Saved and Rejoined

By Dueler312

Disclaimer: I do not own anything of OLTL.

Chapter 8

"Matthew is going to be fine," said Michael. Everyone blew a sigh of relief.

"What about the other two?" asked Bo.

"Well, Becca is okay as well," Michael answered, "but the driver has some serious injuries. There is one thing though that all three of them had in common," he added, his voice dropping down a little.

"What's that?" asked Bo.

Matthew took a deep breath and said, "They all had traces of marijuana in them."

Bo put his arms on the wall to support himself, as he processed this info. Cole just shook his head, and he walked off. Starr followed him.

"Okay, thanks, Mike," said Bo. Michael headed off. Everyone was in total silence and shock, and it was the way Nora found them when she came in.

"Bo, is everything okay?" asked Nora.

Bo took a deep breath, and took Nora aside and explained what had happened. Everyone just looked at each other without saying anything.

Starr found Cole in a waiting room, leaning against a post. Starr thought he must have sensed her presence, because at that moment, he began to speak.

"I definitely made him do this," said Cole.

"Cole, you didn't do anything wrong," said Starr. "You actually were a hero there."

"Yeah, but I was supposed to keep an eye out on him, and I was doing drugs as well, when he was smoking that stuff," said a frustrated Cole. "What kind of role model is that?"

"Yeah, but Cole you were having some really bad things that had happened, and you had very few people to talk about it, where I had a bunch of people to talk to," said Starr. "You just couldn't go through it real easily."

Cole huffed a little, and said, "I still can't stop feeling like it's my fault, that I encouraged it because I was-" Cole was stopped when Starr turned him around and kissed him real good. She then pull back and said, "Listen to me, Cole. None of this is your fault, okay. Matthew got pressured into it, just like you were, all right." Cole looked down for a second, and then looked at Starr and asked, "How is it you make me feel better when I'm feeling down?"

"Simple," answered Starr. "Because I love and care about you a lot, and nothing is going to change that," she added, rubbing her man's arm.

Cole smiled and said, "I love you, too," and he gave Starr a hug, with her returning it. Cole then added, "And I also love it when you make me feel better."

Starr separated, but kept her arms around Cole. "Hey, you would have done the same," she said. They closed the gap between each other again, and were like that when someone called their names.

"Mom," said Starr. Blair was in the doorway. Starr separated from Cole, and went to her mom.

"Where Aunt Dorian?" asked Starr

"She's up at the main lobby to find Langston and Markko," she asked. Cole went up to them, still feeling a little down.

"Are you guys okay?" asked Blair.

"Probably a little shaken, but okay," said Starr.

"Yeah, I heard what happened to Matthew, all of it," said Blair.

"Even about the drugs?" asked Cole.

"Oh yeah, that too, Blair said, entering the room and sitting down. Starr sat down next to her, and Cole sat down next to Starr.

"Man, I can't believe that Matthew would do stuff like this," said Blair.

"Well, my mom didn't think I would do something like steroids, but I did, and I learned my lesson on that," said Cole.

"Twice, I might add," said Blair.

"Yeah, but I didn't have my mom this time," said Cole, who noticed that she wasn't here.

"You still got us though, Cole," said Starr, nodding her head to her mom.

Cole smiled and said thanks.

Just then, Langston and Markko walked in along with Dorian.

"Hey Blair, I think we better get these four home.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," said Starr.

"Let's get moving then," said Blair.

"Yeah, I think I had enough of the hospital to last me a lifetime," said Cole.

"Same here, man," said Markko. Langston smiled, and said, "Come on, you guys," as she wrapped her arm around Markko and headed out with him and Dorian.

"Are you two ready to go?" asked Blair.

"Yeah, go ahead, we'll be right behind you," said Starr. Blair nodded, and headed off behind the others.

"Are you going to be okay?" Starr asked Cole.

"Yeah, I mean someone has to be there for the Buchanan's," said Cole.

Starr smiled, and pecked on the lips. "Come on, let's get out of here." Cole obeyed as they both wrapped one of their arms around each other and headed out of the hospital.

Once home, Starr and Langston were in Starr's bedroom, going over what happened the last few hours.

"You okay?" asked Langston.

"Yeah," said Starr. "I just can't help thinking if that was Cole, if he was still on drugs, and something like that happened to him."

"Hey, it didn't okay," said Langston. "I mean, I wished Matthew wasn't in that accident as well, but at least no died."

"That's true," said Starr, and she hugged her best friend.

Over at the Buchanan mansion, Cole was thinking the same thing, if it was him He though knew that someone, probably Starr or one of his friends, to stop talking like that. Just then, the door opened, and Cole went to see who it was. It was Clint.

"Hey, Clint, anything new on Matthew and the others?" asked Cole.

"Nothing new on how he and the others are doing," said Clint. "However, there's something that even Bo knows they can't avoid.

"Let me guess," said Cole. "They're being charged with reckless driving under the influence of an illegal substance?"

"Yeah," said Clint. "Bo and Nora are spending the night at the hospital with Matthew, and Becca and the other guy parents have been notified as well." Clint was looking like he was about to collapse. He bade Cole good-night and went upstairs. Cole took one look around, and then headed upstairs to his room, and collapsed on his bed and fell asleep, without even changing into his pajamas.

(A/N: Matthew may be okay, but he's still in trouble there. Stay tuned. The big reunion between Sole and their baby is coming soon.)