Kevin was working the evening shift tonight. It had been seven long months since his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and a year and half since Kevin had brought her up to New York. He had gotten accepted to Queens College and his mother a certified social worker found a job in the city and decided to move with her son. Since his father had died and after the disappearance of 'him' Kevin had only his mom left. When Kevin had lost his father and the love of his life within the same week it was his mother who had scooped Kevin out of his depression, she took him out of high school, made him get his GED, and then set sail on an expedition to travel different places. Ten years had passed since that time and Kevin was almost 26. When they found out about his mothers cancer he switched to being a part time college student. The bills were piling up and the
rent needed to be paid. He got job as a taxi driver in the city. This made it easier to hurry back to his moms side who had fallen apart within months. The money and benefits were enough to help them stay afloat. Kevin spent all of his time either at school, work or the hospital so utilities were nothing. "Itll be late before I get back to ma" Kevin said outloud talking to no one. He flipped off his taxi light and began to maneuver through the new york traffic to make it back to the hospital, his thoughts drifting to the blue eyed, onyx haired lover he knew long ago.
"Keep her safe for me Calvin" Kevin said as he handed over the keys to his taxi to valet parking. Calvin and Kevin had become friends with Kevin being around the hospital so much and taking smoke breaks together they found out they both had similar interests and it was refreshing to have a friend Kevin knew was trustworthy.
"I always do, don't I, Kev? If you come down for a smoke try to check the ballgame score for me will ya?" Kevin laughed while strolling into the NYU hospital entrance and replied "sure thing but your deadsox aren't gonna pull anything out I can promise you that!"
The elevator ride to the fourth flood cancer wing was smooth. The floor was silent as always and the nurse smiled at him " Good evening I should let you know there is actually someone in the room with your mother right now if you want to wait her- Mr. Barr!" the nurse tried to yell quietly but Kevin was already down the hall
"who the fuck would be here" Kevin thought "We spoke to the doctor yesterday and we have no family" Kevin jerked the door opened and met a shade of wide blue eyes that were so familiar they made hairs stand.
" ' Double D decided to see if Kevin's feelings had changed, He knocked on the door and waited at least two minutes before knocking again. He heard footsteps and the jiggling of the lock, as the door began to open Edd took a deep breath, expecting to be met with emerald green orbs he instead saw grey ones. "Hello Edd" Kevin's mother said in a soft tone. She looked so thin and pale, as if you could throw a stone and shatter her completely. "H-Hello Mrs. Barr, is Kevin around by chance?" Edd rubbed his hands as he spoke, uncertain of if Kevin had told his mother about the argument and her thoughts on the matter. "Im sorry Eddward, Kevin said he doesn't want to see anyone. He…He is going through a lot right now and everything is pil-" Kevins mother was stopped mid sentence by a figure who stood behind her. "Can you not just leave us to mourn right now?" a raspy broken voice boomed. Brilliant green eyes shimmered as the dark figure made its way into the light with a look so vicious it felt like it was cutting right through Edd's body . Kevin gently pulled his mother away from the door and took her place. "Why did you come here? Why wont you just give me some space Double D?". Edd opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. There were a hundred things he wanted to say, but they all failed to flow from his lips. He loved Kevin, and yet he had lost him so quickly. "Kevin," Edd finally croaked "P-Please don't do this" Edd hung his head as he could not handle to peer into the depths of those green eyes any longer. Kevin peered down. How tiny Eddward looked, he looked lost, part of Kevin wanted to reach out and hold him. This was his lover, his friend, the one he gave up everything for. Anger flooded Kevin. 'yeah the one I gave up everything for, everything that made me happy I left because of him. My dad died hating me ashamed of me because of him' Kevin thought, he started shaking. "don't you get it dork? I don't want you anymore." he whispered. Edd looked up teary eyed "No- no I don't believe you". Kevin was consumed with hatred and grief and regret, he grabbed Eddward by the neck of his shirt and held him up threating to punch him . "Just get out of here will ya? And don't come back" Kevin gritted through his teeth as he threw Edd down. Kevin slammed the door but stayed peeking through the window as he watched Eddward pick himself him up through sobs and scurry home. Kevin turns around and sliped down the door with his head in his hands. 'What did I do? What is wrong with me? Hes never going to want to see me again' he thought as he felt hot tears stream down his face. "Kevin" his mom said, she knelt down on the floor beside him "Kevin honey its alright, were going to make this right, its all right you'll get him back I promise this will pass" Kevin's tears turned into heaving sobs as he held onto the only person he had left on this earth.