"Friends"

"Friends" Chapter 10

JIMMY'S POV

We finally got to the hospital and I parked the car.

I looked over to Val who was sleeping.

"Hey," I reached over to her and rubbed her arm. "We're here." She immediately woke up and sat up very quickly. "You alright there?" She looked over at me with wide eyes and then opened the door.

"I'm fine." She got out of the car and left me sitting there.

"Okay then..." I mumbled to myself.

As we walked through the hospital lobby, I couldn't help but cringe.

I hate hospitals.

I know that they're only here for good reasons but the smell and everything freaks me out.

I reached my hand over to hers as we walked and she nudged my hand away.

I didn't know what was going on in her head but I didn't want to question her right now.

I put my hand on the small of her back and pulled her towards me.

"It's okay, Val..."

She slapped my hand away and gave me an angry look.

"You know what Jimmy?! It's not fucking okay!!" She yelled at me and everyone in the lobby looked at us. I looked at her in shock.

"Val," I reached my hand up to her arm but she backed away.

"Stop saying it's okay because it's not okay! MY DAD JUSY HAD A FUCKING HEART ATTACK AND YOU THINK THATS OKAY?!"

Her hands were shaking and her face was red.

"That's not what I meant..."

"I don't care Jimmy! Just..." She lifted her hand up and looked around the lobby.

Everyone was watching.

"Oh my god..." She reached her hand up to her face and began to cry again. "I'm so sorry..." She walked towards me and I wrapped my arms around her. "You've only been amazingly supportive this entire time and I just bit your head off... I'm sorry it's just really damn hard." She cried into my chest.

I rubbed her back and pulled her next to a vending machine where we were out of people's view.

"There, there..." I lifted her head up and wiped the tears away from her cheeks.

She somehow managed to be so beautiful even when she was crying.

"I'm here." I ran my fingers through her hair and she sniffled.

I felt her soft lips meet mine and then she grabbed my hand.

We walked back out to the lobby and found our way to the front desk.

"Hi," Her voice cracked. "I'm looking for the ICU... My father, Joe Stokes is in there." I rubbed her hand with my thumb and waited for the woman behind the desk to respond.

"Yes, he is in surgery right now, you can go up to the third floor and wait if you want."

"Ok thank you."

VALERIE'S POV

As we walked up to the room, there were so many things going through my mind...

I felt so bad for yelling at Jimmy... It's just really hard for me right know. I feel so bad for doing that.

What if my dad dies?

I'm daddy's little girl.

A part of me would die along with him.