Don't You Love Me? (Jeremy X Michael)

Chapter Eight

    Many hours go by, and finally Michael's stable. A nurse walks over to the waiting room to tell Jeremy, but he's sleeping.

    While waiting, he managed to cry himself to sleep.

    The nurse lightly shakes his shoulder.

    "Mr. Heere?"

    He stirs in his sleep.

    She shakes his shoulder a little more.

    "Mr. Heere, your friend is stable. You can go see him now," she says.

    He pulls himself out of sleep. "Yes?"

    "Your friend is stable, you can go see him now," she repeats, almost amused.

    "Michael? He's okay?" His face lightens.

    "Yes. For now," she adds.

    "I can see him?"

    "Yes, follow me."

    He jumps up from the chair he was sitting in and follows the nurse to Michael's room.

    "I'll leave you be with him," the nurse says outside of Michael's room.

    Jeremy smiles at her and opens the door to see a very terrible looking Michael. He has bandages on one leg up to his knee, while the other is in a cast. His heart rate is normal again. And over it all, Michael was unconscious, surprise, surprise.

    Jeremy felt tears water in his eyes. He walks hesitantly over to the side of the hospital bed.

    "M-Michael... look at you... this is all my fault... I-I'm so sorry... you could've died, all because I took your glasses. I didn't think you would go out without them... maybe if you get through this, we could get you some contacts.."

    Jeremy chuckles sadly to himself. He knows that Michael doesn't like the thought of putting "flexible glasses lenses" anywhere near his eyes.

    He tries to blink away the tears, but they don't go away. The tears just drip down his face.

    He hugs Michael, trying not to hurt him.

    "I love you, Michael... I really do.." Jeremy kisses Michael's forehead. "I'm not leaving this hospital, not tonight... I'll stay with you."

    Jeremy then gets up and wipes his tears away. He's gonna be okay. He's too stubborn to give up like that... He thought to himself, and leaves the hospital room.

    Michael on the other hand, he had woken up when Jeremy hugged him.

    He pretended to be sleeping until Jeremy leaves. Then he smiles.

    I'm still alive...? I have a killer headache, but I'm okay other than that... and Jeremy's staying here overnight to see if I'm okay...

    Michael smiles.

    Then, someone bursts into the door.

    "MICHAEL!" They yell.

    It's the adorably short, freckled guy Michael thought he'd never see after graduation..

    "R-Rich..?"

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    (Bro, I just needed to end it on a cliffhanger!) XP