Back Again

Hayden's POV

I opened my eyes again to see Harry next to my left and Cam on my right. Boys. They are so strange. Everyone else had left the room. I closed my eyes again for what felt like three seconds before I heard a voice. "Cam. Cameron. Wake up." Said another masculine voice, I opened my eyes every so slightly to see what was happening, but hopefully still look like I was asleep. Jack.

"Wha..." Cam said slightly bewildered.

"Come on man get up we have to switch." Jack replied.

"I still don't get why we have to switch positions on who gets to stay by her bedside when Harry can just stay for however long he wants. Which seems to be all the time." Cam said slightly angered.

"Dude, I don't know why. Thats's something you have to ask Maddie. She made the decision. Look I know you like her and shit but you have to understand that there is a chance that she might not like you like that."

"I know, I know. But I just don't know how to act around her anymore. I mean one minute SHE was kissing ME in the hallway and the next she only has eyes for curly over there." I shifted my position to look at Harry. Cam and Jack stopped talking abruptly.

"Look I don't know what to say man, all I know is that right now... you have to leave. She might hear us and it also my turn. I'll call everyone when she wakes up." Jack said so quietly my ears hurt straining to listen. It's a strange thing you know, listening to people talk about you right in front of you. It's like you want to stop listening but you can't because it's about you. One set of footsteps left the room and the chair cushions made a 'floof' sound when Jack sat down in them. "Hay, why do you do this to yourself?" He reached over and grabbed my hand. "Why do you put yourself in these positions. You look broken on the outside and hell knows how you feel on the inside. Just don't leave us. We all love you so much. Me and Tori and Cam. You mean so much to us. We love you. I love you. He stood back up and kissed my forehead and left the room quietly. I gently opened my eyes, one at a time to make sure the coast was clear, I propped myself up slowly so that I was in a sitting position. God this hurts like a bitch. This sucks and I just want to go back to that day and grab everyone and tell them it's a trap. How did no one else get hurt. I just don't understand. I mean sure Kirsten got stabbed but that was a little thing, everyone else got a small dose of drugs to their system or tied to a chair. They weren't bleeding, they weren't flung from other people's arms into a pit of fire. Why was it just me? Harry's stirring dragged me from my thoughts to reality.

"Hello babe."

"Babe? Huh didn't realize we were on those terms, we haven't even gone on that date now have we?" He chuckled.

"Nope, I guess we haven't but doesn't mean I can't call you babe, or love, or honey, or sweetie... well you get the point."

"Oh are we and old married couple now sweetie?" I said laughing.

"No, no I didn't even realize we were married, but I mean I'm all for it if you are." We both burst in a fit of laughter when I began to get sharp pains in my abdomen. My laughter turned into gasps of air, Harry immediately grasped my hand asking if I was ok repeatedly. I nodded, slowly lying down.

"Oh it's nothing, you know just the broken ribs is all." I said smiling again.

"Well hey, at least it's not the gunshot wound." He replied, drawing another small giggle from me.

"I really am just broken all over aren't I?"

"Yes, you really really are." He said while sitting back down. "But really, how are you?" He asked with more sincerity to his voice.

"In all honesty, my head is constantly hurting, I can't breath properly or use my left arm. And to top it all off... I'm in a fucking hospital."

"Why is being in a hospital bad?"

"It just sucks knowing that everyone here is always watching you and that they never leave you alone. Even when you get released they are making you come in every week so they can make sure you haven't gone crazy. They are like the overbearing parent nobody wants."

"Who's like the overbearing parent nobody wants?" Jack said from the doorway.

"Oh hey Jack, glad to see you're back." I said before he gave me a strange look. Dammit Hayden, you were asleep when he was first here. "I mean, just in general. So many people have been here, it's just nice to see a familiar face." He nodded, only half believing my story.

"Well anyway. I brought you guys some food from home, figured you were sick of this hospital junk here." He said placing a small container on the bed. "How are you?" He said to me.

"I'm feeling alot better, I think I'm making a good recovery and stuff. Nothing hurts too bad but that may just be the shit ton of painkillers they have me on..." I trailed of at the look Harry was giving me. He knew I was lying. He knew how I really felt.

"Og, well that's great! Listen I'm just gonna step outside and call home. I said I would call when you woke up." I nodded and he left the room. I sheepishly turned towards Harry.


"Why did you lie." He commanded with a stern voice.

"I just didn't want him to know how I really felt, he would tell everyone else and then they would all freak out, better to lie and have everyone calm the to be honest and have a fucking zoo in the room."

"You told me."

"I trust you not to say anything, how could you anyway you haven't left the bedside since we got here." He sat down on my bed.

"I just want to make sure that you are ok. I want to make sure that you never feel alone." He began to slowly lean in. I moved towards him, like magnets.

"Thats, so sweet. Sweetie." I said attempting to get a laugh out of him. But this time he didn't laugh and neither did I. He just gently touched my cheek, as if he was afraid he would break me. He leaned a little closer.

"Honey." He whispered. I could feel his breath on my lips, tingling them every so slightly.

"Baby." I said, there was less that and inch between us now.

"Love." He said, right before placing his lips on mine. Electric shocks ran up my spine and all over my body. I desperately leaned into the kiss, wanting more and more, ignoring all the pain that was coming through me right now I just kept on kissing him. It seemed like seconds when we broke apart but had to have been at least 2 minutes. "I thought you didn't want me to call you those things." He smiled a bit. "Though, I like this reaction better."

"Well I'm glad cause I'm gonna be reacting like that for a while.

Notes

Hello!!! Sorry it's been so long. It's hard for me to update during the week but I didn't last weekend and I'm going away this weekend. I'll try to update but I don't know how well I can keep up that promise. Anyways kisses XOXO