Lister and Jimmy. || I was born for this

Chapter 1: Jimmy

"God Jimmy. The way you're checking on me makes it sound like you're my mother." Lister complained as I checked his bandaged for maybe the 8th time. I lost count a few checks ago because Lister dropped his Doritos and distracted me. I'm 90% sure he did it on purpose. It was unlike him to waste food. Especially Doritos. But as long as they can keep him away from alcohol during the day. It's okay with me. Hopefully Rowan doesn't mind either.

"Yeah well, you weren't the one who found you covered in blood." I snapped back without thinking. Causing Lister to finally shut up about me being overprotective. Though I am being too harsh on him. He said it was an accident, if anything it was my fault for missing the warning signs. I just can't help but worry, if we had been even a minute late, would he still be with us? I know it's a morbid thought, but they tend to be all I can think of now.

"That's an overstatement." Lister informed me. "I wasn't covered in blood it was in one spot." He held his hands up in surrender when he saw my glare. I'd seen how pale he was that night, I held him while he was freezing, of course Rowan had been there. And those girls. But they didn't experience it like I did. They didn't hold him, they didn't speak to him when his life was flashing before his, before my eyes. "One spot that almost killed you."

Lister smiled at me, though I knew it was strained. "I'm okay Jimmy. Seriously." As I was about to respond Rowan walked in, watching the scene with a raised eyebrow and I simply shook my head. No, nothing had happened between me and Lister. Not since the kiss anyway. "We on check 457 now?" Rowan asked, I knew he was pulling a random number out of nowhere, but I felt a little self conscious.

What if I had been annoyingly checking him 457 times. "Yep, I'm waiting for the doctor to give me the all clear." I knew pretty quickly that I was the doctor, but I didn't want to be. I didn't want to give him the clear when he clearly wasn't okay. I could see it because I recognized it in myself. Lister was acting like he was back to his normal self, but deep down there was pain that Rowan would never understand. "You're all clear." I eventually forced myself to speak. "Great? So I'll see you in five more minutes?"
"I'll set an alarm."