Then There Was One

Chapter 3

I wake up with a major headache, looking at a white ceiling. I look around and groan softly. Am I still in the hospital? Am I still alive? Am I dead? I blink and hear the door open. I open my mouth to say something but nothing comes out. The nurse looks over and smiles at me. "Hey, Jaymi. How are you feeling?" I blink then shrug. "Why didn't you let me die?" I whisper, because my throat was so dry, and look over at him. "Because your life is worth so much more than you know." He smiles softly. "I'm going to go get your food. Stay in bed, okay? If you need to go to the bathroom or anything else, press the nurse button." He walks out and I slowly try to get up. I groan softly and look around. I hate this room. I hate this place. I hate myself. I hate the world. I hate him. He's never coming back.

*Lance's POV* (weren't expecting that were you heh)

I'm currently sitting at my girlfriend's house watching a movie. She fell asleep a while ago but I can't seem to stop thinking about Jaymi. My girlfriend is the one who made me say that to him. She doesn't like him for some reason. I don't like her. The only reason I'm staying with her is because I knocked her up. It was a drunken mistake. She wants to keep the thing but I want nothing to do with it. She knows that but insists I stay with her. I slowly and quietly get up and leave her house. I have to go see him. I get into my car and drive to the hospital. I go to his room and see that he's sleeping. I smile softly and sit in the chair. I watch him. He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. He's so precious. I think I'm starting to get a tiny crush on him. I'll just take a nap until he wakes up.

*Jaymi's POV*

Islowly open my eyes to see someone sleeping in the chair. I soon realize thatperson as Lance. I furrow my brows and grab a cup and throw it at him. Hegroans and wakes up, looking around then looks in my eyes. I raise aneyebrow."What are you doing here?" He shrugs and yawns, sitting upand rubbing his eyes. "I realized that I don't care about the baby, letalone her. I care about you. You're the only one I want to be with, not her.She means nothing to me."I watch and listen to him with wide eyes. Did hejust profess his love to me? Did he really just do that? Before I could sayanything, a nurse comes in again. He looks at Lance then me then Lance again."I'm sorry but visitor hours are over. You can come back at 9 am if you'dlike. Unless you're his partner?"The nurse asks and looks at both of us. Ilook at him then the nurse. "Oh, uh,we're just- " I got cut off by himsaying, "yeah, I'm his boyfriend." The nurse nodsand checks everything for me for the night. "Alright then you may stay thenight. Jaymi does need his sleep though." The nurse leaves and I turn tolook at him. "We're not boyfriends." I say sadly. He shrugs and sitson the edge of my bed. "Like I said before, I want to be with you not her.I don't care about her." I sigh and look down at my hands. "If you'rewith me, promise me something." He nods and scoots closer to me,taking my hands."Anything." I look up at him. "Promise me that when I get worse,you won't leave me. You'll stay with me through whatever happens. Also, youtake care of that baby. He is half you. That kid needs a father-figure in hislife. I know how it feels to not have parents. I don't want that baby goingthrough what I did on a daily basis, ya know, before cancer. Promise me you'lltake care of him, Lance." Lance sighs and looks down. "Jaymi..."He trails off then looks up at me. "I don't want children right now."I scoff and let go of his hands. "You should have thought about thatbefore you knocked Angel up. Don't punish the baby for the mistakes of theparents. Angel can't take care of this child alone. She needs help." Hesighs and runs a hand through his hair and looks away. I can tell he wants toargue with me, but he knows I'm right. I've known people like him and Angel,the baby usually suffers because of shit the parents do. I can't let thathappen to this little one. He looks at me and rolls his eyes. "Fine, butI'm not staying with her. I'll pay child support and see the baby on weekends.I want you to get better. Don't say if say when." Inod and smile softly. "Come here" I say and move over to make roomfor him to lay next to me. I chuckle lightly at all the cords and try to movethem out of his way. He wraps his arms around me and I lay my head on hischest. "Lance, can I ask you something?" Lance 'hmms' at me so I knowhe's listening. "What happens if I don't get better?" Lance opens hiseyes and looks down at me while I look up at him. "You will.Promise." I sigh and look down again. I'm not so sure, wasmy last thought before falling asleep.