Open Your Eyes

Mike II

[Mike POV]

I heard my phone go off and cursed silently. My emails were really annoying me.

When I looked at the screen, my heart jumped when I saw it was a text.

From Billie!

Wait what?

I picked my phone up quickly and read the text which simply said 'Boo!'. Was someone sick enough to unlock Billie's phone and send that to me? Was this some kind of sick joke?

Adrienne told me that Billie won't tell her his password for his phone and she's his wife, so who else would know his password? Who else could unlock his phone?

I jumped up and shoved my shoes on, picking my phone up and practically running to the car, speeding to the hospital.

I went straight past the desk, knowing the route to Billie's room well by now. I ignored the calls of 'Sir, it is past visiting hours' as I went to Billie's door and opened it, peaking inside. My heart dropped.

He was lying still, eyes closed. Someone had played a sick joke on me and I had fallen for it. I stepped closer to him and picked his hand up, stroking my thumb over his knuckles then pressing a kiss to the back of his hand like I always did.

Suddenly he woke up and I screamed, which made him scream.

"You're awake!" I yelled, hugging him tightly as he laughed.

"Yeah, I'm awake." He rubbed my back like he always did until I pulled away, moving a chair next to the bed.

"I missed you so much, I thought you were gone forever. I thought they'd turn your machine thingy off and I wouldn't get to see you get old and grey. Oh, wait." I smirked, pulling at a bit of his hair. "Spoke too soon."

Billie batted my hand away. "I'm not grey! Asshole." I snorted and suddenly teared up, hugging him again.

"I just missed you so much Beej. Never do that again, you fucking prick."

He smiled and nodded. "We have a deal."

We chatted for a while and he moved over, letting me sleep in bed with him like we did when we were younger. I kicked my shoes off and got into bed with him, settling down and holding him. He didn't smell like Billie, he smelled like hospitals and disinfectants but he would suffice, I guess.

I held him until we both eventually fell asleep after I had updated him on everything he had missed.

He was back.