Song is "The Minute I Met You" by A New Found Glory.
Enjoy.
Greg was still smiling as Nick left the room for the first time since Greg had been in the hospital to go downstairs to fill out the paper work. Nick had mumbled something under his breath about how much he hated paper work of all sorts, but was willing to do it so Greg could go home as he left the room. Greg then went into the bathroom and changed into dark red basketball shorts and a black t-shirt that Nick had brought him from home. It took him a little longer than it usually did for him to get changed because of the fact that his back and ribs were still sore and his hands wouldn't stop shaking. But he finally got the clothes on and headed back out into his room one last time.
He couldn't honestly say he was going to miss the place at all. He had hated hospitals even since he was a kid, and now he had even more reason to not like them. Greg sat down on his bed and waited for Nick to come back, even though he figured it'd be a while before the older man had filled everything out and made his sarcastic comments about the overall idea of paper work. Greg had been sitting on the bed for about five minutes when the nurse he had had throughout his entire stay came in to collect the sheets and dishes.
"How are you feeling today Greg?" She asked. Mrs. Kaimes was an older lady with salt and pepper hair and a sweet smile. She had been very kind to Greg and had gone out of her way to bend the rules so Nick could stay even when visiting hours were over.
"Better than I have since I got here." Greg answered honestly.
Mrs. Kaimes smiled. "That's good." She piled the dishes onto a tray before turning back to Greg. "He's a keeper ya know."
"Who?" Greg asked, somewhat confused.
"Nick, that young man that stayed with you the whole time you were here." She smiled wider at Greg's mild shock. "I've been a nurse here for over fifteen years. I've seen my fair share of distraught wives and concerned husbands, but never have I ever seen anything like that. He stayed by your bed the entire time. Never moved once, or even thought to use the chair that was right behind him the whole time because he was so worried about you."
Greg shook his head slowly. "How did you kn-"
"At first I thought he was your older brother." Mrs. Kaimes explained. "But even the most caring older brother wouldn't have done what he did for you. Anyone watchin' that could tell you two got something special, and you might be too young to realize it right now. But let me tell you honey, don't even let something like that go."
Mrs. Kaimes collected the sheets and smiled at a bewildered Greg one last time before quietly leaving him to himself in the room. Greg sat there on his bare bed in atonishment for a moments before he smiled. He thought about what she had said and realized just how right she was. No one had ever done anything like what Nick had done for him and knew that that wasn't a common thing. He always knew he was lucky to have Nick in his life, but now he knew just how lucky he was.
Greg was so wrapped up in his thoughts he hadn't heard Nick come back in until he spoke. "Ready?" The Texan asked.
"Yeah, I can't wait to get home." Greg said, matching Nick's smile.
The first half of the ride home consisted of their usual mindless banter about everything other than work and what had happened. Nick wanted to talk about it with Greg, but would more than willingly wait until the other man was ready. He knew that when Greg wanted to talk about it, he'd talk about it. So they joked and laughed for a little while before the conversation died down, and before long Greg had falled asleep with his head resting against the cool glass of the window. Nick glanced over at him every once in a while and smiled each time. He seemed unable to do anything but smile when he looked at the spiky haired labrat.
It wasn't until they neared Greg's apartment that Nick realized he didn't have a key for Greg's door, and he didn't want to wake the sleeping man up. So he improvised and re-routed their destination to his house. He pulled the Denali into his driveway and got out of the car, went up to his front door and unlocked it before swinging it wide open. He then went back to the car, quietly opened the passenger side door and slide Greg out of the seat and into his arms. He was amazed at how light the younger man was and had no trouble getting Greg inside and into his bed. Nick threw the covers over Greg's still sleeping body. He carefully ran his hand through the soft blonde tipped hair before kissing his forehead gently.
Nick went back outside to shut the car door and lock it. He returned inside and repeated the action with the front door before going back into the bedroom and taking off his jeans and button up shirt and replacing them with basketball shorts. He slid into bed next to Greg, but not close enough to wake the other man up. Nick didn't even have to get closer, Greg did it on his own. He sighed softly in his sleep as he inched his way closer to Nick, cuddling up against him and resting his head on Nick's bare chest. He draped his right arm across Nick's stomach and smiled slightly. Nick smiled as well as he carefully wrapped his arms around Greg's back and waist and held him close.
Nick had only drifted off into a light sleep a mere half hour ago before he felt Greg's hands shaking violently against his stomach and heard him began to quietly whimper in his sleep. Nick immediatly woke up and gently ran his hands over Greg's back and shoulders to try and ease him out of his nightmare.
"It's okay sweetie, it's just a bad dream." Nick whispered in Greg's ear. "Wake up. You're okay, you can wake up."
Greg awoke with a jolt and clung to Nick as tightly as he could. Tears immediatly began to fall from his eyes and cascade down his pale cheeks. He struggled to catch his breath and make the awful smell of burning plastic to leave his mind, but he couldn't. The fog covering his mind didn't clear until he felt Nick's heartbeat under his palm and feel the soft lips on his neck once again. Greg thought that that had to be the greatest feeling in the world, especially right now.
"Why is this scaring me so much?" Greg asked. His voice was shaking as much as his hands.
Nick shook his head slowly. "I don't know." He said softly.
Greg took a deep breath, but it got caught in his throat. "I had a dream that I died, but I could still see everything that was happening. You didn't even care. It was like you never even knew me, or you were happy I was gone. It was so weird but seemed to real..."
Nick shifted so he could look Greg in the eyes. "That is really weird, because it couldn't be farther from the truth. I know a lot of bad things happened to you when you were younger and dated different people, but I'm not like that. If something happened to you, I wouldn't be able to just move on, especially if you died. If you died, I'd die too."
Greg slid his hands down and rested them on Nick's hips. "It's just hard for me to believe that anyone actually cares about me."
Nick smiled down at Greg. "I've never cared about anyone as much as I care about you. I'd do anything to make you happy Greg."
Greg leaned up and pressed his lips to Nick's. He deepened the kiss and it was only broken so that they could get air into their lungs after an extended period of time. Greg realized his hands weren't shaking anymore and decided to seize this opportunity to tell Nick what he had been thinking about for some time now.
"I'm ready." Greg whispered against Nick's neck.
Nick tried to pull back and look at Greg, but the younger man wouldn't loosen his grip on his hips. "Are you sure?" Nick asked.
Greg nodded. "Yeah, I am. I've been thinking about it a lot lately and I don't want to wait anymore. I've known since the minute I met you that I want this to be it. I want you to be it."
Nick gently pushed Greg's shirt up enough so he could slip his hand under the fabric and brush his fingers over the warm skin. "I love you Greg."
Greg felt the goosebumps spread over his entire body as he pulled Nick closer. "No one's ever said that to me before." He said softly.
Nick smiled and kissed Greg's neck. "I've never said that to anyone before. I wouldn't have meant it if I did. You're it Greg."
Never mind the time
Or the spinning of your head
I can tell my life was changing
Since the minute I met you
Thanks for the reviews. Sorry this chapter was a little short. The next one's going to be longer and up soon.
