The beeping machines were the first thing Billy heard. His body was on fire and everything seemed to hurt.
Forcing his eyes open and squinting at the light the first thing he saw clearly was the journal sitting on a table next to him.
Reaching over he picked up the book glad to know that his right arm still worked at least.
Opening it up with the same hand he flipped to the back and there had been updates since he last opened it.
"Dear B,
It's day three and there has been no change in your condition.
I have been splitting my time between making sure M gets to school and her homework done and sitting next to your bed.
When I'm not with M she is with either Mrs. H or Ms. B or Mr. H.
The doctors have said that the bullet went through your chest cavity and your right lung before exiting and that you hit your head when you hit the ground.
I told them that you're tough as nails and would come back even stronger.
Well that's it for now"
Love you
S".
Billy couldn't help but smile at the genius Steve had come up with to write in the journals.
Then he wondered how long he had been out.
The last message was on day seven.
"Dear B,
It's day seven. You're finally breathing on your own which allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief.
Sorry I haven't been there as much as I should be but things have been insane and they keep getting more crazy.
Well, my love I hope you wake up soon and if I'm not there when you do please write in the journal so I know I have to get my ass to the hospital.
Love
S"
Billy groaned. Looking back at the table he found the journal he saw a pencil.
Never more grateful for a long wingspan he reached over once again with his right arm and got the pencil.
Propping the journal on his left arm he wrote:
Dear S
I'm awake and in some serious pain.
I read through your other messages and was wondering how long it's been.
Get your hot little ass here soon
Forever
B".
Feeling exhausted just from that small task Billy closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep as the words
"I will be there ASAP" appeared.
Steve's POV (about the time Billy woke up)
Steve listened as the family lawyer read through a list of charges his parents were facing.
He kept glancing at the open journal on his lap.
His parents were never home and they kicked him out when he turned eighteen with only his car and enough for one month's rent.
They had dug their own graves but their idea of being parents was to drag their only son into their crap.
Something caught his eye and he noticed words appearing in the journal and jumping up he said "We will continue this shit show later, my soulmate just woke up and he's much more important" and dashed out the door.
Jumping into his BMW 733I he put the gas pedal to the floor and going as fast as he could as safely as possible he headed for Hawkins Hospital. He would let Max and the others know about it later but for now, Billy was the only thing on his mind.
When he got to the hospital and found a parking space, he touched the spot on his chest that appeared where Billy got shot and cried.
Taking a deep breath Steve finally opened the door, straightened out his clothes, wiped the tears from his eyes and headed inside.
What he didn't know was Billy was wiping away tears as well. He was feeling Steve's pain.
Having a soulmate wasn't all sun and rainbows. It was also pain, tears, and dealing with emotions for two.
Steve checked in at the desk and headed up to Billy's room.
As he approached he started to feel like some of the weight of the world had been lifted. The very atmosphere seemed lighter just like it did every time he was close to Billy.
Quietly Steve went in and sat next to the sleeping blonde. He looked like a child whenever he slept.
"I'm here and I'm not leaving," Steve said softly letting a yawn escape.
The sky had flipped from day to evening by the time Billy woke up again.
Feeling a bit of weight on his chest he looked and saw Steve with his head on his chest and fast asleep.
Softly placing a hand on Steve's head Billy smiled and fell back to sleep.
It wasn't until the nurse had to check on Billy's vitals a few hours later that either of them even stirred.
When the nurse was done Steve placed a hand on Billy's cheek and cried. He didn't know why but he cried. Billy also cried. The connection was deepening and both of them were just passengers on that vast ocean.
The next two weeks flew by fast.
It was a sunny day when Billy got out of Steve's BMW and allowed him and Robin to help him up the stairs to their apartment.
They had decided that Billy and Max would stay with them until he was fully healed.
The first week was alright but as time passed Billy started feeling like a burden. He wasn't allowed to go back to work for a month and it was eating at him. Thankfully the landlord at his apartment was understanding and was going to let them slide for the month.
One day using the damn cane that Steve pushed for him to use, he walked into the kitchen and saw Steve sitting at the table looking exhausted.
"What's wrong, pretty boy?" Billy asked with a laugh.
Steve just groaned and said "my parents were caught by the IRS in a fraud scheme and are facing ten to twenty in prison".
Billy pulled his chair closer and rubbed Steve's back as he looked over the paperwork.
"Stevie, you're a millionaire. I mean not only do you have control of your fathers security firm but all their assets. Also this trust fund your parents set up is worth at least ten million" Billy said trying to spin it positively.
Steve leaned on Billy and said " even though they sucked as parents I hate to think of them stuck in a prison that long".
