Charge 300 {n.h.}

Chapter 4

A/N: So now Niall is here... I hope you guys liked the last chapter, all those comments about Louis' ass...sorrynotsorry love ya xx
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I feel woozy. The nurse is done taking my blood and has instructed me to eat my cookie and drink the juice she gave me. Louis sits on a chair beside me. "You holding up okay? You look kinda pale." He notes, feeling my forehead. "I'm fine Louis!" I protest, swatting his hand weakly. He smiles softly. "Well drink that juice okay?" I nod and reach for the juice box. Suddenly I start to feel even more faint than I already do. "Lou, why won't the room sit still..." And that's when I topple off my chair. Luckily Louis jumps off his chair and catches me before I face plant into the linoleum. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asks again. I rest my head weakly on his shoulder. "So...tired." I mumble into his chest. "Alright, let's get you back to bed now." Louis picks me up bridal style and carries me to the elevator.

"You smell good..." I mumble. I didn't even know what I was saying. I just felt like I was going to faint every five minutes. "No I don't. I smell like a hospital. Now go to sleep." Louis instructs before leaving me on the bottom bunk to sleep. "Bye Lou!" I call out after him. "Bye Finley!" I hear him call back. And that's the last thing I hear until 3:00am.
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"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

Once again I am woken up by my pager. Sitting up slowly, I get out of bed. I don't feel faint anymore, thank goodness. I don't exactly remember what I said when I was feeling faint, it's all kind of a blur. But now that I'm back to my usual self, I clip on my pager and make for the elevator. When I come out, I meet Dr. Isla in the hallway outside of Niall's room. "I'm going to get some rest, you know what to do if something goes wrong." Dr. Isla says as she passes by. "Ok but I just have one question. If he's an emergency patient, why are we waiting the whole night to operate?" I ask. Dr. Isla turns around. "He needs to be prepped for surgery anyways so we're just doing it during the night. I booked an OR for him first thing in the morning." She turns back around and goes into the elevator.

I go into Niall's room. Louis is asleep in one of the chairs, and Niall is asleep in his bed. I go over and sit down in the chair closest to him. Now that all of the blood is washed off of his face and hair, I can properly see what he looks like. And I like what I see. Niall is actually a really attractive guy. And he seems nice too, although he hasn't been able to chat a whole lot. I notice a piece of his hair has fallen over his eyes so I brush it back with my fingers. I like his hair too. I just find it really sad that someone so young is so at risk of losing their life at any given moment. I sit back and look around the room, even though it's nothing I haven't already seen before. Just one thing strikes as odd to me. He doesn't have any cards or personal belongings or anything like that. I don't think anybody's actually even came to visit him. I hope someone here called his family or a friend at least. He shouldn't be alone like this.

I drop my hand from his hair, I hadn't realized I'd been combing it back that whole time. But as soon as I stop, Niall opens his eyes. "Dr. Crowe?" He asks sleepily. "That's me." I answer quietly. "Don't stop, I liked that." He mutters and closes his eyes again. I blush. He was awake that whole time? I bring my hand back up to his hair and brush it back again. Soon his breathing becomes slow and even and I know he's fallen asleep. Now I don't really know what to do. I go over and sit beside Louis to see if he's awake. He's not, so I slouch down in the chair in attempt to get comfortable. I know I can't go to sleep but I can still be comfy. On the table near the door, I spot some magazines. Getting up, I walk over and bring them back to my seat. Just my luck, they're this months' issues of Vogue and Sports Illustrated.

Well these are better than nothing I guess. I try my best to read Vogue but that is one boring-ass magazine. So I put that one down and decide to try the Sports Illustrated. This one is not any better but it's so different. In the Vogue magazine, the people were actually wearing clothes. I can't say the same for this one. All it basically consists of is busty girls in tiny bikinis or no top at all, just a strategically placed arm. "So you're a fan of hot girls in bikinis?" I hear a voice behind me ask. "Niall....you're awake!" I laugh awkwardly. "Seriously though. Sports Illustrated?" He laughs. "Oh yeah. You didn't know that's how I spend my free time?" I joke. "I guess I still have a lot to learn about you." Niall sighs. Suddenly the magazine is snatched from my hands. "Louis! You're awake?" I exclaim. "I am now. Let me see that." He opens it up. "You're not seriously reading that are you?" I ask.

"Yes I am. This is quality literature!" He crosses his legs and starts flipping through the pages as though it was an actual book. "Oh my gosh...you're such an idiot!" I groan. "An idiot with a great ass." Louis adds casually. "Don't even start." I slap his shoulder. Niall is just laughing his head off. Soon Louis finishes his magazine and puts in on the table again. "Ya done reading your "quality literature?" now?" I ask. Louis nods and brushes off his scrubs. "Yup, and it's now been far too long since I went to the bathroom, so I'll be back shortly." Louis stands up and goes out of Niall's room. "He's your best mate right?" Niall asks. I nod. "Definitely." "Do you guys ever get mistaken for dating?" I blush at the thought. "Yea a few times. But we could never date. It would just be weird." I reassure him. Niall laughs again. I was starting to enjoy that sound.

"Am I going to die?" Niall asks me, becoming serious. I get up and go sit beside him again. "We are doing everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen Niall." He nods. "But there's a big chance I might?" He asks, tears welling up in his eyes. He blinks fast and looks away. "There's a big chance you will die, but an equally big chance you'll live." I whisper. I don't know why I whisper, I just can't seem to find my voice. And in that next moment, I'm not sure if I'm overcome with compassion or just plain stupidity but what I do next surprises both me and Niall.

"I promise I'll do everything I possibly can to keep you alive." And then I kiss him. I just lean over and kiss him right on the lips. He kisses me back and pulls me closer. It's wonderful. I put my arms on either side of him, leaning on the bed. I can literally feel sparks flying when we kiss. After a few moments, we stop for air. "Wow...I never thought..." I gasp.
"Neither did I." I spin around to find Louis leaning on the doorframe, arms crossed. I sit back down in my chair and tuck a curl behind my ear. "Louis...ahem...how long have you been there?" I ask, looking at the floor. "Long enough. The hall. Now." He orders. I smile softly at Niall, who is blushing hard. Following Louis out into the hall, I glance once more at Niall to make sure he's okay.

"So do you mind telling me what was going on in there? You know that surgeons and patients aren't allowed to be romantically involved." Louis says in a hushed tone. "And he came here like what, not even 24 hours ago?" He adds. "I know, I'm not sure why I kissed him. He was just so worried and he has nobody and..." I kind of drop off that sentence. "And so you decided breaking an important rule and risking your entire career one month after it started was a good plan?!" Louis snaps at me. I don't like when he's angry. "Yeah well since when do you care so much about the rules?" I mutter. He still hears me. "Since you decide to break one that could end your career!" He runs his hand through his hair in distress. "I think it's more than that. There's something you're not telling me." I say, this time louder. "What more could there be Finley?" I don't know. I don't know what it is but he's not telling me the full reason why he's so upset.

"Louis, I'm sorry. Let's just go back in there and tell Niall it's against the rules. And just never speak of it again okay? Please?" I plead. Louis rolls his eyes and sighs. "I'll save you this time. But if it happens again, I can't risk my own career covering up your mistakes." I throw my arms around him. "Thank you so much Louis. I mean that." I say as I hug him. He hugs me back and we go back into Niall's room. I tell him about the rule. He nods and says he understands but I know he's hurt. And it's all my fault. I'm supposed to be getting rid of his pain, not giving it to him.

Louis offers to stay up so I can sleep some more, so I try to get comfy in my chair. I end up half on the floor but whatever.