A/N this is the third part to a story I am doing with Alex Gaskarth. If you haven't read the first part its called You Talk Like You're Famous, You're Shameless and the second part is Too Much of Anything is Too Much. Also I don't own any of All Time Low or real people featured in the story however Kate and Tom (her dead friend) are all mine ok now enjoy the story =D
Jack POV
Kate collapses on the floor still in my arms crying from the news of Alex being in an accident. I can't help but feel as though I could have done something to stop him but when Alex sets his mind to something there is no stopping him.
I pull Kate closer as her crying is starting to stop. She looks in my eyes and brings her hand up to wipe the tears I did not know were flowing down my cheek.
"Katie, I am so sorry this has happened, and especially on the anniversary of Tom's death." My voice is soft which makes Kate cry harder, making me pull her closer. "Kate I'm sorry I made you cry again." I kiss the top of her head trying to comfort her.
Kate clears her throat and wipes the tears from her face, she sits up a little but still in my arms on the floor. "Jack, its ok he will be ok everything needs to be ok." Kate spoke in a whisper. "I need to get up Jack, we need to go to the hospital." I nodded as Kate got off me and went to the bathroom.
As I watched Kate wipe her tears away I knew three thing in this life to be true. Kate is completely in love with Alex, Alex loves Kate more than life itself and that Herpes in incurable you really can't get rid of that shit.
I sit on Kate's couch in her living room waiting for her to be ready to leave, I sit twiddling my thumbs when she walks in gathering everything she may need and putting it into her handbag.
"Jack are you ready?" Kate asked as she put her wallet into her bag. I nodded, stood up and walk towards the door. Even though Kate was wearing sweat pants and band shirt and no makeup she looked beautiful, its something I had never noticed before. It made me realise Alex was going to be fine. There was no way he was going to leave this earth when Kate is still here.
The car ride to the hospital was fairly quiet, every so often I would hear Kate trying to hold in a sob. Every so often I would put my hand on her knee to comfort her but I knew all she needs is to see Alex and to know he is going to be alright.
"Kate, he will be fine you know that right?" I ask trying to break the silence that is enveloping the car.
"Yeah Jack, I know that. I am glad you're the one who told me, it makes me feel better to have someone to go through this with." Kate looks down at her hands scratching the nail polish from her nails. I give her a small smile and turn the stereo on, not even paying attention to the music in the background. All I could think about is Alex.
Pulling up to the hospital, all of this suddenly felt super real, like I could walk into the room and find my best friend in an unrecognisable state. I stood in front of the sliding doors staring at the large red emergency sign. Kate stood beside me, slid her hand in mine, held tightly and gave me a small smile and a nod.
Kate led the way through the door and to the main desk where two nurses were giggling over something trivial. Kate cleared her throat the whole time still holding onto my hand.
"Excuse me." Kate said softly, the nurses both looked at her with angry expressions like we have just interrupted something important. "Can you please tell us which room Alex Gaskarth is in?"
The nurse nodded and typed quickly on the keyboard in front of her. "He just got out of surgery so only family can see him now, you will have to come back tomorrow." The nurse turned to face the other nurse to resume their conversation. Kate looked down upset but unable to speak up, I on the other hand am not.
"We are his family for fuck sake, now you will tell us which room he is in or I will go to your superior." I hadn't realised I was yelling until Kate squeezed my hand tighter then she should have, plus the rest of the waiting room was now staring at us.
The nurse swallowed hard, nodded and typed on her keyboard once again. "He is in room B15 just down the hall on the second left." I nodded and pulled Kate in the direction we were just pointed.
"Thanks Jack." Kate whispered and I put my arm around her shoulder.
The door to Alex's room was slightly open and the swoosh and click of the various machines operating in the room could be heard from the hall. Kate pushes the door open far enough so we could see inside the whole room and a sleeping figure on the bed.
The room is dark except for a blue light shining from above the bed. I swallow hard before I pull both of us into the room. Kate lets out a sharp gasp when she sees Alex and the various tubes in his face and arms. Kate sinks to his bedside on a chair already there and starts crying, for the second time tonight I let a tear escape and run down my cheek. If only I had been able to stop Alex.
A/N Ok so this isn't a super long chapter but its something, I am sorry it has taken so long to get this out I kinda forgot about it :P. Please review and tell me what you think.