Big Time Vacation alternate ending and Intro to Big Time Confusion
A/N So this idea came to me over the weekend so I thought I would write it out. These events follow the story line of a Different Take and Big Time Vacation except Kendall did not die. Please let me know what you think. If you want me to continue I can write out a few chapters.
The last thoughts Kendall had before blacking out was that he was willing to give his life for his daughter. He was determined that he would not lose another family member. He had been blessed by having so many come into his life and love him. They had given him so much that he knew that if it came down to it he would give everything for them.
Kendall drifted in his sleep, at least that is what he called it. In reality it wasn't sleep as much as an emptiness he floated in. In that emptiness he dreamed. He dreamed of his life, of what was and what could have been. He thought of his wife and beautiful daughter. He thought of all the pain that they would experience if he died. He knew that pain first from when he was younger. It was that thought kept him from slipping away. It helped him survive.
It took a while but eventually the emptiness started to fade. At first he would only see glimpses of light. After being shut in darkness for so long the light only served to hurt his eyes and worked harder to shut them. He slowly became aware of his surroundings. He felt the sheets and tubes around him. He also started to notice the shuffling of feet as people came and went.
It was completely disorienting for Kendall. He had a feeling that he was being moved a lot but he couldn't be sure. What he did know was that he was still in pain. It was so intense that there were times that he was sure that he couldn't no longer take it. During those times the only comfort he felt was a warm had that steadily clasped his. It offered reassurances that he was not alone. It was a steady presence that helped keep him from giving up. He felt bad that he was unable to return the gesture. He still had difficulty controlling his own body. He knew without a doubt that it was Jo who kept a hold of him. He knew his wife would be very reluctant to leave his side and he was grateful to her for it.
It frustrated him to no end so he continuously focused on his hand and desperately worked to be able at least move it. After what seemed like an eternity he was finally able to succeed. He felt his wife's hand slowly close around his and he clasped her hand in response.
Kendall felt the jolt of surprise in her hand and the joy when she covered his hand with both of hers. He wished he could have felt the same way. As soon as Kendall closed his hand over hers he immediately felt something wrong. The hand he was holding was familiar but it wasn't at the same time. He couldn't really explain the feeling. It was such a shock to his system that out of instinct he opened his eyes for the first time in what felt like weeks if not months.
Kendall's eyes struggled with the onslaught of light. He had a difficult time focusing on anything. He blinked several times, desperate to be able to see his wife's face. When his eyes were able to finally focus at the face in front of him he didn't see Jo. He saw Lucy's concerned face staring down at him.
"Thank Goodness you are awake, honey. I thought I was going to lose you." Lucy reached over and gave him a tight hug.
Kendall wasn't sure but did Lucy just call him honey? What was she even doing here? Where was Jo and Katie? Question after question was forming in his head. "Lucy? What are you doing here?"
Kendall tried to sit up but Lucy kept him from shifting his position. "No, no, no Kendall. Don't move too quickly. You have been out for a long time and what do you mean what am I doing here? Where else would I be but at my husband's side?"
Kendall threw here a confused look. "What the hell do you mean husband? Where is Jo? And Katie?"
Lucy rubbed his arm reassuringly but a concerned look came over her. "Jo? What on earth made you think of Jo? We haven't seen her in years."
Kendall was struggling to understand what he was being told. "No. We were just on vacation. How is Katie?"
Lucy shook her head at the mention of Katie's name. "Kendall, baby. You are confused from being out for so long. Katie died a long time ago. She is buried right next to your mom. Remember?"
Kendall was getting angry now. "Not my sister! My daughter, Katie! The daughter I had with Jo!"
Tears were starting to form in Lucy's eyes. "You don't have a daughter Kendall. Please don't bring it up. You know I have been trying to have a child together. I'm trying my best, I promise. Is that why you dreamed you were married to Jo? Because I couldn't give you a baby?"
Kendall was shocked at the pain in Lucy's eyes. He hadn't meant to yell at her but what she was telling him was beyond frustrating.
"Please, Kendall. Don't you remember me at all? Don't you remember that you love me?" Lucy was hugging him again.
Kendall didn't know what to say. He was so confused. Could what Lucy be telling him be true? Had he just imagining Jo and Katie? It didn't seem possible. He could remember everything about them. Every detail was clear and every feeling so fresh but everything was jumbled together that he wasn't sure what was what anymore.
"I'm sorry." He whispered hesitatingly. "I'm just a little confused."
Lucy surprised him by leaning and kissing him on the lips, hard. "I understand. It's okay to be confused after all that happened to you."
"What did happen to me?" Kendall left out that what he remembered was Jett stabbing him again and then he jumped into the water after Katie. He also remembered Logan starting to take his blood so that Katie would survive.
"We were on vacation up in the mountains. You were teaching me how to skate when you the ice broke and you fell into the water. You must have cut yourself too because you were losing a lot of blood. I was so afraid that I wasn't going to be able to pull you out of the water. You were so heavy and it was so cold." Lucy shivered when she remembered the cold.
"You pulled me out of the water?" Kendall repeated what she said.
Lucy nodded. "I almost wasn't able too but it's amazing what you can do when the person you love needs you."
Kendall smiled when he thought how hard it must been for Lucy to pull his weight out of the frigid water. "Thanks."
"I will always do what is best for you. Please remember that Kendall." When she saw him nod in understanding she kissed him again. Kendall found himself kissing her back. He didn't think he would want to kiss anyone but Jo but he supposed to that he had to stick with reality and in reality he was with Lucy, not Jo.
Jo paced back and forth her living room. It was full of people, some she recognized and some she didn't. Logan, Carlos, and James were there. Katie was in her room with Camille and Alexa.
Jo looked around her and wondered how quickly something like a vacation could spiral out of control so badly. She walked towards James when he saw him get off the phone.
"Sorry Jo. Police say they still don't know where Kendall is. They won't stop looking." James told her apologetically.
Jo shook her head in frustration. "I don't understand how he could just disappear from the hospital like that. I haven't left his side in days and the one night I decide to go home and grab a few things he disappears?"
Logan looked at her sternly. "None of us think that Kendall could have just walked off. Not in the stae he was in. There has to be foul play involved."
Carlos threw what he was thinking out there. "We all know there is only one person who hates Kendall enough to kidnap him from a hospital."
"Jett did this." Jo whispered angrily. "I am so tired of him hurting the people I care about."
James put a hand on Jo's shoulder. 'We will find Kendall, I promise. We will get him back to you and Katie. Then we will find Jett and make him pay for everything that he has done."
The others nodded in agreement. They would go to the ends of the earth if need be but they were determined to find Kendall and bring him home.
A/N So what did you think? Please review. Should I continue?