Okay here we go guys~ thanks for reading this far and all. Disclaimers in chapter 1 so i think thats it please enjoy.
"Shit, Rory. Are you okay? Obviously not, what the hell am I thinking." Rory's head turned towards the young man that was running towards her. The dark hair and eyes simply clicking thing in place within her mind. At least some of the things were coming together, because she deffently remembered him. Without realizing it she had started crying, and as Josh reached her bed he found himself with the younger woman in his arms.
"I don't know what happened Josh. I can't remember." Rory cried harder if possible. "I'm sorry that you were called. They shouldn't have called you. I barely know you." She couldn't help herself the tears just kept coming. Rory tried desperately to calm herself down.
"Shh, it's okay." Josh felt bad for her, she was all alone on the opposite side of the country, and at least he had his brother with him. He should give him a call, fill him in on what had happened and try to get him here so he could set up something or try to get in touch with Rory's immediate family.
"I know, but I can't remember something it feels real important, and I just can't remember, Josh." Rory pulled away, and looked down at her hands, which had settled in his lap.
Worry washed over Josh, as he glanced over at the nurse standing in the doorway. Noticing the look upon her face he gently set Rory down to talk to the nurse.
"I'm so sorry, to have to ask you this, but since both cars are from the same rental place and within the same time frame would you mind…" she trailed off looking over to the room next door as another doctor rushed out.
Josh ran his fingers through his short hair wondering if he would even be able to recognize anyone from today with everything that's happened.
Following the nurse to the other room, Josh tried to recall the other people who were at the rental place. None came to mind. As far as he could remember, they were the only ones there. Approaching the bed, Josh almost had a heart attack. His legs went jelly-like as he saw the patient. Hooked up to a dozen monitors and with tubes and needles sticking out every which way, Josh was painfully reminded of his father's last days. He staggered back, looking for a chair in which he could sink into.
"J-j-jake…what the hell happened?" he managed to get out.
The nurse asked, "Are you alright? So his name is Jake? How do you know him?"
Josh answered faintly "Yeah, his name is Jake, he's my little bro" The tears that he had kept at bay started to trickle down his cheek. "Is he gonna be okay?"
Rory watched from her room as Josh walked in and nearly collapsed. She saw him stumble into a chair and speak to the nurse. After what felt like an eternity, he stood and made his way to the bed, patting the young man's hand. Suddenly, it was clear to Rory who the patient next door was. She remembered a jolt, and Jake Harris' coffee eyes staring up at her.
The monitor beeped softly amongst the background noise of the hospital. Light gently streamed in through the curtained windows landing on the two inhabitants of the room. Rory who was laying in the bed closest to the window rolled over peeking out from behind her eyelids, groaned as the light hit her eyes. The other young male occupant started to cough unable to catch his breath before he coughed again.
Rory slowly sat up letting the blankets fall around her, as she glanced at the other person with a concerned look. She didn't' remember who it was in the other bed, but with a quick thought she reached for the nurse cal button.
"Hey…" She tried with a slightly broken voice. With another fit of coughs, the man sat up with great difficultly and glanced in her direction. Rory saw those coffee brown eyes and before she could think she was out of her bed and already next to his with a hand on his back trying to comfort him, "Calm down, it'll be okay. Want some water?"
Jake just simply nodded his head. Rory turned away to grab the small paper cup off her own tray when the nurse walked in carrying a pitcher and a few glasses. The nurse handed them each a glass filled with water and asked them how they were feeling.
Rory replied "A whole hell of a lot better" while Jake just gulped down the water. After he finished he seemed to notice his surroundings; the hospital room, the various monitors around him, and the multitude of tubes and wires surrounding him.
Starting to shake, he asked cautiously, "What happened to me? Why am I here? Why is she here?" gesturing towards Rory. "Uuuurgh, I hurt like I've just been to hell and back…"
"You have" a voice remarked dryly. Three heads turned towards the door where a very relieved looking Josh was standing with a doctor, tousled hair indicating a very scant night of sleep. "Dr. Nefario just explained to me the extent of your injuries, Jake. Did you know that you were in a very serious car accident? You could have died, Rory could have died, and blood tests that they took showed that you were driving under the influence! You had so much in you that you could have died from an overdose hours later!" By this point, Josh was nearly panting, anger clearly evident in his dark eyes. Rory stared at Josh with worry while Jake sat there, his mouth agape with horror.
