One Last Time //Lams//University AU//Part 1

Chapter 32

March 3 2018
Tuesday

Alex POV
I'm getting discharged tomorrow! My fever is gone and I can now walk. I'm probably gonna get John to give me back rubs until my back is completely better.

"Hey Lex!" Peggy says sitting down next to me, "You excited for tomorrow?" she asks and I nod my head. "John is ecstatic." and I blush a bit. "Oh.. Are you happy or is your fever coming back?" she asks worried. I shake my head, "No, I'm in love Peggy." I reply.

She pats me on the head. The door opens and John walks in, "Speak of the devil." Peggy says as John kisses me and sits down. "So, you're getting out tomorrow!" he says happily, "Yeah I am! Rub me." I reply.

I turn around and he rubs my back, I sigh in relief. "Oh my God thank you." I say, "No painkillers? Really?" Peggy asks and I shake my head. John moves my shirt off my shoulder and started gently kissing me.

I moaned slightly and Peggy hit me over the head. "Still here!" she yelled and I laughed. I leaned my head back on John's shoulder and he kissed me on the lips. "Man you guys are like the cutest couple."

"Oh! How are things with you and Maria?" I ask and she smiles. "Really well actually! She's amazing." Peggy replies blushing a little bit. "Ooh, is someone in love?" John asks and Peggy goes red, "What? No!" she yells in a high pitched voice. "Yeah, sure." I reply.

John rubs my spine and I flinch a little, "You okay?" John asks quickly scared he hurt me, "Yeah, I'm fine." I say, he puts his hands back. "Are you sure this is one of the symptoms? What if you bruised it or something?" Peggy asks, "When would I have bruised it?"

Peggy looks at John, "Well, you did fall over a couple times. Maybe that's when." he says, "Well, the doctors say there's nothing wrong." I reply. He lifs my shirt and runs his finger down my spine. I flinch again, "It probably is a bruise." he says.

The doctor walks in, we look at him and he looks back at us nervously. "Uhm, is there something wrong?" he asks, "Are you sure there's nothing wrong with his spine?" John asks, "We think it might be bruised." Peggy ads.

The doctor walks up to the bed and John moves out the way. He sits down and lifts up my shirt looking at my back. "Does this hurt?" he asks pressing his fingers to my spine. I jump at the pain, "Yes."

He drops my shirt and gets up, "Well the x-rays say it's fine." he says getting the file of x-rays off the desk. He opens them and looks through them. "Oh, no wait." he says handing me them, "That is a bruise." he says pointing to my spine.

"New it." Peggy says. He takes the file back putting it down on the desk. "Well you're gonna have to look after that by yourself. It should be better in a few days." he says, "The reason I am here is to tell you there have been a change of plans." John looks at me worried.

"You're being discharged today." he says, I gasp in surprise. "Yes!" John exclaimes and kisses me in the cheek. "Your clothes are over there. Get dressed and you can sign yourself out." he says leaving the room. Peggy hugs me tightly and leaves the room too so I can get dressed.

John helps me because it's hard to move with a sore back. And once I'm dressed we head down to discharge myself. "Freedom." I say as we step outside. Peggy has already called the group to tell them the good news and I call George and Martha.

We drive back to the dorms and I'm tackled by my friends as I enter my dorm. "You are never lying to us again." Lafayette says helping me up, "Yeah, we'll see about that." I say quietly to myself. It feels so good to be back here alive.

We order Pizza and John grabs something to put of my spine. We decided to watch 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' and eat the pizza. Peggy lying on me and I'm lying on John.

"I'm so glad you're alive." John whispers to me and I kiss him, "Thank you my prince." I reply.