Falling for a mistake | Jeverus

Part 22

" I really hate you." James groans as Sirius laughs through the phone.

" God you are such an idiot. Why would you say that?"

" Because I want something nice, from the heart. From my husband, is that so hard to believe?"

" Dude you're rich enough to buy your own expensive shit, why would you make him buy it?" Sirius cackles again and James rolls his eyes.

" I'm hanging up."

" Wait wait-"

James didn't listen to any more before hanging up. Not even two minutes after hanging up it buzzes again, James poking at his phone with a frustrated sigh.

" I swear to god, if you're just going to antagonize me-"

" James?"

He froze, eyes wide as his focus started to blur. He gulps loudly and looks up at the hospital where he's just pulled into the parking lot, hands shaking around the steering wheel.

" James? You there?"

This is stupid, why's he even scared?

" Yeah. I'm here." He says and looks around.

" Why'd you call?" He asks, staring at the name currently on his phone screen.

" Just wanted to hear your voice." Regulus responds and James sighs.

" You can't do that anymore."

" I know, I know. I'm sorry. Are you busy? Where are you?"

" The hospital."

" Why? are you hurt?"

" Just picking up Severus." James feels his body shiver as he says it, unsure of Regulus' reaction.

The reaction was silence, pure, deafening silence as James stewed in his car.

" Oh."

" Yeah." He says softly and looks at the front doors.

He sees Severus walk out, looking tired and face sickly. He's carrying his bag and a mountain of paperwork as usual, massaging his neck as he walks.

" Look I have to go, I have to go get Severus."

" Can he wait?"

" No." James says quickly, almost defensive.

" Oh. Then um, call me later. Let's talk."

" Ok." James says and quickly hangs up, trying to get out of the conversation as fast as he could.

Severus rounds to the car and pulls open the back door, putting all his stuff in before getting in the passenger seat.

" Hey." He leans in and kisses James' cheek, pulling his seatbelt over his body.

" Were you on the phone?" Severus asks, already looking at his reports.

" Yeah. Can you please not work? You're not feeling well, you're just gonna make it worse."

" It's just a hangover, I'm sure I'll be fine." Severus shrugs but James has other plans.

He grabs the report out of Severus' hand and before he even has time to complain James is looking at it as if he'd even understand anything.

" Really? A skin abnormality?"

" Hey it could be cancer you never know." Severus settles into the seat and sinks lower into it.

" I'm sure this biopsy report can wait, you're a surgeon what are you doing with a report like this?"