Billy knew what a big heart Steve had and he knew this must be killing him. Then an idea popped into his head.
"See if they will do a plea deal. Ask the lawyers for the government if in exchange for house arrest your parents no longer have access to the company, you will set up an account for them to have access to $1500/month and you will provide them with a two bed/2 bath modest home in town. That way they are still taken care of but they have to actually think before they act" Billy said smiling all the while still rubbing Steve's back.
"That's brilliant," Steve said and the two of them started to plan out the next part of the plan.
The next morning Steve walked in and placed a document in front of his parent's lawyers and said "I think I found a way to keep them out of prison but it means they have to live like normal people".
The team of leeches read through the report and the head leech looked at Steve's parents and said "This really is your best bet. Your son has agreed to furnish a house and $1500/month in return for you signing over the company and financial interests to him. The weasels for the IRS will probably agree to it to make this all go away".
"What about the house arrest part?" Steve asked defensively.
"We plan to negotiate no arrest at all young man and this gets sponged from their records" the head leach replied.
"We accept," Vincent said as he grabbed the paperwork and signed away everything he had to Steve.
"You just watch that little brat will sink that fortune on crap in a week" Vincent said as the leeches headed into the next room.
The Harringtons sat silently ignoring one another while the leeches and the weasels discussed their future.
"Hey S
How's it going?
B"
Appeared in the journal that Steve had kept sitting open on his lap.
"Hi B
Just waiting for an answer
S".
Just as he finished his sentence the leeches came back and took their seats.
"Congratulations are in order. You two are free to go and this will have never happened on paper" the head leech said as he shook Vincent and Connie's hands.
Steve was flabbergasted. They got off mostly scott free though the beneficiaries of their generous donations will make their lives hell in the social circle.
Throwing two pairs of keys on the table Steve said "This is my last act of generosity towards you. Those are the keys to your home and keys to a 79' ford Ltd sedan that's in great shape and runs just fine.
Also the paper around them has the information for your bank account and the address of the house.
I don't ever want to see either of you again but I wish you well" Steve said and left the room without looking back.
When he got home Billy was waiting at the base of the stairs with his cane nowhere in sight. .
As soon as Steve got to him Billy picked him up and carried him up the stairs which should've been more difficult with Steve being the taller one but Billy seemed just fine.
Billy nudged the door open with his foot and closed it the same way.
He continued onto the bedroom where he softly laid Steve onto the bed.
"Now I don't know how things turned out but this feeling from our connection says you need to unwind and you still owe me some ball-breaking from our bowling match," Billy said and took off Steve's loafers, then slowly removed his khakis and went even slower with his briefs.
Then he started his own show. He pulled his t-shirt slowly over his head and tossed it to the side. Then he unbuttoned his jeans and slid them off along with his briefs to the floor and stood for a moment allowing Steve to see his cock in all its glory.
"Do these balls work for you Harrington?" Billy said as he crawled across the bed.
Steve just nodded because his ability to speak or anything seemed to have vanished.
Billy started licking up Steves's inner thigh which made Steve shudder turning Billy more on.
As he got close to Steve's cock he said "Wow Harrington you have a thick one think I can take it all in".
Again Steve could only nod.
Grinning Billy licked the tip of Steve's cock and purposefully took it in slowly. His hand reached over and teased one of Steve's balls making the other man shudder with pleasure.
Billy could feel the pulsations of Steve's cock as it thrummed for release as he teased it with his tongue as he moved his mouth up and down on it but Billy wasn't ready for that yet.
Letting his teeth drag along Steve's cock he pulled back and Billy took in the sounds of pleasure and pain.
Once he had dislodged the cock from his mouth he flipped Steve over and whispered "this is going to hurt a bit pretty boy" and slammed his cock into Steves dry hole knowing for a fact that it was going to hurt like shit and the sounds of Steves screams just made him more horny.
Grabbing Steve's hair he rocked back and forth never coming fully out and made sure he brought Steve with him on the ride.
They finally found a rhythm and within minutes Steve was begging for release since he was feeling the pressure as well and his wounds were starting to hurt Billy said "ok Baby we will cum together".
They both released at the same time and their bodies felt like they had become one.
Billy collapsed on the bed next to Steve and worked on catching his breath.
"Damn pretty boy you're leaking from the front and back now" Billy said tauntingly as he licked some cum off Steve's chest making Steve moan for more.
"I would baby but I think I may have pushed too much already. My chest is hurting but damn the rest of me feels great," Billy said as he wrapped Steve in a blanket and cuddled up against him.
As they drifted off to sleep Billy said "I love you Steve" so softly that Steve didn't know if he imagined it but either way it was ten times more comforting than any blanket.
