| Chapter 37 |
| "Can we see him please? You can call and ask management if you'd like to make sure." Joey asked; all the guys holding their breath praying that they could see Josh. The clerk smiled at them and said, "He's on the second floor; room 205." All the guys smiled in relief and said, "Thank you, thank you so much." The guys walked to the elevator and went in, the ride seemed to take forever for them. As they got to the second floor Joey and Chris were holding eachother close and Lance and Justin were holding hands. They walked down the long corridor before they reached room 205; they knocked slightly and walked in. Josh turned his head and his eyes teared up as he saw his lover and his brothers. The guys winced as they saw the huge gash running from the top of Josh's eyebrow to his cheek, Justin and Lance's eyes teared up and they flew at Josh; one on either side, hugging hard and Chris and Joey put their arms around everybody, glad to see Josh. "I thought I'd lost you!" Lance cried into Josh's neck. Josh kissed the top of Lance's head and whispered, "I'll never leave you; any of you." The guys let go and Joey and Chris sat at the end of the bed as Justin and Lance sat on the bed with Josh's arms around their shoulders. "What happened?" Joey asked. Josh tried to remember, "I don't know I remember telling my parents and them not reacting well," Josh's eyes teared up as he remembered and impatiently rubbed them away, "I remember getting in my car and driving off and calling Justin then a little after that I don't know what happened and I woke up here." "Are you ok?" Lance asked; he needed to know if his baby was hurting. "I'm fine, the doctor checked me out and said I have a concussion, a nasty gash on my face, a sprained wrist, a sprained ankle and a few cracked ribs. But other then that I'm fine." "Baby when are they letting you out?" Lance asked. "The doctor said they have to keep me overnight for observation but they should let me go tomorrow." Lance kissed Josh and said, "I was so worried." Josh caressed Lance's cheek and Lance turned his face into the touch nuzzling Josh's hand, "I'm fine sweetie. But how did you guys know I was in the hospital?" "I saw it on the news and I called Justin and told him to call Joe and Chris." Lance replied. "How did you get here so fast?" "I chartered a plane to pick us all up then called hospitals 'til I found you." Josh just looked at Lance memorizing his face before taking his lips in a sweet kiss, "God I've missed you. I love you." Lance smiled and said back, "I love you." "Where are you gonna stay?" Chris asked. Josh bit his lip and said, "I don't know. I no longer have a family so can I stay with one of y'all?" "You can stay with me. You were already on your way to mine so just stay with me." Justin said. "Are you sure?" "Yes. You know my dad loves you as much as he loves me and your not far away from Lance." "Lance would it be ok?" Lance smiled, "It would be fine but I wanna be with you." Lance turned to Justin and asked, "Justin is there enough room for me too?" Justin smiled at Lance, "Sure, there's enough room for all of you." Josh was shocked over the fact that Justin and Lance were getting along, "You sure Baby-Blue?" "I'm fine with it Steel-Blue. I think we all need to be with you right now." Josh looked down a blush staining his cheeks and a shy smile on his face, "I'm fine guys." "Yeah we'll decide that C." Joey said. Josh smiled and said, "Ok, I would really like it if all of us could stay together." "Hey why don't we stay at Lance's? He's got his own house which I'm sure could accomadate all of us. What d'ya say Scoop?" Joey suggested. Lance snuggled closer to Josh, "Sure it would be kinda cool. Like back when the group started out and we were stuck together in hotels learning things about eachother." "Er...guys?" Josh said. "What is it C?" Chris asked. "Could one of y'all mind going to my parents house and getting my stuff, I didn't exactly pack when I stormed out of the house." "No problem I'll go; I know how to handle Karen and Roy." Justin offered. "I'll go too." Chris offered; discreetly squeezing Joey's hand. "Yeah me too." Joey offered catching Chris's meaning; to give Lance and JC time alone. Justin hugged Josh, "Later babe." Then he winked at Josh. "See you hot stuff." Josh winked back. Justin kissed his cheek before they starting giggling. "Oow!" Josh said as he grabbed his side, "Don't make me laugh." "Sorry. Love you." "Love you too." Josh said as Justin left the room. Joey and Chris hugged him and said their goodbyes before leaving. Josh turned to Lance and said, "Well I guess it's just you and me babe." Lance curled himself around Josh; mindful of his injuries, "What did your parents say Josh?" Pain flashed in Josh's beautiful blue eyes and he said, "Trust me stuff I would not want to repeat." Lance looked at the pain on Josh's face and decided to drop it until he saw a bruise on Josh's left cheek; Lance's eyes narrowed, "Where did you get that bruise?" Josh face looked like a deer caught in the headlights as he tried to think of something to say. Lance's gorgeous green eyes filled with anger, "Did they hit you?" Josh averted his eyes as tears filled them and turned his head. "I'll fucking kill them." Lance growled; how dare they hit the man he loves. "Baby?" Lance said while softly stroking Josh's arm. Josh didn't respond except for a slight trembling. "Baby look at me!" Lance demanded softly. Josh still didn't respond just trembled harder. "Baby?" Lance said and when he still got no response he gently turned Josh to face him and emmediately embraced him when he saw tears running down his loves face and he sobbed on Lance's shoulder. Josh clung to Lance, "They were so mean Lance. They blamed you and the guys for the way I am. My-my dad hit me and so did my mom and then I snapped and yelled at them before running out." Lance held Josh stroking his back and running his fingers through his hair, "I'm so sorry Josh. I wish I had been there." "No I don't want you to witness that, the-the things they said about you and the others were horrible." "It's ok baby. I'll never let them hurt you again." Lance kissed Josh, "We are gonna go to my house and have a great time; your gonna heal and we're all gonna bond. Quality guy time." Josh snuggled closer and closed his eyes, "Ok. Sounds like fun." "You tired babe?" Lance asked as he ran his fingers through Josh's hair. "Mmmhmm." Josh mumbled on the edge of sleep. "Sleep tight Josh. I love you." Lance said as he kissed Josh's forehead. "Love you too." Josh said before falling asleep. Lance stayed there watching Josh sleep and running his fingers through Josh's hair until the guys came back. "How's he doing?" Justin asked. Lance looked up and sighed, "Better. He told me that his parents blamed us for the way he is and that they hit him." "They what?! They hit him?" Chris asked; shocked that they would hit Josh. "Yeah. Can't you see the bruise?" Lance asked and the guys all looked at Josh and saw a purplish-blue bruise; the guys all immediatelly got angry. "How dare they fucking touch him!" Justin exclaimed. "You should of heard what they said to us." Joey said. "What'd they say?" Lance asked already dreading the answer. "They called us sinners and they wouldn't allow the ones who 'converted' Josh into their house so me and Justin just pushed passed her and got his things; she did not see that one coming." Joey answered allowing himself a small smirk. "Oh yeah and Tyler said to us, 'so Josh is a fag, I always knew he was strange and abnormal like you guys' and guess what Chris did." Justin said beaming. "What?" Lance asked he knew what he would do if Tyler said that to him. "I said 'your the strange and abnormal one you loser. Josh is perfect' then I punched him and we walked out." Chris said laughing as Lance's eyes widened with shock. "Good one Chris." Lance said. The guys talked for a while longer before crashing around the room, glad that Josh is gonna be fine and they can spend most of their time together. Josh and Lance snuggled together; content, in the two days they had been apart they had missed eachother terribly especially sleeping without the others breathing and warm body curled around them. Lance held Josh protectively as they slept making sure nothing will hurt him as long as he's there. |