When they arrived at the hospital, they found Jordan sitting outside, smoking a cigarette. Nick saw her and froze. AJ took the lead, “Is that Jordan?”

Nick nodded. AJ grabbed his arm and pulled him behind him as he walked up to Jordan. She looked up at them, it was obvious that she had not slept yet and she was extremely upset. She was still wearing her black patent leather cat suit and her make up was smeared all over her face. “Jordan, this is AJ...he came with me.”

“Jordan Alexander, too bad we have to meet under these circumstances,” she sighed as tears welled up in her eyes. “I haven’t left her side yet, but the doctor said he needed to talk to her, I doubt that will help much because she hasn’t said a word hardly since we’ve been here. They ran a bunch of tests on her and they gave her that morning after pill.”

Nick still hadn’t said a word, silent as they walked towards the elevator. “What is that?” AJ asked.

Jordan looked at Nick and looked down before saying it, she couldn’t look him in the eyes, “Its what they give to rape victims just in case they got pregnant from the assault. It makes sure that they don’t -”

Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud sob coming from Nick, luckily, the elevator doors opened just as she had said that and they were able to get him in before he had the breakdown. “OH GOD,” he cried out as he sank down the side of the elevator wall.

The realness of the situation was coming closer and closer and he hadn’t even seen Britt yet. “Nick, you have to be strong for her, she is acting like nothing happened but I know she is upset. You can tell by the look in her eyes.”

“Does she want to see me?” Nick asked thru sobs.

Jordan was somewhat taken aback that he had even asked. She couldn’t tell him that Britt didn’t want to see him, that she had confided in her that she was ashamed to face him. But, one thing that Jordan could see was that Nick was guilty of something. He wasn’t throwing accusations at her, he was too selfish to be this afraid if he had done nothing wrong, she was sure of that.

“Pull yourself together Nick, you can’t let her see you like this. For once in your life, act like a man and do right by her. Quit being so fucking selfish and thinking, ‘god, someone else has had Britt’. That isn’t what this is about. She was assaulted Nick, she was hurt and you don’t matter right now. Get that thru your head and act like the man that Britt loves. I don’t know why, but she sees thru all your bullshit, so get in there and act like you are supposed to,” AJ’s words were harsh but Nick knew they were true.

Almost immediately straightening up, he wiped the tears away from his eyes and began to compose himself. The elevator dinged and they walked off of it and towards a small waiting room. On the way there, they passed by a room and heard Britt’s voice telling the doctor that she was fine and that she just needed to get home. Nick looked in the door but couldn’t see her face because the doctor had blocked his view. They sat down in the waiting room and waited for the doctor to give them the go ahead to go in.

Jordan sat there, absorbing what AJ had said. She knew that something had happened, or somethings. She also knew that AJ was sick of it and she liked the way he told him what was up. Jordan knew that her and AJ would get along perfectly. AJ sensed it too, he had known from Britt that Jordan was a spitfire, but she had a kind heart. He knew that they would have to build an alliance of some sort to help their friends.

And this was exactly what Nick was afraid of.

Jordan motioned to AJ, he followed her into the hallway outside of the waiting room. Nick was in his own world and didn’t even realize they had left. “So, how long did it take for you to drag his ass out of the hotel?”

AJ looked at her, shocked at first then smiled a bit, “Over an hour.”

“I am sure you know that Nick and I don’t get along well, but I try to act civil because I care about Britt. But, I will tell you this, I know he did something and part of this is from guilt.”

Once again, AJ’s eyes met hers, “I don’t understand how everyone can see it but her. She loves him so blindly, she only sees him, not his actions. If she knew the half of it she would...I don’t know what she would do, it would kill her.”

“I figured as much...but, she is upset right now and for some strange reason she thinks he is perfect. She told me this morning that she was ashamed to see him.”

“Jordan, Britty Beth has nothing to be ashamed of, trust me on that one, I know where Nick was last night and it is eating away at him. He will tell her...I know him and he won’t be able to handle this. I say we just let them work it out and be there for moral support. I love Nick like a brother but he is a complete jackass.”

“I couldn’t agree more. But, regardless of what I think, she needs him right now.”

“And I am here,” Nick replied as he stepped out of the doorway, he had been eavesdropping on the conversation, “Look Jordan, I know you think I am an asshole, but let me make this right, let me be there for her.”

“I don’t have much choice do I?”

“Not really. I love her Jordan, I do, you have to believe that.”

“I do believe that, I just don’t understand the things that you do and they way that you act.”

“This is it for me...” AJ gave Nick a strange look as he said that, “I am serious J...I will do what I should have been doing all along. I will be honest and I will be there for her. She needs to get thru this and I can help her. I owe her that much.”