(Rated- T, because I couldn't think of anything else for H except another side of G, sorry about that.)
Fate has an odd way of dealing with things, and if anyone has anything to say about that, it's Aidan. He'd had a fight with Josh hours before and now he was heading home ready for another round of verbal abuse slung from both sides before quite possibly a round of make-up sex. But that last idea was more of a futile hope then a plan.
When he does get home that evening, he sees no Josh but he does see Sally glued to their new television, the local news telling of a bank robbery foiled by the brave acts of the hostages. Just as Aidan decides to head upstairs for a shower the reporter gives the name of the only injured person in the heist.
"One Mr. Josh Radcliff was shot in the shoulder and has been sent to the hospital to treat the injuries he sustained from one of the gunmen." The blonde newscaster chirps, before quickly moving on to the next topic. The two stare at the television for a moment, before Aidan dashes upstairs.
It doesn't take long for Sally to appear in front of him. "What are you doing!" She begins, slightly furious not by Aidan but by the situation that has suddenly dropped from the sky in a burning parachute.
Aidan tugs of the top of his scrubs before replacing it with a clean shirt, courtesy of Josh. "Getting dressed, I'm not going in, in my scrubs. I'd rather be comfortable if I'm going to be sitting in one of those crap chairs for hours." He offers before dropping his pants. Sally turns quickly then allowing him some privacy while he changes, a light shade of pink dusting her dark complexion.
"I'm going with you." Sally speaks and the way she says it, it's not so much of a question, as it is a statement.
"Good to know." Aidan, the moment he's dressed, takes the steps two at a time as he retrieves his jacket and the house keys before bursting out the door and locking it behind him as quickly as possible. Aidan, normally, would sit at the bus stop, but considering the fact Josh was just shot Aidan doesn't want to risk getting caught in traffic or waiting for a bus, when he could just as easily walk to the hospital.
Sally keeps his pace, and remains quiet though the long trip to the hospital, not wanting to cause a scene. As the two near the hospital she does offer one thing to settle the mood. "He's fine, He's Josh after all he wouldn't be done in like this, and it's to manly a way to die for Josh." She disappears with a wink and a pitiful smile in Aidan's direction.
It takes Aidan about ten minutes to find a nurse who knows where Josh is, it takes another ten minutes for him to convince her to let him into his room, but finally he makes it in. The scene he's greeted with causes a painful twist in his chest. Josh, his Josh, is pale and the bloodied bandages peak through the collar of his hospital gown.
Sally moves from the plastic covered chair she was occupying to gently push Aidan to Josh's side. "I told you. He's fine, according to the nurse who was in here about fifteen minutes ago, he lost a lot of blood at the scene but the surgery went well. He'll be out for a few hours though. However, knowing Josh he'll be up and fussing in less than an hour." Aidan looks over his shoulder to face Sally, then.
"Thanks Sally, it's good to hear." Aidan smiles then and takes the seat at Josh's side and grabs his hand. "Glad to see you found him before I did."
"Something tells me if Josh wakes up to see that face your making at him, he'd slap you." She laughs then the sound lightly bouncing of the walls, and making the darkened room just a little bit lighter. "He's not a broken doll Aidan he's a doe-eyed werewolf." That comment forces a smile from Aidan as well as a small snort of laughter. "That's not all that different, but hey I'm sure he'd argue with both."
"I suppose I'll just have to stop it then." Aidan offers once the laughter has subsided. He looks up to see Sally's misty eyed stare. "If you want to go for a walk I'll be up here for him. You won't miss a thing I'm sure."
"I will, but you better tell him I'm pissed. He scared me and it's not fair that a werewolf should go down like that." She offers pointing at Aidan as she once more disappears.
Aidan calls of work that next morning, knowing very well that he wouldn't be able to function with Josh in a room and Aidan unable to see him. So with tomorrow free, he sits in that crappy blue plastic chair and watches Josh sleep, and only takes his eyes of him to bid Sally a good night as she disappears back home to give them their privacy.
It would be an understatement if you said Josh got no restful sleep that night. Josh snored, and he didn't move much in his sleep, nor did he talk on any regular night, Aidan knew this from months of sharing his bed. Tonight, however, was filled with half-mutterings, tossing and turning, and whimpers of pain as he nudged his shoulder against the safety bar, or to harshly into the mattress.
So Aidan had stayed and when watching Josh sleep became too much, he'd grab his hand and ghost his hand over Josh's forehead. It'd calm him for a time, but then it'd start up again. Aidan would move closer and kiss him, or mutter words into his ears in any attempts to soothe him. By the end of the night, Aidan had crawled into bed and had just held Josh, their hands still entwined both just a little too afraid to really let go.
(A/N: Thanks for the reviews. They mean a lot to me, as you've probably guessed. Sorry for a rubbish chapter, my brain ran out of power half-way through I do hope you enjoy it, I's next and I have no idea what to do for it. Any suggestions? As always thank you for reading and I hope to get another chapter out as soon as I can.)