July.

The Huston's are finally going back home.
Everyone was more than ready to be back in New Orleans. The kids missed their friends, and everyone missed their family.

"Mommy, I have to potty!"

"Okay Bella.. Go." Jessica chuckles.

"I just went though!" She whines.

"I'm sorry honey! Maybe it's because you can't seem to get enough water? You've had so much to drink, maybe you should slow down."

"I can't talk now, mommy! I have to pee!" Arabella quickly runs away.

Jessica chuckles.

"Alright, is everyone ready to head home?"

"Yes!" The Twins shout.

"I miss my room and my toys! Joshua says.

"I miss gramma Dottie!" Joseph says.

"Aw such a sweet boy!" Jessica chuckles.

"I'm ready, and I miss everything about home.. but I'm scared of the airplane." Coltan says.

"Aw.. well babe, you were strong on the way over. You can do it again, handsome!" Jessica smiles.

"Okay.. will you sit with me?"

"Of course!"

".. Will you hold my hand?"

"Absolutely!" Jessica smiles.

"Okay.. I'll protect you too, mommy."

"Oh my boy you are so sweet!" Jessica taps his nose making an adorable smile appear on his face.

**

On the plane Sofia and Jackson sat together, Danny sat with the twins, and Jessica sat with Arabella and Coltan.

"Bella Boo, you feel okay?" Jessica asks.  Arabella clearly didn't feel well.

"No." She nods. "My tummy hurts."

"Do you have to go to the restroom?"

"I have to pee."

"Again? Bella, what's up with your bladder?"

"Mommyyy!" She whines.

"Okay, I'm coming."

"What about me?!" Coltan panics.

"Will you sit with Sof and Jax for just a minute?"

"Yes ma'am.."

"Okay.  I won't be long, baby."

"Okay, mommy.."

**

Jessica had to get up multiple times during the plane ride home. Jessica started to become more and more concerned about her daughter.

"Danny, I think we need to take Arabella to the doctor. That girl has peed so many times today!"

"Maybe it's all that water she's been drinking. It's like she's constantly parched."

"We better take her to the emergency room, I'm really worried."

"Yeah, we can drop the kids off with my parents and then go."

**

"Mommy, daddy, why are we at the hospital? Who's sick?"

"We're here so the doctors can tell us why you keep having to go potty so much."

"But I wanna go home, mommy. I'm so hungry!"

"Bella Boo, you just ate, sweet girl."

"Still hungry!"

Jessica chuckles. "Okay, we'll get something on our way home."

"Ugh!  Okay!"

After a very long wait they were taken to the back. They checked her vitals and sent her for testing.

Danny waited in the hospital room while Jessica went back with Arabella to get her blood drawn.

"No! I don't like needles! Please don't! I'm not sick, I promise!" Arabella cries.

"Honey, please be still. Just breathe and it'll be over before you know it."

"Mommy, I wanna go home!"

"Baby, I know! I'm so sorry.."

Finally they were able to get Arabella to sit still long enough to do the blood test.

**

Jessica walked in holding Arabella who was softly weeping.

"Aw princess! Don't cry, beautiful." Danny walks closer.

"Daddy, they poked me." She pouts, reaching for him with her 'Bad' arm.

"My poor baby girl! But they're only doing it to make sure you're okay."

"I'm not sick." She says in a low voice.

"I know, honey." Danny kisses her and rubs her back as she lays on his shoulder.

**

An hour and a half later.

Arabella has fallen asleep with her head on Jessica's lap.

"Hello. Mr. and Mrs. Huston?"

"Hello Doctor. Is everything okay?" Jessica asks.

"I've gone over the results and I'm sorry to tell you this but, like we thought, Arabella has type one diabetes."

"Diabetes?" Jessica's eyes went wide.  She wasn't expecting to hear that.

"Yes."

"But she's only five! She's so little." Danny says.

"It's not common but it does happen. Arabella will have to be put on insulin twice a day to control her blood sugar.  She will also need to be put on a special diet plan.  She'll visit her doctor more often to check her kidneys, blood pressure, all that good stuff."

"My poor baby." Jessica pouts as she looks down and softly plays with Arabella's hair.

"Any questions?"

"Is this something that will go away with time?" Danny asks.

"No sir.  She'll have it for the rest of her life.  I'm sorry." The doctor truly felt for them.

Hearing that made Jessica cry.  She felt so bad for her baby girl.  It was always something with her.  Even though none of this was Jessica's fault, she couldn't help but feel responsible.