We've Only Just Begun

Part 40 - Breakdown

*STILL NATHAN'S POV*

When we found Stephanie's room, Jay had already arrived. He was sitting in a chair by Steph's bed, holding her hand while they chatted. 

"Heyyyy." I said softly as I pulled Abbey through the door, her sister following.

"Hi." Steph replied with a weak smile. 

"How're you feeling?" I asked. 

"Been better. Things are still a little foggy. I don't remember much." She said. I nodded. 

"Probably a good thing." I replied. She nodded and looked down at her and Jay's intertwined hands. Abbey, Maddie, and I took a seat on the couch. 

"Thank you, Nathan." She looked up at me and I saw a tear roll down her cheek. 

"Don't mention it." I replied. Jay reached up and wiped the tears away before grabbing her hand  again and kissing it. "Where are your mum and dad?" I asked trying to lighten the mood. 

"Oh they went to go grab a bite to eat, they got to the hospital before my ambulance did, so they've been here for a while. They should be back in about twenty minutes though." 

"Okay we'll leave when they return, give you lot some privacy." I replied. She nodded. 

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out and saw that Max was calling.

"Hello?"

"Mate, what in bloody hell is going on?! The fans have gone mental on twitter! There are rumors that you're in the hospital?! We're kind of freaking out here." He said. I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration.

"It's a long story. I'll get on twitter later and set things straight." 

"Is everyone alright?" He asked. I got up and walked out of the room.

"Yeah. Steph and Abbey got into a car accident-- along with some other crazy shit. Steph's in the hospital over night with a concussion and some broken ribs, Abbey's not as hurt. Just some scrapes and she hurt her hand again." 

"She hurt her hand in a car crash?" Max sounded skeptical. 

"No. She was-- this is the 'crazy shit' I was talking about." I replied. 

"I have time." He replied curtly. I explained the whole Dylan situation to Max and he listened without interruption. When I was done, he was silent for about thirty seconds. "...Jesus..." Was all he could say.

"Yeah. Just... let the boys know I guess. Don't say anything about it on twitter, just reassure the fans that everyone's okay. I'll get on and tweet something in a bit." I said. 

"Alright mate, see you soon." 

"Bye." I hung up and walked back into Steph's room. I sat down next to Abbey on the couch and put my arm around her, she rested her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. Jay had made his way up to the bed with Steph and was laying down with his head on her chest and his arm was thrown over her torso. I chuckled at the sight. She smiled at me and rolled her eyes. 

"Dylan got taken into custody, by the way." I told Steph. She immediately started crying tears of joy. 

"I can't believe it. Finally that prick is out of my life." She sniffed. Jay squeezed her tight. 

We heard a knock on the door and all of us looked up to see two police officers; a man and a woman, standing in the doorway. 

"Hi. Sorry to interrupt, we just need to take the girls' statements." The man said.