He just laid there, eyes closed, barely moving. I had to take a second look just to make sure he was breathing. God, why did he have to be so STUPID? Justin was being a jerk. I told him to let him be.
"Duke, just give it a rest. If he does anything, I'll scream for you. K?" I asked him, brushing my hand along his jawbone.
"Alright, just this once. I love you." He replied as he bent his head down and our noses touched, "Don't ever think I don't. You're my world, I don't know what I'd do without you."
"Awww, baby. You're so sweet." I captured his lips in mine. Soft, yet forceful, I let him deepen this kiss. And did he ever. Jeez, I'll never get tired of Duke Orsino's kisses.
Then all of a sudden, he pulled away, looked at me funny, and turned around. There was Justin, standing behind us with a baseball bat in hand. As soon as Duke turned around, Justin wacked him in the head. Duke dropped like deadweight. His head bounced off the floor and blood started oozing out. Justin didn't care and just started randomly hitting Duke with the bat. First, his shoulder. Then his ribs, hip, then his knee and ankle. He went after his knee and ankle hard. He knew that if there were serious damage, Duke would never play soccer again.
"JUSTIN! GIVE IT UP! CAN'T YOU SEE HE'S BLEEDING?" I screamed as I ran over to them. Toby, Paul, & Andrew already were holding Justin back.
"Duke. Duke. DUKE! Can you hear me? Come on baby, open your eyes," I pleaded with my unconscious boyfriend. "Someone call an ambulance."
The ambulance arrived a few minutes later. The next time I saw Duke, he was strapped onto the gurney with an I.V. in his hand and a bandage around his head. The one thing that surprised me was that he was awake.
"Hey baby. Don't try and talk, you have to save your strength. The boys and I are gonna follow you to the hospital. I'll see you in a little while, k?" I questioned as I rubbed his arm gently.
I got a nod of his head in reply, followed by a hand squeeze and he mouthed, "I love you" before drifting back into unconsciousness. This ride will be the longest in my life.
