AN: *Waves* Thank you to everyone who reviewed! For the guest reviewers I can't thank personally, thank you! ALOT of Brendan and Cheryl in this one. I don't know if I liked how this chapter turned out so let me know =]

PS: The 3 or 4 lines that start with *** and end with *** are a dream. Didn't want to confuse anyone =)

Wednesday 7 PM

"Well isn't this...cozy?"

Brendan's head drops slightly forward. Just his luck really. He whispers to Ste "think of something quick." Ste nods and looks over at Noah.

"Oh my god! What just happened?"

Brendan looks at Ste dumbfounded as he has no idea where he is going with this.

"Jesus I must have fainted again huh. Thanks for waking me up there Brendan. I'm good now." Ste motions for him to get off him but can see Brendan looking down and not moving. Brendan stares at him and quietly says "I can't move. You have me trapped." Ste doesn't understand what he means until he looks down and sees that he's right. His own legs are wrapped over Brendan's and he has them interlocked. As if his own body decided to think for itself and not discuss this first with his brain. He quickly moves them and Brendan climbs off the bed. Awkward silence ensues as all three of them don't know who should speak first. Noah ends up breaking the silence.

"So you fainted? Really?"

"Yeah. I haven't eaten all day that must have caused it. Silly me." Ste chuckles and is quite proud of himself as it comes out sounding believable.

"Right. And Brendan as a nurse this was your first thought to do?"

"Yeah." That's all he says. One simple word. If Ste didn't already know it was clearly a lie he would believe Brendan. His voice comes out as confident and sure.

"So you're ok now right? Don't need to check up on that? Might be something worst."

"Nope Im perfectly fine. Thanks tho."

Noah gives them both one last look and gives Brendan a small smug smirk. He walks out of the room whistling. Brendan collapses into the chair beside the bed and leans his head back.

"Thanks."

"S-okay." Ste awkwardly fumbles with his fingers. "So umm why exactly were you on the bed?"

"Phone fell in between the bed. You were on top of it so I couldn't reach it. I climbed up to move you over. You woke up and slammed into me. I fell on you. And well you know the rest."

Ste reaches into the side of the bed and sure enough there is Brendan's phone. He pulls out the phone and drops it next to him. "Here."

Brendan smiles at him and picks it up. "Just for the record I didn't mean to actually fall for you...I mean on you. On you." Brendan shuffles in the seat and looks away. "Anyway I'll go get your food. Don't want you fainting on me again do I?"

"Oh shut up at least I thought of something decent."

"Sure. Made me look like a terrible nurse...thanks for that by the way."

"If the shoe fits."

"Funny man. I hope I don't end up poisoning your food being as I'm awful."

"You wouldn't get rid of me."

"What makes you think that?" Brendan moves so that he is touching the side of the bed.

"Well then who would you spend all your time with if I was gone? Huh?"

"I'm sure I could find somebody else."

"Doubt it." Ste looks at him and sees Brendan is deep in thought. He can see that his mind is trying to connect the pieces together. Brendan steps back and makes his way to the door.

"Don't worry I won't poison your food...yet."

Wednesday 8:30 PM

Click. Click. Click. Ste sneaks a couple more pictures before Brendan actually hears the phones camera go off.

"What was that?"

"Don't know what you're talking about?" He tries to hide the phone in his hand and slowly move it behind his pillow. He gets caught.

"Steven. Give me your phone."

"Nope."

"Fine just delete those pictures you just took."

"They weren't of you."

"Really? Ok let me see it then."

"Umm...no."

"Steven..." Brendan advances toward him and places his arms in either side of Stes body. "If there not of me then let me see it."

Ste shuffles up a little and hands over his phone. "Don't go through me text though." Ste watches him as he looks at the screen with an unreadable expression. Brendan tilts his head and the corner of his mouth goes up.

"And I quote 'They weren't of you' but all the 3 pictures you just took are of me standing looking at your chart."

"I was taking a picture of the umm...the tv. Yeah the tv. You were just in the way."

Brendan takes out his own phone and snaps a picture of Ste. "There were even now."

"Delete that Bren! I look a mess."

"Come on let me keep it. Please?"

"One condition. I want a picture of the two of us. Pretty please? With a cherry on top." He gives Brendan his winning smile and Brendan ends up moving next to him and leans down so that his face is close to Stes. Ste grins like a lunatic and Brendan gives what could be considered a slight smile. Brendan keeps looking at him as if he is observing him.

"What?"

