"So, Kendall." Logan said and smiled a little at the blond. "How are you feeling? You look well today." He added. Kendall shrugged a bit and nodded.
"I'm feeling pretty great. My arm's a bit sore but I think I slept leaning on it." He said. "Why are we having this meeting now again?" He asked and looked around in the office.
Logan chuckled a bit and shook his head. "No, I just wanted to check up on you. Listen to your heart, check your blood pressure and so on." He explained. The blond nodded a bit and the doctor went on with the tests and examinations.
Kendall sat patiently and went along with everything the doctor did and told him to do. He had been a bit worried over the doctors request to see him but now he was completely fine with it, now that he knew that it was just a check up.
"Kendall, calm down. It's nothing to worry about." Logan chuckled slightly and smiled at him while he was checking the blond's blood pressure. "Just relax."
"I am." Kendall said and looked at him. The doctor furrowed his eyebrows slightly and brought the stethoscope from Kendall's arm to his chest. "W-What is it?" Kendall asked worriedly.
Logan was quiet for a moment before shaking his head. "Your heart rate is going up." He said and just as he said that Kendall felt a tug in his chest, making him dizzy and disoriented. "Kendall." Logan called and waved his hand in front of the blond who was clearly on his way to unconsciousness. "Kendall." Logan said a little more firmly.
The blond wobbled on the chair and Logan just had time to catch him before he fell of and gently laid the blond down on the floor.
"Nurse!" He called and opened the door. "Nurse! We have a heart attack!" He yelled and a few nurses – among them Carlos – ran inside to help the doctor care for the patient.
Down the corridor James was busy reading the book Kendall had given him. A silly smile was plastered over his face as he thought about the blond. James had actually asked him what they were and the blond had answered with a shy smile and a timid shrug, so James had simply declared them as secret lovers.
Secret lovers. Just the sound of it made James chuckle a bit. However, he looked up from the book when there was commotion outside and a nurse dashed by the door. James – being curious to what could have caused the ruckus – got up and looked out of the room.
He could heart Doctor Mitchell yell something about a heart attack and a bunch of medical terms he wasn't so sure what they meant. Curiosity took the better of him and he made his way out of his room and walked down the corridor to see what it was all about.
"Oxygen. He need's oxygen." Logan said and pressed a mask over Kendall's pale face. James watched in horror as the blond laid lifeless on the floor while the doctor and the nurses tried to do something. "His heart has stopped." Logan announced and took the mask off of the blond. "Get a defibrillator." he ordered and was handed one by a nurse.
"K-Kendall." James gasped and slapped his hand over his mouth, trying to keep in his voice. The doctor expertly brought the instrument to Kendall's chest and the nurses cleared of the body that jerked when it was shocked.
"Clear!" Logan said loudly and once more shocked the patient and sighed in relief when the blond seemed to resume breathing and his heart started beating once more. "We've got a pulse..." Logan sighed and sat down. "Get him up on a bed."
"Logan?" James asked. Logan looked up and spotted the brunet standing in the door. "I-Is he alright? Is he going to be alright?" James asked and looked at Logan.
The doctor sighed. "We're doing everything we can." He said. "Please, James." Logan said. "Go back to your room. You shouldn't be up and about so much." He said and patted the brunet on the shoulder.
"But-..." James mumbled and glanced at the blond, now lying on a bed.
"No buts, James." Carlos butted in and grabbed a gentle hold of the brunet. "Come on, let's go back to your room." The latino lead James back to his room and helped him into bed. "Don't worry, I promise that I'll keep an eye on him." Carlos assured then the brunet would stop talking about Kendall. "I'll tell you when he's healthy enough to see you, I promise."
"Is he going to be alright?" James asked worriedly. "Please tell me that he's going to be fine."
"I don't know, James." Carlos answered truthfully. James frowned and hid his face in his hands. "James..." The nurse mumbled and tried to console the patient.
"He can't die! He's the only one I've got!" James said. "If he dies I've got no one in the entire world!" He said and shook his head. "He has to be alright..."
