A/N: Hi... please don't kill me! I'm working on Ghosts Don't Break, I swear! I have almost 700 words! I know I'm being slow... but I'm stuck. *bows* I sincerely apologize. But I hope you enjoy this uhhh... thing I wrote! Tadaaa!
Roach was laying on his bed in his and Ghost's bedroom, his right leg in a cast and propped up on several pillows. He had broken it in two places the day before yesterday during a difficult training exercise.
He sighed, groaning in annoyance as he watched all of his friends, excluding Archer and the Ghost team, walk off down the hall and out of sight. Archer turned to him with a frown.
"Look, I'm sorry you can't go train with everyone else. But you broke your leg! In not one, but two places, Gary! You should be glad you didn't need surgery! So no training for, at the very least, three weeks."
"I wonder how many times you get hurt in a year..." Keegan mused.
"But look on the bright side! You get to hang out with us!" Logan giggled, hugging him and ruffling his hair.
He pouted and said, "I miss Ghost..."
"But he hasn't even been gone for five minutes yet." Merrick pointed out.
Roach just groaned again in reply, burying his face in a pillow. Archer shook his head and checked his IV, which had a combination of a couple types of pain meds pumping into him to reduce pain and inflammation.
The medic turned to look at the Ghosts and said, "Watch him for me, would you? Make sure he keeps that leg elevated and doesn't cause any trouble. I've got a shit ton of paperwork to fill out."
Roach growled but they all ignored it, knowing full well that he wouldn't do anything. He was just grumpy.
"Sure. We'll call you if we need anything!" Kick grinned.
Archer left and Logan hopped onto the bed to lay beside Roach.
"What do you wanna do, Roachie?" He asked curiously, poking the younger man's cheek when he didn't answer.
His eyes were closed and after a moment they thought he had fallen asleep. The thought was dispelled when he opened his eyes and stared up at the ceiling, seemingly thinking.
"I suppose we can watch TV."
Hesh grinned and grabbed the remote, turning on the television and flipping through the channels.
When he got to the cartoons Roach immediately said, "I wanna watch Spongebob!"
Several of them laughed.
"You're such a kid." Merrick chuckled.
Hesh turned it on anyways. They watched it for a while, most of the older men bored, but they were glad that it at least made Roach smile. Although after a while even he grew bored.
"I wanna go outside..." He whined, giving them his best puppy dog eyes.
"No." Merrick sighed.
"Can I go to the rec room?"
"No."
"Hmmm... can I go to the mess hall?"
"No, if you're hungry one of us can go grab you some food."
"Can I go to the bathroom?"
"N-" he started, pausing when the question registered in his mind. "Do you have to go?"
He nodded, his cheeks burning with embarrassment.
Keegan sighed and replied, "Okay, well Logan can take you-"
"Nooo."
He raised an eyebrow.
"No? I thought you said you had to go?"
"I do... but I want Ghost to take me!" He blurted out, hiding his bright red cheeks with a pillow.
The room was silent for a moment.
Then Hesh sighed and said, "Roach, Ghost is busy. He can't take you right now."
"Then I'm not going." His muffled voice answered.
"We're all guys, there's nothing to be-"
"Nooo, I want Ghost!" He cried.
They sighed, no one really knowing what to say to that. Luckily, after a minute, Ghost walked in. He had a habit of coming just in time. He sat on the bed beside Roach and tugged the pillow from his hands with a grin.
"Give it ba- GHOST!" He squealed excitedly, throwing his arms around his boyfriend.
"You act like you haven't seen me in years." He laughed, hugging him back, but being mindful of the IV in his arm.
"Ghost... I have to go to the bathroom." He whispered in his ear.
The older man laughed and scooped him up, giving him a peck on the lips.
"You're so adorable when you're embarrassed."
He pouted and Ghost told his friends that they would be back in a few minutes. Roach had one arm wrapped around the back of his neck, the other holding the IV pole so it rolled alongside them as Ghost walked.
"I'm glad you came back..." He sighed, nuzzling his face against Ghost's chest.
"Baby, I wasn't gone that long." He laughed.
"I know... but I missed you."
They finally reached the bathroom and Ghost helped him go. He felt kinda bad for poor Roach, who still blushed furiously when he helped him unzip his pants even though he was well aware that Ghost had already seen everything.
They returned to their room a few minutes later, the older man gently setting him down on the bed and propping his leg up on the pillows once again. Roach held his arms up, reminding the others of a child who wanted to be held.
"Don't leave me..." He whined, reaching for his boyfriend.
Ghost laughed and laid down beside him, pulling the covers up around them. Roach giggled happily and hugged him, kissing at his jaw line. He smiled and ruffled his hair in response, neither of them seeming to care that their friends were still in the room.
"Oi! Roach, I know you're probably high on pain meds about now, but no smooching while everyone's in here! It's disturbing." Merrick grumbled, poking at his side.
Roach growled and continued to sleepily kiss Ghost, now moving down to his collar bone. Logan and Hesh were laughing hysterically in the corner because it was adorable that Roach had just growled at Merrick and continued to do what he felt like doing.
Merrick sighed and left the room, muttering something about target practice. Roach stopped about a minute after he left, opting to just snuggle with Ghost now that grumpy old Merrick had left.
"So... should we watch more TV?" Kick asked uncertainly.
Roach grumbled incoherently and shifted closer to Ghost, closing his eyes in answer to his question.
"Nah, he's tired. You guys can go enjoy yourselves. We're just gonna take a nap... or sleep for the rest of the day. In his case, probably the latter." Ghost chuckled, combing his hand through a now sleeping Roach's hair.
Several of them nodded understanding and stood, heading for the door. Keegan turned off the TV as he walked by, also checking Roach's IV out of habit.
Logan gently patted Roach's arm and said, "Goodnight, Roachie!"
Kick giggled and kissed him on the head as he passed by, earning a glare from Ghost. He grinned and followed the others out, shutting the door behind him.
Once their voices could no longer be heard echoing throughout the halls, Ghost sighed and gave his injured boyfriend a peck on the lips. He shifted around until he was comfortable, making sure Roach was alright before closing his eyes.
"Goodnight, love."
A/N: So yeah... I suppose I could call that a cute little oneshot? Cause it's fluffy... and little... and cute. Anyways, please leave me reviews! I LOVE hearing from you guys! ;)