"You amuse me." Brendan moves Ste over a bit and sits down on the bed. "Do you like me Steven-"

Ste can't breathe and knows his face most look shocked. It feels like it has been ages since he said anything so he has to say something. Before he is able to speak Brendan continues.

"As a nurse Steven?"

"What? Oh...right...nurse. Yeah. Umm...yeah." Ste sees Brendan grin and then he gets off the bed. Cheryl comes inside his room and looks aggravated.

"Hi love how are you?"

"Fine...good. Yeah."

"Heard you had an incident earlier. You fainted did you?"

Brendan sighs and mumbles something under his breath. "So what did the amazing Noah say?" Sarcasm riddled all over his sentence.

"Well he walked in and found you on top of your patient in a rather intimate position."

"It's not what it sounds like."

She gives Ste a death glare and then turns her attention back to her brother. "So what was it then?"

"I dropped my phone through the bed rails and I was just trying to get it out."

"Out of what? His pants?"

That's when Ste sees something he has only seen in Brendan one time. A vein on the side of his neck starts protruding out. His hands starts to clench and those amazing blue eyes lose their color and turn black. There's rage there and he wants to get out of this room.

"Let me talk to you outside Cheryl."

Ste notices that Cheryl isn't backing down; in fact she's just as mad as her brother. It's like 2 trains are about to crash into each other and no one is hitting the brakes.

"No were going to my office. Now."

They both exit the room slamming the doors on their way out. Ste finally lets out the breathe he didn't know he was holding.

"Now you're really pissing me off Brendan! Do you not know the whole patient nurse rules?"

"Yes! I didn't break any of them."

She paces back and forth as she tries calming down. "Look anything you do reflects back onto me-"

"Don't you dare say that to me. I heard it enough times in my life."

"I didn't mean it that way. It's just do you realize how much I have put into getting you a job here. Put my neck on the line for you. The board didn't even want you back after your leave of absence but I pleaded and begged. And then this is how you repay me?"

Brendan takes a seat but doesn't say anything. Cheryl sits down on the armchair and wraps her arm over his shoulder.

"Sorry. I honestly didn't do anything though. If you want I'll go talk to Noah and beg him to keep quiet or something."

"No I'm sorry. I'm not gonna have you go begging to that asshole. I already spoke to him anyway. Just forget it. Go check up on Ste before he reports us both."

"He might report you but not me. He's gonna give me a perfect score as a nurse."

"Brendan pay better attention to his body language."

"What you mean?"

"Oh nothing."

Wednesday 9:14 PM

When Brendan returns he sees that once again Ste is asleep. Ste has a smile on his face and Brendan wishes that one day he would be able to sleep at night and actually be at peace. Instead when he sleeps he knows he is frowning the whole time. He knows that he is never still. He knows his hands turn into fists. He tosses and turns. Over and over. Wakes up every hour screaming his lungs out. He's not in peace. Ever.

Brendan goes over to Ste and watches him for a second. He looks deep in sleep so he doesn't want to wake him up. He takes out a piece of paper and leaves him a note.

"Why do you always fall asleep on me? I have no one to talk to now. I'll be here till 10:30 so if you wake up before then can you call me back. Ill swing by before I leave. I'm off tomorrow so see you Friday. You got my number if anything comes up. Have a goodnight. Brendan."

He lightly moves Stes fringe off his face and then places the note under his phone and walks out the room.

Thursday 4:23 PM

"Seriously Brendan how do you lose your fucking medicine!"

"Stop screaming at me like a damn child!"

"Stop acting like one then!"

"You know what I don't even need them. I'm fine."

"Are you? Is that why you keep looking over your shoulder every time you hear any noise huh. Oh how about how you keep having outbursts of anger. You're shaking, trembling, unsteady, you're going insane! But yeah you're FINE!"

"SHUT UP! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Tables go flying through the air. Glass vases shatter all over the place. Picture frames fall to the floor. Punches get thrown against the walls.

"BRENDAN! BRENNNDANN SNAP OUT OF IT!" Cheryl comes running faster than she ever has. She runs right over the glass and the broken wood. She stands right in front of her brother and doesn't move as he gets ready to throw another frame. She grabs him and holds tight. "STOP. STOP. STOP!" He drops the frame and collapses on the floor. He starts shaking uncontrollably. Cheryl holds him throughout it while repeating "Breathe. Breathe. Breathe."

Thursday 5: 54 PM

***"You should have learned to keep your mouth shut. Now you're gonna pay the price."

"I can't...I...breathe. Let go. I...can't breathe." You can feel the life going out of you. Your struggling to free yourself as the force against your neck tightens. You push and kick but it's no use. "I'm sorry...please...I.. won't say...anything...I'll do what you want."

