"I need to go with you guys.  I have to be there for my sister!"

"Isaiah, you have the triplets, you have to stay."

"I want to see her!"

"Let dad and I go and you guys come later."

Emily rubs Isaiah's back as he broke down.
"I'm just scared!  I knew this would happen!  I knew that one day this would happen!  I hate this!"

Jessica walks over and hugs her son.
"Baby, she'll be okay.  Your sister is so strong.
She'll be fine."

**

Danny, Jessica and the twins took the first flight they could find to New York.  They told the twins that their sister was in the hospital, and that they were going to visit her.

"Mommy? Daddy?" Willow looks up to her parents as she holds Danny's and Emerson's hands.

"Yes, Princess?" Danny asks.

"Is sissy dead?"

"Willow, don't talk like that! Sissy's Fine!" Jessica says.

"You say she sick!"

"She's sick, not dead!"

"She habing a baby?"

"No, honey."

"She got a tummy ache?"

"No."

"Mommy, they got snacks here?"

"Yes, Willow." Jessica says in an irritated tone.

"We'll get you some snacks, baby." Danny says picking her up.

"Okay.." Willow then smiles and softly caresses Danny's cheek.

"You so pwetty, daddy."

"Well shucks! Thanks!"

Willow giggles and wraps her arms around him.

"Mommy, I wanna be picked up too!" Emerson fusses until Jessica picks him up.

**

"Julio!  How is she?" Jessica asks as she walks over to him.

"Well her heart looks good, her blood pressure is still a little low.." Tears fill Julio's eyes as he speaks.

"She's just so weak.
.. I tried.  I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner, but I didn't want to worry you and I thought things were getting better.  I love her so much and I don't want you to think I didn't try to help her!"

"No, I don't think that. I know you love my Gabby, and I know you did everything possible. She's gonna be okay."

"Yes.. you two can go in. I'll wait with the twins out here."

"Thank you, hun.
Emerson and Willow, you two stay here, okay?

"With Tio Julio?" Willow smiles.

"Yes!"

"Oh she says that so well!"

"I speak Spanish, Tio!"

Julio chuckles and kisses her cheek.
"I'm so proud of you! Come on, you two. William and Lucy are over here."

"Our niece and nephew!" Emerson shouts with excitement.

Jessica chuckles, then turns to Danny.
"You ready?"

"Yeah.."

**

Jessica walked in first and went straight to her daughter. "Oh Gabby! My baby girl!"

"Mom.. dad.." Gabriella spoke in a low voice.

"My beautiful princess." Danny smiles softly and kisses her cheek.

"How are you feeling?"

"Tired.. are the babies here?"

"Yes, they're with Julio. They're worried about you.."

"Aw.. poor things.." Gabriella looked down.

"Danny, could you give us a minute?" Jessica asks.

"Sure. I'll be right outside." He smiles softly.

Danny leaves and Gabriella breaks down.

"Mom.. I'm so sorry!"

"Shh, it's okay! Don't be sorry. It's this world!" Jessica wraps his arms around her.

"It's this business! It's a beautiful beautiful art and I love it but, this was always a worry for me. Ever since the beginning!"

"I never thought I'd get like this.... I never did.. not until I had Lucy. I gained so much weight with her! Then Julio and I signed these freaking contracts and I had to look a certain way in a very short amount of time!  My body was far from perfect... but this.." Gabriella looks down to her small body.
"What did I do to myself, mom?" She speaks in a tearful whisper.

Jessica hugs her daughter, kisses her cheek, then moves her hair from her face and sighs.
"I've never told you this but.. after I had Isaiah, I went through some stuff.. similar to this.
As you know, I gained a lot of weight with him and.. well everyone was talking about it.. saying how fat I was and how.. Disgusting I was." Jessica tears up just thinking about those memories.

"I had just had this beautiful boy and.. my body.. that extra weight I had just meant that he was in there and that was his home! I was proud of my body.
.... But these people kept on and on and on.
And I did the same thing. I went on this crazy diet.
I worked out non stop! Your father tried getting me to snap out of it but.. I couldn't!

.. I remember one day I came down and he had breakfast ready. I was determined to go for a jog, and no matter what he said, I wasn't going to listen.
.. I went, and your father called because I was taking too long.
He called and called, then put you and Zaya in the car and went driving around the neighborhood to find me." Jessica looks down as tears roll down her cheeks.

"You were the one who found me." She looked into her daughters eyes as she spoke with such sadness and guilt.

"What? Mom, I don't remember this!"

"You were young. Not even two yet!
But you were smart. You were so smart!
.. You looked out the window and said that you found mommy..
I had collapsed and had to be taken by ambulance."

"Why have you never brought this up?"

"There was no reason. But now there is.
I wanted to tell you because I want you to know that I understand.  The pressure these people put on you is too much.
A dancer.. an actress.. they are criticized for the way they look all the time. We may not get jobs because we don't fit what they're looking for.
Honey, screw that! You are a mother and you cannot leave these babies. You have to get healthy because we love you and we want you around for years and years to come."

Gabriella nods with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I promise. I promise I'll get help! I want to get better. I don't want to die!"

***

Two days later.

"What are you guys doing here?!" Jessica stands up when she she's Isaiah, Noah, and George, along with their families.

"We we're running out of milk." Isaiah says.

"Aw my babies!" Jessica says taking Harvey from him.

"Hi handsome!"

"Ahhh!" He giggles with excitement.

"Oh he missed me!"

"Mom, how's Gabby?" Noah asks.

"Well she's in a regular room now so that's great! They're going to keep her for a while longer, then she'll go into therapy."

"Man.. Poor Gabs."

"I know.. Hey, have y'all talked to Ana? I told her Gabby was in the hospital but haven't spoken to her since."

"I called her this morning but she didn't answer." Noah says.

"Oh.. well come in and see your sister, I'll try her again. She's probably busy, that girl! She's Always working!"

"She is!"

The whole family walks into Gabriella's room, and things got a bit emotional.

"You may be my big sister but, I want to protect you from all the bad in the world, Gabby. I love you and I hope that you can just love yourself. Because you are perfect. That's coming from your geeky younger brother, you know I mean it!" Isaiah says making her chuckle.

"I love you, Zaya."

Gabriella then turns to George and cries.

"Little G.."

"Big G!" She holds her arms out.

Jessica smiles with tears before looking up to the tv.

"Y'all, that's Ana!" Jessica's eyes widen.

"Actress Anastasia Huston was arrested last night at The Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, California, for assault and battery.
She was later released.  This morning we come to you with a 9-1-1 call made from the star's Hollywood home."

"What?" Jessica stepped towards the television, the room spinning around her.

"I need an ambulance right now!  Please!" A woman spoke, who's voice was not recognizable to any of the Hustons.. or George.

"My friend just overdosed on heroin!  She's unconscious!  Please hurry!"

Hearing that, it was like everything was in slow motion.  Chaos from the adults screaming and now the kids from the scare.
Jessica took a breath in and fell straight to the ground.  Her life was over.