Ava smiled a little when she woke up the next day and looked at the adorable little two year old who was cuddled up with her dragon and her bottle while sucking on her pacifier. Ava had to admit she looked so adorable and peaceful.

Ava laughed a little bit when the small girl started to stir as she started to open her eyes and wake up. "Hey sleepy head," Ava told the toddler who smiled a little bit as she tried to rub her eyes, but got confused when she felt the wires making Ava laugh a little as she couldn't help it.

"Mal sweetie you're in the hospital remember. And don't pull those you need them," Ava told the toddler who just nodded. Oh yeah!" The small girl screamed out making Ava laugh a little before getting serious.

"So um... Mal I wanted to talk to you about something," Ava told the toddler as she wanted to talk to Mal about what was going on. The small girl just gave her an innocent smile as she looked up at her. "Otay!" Mal happily told Ava, making her sigh as she couldn't do it.

"Okay I can't do this!" Ava screamed out making the toddler look at her in confusion. "Why no mommy?" The small girl asked Ava, making her sigh as she was about to explain when the door barged open as Carlos had found out about Mal and wanted to see her.

"Mal there you are!" Carlos screamed out as he ran over to the toddler making Ava look at him in shock and confusion as she hadn't seen him since he took off after their fight. "Carlos? What are you doing here?" Ava asked her brother in shock. Carlos just quickly ran over to Ava and hugged her as he broke down crying.

"Ava I messed up! I shouldn't have gotten mad at you! You were only trying to be a good big sister! It's just when you started acting like mom it made me miss her! I felt like you were replacing mom and it hurt! But I shouldn't have done that! And now our baby sister is in the hospital! Ava I'm so sorry for causing you so much stress! I wasn't wrong though! You're not mom," Carlos rambled out making Ava look at him as she was trying to take in all his words.

"I'm not?" Ava asked Carlos a little hurt that he still would say that to her. Carlos just nodded though as he looked at her.

"No because you're better than mom! Mom would never be able to handle all of this! She would have freaked out and probably would have left everything up to you and dad! But Ava you're not giving up and you're not leaving! You're dealing with all of this! And I shouldn't have gotten mad at you for it! I love you Ava! And I'm so glad to have you as my big sister and caretaker!" Carlos told Ava making her break down sobbing as well as she hugged Carlos tightly.

"I'm so scared right now!" Ava admitted to her brother who just nodded as he kept crying on Ava. "I know me too," Carlos told Ava who continued to just hug him as they both cried on each other making the small girl that was watching in confusion get upset as she hated crying.

"No cwy!' The small toddler screamed out making Carlos and Ava laugh as they pulled away from the hug and wiped their tears. Mal just giggled as she looked at her older siblings. "Yay! No mow cwy!" The small girl screamed out happily making Ava and Carlos laugh again.

"You're so silly Mal! And Mal I love you so much!" Ava told the toddler who giggled. "Wob you too!" The small girl told Ava making her smile and Carlos joined in as well. "Yeah and I love you too Mal!" Carlos told the toddler who giggled again.

"Wob you bi dowy!" The small toddler told Carlos, making him laugh as he held back tears again as she used the nickname that she always called him. "Love you too little puppy!" Carlos told the toddler again using his nickname for her this time.

The small toddler just smiled as she looked at her siblings. "We go howm now?" The toddler asked Ava and Carlos making Ava sigh again. "We can't go home yet Mal and Mal I don't know when we're going home," Ava admitted to the toddler making her get upset.

"Bu I wan go howm!" The small girl screamed out making Ava sigh again. "I know Mal trust me. We all want to go home, but unfortunately we can't yet," Ava told the toddler who just just got more upset.

"Why!" Mal screamed out as she wanted to go home and she hated it in the hospital. Ava just sighed as she hated this too. "Because the doctors want to make sure that you are actually better before we go home," Ava told the toddler who just nodded.

"Oh otay!" Mal told Ava as she turned her attention back to something else making Ava sigh as she knew this was gonna be a long few days. "Okay Mal now I really need to tell you something," Ava told the toddler after they had been in the hospital for a few days and it was the day of Mal's bone marrow aspiration and biopsy.

The small girl just looked up from her toys as she looked at Ava making Ava sigh as she didn't want to do this, but she knew she had to. "Mal in a few hours the doctor is gonna come in and she's gonna take you to a different room," Ava told the toddler who looked at her in confusion as she took out her pacifier.

