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After Brendan left, May boiled some water to put hot compress on Gary's head. She was getting out a towel when she heard her phone ring.

"Hello?"

"May, I'm sorry. I couldn't find Gary anywhere." Drew said in the other line.

May slapped her forehead, completely forgetting about Drew walking around the city, in search for her already found brother.

"Drew!" she exclaimed. "Oh my Arceus, I am so sorry, I forgot to call you. Gary's home and he's fine. He has a fever though and extremely drunk, but he's fine."

"Oh, that's good." He said with relief.

"Drew, I'm really sorry I got you into this." She sat down on a chair. "I'm sorry for all your trouble." She said apologetically.

"No, May. It's fine. I'm glad Gary's okay." He assured her.

"Thanks, Drew. And I mean that. Thank you." She said gently, smiling softly as she clutched her phone with a tight grip.

"Anything for you, Maple."

May placed the hot compress on Gary's head. She pulled up a blanket over his body and pushed the spikes out of his face. Gary squirmed in his place before waking fully.

"May?" He asked with a raspy voice.

"Hey," she said softly, smiling at him. "How are you feeling?"

"My head hurts like I just rode a roller coaster five hundred times." He groaned.

"You also have a fever." She added. Gary sighed and shifted his position, to get more comfortable. "You want to talk about it?" she asked hesitantly.

"About what?" He pretended not to know what she was talking about. May saw it in his eyes that he knew what she meant.

"You and Leaf." She said, while running her fingers through his hair. "That was a new side of you, earlier. And I've never seen you walk away like that. You want to talk about what went on back there?"

"I don't know…" he said, shrugging his shoulders.

May sighed. "Okay, I'll start you a hot shower. Alright?" She patted his arm before standing up.

"I'm sorry, May." He called out, feeling slightly guilty for having his step-sister take care of him all the time.

"I'm sorry too, Gare."

Brendan arrived with breakfast after Gary had taken a shower. He came from the little bakery a few blocks down bringing muffins, bagels, and coffee."

"Hey Gary, how are you feeling?" Brendan greeted. Gary came out of May's room, dressed in sweats that he'd left here at May's house.

"Like the world's crushing my body." He groaned. "Please tell me you have coffee."

"Black." Brendan handed Gary the cup.

"Oh and Brendan?" Gary added, "Thanks for finding me."

He grinned, "Anytime Gary; glad you're okay."

Gary left for the bathroom to try to upchuck what was left in his body before eating breakfast. He could still feel the alcohol in his system.

Brendan approached May who was leaning on the counter. "How about you, beautiful? How are you feeling?"

"Drained." May groaned. "It's not even eight and I already feel like I just faced a day." She sipped her coffee. "Thank you so much for everything, Brendan. You really are a life saver." She wrapped her arms around him and inhaled his scent. He was still in his workout sweats and still a little sweaty from running, but May didn't care.

"Are you going to stay home today?" he asked, kissing her head gently.

"Someone has to take care of that lug." She sighed. "Besides, I know he won't admit it, but I know he needs someone to talk to. But hey, what are little sisters for? I'm gonna call the office later. How about you? What's your agenda today?"

He shrugged. "Big day, I'm tending a kid's broken arm."

"Ooh! Well doctor, what time do you have to leave?" she asked, smiling up at him coyly.

"Not for another 30 minutes." He kissed her lips and smirked down at her.

"Mmm—don't you have appointments or something?"

"Like we say at the hospital: you can wait for the doctor but you never make the doctor wait." He laughed, and kissed her again.

"That's mean." She teased.

"Don't worry, I'll never make you wait."

She looked at the wall clock. "See, now you have wasted five minutes just kissing me."

"Totally worth it." He grinned down at her cheekily.

She smiled. "As much as I agree with you, you have to go! Sick children are lining up in front of your clinic. Plus, you need a shower. So go! Fly!" She was pushing him out the door.