"BRENDANNNNN!" You hear her scream and then everything goes black.***

Brendan wakes up from his sleep with sweat all over his forehead. He looks around and sees he is in his room at Cheryl's place. It's quiet so he goes and takes a shower. He dries himself off and then does his usual routine and applies his cream all over his left arm and part of his upper back. Once that's dry he puts ok a white T-shirt and jeans and makes his way downstairs. Cheryl is picking up the large pieces of glass and moving things back in their correct space.

"Be careful there's glass everywhere. Made you some food. It's on the table."

"Thanks."

She doesn't answer him back as she continues cleaning. After he finishes eating he comes over and helps her. They pick up the broken picture frames and remove the pictures and throw the frames in the trash. The coffee table is ruined so they toss it outside. Once all the large glass is picked up Cheryl vacuums up the entire floor, making sure they didn't miss anything. They both take a seat on the sofa.

"I'm sorry sis."

"It's ok."

"It's not though is it?"

"No."

"I'll pay for all this."

"I don't want your money Brendan. I want my old brother back."

"I'm sorry."

"Stop apologizing! Just stop! You will never do anything wrong in my eyes. But you...you need help."

"I'm fi-"

"YOU'RE NOT FUCKING FINE! Get it through your head Brendan. This isn't normal. Do you know how hard it is to see my brother disappearing in front of my face? Do you?"

"So it's all about you then? You just don't want to see it is that it. I can leave."

"NO! Don't you dare turn this around on me. I will be by your side no matter what. I would help you through anything. For fuck sake Brendan I would help you bury a dead body if you asked. But I can't watch this anymore. I'm asking for you to go back to therapy."

"I'm not going to therapy again. NO! NO!"

"You think you can fix this by yourself then."

"I don't need them prying into my life again!"

"I understand. You know I do. Look I had to do years of therapy to get to where I am. And yes I will never forget that day, I still have the scar that reminds me but I'm ok with it. I'm able to be happy and smile and laugh. I enjoy life Brendan. Just give it another chance?"

"No."

"Fine."

They both look away from each other and stare out the window. It's cloudy outside with just a small hint of sunshine coming through.

Thursday 11:57 PM

Brendan sits on his bed in the room and turns in the tv. His phone blinks and reaches over for it.

From: Steven

Can't sleep. Bad day. BAD!

For the first time that day Brendan smiles to himself.

To: Steven

Same here. What happened there?

From: Steven

Got stuck with Noah. Lynsey called out. He was here all day just talking and talking. Irritated the hell out of me. I even said shut up at one point.

To: Steven

That's my patient.

From: Steven

Why was your day bad?

To: Steven

Long story. But punched the walk a couple times so wait till you see my hands.

From: Steven

Do you need me to kiss them better?

To: Steven

That's not sanitary

They make a couple more insults at each other until Ste says his medicine is kicking in and he's starting to get sleepy.

From: Steven

See you today right?

To: Steven

Yeah. Got a different shift so I'll see you around 8 PM.

From: Steven

Good. Have a goodnight Bren. And I'm sorry about falling asleep on you earlier.

To: Brendan

No bother. Go to bed.

Brendan puts his phone back on the nightstand and gets up. He grabs another one of his medications and takes 1 pill. He lies in bed and waits for them to kick in. Soon afterwards he drifts to sleep.

Friday 8: 15 PM

Ste for the second time is breathless as he sees Brendan walk into his room. He's not in his scrubs like usual. He is wearing a tight fitting white shirt and dark blue jeans. And he has a leather jacket on.

"Coming from somewhere?" Ste asks curiously.

"Yep a date."

Ste can't help but feel like someone just punched him right in the heart and then tore it out and threw it on the ground. "Really?"

"No actually I just came from a friend's house and didn't have time to go back home and change."

Ste now picks up his discarded heart from the floor and places it back in place. "So you gonna work like that all day?"

"Would you like that?"

"Maybe."

"Only in your dreams Steven. Besides I rather not get blood or guts or puke on my actual clothes. I got scrubs in my locker so I'm gonna go change and I'll be right back." He smiles and then heads out. Ste slaps his head and thinks he should have taken a picture of him like that.

Brendan walks back in dressed in his black scrubs. Only this time he has on white Jordan shoes. He's wearing glasses when he comes in.

"What! You wear glasses?"

"No I nicked them off another nurse. She's gonna be blind as a bat." As soon as he says that he bumps right into a chair. "Bloody hell I can't see anything." He removes them and places them on the table. "Ok so you ate already right?"