Rory slowly turned towards Jake while asking Josh and the doctor, "So what your saying is that Jake was high? That because of either mental or physical instability he almost committed murder?"
The doctor simply nodded his head to confirm her suspicions. Dr. Nefario could feel the tension in the air coming off the young man lying in the bed. With a few glances at the other two occupants of the room he informed them that he had a few other patients to check on and would be back shortly.
"Jake the doctor wants to do an evaluation, and I'm giving him permission. Since you don't seem to be in any state to make a decision." Josh informed him no sooner then the door had been shut. He knew he didn't have the heart to commit his brother to a mental hospital if it came to that, but it was better to know what the problem was so he could work with Jake to get through whatever it is.
Jake just glared at his older brother, he threw the covers off of himself, and moving with the IV and wires hooked up to him he made his way to the bathroom while giving the occupants of the room a nice glance at his white ass through the gowns back.
Pulling her gaze away for her roommate's ass Rory shook her head and wondered why she was wearing scrubs and not a gown. Wanting to change out of said scrubs she walked over to the other side of her bed and grabbed a bag sitting on the floor that contained her clothes.
An idea quickly ran through Rory's mind and before she could forget it she set her bag on the bed and pulled Josh to the side to have a word with him, "Look, I think this all has to do with your father…." She trailed off.
The grimace on his face told her he suspected the same. Nodding in encouragement she continued after shooting a glance at Jake, "There might be a possibility that I can help," a hopeful look flashed across Josh's face, "but. It's on my terms… and technically I need both your and his permission, so lets just skip that little bit of info. I mean I am legally certified to assist in the healing process of a grieving person." Rory searched his eyes trying to find some type of disagreement.
Finding none, she continued, "What Jake needs is a wake up call. It is imperative that his mind returns to reality. Drugs that cause addictions, they distract the mind, having a tendency to cause the victim to obsess unnaturally over the substance"
Josh nodded. "So we should do something big, big enough to jolt him, scare him right?"
"Exactly!" Rory replied, glad that Josh had caught on. At that moment, a crash was heard coming from the bathroom. Both Josh and Rory stood up quickly to assist Jake, but a sudden bout of dizziness caused Rory to abruptly sit. Rushing to the bathroom, Josh knocked on the door. When there was no response he ran out into the hallway, calling one of the many nurses in.
"My brother, Jake, he was admitted here last night, he went to the bathroom and we heard a crash and he's in there and the door is locked" Rory could hear Josh screaming quickly. Within several seconds, the nurse burst in and with a master key, swiftly opened the door, revealing a tousled Jake lying on the floor.
"Mmmmehhhhh…" he muttered darkly "Someone help me up…"
Josh offered him a hand and pulled him up. When Jake swayed, Josh steadied him. Rory could see the worry in his eyes. She saw how much Josh cared about his brother, and how Jake was constantly pushing him away. Out of the two brothers, Josh was definitely the responsible one. He was more mature, and seemed to know the difference between right and wrong.
As Josh helped Jake back to his bed Rory turned towards the nurse, "When does the doctor say I'm allowed to be released?" The nurse walked over to the chart hanging on the end of the bed and picked it up and studied it for a few moments.
"Well it looks like after we do a small check up you should be able to go sometime this afternoon." Rory smiled slightly. With a quick look towards the brothers she inquired about Jake. "The extent of his injuries is a little worse than yours, but after a small check up I'll be able to give you a better idea of how long he should stay here." The nurse gave a slight nod saying shed be back within the hour with some food, water and the doctor.
Rory watched Josh as he helped Jake back into the bed, neither of the two making eye contact with the other.
alrighty then thats it for this chapter review your comments and fav parts, so we know what there should be more of if anything... oh and jake/rory will pick up soon enough lol