Big Time Rush:
Guilt
One thing Kendall had to say he could never get used to was the amount of earthquakes in California. He could never get used to the ground suddenly shifting beneath his feet. Even after living in California for so long he still couldn't get used to them. They rocking, the shaking, the sudden need to hide in a doorway, or underneath a table, and he could never get used to them.
There was one in particular he could never forget. The sudden fear gripping his heart as he watched in terror feeling almost utterly helpless to do anything. He could recall the memory with perfect clarity without any difficulty. Sometimes it still gave him nightmares.
He had gone to pick Jo up from the New Town High studio to take her out to dinner. He was waiting while she finished up in her dressing room by one of the sets. As she was walking back into the room Kendall could feel the ground beginning to shake. It was stronger than any of the ones he'd ever felt before including those induced by Gustavo. Kendall heard things clatter around the room falling from shelves on the set. He heard things fall off the table. He turned quickly towards Jo watching as she moved back towards the door to get under cover since it was closer to her. But Kendall realized something over head he couldn't quite identify was wiggling its way loose. Kendall realized Jo didn't notice.
Panic welled up inside of him as he saw it was going to fall on top of him. Kendall felt the terror freeze him momentarily. Kendall realized if he didn't yell or move Jo was going to be crushed or at least seriously injured. Kendall let go of his fear turning into something more useful to him right now.
Everything after that moment was gone afterwards for him. He could remember only blurs as he quickly got Jo out of the way. Then he could remember the pain with searing clarity as well. The speaker system had fallen from the rack with part of the rail system up top. It landed on one of his legs. Thankfully he was still able to feel and move his leg not without some serious pain though. He collapsed onto his back. Jo turned around to look at him.
"Are you nuts?" She asked. She carefully moved around him to look at his leg which was stuck for the moment. Kendall was still trying to deal with the pain before he could think to move the large object from his leg. "Kendall, answer me."
"Sorry," he gasped out. He sat up quickly pushing the speaker away with some help from Jo. "Trying to make sure you didn't get hit."
"By getting crushed yourself?" Jo asked incredulously. "Genius," she said sarcastically.
Jo carefully maneuvered her boyfriend into the doorway with her to get him out of the way of any other falling objects. Jo carefully touched his right leg trying to figure out whether or not he broke his leg. Kendall hissed in pain when he moved it. Jo dialed 911 immediately. She went with him in the ambulance to the hospital.
He watched her pace back and forth at the end of his bed in slight amusement. He tried to make sure he kept the grin off of his face not waiting to upset her further. He just wished she would talk to him instead of her nervous pacing. The doctor came back with Kendall's x-rays announcing he had a broken leg which wasn't too serve. He'd only be off of it for six week while it healed. It was only broken in one place thankfully since the speaker hadn't hit him full on and therefore wasn't heavier enough to do real damage.
Jo stayed with him while they carefully placed his leg into a cast. She held his hand the whole time but he couldn't see what she wasn't telling him within her eyes. She looked sad. She hadn't spoken much other than when she needed to give information. Since they were engaged Jo knew his medical and insurance information which she gave to the doctor. Other than that she only spoke to ask him if he wanted another pillow underneath his leg.
Once Kendall and Jo were home in their own apartment Jo helped him get settled on the couch before making him something to eat. While she did all of this she did not speak a word at all. Kendall stopped Jo once she cleared away his leftover dinner. Kendall grabbed her gently by the arm stopping her before she could do some other chores. He carefully tugged her down into his lap careful to avoid his broken leg as he gently kissed the side of her head. Jo looked at him miserably.
"What's wrong?" Kendall asked brushing hair out of her face. "I know something is bothering you so don't bother lying."
"I'm sorry," Jo gushed. "This is all my fault. If I had been paying more attention you never would've gotten hurt. It's my fault this happened to you."
"No it isn't," Kendall disagreed. "I'm the one who put myself in harm's way. I did that by my choice. I'm in a cast because I love you too much to let anything to happen to you. And I know you feel the same way because you feel guilty about what happened to me. But don't worry. I'll be good as new in just a few weeks. Until then, I'm going to need someone to keep me company here on the couch. And I can't think of anyone I'd rather spend it with."
"Katie?" Jo asked as Kendall kissed her neck softly. "The guys?"
Kendall rolled his eyes as he pulled her down against him to lie down and watch the TV together. Kendall flipped through the channels before he settled on a movie to watch with her. There's nothing they won't do for each other.
A.N. This is for RainWillow7899! Hope you enjoyed it! Sorry it took me forever to get it out. Computer glitches and an insanely busy weekend so I'm am extremely sorry for the delay! And I saw Breaking Dawn Part 2 this weekend! Anyone else a fan or see it this weekend?
Anyway, keep the reviews and requests coming! I am very interested to see what you guys thought about the last chapter since it was a little different. Let me know, reviews, pms, they're all good. Just let me know what you're thinking! You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for reading!
