Wake up call [Trixya]

Chapter 24

Trixie POV

"Aaron?" I stand up and move closer to him, holding his hand against my chest. "Aaron, please." I softly whisper. I let go of his hand and lay it next to him before pacing around the room, every once in a while looking at him. I sit down in a chair across the room, laying my elbow on the arm and my head against my head. I decide to close my eyes, think about happier stuff. Brian ofcourse pops up first, holding our dog in his hands. Next to him pop up Raja and Raven and behind them all the queens that were at the party. I chuckle to myself when I remember how I behaved. I open my eyes again and still see Aaron's lifeless body. I had so much hope when I felt his hand twitch but yet, nothing. I stand up and walk towards the window. It's very dark outside, only a few cars driving up and away from the hospital. I hear faint mumbling and try to make out what they're saying. I lay my ear against the cold glass and my eyes widen once I realise it's not from outside. I quickly turn around, and I'm greeted by Aaron's eyes a quarter of the way open. Tears are rolling down my cheeks as I rush towards him, scooting the chair closer and grabbing his hand again. "Aaron, can you hear me?" I softly ask him. His mouth opens ever so slowly but no sound comes out. My heart is beating like crazy and my vision keeps getting blurry. "Wh..ere...am..I?" He manages to drag out. "You're at the hospital baby, you were.. dead when I found you." I reply slowly so he can understand. I notice a tear escaping his eye and I wipe it away. "Don't cry, it's all fine, you're saved now." I say to him. As I want to let go of his hand to call a doctor he almost yanks me back. "Aaron I have to call a doctor, I won't leave the room." I reassure him and he slowly let's go of me. I walk towards the door and open it slowly, I peek into the hallway but there are no doctors to be seen. I notice a little button inside of the room so I decide to ring it, maybe someone will come. I close the door again and walk back over to Aaron and sit next to him. He doesn't look at me, he looks the opposite way. I want to grab ahold of his hand again and as I touch it he flinches, looking at me. "You're not mad?" He softly asks me. I don't know if I'm mad. He did break a promise again but I couldn't be mad at him in this position. I shake my head and a very weak smile forms on his face.

"Aaron Coady, isn't it?" A doctor asks as he walks inside of the room. Aaron looks at him and nods slowly. "Welcome back!," I frown at his comment, is this the time to be funny? "We're going to take your blood pressure and from that decide how long we'll keep you." He explains as he looks at his clipboard. He looks back up at us and smiles. "Your partner is free to stay as long as possible." He states before walking away. I open my mouth but can't get anything out before he's away. Aaron chuckles and I ever so carefully hit his arm. "You wish." I joke. A very friendly nurse walks in, ready to take Aaron's blood pressure. Aaron just lays there and let's it happen. The nurse walks away again after gaining all the information she needed. He'll probably have to stay here for a couple of days. We wait for the outcome in silence. The doctor comes back after what seems like an eternity. "Hello, Aaron. We've looked at your results and you're healthy, everything looks good but we've decided to keep you here for a week. You have to eat the meals we give you and you have to pee at least 3 times a day. Friends are welcome to come, at any time. Also, you'll receive medication which you have to take. " He states and we both nod before he walks away again, closing the door behind him. "What happened?" Aaron asks me all of a sudden. I have to swallow before I'm able to talk. "Justin called me one night, saying the house was a mess and when she went to your bedroom you were not waking up. So I went over there and when I found you laying in bed, lifeless and surrounded by bottles I made Justin call an ambulance. That's how you got here." I reply, slowly so Aaron can follow everything I'm saying. He just nods. "I can remember that night. I'm sor-" I gently cut him off. "Don't be sorry, I'm just very glad to see you with your eyes opened instead of closed." I say and Aaron surprisingly cracks a soft chuckle.

"Do you want me to call Justin?" I carefully ask. He looks at me with a shocked expression. "Does he know?" He asks. "He's been with you ever since you got here, in the ambulance, everything." I reply and Aaron carefully listens. "Okay." He says and I let go of his hand to grab my phone. I know Justin said he wanted a good sleep but I'm sure he wants to be here now Aaron's awake. I dial his number and call it. A very sleepy Justin picks up:

A: Uh, what time is it? Why are you calling?
T: There's someone you might want to see.

It stays quiet for a god awful long time.

A: Is he awake?
T: Mhm.
A: Tell him I'm coming!

He hangs up and I put my phone away. "He's coming over. He'll be here soon." I say to Aaron and he nods. "Can I have water?" He asks me and I grab one of the little bottles of water, twist the cap off and hand it to Aaron. He has some trouble so I guide the bottle to his mouth and he takes it from there. Some water dribbles out the side and I wipe it away for him. I chuckle at his clumsiness but it'll soon fade. We sit in silence and for some reason, it's comfortable. Having Aaron next to me, awake and sometimes speaking to me is all I could ask for. I'm sure Justin is kind of pissed he wasn't here when he woke up but I can't help that.

Aaron has been doing better the longer he's been awake and I'm so proud of him. We're just talking as the door slowly opens, making a soft, cracking sound. We look at it and Justin's head pops out from behind it, it took quite some time for him to arrive. Aaron's expression is a mixture of happy and scared and I softly rub the back of his hand to assure him everything's fine. Justin slowly walks towards us, bags under his eyes and his hair a total mess but behind him is Brian. I look at Brian in confusion. Justin's standing next to the bed and they're looking at eachother in silence before Justin leans in to hug Aaron. I let go of his hand and watch Aaron slowly wrap them around him, closing his eyes. "I love you." Justin says to him and as he pulls himself back tears are rolling down his cheeks. Brian sits down next to me and I lay a hand on his leg whileJustin sits down opposite of us. "What are you doing here?" I ask Brian. "Justin called me and asked me to come with him, for him and Aaron but mostly for you." He replies and I smile at him before looking at Justin, who's smiling in reply. "Thank you." Justin says to me. I don't know what to say so I just smile like an idiot. The silence is comfortable and we're all just happy to be here, with Aaron. "I'm hungry." Aaron says, kind of impatient. We all laugh softly as he presses the button for when he wants someone to come. The same nurse walks into the room. "Yes?" She asks. "Can I have something to eat?" He asks her and she smiles. "Ofcourse." She replies and walks away again. "I want to get out of here." Aaron groans and Justin softly strokes his arm. "I know honey, but it's for your own well being that you stay here a little while." He replies and Aaron sighs.

Brian has been telling about the night we were invited over at Raja's place and Aaron has been laughing non-stop. It makes me happy to see but Brian's making a total fool of me and I'm going to make him pay for it when we're home. "You're such a mess when you drink." Aaron says to me, wiping s tear away from laughter. "I can't help it!" I reply and we all laugh again. "Yes you can, you're just easy." Brian says to me and sticks out his tongue. Justin 'oooh's and I glance at him. The nurse comes back with a pb&j sandwich and Aaron's face lights up at the sight of food. Justin cuts it up into pieces and feeds him, the most adorable thing I've seen in a while. Brian's holding my hand and I'm laying against his shoulder. Aaron eagerly eats, which all makes us very hopeful that he'll recover quickly. Once he's done Justin puts the plate away, as he turns back he has a serious look on his face. "Is something wrong?" I ask him and he shakes his head. "I just want to ask Aaron something." Aaron looks at us anf then at Justin, raising an eyebrow. Justin quickly hurries to his jacket that's hanging on the hook attached to the door and hurries back. All of our eyes widen when he does what none of us expected.

"Aaron Coady, will you marry me?"