I'm back! Sorry it took so long, my mind was all over the place.
Anyway... Enjoy!
They arrived at the hospital a few minutes later and a delirious Steve was unloaded from the back of the ambulance. Billy tried to stay with his boyfriend but was forcefully separated when the nurses stopped him at the emergency room entrance.
Billy was sick of hospitals. In three weeks he had gone twice for potentially life threatening situations. He would be happy if they never had to go to a hospital again. He sat in the hard plastic chairs again, waiting an hour before people he knew started to flood in. Max and Dustin gave Billy a look when they walked in together.
"What happened to Steve this time, did you accidentally smother your boyfriend when he was snoring too loud?" Max joked.
"Seriously, what happened? Hopper just told us to come to the hospital with no explanation." Dustin asked him, ignoring Max.
"Steve's dad beat him up pretty bad," Billy choked out. Max immediately felt guilty and went to sit by her stepbrother. Over the next few hours, people joined them, starting with Mrs. Byers and Will and ending with Mike who was driven by Nancy. They sat almost completely in silence, only a few words were uttered among the kids.
"What happened, Billy?" Joyce Byers asked him softly, moving and sitting next to him. Billy sighed.
"His dad happened, almost took Steve from me a second time," Billy whispered like a little kid. He only felt this lost without Steve by his side. Mrs. Byers put an arm around Billy's shoulders and he leaned into her side, accepting the act of motherly love. She just stayed silent and held him as he let out silent tears. The kids didn't notice, they were starting to fall asleep.
It was nearing 1am when a familiar, tired doctor walked in with a small smile on his face, though not covered in blood as Billy feared he would be like last time. Said teen stood up and approached the doctor with Mrs. Byers by his side.
"Mr. Hargrove, we meet again," the doctor stated. Billy looked at the doctor.
"How is he?" He asked impatiently, the doctor smiled at the young man's concern.
"He's asleep now but he's fine; we took him into surgery to repair his collarbone, it was starting to heal but with what happened, it was re-broken. His ribs were bruised, though luckily on the other side, and his broken ribs were unharmed," the doctor told the teen and the woman. Billy sighed in relief and went to hug Joyce, the surprised woman hugged him back.
"When can we see him?" Mrs. Byers asked. Billy's head snapped up to see the doctor's response.
"I can take you back right now, we've just settled him into a room." Billy nodded eagerly and turned to the woman he was still hugging.
"Go see him, I'll take care of the kids," She told him, he uttered a silent 'thank you' and followed the doctor back to see his boyfriend... fiance? He didn't know anymore. Did a drugged up proposal count?
He was led into a different area of the hospital than last time, this area had much less chaos. He spotted Steve in a bed, eyes open and very confused. Billy made his way over to the other teen, and sat on the side of his bed.
"Hey, Steve, you're up earlier than expected," Billy told him, Steve chuckled.
"Hey, Bee... how do I look?" He asked with a cheeky grin. Billy let out a small chuckle.
"Like you got hit by a truck then beat up," Billy answered, making Steve laugh loudly then clutch his ribs in pain.
"How convenient because that's exactly what happened," Steve chuckled.
"I'm going to find the doctor and ask when you are good to leave, yeah?" Billy inquired, Steve nodded slightly, being careful for his head. Steve sat there, thinking. He hoped he hadn't said anything weird when he was on the pain meds, they were like a truth serum for him.
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