Fight for your life

Part 13

James looked up when the doctor offered him to go inside. Nodding slowly, he prepared himself to go inside, stopping outside the door while he took slow, deep breaths before stepping into the room slowly. He looked around as the nurses finished cleaning up and vacated, leaving him alone with the machines and a seemingly lifeless body. Stepping closer, he paused at the side of the bed, looking over Jake while he bit his lip.

Andy closed his eyes tightly while he nodded slightly, looking up and around the room. Adam squeezed Ashley gently while he steadied him on his feet, looking down at him. "Can you walk?" He questioned softly, gently tucking Ashley's hair back. Aaron stopped in his tracks at the news, looking around slowly while he bit his thumb nail nervously. "Are you guys ready?" he questioned, stepping closer to CC while he grabbed the bags from beside the door, as many as he could carry.

Danny shook his head, fingers running through Ben's hair slowly. "Cameron, James & sam are fine, baby" he started, taking a deep breath to regain his composure. "Jakes hurt pretty bad. I don't really know anything because I've been with you the whole time." He stopped when he heard a knock on the door, turning his head to see sam & Cameron outside. He motioned them in, leaning in to press a kiss to Ben's cheek.

One of the nurses, patted James on the shoulder as she turned to leave the room "call if you need us" she added as she walked out, leaving James alone. Jake lay still on the hospital bed, tubes covering his body, the only movement being the rise & fall of his chest.

Ashley swallowed hard, giving a slight nod as he looked up at Andy, wiping at his eyes with the back of his hand. "Yeah, I'm fine" he said softly. He glanced behind him when he heard Aaron's voice, nodding. "I think we are" CC sighed softly, reaching to help grab some of the bags as well.

Ben's eyes closed tightly and he nodded slightly, his voice wavering as he started to drift again. "I hope he's okay," he whispered. Looking up again when he heard the shuffling of feet in his room, he gave a weak smile before raising his hand weakly to motion to Cameron's side. "You've got a little something, mate," he teased, though the situation likely would have been vastly different had he not been so out of it with a morphine drip.

Cameron slipped into the room quietly when Danny motioned them in, laughing softly at Ben's comment while he looked down. "You look like shit," he commented in return, trying to lighten the mood a little. His hand slipped into Sam's, holding it tightly in his own while he leaned against the wall with his back.

James held his breath as he looked over Jake, closing his eyes slowly while he moved his hand into Jake's, lacing their fingers. Bringing his hand to his lips, he kissed the back of it gently before looking over his face, reaching with his free hand to move his hair back gentle from his forehead. "Jake?"

Danny smiled softly as his fingers ran through Ben's hair slowly. He raised an eyebrow as he looked to Cameron, shaking his head. "I thought you said you were going to get that looked at" he said quietly not to disturb Ben, who seemed to be fighting to stay awake. His eyes turned to Ben once more and he sighed softly, his mind wondering to jake & James. "Has there been any word on Jake?"

Sam gave Cameron's hand a light squeeze, his eyes closing briefly at the question about Jake. "James just went back there" he started, trying to keep his voice down. "Apparently the glass pierced his coratid artery...I talked to Andy & they're all on the way now" he added, resting his head against Cameron, visibly exhausted from the days events.

Had this been any other time, Jake would have wrapped his arms around James and held him tight. Instead he lay on this hospital bed, fighting for his life.

Ben exhaled slowly while he relaxed on the mattress as the morphine took hold of him again. Reaching for Danny's hand to hold tightly, he fluttered his eyes while he looked over at him, his voice lowered to a whisper. "Stay with me," he requested, lacing their fingers together while his breath grew more shallow by the second. Fluttering again, he licked over his chapped lips, moving his free hand to the other side of the bed to pat it absently. "Right here," he demanded with a crooked, lazy smile.

Cameron shrugged a little while he glanced down at the glass. "I will soon," he promised, looking down when Sam explained what was going on with Jake. He chewed at his lip idly before looking over at Sam to lean in, pressing a kiss to the side of his head.

James pressed his lips together, trying to keep his emotions in check while he leaned down, pressing a kiss to Jake's lips gently, careful not to hurt him. "Jake, please wake up," he begged, dragging his fingers gently through his hair. "I love you," He whispered softly, laying his head on the pillow beside Jake's.

Danny smiled softly as he climbed on the bed, careful not to hit any of the various wires or tubes attached to him at the moment. He leaned in, pressing a kiss to Ben's lips, whispering softly "sleep baby. I'll be right here" he assured him, his own eyes growing heavier by the minute. He reached down, gently grabbing Ben's hand, lacing their fingers together as his eyes slipped closed.

Sam sighed softly, turning towards the door once Ben had fallen asleep & he heard Danny snoring softly. He opened the door, gently tugging Cameron with him. Once outside, he turned slightly, burying his face in Cameron's chest. "Please tell me we're all going to be okay?" He said quietly, the reality of what had happened and what is currently happening finally hitting him.