Over the Bridge d.t. {Completed}

16

-The sun will rise again-

When Ethan finally comes to he opens his eyes squinting as the lights were too bright and his surroundings were blurry and he had to blink a couple of times before everything became clear. It was easy to identify where he was, not only by the sight but by the sounds and smells around him. His eyes dance across the room starting at the curtain that covered half of the closed door that led out of the room, he moves his head to the right as he observes the room he was in. Playing on the television was an old western show but the volume was at a low volume that his ears could not pick up on, his eyes watch the screen a few seconds more before moving on.

He blinks once more before his eyes land on Emma who was sleeping on the tan hospital couch headphones in her ears, she looked exhausted and he could tell by the dark circles under her eyes and he took in her hair that was peaking out from the fallen hood, which was pulled into a messy bun. As he took in her appearance he realized the sweatshirt that she was wearing was the white one he had given her on their first date and he could feel a small blush on his cheeks. His sweatshirt was paired with black sweatpants and a pair of checkered vans.

His eyes move  from Emma and out to the windows, he could not tell if the sun was rising or setting but from them sleeping he was guessing it was most likely rising. As his head finally made it all the way to the right he saw his younger brother in the recliner, Grayson had pulled the chair close to Ethan's bed and was currently laid over in what looked like an uncomfortable position on Ethans' hospital bed. Ethan notes that his brother also had dark circles and his normal styled hair was now a floppy mess. He felt a pang in his chest when he realizes that Graysons eyes looked puffy, a sign that he had been crying.

He pulls his eyes away from Grayson and to the machines next to the bed, he was hooked up to heart monitor and a few different intravenous fluids, his mind was a bit hazy to how he had ended up in this position. He takes his left hand to run his fingers through his hair only to wince when he hits a bandage, then suddenly everything rushes back into his mind. She was at his work and in turn the little energy that he saved she had completely taken from him. He had stumbled around until he fell down hitting his head off one of the tables and blacking out. He lets out a soft quiet groan, poor Ross he had to witness all of that and clean up his mess. His head starts to throb and he bites his bottom lip as he could hear the heart monitor speed up next to him as he starts to have a panic attack and his lungs felt like they were failing him.

Grayson tiredly pops up and quickly notices Ethan in distress and as he goes to say something to calm Ethan, the door opens and a nurse, whose name was Taylor. She pulls back the curtain with a swift movement while entering the room.

"He's just having a panic attack" Grayson says looking to the nurse, his voice groggy from just waking up.

"Ethan, I'm going to give you a sedative to help you calm down" the nurse says soothingly as Ethan feels hot tears rolling down his cheeks as the air he breathed in felt like fire. The nurse goes in a drawer and pulls out a labeled syringe taking the small cap off and going to the IV and inserting the needless syringe into the small port and slowly applies pressure to plunger slowly, the sedative slowly leaving the barrel of the syringe into the tube that ran down to Ethans forearm.

Slowly Ethan felt this calming and heavy feeling come over him and he relaxes into the hospital bed and the nurse moves disposing of the syringe in a container.

"That should keep him sedated for a couple hours, I will notify the doctor and he will be in later to check up on him." Taylor says before leaving closing the curtain and the door.

Ethan looks away from the heart monitor and to his brother who was looking at him with concern. "hey" he mumbles quietly giving his younger brother a loopy smile the sedatives really calming Ethan down.

"I'm glad you're awake Ethan"

"How long was I out? What day is it?"

"Monday" Grayson says looking down at his hands.

"Impossible, it was just Tuesday" Ethan asks aspirated his voice weak as he couldn't believe a bump to the head could have had him under that long.

Grayson just nods before he continues "The doctor said you had so much wrong with you and that you were lucky to be alive still. and I quote, I've never seen anything like this in all my years at this hospital"

Ethan was speechless as he just looks at his brother, he couldn't even fathom a single word to say back. His brother lifts his head back up a sad look in his eyes at the question he was about to ask.

"Is it because of Jess?" his younger brother asks his voice just below a whisper his eyes were a little red because he felt like crying over the fact that he was loosing his brother to a dead girl.

Ethan pauses before nodding slowly "I honestly think that is the reason all of this happening"

Both boys pause as they hear Emma groan before shifting upwards wiping her eyes and pulling her headphones out.

"Any new on how Ethans doing?" Emma asks stretching before opening her eyes and her heart hammers in her chest when she sees her boyfriend awake. "Ethan!"

Ethan smiles a blush starting from the center of his face and spreading outwards and he smiles at how excited Emma was to see him. "Hey Emmo"

She smiles at the nickname he gave her "Are you okay?"

"I'm hanging in there" Ethan says looking over at his brother, both the boys would discuss the Jess situation later when Emma wasn't around.

The rest of the early morning the three sat and talked, the two caught up Ethan on what has been happening.

"Mom, Dad and Cameron flew two days ago, it was the fastest they all could get here. They are back at the house getting cleaned up. I have to go call them to let them know you're awake"

"Can we wait a little bit longer? I don't think I'm ready for their worried glances and questions yet" Ethan asks softly playing with Emma's fingers as he looked up at his brother.

Grayson nods "Yeah, I'll give it another hour or so"

Ethan gives him a small smile before thanking him and Emma hops up from her seat "I almost forgot that I have cards in my bag we can play goldfish or something"

The three played goldfish and laughed like little kids that didn't have a care in the world. But Ethan felt in his gut that this wasn't the last time he would be in this hospital, it was a bad thought to think but, he decided to let the thought go and spend the time he had with Emma and Grayson, who were at the moment bickering over a card they had but wouldn't let go. Ethan looks away for a moment to witness the sunrise, the other two notice that Ethan had stopped playing and turned their attention to the sun rise and they sat in a peaceful silence watching the sun slowly move up covering everything with soft colors of red, orange, pink and yellow making for a beautiful and peaceful moment.