You make my heart stop- Heartstopper Nick & Charlie

The Prince and his Bodyguard pt. 2

Nick's POV

When I came to work for the Royal family, my life changed. I could finally support my Mom after all the years she was by my side and supported me, especially after my injury. I flung myself into physical therapy that first year, but after that I realized that I'll never be able to get back to my old self. I couldn't get back to my previous form and what I achieved wasn't enough to play anymore. I spiraled down after not being able to get back on the team. I basically lost my will to live. My Mom was my rock though and she stuck by me and after a month she convinced me to get help. I started therapy and little by little I got my life back. I signed up into the academy and thanks to some connections I quickly got an interview with the Royal Security Team. And here I am, sitting at the hospital at 3 am.

'Nick?' said Tori softly as she nudged me, bringing me back from my thoughts

'Yeah?' I croak out, my voice raw from all the screaming and crying

'Maybe we should wash your hands?' she asked softly

'Oh. That's nothing' I said as I realized that the blood has now dried off and was flaking off in pieces

'Nick, he's still in surgery. We've got time' she said sadly as she pulled me up and led me to the nearest bathroom

She turned the water on and waited for a moment. She then guided my hands under the soap dispenser. She rubbed soap over my hands, making it bubble and then rinsed them thoroughly. She then dried them and to my surprise she began wiping my cheeks.

'You're covered in his blood' she said sadly

'I had one job and one job only. It's to protect him... and I failed him! I failed him and now we don't know if he'll come out of this alive' I said shakily as a sob escaped my mouth

'Stop that! You've always kept him safe. You couldn't have known. You can't just stand in front of him waiting for a gunshot to happen! You can't blame yourself Nick!' she yelled angrily at me

'I'm sorry' I said realizing that my spiraling down was only making Tori loose her shit

'He's going to be okay' I said as I engulfed her in my arms

She began sobbing and I just held her until she calmed down.

'He'll come back to us' I told her gently as I wiped her tears away

'He has to' she croaked out

We stayed like that, cuddled up on the dirty bathroom floor.

'Your-' I began, but her death glare shut me up

'Tori. Just Tori' she said tightly

'Tori... I think we should go back to the waiting room. Or better yet, you should go back to the palace and get some rest' I said as I helped her up off of the floor

'We can go back to the waiting room, but no way in hell am I going anywhere else' she almost growled

'Okay, sorry' I said sheepishly as I led us back to the waiting room

Charlie's parents, Oliver, Tori's fiancé as well as a shit ton of security were in the waiting room. Charlie's friends were asked to leave, although they put up a long fight, eventually they caved in and promised to come back first thing in the morning.

Just as Tori and I sat down, a tired looking doctor came out.

'How is he?' asked Jane frantically

'Will he make it?' added Tori

'I can't tell you that yet. He's stable at the moment, but we had to resuscitate him once during surgery' he said sternly

Both Tori and his mom gasped at that. I on the other hand felt like I couldn't breathe.