Can You Chase Away The Darkness - Fuenciado

Chapter Twelve

Vic's POV:

I ran back the way I came, looking for Jaime. I eventually found the room we were in, hoping he'd still be there. I could hear him talking, my heart jumped. I wasn't really sure how I was going to initiate this, he just needed to know. As I stood in the doorway, Jaime had his back to me, he was on the phone. He was speaking in Spanish so it dawned on me that he was speaking to his family. But above that, he looked serious. I listened to him say goodbye. He turned around to see me standing there.

"Vic" He said.

"Jaime, look I'm really sorry an-" I began.

"Vic my Dad's in hospital" He said, cutting me off.

Well this changes things.

"What happened?" I asked.

"H-he had a heart attack. I mean his heart has never been great but..." He said trailing off.

I watched Jaime's eyes, they were usually a deep brown colour but today sadness was bubbling within them. He blinked a few times, I knew he was the verge of bursting into tears. I put my arm around him, rubbing his shoulder.

"When are you going to San Diego then?" I asked.

"What? Vic, I can't go we are in the middle of a tour" He said.

"Jaime we can push a few dates back, the fans will understand if it's over something like this. You need to be with your Dad" I told him.

"Thanks Vic" He said, throwing me a slight smile.

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By the next day, we were back in San Diego, after a long driving session. We didn't even bother hitting home first, our first stop was the hospital. Jaime jumped off the bus and ran through the car park. We followed him, slower. This was of those times where we needed to be there for Jaime, if we weren't what kind of band mates would we be?

We knew we wouldn't be allowed in to see him, since it was family only - so we decided to take residence in the waiting room. I spotted his Mom.

"Mrs Preciado?" I asked.

"Oh Vic" She said, pulling me in for a tight hug.

Jaime's Mom reminded me a lot of my own. She was warm hearted and always looking after everyone else.

"Thank you for letting Jaime come down here" She smiled.

"It's no problem, he would have done the same for any of us" I told her.

"He's in with his Father now" She replied.

I heard her say Tony and Mike's name, I assumed she was going to hug them. I looked through the window, as Jaime sat my his Father's side. They didn't look much alike, Jaime looked more like his Mom. Even though he had his back to me, I could tell he was wiping a tear away. My heart broke for him.

"He's still bad, but he's making a slow recovery" a voice said behind me.

I turned around to see Jaime's little brother, who like most supposed little brothers I know, was taller than me.

"At least he's getting better, even if it is slowly" I smiled.

"That's what the Doctors said, it's just horrible seeing him lying there, all those tubes around him" Chris shuddered.

"Your Dad is a strong guy, he'll get through it" I told him.

As I said it, Jaime came out the doors, wiping another tear.

"You can go in now Chris" He said.

I pulled him into a hug, "I was just telling Chris that your Dad is a strong guy, he can make it through this" I said.

"What if he can't?" Jaime asked.

"You can't think like that, Hime" I said.

He pulled away, "But Vic, you just don't know. Anything could happen" He said, getting agitated.

"Hime..." I said.

"Just don't Vic, it's not like you care anyways. I just need some time alone, alright?" He said, walking away.

As I watched him walk away, his last comment stung. Of course I cared, if anything I cared way more than I should for him. But he didn't know that. I wanted nothing more than to have one of those movie moments, where I confess my love and we have one of those deep dramatic kisses. But that's selfish of me, he didn't need anymore drama - and I wasn't gonna give him it.