A/N: I'm at my local library right now. I love it here. Anyway, thanks again for the reviews/favorites…is it annoying that I keep saying this?

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Chapter 22

Scarlett Browning loved hospitals. The people there were caring and kind. Patients were always getting better. But it wasn't fun when you were the one who was sick. That was just plain terrifying.

"When is she going to wake up?"

"Did the tube explode?"

"Is she going to be okay?"

"When is she going to wake up?"

"I just asked that!"

Scarlett heard the loud familiar voices of Big Time Rush, but she couldn't see them. All she could see was darkness because her eyes were closed. She struggled to open them, for her eyelashes felt as if there were chandeliers hanging from them. Bright light entered her vision and she quickly shut her eyes again, rubbing them silly.

In front of her, there were four male nurses all dressed identically in lime green scrubs. They seemed to be fascinated by something. Soon, Scarlett realized it was her.

"We're here to take your bladder out," one of them said. Another snickered and one rolled his eyes. Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows. She knew that she'd seen those brown eyes before…

Scarlett pulled back his surgical mask and smiled. Just as she had suspected; it was Logan. She let go of the elastic and it snapped back against his skin. Logan reached up to his face.

"Ow!" he exclaimed, rubbing his cheek. The other three guys lowered their masks to reveal the sheepish grins of James, Carlos, and James.

"Sorry about that," Scarlett apologized, giggling. "Will you forgive me if I do this?" Scarlett leaned into Logan and pressed her lips against his. Logan was caught off guard and he found himself trying hard to stay standing. Scarlett's kissing apparently had that effect on people. Carlos stared at them in awe and Kendall raised an eyebrow. James scowled at the ground.

Scarlett pulled away from Logan. His eyes were wide with surprise.

"Am I forgiven?" Scarlett asked, batting her lashes. The tips of Logan's ears turned pink with embarrassment.

"I, um-you… Bleep blap bloop," he stammered. Kendall chuckled loudly and patted Logan on the back.

"I'm gonna take him to the lobby," he announced. "Perhaps he'll remember how to speak correctly." They strode out of the hospital room quickly. They nearly collided with Kelly Wainwright, who had been coming in. She shoved them out of the way and settled next to Scarlett's hospital bed. Carlos and James waved at her.

"Why are they...?" Kelly started, and then shook her head. "Never mind. Uh, Scarlett, the doctors wanted you to have a one of your guardians here, so I managed to get a hold of your aunt. She's right outside the door. Can I let her in?" Scarlett nodded, unable to say anything. She hadn't seen her aunt for almost a year. They talked on the phone a lot, but with her busy career, it was hard to make time. Scarlett's aunt walked into the room with a big bag on hanging off of her shoulder.

"Hi Nova," Scarlett said quietly. Her aunt didn't look much older than when she had last seen her. She had long blonde hair like all of the women in her family and high cheekbones. She was wearing a black leather jacket and dark skinny jeans. Scarlett could see a small tattoo of a bird with something in it's beak on her foot.

"Hello Nova," James said slowly, looking Nova up and down. She smiled at him and Carlos politely and gave Scarlett a hug. Kelly took the arms of the two boys and dragged them outside. Scarlett bit her lip to keep from crying. Nova reminded her so much of her mother.

"What are you doing here? How'd you get here so fast?" Scarlett demanded she know. Nova sat down in the metal chair next to her bed and set her purse next to her feet.

"Before I answer those questions," Nova began, "When were you going to tell me you were going out with the dark haired cutie in the lobby?" Scarlett groaned and turned away from her aunt. Only Nova could say that with a straight face.

"We haven't started going out yet," Scarlett admitted. "We were supposed to announce it to the world today, but this damn appendicitis snuck up and pounced on me." Nova nodded her head sympathetically.

"I'm so sorry," Nova said, putting a hand over her heart to show that she was being sincere. "And don't say 'damn'. And what do you mean 'so fast'? It's been about seven hours. They must have let you sleep for a long time after your surgery." Scarlett lifted up her hospital gown slightly and ran her hand over the stitches in her stomach.

"How come Kelly sent you?" Scarlett inquired. "Why didn't my dad come?' Nova looked away from her niece, biting one of her fake red nails. Scarlett looked so innocent with the sheets wrapped around her.

"Well, Scarlett," Nova started, "Your father moved from New York a few months ago. He didn't tell anyone where he was going and he didn't give anyone his phone number. Honestly, I have no idea where in the world your father could be."

BTR

Kelly, Logan, James, and everyone else were hanging out it the hospital cafeteria. James stabbed his fork into the apple pie Mrs. Knight had bought everyone. It was surprisingly appetizing, but he wasn't hungry. Logan was sitting next to him. He looked very nervous.

Good,James thought. Lethimbenervous.Thejerkdeservesit.He was still ticked about how Logan stole his girl. Well, technically, Scarlett wasn't hisgirl. She could've been if Logan hadn't broken the bro code.

Logan looked up at James again, wondering what he was thinking. He knew that he should probably feel guilty about what had happened, but he didn't. Scarlett hadn't liked him that way, so why was James so mad?

"James, I'm sorry, okay? I can't help having feelings for Scarlett!" Logan yelled, standing up abruptly. James stared at him with an amused expression on his face. Other people occupying the cafeteria looked up at them. Logan lowered his voice. "What do you want from me?"

James just stuck some more pie into his mouth. Logan waited until he swallowed.

"It's okay Logan," James said cheerfully. "I know she'll break up with you any day now. You know, when she gets bored of you." Logan crossed his arms over his chest.

"Why would she get bored of me?" he asked.

"Don't you remember that nickname you had in Minnesota?" James laughed. Logan faked a blank look, pretending he didn't have a clue what James was talking about.

"Oh, don't pretend," James hissed. "You know what I'm talking about, Foreplay." Logan closed his eyes in frustration. He thought back to when he was in high school in Minnesota. The bullies were always picking on him for not ever going past foreplay. It had always been James who defended him. He couldn't believe that now he was calling him out on it,

"You know what James?" Logan asked, poking James in the chest with a finger. "You're just an idiot. I thought you were my friend." James looked a bit insecure for a second, but it passed as soon as it came.

"For once in your life," James growled, "You're wrong." He stormed out of the cafeteria. A few seconds later, he was back. "And I'm taking my pie with me." He picked up his plate and tried his best to do a second dramatic exit.

A/N: Sorry that this chapter is so short. I gotta go watch Prom. But I hope you liked the chapter.