A/N: So hope everybody liked my last chapter. This one has some swearing and a little Duncan/Courtney drama. Hope you like! Please let me know if it is sucky and if someone's not in character!
p.s. I no I haven't put a disclaimer or anything on my story, but do you honestly think that I would right something as trashy as TDA?
Madi
Duncan's POV
Oh my fucking god NO! Not Jeremy! Not after all that has happened!
I couldn't wrap my head around it. I just stood there staring, as if from another universe. Watched as Gwen ran over to her brother and wrapped her arms around him even though there were so many tubes and wires hooked up to him.
It was like my thoughts were thinking in slow motion. All of a sudden, I found myself running over to Gwen's brother. . . our brother. I didn't know what to do. There wasn't anything I could do and that's what was killing me. Then I thought about Gwen.
There was no way that her parents would come down to the hospital to see this. Her mom was to torn up and. . . our dad probably didn't care right about now.
Gwen was sitting in the chair beside Jeremy's bed crying. It killed me to see her like that. I wanted to run over and comfort her. She wouldn't notice if I stepped out for a second.
I called Geoff. I think the guy was already crying on the phone. I wanted to burst into tears to, but I couldn't. Gwen didn't need that right now. It would make her realize just how bad this was. I would later when there were more people here to comfort her.
I called Bridgette. I didn't even need to explain before she started crying. She heard it in my voice the second I said, "Hello."
I called Trent. He was probably freaking out right now considering by the time I called him the only words I could say were, "Gwen. Jeremy. Hospital. Come. Now."
Courtney. I thought of what Gwen had said. There was no way Courtney would hate me. Right? Who was I kidding she was probably ranting right now about what a jerk I was! Oh well. She would come for Gwen. Then I thought about her face as Gwen dragged me to the back of the restaurant, when I refused her ride home so that I could walk with Gwen. Not good. She probably hated Gwen as much as me right now. Then she would come for Jeremy, wouldn't she? She considered that kid like her own brother. We all did. I would call her and argue her into it.
"Hello?"
"Courtney, listen I really need you to come to the hospital right now."
'What? Did your precious little Gwen get into a fight?"
"First of all, she isn't mine and she isn't precious. You're my precious little Princess. Secondly, it's Jeremy. There was an accident at school and he's in the hospital hooked up into tubes and everything. . . it's not pretty to see."
"Why does one of us always call everyone when Gwen gets hurt some way? She doesn't need all of us there. That means I don't need to come."
"I need you here, Courtney."
That shut her up. She didn't have a smart come back. I had to keep going. She had to know how I feel.
"Courtney, without you I would be nothing. I need you to keep me grounded."
"Why?"
It was one simple question. I couldn't screw this up with a smart comeback. So I went for the truth.
"I need you because. . . because I love you, Courtney. You're my princess."
Silence.
"Duncan. . . I have been waiting for those three words for two years. I love you, too."
"Good to know, Princess."
"What about Gwen?"
That stumped me. What was she talking about?
"What about Gwen?"
"Don't tell me you don't love her too."
"Yeah, I love her." I heard the quick intake of breath. "But not in the same way. I love her as if she were my sister." Because she is. I didn't say it out loud.
"Oh." I heard the disappointment.
"Princess? Will you come to the hospital? Please?"
"I'll be there. See you."
She hung up before I could say good bye. How had I screwed that up! It takes a real idiot to screw up something that perfect and I had a feeling Courtney wasn't going to let that go.
I walked back to where Gwen was sitting in Jeremy's room. She looked up at me and what I saw in her eyes. . . I shuddered. It was B-A-D Bad. Capital B. Her eyes were so haunted after what had happened in the last couple days. I wrapped my arms around her and she hugged me back tight and cried onto my shoulder. I started whispering meaningless comforts to her. That's when Geoff and Bridgette walked in. I don't know what they thought, but they kept it to themselves.
Bridgette ran over to Jeremy. It was killing her to see him lying there. She was taking it harder than I thought she would. Geoff just stood in the doorway looking at Jeremy. You could tell he had been crying. I know that once Trent gets here I'll be balling my eyes out too, but, come on, his girlfriend was already crying her eyes out and he needed to toughen up and be a man about it so he could comfort her!
Finally Trent was here! He looked at Jeremy in shock. Then he turned to me and Gwen.
I whispered so that no one, but Gwen could hear me. She let go immediately and got up and ran to Trent. He was ready and caught her in a giant hug. She started crying harder. Like she had been holding some back when I was trying to comfort her and when Trent came he would handle the rest. Almost as if she knew. . .
Trent started murmuring things to her and she started to lighten up and the sobs lessened. He kept on talking to her until the crying turned into hiccups.
Still no Courtney.
Gwen's POV
This couldn't be happening! I couldn't lose Jeremy! Not to mention the fact that my dad has disappeared again considering when he wasn't at the house I thought he would be here, but nope! He is no where!
I was sitting there crying when I noticed Duncan was no longer in the room. That made me cry even harder. Tell me, he didn't just leave! I couldn't have anything else in my life get ruined right now! What if he was mad at me for saying we were both Jeremy's siblings when he really wasn't? So many things could've happened that made him leave.
Then he walked back in. He came over to me and gave me a hug and held me tight. I cried, but I tried not to let it all out because I knew he wouldn't always be around and I couldn't lean on him too much. I don't think he knew that I knew he wouldn't be around forever.
Then he whispered to me. I got up and ran to Trent. I cried harder and harder as he tried to comfort me. After a little while, my crying subsided to hiccups and I pulled back and looked up at him. His eyes were full of concern and worry and relief. He was glad I was okay.
"Why is it that I always end up crying in front of you?"
"You have good reason to Gwen. And I don't mind." He actually cracked a smile after that last line. I tried to smile back. He was being so amazing sticking through this with me. Most guys would have just dumped me and went on with their lives.
Apparently my smile wasn't as amazing as I thought because he turned serious again and pulled me closer. He whispered in my ear.
"It'll be okay. I'm not going anywhere."
Trent might not be going anywhere, but could that be said for everyone in the room?
A/N: What does Gwen mean? See if you can guess! Lol. Please review and let me know if you have any ideas for future chapters because I can only do so much before I reach the limit of my imagination in which case the story would end. So everybody needs to R&R! That's an order people! :P
Madi
p.s. I broke my wrist snowboarding this weekend so its going to take me forever to type out another chapter. Don't expect an update any time soon! Srry! :S :P