"I know that you're fond of him, James... But you need to stay calm. We don't need another set back from you. You rest and take it easy and I'll keep you updated, alright?" Carlos said. James nodded and slumped a bit. "Now, why don't you sleep a bit while I go and make sure he's alright?" The nurse suggested and smiled a little at James. The brunet nodded slowly and laid down properly. "I promise, I'll let you know as soon as you can see him."
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"Kendall, can you hear me?" Logan asked when the blond's eyes fluttered open. "Can you hear me?"
"I-I-I can hear you." Kendall replied. "W-What h-happened?" He asked confusedly and attempted to sit up. The doctor stopped him.
"You had a heart attack." He said. "You mustn't strain yourself." Kendall frowned and gulped a bit. "How are you feeling?" The doctor asked. Kendall looked around in the room he was in his usual room but the door was closed.
"I'm a bit tired." he mumbled. "H-How long have I been... uh... out?" He asked worriedly.
"A few days." Logan said but seemed relieved that the blond was alright at the moment.
"How's James?" Kendall asked.
Logan couldn't help but smile. Even at a time like this the blond had someone else on his mind. "He's been asking for you. At least three times a day." He said. "He's been awfully worried."
"C-Can I see him?" Kendall asked. "Can I please?" He begged and gave Logan a pleading look. The doctor sighed a bit, but allowed it and promised to go and get the brunet.
Once James was let into the room he hurried to Kendall's side. The blond let out something that sounded awfully much like a sob and James wrapped his arms around him. Kendall frowned and hid his face into James' shoulder and whimpered. "You're alright." James murmured and rubbed Kendall's back. "Don't worry, you're okay."
"I'm scared." Kendall said. The word were quiet and almost whimpered out and they made James' heart ache like nothing he'd even felt before.
The brunet sighed a bit and hugged the blond tighter. "Don't worry. I've got you, love." James whispered.
"Kendall, I have contacted your family, now that you're finally awake, and they are on their way." Logan announced, entering the room once more. The blond looked up. "We have to talk." Kendall frowned and still had James' shirt in a tight grip.
"W-Why?" He asked. Logan smiled sadly at him.
"To talk." The doctor said. "About you stay here, your treatment and... the future." He continued and nodded slowly. "They should be here any minute." He said. "I have to go and see another patient before that so I'll leave you two for a moment." He said and glanced at James before smiling briefly and leaving.
Kendall sighed and turned back to the brunet. "James?" He mumbled and the brunet looked down at him and smiled.
"Hey..." James murmured and leaned down to peck on the blond's lips. "What's wrong?"
"I love you." Kendall blurted out. James chuckled and leaned his forehead against the blond's and smiled lovingly at him.
"I love you too." He said softly. The blond seemed very satisfied with the answer. He always felt so much better whenever the brunet told him that he loved him and held him close. Kendall brought his lips to James' cheek and placed a kiss there.
"James... when I get healthy again and you get healthy, will we still be together?" He asked and looked up into James' hazel eyes. The brunet smiled and nodded. "I-I know that you don't have anywhere to go..." Kendall continued and looked away. "But... actually... you do. You can come and live with me. I-If you'd like." He quickly added and blushed.
James' eyes sparkled with excitement and happiness, yet a sadness was lurking deep within them. "Can I?" He asked. Kendall nodded and James smiled and kissed him.
"James?" Kendall mumbled and the brunet pulled away and smiled at him. "You have my heart." Kendall said and smiled. James chuckled a bit and hugged Kendall a little tighter.
"I think you need it more than I do." he said. "You just had a heart attack you know." He continued and sighed a bit. "My God... you scared me halfway to death." He said. Kendall frowned and moved to the side and let James climb up in the bed. "I thought you were a goner for sure." The blond grinned a bit and chuckled.
"Hah, a mere heart attack won't stop me!" He said and shook his head. "Don't worry, James. We're both going to get healthy and when we get out of here you're staying with me." He assured. James smiled at him and nodded, even though he was hurting on the inside.
"Yeah." he said. "Definitely."
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