Hi hi, people! First of all, I would like to apologize for taking so long to update. It's just been hectic around here and I never found the time or the creative streak to do something about it. But alas, chapter 4 is here and no, it is not the end of my story, although it seems like it, hehe! We all have to know what happens next with our favorite couple and Selena, yeah? Anyway, I hope you enjoy the new chapter!

"Mr. and Mrs. Williams, your daughter just went through an acute renal colic which clearly indicates that the problem is most likely with her right kidney. Given the story you have told us, she might have been born with a malformed kidney, but there is no way of knowing for sure until we proceed with the urogram. The best we can do until morning is to keep her sedated enough for her to mostly sleep, or else she will be having another one of these episodes and that is the last thing we want…"

Doctor Cox did his best to act professional around the girl's parents, thing that was getting harder by the hour since Lucretia was supposed to be the girl's doctor and was, right now, probably hiding in the supply closet. He left the sleeping girl with her parents and stormed off to get some much needed coffee.

Meanwhile, Turk was getting some advice from Laverne on how to better care for a flower garden which he proudly started on the roof of his apartment building as a hobby. He froze as he heard doctor Kelso's annoyed voice behind him:

"I'm so sorry to intrude ladies, but last time I checked, small talk is only tolerated in the coffee shop. Now, unless you expect to get payed for wasted time on my account, I suggest you get back to work immediately!"

Turk turned around with a grin on his face.

"Doctor Kelso, I was actually looking for a second opinion… Do you think natural fertilizer is better for a flower garden than an artificial one?"

"Well, how the hell should I know Turkleton? I'm a doctor, not a damn gardener!" Kelso snapped before walking off. Turk sighed and walked off to find Todd.

Perry was returning from the coffee shop and, just for the heck of it, went by the supply closer to check if Newbie was around. He was a bit surprised when he found that he wasn't. Sadness or not, the kid needed to do his job. Anger boiling inside of him, Perry dashed towards the roof, knowing for sure he would be there. Throwing aside the door, Perry froze in place… J.D. was sitting on the ledge, feet dangling dangerously over it. Swallowing the lump in his throat, Perry got the nerve to speak:

"Newbie, what in God's name are you doing?"

All that Perry got for an answer was incoherent mumbling that went on for about two minutes, before Perry managed to make something out.

"..it's all it is…haunting me…past is haunting me…"

Perry frowned and armed with his best control, walked slowly towards J.D. When he managed to get near enough unnoticed, he grabbed the kid and pulled him backwards and off the ledge, thing that seemed to really startle J.D. He started to pull himself free from Perry's grasp, by kicking the air and dropping on the ground.

"Newbie! Get a hold of yourself man!"

"Let me go! I am sick of it, all of it! I don't want to hurt anymore, I just want it to end! Let me go!"

Perry dropped on his knees still holding the kid and was shocked at the words coming out of his mouth. What the hell actually happened to him?

"J.D. just calm down and talk to me, you're breaking my heart here kid!"

J.D. seemed to calm down a bit and looked at Perry through clouded eyes.

"Why? Why should this break your heart? Do you even care? Why should you? You don't even like to use my real name for Christ sake… I am done with everything; I just don't have the power to fight anymore…"

Perry felt his eyes sting for the first time since Ben died… With a trembling hand, he wiped J.D.'s tears away and whispered:

"You have no idea how much I actually care kid… And it hurts to know that I'm supposed to be your mentor, but you don't even talk to me about what happened. How am I supposed to know what to do when I don't even know what the problem is? I may act like a jerk at all times, but you should know by now that it's just my way of dealing with things… You brought me back from my personal hell once, J.D. Won't you let me do the same for you?"

By now, J.D. was beyond shocked and crying even more at hearing Perry's gentle words. The love he had for his mentor grew in that moment beyond what it already was and that's when he decided to confess everything he went through with his health to him. In all the time it took for J.D. to tell his story, Perry never let his arms leave the kid, his heart breaking even more at hearing the pain J.D. went through as a child and as an adult…

"And that's how it is, doctor Cox… That's why I can't bare for Selena to go through this, to never have a proper childhood. And I know people might not give it the time of day, saying that everything shall pass and they're just "some pills" she has to take… It just hurts so much…"

Perry held a sobbing J.D. realizing that he could never let go of the kid… Not now, not ever. Tilting his head up, Perry gently locked his lips with J.D.'s like it was the most natural thing in the world. And that's how it actually felt to both of them…natural. After breaking the kiss, Perry smiled.

"From now on, call me Perry kid…"