Wow! I don't know what urged you guys to give me so many great reviews, maybe it was the double post. Whatever it was, thanks so much to: dreamcatcher33, Pip3, LuvAngel448, SilverBlood666, kipperoo453, Jada91, and Lorien Lupin for all of your reviews. :)

dreamcatcher33- Thanks so much! I try my hardest to make the story true to life, and I appreciate that you recognize that, hope you're not too envious of this chapter :P

Pip3- Your review almost brought me to tears. Your encouragement writing and otherwise is much appreciated. It's great to know that someone who may have not feelings other than heterosexual is still out there pulling for us.

LuvAngel448-Guess you'll just have to wait and see if Ennis pushes Jack away, huh?

Kipperoo453- Thanks for saying Ennis is just like you imagined him. As a writer, it's hard enough to get into a character's head; it makes it even harder when someone creates them!

SilverBlood666- Thanks! It's actually easy to keep the accent, I'm from Georgia!

Jada91- Yes, Junior's reaction could be a might confusing.

Lorien Lupin- Your reviews are appreciated, short or long! I just love to know you're enjoying the story. :)

Title: Less White and Less Imposing
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: See chapters 1 and/or 10

This hospital wasn't as white as the other one. It wasn't as imposing as it either. Ennis had Jack by his side, and that made it a lot easier. He carried him in, because in his hurry to escape Junior's fury, he had forgotten the wheelchair. The lady at the front desk stared for a moment, blinking.

"Emergency." Ennis grunted, having a difficult time holding up Jack, small as he was. The secretary pointed to her left. Thank God it's on the first floor, Ennis thought. He kept lugging Jack with him as long as he could, but Jack was starting to lose consciousness and sag. His body was getting limper and colder by the moment, he was starting to frighten Ennis.

The emergency room smelled like chemicals and was a sickly yellow colour. It looked as though someone had splashed pee all over the walls. There was a man at a counter, clicking a mouse on the computer screen, in green scrubs. Ennis sat Jack down on a cracked, plastic chair and walked stiffly over to the nurse (doctor?). "'Scuse me? My friend, he broke his arm, and I'm nervous he's gone inta shock."

The man in green just nodded and smirked. Ennis hated that! People often assumed that because of his low, thick southern voice, he wasn't smart. He may not have graduated, but he knew what shock was, he'd seen enough of it. Suddenly, he heard Jack start to vomit again.

Jack was too listless to move, which caused him to vomit on his clean shirt and pants. "Jack, jus' lean forward a bit!" Ennis barked as he ran to him and leaned him over. Jack finished vomiting on the floor, but most of it decorated his clothes.

"Yeh see what I mean? He's. In. Shock."

The doctor finally took Jack seriously and led them into a small, curtained area. "We can wrap him up in some blankets to keep him warm, but I can't do anything else for him until we get a medical history and a next of kin."

"A wha-?"

"A next of kin: someone who can make his medical decisions for him if he is incapable."

Ennis received a clipboard with at least 10 forms on it and the doctor walked away, "A nurse should be here soon to heat Jack up."

The pen taped to the clipboard was a black ball point pen, that didn't work all of the time. Ennis had to scratch over a lot of his words to engrain them fully in the paper. A lot of the information, he didn't know. He knew he should call Lureen, but only Jack had her number, and he was currently shivering on the bed. He hadn't started vomiting, again, which Ennis took as a good sign.

Finally a nurse came in, stripped off the soiled shirt and pants and wrapped Jack in at least two heating blankets and one regular blanket. "I'll bring you some juice soon, that'll get your electrolytes up. I'm sure you've been throwing up a lot?"

He nodded sadly and closed his eyes. The nurse tapped his shoulder, "Try not to sleep. It would be bad for you to lose consciousness." He opened his eyes and stared at her. "Mmk."

Jack was still shivering under his covers while Ennis filled out the last form. He set down the clipboard and walked over to his guy. "It'll be ok. They're gonna getcha all warm, then put a cast on yer arm, an' yeh'll be all better."

Jack nodded. "I hope so."

Ennis could tell the words were hard to speak, it was hard just for Jack to move his jaw. He leaned over and kissed him, brushing some hair out of his eyes. He gently licked his cold lips and sucked on the bottom one. He elicited a moan from Jack. "You know you like that. Don't you?"

All Jack could do was nod. He pet his partner's head gently before he remembered they were in a hospital and backed away.

"Wonder where that doctor is. I wanna getcha home."