Disclaimer: I don't own Glee, nor do I completely own Nick and Jeff (although I'm pretty much creating their personalities myself since we haven't gotten to know them too well on the show).

A/n: So this is a follow-up chapter to "Injury" – there actually might be several parts to this storyline by the end, because I'm kind of fascinated by it. To the point that I seriously might end up just writing a completely separate Niff story just about that idea. But obviously, I could just take all of those ideas and throw them into this particular setting, if I'm given words that I can incorporate it into. But again, I need more words in order to do that…

Redvines

If there was one thing Jeff knew, it was that the best way to cheer up his best friend (and roommate, and boyfriend if you really wanted to be precise in defining their relationship) was to bring him his two favorite things in the entire world: Monty Python and Redvines. So as soon as Jeff got the chance, he packed up Nick's computer, several DVDs, and all of the bags of the licorice that he could find in their dorm room to take them to the hospital.

Jeff knew that Nick wasn't going to be in a very good mood when he arrived, mostly because the smaller boy was confined to bed for the moment. They had spoken on the phone a few times since the night Nick had been admitted to the hospital, but thanks to school Jeff hadn't been able to come back and see his boyfriend for several days.

Considering everything, Nick looked pretty good. Jeff smiled at his boyfriend as he walked into the room, noting that the boy didn't look nearly as pale and frail now that he was sitting up and he was actually able to stay awake for more than a minute or two after the pain medication kicked in.

"You look good." Jeff leaned over and pressed a soft kiss against the other boy's lips.

"I'm sure I'll look better when they let me out of this bed. I'm really getting sick of being told to stay still," Nick complained, picking at the edge of one of the bandages that covered the incisions on his leg.

"It's just a couple more days… just until the staples come out and they can put a cast on." Jeff watched as the other boy rolled his eyes.

"Great. Then I get six weeks of complete immobilization from the waist down while the bones heal. Which I have to say is pretty fucking ridiculous… I thought the whole point of the pins was to keep the bones still. If I still have to have the cast…"

"Nick, the bones weren't going to heal on their own." Jeff reached out and pushed Nick's hair back away from his face. "Clearly you need some cheering up… which is why it's a good thing I brought all of this." Jeff reached into his bag, pulling out the laptop and setting it on the table that he pushed over the foot of the bed. He then pulled out the DVDs, and finally the bag of candy. The candy was dropped right into Nick's lap while Jeff put in a DVD and pulled the only chair in the room up next to the bed.

"I'd rather have you sitting up here with me," Nick commented. "My mom's not going to care… when she gets back, she'll probably be glad that someone else is here to deal with my 'bad attitude' for a while and give her a break."

"I'm more concerned with the fact that I don't want to hurt you. You aren't supposed to move that leg…" Jeff watched as Nick opened the bag of Redvines and took one out.

"I'm not going to move my leg… there's room up here for both of us. And I'll even share my Redvines…" Jeff smirked and moved to sit next to his boyfriend.

"Well… if you're going to share your Redvines…"