With You

Chapter 15

Nini's POV

When E.J. FaceTimed the group chat I wasn't prepared for him to be crying. I wasn't prepared for him to tell me he was on the way to the hospital. I wasn't prepared for him to tell me Ricky was hurt.

I also wasn't prepared for Gina to be crying. I wasn't prepared for her to tell me she knew Ricky wasn't safe at home. I wasn't prepared for her to tell me she knew Ricky wasn't eating. I wasn't prepared for her to tell me she felt guilty.

So now I was sitting with her and E.J. and my moms in the backseat of the car. E.J. was going to drive but my moms told him no. He was far too distraught.

Kourtney, Big Red, Carlos, Ashlyn and Seb were meeting us at the hospital.

We walked into the hospital and immediately asked to go to Ricky's room. We walked in and saw him asleep. He looked so peaceful minus the oxygen tubes in his nose and the feeding tube he had as well.

"I feel so shitty, he's my boyfriend." E.J. said stroking Ricky's hair. "I should've noticed. He was killing himself right in front of me."

"I feel bad too. I should've said something earlier." Gina said.

"Hey none of this is any of you guys faults," My momma C said walking into the room.

"Nini can I talk to you in the hall?" My momma D asked.

"What's up?" I asked her.

"Me and your mom were thinking. Ricky doesn't have anywhere to go and we were wondering if you were okay with us getting legal guardianship of him," Momma D asked me.

"What? Of course I'm okay with that," I told my mom hugging her.

"I knew you'd be okay with it, I just wanted to make sure," She told me hugging me back. I walked back into the room and soon the rest of the gang walked in.

"How is he?" Big Red asked putting down some flowers.

"The doctors said he'll probably wake up soon," E.J. said.

"I can't believe he's been through so much," Kourtney said. Ashlyn hugged her trying to comfort her girlfriend.

The room was silent for a while before we heard Ricky stirring.

"Hey guys where am I?" Ricky asked his voice raspy.

"I'll go get a doctor," Carlos said and Seb followed him out.

"How do you feel?" Nini asked.

"Uh my body aches and I have a killer headache," Ricky said. "Wait where's my dad? I have to get home before he gets mad at me."

"Ricky, sweetie, your dad is going to jail," my momma C said. "He can't hurt you anymore."

"Then what happens to me?" Ricky said.

"We want to talk to you about that," My momma D said. "Do you kids mind leaving the room?"

Everyone except me and my moms left the room.

"So Ricky we were thinking if it's okay with you, we want you to come live with us. We'll take full guardianship of you," my momma D told him.

"What? Really? You'd do that for me?" Ricky said.

"Of course Ricky, you've been a familiar face since you were 5," Momma C told him.

"I'd love to live with you guys," Ricky said. I smiled and hugged him. He was already like a brother to me and now he was legally my brother.

"Now if you're gonna come live with us, we want you to see a therapist and a nutritionist. We want to make sure you're okay mentally and physically," Momma D told him.

"I can do that," Ricky agreed.

"I can't believe you're my brother Ricky," I told him.