It had been 3 days since Alex had been rushed to Chicago med. Hermann had come and gone a few different times but Kelly stayed and refused to leave till she woke up.

He was sitting by Alex's bedside and holding her hand. Hermann had just left after trying to convince Kelly to go home and get some sleep but it was no use.

Kelly's mind began to flashback to the day Lex had told him that she liked him as more than a friend. He had been so dismissive and made up some excuse to why he didn't feel the same.

Flashback

"… I don't know Shay. Every time I've tried to talk to Kelly about us he just shuts down."

The two best friends were lying in Shay's bed staring up at the ceiling. "You just need to be more direct with him. Don't try and hint."

Alex rolled over onto her side "What do you mean?"

Shay copied her best friend but laid one of her arms across Alex's hip. " You force hun to sit down and to put his phone away. You tell him directly that you like him as more than a friend and you'd like to give you guys a true shot."

"You make it sound so easy."

"That's because it is. You two can't keep playing this game. It's hurting you both." Shay could tell when Alex was unsure so she jumped up pulling Alex with her. "Go talk to him now."

"But…"

"No buts Alexandra. No more best friend cuddles till you do." Shay opened her bedroom door pushing her through the threshold. "He's in his room. Go."

Shay closed the door before Alex had a chance to protest. She had two options go to her room or take the couple steps to Kelly's room and talk yo him.

Alex swallowed her pride and walked down the hall to Kelly's door and knocked. Kelly voice came from the other side telling her to come in.

She took one more deep breath before opening Kelly's door and entering.

"Hey Lex."

"Hey Kel." She closed the door and then walked over to his bed and sat down on the edge.

"Everything okay?" Kelly could tell she had something on her mind just by how tense her body was.

"I wanted to talk to you."

Kelly flipped back his covers inviting her to lay down. She hesitated for a second but then laid on her side facing him. Kelly pulled the blankets back over them. "Guy trouble?"

Alex didn't usually become this nervous around Kelly but this time was different. She was looking everywhere but his eyes. She would look at his tone bare chest but that didn't help. Her eyes darted up to his lips, then his hair and then finally on his crystal blue eyes. "Sort of."

One of Kelly's eyebrows raised. " Do I need to go kick someone's ass?" He flashed one of his smiles that would always make her melt.

She chuckled nervously. "I don't think you can kick your own."

Now Kelly was confused. "Lex what do you mean?"

Well here goes nothing. "Kelly I like you."

"I like you too Lex."

Her heart would of been jumping for joy if only she didn't know the truth. Kelly has always just scene her as friend. Friends who would occasionally hookup. "I like you as more than a friend. I've always wanted something more with you."

"Oh."

That one word broke Alex's heart. She watched as his crystal blue eyes became dull. His once mesmerizing smile faded and it seemed as all the color had drained from Kelly's face. "but you don't feel the same."

"Alex our hookups are just that." Alex began to move closer to the edge of the bed trying to put distance between them. "It's just been 3 months since Renee cheated on me."

"It's fine Kelly. You don't have to make up an excuse." She quickly threw the covers back and made her way to his bedroom door.

"Lex!" but it was too late, she was already out of his room. He then could hear the front door open and slam close.

Kelly laid back on his bed and rubbed his hands over his face…

End Flashback

Every since that day Kelly has kicked himself for what he said. Shay had chewed him out later that night when Alex didn't come home and stayed with Hallie and Casey.

Apparently Casey had texted Shay several times about how he was going to kick Kelly's ass. And saying Kelly knew how she had felt but he still kept sleeping with her for his own happiness. Shay had almost ended their friendship over how Kelly had treated Alex.

"Lex I am so sorry. I should of been there for you. I should of chased after you when you moved to NC." Kelly had been look down at the floor when he was talking to Alex but then he felt his hand being squeezed.

His head shot up and their eyes connected. "Lex?" She nodded her head and Kelly jumped up placing a kiss to her forehead and crying. "I was so worried." He pressed the nurses button to notify someone that Alex had woken up.

Her room was soon filled with a couple nurses and doctors checking on her and getting the tube out of her mouth. Kelly was crying as he was so happy to see her eyes once again.

He sent out a mass text telling everyone that she was awake.