Every Road Leads to Somewhere

Chapter 9

I called Alex, instead of an uber to take me to the hospital. Mostly because I didn't know where it was, assuming he did. 

"Hey," I said out of breath getting into his car. "Sorry for the short notice."

"It's alright, I hope everything is OK. Do you know what is happening?" Alex asks. 

"No, I came home and the door was locked so I texted him and he just told me "they" were at the hospital. I don't know who they is though," I was getting really worried. 

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When we got there I bolted out of the car. 

"Hey! Wait up!" Alex called out, still trying to get out of the car. 

"I need to go now!" I said picking up my pace. 

Once inside, I ran up to the front desk. "Hi, I'm looking for a Joe Sugg. I got a text that said they were at the hospital, I don't really know who's with him." 

"He's in room 135, He's in with a Caspar Lee." They front desk person said smiling. 

"OK, thank you!" I started running down the hallway. 

"Ma'am, please stop running," A nurse called out.

"I'm sorry, just in a rush," I said sheepishly.

"That's understandable," The nurse said. 

"Wait...." I said noticing the room number. "This is room 135?" I asked.

"Yes, it is. Is this the room you are looking for?" 

"For a matter of fact it is. Can I go in, I'm a friend. Can you tell me what happened first, please?"

"Of course, it's not as bad as you think it is. Joe just fell down the stairs and did some stuff to his leg. Way better than we thought it was going to be."

"Thanks so much! Can I go in?" I asked impatiently.

"Yes," The nurse chuckled.

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I went into the room and only saw Joe sitting on the hospital bed. 

"No one came with you?" I said startling him.

"Caspar just went to get some hamburgers from a nearby place," Joe said.

I went over and sat on his bed. "How bad is it?" I asked looking at his leg that was wrapped up in a cast. 

"Not too bad. Just a few broken bones. I just guess I'll be bed bound for the next few weeks," He said forcing a smile.

"I can help around the house, if you'd like."

"You don't have to do that, I bet Caspar can take care of it," Joe let out an exasperated sigh.

"No, I can help. I mean it's the least I can do for suddenly crashing at your place." I don't know what overcame me at that moment, but I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to feel his lips against mine since the first day I saw him at the airport. I just didn't want it to be too soon. Who am I kidding? He probably doesn't like me like that. I'm just a random girl staying at their house. 

"Are you OK?" asked Joe. Shoot! He must've noticed me zoning out. 

"I'm fine just thinking about...things," I said trying to cover up what I was actually thinking about. 

"About us?" asked Joe with a smirk.

"W-what, no!" I guess I didn't cover it up good enough.

"Natalia, I see the way you look at me, and I would be lying if I said I didn't feel the same way."

The next thing I knew was that he was leaning in. It felt like a dream. Was I dreaming? No, this was definitely real. Our lips just melted together. It felt so right. Not to sound like a creep but still..

"Hey Joe! Oh ummmm....am I interrupting something?" I recognized that voice. It was Caspar. He must be back with the burgers.

We quickly pulled away from each other. I felt like my cheeks were on fire. 

"I'm sorry, should I go?" I asked. 

"No, stay. It's fine." said Joe. Caspar was still standing awkwardly by the door. "Well...are you gonna come in or stay there and let the food get cold." Joe laughed.

"Oh! Right, haha. Sorry Natalia, I didn't get you anything. I didn't expect you to be hear. "

"It's OK. I'm not hungry." I said still blushing like crazy. I still can't believe that a few minutes ago Joe and I were lip locking.

"You sure?" Joe looked at me concerned. 

"I'm sure," I had to hide the giggle that almost escaped my mouth. It was so cute to see him concerned about me. 

"If you say so," mumbled Caspar through his mouth of food.

I went over and took a seat. "If you don't mind me asking, how did you end up here in the first place?"

They both burst out laughing. It went on for a few minutes.

"That funny, eh?" I asked joining in on their laughing.

"Even funnier!" exclaimed Caspar. 

"I haven't got all day, tell me!" I said anxiously.

"So it all started when...."

The beginning of the next chapter is going to be a flashback of how Joe broke his leg. Anyway, I hope you are enjoying the story so far. What did you think about Natalia and Joe's kiss? Please tell me in the comments. I'd love to hear your reaction. Or maybe you ship her with Alex. You guys don't know much about him though. You will in the coming chapters. Thanks for reading!

bYEE~ 

Alison