They picked Joe up in the ambulance. Kevin let Ashley and Maddie ride with him there. Nick and Kevin got in the car."If I ever see that..." Nick pushed the anger past his tears. He was still crying. So was Kevin. Frankie was Just... confused. Nick had just picked him up and put him in the back seat. Frankie gets bored by driving. So he fell asleep in the back seat.. Their parents were in New York as a birthday present to their mom from Joe. "What Nick? What? What will you do to him? Do what he did to Joe? You're just angry""HOW ARE YOU NOT!?""Shh! Don't yell." Kevin said pointing to Frankie in the back seat, "Of course I'm mad. But Nick, there are just more important things than revenge right now." Nick and Kevin both had tears dripping from their eyes, but hardly noticed it."LIKE WHAT?!" Nick spoke viciously. Forgetting that his brother was in the hospital momentarily. The only thing he could focus on was making David's neck make that same, sickening, unnatural, noise.Kevin stopped the car when they reached the last red light before the hospital. He gripped the steering wheel tight and turned to look at nick. "LIKE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF JOE, OUR BROTHER, IS DEAD OR NOT!? THAT SNAP WE HEARD. THAT WAS HIS NECK. THAT CAN KILL YOU NICHOLAS!" it went silent. Nick knew he was right. And he knew that Kevin meant business. Kevin only called Nick "Nicholas" when he was mad, or joking around. But in this case. He was NOT joking around.They reached the hospital. Nick was caring Frankie so he wouldn't have to wake up completely. The saw Ashley and Maddie in the waiting room. Gripping each other's hand for comfort. They were crying profoundly. They went over. Nick put Frankie in one of the couches across from them so he could sleep still. Then he walked over to the girls. A nurse walked by."HEY!" Nick and Kevin said (at the same time) to get her attention."Can I help you?" Nick and Kevin walked over to her."How's our brother" Nick said quietly."Name?""Jonas, Joseph Adam" Kevin said."Jonas, Joseph Adam" She said scanning her clip board with her finger. "I'm sorry," she said pulling her clip board to her chest. " I am not allowed to give any information on that patient until "Paul Kevin Jonas Senior and Denise Jonas arrive.""Look Miss," Nick said, clearly ticked off. "We just had our BROTHER pushed down the stairs by an under aged alcoholic jack ass. His neck SNAPPED. All we're asking is that you tell us if we still have our BROTHER, or if we have to explain to a SEVEN YEAR OLD that HIS BROTHER was murdered." Nick Pointed at Frankie who was still sleeping on the couch. She broke the gaze to look at Frankie then looked back at nick who was starring her straight in they eyes. Still tears falling from his eyes, yet his voice did not shake. He wanted to make a point. If Joe was dead, he had no idea how to tell Frankie. "Okay," She breathed. "Joseph," she pulled out her clip board again. Then looked back at them. "He's Okay," She breathed. "Joseph," she pulled out her clip board again. Then looked back at them. "He's in a coma. He's not steady. His pulse is faint. This could change at anytime.""You mean he could wake up soon." Nick spoke scarcely."I'm afraid not. It took everything they could do just to bring him back.""You mean he died? And then he came back?""Well, the doctor was announcing his Time Of Death when the heart monitor beeped. It's very faint. He's in the ICU and is not allowed visitors until a parent or guardian arrives. I'm very sorry." She walked off.Nick looked over at Frankie. The poor kid. Doesn't know what's going on, he has no clue.Kevin and Nick went over to Ashley and Maddie and told them about Joe. "Is he gonna wake up?" Ashley sobbed into Nick's shirt."We don't know.""Is he gonna Die?" Maddie said.Nick and Kevin gulped at the thought of Joe dieing."We don't know." Kevin managed to speak.Frankie woke up. "I'm Hungry! Where are we? Why are we at the hospital? What's wrong?"Nick went over and kneeled by him and ran his fingers through Frankie's hair, trying to calm him down. Nick put on his best fake smile,"Hey buddy. We're at the hospital. Joe fell down the stairs. He's gonna be okay. He's just sleeping. Let's go to the cafeteria to get you something to eat." "Nick, are you sure he's okay? You have your camera smile on." Frankie sat up looking at Nick. Nick knew what he meant. It was his smile he used for photo shoots and press events. Not his real smile."Yeah, he's going to be just fine. Now lets go get food."They all went to the cafeteria. Everyone was seated. But Kevin got up to get a drink. Then he saw her."Nicole?"-- "Kevin? Hey! What are you doing here?""What are YOU doing here?""Oh, grandma broke her hip again. You know how she is." she laughed. Kevin looked down at her feet. She had her brown flip flops.KEVINS POV:She had those flip flops on. Those damned flip flops. The reason David was at their house in the first place."I see you got your flip flops." the words I spoke actually had such a bitterness in them, that it left and after taste in my mouth."Yeah, David brought them over before we left. He was acting completely weird. Whatever. Alcoholics I guess.""DAMN IT NICOLE." I slammed my root beer down on the counter next to me."Kevin, what?""Do you love Joe?!""What?" Her voice was shaky. She knew I was mad. But I couldn't be stopped. My words came out, I wasn't thinking. But everything needed to be said."Damn it Nicole. We're here because your whore of a boyfriend PUSHED JOE DOWN THE STAIRS. And his neck snapped. He's in a coma and there not sure he's gonna live. We're all in a state of panic and it's because you left those damn brown flip flops he was there in the first place. Then it was because JOE LOVED you that he got his neck snapped. So tell me, is he still just your flirt buddy? The one you love but can't be with? Because he loves you. I have NEVER seen him more love sick before. And now, here we are. Standing in a hospital because Joe's in a coma. You told me once that you loved him, but you were scared that David would hurt Joe if you left. Well look what he's done. Are you still scared of what he will do?" with that I walked off. I knew It sounded like it was her fault. But I knew it wasn't her fault. Deep down inside I needed someone to blame. That wasn't fair to her though. She stood there, crying. I took my seat next to everyone. I explained to them what had happened."Kevin.." I heard her voice behind me. I knew what she was going to say. I just didn't have an answer or response.