start now. "Mommy you're not supposed to die. You have to be alive for everything. You have to be there when I give birth to my first child. You gotta be alive for your grandkids Ma. For my wedding, for Tony's. Even Letty's wedding. Dom proposed to her the other night. And she's pregnant. She's gonna have a kid Mom. You have to fight so you can be there. Please mama. I can't live my life without you. Remember when you used to take me and Tony to the park when we were little? Man that was the best. I'd slide down the slide and you'd be at the bottom to catch me. Well I'm ready to catch you mom. Please don't leave me. I promise I'll be a better person if you fight this. I'll do everything right and I'll never let you down again" I continued, the tears now draining down my cheeks. I couldn't hold it any longer. It just hit me that my mother wasn't going to be around forever. It hurt.

"Sasha. You never let me down." I heard a hoarse voice say. I looked up and my mom's eyes were slightly opened. She looked so weak. "You never let me down honey. I know you love me, you never did have to tell me that. Sasha I don't know how much longer I can fight. I've been fighting for the longest time. I love you and your brother very much. I'm sorry I couldn't stay around longer to see you two live life to the fullest. Tell your sister I said congrats." She spoke as if she was gonna leave now.

"No mom don't talk like that. You will be. You're strong, I know you can fight this." I said, the tears falling faster.

"I don't know Sash. I'm just so tired." She replied, her eyes falling shut. The room was quiet. I could hear the heart monitor slowly it's pace. I looked over and watched the little green line get lower and lower until finally it fell flat. I quickly rolled to the door, launching it open.

"HELP! I NEED A DOCTOR!" I yelled, watching nurses and doctors come from every direction and into the room. A nurse rolled me out to the hallway as the room crowded quickly. Every nurse and doctor tended to my mother, trying to revive her. The nurse rolled me to waiting room down the hall.

"How'd you get up here?" She asked, sitting next to me.

"I rolled myself. Is she okay?" I asked, trying to maintain my composure.

"I'll go check." The nurse jogged back to my mother's room. I panicked as the anticipation grew thick. Minutes later, the nurse walked back the room.

"Well?" I asked.

"They brought her back. But she doesn't have long. You need to make a decision before the doctors do. They'll do whatever they think is best." She said, leaning on the doorframe. I nodded and wheeled myself out of the room.

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By the time I made it to Letty's room, I was worn out. My hands were sore and my arms were aching. I pushed myself into the room and shut the door behind me. When I looked at the bed, I could see Tony asleep next to Letty, who was awake. She was playing with his hair.

"Hey what are you doing here? You should be in bed." She said, sitting up a little.

"I went to go see Mama. Letty she almost died. She flatlined and they brought her back." I explained, the tears flowing again.

"C'mere babe." She said, moving over so I could fit onto the bed. I slowly stood from the wheelchair and carefully slid into the bed. It was amazing how all three of us could fit onto this tiny bed. "She'll be ok. When it does happen, she'll be in a better place. She'll be with the angels where she belongs. Get some rest little sister." I nodded as Letty put her other free arm around me, holding me protectively. I fell alseep quickly in the arms of the sister I needed all my life.

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There's 47 just like I promise. I'm not sure when 48 will be up. Hopefully later today. If that one was a little to soft for the hardcore Letty and Sasha lovers, I'm sorry lol. I want them to have a loving side too. Please read&review!

--Kita