Crossing Borders By: Jesse Drache
Disclaimers: I don't own Ephram, Colin, Bright or any other characters you might recognize, I'm just borrowing them for my amusement. So don't sue me.
Warning: This is Ephram/Colin slash; if you don't like it, don't read it.
Rating: There will be two versions of this fic, a PG-13 one (which I will post on and a NC-17 one that I will post on my website and will provide links to.
Chapter 11: Visitations
Ephram sat in his room staring at an open manga that sat on his lap. He and his dad had spoken about him running away to New York with Colin and although he had thankfully not been officially grounded, he had yet to leave the house for three days.
He had tried to call Colin several times but his parents always answered the phone firs and stopped him from reaching his boyfriend. He knew from what his dad said that Colin's surgery was scheduled for the next day and he was more than a little nervous and was going to go crazy from lack of news.
He was interrupted from his morose thoughts by a light tapping at his window. Looking up, he was surprised to find the culprit to be Bright rather than the branch he had expected to see.
Getting off the bed, he quickly walked over to his window and pulled it open, allowing cold mountain air and the blonde man to enter his room.
"Hey," Bright said, looking around the room as Ephram closed the window.
"Hi," Ephram answered, not really looking at Bright as he sat on his bed, back to the headboard.
"Ok, so you must be wondering what I'm doing here," Bright started, taking a seat at the end of the bed too.
"Wow, how observant of you," Ephram answered, immediately feeling bad at his sarcastic tone.
Bright ignored Ephram's words looking at the younger boy's haggard face, he looked tired and had dark circles under his eyes.
"I was visiting Colin this afternoon and he's going into surgery tomorrow and he really wants to see you," Bright said.
Ephram looked up, his eyes sad, "I tried calling, they won't let me talk to him much, less see him."
"I know, that's why I'm here," Bright said, standing up and grabbing Ephram's jacket from where it was strewn on the back of his desk chair. "I'm going to sneak you in," he added, tossing Ephram the jacket and heading towards the window.
"Uhm, as much as I appreciate the incognito tactics you've got going here," Ephram said, putting on the brown garment, "we can just go out the front door. Dad's already asleep and Delia's at Nina's house tonight."
"Oh, I didn't think about that," Bright said, looking at Ephram sheepishly before he opened the door and they both quietly made their way down the stairs.
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Ephram stood nervously around a corner, waiting for Bright to make sure that Colin's room was empty and that his parents hadn't returned from dropping Laynei off yet.
Peeking around the corner, he caught sight of Bright giving him the signal that it was all clear and he quickly walked the few steps to the door.
"I'll be out here keeping guard," Bright said, pointing to the waiting room at the ward's entrance.
"Thanks," Ephram said, before slowly opening the door and entering the dim hospital room.
Closing the door behind him, Ephram looked towards the only light in the room coming from the wall behind Colin's bed. Allowing his eyes to move to Colin, he found the other man sitting on the bed, eyes glued to him.
Without saying a word, Ephram walked to the bed, his eyes never leaving Colin's as he sat on the bed next to him.
"I'm sorry," he started after looking at Colin for a few minutes. "I know you're probably really mad at me," he continued but was stopped by Colin's hand on his arm.
"Mad? I should be thankful and I am. You took care of me, Ephram, and I'm very thankful to you for that."
Ephram let out a breath, feeling a weight leave his shoulder's at Colin's words.
Seeing the relief in Ephram's eyes, Colin reached out and touched Ephram's hand. "Are you ok? I know you tried to call me, they won't let me make calls," Colin asked, his thumb stroking the back of Ephram's hand in a soothing manner.
Ephram nodded, too chocked up to say a word.
"What's wrong?" Colin asked when Ephram looked away.
Ephram swallowed a few times, composing himself before looking back at Colin.
"You're the one going into surgery tomorrow. I should be worried about you, instead here we are talking about me," he said, sadness in his eyes.
"Hey, it's going to be ok," Colin said, pulling Ephram so he way laying next to him on the bed.
"How can you be sure? It's such a dangerous operation."
"Your dad's a great doctor. He fixed me last time, he can do it again. I'll come out of this better than before, I promise. I just hope you don't mind having a bald boyfriend," he said, self-consciously running his hand though his hair.
"You'll still be hotter than any other guy in Everwood," Ephram told him, catching his hand in his and bringing it to his lips.
They were interrupted by the sound of the door opening and Bright peeking his head in.
"I just saw your parents come into the downstairs lobby. We better get going before you get caught," Bright said, looking at the two of them apologetically.
"Ok, I'll be out in a second," Ephram said and waited for Bright to leave the room before he turned to look back at Colin.
They sat in silence, their eyes conveying their feelings for each other. Leaning in so their foreheads were touching, Colin looked into Ephram's eyes.
"I love you, you know?" Colin whispered against Ephram's lips.
"I love you too," Ephram whispered back, leaning in to kiss Colin before slowly getting off the bed, his hands skimming over Colin's face before he walked out of the room.
"I'll come visit you tomorrow if I can find a way to sneak in, ok?"
"I'll look forward to it."
With one last smile, Ephram walked out, joining Bright in the hallway and taking the back stairs to avoid getting into trouble.
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Bright pulled up in front of Ephram's house, turning off the engine so as not to wake up anyone in the house.
Ephram turned in his seat.
"Bright, thank you, for everything," he said, awkwardly looking at his hands, then before he could regret it, he rushed forward and pulled Bright into a hug. "Please keep me posted about what happens tomorrow?"
"Of course I will," Bright said.
"Thanks for the ride." Ephram added, before getting out of the car and closing the door, walking up to the door and quietly letting himself inside.
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A/N: I know it's been a really long time since I've updated but I'm hoping to finish this. Hope you guys like the chapter.