Hurting Kind//Del Water Gap

Chapter 18

Holden

"Ivy! Wake up please. Ivy!'" I was holding her in my arms. She passed out a few minutes ago. "Someone call the tour medic. Tell them to go to my dressing room now!" I yelled at anyone who'd listen. I got up and carried her to my dressing room. "You'll be okay. Ivy, you have to be okay." I laid her down on my couch and all I could do was hope she'd wake up. I think I started crying. 

"Holden? What happened?" I heard from the couch.

"Oh god. Ivy, you passed out." I reached up to push her hair out of her face. My fingers grazed her forehead. "Jesus Ivy, you're burning up. Why didn't you stay here?"

"I wanted to watch you." She said weakly.

"Ivy I really appreciate it. You need rest." I said kissing her forehead. Nat ran in with Niall behind her.

"Great. Everyone saw it didn't they?" She asked. All I could do was laugh.

"Ivy what happened?" Niall rushed up to her. I stepped back letting them have space.

"Niall go away. I'm fine." She said rolling over. "Just let me sleep."

"Where's the medic at?" He asked leaving the room. He came back a few minutes later with the tour medic.

"Niall you have to go. You still have a show." Nat spoke up.

"Yeah. Uh tell me through my ear monitor when we find out what's wrong." He said hesitating. He didn't want to leave.

"I'll be fine Niall. Leave." She pointed to the door. The medic was examining her as she was being snappy. The medic said she likely passed out because of her fever. It spiked while she was up and she shut down for a few minutes. She needs a lot of rest and some medicine. She should begin to feel better shortly. We were instructed to make sure she's resting and drinking a lot of water

"Thank you." I said walking the doctor to the door shutting it behind her. I turned to Nat. "Make sure you tell Niall she's okay." I instructed and she started walking to the door.

"Take care of her." She whispered to me. I nodded to let her know I wasn't doing anything else.

"Holden, I really liked your set. It swept me off my feet." She smiled.

"Ivy, thank you but lets not joke about this. It scared me." I walked over and sat on the floor beside her head. I reached up and grabbed her hand.

"I'm sorry. Can we go back to the hotel or bus? Which one do we have for tonight? I just want to go to bed." She looked exhausted.

"We have the bus. We go to the Netherlands tomorrow." I told her. I stood up and grabbed my bag that I took with me. I threw my stuff in it and the stuff that she had in my room. I slung the bag over my shoulder and walked back over to her. I bent down and picked her up. I carried her through the venue and out to the bus. I carefully put her down in my bunk because it was easier to get to. I grabbed my phone and texted Niall where we were at. I also texted Nat incase Niall was still on stage.

"Holden?" I heard from the bunk.

"Yeah Ivy?" I tuned to where she was laying. She was in the middle, so she was about chest height to me.

"Can you lay with me? I usually don't want anyone touching me while I'm sick, but you make me feel better." She said in between yawns.

"Yeah. Let me change and go brush my teeth and I'll be back." I replied. It made me happy that she wanted me there with her. I went and did what I told her I was doing and I went back to get into the bed. "Ivy I'm back." I waited for a reply. No answer. I didn't want to wake her so I walked to the back where the couches are. The extra bunks were full of clothes and snacks. I didn't want to get in her bunk because I didn't know how she felt about other people in her bed