Restored Together

13

It was Friday night and the school dance was happening. The Haunted Star wasn't far from the boxing gym and Cameron thought it was a good idea for him and Josslyn to sneak away for a little bit. He took out the soda bottle that he mixed with liquor earlier. They walked down the street and sipped on the bottle like a pacifier.

When they got to the gym, Cameron used the hidden spare key to get in. He knew where it was since he started doing morning workouts with Jackson. When they got inside, Cameron sat down with Joss by the bench. Both now starting to feel the effects of their drinking. They opened up to each other about what came to their mind. He wrapped his comforting arms around her. As they gazed into each other's eyes, they were interrupted by the door slamming.

"Cameron!?" The teens looked up to see Jackson by the entrance. "The hell are you two doing here?" He asked walking up to them, when he got close enough he could smell the booze and see their cloudy tired eyes. "Have y'all been drinking?"

"Not at all." Cameron said before falling over as he tried to get up.

Jackson shook his head as he watched the kid. He was doing so good with everything and he just blew it. "C'mon man," he offered him his hand to get up.

"You're not gonna call our parents are you?" Cameron asked with a hopeful slur.

"That's exactly what I have to do." Jackson told the teen, helping him back to the bench. He got them both a water bottle before he'd have to call their parents.

After talking to Elizabeth on the phone, he agreed to take Cameron to the hospital since she wasn't able to leave her shift right away. When Jackson got on the phone with Carly, she thanked him for calling and told him Sonny would be there soon to pick her up.

"Just kill me now." Josslyn told Sonny as he tossed his coat on her shoulders.

"Deprive your mother of the pleasure? No, thank you." Sonny responded. "C'mon, let's go." He told her before turning to Jackson.

"Thanks for calling." Sonny told the man with respect. "He gonna be okay?" Referring to Cameron's slouching against the bench, clearly not in good shape.

"Yeah, I called Elizabeth and I'm going to take him to the hospital. She couldn't leave the hospital so I offered to take him there." Jackson filled him in. Sonny nodded before escorting his stepdaughter to the car to go home. Jackson proceeded to do the same and take Cameron to his mother.

When they got to the hospital, Cameron leaned against the nurses table for support. "He's in rough shape." Jackson told the mother of the teen boy who was standing with a woman by the nurses station.

"Yeah, I see." Elizabeth responded shaking her head as her eyes scanned over her son.

"The morning is not going to be kind to you, my friend." Jackson told the teen with a smirk.

"I just want to lay down." Cameron uttered feeling his head spin.

"Oh, and I just wanted my son to wait until he was of legal age to start drinking." Elizabeth responded sarcastically as she glanced at her watch. "Guess we're all a little disappointed tonight."

"Thank you for bringing him here. I really appreciate it. You've done a lot for my son recently." Elizabeth turned to thank the man for looking out for her boy.