"Fine, but I'm only doing it for you!" he added.

"Okay, call me when you get there." she said with a laugh.

He turned around and gave her one final kiss on the lips before leaving.

By a sudden jolt as if she was falling, May struck awake on her armrest. She must have dozed off. She checked the clock on the wall. It was almost 11:45, almost time for lunch. She turned her eye to Gary who was lying on the couch, awake, staring at her.

"What?" she whispered, narrowing her eyes at him as he stared at her blankly.

"I'm still in love with her." Gary said bluntly.

"What?"

"Leaf. I'm still madly in love with her."

May sat up and leaned towards her brother. She didn't speak. All she wanted to do was listen to him. She was sure he wanted her to do so too.

"Last night, when she told me that she didn't feel love for me anymore, that's when I finally woke up and said 'hey, you're separating from the woman you love.' For the first time, I knew it. And it broke my heart." Gary's voice was raspy and full of hurt. His eyes were filling up with tears, but he forced them back so they wouldn't fall. "May, what did I do wrong? I don't fully understand why we're getting a divorce? We're supposed to have kids and grow old together. Why isn't that happening?"

May knelt down to the floor to hug him. "I don't know, Gary. I don't know."

The sound of the doorbell, made May jump in shock. Gary had fallen asleep on her lap. He was still a little warm. She carefully set Gary's head back on the pillow and stood up.

"Hello?" She questioned, pushing the button on the receiver.

"Hey." Drew said at the other end. "I thought you might like some lunch."

"I thought you were at your shop?" she asked with a smile on her forming on her face.

"The shop can wait. Your stomach can't." He said with a chuckle.

May laughed. "You're so sweet. I'll buzz you in." she pressed the button long enough for Drew to enter the building.

The smell of Chinese food flowed through the apartment as Drew opened up the bag. Only then did May notice how hungry she really was and by the sound of her grumbling stomach, it was all true. She did remember she didn't have breakfast earlier.

"I got some noodle soup for Gary." Drew said, taking the plastic bowl out.

"You saved Gary's stomach." She smiled at him. "Gary passed out again, but I can just put that in the microwave. Do you have any more soup in there?"

Drew bought white rice and fried, seafood, noodles, vegetables, meat and more soup. Turns out May wasn't the only hungry one.

"You know me too well, grass-head." May said as she gazed at all the food with hearts for eyes.

Drew laughed. "Of course I do, your stomach is a big part of who you are June." He said with a smirk, handing May a box and a pair of chopsticks.

They headed out to the fire escape to eat. They sat on the metal chairs that have been set up there.

"So, how's Gary?" He asked, sipping iced tea from his straw.

May finished swallowing what was inside her mouth before she replied. "A little better, but he's still broken."

"Leaf?"

She nodded. "Arceus, when did love get so complicated?" she added. "I mean, when we were in high school all we wanted was just to find the right person, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. And now, we look at love as a job! It's so hard!"

"Well, you know what they say," he turned his head to face her and just marveled at how the sun's rays hit her perfectly, accentuating her natural beauty. "When you want something perfect, you're gonna have to work hard for it. You can't have a happily ever after without all the hardship you face."

May turned around and leaned her back on the rail. "That's not a real saying." She pointed out with a pout.

Drew followed her lead, "Now it is." May made a face, amused by Drew's insights. He added, "Look, to me, love is just about finding the right person. It'll take time, but when you find that person, every heartache would be so worth it."

"We all knew Gary and Leaf were right for each other." She mumbled, digging into her noodles.

"If two people are meant to be together, they will find their way in the end." he said. "Who knows how the book will end for Gary and Leaf."

She nodded, agreeing. She finally gave him a small smile. "I just hope Gary keeps fighting."

Drew thought to himself; 'I'll keep fighting for you.'

A/N: Here's another chapter! Sorry, if they're any mistakes. Leave a review and let me know your thoughts and what you think will happen? Is it the end for Gary and Leaf?