"Yep about an hour ago."

"Alright do you need anything before you go to bed?"

"I already slept for like 9 hours."

"When? Today?"

"Yeah woke up maybe 2 hours ago."

"Why would you do that? Now you're gonna be up all night." Brendan looks at him and raises his eyebrows. "Did you do it cause you knew I would be here all night?"

"Don't flatter yourself Brendan. I was just sleepy." Ste just ends up smiling at the end and has to sustain his laughter.

"Liar. So anyway who watched you earlier. Noah?"

"Yeah and what a pain. You try to deal with him for 9 hours straight. By the end of it I wanted to shoot myself. Don't you ever do that again."

"Fine Steven I won't have a day off the remaining time you're here." Brendan shakes his head at him clearly being sarcastic.

"Do you have any days off soon?"

"Yeah 2 next week. I think Monday and Thursday. I might be wrong though. Oh and I got your results back. Turns out your healing quicker than usual. I think either Tuesday or Wednesday we might move you to the North Wing so we can start your physical therapy."

"Thank god. I'm sick of this room."

"I would be too. Look I gotta do some quick paperwork and check up on my other 2 patients. Entertain yourself."

Friday 9:23 PM

The doors come flying open and Ste flinches and drops the remote right in the floor. "Oh bloody hell."

"Bren ere?"

Ste rolls his eyes and thinks to himself 'stupid bitch Jen has returned.'

"He was but that was an hour ago."

"Do ya know if he had my glasses?"

Ste looks over at the table and they are not there anymore so he lies. "I didn't see him with them."

"I'm gonna kill him. He probably has them in his pockets. Although I wouldn't mind reaching in his pockets if you know what I mean."

Ste just about loses it but stops as Brendan walks back through the door.

"Jen nice to see ya."

"You took my glasses from the break room didn't you?"

"Did no such thing."

"I know it was you. I can't read my charts without them. Don't make me have to frisk you." She licks her lips as she says this.

Brendan quickly hands her back her glasses. "You know I never understood why you use this wings break room when your area has one."

"It's quieter over here. Anyway what time you off?"

"Just got here so not anytime soon."

Jens pager goes off so she says bye and runs out.

"Well guess it's just me and you for a while huh." Brendan picks up the remote and switches it to Locker Up Abroad. He motions for Ste to move over and then sits next to him on the bed. "So Steven tell me any little bit about yourself."

"What?"

"I don't really know much. So?"

Ste gives him an odd stare but shrugs it off. "Ok well I'm 23 from Manchester. I got 2 kids. Leah is 4 and Lucas is 2. Technically Lucas isn't mine but the guy Amy was seeing ran away as soon as he heard he was gonna be a dad so I just raise him as me own. Umm...I'm the owner of a deli. That's the basics."

"I knew all that. What do you like to do?"

"Cook. Spend time with me kids. I like wedding shows. Don't ask. This is weird but I like looking at the sky. You know the stars and moon and stuff."

"See that I didn't know. And it's not weird, so do I."

"Ok so tell me about you?"

Brendan wouldn't even know to begin. "I'm 26 from North Dublin. Cheryl's my older sister as you know. I have a daughter. I think she's 3. And I'm a nurse and physical therapist."

"I knew most of that. What do you like doing?"

"I don't really enjoy much Steven. I do like being alone though."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yep."

"That ring. Is it a wedding ring?"

Brendan stares down at his hand and gives a small laugh. "Nope never being married." That's all he says. He doesn't explain it and Ste thinks he didn't tell him what it meant for a reason so he drops it.

Cheryl walks into the room at this time and her expression drops when she sees them both on the bed together.

"Again really."

Brendan gets off the bed and sits on the chair. "Again it was nothing."

"Right whatever. Look the board of director is gonna be here tomorrow and you're one of the staff members he wants to have a private meeting with so you might have to stay over later than your shift. Or come back afterwards."

"Fine fine."

"I'm leaving for the day. Make sure to text me every couple of hours ok."

"I will. Chez I'm sorry by the way."

"No Bren I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." She goes over to him and gives him a long hug and whispers "Im so sorry." She gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Call me too ok." She looks back over at Ste but says nothing as she walks out. Once Brendan can't hear her heels anymore he turns to Ste.

"So you said you liked looking at the stars right?" Ste nods. "I'm taking you outside then. Everything good always happens at night doesn't it?"

I hated the ending of this chapter. And again I made it super long sorry. Let me know if y'all liked it or not. Also I asked y'all to help me get past 50 and you guys exceeded it and got me past 60! My new record I want is 75. Can you help? Review pretty please =]