"Why," The small girl asked Ava who sighed. "Because the doctors have to test for something, but don't worry you're just gonna take a little nap okay and I'm gonna be there with you the whole time," Ava told the toddler trying to dummy down the explanation, so Mal didn't freak out when it came time for the aspiration and biopsy.

Mal just nodded as she put her pacifier back in and went back to playing with her toys. Ava sighed when she saw the doctor come in after it had been a few hours and it was time for Mal's bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Ava just knew Mal was gonna freak out.

The doctor just smiled as she looked at Mal who was happily playing with her toys. "Hi there Mal! You ready!" The doctor told the small girl who stopped playing with her toys when she saw the scary doctor as she immediately started crying.

The doctor just smiled as she looked at Mal trying to calm her. "Aw don't worry I know it can be a little scary, but it will be over before you know it and your mama will be right there with you," the doctor told the small girl in a gentle voice making Mal keep crying as she was scared.

Ava just sighed as she hated seeing her sister so scared as she quickly ran her fingers through Mal's hair. "Hey sweetie I know this is scary, but you gotta be a big girl. And Mal the doctor is right. I'm gonna be with you the whole time," Ava told the toddler hoping to calm her.

Mal calmed down a little bit, but got more freaked out again when the doctor wheeled her into the operating room where she saw all the scary medical equipment making her more scared as she started freaking out.

"Mama! No! No wan id!" The small girl screamed out at the top of her lungs as she was terrified. Ava just held back her tears as she watched the toddler kick and scream, not allowing the doctors to insert the IVs and other wires that they needed to insert.

She hated this. She just wanted to leave with Mal and never come back, but she knew Mal needed this. She would never forgive herself if this did turn out to be cancer and she had just taken off.

Ava just grabbed onto Mal's hand and looked at the screaming toddler. " Mal hey it's okay!" Ava began to say, but Mal just kept crying as she shook her head and started screaming more. "No!" The small girl screamed out, making Ava home back more tears.

"Mal they're not going to hurt you. I promise sweetie they just want to help you!" Ava told the toddler who just kept crying and thrashing. "NO!" The small girl screamed out at the top of her lungs.

"Mal, please we can go home after this!" Ava told the toddler knowing that would calm her. Ava sighed in relief when Mal did start calming down as she looked at her. "Weawy?" The young girl asked Ava who just nodded.

"Yeah, so are you gonna let the doctors put the wires on you?" Ava asked the toddler who just nodded even though she was still scared and she didn't want to do it. Ava just smiled a little bit as she looked at the toddler.

"Okay good," Ava told the toddler as she watched the toddler behave while the doctors put all the wires on her, so they could monitor her vitals. They then placed the anesthesia on the toddler.

"Okay now sweetie just relax and take a nap. It will be over before you know it," the doctor told the toddler in her gentle voice as she saw how freaked out the small girl was. Mal just nodded as she got sleepy and before she knew it she was out.

Once Mal was passed out the doctor just looked at Ava as she could tell Ava looked uneasy.

"Okay now you can either stay and watch or you can wait in the waiting room and we can get you right before she wakes up, so she won't know you left. It's up to you. Some parents prefer to not be in the room but it's up to you either way," the doctor told Ava as she could tell Ava looked conflicted and she didn't want to force Ava to watch when she didn't want to.

Ava just sighed as she didn't like the idea of watching as it made her uncomfortable, but as she looked at the sleeping toddler she knew she owed it to her. "Yeah um... I think I'll stay. I don't want to lie to her when she asks if I stayed the whole time or not," Ava told the doctor who nodded as she did the procedure.

When the procedure was over they were put in the recovery room to wait for Mal to wake up. Ava smiled when the small girl finally woke up feeling loopy from the anestesia. "Hey sleepy head," Ava playfully told the toddler as she was happy to be leaving the hospital.

Mal just giggled as she was extremely loopy. "Mama!" The small girl giggled out making Ava laugh as she couldn't help it. "Yeah sweetie!" Ava asked the toddler who giggled again. "We go howm," Mal asked Ava who laughed as she nodded.

"Yeah Mal we go home," Ava told the toddler who smiled and clapped her hands as she was still loopy. "Yay!" The small girl screamed out making Ava laugh as she picked her up and they headed home.

When they got back home Ava placed Mal back into her crib as she smiled at her. "We're back home Mal!" Ava told the toddler who giggled. "Yay!" Mal screamed out excitedly. Ava just sighed as she sat down on her bed. "Yeah now we just have to wait on the results," Ava said out loud as she just laid down and slept as she had been exhausted from staying with the toddler in the hospital for a few days and was just relieved to be home.