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Warning: The following story has homosexual content. If you are offended or made uncomfortable by material concerning sexual relations between consenting adult men, then don't read. If it is in any way illegal for you to be reading this, then be very careful not to get caught. Otherwise please continue reading and send ANY comments to NCBOY1982@juno.com. Also I have AOL Instant Messenger and can be reached by that method. KVBOY1982 Enjoy!! :)
Locker Room Romance
By: JRC
Chapter 3
"Oh my God." Shawn said as he went to check on Jason. He checked his vital signs and he could definitely could determine a strong heartbeat.
From a distance Shawn could see headlights driving down the road. He stood up and walked toward the road. As it came closer he flagged it down. It slowed and pulled over.
"What happened, the driver said as she got out of the car.
A drunk driver hit us and my friend is seriously hurt. Do you have a cell phone?" She nodded and handed it to Shawn. He dialed the number and explained everything that had happened and where they were. The dispatcher said someone was on their way.
Shawn walked over to Jason's body. The woman had already walked over and check his pulse. She had taken her jacket off and had put it under Jason's head. After ten minutes or so, Shawn heard the sirens before he saw any lights. So did the woman. He had stayed on the phone with the dispatcher and she helped him make Jason more comfortable and make sure he was OK. The dispatcher had also made Jason check the drunk driver. He was barely alive.
Two ambulances and two police cars pulled over. Paramedics jumped out of the ambulances and some went to Jason and some went to the drunk driver.
They loaded Jason on a stretcher. He was still unconscious. A paramedic came and checked Shawn out. He was fine, but he had signs of a concussion. He told him to go the hospital with them, but before they could put him in the ambulance, a policeman waved him over. Shawn walked to him.
"Could you tell me what happened?" He asked.
"Yes sir, I was driving home and I saw the car swerving in between the lanes. When he got closer, it seemed that he was going to pass, but then he swerved and I jerked the wheel to the right to avoid him. But I made matters worse." With the last few words, Shawn lowered his head. Shawn watched as they put the stretcher into the ambulance. Before he knew it, everything around Shawn went black.
SHAWN WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY IN THE HOSPITAL. HE SLOWLY LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM. AT FIRST HE DIDN'T realize where he was.
As he looked around, he noticed a nurse was in his room. The first thing he asked was how was Jason. She told Shawn that he was still in serious condition and still in surgery. After finishing her job, she walked out of the room. Shawn started to think about everything and anything. He thought back to the accident, the events before and the events after.
He laid in the hospital bed for a few minutes before another nurse walked in. She checked some charts against the monitors. Shawn looked at her and she smiled back. The first thing that popped up in his mind was how was Jason.
"How is Jason?" He asked. The nurse looked at him and thought for a moment.
"Who was he?" She asked.
"The other victim of the car accident last night."
"Are you family?" She asked.
"Not exactly."
"I'm sorry I can't disclose that information to anyone who is not family." She said.
"Please tell me." Shawn begged. He was desperate to know how his lover was doing.
"I'm sorry, it is company policy." She said as she checked one more chart and walked out the door. Shawn was aggravated. He watched the door shut behind her. 'Now what? No one will tell me how he is doing.' Exhausted from all the stress, he fell asleep.
HE WAS AWAKEN BY A STRANGER'S PRESENCE IN HIS ROOM. HE SLOWLY WOKE UP TO SEE A WOMAN SITTING in his room.
"Hi." She said
"Hi." Shawn responded.
"I am Jason's mom." She said.
"I'm Sha--."
"I know who you are." She said.
"I am so sorry." Shawn said as he felt the tears start to fall again.
"It's okay. It wasn't your fault." She said.
"I know, but if I had done something different things wouldn't be this way." Shawn said. After a few moments, he was okay and very curious to why Jason's mom was in his room.
"I'm here because I need to talk to you." She replied.
"About what?" Shawn asked. He was beginning to get on the defensive side.
"You. My son. And what happened. I never knew he was gay until I found a journal entry in plain view." She said. She seemed to be a nice person in her mid-forties and was taking everything very well.
"What do you need to know?" He asked.
"Do you love him?" She asked. She was very direct.
"No, but I have very strong feelings for him." Shawn answered. Hearing this left a bad taste in his mouth.
"Good. What exactly happened?" She asked. Shawn thought for a moment and then began to explain in detail everything that happened.
"Turning the car to deflect the impact from Jason was smart." She said.
"But it didn't work. It actually backfired. He got a lot more of the impact than I did." Shawn said.
"God, I'm having so much trouble understanding this. I never knew or even suspected this at all." She said.
"May I ask you a question?" Shawn asked.
"Yes."
"Are you okay with the fact that he is gay?" Shawn asked. He knew he was asking a very touchy question but he needed to know the answer.
"More okay with it than I ever thought. It's not all that surprising to me."
"Hey, can you tell how he is? They won't tell me anything."
"From what they tell me he is doing fine. He is still in surgery but they say he won't have any scars permanently."
"Thank you God." Shawn said. Shawn felt like there was a weight lifted off his shoulders even though Jason was still in critical condition. But, as all things do, that was about to change.
VISITING HOURS WERE ENDING AND JASON'S MOM WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WHEN A DOCTOR GOT HER attention before she walked out the door.
"Excuse me, are you the patient's mom in room 323?" He asked.
"Yes, that's me. Why, is something wrong?" She could feel the dread swelling up inside her.
"I'm afraid so. Please come with me." The doctor said as he pointed down the hall. She followed the doctor down the hall. She was very afraid of what she was going to find.
She arrived at a room where doctors met during breaks.
"Mrs. Andrews, thank you for coming down here. I need to talk to you." The doctor said.
"What about?" She asked.
"Your son has taken a turn for the worse. The stress from this ordeal has effected Jason in a mental way. He woke up today and he was so distraught that he started punching and hitting anyone who got near him. We had to sedate him to get him to calm down." The head doctor told Mrs. Andrews.
"So what does that mean?" She asked.
"Your son know has to go under psychiatric care." The doctor said.
"And?" She asked.
"You insurance company will not over it." The doctor said simply.
"Why?" She asked.
"They said there wasn't probable cause because he was in a car accident and they don't see it fit for psychiatric care."
"Do you see that it is honestly necessary for my son to go through it?" She asked. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"At this moment, yes. Things may change as he progresses through recovery. I guess we will have to wait and see. I thought that you should be aware of what may be in store for your son's future."
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