Chapter 14

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This chapter is really sad. Be prepared.

Veronica POV

I went out with my friend group I had met Mick with to go shopping for a few hours. I had bought some clothes, shoes, and a few sexy lingerie sets for Mick. I had spent more money than I had intended.

Shelly dropped me off at Mick's house. We said our goodbyes and shared a short hug. I was not ready for what I was going to see. 

I opened the door, which oddly, was unlocked. I heard groans and hisses of pain. Something bad had happened. My heart raced as I went through a bunch of scenarios in my head that could've been bad. 'Maybe it's just the TV.' I thought to myself. But... It sounded like.... Mick's voice. 

 My heart shattered as I realized that the worst may have happened. His back had broken down one too many times. I dropped my bags and followed the sound.

"M-Mickey, baby? Are you alright?" I said as tears filled my eyes. "B-baby?" I called as my breath got uneven. I walked into the bedroom to see Mick lying on the floor and clutching an empty bottle of pain pills. "Baby, why didn't you call me?" I asked as I gently turned him over to lay his head on my lap. "I-I didn't wanna ruin your d-day." He struggled. 

"Babe. You would never." I said as tears slipped down my face. I grabbed his mobile phone and dialed the hospital to get him in there as fast as I could. 

The ambulence came quickly. "Can I go with him?" I said as tears spilled down my face. "You can't come in the ambulence, but you can meet us there." One of them said. 

I grabbed my keys and climbed went over to Mick who was strapped to the gurney. I gave him a long and passionete kiss, afraid it would be our last. I cried hysterically as they pulled me away from Mick. "BABY! PLEASE!" I screamed as I collapsed to the ground. 

One of them came over to me and placed their hand on my shoulder. "Ma'am, don't worry. He's in good hands. How about you stay home and we'll call you when we have information on his condition." She told me. "No. I have to be with him." I said as I gained enough strength to pull myself off the ground. "Alright, miss."

I got into my car and followed the ambulence to the hospital. I was crying the whole way there. "Mick, please be okay. Please, please!" I cried to myself. 

When we arrived, I rushed out of the car, and stood by Mick. We got to a room and they transfered him to the new bed, earning a grunt of pain from him. I sat down on the bed beside him. "Veronica?" He whispered silently. I turned around and grabbed his hand and kissed it. "I'm here, baby. I'm right here." He stroked my cheek with his thumb. A single tear streamed down my face. "Don't cry." He comforted me. "I can't help it. This was my biggest fear." I said as I cried into his hand. "C'mere." Mick said as he moved over to the side without trying to hurt himself.

Before I sat with him, I closed the door along with the blinds to get the slightest bit of privacy we would get from any fans. I crawled into his arms. saving any bit of him I could get in case this was the last time I would hold him. The thought made me cry even harder. 

The doctor came in. "I'm doctor Shepard, and I'll be looking after you, Mr. Mars." He told us. I was a bit relieved that he was getting a male, since he probably wouldn't try anything with my Mick. "We're gonna run some tests to make sure it's only your AS." Dr. Shepard explained.

 He told us that he was going to run some MRI's and CAT scans. He gave us an estimate of 4 hours. I was shocked that it would take that long. I was willing to wait as long as I had to to make sure my Mick was going to be okay. 

They rolled his bed out of the room and I followed close behind. hey stopped me as soon as we got to the door to the MRI room. Mick reassured me that he was going to be okay and that we would see each other in a few hours. I broke down once again. I kissed him softly and cherished every second of it. My hands gently caressed his face. "Babe," He started. I hummed in response. "Can we wait to tell the boys?" He asked me. "Of course." I said as I placed another kiss on his lips. "We'll let you know what we find, ma'am." Dr. Shepard told me with a smile. 

I reluctantly let go of his hand and went downstairs to the cafe to get some coffee and a snack to clear my mind. I ate slowly, my mind racing with different and bad thoughts. 'What if he can't play anymore? What if he's paralyzed? What if the boys kick him out from his condition?' My mind thought of everything else imaginable. 

A few hours went by and I had moved to the waiting room. Dr. Shepard came out with a soft look on his face. "His AS caused his spine to inflame more than usual. We're going to keep him here over night to moniter him and make sure there is no further damage. You are welcome to stay with him if you would like. As of now there is nothing to be worried about." I sighed a sigh of relief. "I'd like to stay with him." I said with a smile. 

He led me up to Mick's room, and my smile quickly faded at how tired and pain filled he looked. "Hey, baby." He said in a raspy voice as he motioned for me to lay in bed with him. I was hesitant to lay with him in fear that I would hurt him. "It's alright, sugar. You won't hurt me." He told me. I climbed in the bed, and saw that Dr. Shepard had left and so kindly shut the door for us. My head rested on his chest and placed a kiss on his jaw. The TV in his room was playing quietly.

"Are you alright, baby?" I asked him. "Yah. Don't worry about me, lovey." Mick told me. "Was it the overwhelming good and back inflaming sex?" I asked with a laugh. My joke earned a chuckle. "No. I don't think it was that. I've been so busy and standing most of the time, so I don't have much time to rest which is complicating my AS further. That's what the doctor told me." He said. "I'm sorry, baby." I said sadly. "You don't have anything to apologize for, sweetheart. It wasn't your fault." Mick told me as he stroked my hair. "I know. I just hate that you have to go through this." I said as my voice broke mid sentence and tears filled my eyes.

He painfully turned on his side to face me. He wiped some stray tears that fell from my eyes. "So you gonna stay the night with me?" Mick asked me. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" I asked rhetorically. His hands grasped my waist lightly. "Sleep with me? The bed might get cold if you ask fir a cot." He told me as he began to play with my fingers. "I wasn't planning on getting a cot unless you asked me to." I said as I leaned forward and placed a kiss on his lips. 

A nurse came in a few minutes later. "I'm gonna put some morphine in your IV to minimize the pain. Is that alright, Mr. Deal?" She asked. "Yes." He said as he intertwined our fingers. She looked kind of slutty and like she wanted to get into Mick's pants. She gave me an annoyed look when she saw him kissing my cheek. She placed the morphine in his IV tube. "Will you be staying the night ma'am?" She asked in a snobby tone. "Yes i will." I said as I hooked my leg over his. Her face fell and she quickly got annoyed again. "Would you like a cot? I would recommend you order one. We don't usually allow groupies in here with the patients." She said with a devilish smirk. Mick rolled his eyes. "I'm his girlfriend. But since you don't allow groupies in here, then why are you here?" I asked. "Don't worry Veronica. She means nothing to me." Mick said, giving her a glare. 

He grabbed the phone and dialed the number to the front desk. I laughed a bit when he asked for a new nurse and when he explained in great detail why he wanted a new one. We saw her get fired right in front of us. 

The new one came in and apologized about her. She gave Mick some more morphine because the last one didn't give him enough. I shook my head at her stupidity. "You are welcome to order a cot or sleep with Mick." She said with a smile. "I think I'll sleep with him. That alright?" I asked him. He nodded his head yes. The morphine was kicking him, causing him to get tired. 

Not long after she had left, Mick fell asleep in my arms. 'At least he's getting some sleep.' I thought to myself. I kissed his cheek and flipped on my other side to make myself the little spoon just as I do every night. It was about 9 at night, and I fell asleep fairly quickly in Mick's grasp. His hand cupped my breast, a thing he does every night in his sleep. 'Must be a comfort thing.' I thought to myself. 

I fell asleep a few minutes after that, I felt so safe in Mick's arms, I could lie here forever.


To be continued....

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