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*******Taylor's POV*******
I wait only an hour before he wakes up again.
"Hey." I say softly.
"Hey." He says, smiling at me.
"You feeling any better?" I ask, smiling back.
"Actually, yeah. I want to go home soon. Like now." He laughs.
"Same. But I don't know how you'll get upstairs and downstairs and to school." I say, starting to get worried.
"Why? I'm just a little banged up." He says, smiling again.
"No, you're not. You have a broken leg and 3 broken ribs. That's more than 'a little' to me." I say, angrily.
"Hey, Taylor. Calm down. I'm fine, really. I'll try to get into college on an academic scholarship. It's gonna be okay." He says, trying to calm me down. I take a deep breath, then I smile.
"Oh, I know. It's gonna be wayyyyy more than fine. We're going to Stanford!!!" I exclaim.
"Oh my God. Wait. How? Both of us?" He asks.
"A scout gave me a ride here. And he said he was willing to give both of us a full scholarship. And I can play football. And you can once you're healed again." I yell. Three nurses come running.
"What's going on? Is everything okay?" One asks. His nurse, Alexis, narrows her eyes at me.
"She should leave. She's disrupting his recovery." She says, glaring at me.
"No. Fuck off, Alexis. Taylor is my girlfriend and best friend. So if anyone should leave, its you. Plus, you keep hitting on me." Jake says, glaring at Alexis.
"Well, I never." The older nurse says.
"Alexis. You will be transferred to a different room since YOU'RE disturbing his hospital stay." Says the nurse who first spoke.
"Now is everything okay?" The older one asks after Alexis stalks out.
"Yep." Jake and I both say. Then we smile at each other.
Then I blush, realizing that the nurses are staring at us with sappy looks on their faces.
l"When can he come home?" I ask. "Hmmm. Maybe tomorrow. IF he's doing a lot better. He was unconscious for a while, so we have to make sure everything's okay." The younger one says.
"Okay. Thanks." I say.
She nods and then they both leave.
"Taylor." Jake says.
"Yes?" I reply.
"Come here." He commands. I kneel by his bed and take his hand.
"Closer." He whispers. I laugh and touch my head to his.
"I love you." I whisper.
"I love you more." He replies. Then he kisses me, gently at first. But then it becomes more frantic, like its not enough. We need more. I pull away for a minute and rest my forehead on his.
"You wouldn't have stopped if we were at home, would you?" He asks.
"No. Definitely not. I never would've stopped." I say, shaking my head frantically. He laughs.
"I thought so." He whispers. Then the door opens.
"OH MY GOD!!!! ARE WE INTERRUPTING???" Zach screeches. Jake and I laugh.
"No." I say, shaking my head. I turn towards them, but don't let go of Jake. The whole team is here, still in their uniforms, too.
"They let all of you in?" I say, raising my eyebrows.
"It took some convincing." Garrett admits. We laugh.
"But we did it!!" Zach yells.
"Shhhh. They'll remove you." I laugh.
"Well, fuck them." Zach says.
"Wow." I laugh again. Jake laughs too, then winces. All the laughter ceases.
"Guys, I'm fine. Just can't laugh that much because I broke a few ribs." He says, waving his hand dismissively. I look at him once more.
"I'm fine. Really." He says, smiling a little.
"Okay. If you say so." I reply.
"Awwwwwwww. Look at the cute couple. So adorable. So caring. So loving." Zach says, a dreamy look on his face.
"Aw. Poor Zach. You can't get a girl to stay more than a night with you." I say, laughing. Everyone, including Zach, laughs.
"Whatever, Taylor. We'll see when college comes around." He says, smirking. I laugh.
"Yeah, okay. You're dating pool, is now becoming a puddle." I say, laughing harder. Zach glares at me, causing the entire team to erupt into laughter. The older nurse, Karen, walks in.
"Okay. You guys need to be quiet. You're waking everyone up." She says, glaring at us.
"But miss. We are a team. We do everything together. And of course, we can't trust Taylor to be alone with Jake." Zach says in the manliest voice he can muster.
"Enough. Shut up or you will have to come in groups." Karen says angrily.
"Someone forgot to eat their wheat thins this morning." Garrett says in a sing song voice.
"Out. Get out now." Karen yells. "Nope. They're staying or else I file a bunch of complaints." Jake threatens. Karen rolls her eyes and stalks out.
"Well then. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." I say. Everyone laughs.
"I know we haven't been here long, but it's 11 already. My parents will be worried. I should probably go." Garrett says.
"Yeah. I guess we should." Alex says.
"Taylor, do you need a ride home?" Zach asks.
"Nah. I'm good. I think I'm gonna stay here." I reply nervously.
"Okay." Zach says. They say their goodbyes and shuffle out of the room.
"I'm really tired because of all that." Jake says.
"It's probably also because its 11 PM and you're on a bunch of meds." I reply.
"Yeah. I'm gonna go to sleep if you don't mind." Jake says, glancing up at me.
"Yeah. That's totally fine." I reply.
"Just promise me that you won't leave." Jake says, his eyes troubled.
"Of course I won't leave. Jake, I'm your best friend. And your girlfriend. I'd never leave you after this." I say, staring into his eyes.
"Thanks. I love you." He says, staring back.
"I love you, too." I reply, kissing him. Throughout all of this, I've never once let go of his hand. He closes his eyes, and starts to drift off. The door opens.
"Visiting hours are closed." Karen says.
"I'm staying here tonight." I say.
"That's against-" She starts.
"I can't go home to an empty house tonight. He has always been there, now he can't be." I cut her off, my voice shaking. My eyes well up with tears so I blink them away.
"Sweetie. Where's your parents?" She asks worriedly.
"My mom is going to be away for a month. And I don't care where my dad is." I reply, my voice shaking some more.
"You can stay the night here, I guess. Let me get you a cot or something." She replies, concern flitting through her eyes.
"Thank you." I say softly. She walks out.
"I'll always be there, Taylor. Just say it and I'll walk right out of this hospital." Jake says. I turn around and see him watching me.
"Thanks." I say, a single tear slipping down my face. I quickly brush it away. Karen walks back in, wheeling an extra bed.
"This will have to do." She says.
"It's great. Thank you." I reply. She nods, then starts putting sheets on. Then she just walks out. Okayyyy. I wheel the bed over to Jake's, so that it's pushed up against it.
"Is it okay if I let go for a second?" I ask.
"Only a second." He replies, a smile on his face. I smile, too. I get into 'my' bed and pull the blankets up around me. Then I flip over to face Jake, taking his hand again.
"Thanks." He says.
"For what?" I ask.
"Everything." He replies.
"It is my pleasure." I say, kissing him. Then I shut my eyes, the last thing I see is his face. He kisses my head, then settles down in his bed.
"I love you." He whispers.
"I love you, too." I whisper back. Then I drift off.