Often

Don't Go, Please (ch 7)

Nate’s PoV

I’m mentally, emotionally, and physically preparing myself for what I’m about to see when I walk into his brother’s room. Yes I told Dilly that I would come with him to see his brother. I’m just kind of freaking out right now. That’s all.

We stop at a door labeled 63c. “Dilly, are you ready?” I asked. “Yeah, just give me a moment to keep myself together.” He replies. “Okay, whenever you’re ready; we'll go in bud.” I say holding his arm. Dilly takes a few steadying breaths. He goes for the door handle. Opening the door slowly, Dilly drags himself into his brother’s room.

“Adlersflugel?” Zayden asked. “Ich bin da.” Dilly answered. “Woe, your brother speaks it too?” I asked shocked. “Yes, Nate, he speaks German too.” He laughed. “So do you learn from someone or what?” I asked. “I teach him, so we can have our own conversations and no one knows what we’re talking about. It’s really fun.” Dilly answers.

“So, what has he learned so far?” I questioned. “well he's learned Brüder meaning brother, adlersflügel meaning eagle's wing, ich liebe dich meaning I love you, and he's also learned fuck off but I'm not telling you how to say that.” He chuckled. “Wow, that's pretty awesome, Dilly. But I believe your brother needs you now.” I say. “You're completely right, Nate. Stand right here.” He says politely. “Sure, no problem.” I reply.

Dilly’s PoV

“Hey Bubba. How do you feel?” I asked. “I feel fine, Bubba. Don't worry.” Zayden says. I look at Nate, then back at Zayden. “Nate, come over here, please.” I asked. “Umm… Sure, yeah.” He says almost stumbling over his own feet. I grabbed Nate's hand to keep him stable. “Bubba, this is Nate. He wanted to see how you were doing.” I say.

“Hi, Nate, I'm doing very g-” He stops and his body started shaking. “Bubba!” I yelled. Dr. Mimi and a couple of nurses came rushing into the room. Nate pulled me away from the bed into a corner furthest away from the chaos.

The only thing I could yell as Nate pulled me away was “Gehen Sie nicht, bitte!” I had tears streaming down my face again. Nate was holding me so tightly. “Let me go!” I shouted. “No, Dilly, calm down for me, please, listen to my voice and my voice only. You're gonna be okay. Zayden is going to be fine as well.” He whispers in my ear. I didn't care. I wanted to help my brother. I was about to break out of Nate's grasp on me when there was a scream. “Adlersflügel!” Zayden screams.

I break Nate's grasp and ran to Zayden. “Bubba, are you okay?” I asked. “Yeah, I'm okay. What happened?” He replies. “You had a seizure.” Dr. Mimi chipped in. “He's never had one before. Do you think the wreck caused him to have one?” I asked. “There's a possibility, yes. We'll be able to find out once we can get him in for a CAT scan.” Dr. Mimi states. “Thank you, Dr. Mimi. Nate, can you get Jj and Kris, please?” I said. “Yeah, no problem.” He says.

Kris’s Pov

So while Dilly and Nate went to see Zayden, I decided to ask Jj some questions. “So um… Jj, why did you all of a sudden want Dilly? Why did you come and pick him up from the beach today? Why did you call him your husband?” I asked.

“Well, first off. I’ve always wanted Dilly; I was just too shy to say anything to him. Second, I was worrying because he didn’t reply when I texted; so I thought something bad happened. But I didn’t come to pick him up, he just asked me to take him home when I got there. Finally, we’re engaged.” Jj states.

My face was in shock. “So what you’re telling me, is if I go and look at Dilly’s hand, there’ll be a ring on his finger?” I asked. “Yes, there will be a ring on his finger.” He replies. “So, it’s not a joke? You really do love Dilly?” I say relieved. “Yeah, what? You didn’t believe I could be in love with Dilly? I mean everyone is, I’m just the only one who has him.” He says.

“Well, time will only tell for us.” Someone says. Jj and I both jumped. “Nate, don’t be doing that to people.” I yelled. “I’m sorry, it was a perfect time to scare someone.” He says. “Where’s Dylan… Sorry I mean Dilly?” Jj asked. “Oh well, he’s still with Zayden. He just had a seizure. So Dilly is trying to restabilize himself after seeing his little brother seize,.” Nate explains. “Oh my Lanta! That’s horrible to hear. Are both of them okay?” I asked,.

“Yes, both of them are okay. Dilly probably still a little shook up but he’s probably better now.” Nate answers. “So why’d you leave Dilly alone, he seemed to really want you in there with him.” I said. “Well, here’s the thing. He wanted me to come and get y’all. So come on.” Nate says. “Okay.” Jj and I said as we’re walking to Zayden’s room.

Nate grabs my hand, stopping me and tell Jj to keep going. “What Nate?” I say a little harsh. He looks at me when Jj turns the corner. “So there’s a ring on Dilly’s finger?” He asked. “I don’t know, he says that they’re engaged. But who truly knows till we see his finger.” I say. “He better not hurt Dilly or I’m gonna kill him.” Nate says.

“Why say that in a hospital where people can rat you out?” Dr. Mimi chirped. “Oh my Lanta! How many more people are going to scare me half to death today?” I say catching my breath. “I’m sorry I scared you sweetie, I’m just walking around letting people know that it’s almost midnight. So y’all will have to start heading home soon.” Dr. Mimi explains. “Okay, well, we’re gonna say bye to Zayden and then we’ll head out.” I say. “Okay, have a blessed night, darlings.” Dr. Mimi says going into another room. We get to Zayden’s room. DIlly and Zayden were laughing away, Jj was standing outside the door. “Hey, Dilly.” We say.

Dilly’s PoV

Zayden and I were cracking jokes like nothing bad has happened to us. We’re talking about all the good times we had together. I just love my brother so much. I was about to tell him about Jj when someone walked in. “Hey, Dilly.” they said. “Jj!” Zayden yells. Kris and Nate looked confused. “Hey little man, how are you doing?” Jj asked doing his handshake with Zayden. “I’ve been better. What about you?” Zayden says. “I’ve been amazing till tonight. I’m sorry this happened to you.” Jj says.

“It’s okay, it wasn’t your fault, Jj.” Zayden says. “I know it’s not my fault, but I still can’t believe this happened to you.” Jj replies. “It could have happened to any of us, babe,” I said. “So when’s the wedding?” Zayden asked. We all looked at him. “What wedding? For who?” I questioned. He grabs mine and Jj’s hand. “Yours, bubba.” He says. “Oh.” I say blushing. “Wait, y’all are engaged?” Nate asked. “Yeah, I was gonna tell y’all at dinner but my bubba was hurt.” I reply. “So when are y’all going to have the wedding?” Nate asked.