Be My First 2 - Together Forever

Chapter 48 - Hospital

"Paige?" I heard Barbara talking. Opening my eyes was a struggle, the light in the room was so bright.

"Barb?" I squinted and saw her standing above me.

"Paige, I would give you the biggest hug you've ever had right now, but you're a little hurt." She wiped her eyes and smiled at me.

I half smiled but it quickly faded once I remembered what happened to Jack in the truck. Did I black out? I don't remember what happened after that.

"Is- is Jack okay?" I panicked.

She shook her head. "He's- I- I don't know."

My pulse rapidly sped up and I could hear the beeping on the machine. I tried to get up, but Barb put her hand on my shoulder.

"I'll go check on him. Okay? Please don't get out. You have a lot of healing to do. You're lucky you didn't break any bones." She looked at me.

"Well I thought he was dead." My bottom lip trembled.

"He'll be fine. I don't think he broke anything too seriously, but his head got messed up a little more than yours."

"Please go check on him." I said eagerly. She nodded and walked out. This is the first time I've seen her wearing sweats in public. Of course they were Gucci, but I could tell she just dropped everything and left her house.

"PAIGE?!" Jack J ran into my room and immediately came over to me.

"You're okay! You're okay. Thank God. I'm so sorry. I can't even believe I suggested that game, I'm so stu-"

"Stop." I interrupted him. He looked startled. "It's not your fault, and I still love you with all my heart. Is Jack okay? Are you okay?" I asked.

He nodded. "He's going to be just fine. Head injuries. I'm fine, I just have a bandage on my chest and a few scratches. I'd do anything to be in your guy's position." He shrugged his shoulders. "I'm going to go see Jack in a second."

Barb walked in. "He's still asleep, he had a lot of pain killers- I think he's going to be awake pretty soon." She looked at Jack J. "Hey!" She greeted, then sat in the chair next to me.

"Hey Barbara." He waved.

A lady walked in and greeted me. "Hi, Paige! You're awake. I'm Dr. Pasket. How are you feeling?"

"Hi, I feel fine. The thing on my head is really tight, that's all that bothers me." I said. It was a little bit of a lie, considering that the bandages on my left arm and both my legs were itchy, but I'm just thankful that they aren't casts.

"I'm going to ask you a few questions, then check a few things. Is that okay?"

"Yeah sure." I itched at the wrap on my left arm.

Jack J's POV:

I watched the Doctor write things down on the clipboard. I couldn't do anything but feel guilty as hell.

I shook my head in shame as I saw her struggle to turn over and do the things the doctor asked her to.

"Paige, your parents are on the way to LA with Jack's parents in the next few hours. You might want to call them when you're done." I said.

She nodded. "Alright."

"I'm going to go check on Jack." I stood up. "I'll be right back." I walked down the hall until I reached room 214, which was only 5 doors away. When I walked in, I saw him laying on the hospital bed in the identical position he was in like 10 minutes ago. I walked over to him.

"Jack." I whispered. I actually didn't expect him to wait up, but he did.

He squinted at me. "Holy shit." 

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I shook my head.

"Huh? Oh my- what happened? Is Paige okay? Are you okay? Am I dead?"

I slightly smiled. "I'm fine, just a few scratches. Paige is fine, her head got a little messed up and she has gashes in her arm and on her legs. You got a big head injury and gashes like Paige but it's not totally severe.." I said. I cringed at the sight of him being hauled into the ambulance and how bad his head was. He had to have stitches. Luckily, it was in the back and not in the front.

He rubbed his head. "Can she come in here? Is she okay to walk? Oh my god. Bro, this is bad."

"Everyone is fine! We're all worried about you."

Another doctor walked in. "Hi Jack! I'm Dr. Hunter. Is it okay if I speak to him alone for a moment?" He looked at me.

"Yeah! No problem." I walked out of the room and down the hall into Paige's room.

"Is he okay?" Paige asked.

Paige's POV:

"He's awake and doing alright. He's worried about you. The doctor kicked me out so he could ask Jack some questions." Jack J said, sitting in the chair next to Barbara.

I looked out the window for a slight moment, realizing how dark it is now.

"What time is it?" I asked.

Barb held up her phone. "8:45."

"How long have we been here?"

"About two hours... and a half." Jack J shrugged.

Barbara stood up. "I'm going to go get one of those muffins downstairs, do you guys want one?"

"Oh yeah, I was going to get one of those too." Jack J said.

"Do you wanna come with?" She asked.

"Yeah! Sure. Paige, do you want to come?" Jack J looked at me.

"I'm in a hospital dress." I giggled. "Just get me one."

"Okay." He smiled.

The both walked out.

I sighed thinking about what happened. So much for a fun Valentine's Day. For some reason though, all the horrible things that happen to us are never that severe. They suck, yeah, but they aren't the end of the world. For that, I'm thankful.